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Randy Jewart reaches for the sustainable culture stars The Outdoorsy Type BY RICHARD WHITTAKER Scott Johnson wants to see you with an electric lawn mower and he's got the hookup Soul Train BY NORA ANKRUM Texas ... via The Austin Chronicle

The word seared through my 12-year-old mind like a bad Culture Club song. I couldn't speak. via Austin American Statesman

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Women & Their Work art gallery Saturday during Interact Out, a multimedia extravaganza. via Austin American-Statesman

“The problems used for this event are the techniques that a student learns in calculus I and II which involve u-substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric substitution and partial fraction decomposition”

Three University of Texas at Tyler students received cash prizes at the 2008 Integration Bee recently held on campus, Dr. via KLTV Tyler

“The plane stopped, the militia man came on and he said, 'Passport,'”

Fifty years later, the man himself still seems bewildered by the fuss. To hear Van Cliburn tell it, the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition for Piano and Violin merely provided him the chance to ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“I looked at him from the audience, and I wasn't sure he had it.”

Mark Thomas, red-faced and teary-eyed, scooped up his sixth-grade son, Matthew, Thomas into his arms and squeezed him tight. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

By DEBORAH FLECK / The Dallas Morning News dfleck@dallasnews.com Five of the top 10 finishers in today's state National Geographic Bee are from North Texas. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“Name two landlocked countries that lie between India and China”

Updated 35 minutes ago Most sixth-graders spend their spring break going to the beach with the family or just hanging around the house playing Xbox. via Kerrville Daily Times

“This will allow more and better seating for the shows. (Acts throughout each day) will take place on one of these stages.”

The wait is over and the fair is here. Today kicks off a 10-day run for one of the most anticipated events of the year - the 2008 Walker County Fair and Rodeo. via The Huntsville Item

Corn producers board swears in newly elected members LUBBOCK - In the eighth statewide election since the Texas Corn Producers Board became a statewide entity in 1990, five board members were elected or ... via The Wilson County News

“We're glad we bought insurance. It really is the biggest thing. We took our neighbors' word for it when they said the water had never come into the house even though the floodplain does extend to a block past our house.”

In the lush and green neighborhoods of South Austin, residents said their homes can quickly be overcome with water when a thunderstorm hits. via KXAN-TV Austin

“This year's contest covered the U.S. Constitution, important documents, people, issues, civic values and current events. All of the questions and answers were available in the on-line study guide provided by the Bill of Rights Institute.”

Nick Robertson from Bridge City High School finished third last week during the 18th annual Regional Citizen Bee at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. via Orange Leader

“She couldn't speak a word of English”

Mouctika Paluri, 12, of Carrollton, smiles after correctly spelling "masseter." Mouctika Paluri walked into The Dallas Morning News ' 50th annual regional spelling bee knowing more than the two-time defending ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

Joe Ely & Joel Guzman , Live Cactus! - Texas electric guitar meets Lone Star accordion on this in-concert recording done at Austin's Cactus Cafe. via WFAA-TV Dallas

The Brazos County office of Texas AgriLife Extension was the evening's big winner at the 25th Annual Keep Brazos Beautiful awards gala Friday night. via KBTX-TV Bryan

The AFI Dallas International Film Festival kicks off March 27 and runs through April 6 -- and the list of stars scheduled to attend is top-shelf. Among those on their way to town for the shindig: Robert De Niro ... via Dallas Observer

“It's a pretty awesome feeling.”

The "#1" displayed on the placard Bianca Quintanilla wore Saturday proved to be more than just her contestant number. via Themonitor.com

Tooker & Company is hosting its ninth annual Waco Spring Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the General Exhibits Building of the Heart O' Texas Fair Complex. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Along with local garden expert Neil Sperry, who is so knowledgeable that this show is named for him, the experts at this weekend's All Garden Show (meaning none of that pesky home stuff getting in the way) include Buddy Lee of the Azalea Society of America, horticulturalist Doug Welsh on 'Avoiding the Top Ten Mistakes of Texas Gardeners,' and 'Bee Charmer' Janet Rowe on 'Honeybees 101.'

Neil Sperry's All Texas All Garden Show

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Cliff Lipson : CBS Jakes puts presidential security creditionals around his neck and adds a sheriff's badge and holster to his belt. via Houston Chronicle