Wharton resident Megan Jurasek says she and her boyfriend are animal lovers, so they knew they had to take action when they saw an armadillo struggling in the Southeast Texas floodwaters. Jurasek says ...

Sam Lewis, who made himself a Texas legend by staging armadillo races around the world, not to mention inventing the jalape o lollipop, died Jan. 10 at his home in San Angelo, Texas. He was 80. The ...

Texas is a state without groundhogs, so instead in early February the city of Bee Cave celebrates Armadillo Day with its mascot Bee Cave Bob. The Lone Star Weatherological Society officiates Armadillo ...

An armadillo was seen swimming along the coast near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Screengrab from video shared to Facebook by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Armadillos are sturdy ...

"Only in Texas!" officials wrote on social media Friday morning. "This armadillo was spotted enjoying the surf and sun with the rest of the beachgoers! Surf's up, little buddy!" When crossing narrow ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Armadillos — start your engines! A popular restaurant in New Braunfels will be hosting armadillo races over the next few months. Recommended Videos Krause’s Cafe and Biergarten ...

A: The nine-banded armadillo’s Latin name is Dasypus novemcinctus, which roughly translates to “Roadkill McGillicuddy.” The Texanist is pulling your leg. Really it means nine-banded rabbit. And just ...

An East Texas man ended up in the hospital after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet bounced off the animal’s back and hit the man in his face, according to news reports. Cass County Sheriff ...

Only a head wound -- to the gunman, KLTV reports. The Cass County Sheriff said the motorist told deputies he was shooting at the armored little mammal in the wee hours Thursday on state Highway 77, ...

In May 1988, the Arkansas Gazette took note of this "armadillo invasion" by recounting some natural history: As great swaths of land were cleared during the human settlement of Texas in the 19th ...