Judging by our most-read stories of the week, lots of folks were making plans to spend the long weekend at the Texas Coast. Or at least reading up on why their inability to get to the beach may not have been such a bad thing.
That’s right, the week’s most-clicked story was about an annual study by an Austin-based environmental group about levels of fecal contamination on Lone Star State beaches. Turns out most of them were unsafe for swimming on at least one day when they were tested last year.
But doo-doo wasn’t the only gross thing that grabbed readers’ attention last week. Our other top stories involved rats in a Taco Cabana, a man accidentally blowing a hole in his head with fireworks and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who may qualify as the most stomach-churning thing on this list.
10. Texas board rejects proposal from group to call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’ in public schools
7. From Brownsville to Balenciaga: South Texas non-binary model Fish Fiorucci seizes the moment
6. San Antonio developer wants to build baseball stadium downtown
5. San Antonio man dies after setting off firework on top of his head
4. San Antonio housing market now among those with highest percentage of price cuts
3. Taco Cabana reopens San Antonio location after viral TikTok shows rats in the kitchen
1. Most Texas beaches are so infested with poop they could make you sick, study shows
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This article appears in Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2022.