Good Morning! On this day in 1844, Mexican officials released 105 Texans from Perote Prison in the state of Vera Cruz. The freed men were the last of the captives taken in the Dawson Massacre, the Mier expedition, and the Texan Santa Fe expedition.
Texas traffic can get pretty bad, and an engineering design known as the diverging diamond intersection has been popping up across the state over the past few years. At least six have been completed, and another is under construction in Waco. Let us know if you’ve ever encountered one in today’s Poll, and hit reply to share what you think about them.
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Student Arrested, Expelled for Taunting Kirk Mourners
A Texas Tech student was arrested and is “no longer enrolled” after taunting and assaulting a group holding a vigil for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday. Camryn Giselle Booker, 18, was charged with disorderly conduct, assault, battery, and resisting arrest. She was released on a $200 bond.
Booker was recorded jumping up and down and hurling profanity-laced insults at the group, prompting a man in a red MAGA hat to remark, “Evil is real, people—and it kind of looks like that.” A police officer reported seeing Booker hit the man in the head.
In a social media post, Gov. Greg Abbott said Booker “Definitely picked the wrong school to taunt the death of Charlie Kirk.”
TxDOT has begun demolishing several bridges over a three-mile stretch of I-35 in Waco as part of a $234 million project to widen the highway from six to eight lanes and extend frontage roads.
Work began last Friday with the closure of South New Road and the turnaround under I-35 to allow crews to remove the highway’s northbound bridge. All lanes and the turnaround were reopened yesterday morning.
18th Street will be closed this evening and reopen on Friday, while 17th Street will be shut down over the weekend. The My35 Waco South project, which will include a diverging diamond intersection at Valley Mills Drive, is expected to be completed in 2029.
“This is the worst city I’ve ever seen for construction. It’s extremely unsafe, to be honest with you,” said resident Greg Goodfellow.
Popular YouTuber Visits Texas
Darren Watkins Jr., a 20-year-old YouTuber who goes by IShowSpeed, visited Dallas and Houston over the past two days as part of a 35-day cross-country livestream. Watkins has 44 million subscribers and was named the most influential social media content creator by Rolling Stone.
Yesterday in Dallas, Watkins had breakfast at Shug’s Bagels and then drove through the SMU campus, where he played video games at one of the school’s fraternity houses.
He also competed in several sports contests at Dude Perfect’s new Frisco headquarters, rode the carousel at a local mall, and raced a horse at The Stockyards in Fort Worth.
The day before in Houston, he was kicked out of a mall and banned from coming back “cause I went ice skating.” Next, he attempted to do a backflip at the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park and visited Bun B’s Trill Burgers.
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➤ Austin ISD signed an agreement with Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office that stipulates its teachers will not use instructional materials that promote critical race theory (CRT) or advise parents or students how to circumvent the state ban on teaching CRT. (More)
➤ Houston: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz painted over profane graffiti about Charlie Kirk on a bridge over U.S. 59 on Sunday, calling the person who wrote the message a “deranged bastard.” (More)
➤ Galveston: More than 25 teams competed in the annual Galveston Sandcastle Festival this weekend. Teams had five hours to complete their entries, which included sculptures of buildings, historic figures, and even the Buc-ee’s Beaver. (See Photos)
➤ Dallas: A $1 million lawsuit has been filed against a homeowner whose tree crushed an SUV last month, paralyzing 32-year-old mother Maisie Marsau. The homeowner, Dan Patterson, is the chairman of the Texas Trees Foundation. (More)
➤ Georgetown: Police are searching for a suspect accused of fatally shooting three people at an apartment Saturday night. One of the victims is an eight-year-old girl. (More)
➤ Harlingen: Authorities arrested five people with alleged ties to an auto theft ring connected to a Mexican cartel. Since the beginning of the year, 140 vehicles have been stolen in Cameron County. (See Details)
➤ Bullard: The city hosted the annual Texas Veterans’ Military Show over the weekend, honoring seven living Medal of Honor recipients with a parade, a flyover, and a 21-gun salute. (See Photos)
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➤ This week’s AP Poll has the Texas Longhorns ranked No. 8, Texas A&M ranked No. 10, and Texas Tech ranked No. 17. (More)
➤ The Dallas Cowboys signed edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney to a one-year deal worth up to $6 million. The contract was reportedly finalized in the middle of Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. (More)
➤ Texas A&M safety Bryce Anderson said he’s “all good” after a scary play left him motionless during the team’s game against Notre Dame on Saturday. He was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital, where doctors confirmed he has feeling in his limbs. (More)
➤ The Houston Texans took on the Baker Mayfield-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers last night in their first Monday Night Football matchup of the season, coming up just short in a 20-19 loss. (More)
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➤ State lawmakers have resisted efforts to legalize casino gambling and online sports betting, but companies operating daily fantasy sports contests and prediction markets have advertised sports wagers as legal in Texas due to federal regulations allowing skill-based or futures-trading activities. (See Details)
➤ At least 500 workers have been let go from Elon Musk’s xAI, the Austin-based startup that developed the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Grok. (See Details)
➤ Waxahachie’s old police station, which was built over 100 years ago and has been vacant since 2018, is being converted into a food hall and market by husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Jonathan and Aimee Evola. (More)
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➤ Churches in Humble, Lufkin, and Big Sandy recently celebrated anniversaries of 125, 150, and 170 years, respectively. “We’ve got shoulders of men and women from the past that we’re now standing on,” said Mike Ford, a deacon at New Hope Baptist Church in Big Sandy. (More)
➤ The West Texas A&M University Herdsmen are training a baby buffalo named Sally to become the school’s next live mascot when the current one, Thunder XV, retires. (See Photos)
➤ UT Austin released its latest poll of Texas voters, providing insight into the race for U.S. Senate and opinions on this summer’s devastating flash floods and the recently approved congressional redistricting plan. (More)
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