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Texas governor Greg Abbott is seemingly terrified of having his communications with billionaire Elon Musk come to light.

Governor of Texas Says He Can’t Release His Emails With Elon Musk Because They Are “Intimate and Embarrassing”

By Victor Tangermann

A paleontologist has unearthed in Texas an ancient semi-aquatic dinosaur that has a goofy-looking head and skeleton.

Science & Energy

Paleontologists Find Skeleton That Weirdly Looks Exactly Like Barney the Purple Dinosaur

By Sharon Adarlo

Everything, as they say, is bigger in Texas — including the space-adjacent sexual harassment scandals, and the egos behind them.

Texas Solicitor General Resigns After Sharing Bizarre Fantasy About An Asteroid

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's mansion in Austin, Texas is already ruffling the feathers of his neighbors, as he flaunts local rules.

Elon Musk Is Having Massive Drama With His Mansion’s Neighbors

By Victor Tangermann

In the face of a major measles outbreak, HHS secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has seemingly done a 180. Fellow anti-vaccine activists are furious.

Anti-Vaxxers Aghast as RFK Jr. Admits That Vaccines Are Pretty Fantastic

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program Was So Annoying That Homeowners Begged It to Stop

By Victor Tangermann

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Google-backed AI chatbot startup Character.AI over its privacy and safety practices.

Texas Attorney General Investigating Google-Backed AI Startup Accused of Inappropriate Interactions With Minors

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas, a strange compound arrangement.

Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound

By Victor Tangermann

The body of a missing SpaceX employee has been found near a beach close to the company's testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas.

Body of Missing SpaceX Employee Found

By Victor Tangermann

Nothing spells dystopia quite like using the Whataburger app to track damage from a hurricane — but in Texas, they make do.

Science & Energy

After Deadly Hurricane, Texans Using Whataburger App to Track Power Outages

By Noor Al-Sibai

More babies are dying in Texas after the state basically banned the procedure except in a few cases in 2021.

Infant Mortality Spikes After Abortion Ban

By Sharon Adarlo

Ever since Pornhub blocked all of Texas traffic, residents of the Lone Star State have been using Google to find a way to watch porn.

Wild Searches Trending in Texas After Porn Ban

By Sharon Adarlo

Crypto mining company Riot Platforms has revealed that it got $31.7 million in energy credits in August alone for limiting operations.

Crypto Miners’ New Hustle: Get the State to Pay Them to Shut Down When It’s Hot Out

By Victor Tangermann

An unexpected herd of 40 goats wandered through a Texas development, munching on lawns and landscaping as they went.

Science & Energy

Watch 40 Ravenous Goats Terrorize an Unsuspecting Suburb

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Pieces of what appear to be heat shield tiles from SpaceX's explosive Starship orbital test launch keep appearing on beaches in Texas.

It Looks Like Starship Chunks Are Washing Up on Beaches

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto miners finally made at least one eco-conscious decision this week when they shut down temporarily to avoid overloading Texas' electric grid.

Texas Gets So Hot That Crypto Miners Call It Quits

By Lonnie Lee Hood