Vega is a city in Oldham County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Oldham County. The population was 936 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 871.

In 2005, Vega was the setting for the CMT reality show, Popularity Contest.

Geography

Vega is located at 35°14′44″N 102°25′30″W / 35.24556°N 102.425°W (35.245547, -102.425112). It is situated at the junction of Interstate 40 (Old Route 66) and U.S. Highway 385 in southern Oldham County, approximately 30 miles west of Amarillo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.

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A very early alignment of Route 66 through downtown Vega ends where the farm fields begin

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Do you Agree With This List Of WWE's Top Matches-Part 4?
Q. This May Very Will Be The Biggest Question In YA History Since This Is Such a Huge List All You Have to Do Is Say Whether You Agree With The Top 100 WWE Matches In History? Why Or Why Not If you Don't Agree With Something.? So Here Goes For People Who Enjoy This Question It'd Be Cool if you Could Star For Me Since I Went Through the Trouble Of Asking This Huge Of A Question 100. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit - Backlash 2000 99. Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock - SummerSlam 2002 98. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels - SummerSlam 2002 97. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Steve Austin - King of the Ring 2001 96. Mankind vs. HHH - In Your House: Canadian Stampede 95. Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz - WrestleMania 16 94. Chris… [cont.]
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A. ahhh RAW is coming on in literally 5 minutes! I will come back after the show and answer this question and the rest you posted! be back later :) EDIT: ok im back...i found a problem the second i started reading it...the rock and lesner...shouldn't be before jericho and benoit. anyway in general the list is pretty good...some things are out of order and i would put some things before others...but thats my opinion...star for u!
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Do you think the sex maniac in Texas who is four years old should be executed or thrown out of school? Here is
Q. the story - 4-year-old suspended after hugging teacher's aide By Associated Press WACO, Texas -- School administrators gave a 4-year-old student an in-school suspension for inappropriately touching a teacher's aide after the pre-kindergartner hugged the woman. A letter from La Vega school district administrators to the student's parents said that the boy was involved in "inappropriate physical behavior interpreted as sexual contact and/or sexual harassment" after he hugged the woman and he "rubbed his face in the chest of (the) female employee" on Nov. 10. DaMarcus Blackwell, the father of the boy who attends La Vega Primary School, said he filed a complaint with the district. He said that his son doesn't understand why he was… [cont.]
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A. this is just disturbing.. since when can`t a young child give or receive a hug when needed.. this is just a demonstration of the filth that was going thru the teachers aides mind.. she or he shouldn`t be in the school if this is what she thought.. an innocent hug from an innocent little tot.
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Do you think the sex maniac in Texas who is four years old should be executed or thrown out of school? Here is
Q. the story - 4-year-old suspended after hugging teacher's aide By Associated Press WACO, Texas -- School administrators gave a 4-year-old student an in-school suspension for inappropriately touching a teacher's aide after the pre-kindergartner hugged the woman. A letter from La Vega school district administrators to the student's parents said that the boy was involved in "inappropriate physical behavior interpreted as sexual contact and/or sexual harassment" after he hugged the woman and he "rubbed his face in the chest of (the) female employee" on Nov. 10. DaMarcus Blackwell, the father of the boy who attends La Vega Primary School, said he filed a complaint with the district. He said that his son doesn't understand why he was… [cont.]
Asked by americanhero_aa - Sat Nov 10 22:01:47 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You gotta love a country where people are so insecure about sex and sexual offenders that a 4 year old can get suspended. This is truly pathetic and weak! Those school administrators are the ones who should be punished...for being ignorant!!
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