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mc51tc

(219 posts)
71. Breaking news: Motorola to Open Manufacturing Facility in Fort Worth
Thu May 30, 2013, 12:05 PM
May 2013

Facility to hire 2,000 to make smart phones.

Motorola is opening a Texas manufacturing facility that will produce the first smartphone ever assembled in the U.S.

More Texas growth, I guess.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/news/tech/Motorola-to-Open-Manufacturing-Facility-in-Fort-Worth/209489701

In searching for jobs, I see a lot of jobs for Dallas area liberal N proud May 2013 #1
Between the bad schools, everyone with guns, high incarceration rate -- IdaBriggs May 2013 #2
Also don't murder anyone in TX; you are quite likely to get the death penalty. :silly: nt raccoon May 2013 #3
Or get off for standing your ground! n-t Logical May 2013 #5
Or get arrested for it, even if you didn't do it, because you *still* might get the death penalty. IdaBriggs May 2013 #6
One more reason to love New England. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #181
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #203
And New Mexico Warpy May 2013 #259
Love it here. And my son's school is awesome. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #18
Sounds like you are in one of the enclaves of civilization and decency. IdaBriggs May 2013 #24
We don't have "enclaves" here. kentauros May 2013 #35
I read the Molly Ivins book "Shrub" but I still can't figure out -- IdaBriggs May 2013 #43
W got into office here the exact same way he got into the Oval Office: kentauros May 2013 #49
The funny things is, after opening day, the Bush's seats at MInuteMaid have been empty. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #188
I didn't know that. kentauros May 2013 #197
I guess that would explain why El Supremo is not a Rangers fan anymore!! madinmaryland May 2013 #284
He is the very definition of a "post turtle". alarimer May 2013 #297
Ha! kentauros May 2013 #300
I lived in Corpus Christi for 15 years and I can't figure out why they are so red still. alarimer May 2013 #295
I wouldn't call Houston an "enclave," would you? ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #40
It stood out for me because I've never heard of such a problem in Michigan. IdaBriggs May 2013 #50
As I learned from reading many of the threads after the Moore, OK disaster, kentauros May 2013 #67
Ask PassingFair about Michigan foundations... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #151
Of course you didn't live in the U.P....:-) Yooperman May 2013 #64
...mosquitoes the size of B-52's.... Ikonoklast May 2013 #107
Yeah, but the Mockingbirds, green lizards, and frogs kentauros May 2013 #110
That's what these are made for. Ikonoklast May 2013 #120
good thing I hadn't yet taken a bite of my lunch! kentauros May 2013 #123
Even my cats are afraid of "waterbugs." I love how that is code word for what they really are. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #167
Just hide the food and small children. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #264
My father's family is from Crystal Falls; many of them worked in the mines. IdaBriggs May 2013 #113
You have to grow up with "fall colors" to really appreciate them. kentauros May 2013 #134
Grew up with fall colors, and winter snow wipes any pretty that they are from memory. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #161
I think the other thing about fall colors is that it's in my head what comes after: kentauros May 2013 #171
The smell and taste of fall in Michigan make it wonderful. IdaBriggs May 2013 #328
I know that's what y'all like and are used to. kentauros May 2013 #332
You have itchy, wandering feet, right? IdaBriggs May 2013 #340
Thank you for the quite kind offer. kentauros May 2013 #341
To be fair, snow in December/holiday time = Awesome. IdaBriggs May 2013 #325
Very nice.... Yooperman May 2013 #310
That's a nice shot of the pine :) kentauros May 2013 #323
I think I fixed the problem... Yooperman May 2013 #346
Thanks! kentauros May 2013 #366
Agreed.... Yooperman May 2013 #369
Okay, I had to stifle a laugh on that one! kentauros May 2013 #370
Oh we had a good chuckle... Yooperman May 2013 #371
That's cool :) kentauros May 2013 #372
Okay, three nighttime images, including one at eight seconds: kentauros Jun 2013 #373
Very cool! Yooperman Jun 2013 #374
Gorgeous! The browns and reds are beautiful, IdaBriggs May 2013 #326
My Dad... several Uncles and even myself... Yooperman May 2013 #307
Onions, rutabaga shredded, potatoes, and ground beef IdaBriggs May 2013 #327
Thanks... redqueen May 2013 #78
