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Tag Archives: Crime

by Rose Cahalan

Strangest State: February 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

Thu, Feb 8, 2018 |

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

August 2016 feature tent city dallas homelessness

by Dick J. Reavis

The Last Days of Tent City

As authorities prepared to evict its residents, a reporter spent six weeks in Dallas’ biggest homeless camp.

Mon, Aug 8, 2016 |

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

July 2016 strangest state

by Patrick Michels

Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue

Thu, Jul 7, 2016 |

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

Cathy Allen Rude

by Patrick Michels

Strangest State: Inflatable Rescue Swan, Prairie Defilement and a Tiger on the Prowl

Wed, Jun 1, 2016 |

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

A black-and-white photo of a gun.

by Forrest Wilder

Why I Don’t Own a Handgun

Fri, May 13, 2016 |

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

huntsville walls unit death row capital punishment

by Burke M. Butler

The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients

An attorney pieces together a life cut short.

Mon, Mar 7, 2016 |

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

Shane Dewayne Hadnot

by Patrick Michels

Feds Indict Jasper Man for Alfred Wright’s Death

Fri, Aug 8, 2014 |

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

The family of Alfred Wright

by Patrick Michels

Family, Activists Want Outside Help Investigating Jasper Man’s Death

Fri, Dec 13, 2013 |

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

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