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Friday, November 1, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1939, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative began providing power to families in Bertram. The cooperative would grow to become the largest in the United States, serving over 400,000 customers across 8,100 square miles of the Texas Hill Country.

How do you get a million bats out of an abandoned building? That's what prison officials at the Huntsville Unit are trying to figure out. Read about their efforts in today's Around Texas section.

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NYC Busing Immigrants to Texas

New York City has paid for 4,507 asylum seekers to be transported to Texas, according to a press release from Mayor Eric Adams's office. In addition to Texas, the city's voluntary program has provided tickets to Florida, Illinois, and other parts of New York.

Since April 2022, Texas has bussed about 120,000 illegal immigrants to several Democratic-run cities across the country, including nearly 46,000 to New York City.

The Biden administration and Democrat officials have criticized the initiative as "political theater," while Gov. Greg Abbott insists it's necessary to ensure Texans' safety and reduce the burden on the state's resources. In a statement, Abbott called Mayor Adams "hypocritical."

East Texans Protest Proposed Reservoir

Around 200 East Texans attended a meeting hosted by the Texas Water Development Board in Pittsburg on Wednesday to speak out against the proposed $7 billion Marvin Nichols Reservoir, which would flood 66,000 acres in the area to provide water for Dallas-Fort Worth.

First proposed in 1968, the reservoir has been opposed by generations of East Texans, who say it would displace their homes, businesses, and schools. The debate has become more contentious in recent years as the Metroplex has grown rapidly and is expected to double in population by 2080.

Although a report drafted by the Water Development Board concluded the project is timely and both ecologically and financially feasible, officials insist they are still exploring other options to provide additional sources of water for North Texas.

Man Pays Steep Price For Honking At Deputy

Marshall Petre of Collin County received a rare traffic citation after honking at a deputy in an effort to question him about a perceived safety concern.

Petre said the Collin County deputy didn't have his motorcycle's lights or sirens activated while speeding on Highway 75. When the deputy exited the highway, Petre followed him and began honking his horn, attempting to get the officer's attention so he could ask him why he was driving recklessly.

Petre received a citation for illegal use of a horn, which comes with a $189 fine. He was also arrested for an unpaid speeding ticket he received over the summer, which cost him 16 hours in jail and $600 to get his truck out of the impound lot.

The Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.

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➤ Fort Worth: An 18-wheeler dangled from an overpass after breaking through a guardrail Thursday morning. The driver was safely removed from the vehicle with minor injuries. (Watch Video)

➤ Houston: The DEA warned on Wednesday that pink cocaine, recently confiscated in Harris, Travis, and Hays counties, is potentially lethal. (More)

➤ Rusk County: Firefighters responded to 17 wildfires on Tuesday, including one that burned nearly 30 acres of timber owned by a family business. (Watch Video)

➤ Dallas: The high school girls basketball team at Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy has been banned from postseason play after the state's governing body for public school athletics accused the charter school of recruiting students from other schools. (See Details)

➤ El Paso: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a local doctor, Hector M. Granados, for allegedly prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in violation of state law. The lawsuit is seeking $1 million in penalties and the revocation of Grandados's medical license. (More)

➤ Huntsville: Officials plan to install a new roof on a vacant prison warehouse that has become home to around a million bats. Previous efforts to tear down the building have been blocked because it's considered the bats' natural habitat. (Watch Video)

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➤ The Houston Texans lost to the New York Jets 21-13 last night. Houston receiver Tank Dell caught 6 passes for 126 yards, while New York's Garrett Wilson caught two one-handed touchdown grabs. (See Highlights)

➤ Houston Texans pass rusher Will Anderson Jr. was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month after recording five sacks and seven tackles for losses in October. (More)

➤ No. 17 Baylor beat Iowa State 3-1 in women's volleyball on Wednesday, while No. 18 TCU beat Colorado 3-0. (See Highlights)

➤ The San Antonio Spurs suffered a tough loss against the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, falling 105-93. No San Antonio player scored over 20 points, and young star Victor Wembanyama shot 1 of 5 from the field. (More)

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

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➤ Jacob Bell of Ellis County saved a 72-year-old man from a burning car earlier this month, six weeks after rescuing a drowning swimmer in Lake Waxahachie. Bell said he turned his life around during a 20-year incarceration for a burglary in 1996. (More)

➤ The red-cockaded woodpecker has been removed from the federal government's endangered species list after a 54-year conservation effort has grown the population to an estimated 7,900 family units, including 1,800 woodpeckers in East Texas. (See Photos)

➤ Meanwhile, 617 horny toad hatchlings—including 301 hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo—were released at the Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Central Texas. The species has been designated as threatened since 1977. (Watch Video)

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