I have to say the people are nicer, on average. The corner store is for stopping to chat ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #162
I'm so happy to hear it's worked out so well for you. redqueen May 2013 #168
Ha! My joke is that everyone in Houston is so very nice, until they get behind the wheel of a car! ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #170
True! redqueen May 2013 #172
True, but KamaAina May 2013 #93
Arlington's getting a test bus service tammywammy May 2013 #129
You may wish to share that with DU's Public Transportation and Smart Growth group KamaAina May 2013 #149
The Metro station (it's huge) is right around the corner from me on Kuykendahl. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #164
Is that new? KamaAina May 2013 #169
I think the "find a bus stop" thing is messed up... because there are bus stops ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #173
Good to know. KamaAina May 2013 #179
Heh Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #213
The rail is wonderful! kentauros May 2013 #266
Houston? Me too ! nt clarice May 2013 #126
Howdy neighbor! ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #165
I am in Fort Bend county Gothmog May 2013 #354
+1 uponit7771 May 2013 #135
I teach in a great Texas school, thanks. callous taoboy May 2013 #33
Good to know! IdaBriggs May 2013 #38
Thank you! ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #42
Do they even use medically accurate descriptions? IdaBriggs May 2013 #56
Hahahaha... You're going to have a lot of fun as the years go by. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #156
Me either! They "graduate" kindergarten this week. IdaBriggs May 2013 #329
I live in Champions Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #62
Hello from Copperfield !!!!!! nt clarice May 2013 #127
Super close! I'm in the Wimbledon/Spring Creek (Louetta) are! ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #152
Hell, we're practically kissin' cousins. lol nt clarice May 2013 #183
I also live in TX and we have great schools in The Woodlands maddezmom May 2013 #72
Freind of mine stays of Robinson Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #86
It is a great venue maddezmom May 2013 #117
That's great to hear. nt redqueen May 2013 #84
We also have Luckenbach, which is the center of the universe. callous taoboy May 2013 #95
your state TheFutureWillCome May 2013 #128
Texans are normal people GeorgeGist May 2013 #4
Actually Ted Nugent is from Michigan Redford May 2013 #11
We have Ted Nugent, you have Junior -- IdaBriggs May 2013 #25
. Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #55
Congratulations! (Michigan rates below) IdaBriggs May 2013 #58
The stereotype Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #68
I will cheer a Blue Texas every step of the way! IdaBriggs May 2013 #109
Could have fooled me, given your hostile posts, here. Paladin May 2013 #119
Yes, several times on business. IdaBriggs May 2013 #125
Then why do you keep sending asshat repukes to office? Zoeisright May 2013 #194
Where you from? Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #209
Meet Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #215
You did read the part about the gerrymandering of the districts, right? kentauros May 2013 #272
Here's something, too, about the diversity of Houston and the surrounding areas: kentauros May 2013 #70
Howdy, Neighbor!!!! I'm here in Dallas. Maybe will relocate to Houston in the future. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #335
That's Big Tex Mark-V, right? ;) kentauros May 2013 #338
Yep...it's Big Tex! And yes, he burned, poor thing. But a new one is being built. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #343
I'm in San Antonio LeftInTX May 2013 #155
Re 'accepting' .. X_Digger May 2013 #265
That was really neat!!! LeftInTX May 2013 #270
Some years ago, I lived for a couple of years in the juajen May 2013 #153
Shrub is from New England Major Nikon May 2013 #189
He was born in New Haven, as I was...in the same hospital. But about 31 years apart. Jennicut May 2013 #289
He doesn't have the accent Major Nikon May 2013 #296
Bush is not a true Texan Gothmog May 2013 #353
The truly sad part about Shrub's stupidity is that it wasn't the worst thing about him Major Nikon May 2013 #357
I like to think of myself as normal. kentauros May 2013 #46
I claim Bill Moyers too. redqueen May 2013 #89
There ya go :) kentauros May 2013 #91
Ann Richards ZRT2209 May 2013 #277
every state has their fair share of crazies tabbycat31 May 2013 #76
The Bushes are originally from OH. formercia May 2013 #132
