Good morning! On this day in 1890, the John Sealy Training School for Nurses opened with 18 students in Galveston’s newly established John Sealy Hospital, becoming the first formal nursing school in Texas.
If you hate changing your clocks twice a year, you’ll be happy to know a Houston lawmaker has filed a bill to end the practice in Texas. Check out today’s poll to weigh in on the issue.
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Severe storms in Ellis County early Saturday caused widespread damage that left one man dead and at least four people injured.
Midlothian resident T.J. Bailey, 42, died when his RV was flipped over near the Texas Motorplex drag strip in Ennis, where he had worked as a track specialist. His wife and two of his children were briefly hospitalized.
Winds of up to 97 mph ripped off the storefront of an Ennis supermarket and the roof of a nearby Days Inn hotel, where 20 people were staying at the time. Seven 18-wheelers were overturned on I-35E in Waxahachie.
Golfball-sized hail fell throughout the area. Waxahachie City Council member Travis Smith shared a video on social media showing several downtown buildings with broken windows. See photos here.
Texas Bitcoin Reserve Proposal Clears Senate
The Texas Senate approved legislation to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve last Thursday, the same day President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a national cryptocurrency reserve.
Senate Bill 21 would establish a fund invested in crypto assets with a market capitalization of at least $500 billion over a 12-month period, a criterion that only Bitcoin currently meets. The fund would be managed by the Texas Comptroller with input from a five-member advisory committee.
Proponents of the legislation say diversifying the state’s cash reserves would provide a hedge against inflation, while critics argue that the volatility of cryptocurrency makes investing in the asset inherently risky.
The bill advanced to the House after a 25-5 bipartisan vote. If enacted, Texas would become one of the first states in the country to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
91-Run High School Softball Game
Dallas area high schools Richardson Lake Highlands and Irving MacArthur scored 91 combined runs in a softball game last Tuesday, setting the record for the third-highest combined score in high school softball history.
Irving MacArthur scored 21 runs in the fourth inning but ultimately lost the 48-43 contest. Prior to the matchup, the Lady Cardinals had only scored 35 runs the entire season, recording only two runs in each of their two previous games.
One team scored 10 or more runs in multiple innings, but the scoreboard could only display single-digit scores. Together, the teams tallied a combined 44 hits, 30 errors, 48 walks, 9 strikeouts, 12 stolen bases, and 567 pitches. Lake Highlands pitcher Rhia McCarty played the entire 7-inning game, throwing 256 pitches.
In a Friday matchup, MacArthur defeated Lake Highlands 25-24 after first falling behind 21-5 in the third inning. It was their first win of the season.
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➤ Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick and former GOP gubernatorial candidate and state senator Don Huffines have announced they are running to replace Comptroller Glenn Hegar following his selection as the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. (More)
➤ Galveston: Police closed several beaches and arrested six people amid overcrowding and multiple reports of gunfire during “senior skip day” on Friday. (See Details)
➤ Fort Worth: Both suspects accused of fatally shooting local rapper Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter at a car wash last week are in custody. Jakobie Russell, 21, and Adonis Robinson, 24, have been charged with capital murder. (More)
➤ Williamson County: Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy will not be charged for an alleged assault of a woman at his home on Friday. The woman reportedly attacked Worthy after he asked her to leave his residence. (More)
➤ Houston: A grand jury indicted 17-year-old Laith Adil Shehzad under the state’s new terrorism law for allegedly conspiring to commit murder. Prosecutors are requesting a $10 million bond for the teen, who was previously investigated for communications with contacts believed to be associated with ISIS. (More)
➤ Boerne: No criminal charges will be filed in connection to the fatal bleacher collapse at the Kendall County Fairgrounds last year. The district attorney cited “insufficient evidence to prove a criminal case beyond a reasonable doubt.” The decision does not affect an ongoing multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit. (More)
➤ San Antonio: Tupi, a baby capybara born at the San Antonio Zoo in December, is a boy, the zoo announced during a gender reveal last week. (See Video)
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➤ TCU defeated Baylor 65-59 in the Big 12 women’s basketball championship game yesterday. Seeding for the NCAA Tournament will be announced Sunday. (More)
➤ South Carolina dominated No. 1-ranked Texas in the SEC women’s basketball championship game yesterday, snapping the Longhorns’ 15-game win streak. Texas had 18 turnovers and shot 30% from the field. (More)
➤ Dallas Stars new right wing Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist during his team debut Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. Rantanen signed an eight-year $96 million contract with Dallas after being traded from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. (More)
➤ Houston Rockets breakout star Amen Thompson left Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans with an unspecified lower-body injury. Also on Saturday, the team announced rookie guard Reed Sheppard would be sidelined for at least four weeks due to a right thumb fracture. (More)
➤ Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis attempted to calm Dallas fans’ anger at the Luka Doncic trade, saying, “I know you lost a superstar in Luka, but you also gained a superstar in myself.” Davis hasn’t played for over a month since suffering an abdominal injury in his first game with Dallas. (More)
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➤ The Athena moon lander developed by Houston-based Intuitive Machines tipped over shortly after touching down Thursday, rendering the craft unable to recharge its batteries due to the angle of its solar panels. It’s the company’s second unsuccessful moon landing. (See Photo)
➤ Wayfair, the home decor retailer, is parting ways with 340 employees as it shutters its Technology Development Center in Austin. (More)
➤ Texas won a record 13th consecutive Governor’s Cup, awarded by business magazine Site Selection to the nation’s “top-performing state for job-creating business relocations and expansions.” Last year, businesses announced 1,368 new and expanded projects in Texas, more than twice as many as in second-place Illinois. (More)
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➤ The Fort Worth Police Department released a parody of Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us” in response to a nearby billboard placed by the Dallas Police Department to recruit new officers. Dallas needs to hire an additional 900 officers after the passage of a ballot measure to increase the size of the city’s police force. (See Video)
➤ Police determined that over 100 human teeth found buried in the backyard of a Hondo home were deposited by a former owner who practiced dentistry between 50 and 70 years ago. The current owner’s dog dug up the teeth last week. (More)
➤ Parking enforcement staff in San Marcos have begun using a vehicle immobilizing device called “the Barnacle,” which is placed on the windshields of vehicles belonging to habitual offenders and can only be removed after outstanding fines are paid. (Watch Video)
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Storm Rips Through Ellis County
