Tag Archives: Crime
Strangest State: February 2018
Weird news from far-flung Texas.
Illustration by Drue Wagner LUFKIN // A masked bandit broke into Angelina County’s probation office early in the morning of December 12. “Very cute but very...Read More
The Last Days of Tent City
As authorities prepared to evict its residents, a reporter spent six weeks in Dallas’ biggest homeless camp.
As Dallas authorities prepared to evict Tent City's residents, a reporter spent six weeks living among those who are being shuffled from one camp to the next....Read More
Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue
This month's weirdest news from far-flung Texas includes a housebroken bison, a cooler culprit and a town-square statuary celebrating social media....Read More
Strangest State: Inflatable Rescue Swan, Prairie Defilement and a Tiger on the Prowl
Strangest State: in June's weird news from far-flung Texas, a midwife stops at nothing to get to work and a man stops to ... fertilize ... the Dallas prairie....Read More
Why I Don’t Own a Handgun
To me, carrying a handgun is an acknowledgement of weakness, not strength. To look at the world through gunsights is a profoundly anti-social posture....Read More
The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients
An attorney pieces together a life cut short.
A death row attorney recalls what it was like to piece together a life cut short by poverty, racial inequality and capital punishment....Read More
Feds Indict Jasper Man for Alfred Wright’s Death
After months of silence, federal authorities have announced an indictment on drug charges connected to the mysterious death of Alfred Wright in East Texas....Read More
Family, Activists Want Outside Help Investigating Jasper Man’s Death
At a press conference this morning in Beaumont, the family of Alfred Wright—who was found dead last month after disappearing off a rural East Texas highway—...Read More
