A San Antonio artist collective sponsored by Hormel Foods built the world’s biggest piñata, a hundred-foot-tall elote filled with 1,920 bags of Corn Nuts. Six Cuban nationals were indicted in Houston for allegedly trafficking more than three hundred songbirds, which are highly valued by gamblers who bet thousands of dollars on competitions in which birds are judged on the complexity and musicality of their tunes. After a spear flew through the windshield and into the steering wheel of the car she was driving in Bexar County, a woman promptly called 911 and then phoned her best friend and explained, “Girl, a whole spear just came through my window.” A Laredo woman was arrested after allegedly spending three years pretending to be a nurse, during which…The post Meanwhile, in Texas: Building the World’s Biggest Piñata, One Bag of Corn Nuts at a Time appeared first on Texas Monthly.