Another Republican candidate is announcing today his desire to run for President in 2016, and if he wins come the fateful day, there will be a long-established pattern of Democrats being President in between Texan Republican administrations. (NY Times) The Lone Star state has been paying the way for veterans enrolled in in-state colleges, but […]

South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual film and music festival in Austin, Texas, ends today—and BW culture editor Paul Barndt got himself a press pass (see, bwogging has its benefits). The music part is higher profile, but it’s a pain–unless running around Austin to catch half-hour sets at crowded bars is your idea of a […]