TIL that Sam Houston, the general who led Texas to victory in its war for independence from Mexico & who served as its president during its 10 years of independence, was removed from office as Governor of Texas when it seceded in 1861, after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. britannica.com/biography/…
[Shannon] OFFICIAL: AHL Board of Governors has approved the transfer of ownership of the San Antonio Rampage AHL franchise to the Vegas Golden Knights, as well as the relocation of that franchise from San Antonio, Texas, to Henderson/Las Vegas, Nev., effective with the 2020-21 season. twitter.com/JShannonhl/st…
(Jan 10 2020) Because of Trump’s executive order, Texas’ piece of shit Governor Greg Abbott has just announced that Texas will no longer accept and resettle new refugees apnews.com/7329dbc3dcbf32…
Texas governor faces criticism over handling of winter storm fallout thehill.com/homenews/camp…
For about six months in 1769 two Irish cousins, Hugo O'Conor and Alexander O'Reilly, were the governors of Texas and Louisiana respectively. Between them they governed an area bigger than the original 13 colonies, all on behalf of Spain. shitetalkhistory.libsyn.c…
President Trump: "Terrible shootings in ElPaso, Texas. Reports are very bad, many killed. Working with State and Local authorities, and Law Enforcement. Spoke to Governor to pledge total support of Federal Government. God be with you all!" twitter.com/realDonaldTru…
[Konnor Fulk]: Just as expected, Washington Governor Jay Inslee is putting a prohibition on any event over 250+ people. With King County on the list, the Seattle Dragons will be in front of zero fans. Waiting on official word from the XFL. twitter.com/KonnorFulk_XF…
'One recalls the governor of Texas who, asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that “if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me.” Rightly are the simple so called.' - Christopher Hitchens
I found this hilarious passage in Christopher Hitchens' book, God Is Not Great, and I thought it's worth sharing.
(Jan 15 2020) A federal judge has just temporarily blocked Trump’s policy that allowed piece of shit Governor Greg Abbott to ban refugees in Texas texastribune.org/2020/01/…
Dan Patrick, Republican Lt. Governor of Texas, on his support for opening the economy during the pandemic: "There are more important things than living" huffpost.com/entry/texas-…
The Texas Governor, tired of rolling his wheelchair through human shit and needles, gives the state's capitol city an ultimatum. Re-ban sleeping or face the wrath of the Texas legislature - prepare for national stories on Nov 1 and an eventual SCOTUS battle old.reddit.com/r/Austin/c…
Link to Governor Beshear's "List of Life-Sustaining Retail" that remain open governor.ky.gov/attachmen…
Anti-LGBT Texas governor protects sanctity of biscuits and bigotry by signing ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill into law rawstory.com/2019/06/anti…
Texas A&M is the first-ever football team to play against 3 #1 teams ranked by the AP Poll in one season (And a list of teams that played 2 #1 teams in a single football season)
With Texas A&M playing #1 Clemson in Week 2, #1 Alabama in Week 7, and #1 LSU in Week 14, Texas A&M's schedule will show that they will play 3 #1 teams ranked by the AP Poll this season. After looking through every single AP Poll with the help of Wikipedia, I can confirm that Texas A&M will be the first team to play against 3 #1 teams ranked by the AP Poll in a single season. During my research, I compiled a list of teams that played 2 #1 teams in one season:
| Team (Record) | First #1 (Score) | Second #1 (Score) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Arkansas (2-9) | Alabama (L 7-48) | LSU (L 20-56) |
| 2013 Auburn (12-2) | Alabama (W 34-28) | Florida State (BCS Title, L 31-34) |
| 2011 Alabama (12-1) | LSU (L 6-9 OT) | LSU (BCS Title, W 21-0) |
| 2009 Tennessee (7-6) | Florida (L 13-23) | Alabama (L 10-12) |
| 2000 Baylor (2-9) | Nebraska (L 0-59) | Oklahoma (L 7-56) |
| 2000 Texas Tech (7-6) | Nebraska (L 3-56) | Oklahoma (L 13-27) |
| 1992 Arizona (6-5-1) | Miami (L 7-8) | Washington (W 16-3) |
