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The article offers information on singer Terry Allen. Topics discussed include association of Allen with Lubbock, Texas region that impact his conceptual artwork; involvement of Allen in organization of a concert through the Texas Tech University's Crossroads Recording Studio at the Allen Theatre; consideration of editing the "Lubbock (on Everything)" music album by Allen; and contribution of Allen in enhancement of conventional wisdom in the region.

An interview with Charlie Strong, American football head coach for the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns, is presented. Topics discussed include Strong's decision not to force his football team to play in the College Football Playoff Championship Game, his way of punishing team members who breaks his rules, and his dream of becoming a college professor.

The article offers information on Rob Thomas, author of the television program "Veronica Mars" which will turn into a movie. It states that Thomas also co-created the television sitcom "Party Down." Other topics discussed include Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs varsity in which he had played with, the music band he formed called Public Bulletin, and XE.com co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Steven Dengler.

The article offers information on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), College Football Playoff championship which is to be held on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. It states that the Texas A and M University will improve the Southeastern Conference which was held in the year 2012 by winning the final BCS. It mentions that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has planned for redevelopment of rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The article focuses on the ten greatest television (TV) Texas characters as listed by the periodical. It notes that the fictional character Hank Hill starred in the animated series "King of the Hill" who is described as having a firm sense of right and wrong. Tami Taylor played by Connie Britton in the series "Friday Night Lights" is said to be the only person in Dillon who is not interested in football. It adds that Matt Santos played by Jimmy Smits in the series "The West Wing" is a Democratic Hispanic president from the state.

Presents information on the Eden Detention Center in Texas. Background on the center; Advantages offered by the center to local residents; Opposition of residents to the construction of the center.

Examines whether the University of Texas in El Paso will win another national championship in college basketball with Billy Gillispie as the coach of the university's Miners basketball team in 2003. Basketball coaches who handled the Miners; Basketball record of the university; Approach of Gillispie to basketball.

Features several remarkable women from Texas. Singer Norah Jones; Politician Susan Combs; Novelist Dao Strom.

Focuses on the decision of the owner of the Dallas Star hockey team to put the professional hockey team on sale. Profile of the team; Background of the team; Asking price of the team.

Features the rock group At the Drive-In of El Paso, Texas. How the group was formed; Information on their musical career; Members of the group.

Features the Christian band `Sixpence None the Richer.' How they turned from Christian music to pop; Criticisms that they get from the Christian scene for their career moves; Controversies that the band has been involved in; Hit songs.

Profiles actor Henry Thomas of San Antonio, Texas. His career in acting; Samples of motion pictures in which he appeared; His background.

Features the Texan hockey team, Dallas Stars. Information on hockey in the United States; Performance of the Stars in the 1997 playoffs; Team members.

Presents information on several ski resorts in New Mexico. Main attraction of Taos Ski Valley; Skiing experience offered at Ski Apache; Description of the Red River Ski Area.

Provides information on Fort Worth, Texas sportswriter Dan Jenkins and his novel `Rude Behavior.' What the novel chronicles; His essay about the Super Bowl football tournament; Why Jenkins call himself a historical nut in terms of sport; Background on his journalism career; His married life.

Discusses football player Ricky Williams's reasons for forgoing the National Football League and returning to the University of Texas for his senior year. Background on Williams; Factors that influenced his decision.

Profiles Texas stand-up comic Steve Harvey. His television program, `The Steve Harvey Show'; Specials the comic has done for Home Box Office (HBO); Why he lives in Dallas, Texas; Review of his show; Comparisons to other comedians.

Focuses on Texans Betty and Sonny Detmer and their sons Ty and Koy, who play in the National Football League. Ty and Koy's careers with the Philadelphia Eagles; Background on the family; How the boys became involved in sports; Their father's work as a high school football coach.

Profiles actress Renee Zellweger. Her star turn in `Jerry Maguire' and strong performance in `The Whole Wide World'; Her low-key Los Angeles lifestyle; Her background in Katy, Texas, education at the University of Texas at Austin as an English major, and fondness for Austin; Early films including `Dazed and Confused' and `The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre'; Other films.

Offers a look at the 1997 South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Bringing the music of Texas and of the South and Southwest to the rest of the world by bringing the rest of the world to Texas; Background information about the event, which began in 1987; How it has changed; Events, concerts and other happenings; Sketches of some of those who appeared and remarks that they made.

Features the Austin Ice Bats professional hockey team. The team's being a member of the six-team Western Professional Hockey League; How Texas has more hockey teams than any other state in the United States; Problems for the Ice Bats with their primary residence being the Travis County Exposition Center; Who some of the players are; The team's relationship with the Austin, Texas community.

Profiles Austin, Texas musician Alejandro Escovedo in 1997. How Escovedo has continued to make music despite the lack of substantial financial gain; Escovedo's project in 1997 being the music group Buick MacKane; Their debut album `The Pawn Shop years'; Why Escovedo's contract with Rykodisc was terminated; His personal and professional background.

Details the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The influence of Texas musicians, such as T-Bone Walker and Janis Joplin; The different displays in the Ahmet Ertegun Exhibition Hall; The items on display such as John Lennon's Sgt. Pepper uniform.

Profiles actor Matthew McConaughey. His unexpected casting in `A Time to Kill'; Samples from his press clippings; Other films in which he has appeared; Childhood; Upcoming projects.

