State News

Cruise Night is a night of good ol' fashioned cruisin' up and down North 1st Street in Abilene.

Day 4 was a long travel day as I rode from Wichita Falls to Texarkana. Aside from about 20 miles of interstate travel, most was backroad-style of riding, which is my favorite.

What can I say that hasn't already been said about The Ride for Change? Oh, I've got plenty. As we wrap up the third day on the road, all I can think is how incredibly humbled I am with this event.

Day 2 of The Ride for Change may not have met the donation expectations we had, but it far exceeded the #beagoodhuman expectations.

The Ride for Change officially kicked off in Lubbock and to say I'm incredibly appreciative of the warm welcome, and incredible support, would be an understatement.

Stephanie Haveman, at Embroider Lab, did an incredible job with the Ride for Change vest.

Many of you have asked about riding various legs, of the ride, with me and I wanted to let you know, you're welcome to do so.

Even though the ride doesn't start until September 14th, the donations have already started rolling in and we'd appreciate it if you considered donating as well.

Besides the obvious, here are my reasons for creating minority scholarships on this year's ride.

In September, I'll be riding my motorcycle across Texas (and a small part of Oklahoma) in an effort to raise awareness and funds for minority scholarships we're setting up in each market.

So you've decided to exercise your right to vote, but maybe you need a little help getting started.

Texas has many different types of rattlesnakes. Some you will only find in the desert of West Texas, some in East Texas. Let's learn about them and some of the do's and don't's if we run into one of them.