{"id":2069,"date":"2026-05-20T20:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:31:30","slug":"kangaroo-reunited-with-owner-after-getting-loose-near-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2069","title":{"rendered":"Kangaroo reunited with owner after getting loose near San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2059\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29c862d47d3fa23321942cc01f28808e.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29c862d47d3fa23321942cc01f28808e.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/29c862d47d3fa23321942cc01f28808e-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>ELMENDORF, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>The Elmendorf Police Department says a kangaroo is now back with its owner after getting loose near San Antonio.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2068\">These are the safest midsize cities in the US, according to a new study: See the list<\/a><\/p> <p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;We officially have &#8220;kangaroo on the loose&#8221; checked off the city bingo card,&#8221; Elmendorf PD posted on Facebook at around 10 a.m. on May 20.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Elmendorf PD says its sergeant worked with the Game Warden and Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife to safely locate the animal.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2065\">Man accused of killing his older brother in Midtown parking garage<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>It&#8217;s not clear where the kangaroo came from, but city officials said in an email to FOX 7 Austin at around 2 p.m. that &#8220;Little Rex&#8221; was found and reunited with his owner.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2062\">Bond for Crosby murder suspect Courtney Smith set at $1 million<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elmendorf Police Department says a kangaroo has been reunited with its owner after getting loose near San Antonio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-wild-nature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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