Four Days Down, 136 to Go

Surveying the State Legislature after the first week

"...hours on the floor," he told Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, "we empathize with you, and late in session,..."

Jan. 17, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sunset: End Texas Youth Commission

Legislative committee votes narrowly to combine juvenile probation and prison systems

"...Brown, R-Irving) and two from Senate (Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, and Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-Mission.)..."

Jan. 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Longhorns Come Up Short, and Other News

UT women's season is over with a loss in Portland; plus some World Cup Qualifying news, and previews of Champions League action and the MLS Cup Final

"...in Women's D2. Still alive on the men's side: Wichita Falls' Midwestern State in Division II, and unbeaten Trinity..."

Nov. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips

Fort Richardson State Park outside of Jacksboro mixes the story of the Old West with outdoor recreation for the modern family

"...of Jacksboro, 60 miles from both Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. The restored hospital and the fort ruins are..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

FLDS Bride Says Attorney Should Shut Up

Daughter of polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs tells her attorney to "shut your mouth" and stop talking crap about her "spiritual" marriage

"...In other FLDS news, according to the Wichita Falls Times Record, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will..."

July 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Scott McClellan and Family

A telling timeline of McClellan's life

"...1995: Chief of staff for Sen. Tom Haywood, R-Wichita Falls...."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

Film News

Jennifer Aniston eyes Texas

"...for an until recently hush-hush "Hollywood family film." A Wichita Falls Times Record News article says it's a boy..."

April 11, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Soccer Watch

State high school championships, Man U goes for a double, and more

"...the Dripping Springs girls (playing at 11am Friday, against Wichita Falls Rider) and Cedar Park Vista Ridge boys (6pm..."

April 11, 2008 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Yes, We Have Candidates!

Filing for March primary elections officially began Dec. 3; incumbents, others stake their places on ballot

"...D-30 (Wichita Falls): Craig Estes* (R), Charles Stafford (R)..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Honky-tonking with history at the White Elephant Saloon in Fort Worth

"...Elephant Saloons in San Antonio, El Paso, Denison, and Wichita Falls. Fort Worth also had a Black Elephant Saloon..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...House Top 5. Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton, and David Farabee, D-Wichita Falls, tie at 58% as the most conservative Democrats..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature

Stuck in the Middle - Updated

Who are the most centrist legislators?

"...and right-wing Democrats? Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton, and David Farabee, D-Wichita Falls, tie at 58% as the most conservative Dems...."

Aug. 13, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point

Telling ghost stories around the summer campfire, the Statesman imagines a grisly end for Futrell

"...Betty Dunkerley trekked to the comparatively saner environs of Wichita Falls to see family, but her summer itinerary also..."

July 13, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

God in the Schoolroom, God in the Lege (Part 1)

Do you really need the Bible to be a constitutional lawyer? Sen. Estes thinks so.

"...Royce West, D-Dallas, and Senate sponsor Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, pointed out that this is more likely to..."

May 24, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cinematic Wisdom of Hank Sr.

The Last Picture Show with your host Hank Williams Sr.

"...even the idea that back then a trip to Wichita Falls was a big night on the town. But..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

'Nasty Nate' Devours His Competition in Corn-Dog-Eating Contest

"...the probability of imminent spewage. "Nasty" Nathan Biller of Wichita Falls placed first with 12 corn dogs; he also..."

Oct. 3, 2006 Sports Post by Audra Schroeder

Election 2006

The latest from the campaign trail

"...Mark Homer, Paris; Chuck Hopson, Jacksonville; and David Farabee, Wichita Falls. The TLR endorsed only one Democrat in the..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Film News

Bob Hudgins, successor of Tom Copeland at the Texas Film Commission, isn't wasting any time; plus, Andrew Shapter, Lunafest, and more

"...the reins of the Texas Film Commission. Hudgins, a Wichita Falls native, is the former deputy director of the..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Wichita FallsMore Threats From DrillingDear Editor,..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column

Getting the Big Picture

Oct. 24, 2005 Postmarks

Rag Recollections

Former 'Rag' staffers remember the old days, when a Texan was in the White House and America was stuck in a quagmire war

"...I was being provincial (after all, I was from Wichita Falls), I heard myself saying, "Why not have a..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Film Treatment for the Really, Truly (No Kidding This Time) 'Last Picture Show'

The Rolling Roadshow takes over Archer City to screen Bogdanovich's classic among the people who inspired it

"...attractive, 50ish woman, her husband, and friends from nearby Wichita Falls (where the naked swimming-pool party takes place in..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

TCB

Welcome to Deadwood: Sorting SXSW's cocksuckers from the hoopleheads

"...slogans than Houston or Dallas, and certainly Waco or Wichita Falls, we've got an ample amount of beat-up pickups..."

March 18, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Legislators give homebuilders what they pay for

"...governor, and House speaker, followed by Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, who got $36,700, and Rep. Todd Baxter, R-Austin,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Has the Bleeding Stopped?

The House races may mark the roots of a Dem revival

"...have survived. In District 69, incumbent Rep. David Farabee, D-Wichita Falls, had apparently defeated a strong challenge by Republican..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

And They're Off!

Money flows into Texas House horse races

"...vulnerable Democratic incumbents – Houston's Scott Hochberg (District 137), Wichita Falls' David Farabee (District 69), and Livingston's Dan Ellis..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

St. Mary's Grotto in Windthorst isn't your normal piece of modern sculpture

"...About 25 miles south of Wichita Falls and 10 miles east of Archer City, Windthorst..."

June 4, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Pit Crew

'Barbecue: A Texas Love Story'

"...up, one couple there had driven 300 miles from Wichita Falls just for the meal. "It was in Huntsville,"..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Will It Float?

Bring out the slots and dancing girls – the Governor wants excellence!

"...head Dawson Orr (who hails from that radical hotbed Wichita Falls) described the Perry plan as "Most Kids Won't..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Articulations

This fall, one of the city's most active and daring improv companies is calling it quits (or quilts, as their Web site has it): well hung jury is breaking up.

"...troupe embarked on its Farewell Tour, with gigs in Wichita Falls; Dallas; Tulsa, Okla.; Jackson, Miss.; and Baton Rouge,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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