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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1909, the "king of whistlers" Fred Lowery was born in Palestine, Texas. Lowery, who was blind, enjoyed a successful musical career as a professional whistler and was also known as the "Texas Red Bird." (Watch Video)

Yesterday was the final day of early voting in Texas. You can check here to see if your early ballot has been counted.

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Texas Buys Border Land

The State of Texas has purchased two large ranches near the Mexican border for the purpose of constructing border walls.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced Tuesday that her office had purchased a 1,402-acre ranch in Starr County along the Rio Grande.

In West Texas, the state purchased the 353,785-acre Brewster Ranch, the largest privately owned ranch in the state.

A proposed 1.5-mile wall would edge the Starr County ranch, blocking a particularly high-traffic border crossing where extensive crime has been reported.

Housing Shortage Worsens

Texas is among the U.S. states with the biggest housing shortage, leading to higher home prices and rents in the state, according to a new report.

Based on 2022 data, Texas was 320,000 housing units short of demand, with Houston in particular covering just 83% of demand, despite building 66,000 new homes that year.

Texas builds more homes than any other state, but the housing gap continues to climb with the state’s nation-leading population growth.

The 2022 gap jumped up from the 306,000 mark for the previous year, indicating a worsening trend.

Lone Star Rally Starts Up

The 2024 Lone Star Rally, Texas’ largest motorcycle rally, is underway this weekend as nearly 500,000 visitors have descended on Galveston for the annual four-day event.

Increased security measures are in place after a local gang member shot and wounded six people at last year’s rally.

The rainy weekend could make Galveston’s streets more treacherous as rally officials ramp up warnings against riding while impaired.

The Lone Star Rally is North America’s largest four-day annual biker rally and is estimated to draw a minimum of $115 million.

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➤ Houston: The Houston Chronicle has endorsed Kamala Harris for President, bucking a trend of other major newspapers in the country not endorsing a candidate. (More)

➤ Van Zandt County residents and fire workers are pushing back on a proposed lithium battery storage facility due to fire risk. (See Details)

➤ Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order requiring Texas hospitals to ask for patients’ citizenship status went into effect yesterday. (More)

➤ El Paso: The hearing for the 2019 El Paso Walmart mass shooting went into its second day Friday, with the defense for gunman Patrick Crusius alleging misconduct on the part of the prosecution. (See Details)

➤ Austin: A leaked memo from the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry in the state, requested $100 million in emergency funds to address issues with uncapped wells and oil field wastewater. (See Memo)

➤ Webb County: A high-speed chase on Wednesday ended with Texas troopers finding 10 illegal immigrants crammed inside a car. (More)

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➤ Dallas Cowboys stars Micah Parsons, Trevon Diggs, and DaRon Bland may miss the team’s Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons. (More)

➤ Texas A&M will try to remain the only team with a perfect SEC record today when they square off against South Carolina. (See Preview)

➤ Meanwhile, in the Big 12, Baylor faces TCU in a massive conference rivalry game, while Houston will host No. 17 Kansas State. Texas Tech will try to hand No. 11 Iowa State its first loss. (Scoreboard)

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➤ Central Texas news anchor Kris Radcliffe died unexpectedly this week at the age of 51. He anchored the nightly news for KCEN for 22 years. (More)

➤ Most Texans believe daylight saving time should be eliminated, and 70% of Texans say they would support local government abolishing it, according to a new survey. Today is the last day of daylight saving time. (See Survey)

➤ North Texas is expecting numerous storms over the weekend and into Monday, with the highest chance of severe weather coming today along I-20. (See Details)

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