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Couple In Texas Charged With Abuse Of A Corpse After Trying To Flush Aborted Fetus Down The Toilet

Incognito — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:07:00 +0000

No matter where one stands on the abortion issue this story will horrify. A Texas couple in their 30s tried to flush down the toilet their 7-month-old aborted fetus and when that didn’t work, they put the tiny corpse into a box and placed it...

Texas goes beyond George Bush with Helm Handmade Boots

Pankaj — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:33 +0000

The world is all ready to recognize the American state of Texas with more than just giving the US its cowboy President and his shoe ducking tale. Thanks to Helm Handmade Boots, which has introduced a new line of badass footwear from Austin. While...

A Palestinian for Texas?

Marco Villa — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:48:17 +0000

Next year Texas will hold its governor’s race and it is expected to be as big as Texas (I know cheesy line). Republican incumbent Rick Perry, who inherited his seat from George Bush and earlier this year flirted with secession, is running for...

Mexican Drug Cartels Recruiting Students From Texas Schools

Oscar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:46:32 +0000

The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents across the state to be aware of efforts by Mexican cartels and transnational gangs to recruit Texas youth in our schools and communities. These violent organizations are luring teens with...

Terrorism knocking at America?

Indian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:42 +0000

Yesterday I was driving to work when I heard about the standoff between three unidentified gunmen and the US army. This was happening not at some university, hospital, shopping mall or government office! But at the largest army base in the US,...

Deadly shootings at US army base

Sukhmani — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:42:19 +0000

A US army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, with death toll now standing at 12, with 30 injured. Base commander Lt Gen Bob Cone has now said that the gunman was not killed, as earlier stated, but is...

Texas, You're Violence is 'Spilling Over' into Mexico

Oscar — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:40:43 +0000

Thank God Texas Governor Rick Perry has sent his Ranger Recon teams to the Tex-Mex border, now maybe they can put an end to some of that nasty Texan sicario and straw buyer violence which has started spilling over into our...

Chupacabra found? Again?

Asylum Staff — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Filed under: News, Weird We were alarmed when we woke up this morning to discover that the mythical beast known to cryptozoologists as the Chupacabra was listed on today’s hot searches. Turns out the Chupacabra action was coming from Texas,...

Even pizza is bigger in Texas

Asylum Staff — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Food, Weird If you and your arteries are on the outs and you want to teach them to respect you, you can always hop down to Big Lou’s and order a giant pizza, sure to ruin pretty much every part of your insides for weeks to come. ...

Baryonyx to power data center with wind energy

Desh — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:32:50 +0000

Soon after Yahoo disclosed its plans to utilize Niagara hydropower at its data center, Baryonyx Corp., a Texas start-up, puts forward similar proposals to bring in a wind-powered data center in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. Formed back in May,...