Good Morning! On this day in 1964, the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg bought the Nimitz Hotel, which the grandfather of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz purchased in 1855. The establishment hosted many notable figures, including Robert E. Lee and Rutherford B. Hayes.
The FAA provided an update on the telecommunications issue that canceled and delayed hundreds of flights at DFW and Love Field this past weekend. Get the details in today’s Roundup section.
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Cruz Criticizes Threat to Revoke ABC’s License
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz criticized FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to revoke ABC’s broadcast license over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer. Cruz called the suggestion “dangerous as hell” during the Friday episode of his podcast.
Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled off the air after the host accused Trump supporters of “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”
Carr condemned Kimmel’s remarks as “the sickest conduct possible” and suggested “there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead” if broadcasters don’t “take action.” Later, President Trump seemed to endorse the idea of revoking the licenses of networks that are overly critical of him.
While Cruz said he agreed with ABC’s decision to suspend Kimmel’s show, he compared Carr’s threat to mafia tactics and warned conservatives that Democrats would use the precedent to silence critics when they regain power.
“It might feel good right now to threaten Jimmy Kimmel, but when it is used to silence every conservative in America, we will regret it,” said Cruz.
DOJ Investigating Austin
The Department of Justice has launched an investigation to determine whether Austin’s employment practices violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
In a letter to Mayor Kirk Watson, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon expressed concern about the city’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, which aims to facilitate “working from a racial equity lens.” She cited guidance to “delineate clear racial equity expectations regarding hiring.”
“The Department of Justice will not tolerate discriminatory race-based employment practices and DEI policies, in Austin or other cities,” said Dhillon in a statement.
Watson defended the city’s employment practices, insisting they are “in full compliance with the law” and “assure highly qualified public servants, who care deeply about our entire community and bring their unique characteristics to the jobs they do.”
FAA Comments on Flight Disruptions
According to the FAA, hundreds of flights at DFW International and Love Field airports on Friday and Saturday were canceled and delayed due to “multiple failures” of a service provided by Dallas-based Frontier Communications.
The outage, traced to two cut fiber optic cables, affected the FAA’s Dallas TRACON facility, which manages incoming and outgoing air traffic within 50 miles. The FAA said that one of its contractors, aerospace and defense company L3Harris, “failed to ensure that redundancies in the system functioned properly.”
American Airlines was forced to cancel 530 flights on Friday and another 160 on Saturday. At Love Field, there were 244 delays and one cancellation on Friday.
“This is a clear example of the FAA’s outdated infrastructure and underscores the urgent need to modernize our air traffic control systems,” said a statement from the agency.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy concurred: “This is EXACTLY why @POTUS and I are hard at work to build a brand new air traffic control system.”
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➤ Fort Worth: More than a thousand people marched in honor of Charlie Kirk Saturday evening. “It was Charlie and his bravery that woke us up and put us where we are today,” local activist Carlos Turcios said. (More)
➤ Grand Prairie: A father and his two children were hospitalized after their home exploded Saturday morning. Officials suspect a gas leak caused the explosion. (More)
➤ San Antonio: David Monroe, the founder and chair of the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, was killed Friday at the Boeing Center at Tech Port when a jet engine fell on him. (More)
➤ San Marcos: Dr. Thomas Alter, a former Texas State University professor who was fired earlier this month after he discussed overthrowing the U.S. government, has sued the school, claiming his termination was “politically-motivated discrimination.” (See Details)
➤ Austin: A glass panel fell from a high-rise under construction on Thursday, marking the fifth such mishap this year at the ATX Tower. Ryan Companies, the contractor for the project, said an investigation by third-party consultants indicated there are “no systemic issues with the building’s glass panels.” (More)
➤ Hurst: Steve Niekamp, the city’s police chief since 2018, died from a sudden health complication last Thursday at the age of 56. “Chief Niekamp’s leadership, integrity, and unwavering commitment to his officers and the community will never be forgotten,” said a statement from the Fort Worth Police Officers Association. (More)
➤ Lubbock: The 108th annual Panhandle South Plains Fair kicked off Thursday and continues through this Saturday. (See Photos)
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➤ TheTexans fell to 0-3 in Jacksonville as their offensive struggles continued in a 17-10 loss. (More)
➤ CeeDee Lamb suffered an ankle injury during the opening drive of the Cowboys’ 31-14 loss to the Chicago Bears. Dak Prescott was intercepted twice. (More)
➤ Texas Tech jumped to No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 after routing Utah, while TCU cracked the poll at No. 24. Texas A&M climbed to No. 9, and UT slipped to No. 10. (See Rankings)
➤ The San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame added five new members, including the city’s winningest high school basketball coach and the 1999 Spurs championship team. (More)
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➤ Harbor Health, an Austin-based network of primary care clinics founded in 2022 by the former dean of UT Austin’s medical school, is acquiring 32 clinics from rival VillageMD. The move expands the company’s local presence and marks its entrance into the Dallas, El Paso, and San Antonio markets. (More)
➤ Denver-based Rowan Digital Infrastructure is building a $700 million data center on more than 700 acres in Temple. The project is expected to break ground by the end of this year and be completed next year. (More)
➤ TubeFab, a Jacksonville firm that fabricates copper tube components, is building a new $30 million, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in the community. The facility is expected to be completed within 18 months and create at least 40 new jobs. (More)
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➤ Juniper Clark, a nine-year-old California girl whose great-grandmother lives in Ingram part of the year, has raised $1,000 for victims of the July 4 flash floods by selling handmade bracelets. She has given money to a Kerrville kayaking company and the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department. (More)
➤ A Houston traffic camera spotted a monkey wearing clothes on Saturday, with several people gathered near a motorcycle that appeared to have broken down. (Watch Video)
➤ A pair of Big Tex’s iconic size 96 Lucchese boots is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in the nation’s capital as part of an exhibition highlighting artists’ contributions to state fairs across the country. (See Photo)
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Cruz Criticizes Threat to Revoke ABC’s License
