NORMAN — The work began at 8 p.m. Sunday night. First, the concrete had to be swept, its cracks rid of dirt and leaves. Less than an hour later, the artists brushed the first coats, red and white, tracing words their predecessors first painted in 1983. “BEAT THE HELL OUT OF TEXAS.” Painting the all-caps phrase with Texas written upside down...
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