LUBBOCK // A wild horse led police on an hourslong chase through North Lubbock on July 11. The mare was adopted as part of a longstanding federal initiative to give wild horses and burros a new home, but the animal apparently wasn’t ready to settle down on the range. It hurdled over concrete barriers and galloped down highways, drawing a crowd of cheering onlookers. One woman who observed the chase told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that her children begged her to let them feed it a carrot. Eventually, the wild romp came to an end when the horse was corralled into a trailer.
WILLIS // A woman in Montgomery County was mailed unsolicited packages of plant seeds from a sender in China in late July, according to KTRK. Alice Fornet said that at first, she wasn’t surprised to receive the three packages containing “little bitty” seeds—she frequently orders seeds by mail, after all. She had planned to plant them before seeing warnings issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture that they could contain invasive plant species. At least 300 people across the nation have received similar, mysterious packages, Reuters reports.
FLORESVILLE // A woman in Floresville was implicated in the theft of a farm animal in July, KSAT reports. Alena Berlanga, a board member of the Floresville Independent School District, was charged with several misdemeanor crimes for allegedly stealing a donkey from a pasture. Berlanga, who is also president of a local animal shelter, was attempting to rescue the animal because it was having problems giving birth, her attorney told the TV station.
