{"id":12871,"date":"2025-10-20T21:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12871\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:43:33","slug":"why-its-the-second-most-haunted-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12871\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It&#8217;s The Second Most Haunted State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you believe in ghosts? If you do, then Texas is one of the best places to meet one.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"220\">ISo how are we feeling about ghosts? Do you believe that the dead can interact with the living? Maybe you think that some spirits linger because they have unfinished business\u2014or perhaps you take a more scientific stance and believe that certain people leave behind an energy imprint, visible to some but not all.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"1102\">Ghosts have long fascinated us, perhaps because they sit at the intersection of faith, fear, and science. But one of the biggest questions surrounding them is this: if they\u2019re real, why aren\u2019t there more of them? With billions of people who\u2019ve lived and died, shouldn\u2019t our world be absolutely packed with spirits? And in an age where everyone has a high-definition camera in their pocket, why don\u2019t we have a single piece of conclusive evidence? Even the TV show <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghost_Hunters_(TV_series)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Hunters<\/a> produced 251 episodes and 12 specials without ever delivering undeniable proof.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Ranks as One of America\u2019s Most Haunted States<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1509\">Still, as Halloween rolls around, it\u2019s fun to suspend disbelief for a moment\u2014especially here in <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/tags\/around-texas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/18\/lifestyle\/new-study-reveals-states-with-the-most-ghost-sightings-is-yours-one-of-them\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent study<\/a> revealed that Texas ranks as the second most haunted state in America, trailing only New York. The data showed an average of 22 reported ghost sightings per 10,000 people, suggesting that plenty of folks in the Lone Star State have had encounters that can\u2019t quite be explained.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1509\">Survey Shows Texas Trick-or-Treaters May Dodge Halloween\u2019s Worst Candy<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/trick-or-treat-texas-culture\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Trick-or-Treaters May Dodge Halloween\u2019s Worst Candy<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1797\">As for me, my closest brush with the supernatural didn\u2019t happen in Texas\u2014it happened in Colorado. I believe I encountered the ghost of a wolf. Whether it was truly paranormal or a trick of the light, it was eerie enough to make me believe that some things might be beyond explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Never Grow Up: A Peek At Lubbock&#8217;s New Toy R Us Location <\/p>\n<p>Lubbock is home to a new Toys &#8216;R Us pop-up inside South Plains Mall <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>Never Grow Up: A Peek At Lubbock&#8217;s New Toy R Us Location <\/p>\n<p>Lubbock is home to a new Toys &#8216;R Us pop-up inside South Plains Mall <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you believe in ghosts? 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