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MRT 3/26/25 (free): Burrows: House Has More than Enough Votes to Pass School Choice // Cornyn Announces Re-election Bid // Interim UT President Balances b/w TXLEGE & Faculty // TD Jakes Explains Health Issue
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| Subject | MRT 3/26/25 (free): Burrows: House Has More than Enough Votes to Pass School Choice // Cornyn Announces Re-election Bid // Interim UT President Balances b/w TXLEGE & Faculty // TD Jakes Explains Health Issue |
| Date | March 27, 2025 4:09 AM |
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* **TOP NEWS**
“**Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty**,” AP's **Philip Marcelo **— “Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord **Rafael Caro Quintero **in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of an agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney **Saritha Komatireddy** confirmed that capital punishment remains on the table as a possibility when pressed by a judge hearing the case in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday.
The top count Caro Quintero faces — leading a continuing criminal enterprise — carries a mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment, with the possibility of the death penalty, prosecutors have said.
“A determination has not been made but it is going through the process,” Komatireddy said as dozens of DEA agents packed the courtroom.
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Judge **Frederic Block**, in response, tapped a lawyer with experience in federal death penalty cases to serve as special counsel to Caro Quintero.
**Elizabeth Macedonio** appeared alongside the 72-year-old former drug kingpin in court Wednesday.
She previously represented the late **Vincent Asaro**, the New York mobster acquitted in the notorious 1978 Lufthansa Airlines heist at John F. Kennedy Airport that was dramatized in **Martin Scorsese’s **“Goodfellas.”
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Block also said he would weigh whether it’s appropriate for Caro Quintero to continue receiving court-appointed, taxpayer-funded legal representation as his family has not hired their own lawyer.
He asked representatives for Caro Quintero to complete financial disclosure forms and for prosecutors to help the court review them. Block set the next court date for June 25.
Caro Quintero, who has pleaded not guilty to a range of drug-related charges, didn’t speak in court and his lawyers didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
He appeared alongside his codefendant, **Ismael Quintero Arellanes**, his nephew and former top lieutenant." [AP]([link removed])
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* **TOP NEWS**
“**Carole Keeton Strayhorn, first woman to serve as Texas comptroller, dies at 85**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
“**T.D. Jakes reveals the cause of his major health incident on The Today Show**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **#TXLEGE**
**“Texas speaker says House has more than enough votes to pass school vouchers**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
Chris Tomlinson guest column:** “Texas' THC ban is unlikely to pass. Expect lawsuits harassing shops while sales persist**” [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
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* **2025**
**“Mayoral candidate John Courage takes heat for comments on homelessness**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **2026**
**“Sen. John Cornyn launches 2026 reelection bid by embracing Donald Trump in video**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**“Cruz stays silent on Cornyn**” [Punchbowl News]([link removed]) ($)
**“Thune endorses Cornyn as Paxton eyes Texas primary challenge**” [The Hill]([link removed])
**“Rep. Wesley Hunt praised in statewide ads as Cornyn kicks off reelection campaign**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
**“Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
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* **TEXANS IN DC**
Editorial: “**Crude and cruel: Jasmine Crockett’s ‘hot wheels’ slam sums up politics**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
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* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> DMN: "**Transgender Texans testify before lawmakers: ‘We’re terrified of you’**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Here's why hundreds of LGBTQ Texans rallied against anti-trans bills: 'We have to show up'**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**What does Trump's 2025 travel ban mean for over 80K international students in Texas?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Democrats Shift Messaging on Public Safety, Criminal Justice Legislation Slate**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Trump officials’ war-plan goof was scary. What it revealed about Vance might be worse | Opinion**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Texas Senate passes $336 billion state budget. Here's what's proposed for 2026-27.**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Senate Gives Initial Approval to $336 Billion Budget for 2026–2027 Biennium**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Trump, Musk seek massive cuts to federal workforce. Here's how Texas may be affected.