Harris County librarians and UT Longhorn football players' arrests

At any rate, district officials — concerned as always with the physical and mental well-being of their students — no doubt have done extensive research into whether the abstinence programs they do use are effective, correct?

Not really. The state-mandated abstinence-related curriculum has been in effect since the '90s, but it's just now, Abbott says, that "The University of Texas Medical Center has two researchers working on pilot programs and gathering research in several of our middle schools."

We'll keep our fingers crossed that in Houston, as opposed to the rest of the country, abstinence education works like a charm. Even if we don't know how much we're spending on it.

Summer of Longhorn Discontent

The University of Texas football team has taken a few lumps imagewise this summer, with more appearances on the police blotter than the Dallas Crackboys in their Michael Irvin heyday. We who don’t bow down daily in the direction of Memorial Stadium thought these kinds of problems were impossible because Mack Brown listens to rap on his iPod, but apparently not. For a wrap-up of the rap sheets, click here.