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MRT: Hundreds of Longshoremen Picket at Port of Houston Amid Strike // APD Probes 2 Murders in 12 Hours // $300M Red Oak Data Center Expansion Planned
Here's What You Need to Know in Texas Today.
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MustReadTexas.com – @MustReadTexas
BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“Hundreds of longshoremen picket at Port of Houston as strike begins,” Houston Chronicle's Erica Grieder — “A row of ship-to-shore cranes towered silently over Trinity Bay Tuesday morning, as seagulls cawed, passing trucks honked and members of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 24 chanted slogans and waved signs.
Several hundred dockworkers had hit the picket line at the Port of Houston's Bayport Container Terminal, gathering shortly after midnight. Similar actions were taking place at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Port of Baltimore, and more than 30 other ports along the East and Gulf Coasts. The contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, a group of carriers, employers and port associations, had expired at 12:00 AM, Eastern Time, at which point the ILA went on strike for the first time since 1977.
Although the ILA had asked union members not to speak to media, it had issued a statement for distribution.
"Due to corporate greed, employers refuse to compensate the ILA's members fairly," the statement said. "Over the last several years, the net revenues of these companies have grown astronomically from hundreds of millions to billions of dollar while the ILA members' wage increases do not even cover the cost of inflation."
Automation is, along with wages, the other key issue behind the strike. The ILA is seeking a ban on automated cranes, gates and container-moving trucks.
"Employers push automation under the guise of safety, but it is really about cutting labor costs to increase their already exceptionally high profits," the statement said.
The strike could cost the United States economy billions of dollars a day, according to experts, as well as disrupting the trucking industry, creating supply chain issues for manufacturers, and sending grocery prices back up even as progress has been made on inflation.
The signs at the picket—"ILA workers over machines"; "Fight automation. Save jobs"—reiterated the union's points. Several perched on a vintage Chevy sedan. Hundreds of metal containers were stacked in the yard, going nowhere, at least for today." Houston Chronicle ($)
AAS: “Austin police investigating 2 homicides in span of 12 hours, not believed to be linked” AAS ($)
HOU CHRON: “CenterPoint calls $800M generators a good deal, but documents raise doubts” Houston Chronicle ($)
DMN: “Dallas firm plans $300 million expansion to Red Oak data center campus” DMN ($)
BLOOMBERG WIRE: “Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger set to retire” DMN ($)
SAEN: “Sixth inmate dies at Bexar County jail in under 3 months” SAEN ($)
DMN: “Colin Allred gets national party cash for challenge to Ted Cruz” DMN ($)
SA REPORT: “In Texas swing, Bernie Sanders tries to pull his supporters off the sidelines for Kamala” SA Report
SA REPORT: “In Bexar County, nearly a third of eligible voters aren't registered” SA Report
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> AP: "A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989" AP
> TX TRIB: "A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds." TX TRIB
> FWST: "Texas water planners insist this reservoir should be built, but opponents remain unswayed" FWST
> TX TRIB: "Texas set to execute Harris County man tied to five killings" TX TRIB
> DMN: "Hurricane forecasters eye brewing system that could impact Gulf Coast" DMN
> HOU CHRON: "Hurricane Beryl's death toll at 42 in Houston region with 2 new deaths" HOU CHRON
> DMN: "SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at International Space Station" DMN
> DMN: "Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border" DMN
> THE TEXAN: "Texas Stock Exchange Announces Executive Leadership Team with Gov. Greg Abbott" THE TEXAN
> TPR: "Baylor Scott & White reaches deal with Blue Cross insurance to keep benefits in-network" TPR
> DMN: "Dallas-based Steward Health Care CEO sues U.S. Senate panel over contempt resolution" DMN
> THE TEXAN: "Fort Bend County Judge KP George Indicted Over Fake Racist Messages" THE TEXAN
> MY RGV: "Feds announce new environmental review for Valley LNG projects" MY RGV
> VALLEY CENTRAL: "Fentanyl seizures increasing in the Rio Grande Valley" VALLEY CENTRAL
> SA REPORT: "San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately face mental health challenges" SA REPORT
> TX TRIB: "Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill" TX TRIB
EXTRA POINTS
Last night's Texas sports scores:
None.
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 1:32pm: MLB: Tigers at Astros (ABC)
HOUSTON ASTROS: "Houston Astros: How Justin Verlander handled roster omission" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS RANGERS: "What are the contract statuses for Texas Rangers' key players?" DMN ($)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Cowboys sign DE KJ Henry from Bengals practice squad" DMN ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Which Texas football recruits could coach Steve Sarkisian visit in bye week?" AAS ($)
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