January 21, 2013
Pig Entrails Draped over Cypress Mosque Gate in Likely Hate Crime
And it wouldn't be the first Islamophobic pig incident for the Houston exurbs either.
Horrible things
Energy
January 21, 2013
PHOTOS: Superwreck on Interstate 10
Startling images of the 140-vehicle pileup on Interstate 10 west of Beaumont on Thanksgiving Day.
Critters
January 21, 2013
Who is Mutilating the Dolphins?
Crimes against dolphins plague the Gulf of Mexico.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
R.I.P. Big Tex
Big Tex went up in flames Friday.
January 21, 2013
Reddit Troll (Sort of) Apologizes on CNN
Arlington resident Michael Brutsch, who was unmasked as Reddit's biggest troll late last week, took to CNN Thursday to issue a half-hearted apology.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
T. Boone and Madeleine Pickens’ Super Sad True Divorce Story
The couple is splitting after seven years of marriage.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Willie Nelson in the Hospital
Willie Nelson was hospitalized in Denver after having trouble breathing before a Saturday night show.
January 21, 2013
Juárez’s Last Cemetery Filling Up Quickly
Juárez needs another municipal cemetery to handle the glut of murders connected to drug violence.
January 21, 2013
Tornado-Ravaged Dallas-Fort Worth
Devastating photos and incredible video of the twisters that hit North Texas Tuesday afternoon.
January 21, 2013
DEA Sting Nets American Soldiers Who Agreed to Kill for Zetas, Officials Say
Three men allegedly agreed to a murder-to-hire plot proposed by DEA agents posing as members of the Los Zetas cartel.
January 21, 2013
Plano Model Injured by Propeller Sues Plane Insurer
Lauren Scruggs, the 23-year-old model and fashion blogger who lost an hand and eye in the accident, rejected a $200,000 settlement.
January 21, 2013
Company Denies Dumping Pig Blood in Trinity
The Columbia Packing Co. denies knowingly releasing pig blood into the Trinity River and responds to allegations it has a secret sewer pipe that bypasses the city's monitoring device.
January 21, 2013
Parents of Slain Soldier Sue Dating Sites for Using Son’s Photo in Ads
The family of Lt. Peter Burks was horrified to discover that two dating websites used a photo of their son, who died in combat in Iraq in 2007, alongside the text "Military Men Looking for Love."
Critters
January 21, 2013
Man Arrested for Stabbing Puppy in Abilene
Abilene police arrested a man who attacked a fourteen-week-old puppy.
January 21, 2013
Confusion Reigns: Parents Question Officers Use of Lethal Force
Jaime Gonzalez Jr.'s parents don't understand why Brownsville officers shot their son three times, but a 911 reveals that police asked the eighth-grader to drop his gun several times.
October 15, 2012
Texan Computer Programmer Outed as Notorious Reddit Troll
Gawker's Adrian Chen reveals that the self-described "creepy uncle of Reddit" is 49-year-old Arlington resident Michael Brutsch.
Critters
July 5, 2012
UTSA Grad Student Moved to Hospital After Chimp Attack
A week after he was mauled by two chimpanzees at a South African sanctuary, Andrew Oberle is hospitalized in stable condition.
Critters
April 2, 2012
The Top Ten Most Rabid Counties in Texas
Give that skunk in your yard wide berth, because it might be rabid.
March 28, 2012
March Madness: Airline Edition
One year, three inappropriate rants abroad airplanes in Texas. What's in the air?
March 5, 2012
Thief Robs Girl Scouts
A bandit stole a cashbox containing $200 from a troop of Girl Scouts who were selling cookies outside of a Fort Bend County Walmart.
February 22, 2012
Jury Convicts Man in Torture Case
Jeffrey Maxwell of Corsicana, who abducted a former neighbor and tortured her on a deer-skinning rack, was convicted and faces multiple life sentences for his crime.
January 24, 2012
A River (of Pig Blood) Runs Through It
Columbia Packing Co., a meatpacking plant in Dallas's Oak Cliff neighborhood, has been accused of dumping pig blood into Cedar Creek, which feeds into the Trinity River.
News & Politics
January 3, 2012
Heartbreaking Videos from Austin Teen Go Viral
The last YouTube videos of Austin teen Ben Breedlove, who died from a heart attack on Christmas night, have gained a worldwide following.
December 15, 2011
Tasteless Casket Photo Goes Viral
A picture of fifteen Air Force members posing with a metal casket containing a seemingly lifeless corpse has led to an investigation at Lackland Air Force Base.
December 6, 2011
Plano Model, Blogger Severely Injured By Plane Propeller
Good Morning America interviewed Lauren Scruggs’s parents about the condition of their daughter, who lost a hand after walking into a plane propeller.
December 2, 2011
Bum Steer of the Week: A Case of Fowl Play Turned Deadly
A man murders a beloved turkey that lived in a New Braunfels park.