new years eve

If you're drinkin' on New Year's Eve, you're not drivin' right? Heads up that there will be extra patrols on the roads watching tonight.  And it's not just drunk driving that will get you in trouble.  Buzzed driving can have you seeing flashing lights too.

There are many events planned throughout Texas to ring in the New Year tonight. Organizers in Dallas say the annual "Big D NYE" celebration will draw tens of thousands of people - perhaps forty thousand or more - and it's billed as the biggest New Year's Eve celebration in the Central Time Zone. That's at Victory Plaza in Downtown Dallas with live music, food, and fireworks, and it's fre

Got your fireworks yet? There are just two opportunities each year to buy fireworks in Texas - near the 4th of July, and new New Year's Eve. Business is good right now at local fireworks stands. Even though there has been some recent moisture, it's been another dry year. And fireworks and piles of dry leaves don't mix.

Not heading out of town for the holidays this year? Looking to do something memorable on the first day of 2011 without spending the money needed for a warm-weather or ski vacation? You have lots of options – some even in your own back yard.