Good Morning! On this day in 1918, actress Helen Wagner was born in Lubbock. She played Nancy Hughes McClosky in the soap opera As the World Turnsfor more than 50 years.
If you live in one of the state’s biggest cities, you’re probably accustomed to seeing a new apartment complex going up every time you turn around. A new study shows Texas leads the nation in new apartment builds.
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House Finalizes Several Bills
The Texas House passed a bill Tuesday that removes a new provision in state law that allows voters to update their address at their polling place if they have not moved outside the county. Gov. Abbott must sign the measure before it becomes law.
During the regular session earlier this year, State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R-Plano) added the provision to an election reporting bill. Republican activists raised concerns that the change could lead to errors and election fraud. Shaheen sponsored the bill to undo the provision.
The House also approved legislation that prohibits lawmakers from accepting large donations or spending campaign funds during a quorum break. During the first special session, Democrats reportedly received money from Beto O’Rourke’s Powered by People PAC.
Finally, a group of Republicans scuttled a bill that would have lowered the voter-approval tax rate from 3.5% to 2.5% for cities and counties with more than 75,000 people.
Houston Boy Killed Playing ‘Ding-Dong Ditch’
A Houston boy was shot and killed Saturday night while playing “ding-dong ditch,” a game that involves ringing a home’s doorbell and then running away. Gonzalo Leon Jr., 42, has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting.
According to police, 11-year-old Julian Guzman was playing the game with his younger cousin. The two boys knocked on the suspect’s door twice within a period of a few minutes. After knocking a third time, Leon allegedly chased them as they fled, firing multiple shots.
Leon, an Army veteran, was allegedly “waiting in the shadows in his own side yard behind a fence” before the shooting. Authorities seized about 20 rifles, shotguns, and pistols from his home.
“What harm could they have done? Playing with a doorbell?” said a neighbor who spoke to a local news outlet. “For someone to shoot him in the back, they knew they were a kid. What’s the purpose of it?“
Texas Leads Nation in New Apartments
Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas are among the country’s top 10 cities for new apartments expected to be completed this year, according to a new RentCafe analysis. The state’s 81,407 new units lead the nation.
Austin ranks No. 1, with 15,195 new units expected by the end of the year. The Texas capital’s population increased by 10.9% between 2020 and 2024—the highest rate of growth among large U.S. cities—fueled in part by its burgeoning tech sector.
Houston ranks third, with 7,770 new units, while San Antonio’s 5,921 new units are good for the No. 7 spot. Dallas is ninth, with 5,778 units.
Fort Worth’s 3,793 new units earned the No. 20 spot among cities, boosting projected completions for the Dallas-Fort Worth metro—part of a separate metro category—to 28,958, a 22.4% drop from last year’s total and 1,065 behind the first-place New York metro area.
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➤ E-cigarettes or vapes that contain the psychoactive cannabinoid THC are now illegal in Texas as the legislature continues to debate the future of all consumable THC products. (See Details)
➤ San Antonio: UTSA formally merged with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on Sept. 1. With 40,000 students and $486 million in annual research expenditures, it is now the state’s third-largest public research university. (More)
➤ Harris County: Commissioners authorized nearly $470,000 to cover costs associated with the Gay Softball World Series after the governor’s office denied funding for the organization. Over 200 teams will participate in the annual event later this month. (See Details)
➤ Lubbock: The Texas Tech Board of Regents is expected to name State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) as the sole finalist to become the system’s next chancellor. Creighton has authored legislation that bans DEI initiatives at the state’s public universities and imposes restrictions on campus protests. (More)
➤ Kerr County: Camp Waldemar, Vista Camps, and Camp Stewart have expressed concern about the potential expense of relocating cabins out of floodplains, as required by pending legislation crafted in response to the deadly July 4 flash floods. (More)
➤ More than 500 schools in 181 districts across the state have moved to a four-day school week in an effort to cut costs and attract and retain quality teachers. (More)
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➤ College football teams across Texas are wearing green ribbon helmet stickers to honor the communities affected by the devastating flash floods over the summer. (More)
➤ The Dallas Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $92 million extension with 26-year-old cornerback DaRon Bland this past weekend. (More)
➤ Two bettors lost a combined $1.55 million by picking the Longhorns to beat Ohio State in last weekend’s football season opener. (More)
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➤ The ongoing 700,000-square-foot expansion of Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center is projected to boost the local economy by $20 billion over the next 30 years. (See Details)
➤ McLane Co., a major restaurant and convenience store supplier based in Temple, is opening an Austin technology hub to facilitate “strategic investments in digital supply chain, cloud, data, and AI foundation.” It’s expected to employ about 100 people. (More)
➤ Illinois-based Tele-Fonika Cable Americas Corp. has proposed building a $365 million manufacturing facility for rubber-insulated copper cables in Waller ISD. (More)
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➤ Some of the “most unique” courses at Texas colleges include “Arguing The End Of The World” at UT Austin, “Understanding The U.S. Through Baseball” at Rice, and “The Zombie In Media And Popular Culture” at Texas Tech. (More)
➤ A 7-year-old Cowboys fan living in California was heartbroken when he learned star defensive end Micah Parsons had been traded to the Packers. When Parsons saw the viral video, he reached out to the family to schedule a call with the boy, who insisted there’s still “no way” he would root for Green Bay. (Watch Video)
➤ The Summit at Big Bend is a 1,000-acre desert resort offering visitors the chance to spend the night in an abandoned mine shaft or air-conditioned stargazing domes. (See Photos)
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House Finalizes Several Bills
