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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1931, four-star Adm. Bobby Ray Inman was born in Rhonesboro. He was the director of the National Security Agency under President Carter and the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Reagan.

Go for a swim in a Texas cave, and you might just find the bones of a lion-sized armadillo! Read the story in today's Et Cetera section.

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Big Bend Border Wall Put on Hold

The Trump administration appears to have shifted plans for a border wall running through Texas' Big Bend National Park after a widespread outcry from both political parties against the proposal.

A map on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website no longer includes a planned wall through the park. Instead, it indicates plans for a "virtual wall" that could notify officials of illegal border crossings in the area.

No official announcement on the border wall has come from the Trump administration, and the CBP map has changed legends multiple times in recent weeks, leaving lingering questions on the proposed 150-mile project.

Meanwhile, Big Bend canceled its highly anticipated project to tear down and rebuild the Chisos Mountains Lodge, one of its most iconic visitor hubs, citing funding issues. There's no indication that the decision is linked to the border wall proposal.

Camp Mystic Files To Reopen for Summer Camp

Camp Mystic officially applied to operate summer camp this week, planning a partial reopening after last year’s deadly floods took the lives of 25 campers, two counselors, and the camp's director.

Families of victims are back in court after the filing, seeking to block the reopening as one camper’s body, 8-year-old Cile Steward, has yet to be recovered.

The Stewards’ attorney has stated that “in their rush to reopen, Camp Mystic is offering up fun playtime in the waters that may hold Cile Steward.”

Camp Mystic would offer summer camp at its Cypress Lake site in compliance with all new state camp safety laws, according to the camp’s attorneys. Cypress Lake is a short distance from the Guadalupe site where the fatalities took place last summer.

Paxton No Longer Has To Represent Comptroller

A federal judge has allowed Attorney General Ken Paxton to excuse his office from representing acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock in a discrimination lawsuit amid fallout between the two Republicans.

Judge Alfred H. Bennett granted Paxton’s request on condition the comptroller’s office find a new attorney, saying “I do not want the comptroller to be unrepresented. Not one day.”

Hancock’s office manages the new Texas education voucher program and has been sued for not allowing Islamic schools to participate. His feud with Paxton began last week when he sent a letter to the attorney general criticizing his strategy in the case.

Paxton’s request to withdraw from the case said that Hancock’s “petty politics ... single-handedly destroyed my ability to defend the Comptroller’s office in these cases.”

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➤ Statewide: Expect a chilly Easter with a cold front moving through the state this weekend, beginning in the Panhandle and making its way south and east. (More)

➤ Statewide: Pasture mealybugs have been detected in 22 Texas counties, most prominently in South Texas, and are threatening the state’s hay supply by killing crops from the root and causing pasture dieback. (See Report)

➤ Statewide: New data shows that more than 274,000 students applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) by the March 31 deadline. Applicants will be notified of TEFA rewards later this month. (More)

➤ Dallas: Rappers Pooh Shiesty and BIG30 have been accused of orchestrating a kidnapping at a Dallas music studio to force a contract release. The two Memphis-based musicians were among nine people charged with the crime. (More)

➤ Houston: Dr. James Robles has been accused of selling opioids and muscle relaxants illegally, earning him more than $2 million from prescribing more than 5 million pills. (More)

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➤ No. 1 seed Texas exited the women’s Final Four after a 51-44 loss to top-seeded UCLA. The Longhorns shot just 31% from the field. (More)

➤ The American Airlines Center is investigating a video that appears to show a group of Dallas Stars fans in the arena making Nazi-style salutes during a recent game. (More)

➤ Billionaire Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell got into a public spat with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark over a scheduling change that would pit Houston against the Red Raiders on a Friday night—which he considers “sacred” for high school football in Texas. (More)

➤ The Texas Rangers unveiled new food items for the 2026 season at Globe Life Field, headlined by the 9th Inning Rally Sombrero: a 26-inch fried tortilla shell loaded with nine-layer dip. (More)

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➤ Texas was the brunt of an April Fool’s joke on Wednesday when Colorado’s governor announced a proposal to annex parts of New Mexico as protection from “Texas aggression.” (See Announcement)

