Good Morning! On this day in 1931, Oklahoma Governor William “Alfalfa Bill” Murray opened a free Red River bridge at Denison by executive order, defying a federal injunction and setting off the Red River Bridge War.
A Houston ER doc launched into space on Tuesday to spend the next eight months aboard the ISS. We ask in the Poll if you would want to spend one week in space if you could. Hit reply to tell us why or why not.
For nearly 30 years, almost every major Alzheimer’s drug has chased the same sticky protein in the brain, and families have been handed the same modest results over and over. This week, researchers went after something else entirely, and what they found has the whole field tuning in. It could be the biggest shift in how this disease is treated in a generation, and it all comes down to a shot given just twice a year. In today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast, Ayla breaks down what researchers found and what still has to be proven before this reaches anyone. Tune in here to learn more.
Today’s sponsor, EnergyX, is offering investors a final opportunity to become early shareholders as the lithium technology company gains backing from major industry leaders and advances toward commercial production.
The heaviest rain, up to 16 inches, has fallen in Uvalde County, where officials reported 25 high-water rescues by Wednesday morning. A Flash Flood Emergency was later declared for Boerne, where crews pulled residents from rising water near Main Street.
No deaths or injuries have been reported. Governor Greg Abbott issued disaster declarations for dozens of counties, and Kerr County officials said they are in contact with summer camps along the Guadalupe River, where floods killed more than 130 people last year.
ICE Shooting Fallout Widens in Houston
President Trump on Wednesday said ICE agents should resume most vehicle stops, apparently opposing a pause prompted by fatal shootings in Houston and Maine.
The pause followed the July 7 death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, who was shot by an ICE agent during a stop of his work van in Houston’s East End. The Department of Homeland Security says Salgado Araujo rammed a law enforcement vehicle, and the agent fired in self-defense.
Attorneys for the three surviving passengers dispute that account, saying no agent was in the van’s path and the shots came from the side. The FBI has obtained a warrant to search the van.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare says his office has issued dozens of subpoenas and is “more than prepared” to file charges if it finds criminal wrongdoing. Federal officials have not named the agent who fired.
Paxton Investigates LinkedIn Over ‘Ghost Jobs’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into LinkedIn over claims that the platform advertised and profited from fake job listings, known as “ghost jobs,” that were shown to paying Premium subscribers.
His office issued a Civil Investigative Demand for documents on LinkedIn’s advertising, verification practices, and Premium subscriptions, which run $39.99 to $69.99 per month. The office says LinkedIn does not independently verify the hiring status of most listings.
Independent studies estimate ghost jobs may account for one-fifth to one-third of online job postings, according to the attorney general’s office.
LinkedIn defended its marketplace, saying its policies “require that jobs posted be authentic and accurately represented.” The investigation has not resulted in charges or a lawsuit.
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Big Oil Just Bet Big on Lithium
Eni, Italy’s largest oil producer, just signed a strategic agreement to invest up to $225M in EnergyX’s lithium project in Chile. The project is expected to generate $1.3B in annual revenue at forecasted market prices.
EnergyX’s patented tech recovers up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods at 500X the speed. When combined with their resource portfolio, the road to commercial-scale production is clear. Lithium demand is projected to grow 5X by 2040, so the timing couldn’t be better.
