➤ El Paso: Sun Metro, El Paso’s public transportation provider, is receiving a $30.5 million federal grant for 32 new compressed natural gas buses and 45 electric vehicles. (More)
➤ Houston: Vice President Kamala Harris gave the eulogy at U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s private celebration of life at Fallbrook Church. (More)
➤ San Antonio: A police officer was arrested after allegedly falling asleep in a McDonald’s drive-thru while holding an alcoholic beverage. (See Details)
➤ Harris County: The Texas Department of Transportation agreed to pay a $1.7 billion early termination fee to assume management of the State Highway 288 toll lanes from the current operator. (See Details)
➤ Raymondville: Willacy County received over $8.7 million from the Texas Historical Commission to restore its courthouse, which was built in 1923. (See Video)
➤ Fayette County: A sheriff’s deputy found over two pounds of marijuana and ecstasy stuffed in several Buc-ee’s beaver plushies during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. (See Photo)
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