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Did you know that it's illegal to be publicly intoxicated in a bar? Well, brush up on the law, because TABC is coming after all you drunk folks in watering holes. Operation "Last Call" is officially designed to reduce the number of DWI offenders as well as encourage licensees to be responsible providers of beverages. Since August, when TABC announced it was going to begin an iron-fisted enforcement of public intoxication, more than 2,200... more ›

Texas history just got a little more expensive. Beginning yesterday, visitors to the San Jacinto Battleground will have to pay a dollar to get in — the first entry fee in the park's 123-year history. The fee comes because maintenance and operation costs are rising and the state park system's burget was cut 5 percent for 2006-07, leaving officials with no other way to pay the bills. more ›

To Houstonist, one of the most heartwarming books of the holiday season is David Sedaris's . Well, it's not exactly what we'd call "heartwarming," but it makes us feel pretty happy, kind of like stealing money from kids. One piece in Sedaris's book is the holiday gem "Santaland Diaries": more ›