I'll stay in CA, thanks... n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2013 #7
Me too Auggie May 2013 #28
God, me too. I'm originally from Texas & you couldn't pay me enough to move back. Booster May 2013 #41
The places I've been in Texas have been super flat. (But I guess Austin is hilly.) Arugula Latte May 2013 #65
Out of those ten, the reason I came was #6. hobbit709 May 2013 #8
race to the bottom economy Johonny May 2013 #9
Demographics of Dallas snooper2 May 2013 #10
I lived in Dallas for a while. I liked it. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #27
Texas is Arkansas with oil. ErikJ May 2013 #362
the health care? G_j May 2013 #12
I go to the doctor LeftInTX May 2013 #159
Texas has the nation's highest percentage of uninsured G_j May 2013 #244
I know LeftInTX May 2013 #250
last time it was urban cowboy datasuspect May 2013 #13
Good. billh58 May 2013 #14
Anyone who wants Tejas can have it... Blue_Tires May 2013 #15
Our son did a year in Texas..and hightailed it back to Seattle SoCalDem May 2013 #20
Someone told me about a jolly club called the Texas Gay Rodeo Association Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #16
JR Ewing? Dallas Cowboys? Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #17
Right? ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #19
That's Anise Parker, isn't it? Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #23
It is. And you are right on both counts of "firsts." ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #36
Some great liberal Texans! mc51tc May 2013 #21
Lady Bird Johnson - Our Environmental First Lady mc51tc May 2013 #47
And a major shareholder/director of Haliburton before her demise just a few years ago. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #269
LBJ was definitely a liberal, if also a cantankerous SOB. Laelth May 2013 #242
And you always have C. Wright Mills DBoon May 2013 #336
And Juanita Jean! kentauros May 2013 #339
I live in Fort Bend county Gothmog May 2013 #355
That's hilarious! DBoon Jun 2013 #379
Family friendly? n2doc May 2013 #22
Three years in Lubbock was plenty enough TX for me. JoePhilly May 2013 #160
Hey, Lubbock is YOUR fault. Daemonaquila May 2013 #228
Good and accurate post. nt Ilsa May 2013 #221
I lived there for 6 years n2doc May 2013 #234
If people want to move there, good for them. HappyMe May 2013 #26
Very good reasons you post! mc51tc May 2013 #30
Don't forget: Bush Crime Family Arugula Latte May 2013 #51
Yeah. I didn't even HappyMe May 2013 #52
Probably so. Along with scorpions. Arugula Latte May 2013 #57
*****TEXAS WILL BE TURNING BLUE******* Reason enough for me! uponit7771 May 2013 #137
WHEN PIGS FLY! HappyMe May 2013 #141
There will still be liberal Democratic gun owners in Texas once it turns blue derby378 May 2013 #368
Ditto! I will stay in my all-blue, highly taxed state! MotherPetrie May 2013 #285
Hillary will turn Texas blue in 2016, blue Gov., Texas house in 2016,and 2020 re-gerrymander it back graham4anything May 2013 #29
As a LIFE LONG Texas, I welcome all Democrats. hamsterjill May 2013 #31
Thanks, Steve. The haters will be saying harsh things Ishoutandscream2 May 2013 #32
You're very welcome. I'm in a red county of Florida, so I understand completely nt steve2470 May 2013 #34
"You have to learn to live with others who have differing opinions." kentauros May 2013 #90
you're very welcome ! steve2470 May 2013 #92
Thank you kentauros May 2013 #97
Did Rick Perry write that article? Blech. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #37
Austin is very expensive. roody May 2013 #39
compared to other housing markets? ZRT2209 May 2013 #279
Yes, housing. My nieces moved to roody May 2013 #290
My parents lived in Texas when my father was in the army at Fort Bliss. Jennicut May 2013 #44
No need to apoloogize kentauros May 2013 #148
I drove with my husband to Florida two years ago. Jennicut May 2013 #293
I'll stick to the North East thanks JustAnotherGen May 2013 #45
That picture of the rodeo is supposed to be a positive thing? Arugula Latte May 2013 #48
Of course, not everyone who lives here narnian60 May 2013 #199
Yeah, people from outside of Texas have a hard time understanding kentauros May 2013 #283
My question was addressed to the person who posted the image. Arugula Latte May 2013 #288
The image is a montage of images from the BBC story itself nt steve2470 May 2013 #294
Okay. I guess they were hitting all the Texas stereotypes. Arugula Latte May 2013 #311
they aren't mandatory arely staircase May 2013 #292
They are for the animals that are forced to participate in their own abuse. Arugula Latte May 2013 #345
