Meanwhile, in Texas
October 11, 2023
Meanwhile, in Texas: Building the World’s Biggest Piñata, One Bag of Corn Nuts at a Time
Plus, a harrowing vehicular encounter with a spear and a harrowing vehicular encounter with a cornfield.
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Texas History
March 31, 2023
A Group of Singing Quilters Shares the History of the Underground Railroad
From the rural East Texas community of Pleasant Hill, a group of women depicts the sights and sounds that guided people to freedom.
Best Thing in Texas
June 7, 2021
Texans Lined Up to Shop at a Lufkin Bakery After Its Pride-Themed Treats Prompted a Backlash
When a batch of rainbow cookies led to a canceled order, people opened their wallets to support the East Texas shop.
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BBQ Joint Reviews
June 3, 2021
Stop by and See Wade, the One and Only Employee of Wade’s Barbecue
This Lufkin trailer is winning over customers so quickly that owner, pitmaster, server, and cleaning crew Wade Barbe has barely taken a day off.
The Texanist
December 21, 2019
The Texanist: Where Did the Phrase “Texas Leaguer” Come From?
A Lufkin man asks a sports-related question—and gets more answers than he bargained for.
Food & Drink
July 8, 2019
Worse Things Have Happened to Blue Bell Ice Cream Than a Gross Prank at Walmart
Before she was revealed to be a juvenile, a young woman could have faced up to twenty years in prison for licking a carton in the Lufkin store.
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The Culture
April 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… March 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
The Culture
March 3, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… February 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
The Daily Post
January 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… December 2017 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
The Daily Post
December 4, 2017
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… November 2017 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1995
Sorry, Charlie
The last of the LBJ-style Democracts, the rowdy and reckless Charlie Wilson has called it quits. A fond farewell.