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Monday, November 10, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1967, the President's Ranch Trail was dedicated at Wimberley. The 90-mile route from the LBJ Ranch to Texas State University connects numerous sites that shaped the life of the nation's 36th president.

According to yesterday's poll question, readers are pretty evenly divided over what to call the evening meal. Check out this explainer from Southern Living on the history of the dinner vs. supper debate. Reply to this email to give us the reason behind your take.

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Dam Breach Prompts Evacuations

Residents of 20 to 30 homes south of the privately owned Carter Lake Dam in Polk County have evacuated after an 8-inch hole was discovered in the earthen embankment Saturday evening. The discovery prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch for the immediate area.

The lake's property owners are pumping approximately 14 million gallons of water out of the reservoir to lower the level by 1 to 2 feet, allowing engineers to assess the damage. The process is expected to take up to two days.

It's unclear how long the evacuation advisory will remain in effect. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which issues guidelines for dam safety, is consulting with local officials.

Jerry Ash, cousin of one of the evacuated residents, said he was shocked when he learned about the situation. "A lot of people out here don't have flood insurance because it doesn't flood out here. It's unheard of."

25 Years Since Day Without Traffic Death

TxDOT officials and families of those lost in traffic fatalities gathered at the Texas Capitol on Thursday to mark 25 years since the last day no one died on Texas roads. More than 91,000 people have died in auto crashes in Texas since November 7, 2000.

One of those is Whitney Presas Wedell, a nurse and educator killed by a drunk driver in February 2024. "I have a hole in my heart now that she's not here," said Whitney's mother Monique Presas. "She didn't need to leave the way she did."

TxDOT's "End the Streak" campaign challenges Texans to make good decisions behind the wheel, such as driving at safe speeds, getting a sober ride, and avoiding distractions.

"If we all work together, we can continue to reduce crashes and finally end this streak of daily deaths," TxDOT Deputy Executive Director Brandye Hendrickson said. "If we get to just one deathless day, that opens the door for getting another, and another, and another."

Tech Student Kicks Big Money Field Goal

Ahead of Texas Tech's 29-7 win over BYU on Saturday, biology student John Machtolff kicked a field goal of his own during the Pat McAfee Kicking Contest on ESPN's College GameDay. The weekly contest offers a randomly selected fan the chance to win $500,000 by kicking a 33-yard field goal.

McAfee, a former NFL punter and kickoff specialist, has given away millions of his own money to contestants and charities since 2023.

Before his kick, Machtolff said he had missed an extra point as the kicker for Archer City High School when they lost 21-20 to the eventual state champions in 2020.

Machtolff's first kick sailed left of the goal posts, but McAfee let him try again, saying, "This is your last opportunity in maybe your whole life to make a kick."

Opting to kick barefoot, Machtolff nailed his second attempt, winning $250,000 for himself and another $250,000 for a local charity.

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JP Morgan's New $1.5 Trillion Bet

JP Morgan didn't become the world's biggest bank by investing in the wrong places. That's why their recent $1.5 trillion critical minerals commitment turned heads.

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➤ Galveston: As many as 500,000 people attended the Lone Star Rally this past week. The four-day motorcycle gathering was expected to generate up to $115 million for the local economy. (More)

➤ Harris County: Authorities arrested Franklin Alvarado, 33, for allegedly firing a shotgun at the occupants of a vehicle who honked at him on Saturday. A woman was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury. (More)

➤ Dallas: Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting aboard a DART train on Friday—the third such incident in just over a month. (More)

➤ Houston: Six people suspected of stealing items from a local Lululemon store fled on foot, leaving a baby behind, when their vehicle was pulled over on Thursday. (More)

➤ Dallas: The city has applied for an exemption to Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to remove "political ideologies" from public streets, insisting rainbow-colored crosswalks in the Oak Lawn neighborhood have not caused any safety issues. (See Details)

➤ Austin: The city released another 1,955 sterile grass carp in Lake Austin last week to stop the spread of the invasive hydrilla plant, which affects 38% of the lake. (See Details)

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➤ The Houston Texans pulled off an incredible comeback at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, scoring 26 unanswered fourth-quarter points to win 36-29. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, the NFL fined Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $17,389 for an unflagged hit on Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins last Sunday, characterizing the hard shoulder tackle as unnecessary roughness on a "defenseless player." (More)

➤ San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama added to his season highlight reel on Saturday with a reverse alley-oop dunk during a 126-119 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Meanwhile, lead guard De'Aaron Fox scored 24 in his season debut. (More)

➤ New reports indicate that the Dallas Cowboys included a "poison pill" clause in their agreement to trade Micah Parsons to Green Bay that disincentivizes the Packers from trading him to any other NFC East team. (More)

Yesterday's Results: NFL | NBA | NHL | Soccer | PGA | LPGA | NCAAM | NCAAW | F1

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➤ Bank of America is building a new 30-story office building in Dallas. Last month, Wells Fargo opened a new 22-acre campus featuring a pair of 10-story office buildings that can accommodate up to 4,500 workers. (More)

➤ Port Laredo is the nation's No. 1 port for international trade, according to an analysis by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The port handles $339.5 billion worth of commodities annually. (More)

➤ FiberLight, a Plano-based provider of fiber-optic networks, plans to invest $150 million in expanding its networks in West Texas to accommodate the proliferation of AI data centers. (More)

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America's Lithium Boom is Officially Underway

The federal government just made one of the biggest private-sector investments of this administration. Where? Lithium.

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➤ A 40-foot section of a Boeing 727 is the centerpiece of a two-story Terlingua home that hit the market for $2.1 million. (See Photos)

➤ After forfeiting six games due to playing an ineligible athlete, Amarillo High School's football team won a three-way coin toss to advance to the bi-district round of the playoffs. "Honestly, this flip thing ... I mean, I've never won ... I'm not a gambler," said head coach Chad Dunnam. (More)

➤ TCU's College of Science & Engineering received a $40 million gift from 1977 alum Louise Dilworth Davis, who owns rights to 43 mineral interests across three Texas counties. (More)

➤ Grand Prairie boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. knocked out Erickson Lubin of Orlando at Fort Worth's Dickies Arena on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Council interim junior middleweight title. Ortiz is undefeated in his career, having earned 22 of his 24 victories via knockout. (Watch Video)

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Yesterday's Results:

What do you call the evening meal?

Dinner: 53%
Supper: 47%

How many Texas counties are in the Mountain Time Zone?

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