Good Morning! On this day in 1900, a powerful hurricane devastated Galveston, killing at least 6,000 people. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
A convenience store near Fredericksburg sold one of two winning tickets for Saturday’s $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot. Do you play the lottery? Let us know in today’s Poll, and hit reply to tell us what you’d do with the money if you won.
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Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Texas
A convenience store near Fredericksburg sold one of two winning tickets for Saturday’s $1.78 billion Powerball drawing, the second-largest U.S. lottery prize ever. The other ticket was sold in Missouri.
The $2 ticket was purchased at Big’s Convenience Store off U.S. Highway 290 east of town. The winning numbers—which were not selected with the quick pick method—were 11-23-44-61-62 with the Red Powerball number of 17.
According to the Texas Lottery, the winner selected to receive a pretax lump sum of $410.3 million rather than $893.5 million over 30 years of annuitized payments.
The odds of winning the jackpot, which was last won on May 31, were 1 in 292.2 million.
Corpus Christi Kills Desalination Plant
The Corpus Christi City Council voted last week to suspend plans for a controversial desalination plant after years of rising cost estimates and community pushback.
The project was approved in 2019, when a plant with a treatment capacity of 10 million gallons was estimated to cost $140 million. Last month, the estimated cost for a plant with a 30-million-gallon-per-day treatment capacity was $1.2 billion.
Residents have raised concerns that the plant would increase the bay’s salinity levels. Corpus Christi’s public water system has been strained by a new plastics plant and steel mill, and residents have been banned from outdoor water use since March.
Industry representatives warned that the project’s suspension would cripple the local economy. One council member claimed Gov. Greg Abbott’s chief of staff threatened to withhold state funding for the city if it didn’t continue to fund the plant’s development. Three speakers were arrested during the 13-hour meeting.
Brothers Complete 5,500-Mile Bike Ride
Brothers Bobby and Raleigh Jenkins, business owners and Texas A&M graduates, biked from Anchorage, Alaska, to Kyle Field over the summer to raise awareness for personal causes. The 5,500-mile journey took 80 days.
Bobby Jenkins, the owner and CEO of ABC Home & Commercial Services in Bryan and Austin, rode in memory of his grandson Moss, who died at the age of 15 months. “To go up the hills every single pedal, I’m thinking about Moss,” he said.
Raleigh Jenkins is the chairman of the board for ABC Houston. He dedicated his ride to Mission Lazarus, an organization that supports families in Haiti and Honduras. “It’s time to lean in and help Haitians to get back on their feet,” he said.
This is the third long bike ride the brothers have completed for charity. “Yeah, we are physically tired, but we knew going into this that this would probably be the last big event that we do like this,” said Bobby. See photos of the trip here.
➤ Denton: A strong storm damaged multiple planes and a hangar at Denton Enterprise Airport on Friday night. The airport registered wind gusts up to 75 mph. (See Photos)
➤ Houston: A high school football game between rivals Jack Yates and Madison was canceled just before halftime when a fight broke out in the stands and attendees thought they heard gunshots, causing hundreds of people to rush the field in an attempt to flee. (See Details)
➤ Odessa: Hundreds of residents are suing the city in a $1 million class-action lawsuit, claiming they have been incorrectly billed for water usage. One resident was allegedly charged for 96,000 gallons in a single month. (More)
➤ El Paso: About 3,000 soldiers in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division returned to Fort Bliss last week after a nine-month deployment in Europe. (More)
➤ Round Rock: Democratic State Rep. James Talarico is expected to announce a run for the U.S. Senate this week. Talarico, 36, was elected to the Texas House in 2018 and is one of the Democrats who participated in quorum breaks this year and in 2021. (More)
➤ The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Appraisal District, claiming the Toyota Center—the home of the Rockets—should not be listed on the appraisal rolls because it is exempt from property taxes. (See Details)
➤ A recently implemented state law requires school personnel to obtain parents’ consent before providing students with medical treatment. The authors of the law have expressed concern over reports that school nurses have refused to give children bandages or ice packs for minor injuries. (More)
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➤ The Houston Texans lost to the Los Angeles Rams 14-9 on Sunday. The Rams’ Matthew Stafford became the 10th quarterback in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards in his career. (More)
➤ Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager is optimistic he could return to the team for a potential playoff run after missing time for an appendectomy. (More)
➤ Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell will not face discipline from MLB after umpires confiscated his apparently illegal two-color bat during Thursday’s game against the New York Yankees. (More)
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➤ Eight Permian Basin counties in Texas helped account for 93% of the 1.9 million-barrel-per-day increase in U.S. crude oil production between 2020 and 2024, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration. (More)
➤ Tacos on the Street, a fast food chain founded in Mexico in 1993, opened its first U.S. restaurant in San Antonio last week. (More)
➤ Kendra Scott is opening a 9,000-square-foot lounge in AT&T Stadium, where the jewelry company will showcase pieces from its Dallas Cowboys Inspired, Yellow Rose, and Game Day collections for fans with suite tickets or upper-tier club tickets. (More)
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➤ Oktoberfest Fredericksburg and Wurstfest in New Braunfels are among 20 festivals in the running for USA Today‘s list of the 10 best Oktoberfests in the country. Voting ends today. (More)
➤ Jordan Willmore, 34, is the Kemah Police Department’s tallest cadet, standing 7-feet-3-inches tall. He previously played basketball for an international club. (More)
➤ A group called Scream Club ATX held its first event yesterday, offering attendees the chance to relieve stress by screaming. Its slogan is “Some people meditate. Some people run. We scream.” (More)
➤ Houston Texans rookie wide receivers Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins, former teammates at Iowa State, are avid fishermen, as is 22-year-old defensive back Karmari Lassiter, who has earned the nickname “Bass-iter.” (More)
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Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Texas
