Rabu, 25 Februari 2026

Waymo Expands Service, Texas Dems Skip SOTU, and the Harlon Block Memorial

Waymo launched its robotaxi service in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio yesterday, following its November announcement of the expansion. Waymo rides have been available in Austin through the Uber app since last March.
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The Roundup

Article Icon 1Trump Reportedly Coming to Texas

President Trump is expected to visit Corpus Christi on Friday. As of yesterday afternoon, the White House had not confirmed the president's plans, but State Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville) announced he was rescheduling an event with Gov. Greg Abbott because "Trump is coming to Texas this Friday."

Trump has endorsed dozens of Republican candidates for Congress and state office but has stayed on the sidelines in the hotly contested U.S. Senate primary, which features incumbent John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt. "I like all three of them," he said last week.

Meanwhile, combined ad spending in the Senate primary has already exceeded a record $110.5 million with six days to go until Election Day next Tuesday. According to AdImpact, political action committees account for 70% of the expenditures.

According to data from the Texas Secretary of State's office, 665,664 Democrats have already voted through Monday, while Republican turnout is 593,692. Both figures are up from the 2022 midterm elections.

Article Icon 1Gonzales Facing Calls to Resign

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Republican from San Antonio, is facing calls to resign after the husband of Regina Santos-Aviles, a former aide who died by self-immolation last September, released text messages suggesting the two were having an affair.

Shortly after midnight on May 9, 2024, Gonzales allegedly asked Santos-Aviles for a "sexy pic." She replied to additional texts by saying, "This is going too far, boss." On June 1, her husband, Adrian Aviles, sent a text from his wife's phone to Gonzales and others saying he was aware of the alleged affair.

On Monday, following a public demand from Gonzales, the Uvalde Police Department released its report from officers who responded to Santos-Aviles' home when she set herself on fire. She allegedly told one of the officers her husband was having an affair with her best friend.

Although several Republican colleagues have called on Gonzales to resign, House Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to join them, saying "we're trying to sort it out" while calling the allegations against the lawmaker "detestable."

Article Icon 1Waymo Launches in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio

Waymo launched its robotaxi service in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio yesterday, following its November announcement of the expansion. Waymo rides have been available in Austin through the Uber app since last March.

Prospective customers in the new markets who had downloaded the company's app prior to the launch date were invited to try the service yesterday. Waymo now operates in 10 U.S. cities.

The Alphabet subsidiary uses Jaguar I-PACE electric SUVs equipped with 29 cameras, 6 radars, 5 lidar sensors, and 4 audio receivers. Despite repeated incidents in which the company's vehicles ignored school bus stop signs in Austin, communications manager Mark Lewis said, "Waymo drivers are ready for anything."

Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing for a "consistent federal framework" for autonomous vehicles. During a recent hearing, he highlighted their purported advantages, saying they "never drive drunk" and "don't text while driving."

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➤ At least two members of the Texas congressional delegation—Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin)—skipped last night's State of the Union address to attend a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (More)

➤ Fort Worth: The trial for nine alleged Antifa members accused of attacking the ICE detention center in Alvarado last July restarted yesterday. Last week, the judge declared a mistrial after a defense attorney wore a T-shirt featuring imagery associated with the civil rights movement. (More)

➤ Kerr County: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the Department of State Health Services not to renew Camp Mystic's license this year, citing ongoing investigations into last summer's deadly flash flood. (See Details)

➤ Plano: The city council unanimously voted to call off a May election to cut ties with Dallas Area Rapid Transit after the agency agreed to refund a portion of the sales taxes it collects from member cities. Addison, Farmers Branch, and Irving are also reconsidering their withdrawal elections. (More)

➤ Austin: Longevity guru Peter Attia resigned as a contributor for CBS amid fallout from revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Attia apologized earlier this month for crass email exchanges with Epstein, insisting he never engaged in illegal activity with the sex trafficker. (More)

➤ Lumberton ISD: Bus driver Glenn Edward Seamans, 65, was charged with DWI with a child passenger after he failed a field sobriety test following his Monday morning route. The district placed him on administrative leave. (More)

➤ Panhandle: Xcel Energy agreed to replace damaged utility poles in wildfire-prone areas within 14 days, a move Attorney General Ken Paxton characterized as the "first steps" of holding the company accountable for its role in the deadly Smokehouse Creek fire two years ago. (More)


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Texas Sports

Texas was ranked No. 4 in the women's basketball AP poll this week, followed by TCU at No. 11, Baylor at No. 18, and Texas Tech at No. 20. (See Poll)

No. 5 Houston men's basketball lost to No. 14 Kansas 69-56 on Monday, the Cougars' third consecutive defeat. Houston is now 23-5 on the season. (More)

The Texas Rangers signed 17-year-old Dominican pitcher Breyner Figuereo to a $100,000 contract. His brother is currently part of the Rangers' farm system, and his father played minor league ball in Texas in 2004. (More)

Former Texas Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury was hired by the LA Rams, where he's expected to help with the team's offense as an assistant head coach. (More)

Texas lacrosse player and Houston native Sarp Akmeshe died late Tuesday night in a car crash. He was 19 years old. (More)

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The Business Of Texas

Axip Energy Services, a Houston-based company that specializes in compressing natural gas, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. Fort Worth-based Service Compression has offered to purchase its assets for $161 million. (More)

Google is building an air-cooled data center in Wilbarger County that will be powered by "clean energy" from onsite generators developed by AES Corporation. The tech giant has operational data centers in Midlothian and Red Oak, as well as sites under construction in Armstrong and Haskell counties. (More)

California-based B2U Storage Solutions operates a 24 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system at a site east of San Antonio, and it plans to develop three more in Texas. The company uses recycled batteries originally manufactured for electric vehicles. (More)

Florida's Minto Communities USA received approval from Waxahachie's city council to build 13,270 homes on 3,170 acres over a 16-year period. The development will also include 1.2 million square feet of mixed-use commercial space and several schools. (More)

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Et Cetera

Dallas native Helen Cvik, 94, has been marked as deceased by the Social Security Administration four times since 2017. "I hope I can live another ten years," she said. (See Details)

A monument honoring Weslaco native Harlon Block, one of six Marines who raised the U.S. flag over Iwo Jima, is being installed at the city's Harlon Block Sports Complex. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday, the 81st anniversary of the historic moment. (More)

Garland firefighter Frank Simon, who is retiring this month after 40 years on the job, discovered a litter of kittens while retrieving his phone from a storm drain. (See Photo)

➤ The Infatuation, a restaurant review website, profiled 20 of the top steakhouses in Texas. (See List)

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The Polling Station

Which do you think is safer: human-driven or autonomous vehicles?

  1. Human-driven
  2. Autonomous

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Do you agree with the decision to relocate Boots the alligator?

  1. Yes: 35%
  2. No: 19%
  3. Don't care: 46%
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