Happy Friday! It’s another gorgeous day in Texas. As usual, there is no shortage of noteworthy news in the Lone Star State.
Here are some of the top recent Texas happenings:
Today is last day to access TxTag accounts
Friendly reminder to TxTag customers, today is the last day you’ll be able to access your account – both online and in person. At the close of business later today, the agency will freeze all customer accounts and begin transitioning its customer-facing operations to the Harris County Toll Road Authority. During the freeze period – estimated to be in effect through Dec. 1 – customers will not be able to view statements, add funds or make any updates to their accounts. Click here for more details about the transition and what to expect.
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium tonight
The fight we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. After pushing their showdown back four months from the original July date, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will finally get in the ring tonight to duke it out at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington. If you want to be able to say you were there for this historic fight, tickets are still on sale to attend the event. Nosebleed seats start at $62 on StubHub and $75 on VividSeats .
If you’d rather be in the comfort of your living room where snacks and drinks don’t cost an arm and a leg and there’s no bathroom line, Netflix will be exclusively streaming the fight live. Showtime is 7 p.m. CT.
3.7 magnitude earthquake recorded near San Antonio
The United States Geological Survey recorded a 3.7 magnitude earthquake approximately 35 miles southeast of San Antonio Thursday afternoon. Did you feel it? Earthquakes of this magnitude can be felt 100 miles away. They typically cause little to no damage. According to the USGS community internet intensity map, which takes submissions from the community, people in Boerne and San Antonio could feel the quake. The most intense earthquake in Texas history was a magnitude 6.0 event near Valentine in 1931, per the Texas Almanac.
Six Flags Over Texas to open ‘record-breaking dive coaster’
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced it is investing more than $1 billion over the next two years to enhance guests’ experience at its network of 42 parks across the U.S. Enhancements will include dining upgrades, technology and infrastructure improvements, new themed areas and new rides. This includes plans to unleash a “record-breaking dive coaster” at Six Flags Over Texas in 2026. Six Flags did not provide further details about the new coaster but did note that more will be disclosed as the timetables for the projects are formalized.
Study reveals many Texas school buses lack seatbelts despite law
KVUE Defenders and Austin American-Statesman teamed up to investigate the school bus seat belt situation in Texas in the wake of the deadliest school bus crash in the state in nearly a decade. Two people died and at least 11 were injured in the March 22 crash in which a concrete truck struck a Hays Consolidated Independent School District bus. Texas is one of nine U.S. states with a law requiring seat belts on school buses. In a survey of 13 Central Texas school districts, KVUE and the Statesman found that only four of the districts had 100% of their buses fitted with seat belts.
“What is not known statewide, however, is the number of buses each Texas school district has kept on the road without seatbelts since the 2017 law,” KVUE reported.