Profiles the band Butthole Surfers. How the Butthole Surfers began their career at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas; Why clubs refused to promote the band; How many records they have sold; What each member of the band likes; Release of their new album `Electric larryland.'

Profiles Texan actor Thomas Haden Church, star of the television program `Ned and Stacey.' Career history; Reason behind Church's decision to depart from the NBC sitcom `Wings'; Description of the `Ned and Stacey' program.

Profiles musician Daniel Johnston. Johnston's appeal; Album `Fun'; Suffering from manic-depressive disorder; Professional and personal history; `Grievances' and `Lonely Song' recordings in `Fun'; How he signed with Atlantic Records.

An interview with Kliff Kingsbury, a head football coach at the Texas Tech University in Texas, is presented. When asked about his experience as a football coach, he reflects on the experiences of working under coach Kevin Sumlin in the University of Texas in Houston, Texas. He comments on his childhood relations with Chancellor Kent Hance. He discusses the role of social media in building his image after his appointment as head coach.

The article features Arian Foster who has led the National Football League (NFL) in 2010 in offensive yards per game and more about his 238 fantasy football points in 2011 as well as his number one fantasy ranking in 2012. According to estimates, the average NFL television audience in the 2011 season was 17.5 million while people playing fantasy football was 27 million. It also notes that a team winning in fantasy football does not necessarily mean it will win on the field.

Focuses on the interest of the people of Texas in hockey. Participation of Texas teams in hockey tournaments; Number of Texan sports spectators who supported the Bucks minor league hockey team in a 2003 tournament; Interaction of a hockey player with a fan.

Provides information on several motion pictures about sports in Texas. "Friday Night Lights"; "Glory Road"; "Walk On"; "North Dallas Forty."

Focuses on basketball coach Jeff Van Gundy and his coaching of the Houston Rockets basketball team. Coaching style of Van Gundy; Opinion of Van Gundy on the performance of basketball player Yao Ming; Trademarks of Van Gundy.

Focuses on the Houston Astro baseball team. Estimated spending of the team in aggregate salaries; Advantages of the team; Performance of baseball player Jeff Kent.

Talks about the game performance of Drew Brees of the San Diego Chargers. Family background of Brees; Performance of the whole team.

Profiles brothers Randy and Alan Hendricks, agents of professional baseball players and team owners. Company they founded in 1971; Career highlights; Comparison between Randy and Alan.

Features Hollywood actress Jennifer Love Hewitt. Several movies of Hewitt; Start of her career success; Reasons for Hewitt's popularity.

Profiles Austin, Texas-based movie-maker Mike Judge. Creation of the animated television programs `Beavis and Butt-head' and `King of the Hill'; His motion picture, `Untitled Office Comedy,' which will feature human beings; Professional life; Credits.

Profiles Latina publisher Christy Haubegger. Her 1996 founding of the lifestyle magazine targeted to Hispanic women; Her feeling for the lack of Hispanic media icons; Her educational background; Her efforts to connect to her readers; Her satisfaction with reaction to the magazine.

Features the motion picture `Desperado,' directed by Robert Rodriguez. Timing of release date; Sequel to `El Mariachi'; Relationship with Quentin Tarantino; Filmmaking influences.

The article presents brief profile of Art Briles, football coach of the Baylor University, and reflects on his music interest such as rapping the song "Everythang" by American hip hop recording artist Young Jeezy.

The article presents information on the poor performance of the Houston Astros baseball team. It presents an interview with Ricardo C. Ainslie in which he talks about aspects about the drug war which were overturned by his reporting. It also mentions the return of software engineer Shane Carruth with the film "Upstream Color," which has been shot in Dallas, Texas.

The article reports on the first-ever Southeastern Conference game by Texas A&M University in May 2012. It was mentioned that University of Florida head coach Will Muschamp made a trash talk against the university. College Station Mayor Nancy Berry responded through a YouTube video with an inspired photo collage of Muschamp dressed as a yell leader. There was a discussion of reviving the AggieWar Hymn's first verse that has no mention of the University of Texas.

The author reflects on sports movies in relation to the victory of the football team New York Giants in the Super Bowl in February 2008. He says that true drama, be it on the screen or on the field, requires conflict, adversity, the emergence of the unlikely hero. He observes that sports teams become famous for a month or lucky for two hours become as revered as nonpareil champions. He argues that in Texas, football teams are expected to win, to win often, and win big.

The author comments on the four U.S. presidential candidates, and presents an analogy between sports and politics. According to him, the Republicans have recently played the game better than the Democrats, but Barack Obama has shown himself to be a Roveian strategist. The author argues that Obama won the nomination on not the strength of change and hope, but because of he knew how the game of politics is played.

The article stresses the need to improve the reputation of student-athletes at the University of Texas (UT). In 2007, six football players were arrested for crimes ranging from driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor drug possession to aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence. In a series for the Austin American-Statesman, John Maher reported that just 13 of the 107 athletes in all sports admitted to UT this year were in the top 10 percent of their high school class, compared with 71 percent of all in-state undergraduates.

Features Mickey Newbury, songwriter in Houston, Texas and the pop and country hits in the late 60's and early 70's he had written.

Reports on Sincola, an Austin band. Members of Sincola; Information on South by Southwest music conference; Official agreement with Caroline group of New York.

A review is offered for the Buc-ee gas service station and its restroom located in Braunfels, Texas.