i wasn't talking to them arely staircase May 2013 #348
I live in Ca Politicalboi May 2013 #53
Born and raised for 25 years in S. Calif. narnian60 May 2013 #190
I feel the same way about CA Major Nikon May 2013 #318
FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSIONS NEXT TO YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL leftyohiolib May 2013 #54
So? Daemonaquila May 2013 #231
It's a nice place... like most other place. LanternWaste May 2013 #59
Do you write for a living? kentauros May 2013 #154
this longtime lurker and Texan thanks you angel823 May 2013 #211
Some Texas trivia! mc51tc May 2013 #60
Well, my entire state is named after one of the founding fathers of the state. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #73
I am guessing Pennsylvania after William Penn mc51tc May 2013 #80
ding ding ding!!! Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #87
I've always loved the thought... FreeJoe May 2013 #121
In Georgia, we name our counties for famous Georgians. Laelth May 2013 #249
Excuse me, but isn't Montgomery County named after Richard Montgomery, AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #275
I think Gerogia adopted him. ;) Laelth May 2013 #281
I so admire President Carter! mc51tc May 2013 #313
Guns everywhere! moondust May 2013 #61
"Don't mess with Texas" is an anti-litter campaign. tammywammy May 2013 #100
Maybe they should have mentioned "litter" in the phrase. moondust May 2013 #105
For someone that wants to imply how stupid Texas is... tammywammy May 2013 #114
See my edited post. moondust May 2013 #118
Careful now. NCTraveler May 2013 #142
Those search engines... tammywammy May 2013 #146
Gosh, don't most places have litter campaigns? LeftInTX May 2013 #184
Wrong. Daemonaquila May 2013 #233
I'm glad you like it. moondust May 2013 #258
as I wrote on FB hfojvt May 2013 #63
+1 octoberlib May 2013 #256
fewer rules? maybe for fertilizer plants and oil companies, but not for people fishwax May 2013 #66
I don't know much about living in other places- bmbmd May 2013 #69
Breaking news: Motorola to Open Manufacturing Facility in Fort Worth mc51tc May 2013 #71
I'm still not apt to move there. HappyMe May 2013 #75
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #140
Yes, I take seriously this article which pictures JR, rodeo and the Dallas Cowboys CreekDog May 2013 #74
Check out the economy in Huston. NCTraveler May 2013 #145
I was born in Texas and I still live there and I just have one thing to say... Lunacee_2013 May 2013 #77
Most my family is from and lives in Texas Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #79
I know several people who've moved from Texas in the last few years AndyA May 2013 #81
A chacun son gout cali May 2013 #82
Real nice thread navarth May 2013 #83
Well, my son's a loyal Lions fan, even if he likes living in Houston more... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #186
That's understandable navarth May 2013 #223
Half my family still lives there, so that's easy to do. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #226
the entrenched and irrational Texas hate seems to be keeping the rec's at quite the low Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #85
So true! This many replies usually has more rec`s for sure! mc51tc May 2013 #88
It is indeed irrational, ain't it? kentauros May 2013 #94
There is a rich muticultural heritage throughout Texas too Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #99
The Kerrville Folk Festival is one of the biggest (though I've never been kentauros May 2013 #103
Not to mention Diwali & other festivals X_Digger May 2013 #271
My GF and I went to the Indian temple south of here, kentauros May 2013 #276
Irony! mc51tc May 2013 #102
Similar to racism in some respects. callous taoboy May 2013 #96
don't feel too alone` mitchtv May 2013 #195
I'm guessing that most of the negative comments are from those who have never been here Major Nikon May 2013 #317
No thank you... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #98
We all love our states, for the most part, kentauros May 2013 #104
What? You never heard of AsahinaKimi May 2013 #106
No, I haven't heard of it. kentauros May 2013 #108
Hottest place in the state... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #111
Okay, but if the humidity is less than 80%, kentauros May 2013 #112
But you know there are probably places just like you are looking for.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #116
There probably are. kentauros May 2013 #122
have to chuckle... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #191
The drought's kind of ruined the name, kentauros May 2013 #198
