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Lawrence Stroll spent a billion dollars to buy the biggest cheat code in F1. If this does not result in a championship within 3 years, nothing will.

As a DFW native, that TCU season unified the entire metroplex. Cowboys fans, Aggies, Longhorns -- everyone was rooting for TCU. Fort Worth was electric.

Richardson near UTD/CityLine might be the sweet spot. Still suburban-ish but DART connected and growing fast with restaurants and nightlife.

Reata rooftop in Fort Worth with a Texas margarita at sunset. If you haven't done this, you haven't lived in DFW.

The M Streets GroupMe has been amazing for real-time alerts. We had a suspicious person reported and identified within 15 minutes.

Anna is the sleeper play for affordability. $320K for a new build, decent schools, and it'll benefit from all the Collin County growth.

Data Analyst, American Airlines (Fort Worth HQ). 2 YOE. $72K base + flight benefits. The flight perks alone are worth $10K+/year if you use them.

Legacy Hall food hall is great for groups where nobody can agree on what to eat. 20+ options under one roof.

Texas A&M dental school in Dallas saved me $800 on a crown. The students are supervised by experienced faculty. Takes longer but the quality is the same.

THSC convention in The Woodlands every year is worth attending even if you're just considering homeschooling. Massive vendor hall, workshops, legal updates.

Flower Child in Preston Hollow is consistently excellent. The organic greens bowl with salmon is my go-to.

As a fan of a non-blue-blood Texas school: expansion is the only reason my team has any hope of ever making the playoff. Before expansion, it was literally 4 teams from 3 conferences.

As someone who has watched F1 for 20 years, the American growth is incredible but the Netflix fans do not understand the sport. They think it is a reality show with cars.

Libraries in DFW are massively underrated for kids. Free story time, STEM programs, summer reading — all free.

The State Fair combination makes this a unique event in all of sports. Football, Fletcher's Corny Dogs, Big Tex, and 92,000 people losing their minds. All in Dallas.

TexasLawHelp.org has fillable forms for everything — protective orders, name changes, small claims petitions. It's an incredible resource.

Both teams guaranteed a possession in the regular season too. Not just playoffs. If it is fair enough for a conference championship, it is fair enough for Week 6.

The AG child support calculator is useful but doesn't account for everything. Medical insurance, daycare costs, and special needs expenses are calculated separately.

The Richardson Senior Center is doing a scam awareness workshop next Tuesday. Free, open to all ages. Worth bringing a parent or grandparent.

Fun fact: the High Five cost $261 million to build and my commute still takes 55 minutes.

The equal distribution model is what makes it work. In La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona get the largest shares. In England, the bottom club gets a meaningful share. That is why the league is competitive top to bottom.

Dez caught it. I will die on this hill. Source: my own eyes and the laws of physics.

Arch Manning is the next Heisman from Texas. The hype has been building since he was 16 years old. If he starts and the Longhorns contend for the SEC title, he will be in New York in December.

NEVER admit the debt is yours on the phone. "I'm requesting written validation" is the only sentence you need.

The meat markdown tip is gold. I got $40 worth of ribeyes for $16 at the Kroger on Beltline last week.