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A Real Quackmire: This Month in Weird Texas News

by | Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 15:30 CST
From Muscovy ducks in Pearland to a detective agency devoted to cooking grease theft in Irving, it's been another weird month, y'all.
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Strangest State: This Month in Gator News…

Plus: a matchmaking scam, a thief’s Beto O’Rourke cover story, and a footlong shrimp.
Mon, Jul 29, 2019 |

POLK COUNTY // An alligator stopped traffic while it lounged on a highway near Lake Livingston. KFDM reports that the gator was so comfortable, Texas Parks and ...Read More

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Strangest State: May 2019

Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Fri, May 31, 2019 |

ATASCOCITA // A man tested the limits of Petco’s “all leashed pets allowed” policy by walking his 1,600-pound steer into the store. A Facebook video shows...Read More

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Strangest State: February 2019

Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Mon, Feb 18, 2019 |

Drue Wagner WICHITA FALLS // A woman was banned from Walmart after drinking wine from a Pringles can while astride an electric shopping cart. The Wichita Falls ...Read More

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Strangest State: October 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Thu, Oct 4, 2018 |

SAN ANTONIO // Thieves smuggled a shark out of the San Antonio Aquarium by hiding it in a baby stroller. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Miss Helen, a...Read More

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Strangest State: August 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Tue, Aug 14, 2018 |

SAN ANTONIO // A former master plumber put his collection of more than 1,300 decorated toilet seats up for sale. Barney “King of the Commode” Smith has oper...Read More

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Strangest State: April 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Wed, Apr 4, 2018 |

TARZAN // Police traveled from California to arrest a “modern-day cattle rustler.” Justin Tyler Greer, 36, was charged with stealing 900 head of cattle, as ...Read More

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