
Meanwhile, in Texas: A Very Popular Tortoise Ran Away From Home Very, Very Slowly
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a tortoise that ran (well, crawled) away to some gizmos that were carried (that is, taken) away.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a tortoise that ran (well, crawled) away to some gizmos that were carried (that is, taken) away.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a pair of primates comforting a woman to a quintet of musicians getting pranked.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a man who really hated his mom’s spaghetti to a Walmart shopper looking for really low prices.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a centenarian plummeting to earth on purpose to a hot-air ballooner who did so against his will.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a stray possum’s big game in Lubbock to a rookie quarterback’s big game in Houston.
Plus, a cocktail that carnivores can get behind and a pig you’ll get way behind, if you know what’s good for you.
Plus, a harrowing vehicular encounter with a spear and a harrowing vehicular encounter with a cornfield.
Plus, expired paperwork brought a great westward journey to an end, and an interdimensional portal did not open.
Plus, an aggressive hawk kept postal employees from their appointed rounds and a cross-dressing bank robber brought new meaning to word “stickup.”
The Grapevine-raised pop star and collectibles enthusiast has taken his fandom to a whole new level.
The li’l guy went missing a week ago. Whoever finds him is going to be rich (in barbecue, gift cards, and pie).
Plus, a woman sank her teeth into a Lufkin security guard, and a family of ducks sank without a trace.
Joe Jones has amassed millions of followers on social media, but the only thing he’s keeping track of is laughs.
Plus, a Houston bakery added a family-size croissant to its menu and a man fleeing from the police decided he was really, really hungry.
Plus, a man and his parrot made the scene at Whataburger, and someone really, really wanted to catch a Megan Thee Stallion show.
Plus, somebody slapped an H-E-B employee and nobody opened a satanic-themed hotel in Plano.
Plus, a man stole tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo and creepy-looking snapper eels turned up near Port Bolivar.
Wichita Falls resident Jim Loudermilk carefully removed a 1930s racing sailboat from an old downtown building and restored it to its original glory.
The band aims to bring Texas Guns and Roses to its kn-kn-kn-kn-knees—or at least compel it to change its name.
From the man responsible for emptying it.
Plus, porch pirates spread manure on a home after getting pranked, a teen swallowed part of a dog toy, and more.
It’s impressive, really.
Plus, a man broke into an animal shelter and released more than 150 dogs, and a police officer completed an arrested driver’s food delivery.
Plus, Rice University engineers turned a dead spider into a gripping tool and a man ate 52 spring rolls in ten minutes.
Plus, a man stole $10,000 worth of bleachers, and landscapers discovered human remains in a backyard barbecue pit.
Plus, a man broke ancient Greek vessels at the Dallas Museum of Art, and a mysterious figure walked near the fence of the Amarillo Zoo.
Plus, a man robbing a Port Arthur home stopped first to mow its yard, and a 77-year-old man went for his first skydive in decades.
Is that you, Buc-ee?
Plus, a teacher resigned after she reportedly lit a student’s hands on fire, and a Dallas resident ran her thousandth marathon.
Plus, authorities seized 31 pets from an animal hoarder, and two MMA fighters wrested away a shooter's weapon.
Plus, José Altuve pays a fan a visit, and a woman tries to smuggle four spider monkeys into the U.S. in a duffel bag.
Plus, a woman finds unidentified ashes in a Goodwill urn, and a Houston driver leaves a barbecue grill unattended in his truck bed.
Plus, a homeowner sets a Christmas light show to Lil Jon and fishers get rescued from a Lake Amistad sandbar.
Cod this story be any stranger?
Plus, a woman in Temple threw her soup at a restaurant employee.
Plus, a Lubbock couple found their chihuahua hidden in their suitcase at the airport, and other head-turning stories.
A Sugar Land store called Buky’s might be the most egregious case to catch the attention of the litigious beaver, but it’s hardly the first.
It can be lifted only with a construction crane.
Plus, a man sued a restaurant for allowing him to get “too drunk.”
Plus, home security footage captured a deer hoof-fight over corn feed.
Plus, a boy flushed his grandmother’s wedding ring down the toilet, and a 72-year old trained for his 787th marathon.
Plus, a thirty-year-old woman in El Paso County posed as her thirteen-year-old daughter to attend middle school.
It’s an unconventional but attention-grabbing strategy.
Plus, an elementary school was evacuated after a 10-year-old lit a toilet paper dispenser on fire.
“I don’t want anyone who comes into my restaurant to forget that day,” says Brent Johnson, owner of Bar9Eleven.
Plus, a Houston woman went to Fort Worth to cut off 24 feet of fingernails.
Joe Exotic has a lot of competition. The big cat seen roaming a Houston neighborhood this week is just the latest.
He challenged a reporter to perform the calisthenics, then decided to do them himself.
The unrelated incidents both ended safely for the animals.
He confessed after someone spotted him in surveillance footage.