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Over 100 flood victims received $25,000 checks Saturday from funds raised by last month’s George Strait benefit concert. Get the details in today’s Roundup.
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Burrows, Paxton Petition for Democrats’ Arrests
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed legal complaints in Illinois and California to enforce civil arrest warrants for Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a congressional redistricting plan.
On Thursday, they filed a lawsuit in an Illinois state court seeking the arrest of 33 Texas House Democrats. The following day, they petitioned a California court to arrest six more, citing the constitutional obligation to honor other states’ judicial proceedings.
The California lawsuit was filed in Tehama County, where 64% of voters backed President Trump in last year’s election. In Illinois, the lawsuit was filed in Adams County—four and a half hours from Chicago—where voters supported Trump by a 47% margin.
Meanwhile, Beto O’Rourke and his PAC held a rally in Fort Worth for about 200 Democratic activists. Several absent lawmakers joined the rally via video call. A state judge blocked O’Rourke from fundraising for the quorum break.
Flood Victims get $25,000 Checks
Gov. Greg Abbott visited with more than 100 flood victims at Ingram Middle School on Saturday, where he handed out $25,000 checks from the proceeds of a July 27 George Strait benefit concert.
“We know that in addition to the loss of life, there are so many people like yourselves who are struggling, trying to put their lives back together, dealing with challenges they’ve never experienced before,” said Abbott.
On Thursday, Buc-ee’s founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin III made a $1 million donation to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country during NBC’s The Today Show. Houston’s Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale delivered 400 mattresses to flood victims in Lago Vista.
Meanwhile, committees in the state House and Senate have advanced legislation to improve early warning systems, expand emergency management licensing and training requirements, and streamline volunteer response.
Trump Burger Owner Faces Deportation
Roland Mehrez Beainy, the 28-year-old Lebanese immigrant who has opened four Trump Burger restaurants across Texas since 2020, is awaiting deportation after being arrested in May and released on bond in June.
According to ICE, he was admitted to the country on a visitor visa in 2019 and failed to leave by its expiration date on Feb. 12, 2024.
Following the opening of the first Trump Burger in Bellville, Beainy opened additional locations in Flatonia, Bay City, and Houston. The chain’s pro-Trump branding and atmosphere have garnered significant attention, especially after the opening of the Houston location in April.
The Houston Chronicle recently reported that Trump Burger is also affiliated with Israeli Iyad Abuelhawa and his wife, Suad Hamedah, who are also known as Eddie and Sue Hawa.
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➤ Austin: Pursuant to recently passed legislation, the Texas Department of Public Safety has established a new Homeland Security Division that integrates border security operations, intelligence and counterterrorism efforts, and emergency preparedness. (More)
➤ Ward County: Sarah Stogner, the Republican district attorney of the 143rd Judicial District, posted a video to social media in which she smokes marijuana and urges state lawmakers not to ban THC products. (More)
➤ Arp: Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, an Arp High School graduate and former UT Longhorn, hosted his third annual back-to-school event on Saturday. “He remembers where he came from,” said Mayor Terry Lowry. (Watch Video)
➤ Dallas: City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert unveiled a $5.2 billion budget proposal on Friday. The draft budget boosts funding for the police and fire departments by over $60 million, cuts 100 jobs, and implements a tax rate reduction of 0.5 cents. (See Details)
➤ Edinburg: A team of 15 first responders rescued a 29-year-old man who had fallen into a septic tank Friday morning. (See Photos)
➤ Big Bend National Park: Illegal livestock are causing damage to the park’s ecosystem. Last year, an aerial survey spotted 917 horses and cattle presumed to have crossed the Rio Grande in search of better grazing. (More)
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➤ Houston Astros legend Jose Altuve hit his 250th career home run during the team’s 7-1 win against the New York Yankees on Sunday in the Bronx. (Watch Video)
➤ Dallas Wings rookie women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers returned to the team’s lineup yesterday after missing time due to a pulled back muscle. (More)
➤ Needville’s youth baseball team lost 7-6 to a team from Georgia during Saturday’s U.S. Championship game during the Junior League World Series. Needville came back to tie the game after going down 6-1 in the third inning. (More)
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➤ Lancaster’s Kodiak Robotics is testing driverless truck technology on North Texas roads. The company has developed a universal sensor pod system that can be mounted on common 18-wheeler models. (More)
➤ Whole Foods will anchor a high-end retail center that is part of Frisco’s $3 billion, 112-acre development, The Mix. Phase one of the project includes 115,000 square feet of office space, 635 multifamily units, and a portion of a park that will eventually span 8 acres. (More)
➤ John Kleinheinz, the Fort Worth businessman whose firm is the lead investor in a proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and the Metroplex, has suggested diverting $4 billion in federal funding for rail projects in California to the Texas Central Railway. (More)
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➤ An upcomingYellowstone spinoff will reportedly be filmed in Ferris, a town of about 4,000 people 20 miles south of Dallas. (More)
➤ Inmates at the Nueces County Jail are building planter boxes, birdhouses, and porch swings that are being sold on Etsy. The proceeds from the items go to the jail’s woodshop rehabilitation program. (More)
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Burrows, Paxton Petition for Democrats’ Arrests
