Houston Postpones Annual Event Amid Strike

Houston Mayor John Whitmire indefinitely postponed the annual State of the City address, originally slated for Sep. 25, “out of respect” for the ongoing Hilton Americas-Houston hotel strike.

The strike, which began on Labor Day, has now been extended 10 additional days by union workers in an effort to secure a $23 minimum wage, vowing that “business as usual will not continue.”

Given the rarity of labor strikes in the state—this one has been described as the first hospitality workers’ strike of its kind in modern Texas history—Texas historians are calling it a “harbinger,” whose outcome could set a precedent for future union actions.

Mission Readies for El Milagro Project

The city of Mission is gearing up for a growth spurt as a “massive” new development is set to kick off construction, with debt to be paid by future El Milagro residents over 40 years.

The new subdivision, called El Milagro, is described as a live-work-play development, offering 347 single-family homes, 99 townhouse lots, and at least one apartment complex, alongside commercial, retail, and civic spaces.

The project has come under scrutiny after a lone voter last fall approved $167.5 million in Mission taxes be paid out for the development over a 40-year period.

Surprised legislators, shocked that the single person who voted was able to authorize the project, then considered a bill to dissolve the administrative district for the project in the state legislature this year.

A&M Faces Notre Dame in Marquee Game

Number 16 Texas A&M faces No. 8 Notre Dame in South Bend tonight in one of college football’s marquee games of the week. Here’s viewing information.

The Aggies (2-0) face their first major challenge of the season with Notre Dame, after rolling over UTSA and Utah State in the first weeks of the season.

Notre Dame enters the game as a 6.5-point favorite, but could be in a must-win situation after losing their first game to Miami two weeks ago and then having a bye week. 

In other Texas football action, Baylor plays Samford at 11 a.m., Texas Tech (21) takes on Oregon St. in Lubbock at 2:30 p.m., and UTEP travels to Austin to face Texas (7) at 3:15 p.m. See the full schedule here.

➤ College Station: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for further investigation into Texas A&M President Mark Welsh’s response to the viral video of a classroom argument between a teacher and a student over gender, after Welsh initially sided with the professor. (See Video Report)

➤ Houston: Close to 300 city employees who accepted early retirement packages as part of a cost-cutting initiative earlier this year are still awaiting pension payments. (More)

➤ Tarrant County: A jury found Raunaq Alam guilty of vandalism, but not of a hate crime, for spray-painting anti-Israel language on the side of a church building. (See Details)

➤ San Antonio: An undercover operation, dubbed Operation Lightning Bug and involving federal and local law enforcement, recovered over 30 missing children, including six human trafficking survivors, this week. (More)

➤ Dallas: Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced expanded flights to California wine country, beginning next April, amid a strategic overhaul for the company. (More)

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➤ The Dallas Wings finished the WNBA season with the worst record in the league, meaning they’ll have the best odds to land the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery this year. (More)

➤ Texas A&M revealed new white helmets with “Aggies” written in cursive ahead of their football game against Notre Dame today. (More)

➤ The Houston Cougars took on the Colorado Buffaloes to kick off Big 12 football play last night. (See Score)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | MLB | Soccer | Golf | NASCAR

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➤ Snakefessst is underway today in San Marcos, inviting guests to get up close and personal with slithering reptiles in addition to other snake-themed activities. (See Photos)

➤ NASA has named a second crew for its year-long Mars mission simulation in Houston, with four astronauts entering the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 19. (See Details)

➤ Rice University in Houston led Texas colleges on LinkedIn’s first-ever career success ranking for colleges and universities. Rice slotted in at No. 31 overall, with SMU and UT-Austin rounding out Texas’ representation at No. 37 and No. 46, respectively. (More) 

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Would you attend a snake festival?

1. I’d love to
2. Heck no
3. Indifferent

Yesterday’s Results:

Do you like egg sandwiches?

1. Love ’em: 43%
2. They’re OK: 33%
3. Definitely not: 13%
4. Never had ’em: 11%

In how many Texas counties are alcohol purchases banned?

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