Sunday, July 14 – Texas Reacts To Attempt on Trump’s Life

Saturday’s apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump has drawn not only reaction here in Texas but one first-hand account:

Sid Miller, the commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture, was immersed in the rally, excitedly showing his support for former President Donald J. Trump, when he heard a strange popping sound.

With the first pop, he thought it was a balloon. The second, he guessed firecrackers. By the third, Mr. Miller was sure that the sounds were coming from a firearm.

“Then the president went down, and I didn’t know if he took a body shot, a head shot or what,” Mr. Miller said in an interview hours after the shooting.

(New York Times)

More from Miller via the Texas Standard…

“I was on the front row standing up about 30 feet from President Trump when the shooting started. There was a lady behind me who caught a stray bullet. She seemed to be in pretty serious condition,” Miller told The Texas Newsroom.”

Miller spoke with KHOU-TV in Houston…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

Texas leaders condemn shooting and express outrage and relief. (Texas Tribune)

Texas U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson says his nephew was injured at the rally. (Texas Tribune)

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reposted Elon Musk on platform X Saturday evening. Musk posted that he fully endorses Trump and wishes for a “speedy “rapid recovery:

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks in Austin on Monday, just days after opponent Donald Trump was injured during a deadly shooting at a Pennsylvania rally. (Dallas Morning News)

Local police prepare for presidential visit after shooting at Trump rally. (KXAN-TV)

President Biden’s visit to Austin on Monday comes amid continued Democratic uncertainty. (Austin American-Statesman via MSN)

How much will Biden’s visit to Austin cost? (KXAN-TV)

The politics of Biden’s visit to Austin. (KXAN-TV)

“The underlying message will be ‘Joe Biden is a competent candidate. He’s here. He’s forceful, people should stop talking about removing him,’” Executive Director of the Texas Politics Project Jim Henson said. “As with all Joe Biden events now, the subtext here will overwhelm the actual text of the speech.”

Austin for Palestine Coalition, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace Austin, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Austin With Palestine, and Party for Socialism & Liberation Austin are among the groups planning to protest Biden’s visit tomorrow. (KXAN-TV)

Expect traffic delays on the road and at AIBA Monday during the presidential visit. (KUT 90.5)

From the LBJ Library…

The LBJ Library will be closed to the public on Monday, July 15, for a private event. This closure is for one day. The Library will open at 9 AM on Tuesday, July 16.

UPDATE: Biden’s visit to Austin rescheduled. (KXAN-TV)

Nearly a week after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, nearly 500,000 residents in the Houston area are still without power. As of Saturday night, 458,747 customers were still being affected, prompting outrage and backlash against utility company CenterPoint. (Houston Chronicle)

(KEYE-TV)

Customer frustration has turned violent. A man in Fort Bend County has been charged with pulling a BB or airsoft gun on a CenterPoint worker evaluating the area. (Texas Tribune)

Beryl was responsible for more than a dozen deaths in the Houston area and a wave of patients have gone to hospitals for treatment of heat-related illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning due to using home generators improperly. (Associated Press)

The latest person to be arrested in the deadly shooting at the Juneteenth festival at Old Settlers Park last month may have lost control of his gun while using a machine gun conversion device. (KVUE-TV)

In the past ten days, there have been three homicides in Austin. There have been 33 murders in the city to date in 2024, down slightly from this time last year. (Fox7 Austin)

A protest was held in Austin yesterday to highlight the incarceration and possible execution of Iranian protestors by the Islamic Republic of Iran. (KEYE-TV)

An Austin mother claims a local daycare center employee slapped and attempted to smother her child. (KVUE-TV)

(KVUE-TV)

There’s been a recent surge in sightings of potentially dangerous algae in Lady Bird Lake. (Fox7 Austin)

The Austin Fire Department celebrated 34 new graduates from its spring training program. (KEYE-TV)

The grand opening of the Rainey Street Trailhead was held yesterday. (KEYE-TV)

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Austin FC fell to the Seattle Sounders at Q2 Stadium last night, 1-0. Here are six takeaways. (Austin American-Statesman)

(Major League Soccer)

The Rangers and Astros continued their weekend intrastate series in Arlington last night with Texas getting the win, 2-1. The rubber match is this afternoon.