Endangered turtle nests found in Texas Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Wildlife officials counted a record 128 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests this summer on Texas beaches.
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Rare, endangered ghost orchid featured in book, movie found in Florida tree Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A rare ghost orchid has been found growing high in an old cypress tree in a southwest Florida nature preserve.
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Atlanta zoo breeds endangered turtle Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Zoo Atlanta has hatched a rare Arakan forest turtle, a victory for researchers trying to save the endangered Asian species - one shell at a time.
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6-year old found hanged in garage. Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
A 6-year-old Texas girl was found hanged in her garage Monday and police were investigating the case as a homicide, MyFOXDFW.com reports.
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52 Girls Removed From Texas Compound Posted: 8 months ago by indisguise
Officials from Texas Child Protective Services, escorted by state troopers, took 52 girls, ages 6 months to 17 years, from the remote retreat on Friday afternoon.
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Last year's worst pass defence meets last year's best pass offense. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
Texas A & M's easy 4-0 record meets it's first real test Saturday against the Red Raiders. Fireworks expected.
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Pictured: The punk rock turtle with a bright green mohawk Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
He may be an endangered species, but this turtle clearly has attitude.
The punk rock-loving Mary River Turtle was photographed in the Mary River near Kenilworth, Australia sporting a fetching bright green mohawk.
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Lightning strikes twice in Texas Pick-3 Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
An unlikely but possible event occurred this week in the Texas Lottery when the same numbers were drawn on two consecutive days.
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Son of Evel Knievel jumps 21 Hummers in Texas Posted: 5 months ago by bevissimo
Next time, he'll do it on a bike...(just kidding)
Daredevil Robbie Knievel, son of the late Evel Knievel, rode his motorcycle against a stiff 30-mpg headwind over 21 Hummers, at the at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
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A gimme for texas troopers Posted: 4 months ago by unzercharlie
Snoop Dogg's tour bus was pulled over in Texas, two fall guys fall for posession.
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The foot bone's connected to the... Posted: 4 months ago by badbud
ankle? Not if you live in Texas.
In the newest way to increase revenue, texas orthopedics (bone doctors) have sued to prevent podiatrists (foot doctors) from treating any aliments above the heel. And they won, the ankle no longer exists in texas.
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Texas passes new "Pole" tax Posted: 11 months ago by icepigs
Starting January 1st, there will be an additional $5.00 cover charge at 150 different strip clubs in Texas. All because the State thinks Strip Clubs lead to sex crimes.
What's next? A $10 per fetus tax on abortion clinics?
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Texas Ballot: No Obama or McCain? Posted: 3 months ago by JoshSF49
Section 192.031 of the Texas election code says that political parties must certify their presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the November ballot no later than 70 days before the general election.
Neither the Democrats or Republicans have filed, and the deadline has passed.
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Texas Mayor in Mess Over Shih Tzu Theft Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Grace Saenz-Lopez was forced to quit her job as Mayor of Alice, Texas, for keeping her neighbor’s dog, but insists it was a rescue.
*Pic unrelated.
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Texas Is No. 1 Carbon Polluter In U.S. Posted: 10 months ago by dollyllama
The headquarters state of America's oil industry spewed 670 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2003, enough that Texas would rank seventh in the world if it were its own country, according to the most recent figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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5,000 gallons of molasses spill on Texas highway Posted: 4 months ago by LeehBlanc
A sticky mess has been cleaned up after an overturned tanker truck poured 5,000 gallons of molasses onto a major Texas highway.
Now THAT is what I call a "sticky" situation
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North Texas school district will let teachers carry guns Posted: 3 months ago by MayhemIsBeautiful
A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month.
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Texas Independence Relay Posted: 1 year ago by icepigs
The Texas Independence Relay is composed of 40 relay legs of various lengths, totaling 200 miles. The course starts in Gonzales, TX, where the Texas Revolution began, and it finishes at the San Jacinto Monument, where Texas Independence was won!
I'm trying to get the Texas Chainsaw Repairmen to run this one.
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Video: Plane lands on top of another at Texas airport Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off.
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Sprawling spider web engulfs Texas park trail Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park.
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'Catastrophic' storm hits Texas Posted: 2 months ago by spocksmyhomeboy
Hurricane Ike has made landfall on the Gulf coast of Texas, where it is expected to cause "potentially catastrophic" flooding and damage.
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