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The first sting operation was conducted recently in a Dallas suburb where agents infiltrated 36 bars and arrested 30 people for public intoxication, said the commission's Carolyn Beck.

Being in a bar does not exempt one from the state laws against public drunkenness, Beck said.

The goal, she said, was to detain drunks before they leave a bar and go do something dangerous like drive a car.

"We feel that the only way we're going to get at the drunk driving problem and the problem of people hurting each other while drunk is by crackdowns like this," she said.

"There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they're intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car," Beck said. "People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss."

She said the sting operations would continue throughout the state.

The Gossip – Standing in the Way of Control (Le Tigre mix)
Pulp – Common People
Belle & Sebastian – White Collar Boy
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Mount Sims – How We Do
Madonna - Hung Up
We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt
Blur - Girls & Boys (PSB mix)
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La (Phones remix)
New Order – Temptation
Tom Vek - I Ain’t Saying my Goodbyes
Maximo Park – Apply Some Pressure
School Uniform – the Pipettes
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Clear Static – Make Up Sex
Schooly D – ATHF

This Saturday, January 21st, is Shag Frenzy sponsored by Scion.  Come to the Webster Underground to dance to the best indie, britpop, electroclash, punk, new wave, post-punk, glam, and more.  Tons of giveaways courtesy of Scion, Sub Pop, Domino, and the Webster Theater; plus a preview of The Elected's new album on Sub Pop(a must for Rilo Kiley fans).

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18 to Shag, 21 to Frenzy / $5 cover / Doors 9pm

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