Texas has plenty of old stories, but this one is on a different timeline entirely. The Texas Science & Natural History Museum at the University of Texas at Austin is preparing to build a new home for fossilized dinosaur tracks that are about 113 million years old. These are not replica footprints, movie props, or…
Most graduation photos follow a familiar pattern. A cap. A gown. A nice campus background. Maybe a proud family member standing nearby. Maybe a pose with the diploma cover. Katalina Daley went in a very different direction. The recent McNeese State University graduate marked the moment by taking graduation photos with two massive alligators at…
At first, a few ducks wandering around a golf course probably sounded charming. They waddled near the ponds. They crossed the cart paths. They made the place feel a little more peaceful and a little more alive. Then a few ducks turned into hundreds. Now The Club at Pecan Grove in Richmond says it is…
Texas beachgoers are used to seeing plenty of strange things wash up along the coast. Seaweed. Driftwood. Jellyfish. Fishing line. Plastic bottles. The occasional mystery object that makes everybody stop and stare. But in late May, rescuers were dealing with something much more serious: two rare hawksbill sea turtles found stranded along the Texas coast…
A normal Thursday afternoon in Dallas turned into a nightmare when an explosion and fire ripped through an apartment building in Oak Cliff, killing three people, including a child, and injuring several others. The blast happened Thursday, May 28, at a two-story apartment complex in the 400 block of East 9th Street, near North Patton…
A new investigation into school policing in Texas is raising hard questions about what happens when officers are placed inside schools to keep students safe, but some of those encounters end with children being tackled, pepper-sprayed, handcuffed, or shocked with Tasers. According to a joint investigation by The New York Times and the San Antonio…
A Harris County murder case has turned into an international fugitive story after a Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife allegedly cut off his ankle monitor and made it all the way to Italy before his trial. Lee Gilley, 39, had been charged with capital murder in connection with the 2024 death of…
A child playing in his own front yard in Hollywood Park was attacked by a fox this week, and police later confirmed the animal tested positive for rabies. That is the kind of story that makes every parent, pet owner, and neighbor pay attention. According to the Houston Chronicle, Hollywood Park police said the attack…
For a while, Bed Bath & Beyond felt like one of those stores that had simply disappeared into retail history. The big blue signs came down. The famous coupons became a memory. The stores closed. The aisles full of towels, kitchen gadgets, bedding, coffee makers, curtain rods, and “I came in for one thing and…
Drivers in East Texas ran into a traffic problem last week that was a little bigger, meaner, and toothier than the usual road hazard. A 9.5-foot alligator was blocking traffic on FM 1013 West in Jasper County, not far from the Neches River. According to KTRE, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said three deputies responded…