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Title: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: Limey on January 31, 2013, 10:18:14 am: It should be, so says a scribe at Texas Monthly (http://www.texasmonthly.com/2013-02-01/feature20.php).

Have at it!
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: chuck on January 31, 2013, 10:46:16 am: TLDR: Houston rules, Austin sucks.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: JimR on January 31, 2013, 10:51:27 am: i think we fought that battle years ago, and Angelina Eberly kicked Houston's ass.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: Duke on January 31, 2013, 11:00:53 am: Quote from: JimR on January 31, 2013, 10:51:27 am
i think we fought that battle years ago, and Angelina Eberly kicked Houston's ass.

YEAH, and the statue of her shooting the canonn off is pointed right at Houston (Just like Will Roger's horse's ass in Lubbock points at College Station).
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 11:25:11 am: All of the article is correct, except the premise. Who wants state government?
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: GreatBagwellsBeard on January 31, 2013, 11:41:35 am: Quote from: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 11:25:11 am
All of the article is correct, except the premise. Who wants state government?

Ron Paul?
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: Fredia on January 31, 2013, 11:50:46 am: gov perry would not survive i n houston. and everyone knows he is gov permantly if he wants
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Post by: subnuclear on January 31, 2013, 11:53:22 am: I was on the fence on this until he mentioned Chamillionare.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 12:21:34 pm: Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on January 31, 2013, 11:41:35 am
Ron Paul?

Isn't he an anarchist?
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: MusicMan on January 31, 2013, 12:28:17 pm: Quote from: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 12:21:34 pm
Isn't he an anarchist?

These people are nihlists.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: HudsonHawk on January 31, 2013, 12:40:00 pm: Quote from: MusicMan on January 31, 2013, 12:28:17 pm
These people are nihlists.

There's nothing to be afraid of.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: MusicMan on January 31, 2013, 12:55:30 pm: Quote from: HudsonHawk on January 31, 2013, 12:40:00 pm
There's nothing to be afraid of.

Say what you will about the tenets of Rick Perry's hair, at least it's an ethos.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 12:59:15 pm: Quote from: MusicMan on January 31, 2013, 12:28:17 pm
These people are nihlists.

That explains everything!
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: OregonStrosFan on January 31, 2013, 01:04:33 pm: I thought this was decided long ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HfrdDG6iWM)...
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: NeilT on January 31, 2013, 01:17:58 pm: Quote from: OregonStrosFan on January 31, 2013, 01:04:33 pm
I thought this was decided long ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HfrdDG6iWM)...

ASTROWOLVERINES!
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: BudGirl on January 31, 2013, 01:34:09 pm: I say leave the all the state workers in Austin.
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Post by: mrpink on February 01, 2013, 06:16:59 am: As I recall, Houston was not the first capital of Texas to last more than a few months. I say move it back to West Columbia.
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Post by: AstroFrog on February 01, 2013, 01:10:09 pm: Thought that the suggestion to use the Astrodome for the legislature was genius.

It was a convincing essay considering its premise is something that won't actually ever happen.
Title: Re: Capital of Texas ... Houston?
Post by: austro on February 01, 2013, 07:20:32 pm: Quote from: AstroFrog on February 01, 2013, 01:10:09 pm
Thought that the suggestion to use the Astrodome for the legislature was genius.

It's already full of rats.