Elliot Stonecipher, a Louisiana pundit, recently penned a column arguing against the proposed tax increases of new Gov. John Bel Edwards:

http://realshreveport.com/dear-louisiana...ays-texas/

Interesting tidbits from the article:

In 94 football games since 1914, the Rice Owls have been beaten by the Texas Longhorns 72 times and tied them once. Losing 80% of the time, why does Rice keep playing Texas? Because it’s hard.
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Why does Rice play Texas? Because, win or lose, Rice players are bettered by doing so. Texas plays Rice because it’s easy, which accomplishes nothing.


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