Ok... the easy stuff first. I was born in Tucson, went to high school here in Wichita Falls (OLD HIGH CLASS OF '99 REPRESENT!), and graduated college in Albuquerque. I'm happily married to my High School sweetheart Lindsey and we have a beautiful baby girl Madeline (named after one of the funniest women to ever live, Madeline Kahn.) I'm a huge geek, and proud of it. At any given time by belt buckle is either Ghostbusters, Superman or Batman, I have many shirts to match those belt buckles, and have more action figures on display in my house than my 8-year-old nephew has in his toy chest. Now for the more introspective stuff... My wife says that its quite obvious that I was born to entertain people. In a group of people, if I'm not cracking jokes, people come up and say, "Are you feeling ok?" Getting people to laugh at something I said or did, and I meant to make them laugh, is the best feeling in the world to me. Of course I've learned the hard way where and when it is not a good idea to try to make people laugh... like funeral homes or a police line up.
Tony Kerns
University of North Texas Student-Employee Fired for Racial Slur
A student-employee at a UNT student union restaurant was fired last week for using a racial slur on another student's receipt.
Texas School Assigns Students to List Positive Aspects of Slavery
A San Antonio Charter School is in hot water after an assignment asked students to consider the positive aspects of slavery.
Texas Executes 10th Inmate This Year
Wednesday night, Texas officials executed Daniel Lee Lopez by lethal injection for the 2009 vehicular homicide of a Corpus Christi police lieutenant.
Pilot Killed in Attempted Prank on Dallas Cowboys Practice [UPDATED]
UPDATE (8/10/15 9:10 AM): Initial reports stated that the airplane that crashed was meant to carry a banner to prank the Dallas Cowboys, but that has been found to be false.
While there was indeed a fatal crash at the same airport, witnesses say it was an airplane carrying a Bud Light banner that crashed. The pilot who was supposed to carry the prank banner was scheduled to leave the airport later
New Texas Textbook Lists Slavery as Minor Reason for Civil War
Amidst national controversy over the Confederate Flag and the role of the Confederacy in slavery, new Texas social studies text books are actively downplaying the role of slavery in the Civil War.
Texas House Panel Gives OK to Recreational Marijuana
On Wednesday, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved legislation to legalize the buying and selling of marijuana in Texas.
Police Body Cam Footage Reveals Details of Fatal Shooting of Texas Man in Oklahoma
Newly released body camera footage shows what happened when a Muskogee, Oklahoma police officer killed a suspect on January 17.
Texas Cop Suspended For Using a Taser on a 76-Year-Old Man
A Texas police officer has been placed on administrative leave after using his Taser on a 76-year-old man whom he pulled over for an expired inspection sticker.
Texas Lawmakers Look to End Ban on Open Carry of Handguns
The new Texas legislature will be looking into several new gun laws in the new year, including one that ends the ban on the open carry of handguns.
Texas Woman Executed For Starving Girlfriend’s Child To Death
38-year-old Lisa Ann Coleman was put to death Wednesday night for the torture and starvation death of her girlfriend's 9-year-old son.