| 1990 Michigan State (8-3-1) | Notre Dame (L 19-20) | Michigan (W 28-27) |
| 1984 Oklahoma (9-2-1) | Texas (T 15-15) | Nebraska (W 17-7) |
| 1984 Michigan (6-6) | Miami FL (W 22-14) | BYU (Holiday Bowl, L 17-24) |
| 1980 Georgia Tech (1-9-1) | Notre Dame (T 3-3) | Georgia (L 20-38) |
| 1979 LSU (7-5) | USC (L 12-17) | Alabama (L 0-3) |
| 1978 Nebraska (9-3) | Alabama (L 3-20) | Oklahoma (W 17-14) |
| 1978 Missouri (8-4) | Alabama (L 20-38) | Oklahoma (L 23-45) |
| 1974 Northwestern (3-8) | Notre Dame (L 3-49) | Ohio State (L 7-55) |
| 1972 UCLA (8-3) | Nebraska (W 20-17) | USC (L 7-24) |
| 1970 Texas A&M (2-9) | Ohio State (L 13-56) | Texas (L 14-52) |
| 1967 California (5-5) | Notre Dame (L 8-41) | USC (L 12-31) |
| 1965 Indiana (2-8) | Texas (L 12-27) | Michigan State (L 13-27) |
| 1964 Iowa (3-6) | Ohio State (L 19-21) | Notre Dame (L 0-28) |
| 1962 UCLA (4-6) | Ohio State (W 9-7) | USC (L 3-14) |
| 1962 Wisconsin (8-2) | Northwestern (W 37-6) | USC (Rose Bowl, L 37-42) |
| 1960 Kansas (5-4-1) (7-2-1)* | Iowa (L 7-21) | Missouri (W* 23-7) |
| 1960 Purdue (4-4-1) | Iowa (L 14-21) | Minnesota (W 23-14) |
| 1955 Maryland (10-1) | UCLA (W 7-0) | Oklahoma (Orange Bowl, L 6-20) |
| 1953 Oklahoma (9-1-1) | Notre Dame (L 21-28) | Maryland (Orange Bowl, W 7-0) |
| 1948 Indiana (2-7) | Notre Dame (L 6-42) | Michigan (L 0-54) |
| 1947 Northwestern (3-6) | Michigan (L 21-49) | Notre Dame (L 19-26) |
| 1938 Carnegie Tech (7-2) | Pittsburgh (W 20-10) | TCU (Sugar Bowl, L 7-15) |
*- Win Forfeited
In addition, Texas A&M joins Northwestern, Indiana, UCLA, and Oklahoma as the 5th team to play in 2 seasons where at least 2 of their opponent
... keep reading on reddit ➡Texas governor ‘got caught with his pants down’ orchestrating voter fraud: His secretary of state resigned last week, but it was Gov. Greg Abbott who was behind the purge, news reports said. thinkprogress.org/texas-v…
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President Trump: "I want to thank Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the outstanding job he has done. He will be leaving at the end of the year to pursue other interests. Rick was a great Governor of Texas and a great Secretary of Energy...." twitter.com/realDonaldTru…
Whoa. Mark Zuckerberg on his live video conference with California Governor Gavin Newsom mentions Taiwan as an example of a place California can learn from (in a good way, some on the list in a not so good way). m.facebook.com/story.php?…
After boost from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine | Two GOP donors with close ties to Trump's Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry, Michael Bleyzer (who also has ties to Rudy Giuliani) and Alex Cranberg, "secured a potentially lucrative" deal after support from Perry. apnews.com/6d8ae551fb8843…
Bulleted List of Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly Legislative Agenda [Capitol Fax] capitolfax.com/2019/06/02…
No actually he should be the governor of texas. If you dont know hes Mr.Sir from Holes.
Short List for Next Bank of Canada Governor Is Down to Two Names bloomberg.com/news/articl…
Texas Governor Reappoints Indian American Durga Agrawal to UH System Board of Regents indiawest.com/news/global…
Joe Biden attacked the Governor of Texas for allowing church-goers to carry weapons just a few months ago twitter.com/JackPosobiec/…
Georgia Governor Kemp has called a 10 p.m. press conference. No topic given but presumably about coronavirus given the list of health officials twitter.com/BNODesk/statu…
Texas' Lt. Governor Dan Patrick believes that Donald Trump is the best president of his lifetime (besides Reagan) and that he's "One of the smartest people in politics, period." If you are from Texas and hate Dan Patrick, donate to Democrat Mike Collier for Lt. Governor! statesman.com/news/state-…
Governor Cuomo Releases List of Healthcare Networks That Will Be Impacted by Trump Administration's $8 Billion in Cuts to New York State Healthcare System governor.ny.gov/news/gove…
Texas Governor Announces Investigation of 'Transgender' Child Claims breitbart.com/politics/20…
List of current governor of province's derived first names
