Good Morning! On this day in 1912, actor and comedy writer Dave O’Brien was born in Big Spring. He is well known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1942 Captain Midnight serial films.
The French word éclaircissement means “to clarify,” and a seventh-grader from Texas spelled it correctly to win $50,000. Read more in our Roundup section today.
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Chevron Laying Off 200 Texas Employees
Houston-based oil giant Chevron has announced it will lay off about 200 of its Texas employees as part of a 15-20% workforce reduction.
The Texas layoffs go into effect July 15, impacting employees at Permian Basin, the top-producing oilfield in the U.S.
Chevron announced in February that it would lay off up to 9,000 of its employees worldwide in order cut costs and “simplify our organizational structure.”
Since then, Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela has been revoked and has announced the termination of 600 positions in California.
Zaki, who was last year’s runner-up, entered the competition as the odds-on favorite, but threw away a chance to win it all earlier in the evening when he misspelled “commelina” in a rush of enthusiasm.
Known for his gleeful demeanor in competition, Zaki also rushed through his winning word without asking the typical questions about definition and language of origin.
Three Texas cities landed in the top 10 of U.S. News & World Report’s top 250 places to live in the country.
In the year of the suburbs, Pearland led the state with the No. 3 ranking overall. The Houston suburb was followed by League City and Leander at No. 6 and No. 8, respectively.
Texas boasts eight cities in the top 30 and solid representation throughout the list, with major cities like El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin also showing up.
Based on public data and user opinions, the list weighs a city’s desirability, quality of life, income, housing costs, and more.
The list is topped by Johns Creek, Georgia. You can see the full list here.
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➤ Tulia: A highway overpass collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a tractor-trailer hauling a crane earlier in the day. (See Video)
➤ Starbase: The now-incorporated city that is home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX warned residents “may lose the right to continue using (their) property for its current use” as the town considers a new zoning ordinance and citywide map. (More)
➤ Austin: Tesla shareholders are demanding that Elon Musk return to a 40-hour work week for the automaker, calling the current situation a “crisis” amid declining sales. (See Details)
➤ College Station: Texas A&M professor Dr. Simrit Parmar, who developed a groundbreaking cell therapy for ALS, has partnered with a leading medical center in Saudi Arabia, the first such agreement with an entity in that nation. (More)
➤ Austin: The Texas House agreed to changes made by the Senate and gave final approval to an $8.5 billion public school funding bill, sending the largest funding increase for education in state history to Gov. Greg Abbott for signing. (See Details)
➤ Austin: Also heading to Gov. Abbott is a bill expanding student discipline options in the state, including the ability to suspend students longer than the current three-day limit if school officials deem it necessary. (More)
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➤ A new Reddit-based study found Dallas Mavericks fans were the most negative of any NBA franchise, with 32% of posts projecting “negative sentiment.” (More)
➤ Major League Soccer All-Starvoting has officially opened: Click the link to get FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, and Austin FC players into the big match! (Vote Here)
➤ NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the Dallas Stars could build their own stand-alone stadium, ending a decades-long stadium partnership with the Mavericks. (More)
➤ UTEP’s 2025 Hall of Fame class is set, headlined by legendary defensive back-turned-linebacker Thomas Howard. (More)
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➤ The most expensive home sold in the Houston area last week, listed at $8.85 million, boasts updated renovations to the 7,473-square-foot mansion designed by late Houston architect Charles Tapley. (See Photo)
➤ Houston ranked second on the U.S. Postal Service’s list of cities where mail workers are most often bitten by dogs, with 65 bites recorded in 2024. Three other Texas cities made the list. (See Map)
➤ Fort Worth-based American Airlines has unveiled its new 787-9, featuring Flagship Suites to rival new luxury options from United and Delta. (See Photos)
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