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Voters approved the largest school bond in state history during Saturday’s election, and two of three cities considering whether to continue their partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) voted to remain members of the organization.
A Dallas ISD bond package totaling $6.2 billion passed with more than 70% support, authorizing debt for the replacement of 26 schools and removal of more than 700 portable classrooms. Residents are expected to see a school property tax increase of $2.79 a month.
Voters in Addison and University Park agreed to remain DART members, while nearly 70% of Highland Park voters opted to leave, becoming the first city to do so since Flower Mound and Coppell withdrew from the organization in 1989. Service is expected to end May 14, the day after the city council formalizes the election results.
In Pearland—a Houston suburb that has supported President Trump in each of the last presidential elections—a candidate backed by local Democrats was elected mayor. In Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, three conservative members of the school board were ousted by challengers.
SpaceX Sued for South Texas Home Damage
Nearly 60 households in Laguna Vista, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island are suing SpaceX for allegedly damaging their homes during rocket tests at the company’s South Texas launch site over the past three years.
The federal lawsuit claims the company’s experimental Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster have caused unspecified damage to 53 nearby homes during 11 launches between April 2023 and October 2025. The rocket’s more than 16 million pounds of thrust is nearly twice that of NASA’s Space Launch System, according to the lawsuit.
“SpaceX has repeatedly subjected the surrounding areas to extraordinary amounts of acoustic energy including noise, vibrations, and sonic booms,” the lawsuit states. The residents claim SpaceX is aware of the risks associated with testing but has demonstrated “conscious indifference” toward residents’ safety and property rights.
Last year, the FAA authorized SpaceX to conduct up to 25 launches per year at its Starbase site. In March, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit over beach closures during Starship launches.
Texas Motor Speedway Hosts NASCAR
Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth hosted the NASCAR Cup Series during the Würth 400 yesterday. Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports captured the checkered flag behind the wheel of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, leading 87 of 267 laps.
The win is Elliott’s second in 11 races this season, moving him into third in the standings behind 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin. Elliott also won at Texas Motor Speedway in 2024.
Carson Hocevar started from the pole position behind the wheel of the No. 77 Chevrolet after getting his first NASCAR Cup Series win of his career last week at Talladega. Christopher Bell (No. 20 Toyota) was knocked out of the race while leading the pack on Lap 68 when he got in a wreck with Todd Gilliland (No. 34 Ford).
The race was under a yellow flag with just a few laps to go, but Elliott held off Hamlin at the restart.
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➤ Wimberley: The five victims of a Thursday night plane crash have been identified as members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club: Seren Wilson, 19; Brooke Skypala, 45; Stacy Hedrick, 51; Justin “Glen” Appling, 37; and Hayden Dillard, 39. (More)
➤ Travis County: A judge extended an injunction blocking the state from enforcing its ban on smokeable hemp products containing delta-9 THC. Meanwhile, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s classification of delta-8 THC as a controlled substance. (See Details)
➤ Amarillo: A shooting at a house party early Saturday left two teenagers dead and 10 people injured. Police are looking for two unidentified suspects. (More)
➤ Houston ISD: Bonnie Wallace, a conservative activist who was removed from a March board meeting during which she read explicit passages from a book she claimed was available to students in several district libraries, sued the board of managers for allegedly violating her free speech rights. (More)
➤ Silsbee: Police identified Allen Wayne Mosley as the perpetrator of the 1988 murder of 26-year-old Caroline Bolen. Mosley killed himself during an argument with his spouse in 2006. (More)
➤ Kerr County: The owners of Camp Mystic have dropped their plans to reopen a site unaffected by last summer’s deadly flash floods after pushback from parents and legislators during an emotional two-day hearing at the Texas Capitol last week. (More)
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➤ In college baseball, No. 4 Texas defeated No. 10 Mississippi State 11-6, while No. 7 Texas A&M beat No. 8 Auburn 4-3 on Sunday. (See Scores)
➤ Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford will be shut down for a week after re-aggravating a right forearm injury during a rehab appearance Thursday in Arizona. Langford, who was nearing a return, felt tightness after two swings and will pause all hitting activities. (More)
➤ Astros first baseman Christian Walker doesn’t expect to miss time after taking a fastball to the head in Saturday’s 6-3 win over Boston. Walker exited in the ninth but said he feels fine, with the helmet absorbing most of the impact. (More)
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➤ San Antonio and Austin are Nos. 21 and 44, respectively, in a ranking of U.S. metros providing options to work remotely outside the home or office, according to customer experience management firm Nextiva. The ranking analyzed the number of coffee shops per capita, each shop’s Wi-Fi availability, and the average price of a latte. (More)
➤ Houston-based cell tower company Crown Castle completed an $8.5 billion sale of its fiber and small cell assets to Colorado’s Zayo Group Holdings Inc. and North Carolina’s Arium Networks. Crown Castle operates more than 40,000 cell towers across the U.S. (More)
➤ Terran Robotics, an Indiana-based startup that aims to build adobe homes with a robot suspended by cables, is testing its technology at a ranch between Lockhart and Luling. “It’s kind of trying to replicate how a human might build an adobe house,” said software engineer Anastasia Nikoulina. (See Photos)
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➤ The Taco Bell on East 42nd Street in Odessa is the busiest in the United States, according to Bill Bolling of PAK Foods LLC, the franchise operator of a newly opened location in nearby Midland. “There’s just so much opportunity here,” he said. (More)
➤ Lavon, Crandall, Austin, and Justin were among the top 10 fastest-growing U.S. cities last month, according to data from MovingPlace. (More)
➤ A humanoid robot accompanying an employee of Dallas-based Elite Event Robotics in Oakland delayed a Southwest Airlines flight by over an hour on Thursday. The robot, named Bebop, was moved from the aisle to a window seat, and its lithium batteries were removed prior to takeoff. (See Photo)
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