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A family’s pet goose named Goosey woke Bert Gerber in the middle of the night as a barn fire engulfed their Richmond, Texas, shed, waking the family and saving about 60 turkeys and chickens; Gerber extinguished the flames quickly, and surveillance video of Goosey’s alarm went viral; Goosey has since become a guardian among the farm animals, and the Gerbers plan to upgrade wiring and maybe get another goose.
Texas’s oldest barbecue joints are closing or struggling to stay open as brisket and other meat prices climb, with brisket reportedly around $5.56 per pound in some cases. Owners are trimming menus, shifting to alternative meats, or facing closure, highlighting how rising costs are reshaping Texas’s beloved barbecue scene and threatening a storied regional cuisine.
Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas withdrew its license application and will not reopen this summer after a fatal flood last July that killed 27 campers and counselors. Families of victims welcomed the decision as investigations continue, with state lawmakers and Gov. Abbott noting closures are part of ongoing probes and lawsuits alleging safety failures.
A Texas jury convicted most of nine defendants accused of aiding an alleged ‘antifa cell’ and plotting an attack outside an ICE detention facility, with several convicted on terrorism-support charges and one on attempted murder, in a landmark national case tied to a crackdown on left-wing protesters.
The House Ethics Committee will investigate Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) over accusations that he had an affair with a former staff member who later died by self-immolation, a controversy that continues to shadow his runoff campaign.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is headed to a runoff against conservative Brandon Herrera after failing to win a majority in the GOP primary; the race has been overshadowed by allegations that Gonzales had an affair with an aide who died after lighting herself on fire, with the two leading contenders nearly tied as most votes were counted.