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Do you remember the 2003 movie School of Rock starring Jack Black? Remember the guy who replaced Blacks character, Dewey, in the fictional band No Vacancy? It turns out that guy has been the district attorney in Tyler County, Texas since 2018. How am I just hearing about this? Thanks to Twitter user @VeryBadLlama, I now know that Lucas Babin, who played a guitarist named Spider in the comedy classic, is an accomplished attorney. Who knew? (Probably everyone but me!) Get our free mobile app N...

ERCOT Releases Preliminary Report on Texas Power Outages Its been almost two months since Winter Storm Uri left millions of Texans without electricity during sub-zero conditions and at least 125 people dead, and weve all been waiting for answers. From the looks of a preliminary report issued by ERCOT Tuesday, it looks like well be waiting a little longer. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas "report" isnt very long - only 9 pages of a PDF slideshow with two introductory pages. It was sub...

Spring means Central Texas families are out looking for patches of bluebonnets where they can take family photos, and I have a recommendation. First, let me say that its always fun trying to explain this phenomenon to folks who arent from Texas. We had a Microsoft Teams meeting at work today that looped in some people from the East Coast, the look of puzzlement on their faces when I brought up bluebonnet season was priceless. I explained to them that this time of year, its not uncommon to see c...

Check every drawer and cabinet, because something you squirreled away decades ago could net you a small fortune. A sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros just sold at a Dallas auction house for $660,000. Heritage Auctions describes the NES cartridge as "[t]he finest known copy of the oldest sealed hangtab Super Mario Bros" and "the finest copy known to have been professionally graded for auction". Get our free mobile app The game was given a WATA grade of 9.6 A+, meaning its pretty much ...

Texas Youth of the Year Honor Goes to Fort Hood Teen Moses talked to the Fort Hood Sentinel about the competition, telling editor Brandy Cruz,  “I was overwhelmed, but I walked in with the Lord and I walked out with the Lord.” The Boys & Girls Clubs of America organizes the annual program which looks at each participants volunteerism, leadership and communication skills. The competition also includes writing four essays, a speech and an interview. Moses is a sophomore at Shoemaker High ...

Its been a long strange year of pandemic blues, but now that live music is back and festivals are being scheduled across the country, its time for a road trip. US105s road trip to Tyler is a chance for you to attend the sold out Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival Saturday, May 1st featuring Parker McCollum, plus well even help out with some spending money with a $100 Visa gift card. Use it for food, gas, or an overnight stay in Tyler. Radio Texas Live with Buddy Logan can be heard on US105 Saturday...

Marfa is home to some pretty weird stuff. Youve got the famous Marfa Lights, the mini Prada store, the Wrong Store, and Building 98, and thats all great, but theyve been holding on to something that, in my opinion, belongs here in Temple. If youve seen some of my past articles, you know I love browsing around Zillow and other real estate sites to snoop on the biggest, most expensive, or just plain interesting homes for sale in Central Texas and across the state. Ive covered Temple, Belton, Hark...