East Texas Police Captain Awarded $21 Million

A federal jury awarded a former East Texas police captain $21.35 million for being wrongfully terminated after local officials retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights.

Terry Bevill was fired from the Quitman police department after filing a personal affidavit requesting a change of venue for a friend accused of criminal activity due to publicity about the case.

He also alleged conflicts of interest among local prosecutors, law enforcement, and court personnel.

Bevill was subsequently charged with aggravated perjury.  Although he was eventually cleared of wrongdoing, he had to sell personal property to provide for his family.

Houston Billionaire Buys English Soccer Team

Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin has agreed to purchase English Premier League soccer team Everton F.C. from British-Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri for an undisclosed sum.

The son of a successful auto dealer, Friedkin is worth an estimated $7.6 billion and has investments in entertainment and hospitality venues and the Italian soccer team AS Roma.

His company previously loaned Everton 200 million pounds, which could be converted into equity.

Everton F.C. is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, but it has struggled in recent years and has been looking for a buyer for several months.

Police Robot Outsmarts Criminal

Lubbock police deployed a crime-fighting robot to apprehend a suspect who had barricaded himself in a motel room last week.

Wanted for a parole violation, 39-year-old Felix Delarosa got in a shootout with investigators at a Lubbock Days Inn, prompting law enforcement to send in a bomb squad robot to get him to surrender.

Delarosa tried to disable the robot by shooting it and throwing a sheet over it, but the robot sprayed tear gas through a broken window.

When Delarosa exited the room, the robot drove on top of him, pinning him to the ground and allowing authorities to take him into custody. Check out the video here.

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➤ Attorneys for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed presented arguments at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, seeking a ruling on prosecutorial misconduct. (More)

➤ Houston: The southbound lanes of the Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge are reopening after six months of construction on a project to widen the bridge from two to four lanes in each direction. (More)

➤ Edinburg: The city’s drought contingency plan has been updated to prohibit new car wash establishments within two miles of an existing car wash business, following a similar policy implemented in Brownsville earlier this year. (See Details)

➤ Denton: The city’s animal services manager was fired following criticism over the department’s decision to euthanize a family’s missing dog less than 24 hours after it was picked up. (More)

➤ Rusk County: Firefighters from across Texas gathered for a training seminar over the weekend to practice techniques for getting water from difficult-to-access locations. (Watch Video)

➤ Dallas: An 18-wheeler filled with 24,000 pounds of Amazon packages overturned on I-35E Monday morning, closing all lanes north of I-635 for much of the day. (See Photos)

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➤ The University of Texas maintained its No. 1 spot in this week’s Top 25 college football poll after defeating the University of Louisiana Monroe 51-3 on Saturday, while Texas A&M climbed one position to No. 24. (See Rankings)

➤ Cameras captured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott walking back to the locker room, telling teammates, “Jump off if you want,” following a tough loss to the Baltimore Ravens. (Watch Video)

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➤ Tempur Sealy International agreed to sell 73 Mattress Firm stores and its Sleep Outfitters subsidiary if regulators approve its $4 billion acquisition of Houston-based Mattress Firm. (See Details)

➤ Laredo-based International Bank of Commerce has acquired a property along the San Antonio River Walk previously considered as a potential site for a 100-room boutique hotel. (More)

➤ MoneyGram, a popular money transfer service based in Dallas, has been taken offline as the company examines a cybersecurity issue. (See Details)

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➤ The 66,000-acre Lely Ranch in West Texas was recently purchased by a well-known local rancher, according to a representative for listing agency Icon Global. (See Photos)

➤ Austin resident Emily Hill turned her passion for H-E-B into a full-time job, highlighting the Texas grocer’s products in videos she posts to her “Grocery Obsessed” pages on Instagram and TikTok. (More)

➤ A fox found its way into the federal courthouse in San Antonio Sunday morning, where it was captured by officials “after a successful standoff.” (See Photo)

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