The Lonestar State

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Creek boys take district track/field title
Posted by LG
"We had a good showing," Clear Creek boys' head track and field coach Ruben Jordan said. Added Clear Brook boys' head track and field coach Dennis Brazy,"Overall, we were happy with the results."

Both Texas men's and women's track and field teams earn second place at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
Posted by matt
Freshman Leonel Manzano (Marble Falls, Texas), who ran a provisional 3:59.86 to set a school and meet record and became only the second Longhorn in school history to run the mile under four minutes

Steidl Sets Course Record at the Sunmart 50K Endurance Run
Posted by Matt
Ulrich Steidl, a former member of the German national track and cross country team, won his fifth consecutive 50 kilometer race in course record time at the 15th annual Sunmart Texas Trail Endurance Runs at Huntsville State Park

Browne Wins USA Men's Half-Marathon Title at Houston
Posted by Matt
Dan Browne, who represented the U.S. in both the marathon and 10,000 meters at the 2004 Athens Games, dispelled any concern of a post-Olympics letdown with a strong late-race surge to claim victory at the 2005 USA Men's Half-Marathon Championship in Houston.

Mark Floreani on Flotrack
Posted by Matt
Whenever I (Mark Floreani) travel, a lot of people ask me how and why we started and since Flotrack has a lot of new users I wanted to introduce myself, explain how and why we started Flotrack, talk about T-shirts the Beijing contest, and what we hope for in 08.

A single star was part of the Long Expedition (1819), Austin Colony (1821) and several flags of the early Republic of Texas. Some say that the star represented the wish of many Texans to achieve statehood in the United States. Others say it originally represented Texas as the lone state of Mexico which was attempting to uphold its rights under the Mexican Constitution of 1824. At least one "lone star" flag was flown during the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar (1835). source: http://www.main.org/boyscout/texas.htm