➤ A team of Texas State students was selected as one of 16 winners worldwide in a Google Maps hackathon for their app called MagiCart, offering personalized grocery suggestions based on budget, store proximity, and other factors. (More)

➤ Two scientists from the University of Texas went snorkeling in an underground stream in Comal County and discovered Ice Age animal fossils “everywhere, just everywhere.” One of the finds was an armadillo relative the size of a lion. (More)

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➤ Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ousted Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George. (Hear More)

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Good morning! On this date in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. James Earl Ray was convicted of killing the Atlanta-born civil rights leader.

A Delta flight was recently delayed at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, see the unusual reason why in today's Et Cetera.

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Daylight Saving Time Bill Fails to Advance

A proposed bill that would have moved Georgia into a new time zone to effectively make daylight saving time permanent did not advance before the 2026 legislative session concluded on Thursday night.

A vote for the bill was never called for.

If the bill had been able to pass through the Georgia House, Governor Brian Kemp, and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Georgia would’ve moved from Eastern Standard Time to Atlantic Standard Time.

The state Senate approved the bill last week.

During the session, lawmakers reached a last-minute agreement on a $38.5 billion state budget.

Stores Found Selling Counterfeit Items

Authorities executed search warrants at 16 stores and kiosks inside Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville after an undercover investigation found they were selling counterfeit products.

A variety of fake goods were recovered, such as jewelry, clothing, cell phone accessories, and sunglasses.

The Douglasville Police Department said counterfeit sales have become common in cities across the nation and that they took action at the mall to protect residents and shoppers, deeming the effort and disruption necessary.

The specific stores have not yet been named. Authorities will eventually decide on criminal charges.

New $55M Aquatic Center and Water Park

A new aquatic center and water park is expected to open in McDonough this June.

The $55 million facility will include an outdoor water park featuring a 30‑foot slide tower, lazy river, wave simulator, kiddie pool, rooftop patio, and food truck area.

The attraction will also include an indoor aquatic center—a competition-ready space with a temperature‑controlled 50‑meter Olympic‑size pool, 800 spectator seats, and a separate lap pool.

The project is largely funded through a local sales tax.

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➤ Statewide: The Georgia Department of Transportation has temporarily suspended lane closures on all interstates until 5 a.m. Monday to ease spring break traffic. (More)

➤ Stone Mountain: Nearly 500 employees at Stone Mountain Park are facing layoffs as the park's current private operator plans to close its operations in June. A new private operator has been selected to take over. (More)

➤ Tybee Island: $5 million in federal funding has been secured to help build the island's first dedicated Emergency Operations Center and a new fire station, replacing the 1930s-era facility that is currently located on Jones Avenue. (More)

➤ Athens: Three University of Georgia students are undergoing precautionary rabies vaccinations after discovering bats multiple times inside their off-campus apartment. (More)

➤ Smarr: Five horses were seized by the Georgia Department of Agriculture from a Monroe County farm following a nearly two-year animal neglect investigation and are now being cared for by a rescue organization. (More)

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➤ Czechia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo both qualified for the World Cup this week, rounding out the group that will compete at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this summer. Czechia will face South Africa on June 18, and DR Congo takes on Uzbekistan on June 27. (More)

➤ Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson and head coach Quin Snyder swept the Eastern Conference Player and Coach of the Month awards for March. (More)

➤ Houston Texans running back and Georgia native Woody Marks was honored by the state with an official proclamation as an Outstanding Georgia Citizen. (More)

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➤ International music artist Shakira is bringing her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour to State Farm Arena in Atlanta on June 26, with general ticket sales beginning on April 9. (More)

➤ A sixth-grader from Dunwoody won the Georgia State Spelling Bee for the third straight year and will join the runner-up, a seventh-grader from Columbia County, at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships in Washington, D.C., this May. (More)

➤ A Delta Air Lines flight at Savannah‑Hilton Head International Airport was delayed from taking off after an alligator was spotted near the runway, prompting crews to safely remove it before departure. (More)

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