Good morning! On this day in 1929, the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, was founded at Salón Obreros y Obreras in Corpus Christi. It is the oldest and largest continually active Latino political association in the United States.
A rapper paid for guests’ meals at a Houston steakhouse to promote his latest album. Check out the story in today’s Et Cetera section!
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Ten Texas companies are among the 100 best large employers in the nation, according to Forbes‘ latest annual ranking based on anonymous employee surveys. Half of these companies, led by Houston Methodist at No. 3, are in the healthcare services sector.
Other healthcare-oriented companies include Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth (No. 22), Baptist Health System in San Antonio (No. 27), MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (No. 32), and Texas Health Resources in Arlington (No. 100).
Southwest Airlines (No. 54), H-E-B (No. 55), and Toyota North America in Plano (No. 71) also scored well. Irving-based Commercial Metals Company (No. 36) and Conroe Independent School District (No. 69) round out the Texas firms on the list.
Bee Cave Accuses Former City Manager of Fraud
Following a January ruling from a Travis County judge that allowed construction on a large distribution center in Bee Cave to continue, the city amended its original lawsuit by alleging that the project’s developers colluded with former City Manager Clint Garza to conceal information from city council members.
The lawsuit claims Garza received cash and gifts in exchange for keeping the council in the dark about a change in ownership and development plans for the property. The city is seeking over a million dollars in damages and wants the 270,000-square-foot business park torn down.
A representative for developers KBC and Velocis denied the allegations, characterizing the new charges as “a desperate attempt to repackage these allegations to justify hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars used for this lawsuit.”
Fisherman Ross Gomez caught the same trophy largemouth bass he snagged two years ago in Lake Alan Henry last week, earning a shoutout from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on social media.
Gomez initially caught the fish at the Lubbock-area reservoir on Feb. 10, 2023, when it weighed 13.22 pounds. The fish was transported to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where it was tagged. Its DNA was analyzed and used to spawn 33,649 fingerlings that were stocked into Texas lakes.
When Gomez caught the fish again last week, it weighed 14.78 pounds, making it one of the biggest catches of the season.
TPWD congratulated Gomez on being “reunited” with the fish, calling it a “Bigger Better Bass bromance,” as both catches were made right before Valentine’s Day.
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➤ Sen. Ted Cruz and DOGE chief Elon Musk are urging Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to pass school choice legislation similar to that approved by the Texas Senate earlier this month. (More)
➤ Dallas: A fatal crash involving multiple vehicles shut down I-20 for several hours yesterday morning. According to police, a semi-truck fell off an overpass after the driver swerved to avoid a collision. (More)
➤ Houston: Lawyer Tony Buzbee has withdrawn a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z alleging he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in 2000. (More)
➤ Houston: Meanwhile, rapper Drake paid for guests’ meals at upscale steakhouse Juliet on Valentine’s Day in an effort to promote his latest album, which was released the same day. (See Details)
➤ Toyah: Four earthquakes occurred over a span of five minutes Friday night, beginning with a 5.0 magnitude one at 11:23 p.m. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit a few minutes later, followed by two that registered a 2.6 on the Richter scale. (More)
➤ Fort Worth: Justin Lockett, 23, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing 24 armed robberies over the span of several months. Police say the crime spree is thought to be the most robberies allegedly committed by a single person in the city’s history. (More)
➤ Edinburg: Border Patrol chief Mike Banks swore in 300 National Guard soldiers and DPS troopers to participate in Operation Southern Shield on Friday, granting them the authority to arrest illegal immigrants. (More)
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➤ San Antonio Spurs star Stephon Castle put on a show at the NBA Slam Dunk Contest but fell just short to Mac McClung of the Orlando Magic, who became the first three-peat winner in the contest’s history. (More)
➤ Dallas Stars center Mikael Granlund nailed a game-winning shot for Team Finland in their 4 Nations Face-Off game on Saturday. (Watch Video)
➤ Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested on aggravated assault charges on Saturday. The team placed him on administrative leave pending an investigation. (See Details)
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➤ San Antonio-based USAA has reportedly removed language espousing the tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from its website, becoming the latest of several large corporations to abandon the controversial terminology. (More)
➤ A Bloomberg Businessweek report claims subcontractors for Tesla and SpaceX have routinely employed illegal immigrants, even as CEO Elon Musk has aligned himself with President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. (More)
➤ Nabors Industries, an oil and gas drilling company based in Houston, is partnering with Florida-based e2 Companies to form a new publicly traded company to provide on-site power for industrial projects in multiple sectors. (More)
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➤ Central Texas student Leilani Cain, 16, organized a “rodeo prom” in Belton for students who prefer wearing cowboy boots to Oxfords and high heels. Bull riding preceded the dancing. (Watch Video)
➤ Hutto celebrated its beloved mascot on World Hippo Day this past Saturday. The city’s fascination with hippos dates back to 1915, when a hippo reportedly escaped a train car transporting circus animals. (More)
➤ Waco sixth grader David Martinez went to the Super Bowl with free tickets from Chicago Bears defensive lineman Andrew Billings. Martinez said he “loved watching the Eagles win.” (More)
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