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Strangest State

When A Steer Escapes At A Carnival

Notes from far-flung Texas.

by Christopher Collins

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Strangest State: A UFO in Austin and a Rare Cloned Horse

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Strangest State: June 2018

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

Oct 13, 2017

Strangest State: October 2017

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

Feb 22, 2017

Strangest State: Dognapping, Fire Ant Queso and One Lucky Reindeer

by Rose Cahalan

A protestor hold's a sign that reads, ''Meatball Ron go home!'' at a demonstration condemning Ron DeSantis during a Republican fundraising even in Houston, Texas.

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Tallahassee My Texas

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Nov 21, 2016

Strangest State: Clowns, Bomb Squads, and Chicken-Launching

by Patrick Michels

Lathan Crump in Taco Bell with his horse, Hollywood. Sep 06, 2016

Strangest State: East Texas Police Raid an Empty House, a Horse Walks Into Taco Bell

by Patrick Michels

August 2016 strangest state mattress stacking illustration Aug 05, 2016

Strangest State: Prayer Drive-Thru, Hillary Hate, and Bong or Cocktail Glass?

by Patrick Michels

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July 2016 strangest state Jul 07, 2016

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

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

by Patrick Michels

Tyler resident Wayne Propst believes he's found fossils from the biblical flood. May 05, 2016

Strangest State: Biblical Fossils, Ebola Meth and a Push-Up King

by Patrick Michels

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