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

crime Survivor of deadly beef wellington lunch tells his tale Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Kraftwerk-themed wedding was spectacular Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Sneaking Kendrick Lamar's lyrics into the weather Jennifer Sandlin

Technology 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier arrested for threatening to leak Trump and Harris call records Ellsworth Toohey

airlines Do VPNs unlock secret airfare deals? Ellsworth Toohey

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