Monday, August 18, 2025 - Available on iHeartRadio
It's National Fajita Day, honoring the true heroes—the tortillas that hold it all together! Without them, we'd just be awkwardly eating veggies and meat with our hands and pretending it's totally normal. Plus, with 14 days until Labor Day, we're counting down to when everyone pretends they've always been passionate about not wearing white.
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Local Headlines That Matter: The City of Corpus Christi is looking at water-rate hikes tied to the Mary Rhodes Pipeline capacity boost—changes coming next year. We're also getting a new city logo featuring the new Harbor Bridge instead of the old one, unveiling at this week's city council meeting. Baseball fans, get excited: Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez starts his rehab assignment with the Hooks tomorrow as designated hitter after being out since May 3rd with a hand fracture.
Gen X Wisdom: Skip the motivational quotes today—instead, let's celebrate the truth about Gen X: we still print boarding passes because we survived "Microsoft Word has encountered an error" watching our term papers vanish at 1 AM. We learned technology will betray you at the worst possible moment, which is why we still hit 'Save' every three seconds like a nervous twitch.
Food Fight Results: The bros have spoken and Texas already knew it—Whataburger officially wins as America's best late-night fast food! BroBible ranked it #1 over In-N-Out, Steak 'n Shake, and Jack in the Box. Why? Bigger burgers, better taste, non-disappointing fries, spicy ketchup, and those glorious 2 AM taquitos. USA Today readers also voted Whataburger into the Top 10 best burgers nationally. Remember: nothing good happens after midnight... except Whataburger.
BBQ Blasphemy Alert: Here's news that might burn some brisket—Las Vegas was named America's #1 BBQ city with 107 top-rated spots, supposedly beating Franklin Barbecue in Austin. Somewhere in Austin, a pitmaster just threw down his tongs in disgust.
America Goes Sober: Americans are putting the brakes on booze—only 54% drink alcohol now, the lowest in 90 years of Gallup polling. Every demographic is cutting back, with two-thirds of 18-34 year-olds thinking even moderate drinking is unhealthy. The next generation is more "Topo Chico and tacos" than "shots and karaoke." Don't worry—us narrow-minded Texans will still find ways to wash down brisket with something stronger than sweet tea.
The Good News: Two California plumbers saved a grandmother's life when she was attacked by a swarm of bees. They caught her before she hit the ground, used a fire extinguisher to drive away the bees, then lured the swarm into their van while enduring dozens of stings until help arrived. Quick thinking literally saved her life.
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