A gravel spill closed all eastbound lanes of State Highway 71 at Presidential Boulevard near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Texas Department of Transportation did not disclose the cause or reopening time.
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General Motors reached a $220 million settlement with 35 states and the District of Columbia over selling vehicle driver data to insurance companies without driver consent. The settlement requires GM to stop collecting driver data in this manner for five years.
$$220 million for settlement amount
General Motors, defendant in settlement; 35 states and the District of Columbia, plaintiffs in lawsuit; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General who filed separate lawsuit
A Learjet carrying seven passengers and two crew members from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard. NTSB investigators found the aircraft's left elevator miles from the impact site, indicating it began breaking apart before impact.
Tom Chapman, National Transportation Safety Board member; Adam Robinson, Passenger, Austin technology entrepreneur; Helen Sharp, Passenger and 2 more
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport successfully lifted all six prefabricated structural modules into place for a new Terminal F Skylink Station. The modules, weighing 210 to 310 tons each, were lifted overnight onto the existing Skylink guideway during controlled operations.
$$4 billion for terminal F expansion program cost
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, airport managing the Terminal F expansion project; American Airlines, airline to be served by Terminal F
An October 2026 economic impact study by REMI Consulting estimates that construction of Future Interstate 27 and the Ports-to-Plains Interstate corridor could support an average of 34,519 jobs annually across nine states during a 25-year construction period.
$$175.82 billion for cumulative economic output during 25-year construction period
REMI Consulting, Prepared October 2026 economic impact study; Ports-to-Plains Alliance, Presenting study findings
El Paso County commissioners received an update on the Bob Hope Drive expansion project in East El Paso, which still requires additional funding. The project is expected to cost $44 million total, with about $12 million secured so far.
$$44 million for expected cost of Bob Hope expansion project
El Paso County commissioners, Received project update; Roxanna Medina, El Paso Planning & Development representative; David Stout, El Paso County Commissioner
Two Texas Lutheran University football players died after their SUV collided with a guardrail on State Highway 46 in Seguin early Monday morning. The vehicle was speeding when the driver lost control, crossed into oncoming lanes, and hit the barrier.
A'Jean Augustine, 20-year-old Texas Lutheran University football player, placekicker, from Houston; Deyreck Dean, 23-year-old Texas Lutheran University football player, linebacker, from Rockwall; Texas Lutheran University, Confirmed deaths and issued statement and 1 more
Perla Dominguez, a 14-year SAPD veteran and one of the first female officers in the department's SWAT unit, filed a federal lawsuit against San Antonio claiming she was hazed and discriminated against during her time on the team, leading to her reassignment in 2022.
Perla Dominguez, SAPD SWAT officer, plaintiff; City of San Antonio, defendant
Jay Robert Rangel, 18, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Ramiro Alvarado in December 2024. Rangel was convicted by a jury of murder and six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Jay Robert Rangel, defendant sentenced for murder and aggravated assault; Ramiro Alvarado, murder victim; Bexar County District Attorney's Office, prosecutor