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 | Thursday, January 9, 2025 | | | Good morning! On this day in 2024, the very first edition of The Texas Flyover was published, landing in just over 11,000 inboxes. You can read it here.
Some of the stories from our launch day included DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's visit to the border, Austin's search for a new city manager, and, of course, the prospect of winter weather. Today, nearly 250,000 readers start their day with The Texas Flyover to see the top news being reported around the Lone Star State. If you're not yet subscribed, you can sign up here. Thanks for joining us as we continue to provide unbiased, hard-hitting news you won't find anywhere else. Let your friends know about us by clicking here. Find out why you should cancel your car insurance and save with today's sponsor, FinanceBuzz Auto Insurance.
Abilene 🌧️ 37/28° | Amarillo ❄️ 35/26° | Austin 🌧️ 39/36° | Brownsville 🌧️ 52/43° | Corpus Christi 🌧️ 51/43° | DFW ❄️ 35/27° | El Paso ☁️ 45/31° | Houston 🌧️ 44/39° | Laredo 🌧️ 43/39° | Lubbock ❄️ 39/28° | Midland ❄️ 43/29° | San Antonio 🌧️ 42/37° | Tyler ❄️ 36/27° | Waco ❄️ 36/29° | | |  |  Homelessness in Texas
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released an update on the number of homeless people throughout the country, showing that a record 771,480 people—or about 23 of every 10,000—did not have stable housing last year. While Texas ranked sixth among states with the most homeless people, its rate of homelessness is among the lowest in the country, affecting 9 of every 10,000 residents. The year-over-year rate of growth in the state's homeless population (2.2%) is also well below the national average (18.1%). Most of the 27,987 people in Texas without stable housing are in the state's large metro areas. Dallas has the largest homeless population (3,718), followed by San Antonio (3,398), Houston (3,280), Austin (2,975), and Fort Worth (2,463). | Cruz Challenges Vance to Cotton Bowl Bet In a Tuesday social media post, Sen. Ted Cruz challenged Vice President-elect JD Vance, who currently represents Ohio in the U.S. Senate, to a friendly bet on the outcome of Friday's College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between UT and Ohio State. "Loser brings beer & food from his home state & delivers it wearing the winning jersey?" he inquired. Vance quickly agreed, asking his followers, "Which Texas ice cream should I have Ted bring when the Buckeyes win?" Some Aggies fans encouraged Cruz to go to Friday's game, hoping the so-called "Cruz Curse"—a pattern of Texas teams losing games the state's junior senator attends—would lead to a loss for the Longhorns, their hated rival. According to the latest odds, Ohio State is favored to beat Texas by 6 points. | Jimmy Carter Look-Alike Remembered by Texas Family As the nation mourns the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, a Central Texas family is remembering the legacy of World War II veteran Ed Beheler, who gained international fame in the 1970s for his uncanny resemblance to the 39th president. Beheler was a resident of Elm Mott and worked at the Veterans Affairs office in Waco when he won a national Jimmy Carter look-alike contest in the 1970s. He quit his job and turned his newfound fame into roles portraying Carter in movies and commercials. His films include Hot Shots! Part Deux, The Last Boy Scout with Bruce Willis, and The Lonely Guy with Steve Martin. After appearing in a commercial for Chick-fil-A, he was given free meals at their restaurants for the rest of his life. Although Beheler met President Carter several times, he never took a photo with him due to Secret Service restrictions. His grandson recalls Beheler, who died in 2001 at the age of 82, saying that Carter told him, "Man, you really do like me!" | | | Flying together with our sponsor 
