Although other Texas schools have joined the conference since then, the tradition has remained.

His first head-coaching job came after that, from 1970 through 1972, at a Texas high school.

The two Texas schools quickly began to battle over the limited funds that the state legislature made available for higher education.

In fact, the top 10 percent of graduates from any Texas high school are guaranteed admission to the state university system.

At the time two state accrediting associations were serving Texas private schools.

It was also ranked third among Texas high schools.

The victory has netted billions of dollars for Texas schools.

Perhaps the campaign realized that if Texas schools were such a mess in 1994, they could not have been the best in 1996.

It was Fry's first game against a Texas school since leaving the state in 1978.

The legislation came in response to scandals in the Texas schools.