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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing five wilderness areas comprising almost 35,000 acres in East Texas.

Given yesterday's poll results, either all the centenarians in the U.S. live in Texas and read this newsletter—or a bunch of you need to come clean in today's poll question!

We work hard to bring you The Texas Flyover without the legacy media bias. If you appreciate our work, please read a special message below from our CEO, Cole.

Venezuelan Gang Members Arrested

Three men affiliated with the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua street gang were arrested in Colorado and New Mexico for the kidnapping and murder of North Texas resident Nilzult Petit. A fourth suspect remains at large.

Petit, 33, was kidnapped and murdered in August after a payment dispute regarding a multi-state ATM theft scheme. The suspects also kidnapped two young children, later abandoning them along an I-35E service road after shooting Petit.

Authorities arrested Carlos Luis Zambrano Bolivar, 25, and Jhonata Nahin Toro Gonzalez, 22, in Aurora, Colorado. Ehiker Alexander Morales Mendoza, 38, was arrested in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

A fourth suspect, 29-year-old Jhonny Jesus Martinez Serrano, has yet to be captured.

Early Voting Update

More than six million Texans have already voted ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, amounting to a 33% turnout rate of the state's 18.6 million registered voters.

In-person voting has exceeded the daily totals seen in 2020, when apprehension about COVID-19 kept many people home, while mail-in voting is down.

Also, some counties could be behind in reporting election data, and the early voting period in 2020 was 18 days instead of the typical 12.

By the time voting wrapped up in 2020, 66.73% of the state's 16.96 million registered voters participated in the presidential election, while 59.39% participated in 2016.

The Most Livable Cities In Texas

An analysis of 139 U.S. metropolitan areas by RentCafe, an apartment listing website, shows which Texas cities are the most "livable," ranked by metrics such as cost of living, commute times, and accessibility to healthcare providers.

Dallas (No. 72), Killeen (No. 106), and Austin (No. 109) led the way, each boasting a cost of living below the national average. All three have low poverty rates, and Dallas and Killeen have the highest concentration of healthcare providers in the state.

Unsurprisingly, nearly 50% of residents in Dallas and Austin have long commutes.

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Dear Texas Flyover Reader,

The election will be over in six days, but we might not know who wins for many more.

It seems like virtually every other commercial is a political ad, half the neighborhood has a candidate sign stuck in their yard, and there's an absolute spin-fest coming from the legacy media outlets.

I could give you countless examples of bias and spin from election season, but the real proof of the corporate media's failure is on full display in the most recent Gallup survey numbers.

Only 31 percent of Americans say they trust the news media. That's the lowest level recorded by Gallup since they began tracking it in 1972, and it's the reason The Texas Flyover exists.

Americans don't trust the legacy media anymore—and with good reason.

This election season, my team and I have been working extra hard to give you only the facts - with none of the spin.

I added an special election section so our readers have as much information as possible. We aren't perfect – but you have my word we work around the clock, so you have unbiased news to read.

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➤ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) of pressuring the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse their decision denying death row inmate Robert Roberson a new trial in the 2002 death of his daughter. (See Details)

➤ San Benito: Residents have filed a petition to recall all city officials, including the mayor and commissioners, citing financial mismanagement and lack of transparency. (See Details)

➤ Harris County: More than 1 in 10 inmates in the county jail, or 1,170 prisoners, is wanted by federal immigration authorities, with hundreds linked to violent crime cases. (More)

➤ Austin: The Texas Department of Transportation will break ground this week on a $4.5 billion project to expand eight miles of I-35 through the state capital. (See Details)

➤ Irving: Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly scamming senior citizens across the country. He was caught on video collecting $15,000 tucked inside a book sent to him by an elderly woman from out of state. (More)

➤ Longview: A delegation of Ukrainian officials and businessmen visited the Longview Fire Department as part of an information exchange sponsored by Open World and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. (More)

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➤ Houston Texans star wide receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the NFL season with a torn ACL. (More)

➤ Victor Wembanyama became the fourth player in Spurs history to gather 20 rebounds and tally 5 assists in the same game. Despite that effort, the Spurs fell to the Houston Rockets 106-101. (More)

➤ The Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 110-102 on Monday. Kyrie Irving led the Mavs with 23 points. (More)

➤ Galveston Ball High School's five-star safety Jonah Williams will miss the rest of the high school football season with a broken collarbone. Williams is currently committed to the Texas Longhorns. (More)

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➤ A 50-year-old alligator named Boots has returned to the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas after being gone for several months. The 14-foot gator has called the birding center home for 15 years. (See Photos)

➤ Terry Terracino Ryals, the 1954 Baylor University Homecoming Queen, rode in Saturday's homecoming parade. The 89-year-old's two daughters and six of her grandchildren graduated from Baylor. (See Photos)

➤ Southern Living ranked Fredericksburg as the best town in Texas for retirees, touting its affordability, proximity to the Texas Wine Country, abundant hiking trails, and reputation as a premier location for stargazing. (More)

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