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Environmental Group Sues Texas Over Anti-ESG Law

A nonprofit group sued Texas officials Thursday to block a 2021 law that restricts state investments with firms deemed to "boycott" the oil and gas industry.

The American Sustainable Business Council argues the law violates free speech rights by discriminating against businesses that support reduced fossil fuel reliance.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar maintains a list of companies and funds banned from state investments due to their environmental policies.

The lawsuit comes as similar anti-ESG laws face legal challenges in other states.

Texas A&M Planning Major Campus Projects

Texas A&M University is planning major campus improvement projects to accommodate its 71,000 students, an enrollment figure that makes it the second-largest university in the country.

Two studies have recommended a 5-year pause on undergraduate growth, along with adding 2,500 on-campus beds, expanding dining facilities by 28,000 square feet, and constructing a $130 million classroom building.

The university is also considering "The Aggie Loop," an underground electric transit system estimated to cost $250-$350 million.

School officials are asking for feedback on the plans from the campus community and the public by September 17.

Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Expanded

Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park is being extended into the Fifth Ward and East End neighborhoods as part of a 10-year master plan supported by a $100 million donation from the Kinder Foundation in 2022.

The Lockwood on Buffalo Bayou affordable housing development was completed in June, and Phase 1 of Japhet Creek Park will open on September 21. Upcoming projects include Phase 2 of Japhet Creek Park and two pedestrian trails, slated for completion in 2027.

In recent years, the nonprofit Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been acquiring former industrial properties to create more community green spaces.

A summary of the Buffalo Bayou East master plan can be viewed here.

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➤ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has followed through on a threat to sue the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas for prohibiting firearms at next month's fair, which will be held on government-owned property. (More)

➤ DFW International Airport kicked off a $3 billion multi-year project to renovate Terminal C on Thursday ahead of what’s expected to be the airport’s busiest-ever Labor Day weekend. (See Details)

➤ Guadalupe Mountains National Park: A young couple and their 3-month-old baby were rescued on Wednesday after they ran out of water and began to experience heat exhaustion during a hike. (More)

➤ Dallas: A nonverbal 4-year-old girl was left unattended on a bus for seven hours Tuesday after she wasn’t taken off at her preschool. She was treated for dehydration at a local hospital after a Dallas ISD employee found her. (See Details)

➤ Galveston: The Galveston Wharves board voted to dock the Battleship Texas at Pier 20 after renovations next year, despite objections from a nearby restaurant over blocked harbor views. (More)

➤ El Paso: Work began on a $617 million veterans health care center on Wednesday. U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) and Tony Gonzales (R-San Antonio) were on site to celebrate the occasion. (More)

➤ Brownsville: The city agreed to buy Cummings Middle School from Brownsville ISD to allow Gladys Porter Zoo to expand. Students will use the school until a new $60 million facility is completed. (More)

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➤ Texas Rangers outfielder Travis Jankowski made a spectacular catch Wednesday, leaping over the fence to deny Andrew Vaughn a walk-off home run and securing a 4-3 victory for the Rangers over the Chicago White Sox. (See Catch)

➤ Spencer Arrighetti and Yordan Alvarez put on their best performances of the season in the Houston Astros’ 10-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Yordan Alvarez slugged three home runs and Arrighetti took a no-hitter into the 8th inning. (More)

➤ The Dallas Cowboys have traded tight end Peyton Hendershot to the Kansas City Chiefs for a seventh-round pick. Hendershot is best remembered for his “Whack-a-Mole” celebration in the Salvation Army bucket on Thanksgiving Day in 2022. (Watch Video)

➤ San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan crashed a $240k neon green Porsche 911 near the intersection of Loop 1604 and I-10 last weekend. Police say he might have been speeding when he lost control and hit a guardrail. (See Photos)

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➤ A pilot executed what first responders called a textbook emergency landing of a King Air aircraft Wednesday at Conroe North Houston Regional Airport. All three passengers emerged unharmed. (Watch Video)

➤ A former Tuloso-Midway student discovered he was half a credit short of graduating despite receiving a high school diploma in 2017. The error was uncovered when he applied for college financial aid. (See Details)

➤ A Houston home once owned by former Texas Governor John Connally is listed for $8.995 million. The landmarked 1958 mid-century house features a round foyer with a gold ceiling, a glass wine vault, and gallery windows overlooking a pool. (See Photos)

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