Dripping Springs? Really? Daemonaquila May 2013 #236
My parents live about five minutes west of town, kentauros May 2013 #245
Kimi: LeftInTX May 2013 #202
I've come to the conclusion in recent years why I love the heat: kentauros May 2013 #212
Than I guess you would do well in Hot Tubs.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #214
Hot tubs are nice. kentauros May 2013 #220
Funny thing... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #230
My mother has one of those claw-foot bathtubs :) kentauros May 2013 #241
When I first moved here the "walk-in freezers" bothered me!! LeftInTX May 2013 #219
So, that's a plus to the pause kentauros May 2013 #225
Short sleeve weather virtually year round Major Nikon May 2013 #319
The key is to keep replenishing yourself. kentauros May 2013 #324
I have never been to Texas. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #222
I envy you :) kentauros May 2013 #232
Not mine, but only because I'm a big fan of road trips... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #238
Well it always seems I run into two kinds of people.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #239
Kentauros: LeftInTX May 2013 #210
Texas is a beautiful state and I am not surprided people are moving there. hrmjustin May 2013 #101
Life is not fair! Just ask Granbury Texas residents mc51tc May 2013 #115
Good points and bad points FreeJoe May 2013 #124
Destroyed natural environment, unregulated industrial polluters, kestrel91316 May 2013 #130
No worker's rights Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #205
I'm from a state that doesn't spit on people of color, women, liberals, kestrel91316 May 2013 #247
Does it have a name? Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #251
It is California, where since you got snarky, it is not legal to discriminate against LGBT Bluenorthwest May 2013 #305
Hang on now Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #308
Texas would like to be 110% straight??? tammywammy May 2013 #309
The state that thinks critical thinking should be outlawed upaloopa May 2013 #131
Taught here in Texas for 25 years, narnian60 May 2013 #314
Texas blows ... Trajan May 2013 #133
Actually there is a way around it Major Nikon May 2013 #315
Fewer Rules & Jobs= Dangerous living conditions & crappy wages with little protection. KittyWampus May 2013 #136
News bulletin for you no-nothing "Texas sucks, except for Austin" types: Paladin May 2013 #138
Uhm SXSW? tridim May 2013 #158
Uhm....SXSW is when my Austin friends like to be out of town. Paladin May 2013 #174
It has retained some of its weird charm... but SXSW was ruined by greed and marketing years ago. redqueen May 2013 #175
Forget SXSW...Psych Fest is amazing! zappaman May 2013 #182
If that's your criteria for a fun town, kentauros May 2013 #178
Good sell, but I'm not moving to TX. tridim May 2013 #193
Then spend a holiday here. kentauros May 2013 #200
I am glad to see many posters sharing positive information about Texas. NCTraveler May 2013 #139
I don't know if your user-name means you like to travel kentauros May 2013 #196
Thank you very much. I do like to travel. NCTraveler May 2013 #267
You're welcome :) kentauros May 2013 #268
I plan on taking my car with me on a train to DC. NCTraveler May 2013 #273
I've lived in North Texas a long time Skittles May 2013 #143
You need to stop kicking people's asses, then. kentauros May 2013 #201
North Texas has been bery bery good to me. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #337
You know, Manhattan was once an affordable place to live justiceischeap May 2013 #144
Austin/San Antonio and El Paso are blue islands... Rosco T. May 2013 #147
You need to look at a recent election map then: kentauros May 2013 #206
I see nothing that disputes what I said.... Rosco T. May 2013 #227
Have a closer look at that map. kentauros May 2013 #235
Ex-fricking-cuse me.... Rosco T. May 2013 #248
No. but: kentauros May 2013 #253
Oh for fracks sake..... Rosco T. May 2013 #257
Yeah, I shouldn't have used the word "but." kentauros May 2013 #263
And the number one reason DainBramaged May 2013 #150
I'd consider Austin, but that's it. tridim May 2013 #157
Come to Houston, then. kentauros May 2013 #163
Lots of different landscapes in Texas Major Nikon May 2013 #299
Please send Democratic voters. We're taking back Texas. Zen Democrat May 2013 #166
Thank you! mc51tc May 2013 #180
If the climate was better, maybe. GoneOffShore May 2013 #185
I love Texas! Texasgal May 2013 #176
Been there only a couple times, not really by choice. closeupready May 2013 #177
I've lived here all my life, kentauros May 2013 #208
