Good Morning! On this day in 1598, Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate celebrated his expedition’s arrival at the Rio Grande with a day of thanksgiving near present-day El Paso. Local residents have commemorated the event every year since 1989.
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Mexico Agrees to Water Deal
Mexico has agreed to a deal aimed at alleviating a severe water shortage in South Texas caused in part by Mexico’s failure to abide by a 1944 treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years.
Mexico will send up to 420,000 acre-feet to South Texas by October, the end of the current five-year period. So far, Mexico has delivered less than 600,000 acre-feet during this cycle.
To address the projected shortfall, Mexico will make monthly transfers from two Rio Grande reservoirs and provide the U.S. with half of the flow—rather than a third—from six of its tributaries.
The agreement provides a measure of relief for South Texas farmers and ranchers who have struggled amid an ongoing drought that has threatened the region’s citrus industry and shut down its last sugar mill last year.
Trump Officials Visit Texas
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited College Station yesterday to tour several Texas A&M research facilities and tout the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.
“Ag is key to tackling chronic disease like diabetes & heart issues. Excited for HHS to join us in this critical work,” Rollins posted on social media.
On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made an unannounced trip to El Paso to survey a site near the border wall where Border Patrol officers discovered a cross-border tunnel in January.
The same day, White House border czar Tom Homan told reporters El Paso’s Fort Bliss is “being ramped up” as a detention center for illegal immigrants. His remarks follow Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s visit to the facility last week.
Autonomous Glider Company Flying into Fort Worth
Fort Worth-based startup Aerolane is opening a flight operations headquarters at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport to develop and test its autonomous cargo glider technology.
Inspired by gliders used to land soldiers and equipment behind enemy lines during World War II, the company’s Aerocart gliders “boost the capacity of existing planes while requiring only a marginally higher fuel burn.”
Aerolane has been conducting prototype tests in Texas and Florida since 2022 and plans to begin commercial service later this year after obtaining approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Perot Field, considered the world’s first industrial airport, is a central component of the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone, a public-private partnership between a local real estate developer, the city of Fort Worth, and the FAA.
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➤ El Paso: U.S. District Judge David Briones ordered the release of a Venezuelan couple federal immigration officials had attempted to deport, ruling Friday their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang had not been substantiated. (More)
➤ Katy ISD: Taylor High School student Brooklyn Gianfrancesco and her father spoke at a school board meeting last week about an altercation between her and a male student they accuse of attacking her. Despite a viral video of the incident, administrators have resisted requests to provide information. (See Details)
➤ Lufkin: Authorities are looking for a man who allegedly hid plastic Easter eggs containing marijuana at neighborhood parks, then shared photos and clues about where to find them on social media. (More)
➤ Houston: Augustin Garcia Alvarez rescued two young children from a vehicle that had been driven into the San Jacinto River on Friday. The driver and her 1-year-old daughter died in the incident. “I do feel some peace knowing I rescued two,” said Alvarez. (See Details)
➤ Dallas: Thieves stole 11 air-conditioning units from an Oak Cliff church during three separate burglaries over the course of two weeks. They also damaged a water pipe, causing extensive flooding inside the church. (More)
➤ Bell County: A jury convicted former Belton High School student Caysen Allison of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2022 death of his classmate Joe Ramirez Jr. Prosecutors had sought to convict Allison of murder for the fatal stabbing. (See Details)
➤ Los Fresnos: Researchers have spotted at least 22 ocelots at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, a record number for the only wild population of the endangered species in the U.S. (See Photos)
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➤ Former Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will make substantially less money in the NFL as a seventh-round pick than he was making in college last season. SEC quarterbacks command up to $4 million per year on the transfer market. (More)
➤ Six Texas-based schools will compete in the NCAA men’s tennis tournament later this week, including a first-round matchup between Texas A&M and Rice. (More)
➤ Wyatt Johnston scored the Dallas Stars’ first goal in just nine seconds during Monday night’s 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche—the quickest score in a playoff game in team history. (More)
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➤ Oil and gas executives expressed frustration about the “chaos” and “uncertainty” caused by federal tariff and trade policies in a quarterly survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. (See Details)
➤ The president and chief programming officer of Austin’s South by Southwest tech and music festival was terminated after this year’s event saw fewer band performances and lower hotel occupancy rates than in previous years. (More)
➤ Dallas-based developer Cawley Partners has acquired the 5,200-acre South Creek Ranch near Ferris to build “digital commerce parks” and up to 5,000 homes. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (More)
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➤ The Smurf Experience, a fully immersive journey into the world of the lovable blue creatures, will make its U.S. debut at Arlington’s Esports Stadium on May 7. Guests can participate in scavenger hunts, obstacle courses, and more. (See Photos)
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Mexico Agrees to Water Deal
