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Your pets feel it too. Hot asphalt can burn their paws. Touch it with the back of your hand — if you can't hold it for 5 seconds, it's too hot for your dog to walk on.

Electrolytes, not just water. Liquid IV, Pedialyte, even pickle juice. When you sweat this much, plain water isn't enough. You're losing salt faster than you can replace it.

Army Corps of Engineers parks around the lakes are always less crowded than city parks. Free or cheap, good trails, water access. Google the nearest lake to you and look for Army Corps sites.

Morning Kombat on YouTube is genuinely the best MMA media show right now. Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell have great chemistry and their analysis is smart without being pretentious

i spend way too much money every saturday but the quality is worth it

For dentists: look at newer practices that opened in the last 1-2 years. They're actively building their patient base so they have availability. Established dentists are booked out forever.

Recruiting in Austin sells itself. The campus, the city, the weather, the NIL money. What 18-year-old is saying no to that?

Parents in Dallas-Fort Worth need to see this. Important thread.

The luxury apartment overbuilding is the one silver lining. Landlords are offering 2 months free on leases for the first time ever. Supply finally caught demand.

High school football being a religion. I thought people were exaggerating. Then I saw a high school stadium bigger than most college stadiums. These people are not playing.

State parks. Texas state parks system is incredible and massively underused. A year pass is $70 and gets you into every park in the state. Weekend camping is $15-25/night.

Live Oak HefeWeizen on a 95-degree day is the closest thing to perfection in a glass. Crisp, refreshing, banana and clove notes. Flawless.

Urgent care clinics do physicals and basic checkups. It's not ideal for ongoing care but if you just need a checkup done this month, they can do it.

This is incredibly generous. I am a single mom in Princeton Park and my dryer just died last week. I have a friend with a truck and we can come Saturday morning. DM sent.

The burnt orange shade correction is real. I wore a red-orange shirt to a game once and three separate people told me that wasn't the right color. These people are serious.

if youre considering boxing and you live in south DFW, just go here. dont waste time at a fitness boxing chain. Main Street will teach you the real sport for less money with better coaching

The weather changing 40 degrees in one day. I've worn shorts and a jacket in the same 12 hour period. Multiple times.

Keep a cooler in your trunk in summer. Cold water, some snacks. If you break down on a Texas highway in July, help might take 30-45 minutes. You want water available.

State parks. Texas state parks system is incredible and massively underused. A year pass is $70 and gets you into every park in the state. Weekend camping is $15-25/night.

the disrespect to taco haven is unacceptable

Everything IS bigger. The steaks, the trucks, the highways, the distances, the portions. My first time ordering a "small" drink here I got what I'd call a large anywhere else.

this is where i learned to box. walked in knowing nothing, the coach sat me down and taught me how to wrap my hands on day one. three years later i competed in Golden Gloves. the coaching changed my life

Location within Houston changes everything. North vs south is two different markets.

Jester King on a Saturday afternoon is the best day out in Austin. Period. Pizza, farmhouse ales, hill country views, goats. What more do you need.

Austin Spurs games are where you go to say "I watched that guy before he was famous." Saw Keldon Johnson play in Cedar Park before his NBA career took off.