{"id":30795,"date":"2025-11-01T12:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/30795\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:20:06","slug":"a-cat-gets-scanned-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/30795\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cat Gets Scanned in El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNol5r8svYZ\/?igsh=aXMyNmtiNWZoeDA0&amp;img_index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lion at the El Paso Zoo<\/a> went viral on social media after he was photographed undergoing an MRI exam at a general hospital, prompting a patient-care technician to comment, \u201cThe one day I\u2019m not working they bring a lion?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Longview resident who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs19.tv\/article\/news\/local\/longview-man-celebrated-for-his-bravery-that-saved-bus-driver-knife-attack\/501-65b8b517-5a06-43c3-abba-e2d150151fea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saved a bus driver<\/a> who had been threatened at knifepoint received a proclamation from the city council for his efforts and two years\u2019 worth of bus fare.<\/p>\n<p>Irving police officers reunited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1986602075439054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a blind, flightless pigeon<\/a> named Kevin with his owner after the man brought the bird to the auto shop where he works and it hopped into the bed of a customer\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n<p>A man was found guilty of conspiracy to import fifty grams or more of methamphetamine after he was stopped at a border crossing in Laredo and agents searching his car discovered the drugs wrapped in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdtx\/pr\/making-drug-run-border-jury-convicts-driver-who-used-taco-bell-wrappers-smuggle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos<\/a> packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to unify more than three hundred logos across its many departments, the City of Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/365thingsaustin\/p\/DOLxY0wjusS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">debuted a new design<\/a> that cost an estimated $1.1 million and was promptly met with backlash and ridicule.<\/p>\n<p>A Montgomery firefighter and his wife announced that they are expecting a baby who will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Family\/firefighter-wife-welcoming-familys-1st-girl-100-years\/story?id=125397914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">first girl born into the father\u2019s side of the family<\/a> in 109 years.<\/p>\n<p>A man from Tyler was arrested after allegedly making charges on stolen credit cards that added up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TylerTexasPolice\/posts\/tyler-police-investigate-multiple-credit-card-abuse-caseson-wednesday-august-27t\/1128263899409066\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">more than $21,000<\/a>, nearly a quarter of which was spent on beverages.<\/p>\n<p>After showing up at the sheriff\u2019s office in Angleton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BCSOAnimalControl\/posts\/819389417298442?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a Great Pyrenees and a sheep<\/a> lingered for a bit, drank some water, and then made their way home. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This article originally appeared in the November 2025 issue of\u00a0Texas Monthly.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/subscribe\/end-article\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        Read Next<\/p>\n<p>          <script async 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