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- San Angelo
- San Antonio
- San Marcos
- South East Texas
- Tyler
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- Waco
Interested in the history of Texas? Check out /r/texashistory.
Looking for even more pictures in and around our great state? Checkout r/TXOutdoorPics.
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Need a laugh? Check out /r/LONESTAR.
Not getting enough Texas politics? Swing by /r/TexasPolitics and make sure your voice is heard!
Need Texas discussion with a more conservative slant? Try /r/TexasConservatives!
Itching to get more liberal discourse in your Texas? How about /r/TexasDemocrats?
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Buying a car in California and bringing it back to Texas
Hey guys, I'm planning on buying a car from a dealership in California and driving it back to Texas. Wondering what the process is for picking up the car, do I have to get it registered in California and pay sales tax to drive it off the lot? Then do I get it registered in Texas and pay tax again? Do I get the plates and insurance for the trip in California?
Never been through the car buying process myself, even in Texas. Appreciate any advice or parts of the process that I missed ✌️
02:08 UTC
Snow in Plano this morning 🫠
01:06 UTC
Gulf of Fragile Masculinity
00:34 UTC
Planning a 12-Day Trip to Texas - Suggestions Needed!
Hi everyone! My family and I (we’re from Brazil!) are heading to Texas on February 25th and staying for 12 days. We’re renting a car and plan to explore Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth.
We’re looking for must-see attractions, hidden gems, great food spots, or any unique experiences you’d recommend in these cities (or along the way). Also, are there any concerts, live shows, sporting events, or shooting range experiences you’d suggest during this period?
It’s our first time in Texas, so any tips for road tripping, cultural highlights, or unique activities would be amazing.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
00:12 UTC
Anyone that’s a State Inspector
Long story short, my license is suspended to do state inspections. Not a huge deal as an auto tech but very inconvenient.
Back story, a week before new year I got a notice on the state machine to renew my license. Well, their system has a nation wide outage. So I called, tried to log on, no avail for a week. Finally got someone human on the phone and they said not to worry, just keep trying g to log on and try calling a tech support.
Tech support had a recorded message saying that they aren’t taking calls and they’re trying to get the system online.
Fast forward to the new year, still calling. Got a rep on the phone, who said that now since I’ve lapsed, I need to go through their whole training program again.
This is the story now for 10,000’s of techs across the DPS database. So, I explain to the rep what happened and that their system caused this, and she smugly and argumentatively said it was my fault for not renewing g sooner.
K, so now waiting on an email for a week now to start over, same story. Called and explained the deal, super argumentative and defensive about the deal. Mind you, I’m doing super customer service voice like a door greeter …I know how this works.
Not really much but a rant or venting, but without malice and objectively, I really hope soon that this whole system gets wiped in favor of AI. Normally I’d object to killing jobs , but when these ABC agencies run their programs like a defunct 3rd world country , it warrants ending their gravy train.
If would be one thing if they acknowledge that it sucks and tell me it’s just how it is, but I’d imagine they’ve been directed to respond like this. It’s laughable that so many stooges in Texas make fun of the West Coast and its government, when Texas is run like a good ol boy Tote-The-Note lot that knowingly sells trash cars and gets trashy about it if you point out their racket.
21:43 UTC
Defamation suit?
Couldn’t Dan Patrick face a defamation suit after claiming smokeshops target kids? The claim is so outlandish and pure bullshit. I hope cannabis advocate groups sue tf out of him for that as well if they aren’t already. This is a blatant lie and he’s clearly trying to tarnish their image
19:45 UTC
Texas Politics Keeps Moving Rightward. Meet Ten Liberals Who Fled the State.
We’ve been attracting transplants for centuries. But recent policies are pushing some Texans into exile.
Read more here: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/meet-10-liberals-who-fled-texas/
22:05 UTC
We paying Emissions or not? 3 cars, same address in Denton county. 2 of them say I'm in an emissions county, the other says not required. Does the left hand know what the right is doing? See evidence.
21:25 UTC
Rural hospitals have no antivenom
Drive directly to a city hospital or you will die
Edit: if you can, call ahead to make sure they actually have it. Not all the EMS people know this even
21:05 UTC
48 Dems voted for the Gestapo "preventive arrest” tactics
including Vicente Gonzalez & Henry Cuellar of TX
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/laken-riley-act-house-vote-tally-dg/index.html
21:02 UTC
Keller school board now plans to keep public out of a meeting to discuss proposed split
PatriotMobile PAC backed school board making moves to split the school district.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article298310503.html
20:38 UTC
🎶We're gonna poison Texas!🎶 👏 👏 👏
19:29 UTC
Where to visit after Austin?
Hello, I am taking my partner on a holiday for his birthday in May.
We are from London and spending the weekend in New York, then flying on to Austin for a 7/8 days. We were thinking to add a stop before or after - either near Austin for a couple of nights, or somewhere else in Texas (happy to get another flight).
We love music, dive bars, restaurants, diners and very keen to see Texan culture (the more different to UK the better).
Would you recommend visiting San Antonio? Is there a lot to do there? Or would it be worth staying in a small town like Bandera / Fredericksburg? It's worth pointing out that we won't have a car.
Any advice or tips would be super appreciated. :-)
12:32 UTC
The latest twist in the Speaker battle
GOP Housecritter Cody Harris has filed a formal complaint against the state GOP, alleging intimidation against people not falling in line for David Cook. Getcha popcorn!
15:55 UTC
This covering collapsed from the weight of the snow
15:51 UTC
View from front door - Day 2
14:24 UTC