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Matthew McConaughey is now a Texan man...again!

The actor recently announced at the Texas Film Hall of Fame awards that he moved back home to the lone star state with his family.

Matthew tells the truth about Texas Our Texas:

“No one recognizes you and no one asks you, ‘Hey, what do you do?,’ because I don’t think anyone cares. Fridays show up sooner here. You want to get along in Austin, you want to get along in Texas, all you have to do is be yourself.”

The Texas native brought his wife Camila Alves and their two children back to his home state four months ago and has been loving it ever since!

The Texas Film Hall of Fame awards was the first event of the South by Southwest film and music festival, going on now through March 18th in Austin!

There is truth to the saying, "If you build it they will come". The University of North Texas gives the heave ho to the freshman 15 with an all-vegan dinning hall!

What a great way to lead the way UNT!!!

The vegan dinning hall is called "Mean Greens" and their website says:

“Vegan dining is not just for vegans but for all who seek to eat a balanced diet that offers a host of health benefits. In addition to tasting good and being good for you; vegan dining is sustainable and helps to reduce our carbon footprint which is good for the earth.”

Checked out Mean Green's menu! DISH wants to go eat there!

Now don't misunderstand, the entire campus is not vegan. There are a total of 5 on campus dining halls and only Mean Green's is vegan. PLUS they still have the on campus fast food chains like Taco Bell and Chick Fil A.
However this is a great option for the kids and DISH feels is should be considered at all Universities! Esp Texas A&M where they can actually grow their own!

Mr. Baker in Katy, Texas isn't taking kindly to being pushed around by his new neighbors so he's fighting back...with afternoon Pig Races!

Don't count your health, wellness and DIET resolutions out just yet! Just because it's Rodeo Cook-Off this weekend doesn't mean you have to roll over and let your diet play dead!

You can go to cook off in the evening and learn all about the many different styles and lineages of yoga during the day! You can also practice any type of yoga while you visit the Texas Yoga Conference!

It's happening on the University of St. Thomas Campus at the Jerabeck Athletic Center Feb 25-27, 2011. There will be over 72 presentations and you can take yoga classes with some of the top instructors in the world. DISH will absolutely be there!

But it's not just yoga! It's DJs Spinning and live music, food and so much more!!

It's starts Friday Night with the Bhakti Bash from 5:30-9:30 p.m. led by Sean Johnson! DJ Hyfi will spin music and Dana Flynn will help us rejoice with a Laughing Lotus yoga class. In room 202 at 5:30 p.m. Etan Boritzer will be holding a lecture Yoga and the Buddha’s Teachings which is good for all, including yoga teachers, to enjoy. Then at 7:30 p.m. the party begins with a music concert with Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band, dancing, food, massage, and henna tattoos!

Saturday night is MC Yogi in concert at 7:30 p.m. with Sean Johnson playing afterwards on February 26, 2010.

Our lineup includes Duncan Wong, Sadie Nardini, Dana Flynn, Sierra Bender, Les Leventhal, Christina Sell, & KK Ledford and of course all of our fabulous Texas talent!

Manduka, Luna Bars, 002 Magazine, Kulae, Luke's Locker, I Love Yoga, Prana, and Natural Awakenings Magazine are just a few of our sponsors participating this year. Shopping and yoga are in store for you! Be prepared to have a blast meeting our presenters and sponsors in 2011! They are awesome!

To promote yoga in Texas help us to unite the Texas yoga community and spread the bliss of yoga by mentioning us in your newsletters, Facebook pages and other marketing avenues that you may use.

Can't wait to see you there DISHIES!

The Texas Conference for Women, hosted by Gov. Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry, will get underway this Wednesday morning and the line up is chocked full with powerful, intelligent, inspiring women!! On hand will be Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Judge Glenda Hatchett, and TLC’s Dr. Jennifer Arnold will be part of the 2010 keynote lineup. The 11^th annual Conference is set for Nov. 10 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

“For the past ten years, I’ve seen the Conference grow into more than we could have ever dreamed, and I’m thrilled that we’ll hear from such accomplished and bold keynoters this year,” said Texas First Lady Anita Perry. “The inspirational stories, skill development sessions and networking opportunities are a chance for women to step away from the routine and recharge along with others. Most importantly, women of Texas are being offered the tools to realize their dreams and achieve them.”

Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned historian and has been reporting on politics and baseball for more than three decades. Following her tenure teaching government at Harvard, she served as an assistant to Lyndon Johnson during his last year in office and later assisted with his memoirs. Goodwin has written for leading national publications and is the author of numerous books including Pulitzer Prize-Winning “No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Home Front During World War II.”

Leigh Anne Tuohy’s family was profiled in Michael Lewis’ New York Times bestseller, “The Blind Side,” which went on to become a Hollywood blockbuster starring Sandra Bullock. Tuohy is a motivational speaker who has inspired thousands with her family’s story of adopting her son Michael Oher, currently an Offensive Tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. She takes great pleasure in sharing her personal “Blind Side” observations with others, noting how Michael Oher changed her as a person and the Tuohys as a family.

Judge Glenda Hatchett presided over the syndicated show “Judge Hatchett” and is the author of the national bestseller “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say.” Before her show, Hatchett was the highest-ranking African-American woman at Delta Airlines, serving as a senior attorney for the airlines and was named by Ebony magazine as one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America.” She then served as Georgia’s first African-American chief presiding judge of a state court and the department head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country.

Dr. Jennifer Arnold is the medical director of Texas Children’s Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art Pediatric Simulation Center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Arnold has been credited as revolutionizing the education of prenatal care. She earned the Ray E. Helfer Award for innovation in medical education from the Academic Pediatric Association. In addition to her work in the medical field, Arnold and her husband, Bill Klein, are the stars of TLC’s reality show, “Little Couple.”

This year, the Conference will also feature a career fair led by Tory Johnson, the CEO of Women For Hire and the workplace contributor on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Johnson will share her perspective on professional success and offer tips to guide women through job hunts and interviews. The career fair will feature resume critiquing and the “Mentor Match” program to help attendees strengthen skills and advance their careers. AAA Texas will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the career fair.

In addition to addresses by distinguished keynotes, the Conference will feature dozens of expert-led seminars. This year’s theme, “Your Time is Now!” captures the Conference’s opportunities for community, connection, motivation and momentum to help women discover the tools they need to succeed.

To register or learn more about the 11th annual Texas Conference for Women CLICK HERE

DISH will see you there!