Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Texas National Guard soldier shoots across Rio Grande, wounding man Alfredo Corchado and Aarón Torres The Dallas Morning News EL PASO, Texas — A Texas National Guard soldier on duty in El Paso shot across the Rio Grande and wounded a man on the Mexican side of the river on Saturday evening, according to a senior Mexican official. The wounded man was from the southern state of Veracruz and was standing on the river banks of Ciudad
Juárez, according to Roberto Velasco, Mexico’s top diplomat and chief of the North America bureau at the Mexican Foreign Ministry. The man was near the Bridge of the Americas, the second busiest international bridge along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border that connects El Paso to Ciudad Juárez. Velasco said the government has requested a full investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety about the shooting into Mexico. He said the government is also trying to determine why the man was there on the
banks of the Rio Grande. The man was hospitalized with a wound in his right leg and has since been released, according to the state government of Chihuahua. Under investigation “On the night of 26 August, a National Guard Service member assigned to Operation Lone Star discharged a weapon in a border-related incident,” according to a statement by the Texas Military Department, which oversees the Texas National Guard. “The incident is under investigation. More information will be made available as
the investigation progresses.” Gov. Greg Abbott’s $10 billion Operation Lone Star is a security mobilization effort reinforced by Texas National Guard members, Department of Public Safety officers, concertina wire and other impediments, including buoys along the river in Eagle Pass. El Diario, a Spanish newspaper in Juárez, first reported the shooting. Renae Eza, a spokeswoman for Abbott, declined to comment and referred The Dallas Morning News to the Texas Military Department. See Texas on
Gran Turismo Roars to Life Michael Clark Staff Reporter
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File Photo Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will lead a Texas team projected to win the conference in the Big 12 media preseason poll.
Big 12 Power Rankings Week 1
Texas, Kansas State sit at top to start season
No. 12: BYU For now, BYU is the only thing the Big 12 has that’s close to the Pac-12 After Dark games (just wait for next year). BYU starts its game at 9:15 p.m. CST versus Each week, The O’Colly will be power ranking the Sam Houston on Saturday. No. 11: Cincinnati Big 12 football teams. To start, the betting favorite sits It’s hard to believe two years ago the Bearcats were at the top of the standings prior to the first game of the in the College Football Playoff – now they’re in the Big season. 12. The Bearcats kickoff their first game as a Power Five No. 14: Iowa State member with a home game versus Eastern Kentucky on Beyond Iowa State bringing in just four transfers Saturday. this offseason, the eligibility of arguably the Cyclones’ No. 10: Baylor two best players is in jeopardy. Quarterback Hunter Baylor finished with a disappointing season last Dekkers and running back Jihrel Brock are under invesyear after a 2021 conference title. The Bears will kick tigation for gambling and may lose their eligibility. Don’t off this season with a home game versus Texas State on be surprised if Northern Iowa gives the Cyclones trouble Saturday. Saturday. No. 9: OSU No. 13: West Virginia OSU coach Mike Gundy said he will be switching The Mountaineers have the toughest opponent in quarterbacks for at least the Week 1 game versus Centhe conference for Week 1. WVU will travel to Unitral Arkansas. If Gundy wants to experiment, this week versity Park, Pennsylvania, to play No. 7 Penn State on would be the week for the three quarterbacks to get reps. Saturday. See Big 12 on 4
Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
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absolute joy to watch. The losses feel painful, but every win also has a catharsis that is hard to achieve in most films. This alone elevates the film to higher standards than most when it comes to sports films. The acting is decent, but there are some moments of bad acting as the film progresses. Archie Madekwe as the protagonist, Jann, is a viable performance. David Habour has the standout role, however. He brings a sense of comedic relief but also a strong heart to the film, and his role ties in quite well thematically. It’s frustrating to see such an inaccurate adaptation coming off the heels of “Oppenheimer,” which adapted many historical moments word for word.
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