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Football Treason – Georgia V Texas

Big Red Car — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:53:28 +0000

This Saturday at exactly 7:30 PM I was confronted with a moral dilemma as the University of Georgia Bulldawgs lined up to play the University of Texas Longhorns in Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas in their first confrontation in the Southeast Conference. I was skewered on the horns of a dilemma. Why, […]

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The Texas Cryptocurrency Love Affair Blossoms

Big Red Car — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:20:03 +0000

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, a truly great governor, has signed into law something called the Virtual Currency Bill which began life as House Bill 4474 as sponsored by Representative Tan Parker a huge supporter and proponent of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The bill was considered by the Texas House of Representatives’ Pensions, Investments, […]

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Blizzard of 2021 Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:53:36 +0000

We had a blizzard this week. It was gigantic and it was threatening. We were snowed in. We had massive drifts of snow triggering harsh reactions. Today, it is 60F +/- and winter is over for the year. But, it was Hell on wheels whilst it lasted. But, hey, what Hell do I really snow […]

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Trick Question

Big Red Car — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 07:39:59 +0000

What would a reasonable man or woman conclude from the data presented below? Take your time. This can’t all be attributable to HP, Tesla, and Oracle can it?

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How Does Texas Do It?

Big Red Car — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:04:33 +0000

Texans voted for a constitutional ban against imposing a state income tax in an election held in November 2019. The situation until then had been murky on the issue of a personal income tax relying upon something called the “Bob Bullock Amendment” which allowed the Legislature to set a personal income tax, but only if […]

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COVID19 Reopening Facts

Big Red Car — Sun, 03 May 2020 18:59:50 +0000

Long ago, I opined that the United States was facing 50 individual fights as it relates to COVID19. Fifty Fights — COVID19 War Now, I opine there will be a like number of “re-openings.” They will be guided by the facts. Let me use a couple of examples. These numbers are for the time period […]

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Texas Income Tax Constitutional Amendment Passes Again

Big Red Car — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:31:10 +0000

Texas has no personal income tax (one of only seven States to have this provision) and it is likely to stay that way based upon the results of Proposition Four on the recent Texas ballot. Proposition Four, which erects an almost impossible hurdle to the enactment of a state income tax, was adopted by a […]

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March — God I Love March — Bluebonnets

Big Red Car — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:58:53 +0000

March is the greatest month for bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country. March is the greatest month of the year. 65F today in the ATX for SXSW. 81% humidity, huh? So, March is my favorite month for the following reasons: First, we have the end-of-season college basketball matchups — the Carolina Tarheels completing a sweep […]

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Texas Venture Capital — Taking Measure

Big Red Car — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:16:35 +0000

Everything in Texas is bigger, right? Well, not the magnitude of Venture Capital. As you can see from this graphic, Texas is #5 in 2018 Venture Capital and barely above North Carolina. [Love the Tarheel State BTW. Favorite basketball team? Carolina Tarheels. Hook ’em, Heels!] The Austin picture within the Lone Star State is a […]

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Hill Country Texas Flooding

Big Red Car — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:24:57 +0000

Big Red Car here with a wet top, but feeling sympathy for the Hill Country. Same bridge during normal flows. Stop praying for rain, y’all. Updated photo 10-18-2018. But, hey, what the Hell do I really know anyway? I’m just a Big Red Car. Stop raining.

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