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Although Texas isn’t the first thing to come to mind when you think about people with lots of money, there really are a lot of wealthy people here. From oil money to sports and even huge franchises, there are some big names in Texas with even bigger pocketbooks.

Who says the holidays have to be all warm and fuzzy? According to some health groups in the UK, Christmas can be the perfect time to tell a loved one he or she is overweight. It may sound rude, but experts insist the health risks involved with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, make it worth the uncomfortable conversation.

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich may best understand where the notoriously cantankerous Lou Reed comes from. In an interview with his bandmates and Reed, Ulrich tells the Telegraph that the Velvet Underground legend enters each circumstance with suspicion.

Every year, Barbara Walters releases her list of the ‘Most Fascinating People of the Year.’ The 2011 list includes a couple of people you could probably guess would be on the list. It also includes more than a few people that will make you scratch your head and ask “did they change the meaning of the word ‘fascinating’?” (Yes, the Kardashians are on the list.)

Singer Whitney Houston is back in rehab, PEOPLE is reporting. A rep for Houston confirmed early this afternoon that the 47-year-old singer is "currently in an out-patient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment. Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process."

Paul McCartney is reportedly engaged to girlfriend Nancy Shevell, sources tell PEOPLE magazine. "Nancy and Paul are getting married - ring and all. Very exciting," the source said. The couple, who appeared together Monday at the 2011 MET Costume Gala in New York, began dating in the Hamptons during the summer of 2007.