Good Morning! On this day in 1931, cult leader Marshall Applewhite was born in Spur. He and several dozen adherents of the Heaven’s Gate religious movement died in a mass suicide in 1997.
Yesterday was Bike to Work Day, and the CBS News Texas team celebrated with a bike ride through downtown Fort Worth. (See Report)
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TX House Hits Deadline
Hundreds of bills died Thursday when the Texas House reached a midnight deadline to pass legislation proposed by its members.
Democrats worked to slow proceedings throughout the day in an effort to prevent Republican-crafted bills from being voted on.
Among the bills that passed was a measure that would allow people to sue vaccine manufacturers under certain circumstances. Another proposal that received approval was a repeal of the state’s defunct anti-sodomy law.
Over in the Senate, a bill was approved that would shut down the Texas Lottery Commission and transfer administration of the lottery to another agency. The 140-day legislative session ends on June 2.
Longhorns Win Baseball Season Title
In their first year in the conference, No. 3 Texas Longhorns baseball clinched the SEC regular season title Thursday with a ninth-inning home run from right fielder Max Belyeu, defeating Oklahoma 7-4.
It was the first game of the season-finale series against the Sooners, and it saw Texas claw back from a 3-1 deficit, scoring three runs in the seventh.
After Belyeu’s homer, left-hand closer Dylan Volantis pitched a shutout in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win.
The Longhorns take their No. 1 seeding into next week’s SEC postseason tournament play, with their opponent still to be determined.
New Adventure Trail, ‘xTx’, to Span Texas
A new adventure trail, announced last year, is now being tested, with some already coining it the Pacific Crest Trail of Texas.
The Cross Texas Horse, Hike and Bike Adventure Route, or xTx for short, will span 1,500 miles and run across the entire state from Orange (on the Louisiana border) to El Paso, factoring in all the varied types of terrain Texas has to offer along the way.
The new trail is the brainchild of Charles Gandy, a renowned traveler who says he has personally covered every inch of the proposed route.
The project, currently adding ground-proofers to prove the route, beat its funding goal of $40,000 in 2024 and looks to add $310,000 this year as the adventure trail takes shape.
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➤ San Antonio: Ashley Pardo was arrested on terrorism charges this week after allegedly buying tactical gear and ammunition for her son who had “expressed fascination with mass shootings.” (More)
➤ Austin: Gov. Greg Abbott has officially requested that the Trump administration restrict the use of food stamps for the buying of “unhealthy, highly processed food.” (See Details)
➤ Houston: Two separate highway accidents resulted in hazmat spills that caused significant delays Friday morning. Both crash scenes were cleared by mid-morning. (More)
➤ San Antonio: San Pedro Creek Culture Park is now complete and fully open to the public, showcasing a transformed downtown cement drainage ditch with two miles of trails, 11 acres of new landscaping, and multiple works of art. (See Photo)
➤ Dallas-based Bestow, an insurance tech startup, has secured a $120 million investment after tripling revenue in 2024. (More)
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➤ No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers made her WNBA debut with the Dallas Wings last night, facing off against the 2024 Finals runner-up Minnesota Lynx. (See Score)
➤ Baylor’s baseball team beat UCF 5-4 Thursday night, punching their ticket to the Big 12 championship series next week. (More)
➤ In other Big 12 games on Thursday, Texas Tech fell to BYU 13-4 in the first game of their weekend series, Houston beat Arizona 13-4, and TCU beat Utah 13-5. (Friday’s Scores)
➤ Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy just logged his 2,195th win, surpassing Sparky Anderson for the sixth most in MLB history. (More)
➤ The Texas Longhorns have extended an offer to Cooper Witten, the son of former Cowboys legend Jason Witten. Cooper is widely regarded as one of the best linebackers in the 2027 recruiting class. (More)
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➤ Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) made history Thursday by casting her 75,000th consecutive vote, extending her 2023 record for most consecutive votes by a legislator. (More)
➤ Van High School is sending an all-girls barbecue team to represent Texas in the high school barbecue national championship after the Blazin’ Barbies won the state championship earlier this month. (More)
➤ A San Antonio city council member has proposed renaming the city’s airport to honor recently retired Spurs head coach Greg Popovich. (See Details)
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