transgender Chuck Tingle, author "Pounded in the Butt By My Own Butt", buys Texas governor's website to prove love is real Thom Dunn

crime More than 20 Texas cities and towns have been taken hostage by ransomware Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Rule of Capture: Inside the martial law tribunals that will come when climate deniers become climate looters and start rendering environmentalists for offshore torture Cory Doctorow

books Houstonites! Come see Hank Green and me in conversation tonight! Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Insider sources say Apple is shutting its east Texas stores to escape the jurisdiction of America's worst patent court Cory Doctorow

Business Vehicle surveillance company's "free" deal turns Texas cops into bill-collectors Cory Doctorow

politics Texas man wastes $4k smashing a Taylor Swift "themed" guitar Jennifer Sandlin

News Texas court's ban on "butts and farts" books not going well Jason Weisberger

Pedophile pastor's lawyer blamed 12-year-old victim for initiating "inappropriate behavior" Rob Beschizza

corn Cornhub to be culled in Indiana and Kentucky Natalie Dressed

cognitive decline Instant Karma: Donald Trump bashes Biden for his age — then forgets name of his own doctor (video) Carla Sinclair

guns A 10-year-old brought a loaded .40-caliber Glock to his elementary school Jason Weisberger

shoplifting Failing dollar stores blame shoplifters. No-one's buying it anymore. Rob Beschizza

crime Washington man pleads guilty to "killing spree" of bald eagles for profit Mark Frauenfelder

Unreliable narrator: Trucker for Trump changes tune several times Jason Weisberger

florida Man jailed for locking his son in concrete cell asks for release, claiming he dislikes prison life Mark Frauenfelder

unvetted teachers Elementary school gets eerie message about substitute: remove him at once! Carla Sinclair

News Man with gun who filmed himself attacking people says "he didn't mean it." It's just a prank! Rob Beschizza

politics Egypt warned Israel it was about to be attacked Rob Beschizza

politics Mexico's supreme court decriminalizes abortion nationwide Rob Beschizza