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Two loose horses and a donkey wrangled next to Texas highway

The animals were spotted wandering near traffic before being rounded up beside the road, in a scene viewers have been sharing; no word on who left the gate open.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:53 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: Texas state highway system — Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by UPI: “Watch: Two loose horses and a donkey wrangled next to Texas highway”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:53 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Texas.

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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo loose horses and a donkey were wrangled at the side of a Texas highway this morning, after wandering dangerously close to traffic.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAn impromptu rodeo! The horses were the headliners, but I think the donkey planned the whole escape.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe donkey.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe's calm, Hank, and the horses are panicking. That's a manager.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGloria Vance has world news, where nobody has been wrangled this politely.

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