The sellout streak began on May 15, 2003, when the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 12-3 as Pedro Martinez pitched six scoreless innings before 32, 485 fans.

NPR: Red Sox Sellout Streak Ends At 820 Games

Those who stand with Bush get invites to his Crawford, Texas ranch, and the red carpet treatment at the White House.

CNN: Will Bush forgive and forget?

From the first days of the founding of his firefighting company, in 1959, his men tooled round the dry scrub of the Texas oilfields in red Lincolns, easy to spot when needed.

ECONOMIST: Obituary

His conclusion: The teams that will receive the greatest reward from the addition of the two wild cards are the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, and the Texas Rangers teams that have won a combined 11 American League championships under the old wild-card system, need any help at all.

WSJ: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox to Get Wild-Card Boost

The area involved -- off the coast of Somalia and Kenya as well as the Gulf of Aden -- equals more than 1.1 million square miles, roughly four times the size of Texas, or the size of the Mediterranean and Red Sea combined.

CNN: As piracy surges, U.S. warns of dangers off Somali coast

His successor will face the dilemma of whether to shut off the Carlsbad irrigators to make sure that enough water can flow down to the Red Bluff reservoir in Texas.

ECONOMIST: The Pecos river

He too was a high first-round pick, in 1996, but an abnormality in his elbow raised red flags, and the Texas Rangers rescinded their offer.

FORBES: Why Cy Young Winner R.A. Dickey is the Ultimate Moneyball Pitcher

And often, for Texas cotton farmers, the garbage is the difference between red and black at the end of the year.

NPR: Texas Cotton: 'Farmer Profits at Every Step'

As a consultant, two of my more memorable jobs were conducting economic impact studies for the Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas on 2 separate occasions over the last 8 years.

FORBES: Revenue Disparities May Eventually Drive Oklahoma and Texas Apart

"We want to thank the fans supporting us, the local officials and businesses that have encouraged us, the State of Texas, Circuit of The Americas' staff and Bernie (Ecclestone) himself, " founding partner Red McCoombs said in a statement.

CNN: U.S. GP back on as 2012 F1 calendar confirmed

With fans driving hours, crossing state lines and international borders, Austin, Texas became an eSports epicenter Memorial Day weekend, at the first ever Red Bull Battlegrounds invitational pro-video game tournament.

FORBES: Connect