**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Commissioners to select next Williamson County judge from 4 candidates**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**School librarians warn against bill that gives more power to parents with ‘outsized’ voices**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Senate Eyes Priority Legislation to Curtail Squatting, Speed Up Evictions**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Bexar County commissioners declare drug overdoses a public health crisis**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**‘Governor Hot Wheels’: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Responds to Backlash After Abbott Comment**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**NASA is no longer vowing to land first woman, person of color on the moon**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Las Cruces police chief calls for action on crime involving minors after mass shooting**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Here's why Texas students, lawmakers fear uncertainty from razing US Education Department**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Hill Republicans aim to rein in judges but divided on strategy**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**A program that subsidizes internet in remote areas is challenged at the Supreme Court**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**HISD closes six locations providing free food to community members**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**GOP rallies behind debt limit hike in Trump tax bill, speedy timeline**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: How a Texas town fails poor defendants**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Texas pays big bucks for Sean Miller to be a basketball coach at football school**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Five ways a funding overhaul has transformed Texas community colleges**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Can the Texas Lottery recover cash from an unfair $95 million jackpot?**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Fort Worth mother dies in hospital after car crash and baby’s death in Trinity River**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Gateway tithe fraud suit won’t go to discovery, at least for now**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Schneider Electric to invest $700 million, create jobs to boost US energy infrastructure**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Yes, border control can search your phone. What to know when crossing Texas-Mexico border**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
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* **EXTRA POINTS**
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Detroit 122, **San Antonio** 96
> NBA: **Dallas** 128, NY Knicks 113
> NBA: **Houston **121, Atlanta 114
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: NBA: **San Antonio** at Cleveland
> 6:30pm: NBA: **Dallas** at Orlando
> 8pm: NBA: **Houston **at Utah
> 9pm: NHL: **Dallas **at Edmonton (TNT)
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 3:05pm: MLB: Boston at **Texas**
> 3:10pm: MLB: NY Mets at **Houston**
> 6pm: NBA: **San Antonio** at Cleveland
> 6:30pm: NBA: **Dallas** at Orlando
> 8pm: NBA: **Houston **at Utah
> 8pm: NHL: **Dallas** at Calgary (ESPN+)
> 9pm: NCAAM: #10 Arkansas vs. #3 **Texas Tech** (San Francisco) (TBS)
**HOUSTON ROCKETS**: "How Houston Rockets' balanced scoring could make them a nightmare NBA playoff matchup" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**SAN ANTONIO SPURS**: Editorial: "Spurs ownership has failed to make the case for a new publicly funded stadium" [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "2025 MLB season predictions: Will the Texas Rangers bounce back from a disappointing 2024?" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Texas Rangers’ Josh Jung has shown power, poise, potential. All that’s left is durability" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "How Ryan Gusto took advantage of opportunity and persevered to land on Houston Astros' roster" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "Houston Astros' opening-day festivities to include new look for Home Run Train" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**UNT MEN'S BASKETBALL**: "Ross Hodge of North Texas hired as coach at West Virginia" [AP]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON / B1G**: "Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy says it's a 'lifetime dream' to coach Houston's new BIG3 team" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
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———————————————————————————
* **TOP NEWS**
“**Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty**,” AP's **Philip Marcelo **— “Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord **Rafael Caro Quintero **in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of an agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney **Saritha Komatireddy** confirmed that capital punishment remains on the table as a possibility when pressed by a judge hearing the case in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday.
The top count Caro Quintero faces — leading a continuing criminal enterprise — carries a mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment, with the possibility of the death penalty, prosecutors have said.
“A determination has not been made but it is going through the process,” Komatireddy said as dozens of DEA agents packed the courtroom.
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Judge **Frederic Block**, in response, tapped a lawyer with experience in federal death penalty cases to serve as special counsel to Caro Quintero.
**Elizabeth Macedonio** appeared alongside the 72-year-old former drug kingpin in court Wednesday.
She previously represented the late **Vincent Asaro**, the New York mobster acquitted in the notorious 1978 Lufthansa Airlines heist at John F. Kennedy Airport that was dramatized in **Martin Scorsese’s **“Goodfellas.”
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Block also said he would weigh whether it’s appropriate for Caro Quintero to continue receiving court-appointed, taxpayer-funded legal representation as his family has not hired their own lawyer.
He asked representatives for Caro Quintero to complete financial disclosure forms and for prosecutors to help the court review them. Block set the next court date for June 25.
