Molly Ivins (1944-2007) was more than a political commentator or a humorist. She was a Texas original, and it showed in everything she wrote. She loved to write about the often ridiculous goings on…
Lyndon B. Johnson's father advised him to "never make a speech at a country dance or a football game." It's good Texas advice; you don't interrupt football games! 15 July…
"The vice presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm spit" was the advice that John Nance Garner (vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt) gave to a fellow Texan, Senator Lyndon B.…
A totopo is a flat, round corn product similar to a tortilla. In the United States, however, it's a brand name for a triangular tortilla corn chip. The Mexican totopos and the American totopos…
A "haircut" is a financial term meaning that one side is getting "shaved." For example, a debtor cannot repay a loan and offers fifty cents on each dollar owed to satisfy the…