Good Morning! On this day in 1991, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, which was organized in 1866 as Houston’s first black Baptist church. (More)
Check out this video of a meteorite the National Weather Service captured at its Lubbock office yesterday morning.
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Ana Caldas, 47, whose original name is Hugo, won gold in the women’s age 45-49 category in each of the events the swimmer competed in. USMS allows swimmers to participate in the gender competition category in which they identify.
Paxton has requested records to determine if USMS has violated state consumer protection laws by engaging in “false, deceptive and misleading acts and practices.” In a statement, he called the organization’s transgender policy “reprehensible” and “insulting to female athletes.”
Texas has banned biological males from competing in women’s sports at the high school and college levels. In February, President Trump issued an executive order withholding public funding from educational institutions that allow males to compete in women’s sports.
LNG Fueling Facility Approved
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard have approved construction of a $300 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Texas City. It’s projected to be the first marine bunker on the Gulf Coast to provide the alternative fuel option.
Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) is a project of Houston-based Pilot LNG and Seapath, a subsidiary of New York-based Libra Group. Upon completion in the second half of 2027, the facility is expected to produce 720,000 gallons of LNG per day.
LNG is promoted as a cleaner alternative to traditional ship fuel, offering significant reductions in sulfur and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the Biden administration suspended LNG exports last year over concerns about environmental pollution from methane gas.
President Trump rescinded that order upon assuming office, and his administration issued a response to a federal study that sought to justify the suspension, saying it “defied reason and reality and hurt American progress.”
Top Baby Names of 2024
The Social Security Administration has released its annual list of the country’s most popular baby names. For the second year in a row, Olivia and Liam were the top names for newborns in Texas.
For boys, the top 10 names in 2024 were the same as they were the previous year, though the order changed: Liam, Noah, Mateo, Santiago, Sebastian, Elijah, Oliver, Elias, Ezra, and Daniel.
For girls, Sofia is the only addition to last year’s top 10 names, replacing Luna: Olivia, Emma, Mia, Camila, Isabella, Sophia, Amelia, Sofia, Charlotte, and Eliana.
Interestingly, Luka was the 77th most popular boy name, with 527 babies sharing the name of former Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who wore No. 77. Among the most distinctive Texas names were Regina, Renata, and Julieta for girls and Rodrigo, Roberto, and Leonel for boys.
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➤ Austin: Democratic State Rep. Vikki Goodwin announced she is running for lieutenant governor in next year’s election. Republican incumbent Dan Patrick previously announced he will run for a fourth term. (More)
➤ Dallas: City officials unveiled a public safety initiative Tuesday that prohibits individuals from sleeping on downtown streets. Law enforcement, social workers, private security, and the city’s emergency response teams will share the same radio lines to address complaints within 24 hours. (See Details)
➤ Lake Jackson: An employee injured by a chlorine gas leak at a chemical manufacturing plant Tuesday morning remains hospitalized. Three other employees have been released from the hospital. (More)
➤ Grimes County: George Coulam, the founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival and the former mayor of Todd Mission, was found dead in his home Wednesday at the age of 87. “King George,” as he was known, was the subject of the 2024 HBO documentary Ren Faire. (More)
➤ Dallas: Former Texas A&M safety Brian Williams passed away last weekend from a severe heat stroke while running a half-marathon. Williams, a graduate of Bishop Dunne Catholic High School, was 24 years old. (More)
➤ Houston: A building on which a mural of George Floyd had been painted following his death in 2020 was demolished this week. Floyd grew up in Houston’s Third Ward, where the building was located. (More)
➤ Fayette County: Deputies discovered at least 12 illegal immigrants hiding in hay bales during a traffic stop on Tuesday. The immigrants were turned over to ICE, and two suspects were arrested on human smuggling charges. (See Photos)
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➤ The Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final last night. Dallas took the lead in the third period by scoring three power-play goals within the first six minutes. (More)
➤ University of Houston pitcher Antoine Jean was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, while TCU’s Sawyer Strosnider was voted Freshman of the Year. (See Full List)
➤ Texas baseball head coach Jim Schlossnagle is the SEC’s Coach of the Year. The Longhorns have a shot at landing the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s postseason tournament. (More)
➤ San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was a unanimous selection for the 2025 All-Rookie First Team. He’s the only player from any of the state’s three NBA teams to make an All-Rookie squad. (More)
➤ UTSA defeated Rice 4-2 on Tuesday for their first win of the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. The Roadrunners face off against Tulane this afternoon. (More)
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➤ The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas published the results of its latest business outlook survey last week, revealing that executives are uneasy about the economy “amid the heightened uncertainty around higher tariffs.” (See Details)
➤ Meanwhile, the number of Texas nonfarm jobs grew 37,700 last month to total 14,320,100—marking the fifth straight month of record highs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. (More)
➤ Amazon will build a 127,000-square-foot delivery station in Belton, with construction scheduled to start in a few weeks. (More)
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➤ Charles Corley, 78, recently became the oldest person ever to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Corley’s Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering is his fifth degree, and it took more than 10 years to earn. (More)
➤ The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held every four years in Fort Worth, kicked off yesterday and goes through June 7. This year’s competition features 28 young pianists from 15 countries. (See Details)
➤ Georgetown High School senior Brylee Dew wrote a children’s book, Bailey Goes Bald, inspired by her older sister’s battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. (More)
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Paxton Investigating U.S. Masters Swimming
