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<i>My time in Permian Panthers country</i>I didn’t know how I was going to feel eight months out of college packing up everything I own, shoving it into my midsize sedan, and moving nearly two time zones away from the East Coast for the first time. But I knew for growth personally and professionally, I needed to feel it....

How many of those who voted for Matthew McConaughey in that Texas governor poll were UT fans?Alright alright alright. Well what the fuck do we have here?...

Texas Suspends Cannon-Firing Spirit Group For Six Years After Investigation Into Member's Death Uncovers HazingThe University of Texas has suspended the Texas Cowboys, the fellows who fire the cannon at football games, for six years following an investigation into the circumstances of the death of a new member during a group retreat back in September. The investigation found that the retreat included a lot o...

Charlie Strong Has Been Drug-Testing The Crap Out Of His Players

Texas head coach Charlie Strong has dismissed nine players from his team so far this year, leading most of the football-viewing public to wonder what the fuck is going on at Texas. Thanks to the Austin American Statesman, we seem to have at least a partial answer to that question. The players are ge...

Police: Texas Football Players Sexually Assaulted Woman, Took Picture

Two Texas football players, Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander, are charged with felony sexual assault for an attack that police say happened last month in a university dorm room. They have since been suspended from the team. ...

Failure Is Not An Option

Be sure and check out Mimi Swartz's long profile on Bev Kearney in the new issue of Texas Monthly:...

Baseball Player Uses Teammate's Pee For Drug Test, Fails Drug Test

Pro tip: If you're going to use somebody else's pee to try and weasel your way out of a drug test, don't borrow pee from the guy who has an Adderall prescription....

Texas Assistant Coach Major Applewhite Was Disciplined For "Inappropriate, Consensual Behavior With An Adult Student" Four Years Ago

Former University of Texas quarterback and current UT co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Major Applewhite (that's his first name, not his rank) was disciplined in 2009 by the University of Texas for an infraction now being described as, if we're accurately connecting the very clear dot...