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 | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | | | Good Morning! On this day in 1849, a convicted horse thief from Fayette County became the first prisoner at the partially completed Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama apparently isn't done growing. The 21-year-old Frenchman is now reportedly 7'4"—an inch taller than his listed height at the beginning of last season. How old were you when you stopped growing? Did you know that the team that makes The Texas Flyover also produces a national publication called The Flyover? Click here to subscribe and stay up to date with the latest national headlines—without the bias of legacy media outlets. If you love saving money on big sales but hate hunting for bargains, today's sponsor, Brad’s Deals, makes Amazon Prime Big Deal Days effortless with expert-curated picks delivered straight to you.
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| | |  |  DPS Restricts CDLs for Non-Citizens
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is no longer issuing commercial driver's licenses to those who aren't permanent residents of the U.S. and non-citizens who are refugees, asylees, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Texas has issued 51,993 CDLs to non-domiciled drivers since 2015. The move, effective this Monday, is in response to the Trump administration's emergency rule barring non-citizens who aren't permanent U.S. residents from receiving a CDL unless they have an employment-based visa. A June audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) identified "a catastrophic pattern of states issuing licenses illegally to foreign drivers." Texas was one of six states where "weak oversight, insufficient training, and programming errors" contributed to "licensing patterns not consistent with federal regulations." DPS troopers have issued hundreds of citations to truckers who are unable to communicate in English, following Gov. Greg Abbott's call for "zero-tolerance enforcement of federal safety regulations" earlier this year. | 28 Lone Star Blue Ribbon Schools Recognized Gov. Greg Abbott announced the first-ever recipients of the Lone Star Blue Ribbon School award on Monday, following the U.S. Department of Education's recent discontinuation of the similarly named national program. Twenty-six public schools and two private schools received the designation for "outstanding academic performance and progress in closing achievement gaps." A statement from Abbott's office said delegating the program to the states "ensures that decisions about honoring excellence in Texas education are made by those who know Texas schools best." Eight of the schools are located in the Houston area, five are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and five are in the Rio Grande Valley. Three Laredo schools were recognized, along with two in the Tyler area. Schools in George West ISD, Hunt ISD, Mumford ISD, Palo Pinto ISD, and Tidehaven ISD were also honored. "Texas is on the pathway to become No. 1 in educating our children," Abbott said. | Bruce Bochy Won't Coach Rangers Next Year The Texas Rangers and manager Bruce Bochy have decided by "mutual agreement" that he will not coach the team next year after the 81-81 Rangers missed the playoffs for the second year in a row. Bochy, 70, hadn't coached in three years when he was recruited by general manager Chris Young in 2022, but he had won three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants since 2010—when they defeated the Rangers in their first-ever appearance in the Fall Classic. Bochy delivered the Rangers' first championship in 2023, when the revamped squad won each of their 11 postseason road games as an overlooked wild card team. That success was followed by a losing record in 2024 and significant offensive struggles this season. During a Monday press conference, Young praised Bochy as "a legend in Texas Rangers history" who "brought instant credibility, wisdom, and legitimacy to a team looking to emerge from a rebuild." During his tenure, Bochy had a 249-237 record. | | | Flying together with our sponsor 
| |  | | ➤ Dallas: Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, one of two ICE detainees to survive last week's shooting, died after being removed from life support yesterday. A third detainee was killed in the attack. (More) ➤ Burnet County: A Firefly Aerospace rocket exploded during testing at the Cedar Park-based company's testing facility in Briggs on Monday. "We learn from each test to improve our designs and build a more reliable system," the company said in a statement. (Watch Video) ➤ Houston: Melvin Stewart, a 37-year-old serial criminal, broke into State Sen. Joan Huffman's car while she and her husband were having lunch at Cleburne Cafeteria. "He's been doing this for a very long time," said Ray Hunt of the Houston Police Union. (More) ➤ Dallas: Kendall Scudder, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party, is moving the party's headquarters from Austin to Dallas. Several top staffers resigned after being informed that they would need to relocate. (More) ➤ Mineola: Alberto Joshua Hernandez, 22, is accused of forcing the driver who hit and killed his dog to bury the animal and pay $200 for its death. Hernandez held the man at gunpoint throughout the ordeal. (See Details) ➤ Anson: A man was arrested after he threatened to harm participants in an Abilene gay pride event to "pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk." Joshua Cole admitted to posting the comments on social media but denied any intent to act on his threat. (More) ➤ Whitesboro: The city council unanimously approved a 61% property tax rate hike on Monday, despite significant pushback from residents, who won't get to vote on the tax rate because the town's population is less than 30,000. (More)
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