- It’s the first day of summer. It will be the longest day of the year for me for more than one reason. I got married 20 years ago today. Life is crazy. Four years ago I couldn’t imagine I’d be spending my 20th wedding anniversary on a date with another woman.
- Dallas renters need to earn $53,040 a year to afford a one-bedroom apartment
- At this rate, I’m never going to be in a position to own a house ever again. There’s a lot a miss about my old life, home ownership is one of them.
- The Vice-President was in town yesterday fundraising. It would have cost anywhere from $2,500 to $47,900 to get a photo with her.
- Bald eagle snatches baby red-tailed hawk — and raises it like her own in California
- Restaurant used fake priest to hear workers’ confessions, feds say – The purported priest asked employees work-related questions, including whether they had stolen from the restaurant’s owner
- Worker was paid with 91,500 oily pennies, feds say. Now company owes him much more
- Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail – The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.
- Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds – The attorney general’s fellow Republicans were about evenly split in their approval and disapproval
- Alamo redevelopment gets $400 million boost from Texas Legislature – Plans aim to preserve the San Antonio site’s historic structures and paint a full picture of its history.
- The FDA says people are confusing poppers with energy shots, and dying. Experts want proof
- I had no idea what a popper was, “but” to my surprise, “Poppers are a chemical substance popular among people who have anal sex”
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— Caleb Burk (@lotsacaleb) June 20, 2023