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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1871, "Gentleman Jim" Ferguson—a future governor of Texas, was born near Salado. He was first elected in 1914, running on a platform that promised limited rent for tenant farmers.

Tomorrow, the Lone Star Le Mans returns to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, and if you’re looking for Labor Day weekend plans, you can apparently score tickets to the event for a price of less than two Whataburger meals. (Details)

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Dallas Shooting Results in Policeman’s Death

A Dallas police officer was killed and two more wounded after exchanging gunfire with a suspect who was also fatally shot.

Police responded to a call late Thursday night from an officer in distress, whom they found with a gunshot wound in a marked police car when they arrived on the scene. Two of the responding officers were shot before the suspect led police on a highway chase that ended in the suspect’s death.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the shooting “devastating” and said, “Dallas has lost a hero.”

NASA Awards Houston Company Lunar Landing

NASA awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a $116.9 million contract to deliver six payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2027.

The lunar south pole is notorious for rugged terrain and frigid temperatures and its water-richness is especially of interest to scientists.

Intuitive Machines made headlines in February as the first commercial company to softly land on the moon. They are now in the final assembly phase of their second lunar mission, with plans to deliver the lander to the launch facility later this year.

AI Scam Nearly Entraps Texas Mom

Amanda Murphy of Bryan, TX, was nearly tricked into wiring $3,000 to a scammer who used artificial intelligence to impersonate her daughter, suggesting she had been kidnapped.

Murphy went to a Walmart to wire the funds as ransom, where an associate was able to get her daughter on the phone and expose the scam.

The FBI warns this type of ploy is becoming more common as AI sophistication grows.

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➤ Houston: Rep. Shawn Thierry has switched to the Republican party after serving four terms in the State House as a Democrat. She lost her seat in a primary election in May. (Details)

➤ Harris: Judge Lina Hidalgo has made her first public push for a proposed tax hike, citing the need to pay for storm and flood control projects. (More)

➤ The Fort Bend School District approved a new measure that gives the superintendent sole authority to ban books from school libraries. (Details)

➤ El Paso: The FBI and DEA arrested 22 members of Chuco Tango, a gang involved in “multiple areas of criminal activity,” including drug trafficking. (More)

➤ New shopping centers are popping up en masse in El Paso amid a retail and restaurant real estate boom. (See New Projects)

➤ An East Central ISD school bus collided with an 18-wheeler on U.S. Highway 87 Friday morning. Fortunately, only minor injuries were reported. (See Photo)

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➤ The Houston Astros scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-3. The tying run was scored on a crazy pinball play. (Watch video)

➤ Five-star wide receiver recruit Jamie Ffrench (yes, it's really spelled that way) has committed to Texas. Ffrench is the No. 4 receiver in the country right now and chose Texas over other top programs like LSU, Miami, and Tennessee. (More)

➤ The Houston Texans have placed primary backup quarterback Case Keenum on season-ending injured reserve following a foot injury. Keenum had previously started two games in 2023. (More)

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➤ North Texas deputies wrangled an alligator in the middle of a roadway and relocated it to a nature preserve. (Watch Video)

➤ Dallas City Council voted to honor first responders by installing street sign toppers with the names of those killed in the line of duty, along with their “end of watch” date. (See Signs)

➤ Texas YouTuber Brandon Herrera outfitted his Tesla Cybertruck with a .50-caliber machine gun, drawing a “This is awesome” from Elon Musk on X. (See Photo)

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