| |  | | ➤ Gov. Greg Abbott assured Texans that the power grid will withstand the heightened demand associated with the winter weather forecast for today and tomorrow, saying any outages that occur would be limited to specific areas where power lines have been damaged. (More) ➤ Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles said metal detectors will be installed in high schools over the next three months following several incidents of guns being brought onto campuses. (More) ➤ Rockwall: Revi Menasche, a local coffee shop owner known to locals as "The Bagel Lady," has been overwhelmed with support from the community after a fire destroyed her home Monday morning. (Watch Video) ➤ Lufkin: Angelina College agreed to a $315,000 settlement with a former black employee who sued the school for racial discrimination after being passed over for a top administrative position. (More) ➤ Montgomery: Dozens of undelivered Amazon packages have been dumped in a vacant lot on multiple occasions in recent months. The company is investigating. (More) ➤ Falfurrias: Border Patrol agents found 28 illegal migrants hiding in a trailer with pallets of produce on Sunday morning. The driver, who has a prior conviction for human smuggling, was arrested. (More) ➤ Austin: AECOM has been selected as the contractor to build a 9.8-mile section of light rail, the first phase of the city's multibillion-dollar Project Connect initiative. (See Details) Enjoy reading The Texas Flyover? Click here to share with your friends and family. | |  | | ➤ The Dallas Cowboys reportedly denied the Chicago Bears’ request to interview head coach Mike McCarthy for Chicago’s coaching vacancy, suggesting that Dallas intends to retain McCarthy for another season. (More) ➤ Former Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander is leaving the team to sign a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants. Verlander ends his Astros career with three All-Star Game appearances, two Cy Young Awards, and two World Series rings. (More) ➤ CBS will offer an alternate Spongebob-themed broadcast for the Houston Texans' Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Chargers. (More) ➤ Yesterday’s results: NBA | NHL | NCAAM | NCAAW | Soccer Flying together with our sponsor ➤ Relieves Pain FAST — And It’s So EASY! Paingone Plus fits the power of TENS into a tiny, portable pen that anyone can use. And it only takes 60-90 seconds of treatment time! With zero setup and zero troubleshooting to place the sticky pads, you’ll be feeling better ASAP. | |  | | ➤ Texas was ranked the No. 1 state for starting a business, according to business funding broker Swoop. Texas has more coworking spaces (280) than any other state, has the third most entrepreneurs (over 40,000), and ranks fourth in venture capital investments ($6.6 billion). (See Analysis) ➤ Three Dallas-based companies—real estate firm Lincoln Property Company, fiber internet provider Gigabit Fiber, and investment firm Tradition Holdings—are partnering to build a $1 billion data center on 131 acres in nearby Red Oak. Companies like Google and Databank are working on similar projects in the area. (See Details) ➤ Houston-based oilfield services provider Flowco Holdings announced an initial public offering that pegs the company's value at up to $2 billion. The firm, which will trade under the ticker symbol FLOC on the New York Stock Exchange, plans to sell 17.8 million shares at a price between $21 and $23. (More) Flying together with our sponsor ➤ An investment opportunity in 2025 you won't want to miss. The man who Called Nvidia at 11 cents says a new company will become "The NEXT Trillion Dollar Stock." Declared one of AI's "Next Magnificent Seven" by Investment Legend Alexander Green. Get in on this investment today through the Oxford Club. | |  | | ➤ A pizza shop in Wichita Falls auctioned off a cowboy hat left by a group of teenagers who stole the restaurant's tip jar. In the process, the hat was returned to the man it was stolen from, and a community member gave the store a few hundred dollars to replace the stolen tips. (More) ➤ A group of strangers worked together to get help for a stranded sea turtle that washed up on South Padre Island. The turtle, nicknamed "Gail Force," was covered in moss and missing part of a flipper. (See Photos) ➤ A San Antonio news outlet profiled the 10 largest ranches in the state, none of which are expected to go up for sale anytime soon. (See List) Flying together with our sponsor ➤ Start Breathing Better Instantly! Intake Breathing Strips instantly open your nasal passages, letting you take deep breaths that improve your overall health. Enjoy 15 tabs for improved breathing! (See It Here) | |  | | Where in Texas can visitors see a preserved horned frog that is rumored to have survived 31 years in a time capsule? Show me the answer | | |
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