Weird News

Texas has the prettiest rivers in the USA and floating along one in a tube or on a raft is so much fun. Sipping a drink with friends and family, occasionally slipping into the water to cool off is a great way to spend an afternoon.

When it comes to fast food, the best burger joint ever was born in Texas. Whataburger first opened up 75 years ago in Corpus Christi and was a "Texas only" thing for quite awhile. Now you can find that big orange W in 16 states.

For decades, Southwest was the cool airline; not charging extra fees for bags, flight changes or early boarding. That's pretty much all gone as they've gone from rogue airline to just another airline.

El Paso used to have a few car washes attached to gas stations and convenience stores along with a few "do it yourself" spots. Now, they're everywhere. Do we really have that many dirty cars around here? Or, are they - as my daughter suspects - is "washing cars" code for "laundering money"?

Traveling at 75 miles an hour, without stopping, it will take you about 11 hours to drive this highway from end to end.

The horses owner was also attacked as she and others tried to save them, saying the bees came after her right away, getting into her hair and ears.

This reminds me of the chapter in Dracula when the Demeter ... the ship Count Dracula took from Transylvania to England ... arrives in port with no living soul aboard except a dog who runs away.

I have come across rattlesnakes in the desert many times and have freaked out. I'm typically pretty calm during a crisis and have been told that I'm the epitome of "grace under pressure". This though ...

Cooking oil comes in pretty handy, especially if you're making tacos, and cooks all over the Borderland go through a lot of it. It's easy to work with but getting rid of it after you're done with it can be a pain.

Like most Texans with a taste for the mota, I keep my eyes open and I can spot an unmarked police car from a mile away. They're not that hard to spot if you know what to look for. This guy didn't know what to look for ...