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Texas Man Identified as D.C. Shooting Suspect
A 45-year-old Midland man has been identified as the suspect who shot at a Secret Service officer near the Washington Monument on Monday.
According to the Department of Justice, Michael Marx was observed with a concealed weapon near the route of Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade. When Secret Service agents confronted him, he fled and fired at them, hitting a bystander.
Marx was transported to a hospital after agents returned fire. In the ambulance, he allegedly said, “F— the White House,” and repeatedly begged officers to “kill me.”
Marx was not licensed to carry a gun in Washington, D.C., and he was convicted of drug trafficking in Florida in 2011.
Father Protects Family from Carjacker
A father fatally shot an attempted carjacker during a violent confrontation at a Garland gas station Sunday afternoon.
The suspect, 30-year-old Jose Ramirez, tried to “take several vehicles by force” after getting into a wreck with two cars on Highway 66. When Ramirez approached a white Impala, the driver got out and wrestled him for nearly a minute before fatally shooting him.
Several children and two women fled the vehicle during the struggle. Lt. Pedro Barineau of the Garland Police Department said the father would not face charges, calling the shooting a “self-defense case.”
Witnesses praised the father’s action. “I have three kids. I’m gonna do whatever it takes to keep them safe. That kind of stuff is split-second,” said Taylor Standfield.
UTA, Rice to Develop Flood Warning System
The University of Texas at Arlington and Rice University have received a $4 million grant from the governor’s office to develop a real-time flood warning system for the Texas Hill Country.
The project aims to develop a comprehensive floodplain map that meteorologists can use to predict flash floods using radar-derived rainfall data. The institutions have already developed similar models for the Houston area and the Gulf Coast.
“Early warning doesn’t start with a siren—it starts with science,” said Dr. Philip Bedient, director of Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center. “We can forecast how deep the water will be and where it will go, giving communities the lead time they need to make life-saving decisions.”
Dr. Nick Fang, director of UTA’s Water Engineering Research Center (WERC), is leading the project. “This is about giving communities the tools they need to stay ahead of the next storm,” he said.
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➤ Statewide: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows released a statement Tuesday expressing their support for allowing Texas summer camps to receive a license to operate even if they haven’t installed fiber optic internet service. (See Details)
➤ Grand Prairie: Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to pull $530,000 in state grants if the city doesn’t cancel a June 1 event at a city-owned water park initially billed as for “Muslims only.” (More)
➤ Houston: The owners of Traveler’s Table, a restaurant highlighted by Guy Fieri on his Food Network show, were found dead Monday. Matthew Mitchell, 52, is believed to have shot and killed his wife, Thy Mitchell, 39, as well as their two children, before killing himself. (More)
➤ Ponder ISD: Track coach Blake Crutsinger was hospitalized after he was hit in the head with a shot put during a “freak accident” at a meet in Tyler over the weekend. He underwent surgery on Monday to reduce brain swelling. (More)
➤ Corpus Christi: S&P Global has downgraded the city’s credit rating from AA- to A, citing uncertainty about its water supply. Last month, Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook from “Stable” to “Negative,” and in December, Moody’s lowered the city’s rating. (More)
➤ Forney ISD: A teacher at Crosby Elementary School was removed after administrators learned he was charged and acquitted of unspecified crimes prior to changing his name and being hired by the district. The school’s principal and several aides are also no longer employed by the district. (More)
➤ North Texas: A state district judge reinstated Michael Morris as the director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). He had been removed from the post amid a lawsuit accusing NCTCOG of undermining the Regional Transportation Council’s authority over a proposed high-speed rail route between Dallas and Fort Worth. (See Details)
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➤ Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa will miss the rest of the 2026 season after tearing a tendon in his left ankle during batting practice on Tuesday. (More)
➤ The collapse of Spirit Airlines is squeezing travel budgets for smaller Texas college sports programs that relied on the budget carrier for recruiting trips and team travel. (More)
➤ Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers is the player most WNBA general managers would want to build a franchise around, according to the league’s annual general manager survey. Bueckers got the nod over the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces. (More)
➤ Former Cowboys edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. He had three sacks in 17 games for Dallas last season. (More)
➤ Top-seeded Texas Tech faces No. 8 Baylor in the Big 12 softball tournament quarterfinals today in Oklahoma City. The Red Raiders won both the regular season and conference tournament titles last year. (More)
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➤ Nick Silva, president of the American Airlines pilots union, expressed interest in a merger between American Airlines and United Airlines, despite CEO Robert Isom’s public rejection of the proposal. In February, the union’s board of directors passed a vote of no confidence in Isom. (More)
➤ AI chipmaker Nvidia is partnering with glass manufacturer Corning to build three facilities in North Carolina and Texas for the production of optical fibers, which are used to connect servers in data centers. (More)
➤ Buc-ee’s is suing Georgia convenience store Teddy’s for trademark infringement, alleging its smiling koala bear mascot wearing a blue cap is too similar to the iconic beaver wearing a red cap. The lawsuit also notes that “Buc-ee’s” and “Teddy’s” are both two-syllable, six-letter possessives ending in an “eez” sound. (More)
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➤ Jason Hearne, a justice of the peace in Young County, allegedly got into a fistfight with a teenager at a local Whataburger early Sunday morning. A witness claimed Hearne made a derogatory remark to the teenager for taking a picture with a social media influencer. (More)
➤ Melanie Storts, an 18-year-old who spent seven months at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston after being seriously injured in a car accident, recently reunited with the doctors and nurses who saved her life. “They took me in with open arms. Became my friends. Cared for me like a little sister,” she said. (Watch Video)
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Texas Man Identified as D.C. Shooting Suspect
