Strangest State

A cartoon illustration of Molly Ivins says, “Howdy, y’all. Texas sure can be the Strangest State.”

Strangest State: Snacks, Scents, and Rays in the Bay

Only in Texas

by Texas Observer Staff

Strangest State: Robbers, Witches, and Sharks

by Texas Observer Staff

Strangest State: Lights, Fights, and Frights

by Texas Observer Staff

Strangest State: Power, Gators, UFOs, and Cockfights

by Texas Observer Staff

Lathan Crump in Taco Bell with his horse, Hollywood.

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

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

by Patrick Michels

July 2016 strangest state

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

by Patrick Michels

Cathy Allen Rude

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.

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

by Patrick Michels

"Unicorn hair" is a style that even East Texas hairdressers can manage, reports KTRE.

Strangest State: Unicorn Hair and Grand Theft Bueno

by Patrick Michels

"Big Mo," the African spurred tortoise who escaped his dwelling in Lufkin, has new digs: a giant turtle-sized "wooden saloon in an Old West Style," with room to grow.

Strangest State: A Ghostly Cat, Recumbent Rudeness and a Turtle on the Lam

by Patrick Michels

Strangest State: A San Antonio man claiming to be an FDA inspector talked a convenience store clerk into handing over some free packs of cigarettes, then returned later to steal a beer while claiming to work for the CIA.

Strangest State: East Texas Jedi, a Cancer Fake-Out Racket and a Lost-and-Found Zebra

by Patrick Michels

Barbara Kleinschmidt discovered she'd been — erroneously — declared deceased by the Social Security Administration on Black Friday.

Strangest State: Interstate Aliens and a Lady Resurrected

by Patrick Michels