Public Safety & Justice: A Romanian national, Cristian Aron Broinas, was sentenced to two years in Bexar County after a Central Texas debit card skimming scheme; investigators seized hundreds of skimmers, re-encoded cards, fake IDs, and equipment, with ICE coordinating federal immigration proceedings. Child Safety & Health: CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Tyler Pediatrics and Pediatric ICU became the first Texas hospital departments to earn Certified Autism Center™ status, adding specialized staff training and an independent review. Local Schools & Community: Alief ISD said a Hastings High School staff member was injured in a student incident, triggering a brief secure mode before returning to normal operations. Housing & Growth: Texas districts are racing to keep up with rapid enrollment growth, forcing faster classroom and campus planning. Culture & Lifestyle: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” keeps rewriting pop history, hitting 22 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sports & Youth: Canadian youth sports brand Sportball is launching its first U.S. corporate location in Plano, starting parent-child and early multi-sport classes this fall. Arts & Debate: A Victor Davis Hanson interview with sculptor Sabin Howard is drawing major attention online as Howard teases his next Texas-based monument project. Crime & Courts: A 25-year-old woman accused in a 2023 child starvation death was extradited from North Texas to El Paso County for capital murder charges.