Good Morning! On this day in 1943, golfer Sandra Palmer was born in Fort Worth. During her 33-year professional career, she won 19 LPGA Tour events, including the 1972 Titleholders Championship and the 1975 U.S. Women’s Open.
A San Antonio couple helped stop the swerving car of a driver having a medical emergency on Loop 410 last week. Check out the viral video here. Have you ever pulled over to help someone in need? Hit reply to share your story.
The partial government shutdown is causing major delays at airports across the country, just in time for spring break. On today’s The Flyover Podcast, host Ayla Brown breaks down what’s happening with TSA staffing and what travelers should know before heading to the terminal. Tune in here!
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Zoox Coming to Dallas
Amazon-owned robotaxi service Zoox will begin mapping the streets of Dallas and Phoenix for its autonomous toaster-shaped vehicles, the company announced Monday. Zoox has provided more than 300,000 riders since the service debuted last year in San Francisco and Las Vegas.
Company representatives said the new markets will provide opportunities to test the technology in “diverse weather and complex road networks.” Human drivers will use Toyota Highlanders equipped with numerous sensors for mapping before the robotaxi service is rolled out.
Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.3 billion in 2020 and has a presence in 10 U.S. markets, including testing in Austin. The company aims to produce 10,000 robotaxis a year at its new 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.
ICE Releases McAllen ISD Students
Two members of McAllen High School’s award-winning mariachi band—brothers Antonio and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar—were released from ICE custody with their family yesterday after criticism from lawmakers and Tejano music star Bobby Pulido, a Democrat running for Congress in South Texas.
The Gámez-Cuéllar family entered the country in 2023 using the now-defunct CBP One app, which the Biden administration promoted to streamline migrants’ asylum claims. Last April, the Trump administration revoked the legal status of those admitted through the app, and the family was arrested during an immigration check-in on Feb. 25.
Antonio, 18, was sent to the El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, while the rest of his family was detained more than 200 miles away at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley.
After Pulido posted a video about the family’s situation, U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) and Monica De La Cruz (R-Edinburg) said they were trying to secure their release.
“These are our neighbors, friends, and valued members of the community,” said De La Cruz, adding that she favors the deportation of illegal immigrants “who actually threaten our communities.” De La Cruz hosted McAllen High School’s mariachi band at the U.S. Capitol last summer.
Cowboys, Texans Deal for Players
Dozens of NFL players who are set to become free agents agreed to deals with new teams yesterday, and the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans got in on the action with some big-name acquisitions, trades, and contract extensions.
The Cowboys agreed to a 3-year deal worth $36 million with former Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson, 27, and acquired 28-year-old pass rusher Rashan Gary from the Packers for a 4th-round pick in next year’s draft. Last year, the Cowboys’ defense gave up the most passing yards (251.5) and points (30.1) per game.
The Texans, meanwhile, signed former Bears defensive end Dominique Robinson, 27, to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million. They also agreed to contract extensions of $37.5 million with guard Ed Ingram, 27, and $12 million with defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins, 31.
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➤ Houston: Security lines at William P. Hobby Airport were more than three hours long for a second straight day on Monday. Spring break travel and TSA staffing challenges caused by lapsed funding for the Department of Homeland Security contributed to the delays. (More)
➤ Rio Grande City: Hail up to four inches in size caused a gas station’s canopy to collapse on Saturday. Today’s forecast for Central Texas and the Hill Country calls for severe storms with the potential for hail and tornados. (More)
➤ Austin: Buford’s, the downtown bar that was the site of last week’s deadly mass shooting, reopened over the weekend, donating 100% of sales to the victims and their families. (More)
➤ Hurst: Kassy Marie Cole, 41, of Hurst, and 38-year-old Melanie Jean Worthington of Joshua, were arrested for allegedly using drones to smuggle plastic crows stuffed with drugs into a federal prison in Grant Parish, Louisiana. (See Photo)
➤ Mesquite: A floating lantern is believed to have caused fires that destroyed two homes Friday. Authorities are asking the public for help tracking down who released the lantern. (More)
➤ San Antonio: Augie Meyers, a founding member of the Texas Tornados supergroup, died Saturday at the age of 85. He was known for his distinctive organ play that helped define the Tex-Mex rock genre. (More)
➤ Cameron County: The Texas Supreme Court convened at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Edinburg campus on Thursday to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging temporary beach closures during SpaceX rocket launches. (See Details)
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➤ Conference basketball tournaments kick off around the state today, featuring Baylor, SMU, and a red-hot Stephen F. Austin. (See All Games)
➤ Texas quarterback Arch Manning had surgery this offseason to fix a foot injury plaguing him over the last two seasons. The injury reportedly got worse when he ran for a touchdown during the November 2024 contest against Texas A&M. (More)
➤ Former Longview High School basketball coach Tommy Aldridge passed away this week at age 79. Aldridge founded the school’s girls’ basketball program in 1978 and amassed over 900 wins throughout his decades-long career. (More)
➤Six San Antonio Spurs players scored double-digit points in Sunday night’s 145-120 blowout win over the Rockets. The rivals combined for 49 fouls and 59 free-throw attempts. (More)
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➤ Nine Energy Service, a Houston-based oilfield services company, has emerged from bankruptcy after it secured $135 million in new financing and a court approved a reorganization plan that reduced its debt by $320 million. (More)
➤ Petit Cowboy, a luxury New Braunfels resort with 23 cabins along the Comal River, opened this week after being acquired last year by French Cowboys, a Texas hospitality company founded by French-American owners. Previously known as Heidelberg Lodges, the historic retreat dates back to the 1930s. (See Photos)
➤ The 47-acre Palms Crossing shopping center in McAllen has been acquired by CTO Realty Growth of Winter Park, Florida, for $81.6 million. With the acquisition, Texas is now the real estate investment trust’s third-largest source of rental revenue among all states. (More)
➤ Pia Orrenius, a vice president and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, attributes the state’s recent growth to its geography, industry mix, population gains, and economic policies. (See Details)
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➤ The Brahman cattle program at Overton’s AgriLife Research and Extension Center has been named Breeder of the Year by the American Brahman Breeders Association. (More)
➤ Baylor University senior Carson Sheldon plans to run his eighth ultramarathon in as many months in April, when he’ll tackle the 75 or so miles between the Buc-ee’s in Hillsboro to the one in Temple. “I’m a big believer that pain is an invitation to grow,” he said. (More)
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Zoox Coming to Dallas
