Five stories that have North Texas talking: the candidates for Texas lieutenant governor will put up their dukes, investigators say the driver of the 18-wheeler that killed four community college softball players didn鈥檛 brake, what it鈥檚 like to date Austin's 鈥淧rofessor Dumpster鈥�, and more.
The two candidates for lieutenant governor will debate tonight in Austin. This will likely be the only debate between Leticia Van de Putte and Dan Patrick before the Nov. 4 election. The two have very contrasting beliefs on most issues, which was made clear at last weekend鈥檚 Texas Tribune Festival, as . Patrick has taken a tough stance on immigration, while Van de Putte has accused her opponent of being anti-Latino and anti-immigrant. on what to expect from tonight鈥檚 debate, which Executive Editor Ross Ramsey will moderate. 四虎影院 will air the debates on 四虎影院-TV (Channel 13), 四虎影院 90.1 FM, and
- Authorities say the driver of the 18-wheeler that struck the bus of the North Central Texas College softball team didn鈥檛 brake or take evasive action. reports the driver also told authorities he was reaching for his drink when the crash happened late Friday night. His vehicle veered across the median on I-35 near Davis, Oklahoma and struck a bus carrying the NCTC softball team. Four players were killed in the wreck and two remain in the hospital.
- North Texas is home to a few billionaires; make that 20, to be exact. reports Forbes has released its annual list of The Richest People In America. Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, topped the other North Texas billionaires, coming in at no. 9 with a nearly $35 billion fortune. Mark Cuban ranked no. 225 with $2.7 billion, and the H. Ross Perot Sr. and Jr. took the No. 129 and No. 340 spots, respectively.
- Dating the Austin professor who moved into a dumpster can have its challenges. Writer Clara Bensen wrote in about the ups and downs she and boyfriend Dr. Jeff Wilson of Huston-Tillotson University have faced as he embarks on his year-long 鈥� a sustainable living research project to turn a 33 square foot dumpster into something habitable, as he lives in it. Benson has spent several nights in the dumpster home as well, and she says it has a camping charm to it, but it has some downsides, like little privacy.
- Dallas/Marfa-based photographer Nancy Newberry was featured on the New York Times鈥� for her latest project 鈥淗alfway to Midland.鈥� In it, Newberry wanted to portray her home state outside of the typical folksy caricatures and more on daily life. Her most well-known series, also focuses on another part of her youth: the tradition of high school homecoming.
(Correction: In an earlier version of this post, Dr. Jeff Wilson was identified as a UT Austin professor. He teaches at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin.)