➤ South Texas: Officials are investigating two Rio Grande Valley hospitals over a billboard marketing birth packages to foreign nationals and suing a Houston postpartum center accused of coaching Chinese clients to deceive visa officials. A court hearing in that case is set for today. (See Details)
➤ Arcola: Mayor Fred Burton spent Tuesday night in jail after his arrest on five charges, including two counts of illegal voting and tampering with government records, according to a Fort Bend County indictment. The alleged offenses span from 2023 to April 2026. (More)
➤ Dallas: City Council members Paula Blackmon and Adam Bazaldua dropped their lawsuit over a vote on the future of the nearly 50-year-old City Hall, saying a court order blocking parts of a June agenda gave them the relief they sought. (See Details)
➤ Hill County will pay up to $100,000 in attorneys’ fees to settle a federal lawsuit over its data center moratorium. The developer, who had sought $100 million, dismissed the case after the county dropped the ban. (More)
➤ Statewide: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 42-state settlement with 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic information belonging to 6.9 million customers. Texas will receive $1.27 million of the roughly $18 million expected to be recovered through the company’s bankruptcy. (See Details)
➤ West Texas: State officials expanded a New World screwworm-infested zone covering parts of Sutton and Schleicher counties after the parasite was confirmed in a dog. (See Details)
➤ Statewide: Texas ranks as the state with the fourth-most financially distressed people in a new WalletHub report, behind Kansas, Louisiana, and Florida. Texans posted the fourth-largest jump in bankruptcy filings over the past year and the fifth-highest rate of credit accounts in forbearance or with deferred payments per person. (See Report)
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➤ Janice McNair, who co-founded the Houston Texans and helped bring the NFL back to Houston after the Oilers departed in 1996, died Tuesday at 89. (More)
➤ Two Texas programs earned spots in the preseason MaxPreps high school football Top 25, with Duncanville ranked No. 10 and Allen No. 18. (See Rankings)
➤ Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Charles Snowden was suspended for the first three games of the 2026 season over a 2024 DUI arrest that resulted in a no-contest plea in January. (More)
➤ Paige Bueckers earned the first WNBA Player of the Week honor of her career after averaging 23.6 points during the Dallas Wings’ five-game winning streak, their longest since 2023. (More)
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➤ Navasota’s council approved a 15-year industrial district agreement with Evapco,the cooling-equipment manufacturer, which plans a facility of at least 185,000 square feet in Grimes County, paying a base wage of $20 an hour. The deal requires an appraised value of $22 million by 2029. (See Details)
➤ Oldham Goodwin and Fort Worth Housing Solutions broke ground on the Exchange Apartments, a $71 million, 296-unit mixed-income community at North Main and 29th streets, the first vertical build in the 14.6-acre Stockyards North plan. (See Details)
➤ Dallas’ 1963 Cabana Motor Hotel, which hosted The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix before spending two decades as a county jail, opened leasing this month as a 175-unit apartment community. Forty percent of the units in the $116 million project are rent-restricted. (Read Story)
➤ The Purrrfect Lounge, a luxury cat boarding facility, is set to open in October in McKinney, offering climate-controlled rooms, daily wellness checks, and climbing spaces. Owner Ursula McGrue is taking reservations. (More)
➤ Copperas Cove is moving ahead with plans for a 63-acre outdoor sports complex aimed at drawing regional softball, baseball, and soccer tournaments. A feasibility study estimated the cost at $42 to $52 million. The council’s next step is selecting a site. (More)
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This Metal’s Price Went Up 170%
No, not gold. Lithium. Prices more than doubled from last June to this one, spurring a modern-day “white gold” rush driven by AI, energy, and more.
With demand growing 5X by 2040, a major opportunity’s emerging. No wonder 50,000+ people have invested in EnergyX.
Their patented tech can recover up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods, in days instead of months. That combination of technological prowess and market demand earned an investment from General Motors.
In the past 24 months, EnergyX has raised ~$100M from retail investors, formed a first-of-its-kind lithium agreement with the U.S. Army, and oil supermajor Eni just signed an agreement to invest up to $225M.
➤ Dr. Anil Menon, a Houston emergency room doctor, is now aboard the International Space Station, launching from Kazakhstan Tuesday with two Russian cosmonauts for an eight-month mission researching in-space manufacturing and artificial intelligence. Menon practices at Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center. (See Details)
➤ For the second straight year, Allstate named Brownsville the city with America’s safest drivers, based on claims data from the 200 largest cities. Brownsville drivers average nearly 15 years between accidents. Last-place Boston averages 3.76 years. (See Report)
➤ Officers, family, and community members gathered Tuesday in Andrews to honor police K-9 Iro, who died in late June at age 7. Born in the Netherlands, Iro joined the department in 2020 and served alongside his handler, Cpl. Escobar. (Read Story)
➤ An anonymous Bastrop resident won $1 million on a Powerball ticket from the July 8 drawing, purchased at a Circle K on West State Highway 71. The retailer could collect a $10,000 bonus for selling it. (More)
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➤ Potentially groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research focused on a new protein in the brain, and the results are turning heads. (Hear Details)
➤ Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing the Midwest and Northeast, exposing millions to hazardous air. (Hear Episode)
➤ California’s high-speed rail project is seeking hundreds of millions in fresh federal funding after Washington clawed back $4 billion. (Listen Now)
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Tornado Hits San Antonio Amid Flooding
