This Week in Texas: Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Posted August 21, 2017 in The Mignon Memo

Leapin’ Lizards!

The Dallas Zoo has welcomed 6 baby Texas horned lizards. The state reptile is a threated species, so these tiny babies (weighing less than a dime) are important additions that will help save this species. To read more…

 

Deal or No Deal?

 

Monday, Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore made an offer to Rep. Dawnna Dukes to drop corruption charges if she agreed to resign from office and submit to a drug and alcohol assessment by the end of the day Tuesday. That offer has now expired, without an acceptance by Rep. Dukes. Her trial will begin in October. To read more…

 

Campus carry in full effect.

As of yesterday, community colleges must allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on campus. Campus carry has been in effect for public universities for a year now. Guns will be banned from classes attended exclusively by minors, and in campus day care centers. To read more…

 

Take me out to the ballgame…

Baseball legends, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers and Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros were inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. Rodriguez is one of the best catchers of all time, and Bagwell one of the best offensive first baseman. To read more…

 

Only in Austin…

Alcomar, named for co-executive chefs Alma Alcocer (of El Alma) and Jeff Martinez (of El Chile), features cuisines of Mexico’s coastlines. Nothing beats the heat better than a cold margarita and a good ceviche. To read more…