A rattlesnake rancher who calls himself Bayou Bob found a new way to make money: Stick a rattler inside a bottle of vodka and market the concoction as an “ancient Asian elixir.” But Bayou Bob Popplewell’s bright idea appears to have landed him on the wrong side of the law, because he has no liquor [...]

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Texas legislators have made it easier for blind hunters to capture their prey.
A bill passed by the state house Thursday will allow legally blind hunters to use laser sight devices when hunting with a sighted companion.
Scores of blind hunters already prowl the Texas backcountry outfitted with scopes that let their friends help them aim.
“It shocks [...]

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Texas police said on Monday they were shocked by the video recording of a pair of toddlers aged two and five being encouraged to smoke marijuana by their uncle and a friend of his.
Police discovered the video last month as they searched a house in the Texas town of Watauga for stolen goods. Local television [...]

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Every so often, Scott Wade will drive his Mini Cooper up and down the rough, gravelly road near his Texas Hill Country home. But Wade isn’t taking pass after pass on the inhospitable road to test his shocks or for the thrill of the ride. He needs the dust for art’s sake.
Wade, with [...]

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The missing clock didn’t stop postal customer Al Cunningham from noticing the amount of time spent waiting for service. “It’s always long here,” said Cunningham, 49, an insurance adjuster and former postal employee who was standing in line at the Watson Post Office in Fort Worth.
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Some inmates at the El Paso County Jail annex were served noodles infested with weevils, sheriff’s officials said. Sheriff’s Deputy Jimmy Apodaca said the food was removed as soon as they learned of the problems.
“We have prepared new meals and are taking extra steps to safeguard that this type of incident doesn’t take place again,” [...]

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A 73-year-old car dealership owner has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a customer with a machete.
Robert “Jack” Parker, who must serve five years before he is eligible for parole, was convicted Wednesday of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a jury deliberated for less than two hours.
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