The super rare state Mushroom of Texas called the Texas Star(Chorioactis geaster) and nicknamed the "Devil's Cigar" was spotted in Inks Lake State Park.
A 3-year old boy was misdiagnosed at first, but a doctor near Houston finally figured out the red splotches on his skin were the result of a flesh-eating staph infection. He swam with his family at Lake Sam Rayburn at the end of July.