> A Texas town hopes a new data center will pay to fix its cracked streets and leaking pipes https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/29/texas-waco-lacy-lakeview-data-center-repairs/

Really? You guys think the data center will pay to fix your stuff?

LMAO. . . 😆

#TexasFriendly

> Texas' Paxton could end up a disaster for Republicans https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/28/trump-ken-paxton-john-cornyn-republicans-james-talarico-s-e-cupp

Dems will "spend their considerable capital painting Paxton as a corrupt and ethically challenged deadbeat who could be indicted in the future."

Things is Texan #GOP #PartyOfStupid couldn't care less about Paxton's "issues." And while polls and gamblers favor Talarico, his #RepublicanLite rival, well, this IS STILL Texas.

#TexasFriendly

Texas' Paxton could end up a disaster for Republicans

Democrats are thrilled Ken Paxton got the nomination. They’ll paint him as a corrupt and ethically challenged deadbeat who could be indicted.

Chicago Sun-Times

> Sex therapist who vowed to put ‘American Zionists’ into ‘castration’ centers loses Texas Democratic primary https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/sex-therapist-who-vowed-to-put-american-zionists-into-castration-centers-loses-texas-democratic-primary/

Maybe, just maybe hear me out, threatening to castrate certain people IS not the best campaign slogan. js.

Then again, this is Texas, odds are good the #useless #RepublicanLite will lose anyhow in November.

#TexasFriendly ✂️ 🔪

Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary

Galindo’s campaign doubled down on the forced castration threat in a statement days before her match-up with Democrat Johnny Garcia in the San Antonio-based district.

New York Post

> Funny video shows escape artist kangaroo named Bingus give Texas cops a run for their money https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/escape-artist-kangaroo-named-bingus-gives-texas-cops-a-run-for-their-money/

FTA: "Remarkably, Monday’s episode wasn’t the first time a kangaroo had broken out of the wildlife center."

#OddNews #humor #kangaroo 🦘 #TexasFriendly

Funny video shows escape artist kangaroo named Bingus give Texas cops a run for their money

It was a game of hop pursuit.

New York Post

#SaveYouAClick: Prices have gone up to point average people can't afford it (and BBQ is "average" people food, or at least that is the image they cater), portions shrinking, and in end, a few will just go out of business.

> How Soaring Beef Prices Are Changing Texas Barbecue
https://www.newsweek.com/how-soaring-beef-prices-are-changing-texas-barbecue-11994470#Echobox=1779873758

Oh well. . . #YouGetWhatYouVoteFor

#BadEconomy #BBQ #TexasFriendly #food #barbecue

How soaring beef prices are changing Texas barbecue

Beef prices have risen to all-time highs on the back of lingering supply constraints and a host of economic pressures.

Newsweek

> Texas preschool teacher allegedly pointed gun at driver during road-rage confrontation https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-news/texas-preschool-teacher-allegedly-pointed-gun-at-driver-during-road-rage-confrontation/

Those #teachers sure are #TexasFriendly and don't fuck around.

#RoadRage #crime

Texas preschool teacher allegedly pointed gun at driver during road-rage confrontation

A preschool teacher was arrested after she allegedly pointed her gun at another driver during a wild road-rage confrontation in Texas on Wednesday.

New York Post

In #GreatRomancesOfOurTime. Amazing thing is despite her being such a good shot, he survived.

> Woman shoots boyfriend right 'between the eyes' and in the back of the neck after he told her 'to shoot him,' sheriff says https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-shoots-boyfriend-right-between-the-eyes-and-in-the-back-of-the-neck-after-he-told-her-to-shoot-him-sheriff-says/

#crime #TexasFriendly

Woman allegedly shoots boyfriend right 'between the eyes' after he tells her to shoot him

After being shot between the eyes, the man turned to his left as the woman allegedly "shot him again in the back of the neck."

Law & Crime
Texas man faces jailtime for gunning down bald eagle that landed in his tree

The heartless murder was captured on video, which showed the bald eagle — a protected species — plummeting to the ground, prosecutors said.

New York Post

In the #BadEconomy, and sounds about right for Texas and its mighty, strong, independent electric grid that keeps getting less affordable (unless you are a data center).

> Texas leads nation in utility shutoffs as electric bills rise, federal report finds https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-05-03/texas-leads-nation-in-utility-shutoffs-as-electric-bills-rise-federal-report-finds

#TexasFriendly #electricity #utilities #poverty

Texas leads nation in utility shutoffs as electric bills rise, federal report finds

Texas leads the nation in utilities shutting off electricity and natural gas services to customers who can't afford their energy bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

TPR Texas Public Radio

> High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/30/texas-gas-prices-increase/

Aww, their average gas price went up to $3.78. Cry me a river. Try $4.19 here, you whiny wusses.

#YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #BigOil #TexasFriendly #BadEconomy

High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation

The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.72 at the end of April.

The Texas Tribune