Strangest State

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

Strangest State: Cute Robots, Killer Bugs, and Cloud Conspiracies

Only in Texas

by Texas Observer Staff

Strangest State: A Plumber’s Art, Cowboys, and a Sea of Dimes

by Texas Observer Staff

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

by Texas Observer Staff

Strangest State: Robbers, Witches, and Sharks

by Texas Observer Staff

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

by Rose Cahalan

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

by Patrick Michels

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