Thursday, November 21, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1945, residents of the newly renamed town of Truman christened a sign on Highway 80 with a bottle of milk and read a letter of congratulations from President Harry S. Truman. Previously known as Thin Gravy, Deanville, North Mesquite, and Mesquite Tap, the community was absorbed into neighboring Mesquite in the 1950s.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham made waves this week when she suggested using a newly purchased ranch along the Rio Grande as a staging area for mass deportations advocated by President-elect Donald Trump. Check out the story in today’s Roundup section!

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State Board Advances Bible-based Curriculum

The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) narrowly advanced a proposal to include Bible-based lessons in public elementary school curriculums, moving closer to adopting the “Bluebonnet” textbook developed by the Texas Education Agency.

The SBOE voted 8-7 Tuesday to give preliminary approval to the curriculum, which incorporates teachings like the Golden Rule and stories from Genesis, after listening to hours of public testimony on Monday. A final vote is scheduled for tomorrow.

Critics argue that the curriculum alienates non-Christian students and violates the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of religion, while proponents say that reading Bible stories improves comprehension of history and teaches morality.

The Bluebonnet textbook, intended for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, was developed in response to a law directing the TEA to create its own free instructional materials. Schools are not required to use the state-developed curriculum but receive additional funding if they do.

Texas Offers Ranch For Deportation Centers

The Texas General Land Office has offered President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration the use of a newly purchased 1,400-acre ranch in Starr County as a potential site for detention centers to house illegal aliens being staged for deportation.

In a Tuesday letter, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham stated that the ranch’s previous owner refused to allow a wall to be built on her land and blocked law enforcement from accessing it, allowing cartel members and violent criminals to use it to victimize migrants.

After the state acquired the ranch, Buckingham granted the Texas Facilities Commission an easement along the Rio Grande to construct a border wall.

As of this writing, President-elect Trump has not responded to the offer.

Texas Communities Face Water Issues

Communities across the state are facing challenges getting clean water at an affordable price.

In Lindale and Hideaway, customers of an investor-owned water utility called Undine have seen unexplained usage increases of up to 300% on their monthly bills, prompting two of the area’s state lawmakers to call for an investigation.

In Floresville, residents have complained to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about the brown, sediment-filled water they get from CSWR, a company that operates a well in the area. CSWR has assured customers that the water is filtered and safe to drink.

Meanwhile, in the town of Tecolote, some of the residents don’t even get running water. On Monday, the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court voted down a proposal for the Nueces River Authority to build a well that would provide water to Tecolote’s approximately 1,000 residents.

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➤ Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday directing state law enforcement officials to target and arrest Chinese operatives allegedly pressuring dissidents of the communist country to return to China. (More)

➤ The El Paso ISD school board voted 4-3 Tuesday to close eight schools over the next two years amid a projected $32 million budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year. (See Details)

➤ Harris County: District Attorney Kim Ogg and Judge Lina Hidalgo publicly clashed over criminal charges Ogg brought against the county’s former public health director, who is accused of receiving kickbacks for directing contracts to IBM. (More)

➤ San Antonio: Prosecutors dismissed a case against a mother charged with felony injury to a child after she replaced the contents of her son’s sports drink bottle with lemon juice, vinegar, and salt to deter a student accused of bullying her son from stealing it. (Watch Video)

➤ Coryell County: Human remains found on a rural property were identified as those of Cole Younger Middleton, a Gatesville man who went missing in 2015 at the age of 21. (More)

➤ Houston and Dallas were ranked among the top 10 “most sinful cities in America,” according to a new analysis by WalletHub that examined crime rates, overdose deaths, teen birth rates, and internet searches for adult content. (More)

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➤ The Dallas Mavericks blew out the New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 to move to 1-1 in NBA Cup group play. The San Antonio Spurs also moved to 1-1 after winning a close game 110-104 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. (More)

➤ The Dallas Cowboys will stick with Cooper Rush as the team’s starting quarterback next week against the Washington Commanders. Dallas enters the game as double-digit underdogs. (More)

➤ Houston, No. 7, is the state’s highest-ranked men’s college basketball team in the most recent AP Top 25 poll. Baylor and Texas A&M also made the rankings, coming in at No. 13 and No. 23. Texas Tech received the most points among teams that missed making the list. (See Poll)

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➤ Two elementary school principals in McKinney ISD fulfilled their promise to go skydiving if the PTO fundraisers held earlier this year met their goals. (Watch Video)

➤ A San Antonio driver posted a video of a truck decked out in Christmas lights with a fully illuminated tree in the bed. (Watch Video)

➤ Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were spotted with a film crew in Austin last week. Fans speculated that the pair were shooting a scene for their Apple TV+ comedy series, Brother From Another Mother. (See Photos)

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