At almost 5 years, I've not been able to find that either. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #217
Sorry, didn't mean to disparage - if you say it's not true, closeupready May 2013 #243
Okay :) kentauros May 2013 #246
22 years in Texas - Reason Number 1 - Jobs OutNow May 2013 #187
Here's Number 11: Zoeisright May 2013 #192
The wingers on my local newspaper's BB website are forever saying they are moving to AZ or TX, but I Tikki May 2013 #204
I've been there once and absolutely hated it. Apophis May 2013 #207
How are the libraries? Kolesar May 2013 #216
I've got one a little over a mile from my home LeftInTX May 2013 #237
Just visited some friends in Texas bif May 2013 #218
Being from PA, I can't knock Texas. Stupid people here voted in an ignorant teabagger governor, AlinPA May 2013 #224
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh separated by Missouri. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #240
What? Not GUN rights? HockeyMom May 2013 #229
I've been to San Antonio, Houston and Galveston Texas kimbutgar May 2013 #252
Did shrub move out of the State? William769 May 2013 #254
He lives in a gated community Major Nikon May 2013 #302
funny... Javaman May 2013 #255
Texas has the lowest health insurance rate in the country (and it will stay that way) JPZenger May 2013 #260
I wasn't born in Texas rl6214 May 2013 #261
Must like the cold :) rastaone May 2013 #262
It is hot and humid in the Summer in a lot of Texas...Maybe not West Texas? Tikki May 2013 #278
Austin is really struggling with population influx. ananda May 2013 #274
That was exactly the case thirty years ago. MrScorpio May 2013 #352
I will say this, the people I've met from Texas are very, very friendly... joeybee12 May 2013 #280
This has been the most informative Texas thread yet steve2470 May 2013 #282
I'm glad you started it, too! kentauros May 2013 #286
k&r, however arely staircase May 2013 #287
Texas does have superior BBQ to all other states, and better music too. alarimer May 2013 #291
Re-open the case: Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Nina Simone, WorseBeforeBetter May 2013 #316
Well you do have a point alarimer Jun 2013 #375
Considering Rucho's insane plan, McCrory does sound somewhat reasonable... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #378
I have spent a startling amount of time in Texas - Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #298
Who the fuck are all these people who are allegedly moving to Texas? tularetom May 2013 #301
I've spent most of the first thirty years of my life in Texas, probably mostly because last_texas_dem May 2013 #303
Fewer rules? Texas has lots of terrible rules against medical marijuana, and yet it is Bluenorthwest May 2013 #304
Ten reasons why I won't be moving to Texas MrScorpio May 2013 #306
Texas is the #3 state in foreign born residents Major Nikon May 2013 #320
Pretty big chip you have there... KatyMan May 2013 #321
I'm not going to expound... MrScorpio May 2013 #347
Well, being stationed here as a GI KatyMan May 2013 #349
Well, I'm wondering here... MrScorpio May 2013 #351
I'm not suggesting anything to you. KatyMan May 2013 #360
My problems with Texas centers mostly on it's Capitol City… MrScorpio May 2013 #364
MrScorpio, let's just agree that we have KatyMan May 2013 #365
A friend of mine moved from California to Texas to find work six months ago. Zorra May 2013 #344
Back to the state that elected Issa? KatyMan May 2013 #350
He feels people weren't all that nice to him in Texas, wages were low where he moved to, Zorra May 2013 #356
I lived in California for about a year in the 80s KatyMan May 2013 #359
Yeah, people are people everywhere, true. I know there are good people in Texas. Zorra May 2013 #367
I think it's jobs ^ 10 Yo_Mama May 2013 #312
i hope dems are moving to texas Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #322
Number 11 LostOne4Ever May 2013 #330
11. Missed the boat on global warming wickerwoman May 2013 #331
Au contraire mon frere Major Nikon May 2013 #358
Wind power isn't going to solve drought or famine. wickerwoman May 2013 #361
It will for Texas Major Nikon May 2013 #363
Plus the food, especially Tex-Mex food. Major Hogwash May 2013 #333
For all of you who have never been to Texas mc51tc May 2013 #334
I know there are some good people in Texas, but I won't be going back. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #342
People are people dem in texas Jun 2013 #376
Been to Texass. 99Forever Jun 2013 #377
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #380
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