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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1876, Thomas S. Gathright was appointed the first president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, which would later become Texas A&M University.

If you need a dentist, TikTok might not be the best place to look for recommendations. Read about the experience of an unfortunate Texas woman who did just that in today's edition!

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Texas A&M Could Hire Musk For "Aggie Loop"

Texas A&M is considering hiring Elon Musk's The Boring Company to build a tunnel connecting heavily trafficked areas of its sprawling campus to reduce congestion.

The proposed all-electric “Aggie Loop” would cost between $250 million and $350 million and take three years to complete. Conceptual plans show two routes connecting classroom buildings, apartments, and the football stadium with six surface and three subsurface stations.

In the last ten years, the school’s enrollment has jumped by 18,000, and a July capacity study report noted that 20 minutes isn’t enough time for students to travel from one end of campus to the other.

Alternatives to the tunnel system include expanding the bus fleet and enhancing micro-mobility options like e-bikes and scooters.

Police Searching for Fake Dentist

Authorities are looking for a woman on probation for multiple felony offenses in Harris and Galveston counties who has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license.

On probation since 2021, Juanetta Solomon, 41, allegedly operated a business called Ismilez Cosmetic Designz as Nikki Calloway and claimed to be a licensed dentist on TikTok, posting with the account "Tha_Toothly_Houston."

A woman who paid Solomon $1,000 for veneers and a bridge told police that Solomon failed to take a mold of her teeth, applied harsh chemicals that made her dizzy, and used a drill and file to make the composite veneers fit.

Although Solomon claimed she was indigent at a previous arraignment, she is free on bonds totaling more than $400,000. She was last in court on Aug. 12, and Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information on her whereabouts.

List: Most Expensive Big Cities in Texas

Seven Texas cities were included in a recent report on the income needed to live comfortably in America’s largest cities, with Austin leading the way as the most expensive in the state.

The GoBankingRates study looks at the average cost of living in the country’s 50 largest cities, then doubles that amount following the 50/30/20 rule of budgeting: 50% of income goes to mandatory expenses, 30% to savings, and 20% to discretionary expenses.

Austin ranks as the 14th most expensive city in the country, with an annual income of $122,229 needed to live comfortably. Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington all require between $90,043 and $93,482, while Houston requires $85,804 and San Antonio requires $80,175.

El Paso is the most affordable large city in Texas, with an annual income of $74,721 needed to live comfortably.

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➤ Houston: The city received a $50 million federal grant to tear down and rebuild Houston’s oldest public housing complex with pledges from public-private partnerships totaling $671.2 million. (More)

➤ Fort Worth: Firefighters rescued a man who fell and broke his leg while climbing an abandoned grain silo Wednesday night. (Watch Video)

➤ Corpus Christi: The city is evaluating bids for an expansion of the Inner Harbor Desalination Plant that would more than double its treatment capacity. A winner for the nearly $800 million facility will be announced by Oct. 8. (More)

➤ Midland: Former President Donald Trump visited the Midland Country Club for a fundraiser Wednesday. He was greeted by supporters and local Congressman August Pfluger at the airport. (Watch Video)

➤ Brazoria County: A Columbia-Brazoria ISD school bus carrying 34 students collided with a dump truck Thursday morning. The bus driver and one student were transported to a local hospital via Life Flight. (See Video)

➤ El Paso: The county is conducting a $2 million study of the Tornillo port of entry to determine whether it can handle more commercial traffic if the federal government bans commercial traffic at the nearby Bridge of the Americas. (See Details)

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➤ Houston Texans defensive lineman Dylan Horton returned to practice on Tuesday for the first time since last November, when he was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma. (More)

➤ Houston Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman posted a message saying “Thank you Houston” on social media after the team was eliminated from the playoffs, leading to speculation about his future with the team, as his contract is expiring. (See Post)

➤ Dallas Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks will miss the team’s next game against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an infection in his knee. (More)

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➤ Forty-three Texans made Forbes’ annual list of "The 400 Richest People In America,” with Tesla CEO Elon Musk leading the way with an estimated net worth of $244 billion. Also making the list are Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell and H-E-B Chairman Charles Butt. (More)

➤ Frisco-based Dude Perfect, a sports entertainment group whose YouTube channel has more than 60 million followers, hired a former NBA executive as its first-ever CEO to transform the brand into “a 21st-century media company.” (More)

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➤ A longtime overnight pharmacy employee of Galveston’s "haunted" Walmart has published a book on paranormal activity at the location, formerly an orphanage where 90 children and ten nuns perished during the Great Storm of 1900. (More)

➤ The annual Austin City Limits Music Festival starts today, featuring up-and-coming and established artists like Chris Stapleton, Dua Lipa, Katie Pruitt, and Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol. It will be livestreamed on Hulu. (More)

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