Caro Quintero, who has pleaded not guilty to a range of drug-related charges, didn’t speak in court and his lawyers didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
He appeared alongside his codefendant, **Ismael Quintero Arellanes**, his nephew and former top lieutenant." [AP]([link removed])
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**FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE ENDED**_: As of July 11, 2022, we have moved to a paywall for free subscribers. Free subscribers will only receive the top story in their morning email. Free subscribers will need to become paid subscribers to receive full story summaries._
———————————————————————————
* **TOP NEWS**
“**Carole Keeton Strayhorn, first woman to serve as Texas comptroller, dies at 85**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
“**T.D. Jakes reveals the cause of his major health incident on The Today Show**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **#TXLEGE**
**“Texas speaker says House has more than enough votes to pass school vouchers**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
Chris Tomlinson guest column:** “Texas' THC ban is unlikely to pass. Expect lawsuits harassing shops while sales persist**” [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **2025**
**“Mayoral candidate John Courage takes heat for comments on homelessness**” [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **2026**
**“Sen. John Cornyn launches 2026 reelection bid by embracing Donald Trump in video**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**“Cruz stays silent on Cornyn**” [Punchbowl News]([link removed]) ($)
**“Thune endorses Cornyn as Paxton eyes Texas primary challenge**” [The Hill]([link removed])
**“Rep. Wesley Hunt praised in statewide ads as Cornyn kicks off reelection campaign**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
**“Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner**” [Texas Tribune]([link removed])
———————————————————————————
* **TEXANS IN DC**
Editorial: “**Crude and cruel: Jasmine Crockett’s ‘hot wheels’ slam sums up politics**” [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
———————————————————————————
* **NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE**
> DMN: "**Transgender Texans testify before lawmakers: ‘We’re terrified of you’**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Here's why hundreds of LGBTQ Texans rallied against anti-trans bills: 'We have to show up'**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**What does Trump's 2025 travel ban mean for over 80K international students in Texas?**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Democrats Shift Messaging on Public Safety, Criminal Justice Legislation Slate**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Trump officials’ war-plan goof was scary. What it revealed about Vance might be worse | Opinion**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Texas Senate passes $336 billion state budget. Here's what's proposed for 2026-27.**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Senate Gives Initial Approval to $336 Billion Budget for 2026–2027 Biennium**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Trump, Musk seek massive cuts to federal workforce. Here's how Texas may be affected.**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> SAEN: "**Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship**" _[SAEN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Commissioners to select next Williamson County judge from 4 candidates**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> SA REPORT: "**School librarians warn against bill that gives more power to parents with ‘outsized’ voices**" _[SA REPORT]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**Texas Senate Eyes Priority Legislation to Curtail Squatting, Speed Up Evictions**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Bexar County commissioners declare drug overdoses a public health crisis**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> THE TEXAN: "**‘Governor Hot Wheels’: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Responds to Backlash After Abbott Comment**" _[THE TEXAN]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**NASA is no longer vowing to land first woman, person of color on the moon**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Las Cruces police chief calls for action on crime involving minors after mass shooting**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Here's why Texas students, lawmakers fear uncertainty from razing US Education Department**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**Hill Republicans aim to rein in judges but divided on strategy**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> TPR: "**A program that subsidizes internet in remote areas is challenged at the Supreme Court**" _[TPR]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**HISD closes six locations providing free food to community members**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> KXAN: "**GOP rallies behind debt limit hike in Trump tax bill, speedy timeline**" _[KXAN]([link removed])_
> EP TIMES: "**Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: How a Texas town fails poor defendants**" _[EP TIMES]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Texas pays big bucks for Sean Miller to be a basketball coach at football school**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> TX TRIB: "**Five ways a funding overhaul has transformed Texas community colleges**" _[TX TRIB]([link removed])_
> HOU CHRON: "**Can the Texas Lottery recover cash from an unfair $95 million jackpot?**" _[HOU CHRON]([link removed])_
> FWST: "**Fort Worth mother dies in hospital after car crash and baby’s death in Trinity River**" _[FWST]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Gateway tithe fraud suit won’t go to discovery, at least for now**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> DMN: "**Schneider Electric to invest $700 million, create jobs to boost US energy infrastructure**" _[DMN]([link removed])_
> AAS: "**Yes, border control can search your phone. What to know when crossing Texas-Mexico border**" _[AAS]([link removed])_
———————————————————————————
* **EXTRA POINTS**
Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Detroit 122, **San Antonio** 96
> NBA: **Dallas** 128, NY Knicks 113
> NBA: **Houston **121, Atlanta 114
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: NBA: **San Antonio** at Cleveland
> 6:30pm: NBA: **Dallas** at Orlando
> 8pm: NBA: **Houston **at Utah
> 9pm: NHL: **Dallas **at Edmonton (TNT)
Tomorrow's Texas sports schedule:
> 3:05pm: MLB: Boston at **Texas**
> 3:10pm: MLB: NY Mets at **Houston**
> 6pm: NBA: **San Antonio** at Cleveland
> 6:30pm: NBA: **Dallas** at Orlando
> 8pm: NBA: **Houston **at Utah
> 8pm: NHL: **Dallas** at Calgary (ESPN+)
> 9pm: NCAAM: #10 Arkansas vs. #3 **Texas Tech** (San Francisco) (TBS)
**HOUSTON ROCKETS**: "How Houston Rockets' balanced scoring could make them a nightmare NBA playoff matchup" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**SAN ANTONIO SPURS**: Editorial: "Spurs ownership has failed to make the case for a new publicly funded stadium" [SAEN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "2025 MLB season predictions: Will the Texas Rangers bounce back from a disappointing 2024?" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**TEXAS RANGERS**: "Texas Rangers’ Josh Jung has shown power, poise, potential. All that’s left is durability" [DMN]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "How Ryan Gusto took advantage of opportunity and persevered to land on Houston Astros' roster" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON ASTROS**: "Houston Astros' opening-day festivities to include new look for Home Run Train" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
**UNT MEN'S BASKETBALL**: "Ross Hodge of North Texas hired as coach at West Virginia" [AP]([link removed]) ($)
**HOUSTON / B1G**: "Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy says it's a 'lifetime dream' to coach Houston's new BIG3 team" [Houston Chronicle]([link removed]) ($)
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