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The annual 11-day Fiesta San Antonio celebration kicks off today. Check out the Roundup for details. If free movies are more your style, you won’t want to miss the 55th annual USA Film Festival in Dallas this weekend.
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Hospitals Spent Millions Treating Illegal Immigrants
A Texas House committee hearing on Monday revealed that Texas hospitals spent millions of dollars in recent months to treat tens of thousands of patients not lawfully in the United States.
The hearing was held to consider a bill to formalize the order. State Rep. Mike Olcott (R-Fort Worth), the bill’s author, claimed 181 rural hospitals have closed since 2005 due to uncompensated care, and he wants to know what percentage of that is “due to people here illegally.”
According to the Texas Hospital Association, Texas hospitals spend $3.1 billion a year on uninsured care that is not reimbursed. With more than 4 million residents lacking health insurance, Texas has one of the highest uninsured rates in the nation.
Water Official Forced to Resign
Maria-Elena Giner, commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) since 2021, resigned under pressure from the Trump administration over sewage-contaminated water being allowed to flow into the U.S. from Mexico via the Tijuana River. The IBWC is located in El Paso.
The Tijuana River has been polluted with raw sewage for years. Beaches in the San Diego area have been closed for 1,000 consecutive days, and Navy SEALS are forced to train in contaminated waters.
The shakeup comes as South Texas farmers and ranchers face an ongoing drought and grapple with Mexico’s failure to deliver water in accordance with a 1944 treaty, which caused the state’s 51-year-old sugar industry to shut down last year.
During her tenure, Giner lobbied Congress to increase the commission’s budget and negotiated Mexican water deliveries from sources not subject to the treaty. William “Chad” McIntosh, the EPA’s acting deputy administrator, has been appointed as Giner’s replacement.
Fiesta San Antonio Kicks Off
Fiesta San Antonio—an annual celebration filled with food, music, and colorful outfits—kicks off today and will run through next weekend. The event is expected to draw up to two million visitors and generate around $340 million for the local economy.
Dating back to 1891, Fiesta San Antonio commemorates the Texans who fought and died at the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. In recent years, the festival has also become a celebration of San Antonio’s diverse culture.
Over 100 official activities—both free and ticketed—have been scheduled over the next 11 days, including tonight’s free Fiesta Fiesta party at Travis Park, a $30 Oyster Bake tomorrow and Saturday at St. Mary’s University, and next week’s A Night in Old San Antonio food bazaar.
Heightened security measures have been implemented for this year’s event, following a shooting that killed two and injured four last year. Vehicle barriers have been installed in several places, along with a 30% boost in the number of officers on duty compared to previous years.
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➤ College Station: The Texas A&M Board of Regents approved the purchase of more than 860 acres for the research-focused RELLIS Campus, increasing its footprint to over 3,100 acres. “This allows us to grow without worrying about constraints,” said newly elected chairman Robert Albritton. (More)
➤ Georgetown: Storms dropped hail the size of golf balls to tennis balls on Tuesday, completely blanketing some areas. (See Photos)
➤ Uvalde: The city council unanimously approved a settlement with the families of those killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School, providing $2 million, imposing new police training requirements, and establishing May 24 as an annual Day of Remembrance. (More)
➤ Houston: Four people have been indicted for allegedly stealing universal keys from the U.S. Postal Service and using them to access mail collection boxes across the region last year. Two of the suspects are in custody. (See Details)
➤ Laredo: The city council approved a measure to allow the state to lease 1,600 feet of easements near an international bridge for a three-mile section of border wall. The move has angered some locals. (More)
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➤ TCU will open its 2026 football season in Dublin, Ireland, with a non-conference matchup against North Carolina. (More)
➤ Baylor’s baseball team has been collaborating with the school’s data science club to find statistically optimal lineups. (More)
➤ Round one of the NFL Draft kicks off tonight. Barring any trades, the Dallas Cowboys will get the 12th pick, and the Houston Texans will get the 25th pick. (More)
➤ The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 109-94 on Wednesday night to even their first-round series 1-1 in the NBA playoffs. They’ll play again on Saturday in San Francisco. (More)
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➤ In a Tuesday night earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the company will debut its robotaxi service in Austin in June, with a fleet of 10-20 Model Ys. He added that production of the new Cybercab is expected to start next year. (More)
➤ Construction on a 155-acre mixed-use development in McKinney is expected to begin later this year. The $1.3 billion Long Branch project will include 1,600 apartments, a 100-room hotel, 318,600 square feet of office space, and 135,000 square feet of retail space. (More)
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➤ Billie and Laura Mays of Irving celebrated 80 years of marriage last week. “You’re just blessed that you have a man or a woman to be by you the rest of your life,” said the 98-year-old Laura. (More)
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Hospitals Spent Millions Treating Illegal Immigrants
