Rampage Starts in Dallas, Ends in Georgetown. A man in Dallas was fatally shot in his Hummer late Sunday night. Shortly after, two people in Cedar Hill were injured by gunshot wounds before a another man was shot dead during a carjacking at a nearby gas station. The suspect: Silvestre Franco-Luviano. He then drove south, causing mayhem along the way. Tactical teams finally tracked him down and tackled him outside a Georgetown apartment complex on Tuesday.
Houston Shooter’s Dallas Ties. More is emerging on Nathan DeSai, the lawyer who randomly shot at Houston drivers Monday morning, injuring nine before police took him out. The latest story reveals that he once worked as a prosecutor in the Dallas County DA’s office and played in the cover band “Brain Clouds” with a colleague.
DART Notes. You’ll see a lot of numbers in this recap of Tuesday’s DART board meeting. Money was allotted to D2 and the Cotton Belt, but it’s not clear whether board members are being realistic about the ability to complete both projects. I don’t know. But what I do know is that the Cotton Belt folks showed up wearing yellow tees with the words “Connect North Texas”—a direct rebuttal to the D2 supporter’s green “Can you dig it?” shirts. I mean, c’mon, surely there are better taglines out there. “Cinch the Cotton Belt” or “Buckle the Cotton Belt Up,” maybe?
One Last Link In the Black Eyed Pea Chain. The original Black Eyed Pea closed in January and now chicken-fried-steak diehards will have to drive all the way to Arlington to sample the restaurant’s Southern fare. It’s the only one of the thirteen Texas locations that survives; all the others were shuttered on Tuesday for failing to pay rent.
