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Monday, October 28, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1967, the United States transferred 7.82 acres of land near El Paso to Mexico, ending a boundary dispute dating back to 1895.

Today, we're covering a city attorney who resigned ten minutes after he was sworn in, a Southeast Texas city curious about aerial cable cars, and last weekend's college football action.

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Most Wanted Fugitive Caught in Fort Worth

The man accused of shooting an Amarillo-area police chief on Oct. 3 was arrested in Fort Worth on Friday.

Seth Altman, 33, allegedly shot Memphis Police Chief Rex Plant as law enforcement tried to arrest him on a burglary charge. A Blue Alert was issued on Oct. 4, and Altman was added to the 10 Texas Most Wanted Fugitive List.

Altman was apprehended and charged with attempted capital murder of a peace officer. He is being held by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office on a $1 million bond.

McAllen is Cost-of-Living Champ

McAllen landed the No. 1 spot on Realtor.com's new ranking of the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the lowest cost of living. El Paso came in at No. 10.

The list is based on regional price parities data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, comparing the cost of goods and services across metropolitan areas as a percentage of the national price level.

Low housing costs are the main factor keeping McAllen's cost of living low. The supply of available houses in the border community rose 41% over the last year. (See the List)

City Attorney Sworn In, Resigns

Minutes after being sworn in as the interim city attorney for Aransas Pass last week, Carlos Valdez resigned and walked out of the city council meeting, apparently in response to comments about the firing of the former city attorney.

The former Nueces County DA and Corpus Christi district court judge interrupted a heated exchange and announced that he had changed his mind.

"You know what," Valdez said before leaving. "I'm going to back out of this. I'm submitting my resignation, effective immediately. You've got enough lawyers in the room."

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➤ Austin: The city council approved a $217.8 million contract for the police department that includes a 28% increase in pay raises over five years. (More)

➤ Sugar Land: The city contracted Swyft Cities to study the feasibility of introducing an aerial cable car system for public transportation. (See Details)

➤ Bexar County: A 63-year-old man was arrested after punching a 69-year-old poll worker who asked him to remove his "Make America Great Again" hat at an early voting polling site. (See Details)

➤ Haltom City: An 18-year-old pleaded guilty to selling Glock switches—devices that convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons—after a meeting with an undercover agent led to his arrest. (More)

➤ Midland ISD held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday at the Agriculture Education Center for a newly renovated swine barn in a repurposed facility built for steers in the 1950s. (Watch Video)

➤ Houston: Rapper Travis Scott settled over 300 lawsuits stemming from a crowd surge at the 2021 Astrowold Festival, which killed 10 people and injured hundreds. (More)

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➤ The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts for the second time this season, besting their division rivals 23-20 to improve to 6-2. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs exited the game with a non-contact knee injury in the third quarter. (More)

➤ The Dallas Cowboys lost to the San Francisco 49ers 30-24 last night, falling short of a comeback after being behind by 17 points in the third quarter. Star receiver CeeDee Lamb caught 13 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns. (More)

➤ SEC update: No. 5 Texas escaped No. 25 Vanderbilt with a 27-24 win, while No. 14 Texas A&M picked up a crucial conference win over No. 8 LSU, coming back from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Tigers 38-23. (Watch Aggies Highlights)

➤ Big 12 update: Baylor and Houston both picked up huge conference wins over Oklahoma State and Utah, while TCU defeated Texas Tech 35-34 after taking the lead in the final minutes on this 84-yard touchdown by Eric McCallister. (Watch Video)

➤ No. 22 SMU pulled off a wild 28-27 win over Duke in overtime on Saturday. (Watch Ending)

➤ San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points in the Spurs' 109-106 win over the Houston Rockets, including this three-pointer from the logo. (Watch Video)

➤ Yesterday's Results: NFL | NCAAF | NBA | NHL | PGA | LPGA | NASCAR | MLS

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➤ The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded an $80 million grant to the North Texas Council of Governments and affiliated entities to develop a $262 million smart logistics port at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth. (More)

➤ TKO, the parent company of WWE and UFC, purchased the Fort Worth-based Professional Bull Riders league in a $3.25 billion deal that also included event management companies On Location and IMG. (See Details)

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➤ Around 120,000 spectators turned out for the annual Wings Over Houston Air Show at Ellington Field on Saturday. (Watch Video)

➤ Midland barber DeAngelo Sanchez is developing an app called Able Ally to help people with disabilities find personal care services such as haircuts, physical therapy, and dentistry. (Watch Video)

➤ A College Station restaurant held a competition to name a 16-foot stuffed alligator ahead of Texas A&M's home game against LSU this past weekend. The contestants who submitted the winning entry, Thibodaux, will receive free appetizers for a year. (Watch Video)

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