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The former @astros GM allegedly deleted phone data amid the MLB's 2019 investigation into the team's sign-stealing scandal. trib.al/7gWx2YF
Luhnow got word that the MLB planned to confiscate phones as part of the sign-stealing investigation, and informed employees in the organization to make sure they were "comfortable" with whatever might be discovered. chron.com/sports/astros/โฆ
However, investigators later found that only Luhnow had deleted or removed anything from his phone after the league office had officially reached out with instructions to preserve all materials. chron.com/sports/astros/โฆ
Threats of racially motivated mass shootings are on the rise. trib.al/91Cv0bN
The @FBI and the U.S. @DHSgov warned in an internal memo issued Tuesday that the threat of racially motivated mass shootings is growing online. chron.com/news/houston-tโฆ
Tuesday's memo follows another DHS bulletin from early June warning that online forum users are pushing others to copy the Uvalde gunman's attack.
Lady Gaga gave a passionate two-minute speech to Texans at her Tuesday night concert ๐ค trib.al/XX2iZsj
To paraphrase @ladygaga's oft used wisdom, there can be a hundred red voters in a room, but it might take only one to turn them blue. chron.com/culture/articlโฆ
Between her sets, Gaga called Texas a "special place" where a lot of "conversations, a lot of dialogue, a lot of opinions, even some division" happens.
Ten-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor Mayah Zamora got a special treat Tuesday night. trib.al/5QeK306
The Robb Elementary shooting survivor was honored by former @astros player Carlos Correa in his first return to Minute Maid Park since leaving in the offseason to play for the Minnesota Twins. chron.com/sports/astros/โฆ
Mayah, who was named "Hero of the Month" by the Correa Family Foundation (CFF), suffered gunshot wounds to her hands, arms, chest and back during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.
No, a Texas school district didn't ban the word "transgender" as some reports Tuesday have suggested.
But a school in North Texas did pass wide-sweeping guidelines Monday that include prohibiting teachers from addressing students by their chosen pronouns. trib.al/esFtkKI
The new measures specifically state that "the district will not promote, require, or encourage the use of titles or pronoun identifiers for students, teachers or any other persons in any manner that is inconsistent with the biological sex of such person."
However, if a student, parent or legal guardian asks the teacher to address the student with their chosen pronouns, the policy leaves it up to a teacher's discretion whether they choose to comply. chron.com/news/houston-tโฆ
Uvalde families and survivors are filing a class-action lawsuit seeking $27 billion. trib.al/JFls6ta
A collection of families of victims and survivors of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary are filing a class-action lawsuit seeking $27 billion in damages that will target multiple law enforcement agencies on the federal, state and local levels. chron.com/news/houston-tโฆ
"What we intend to do (is) to help serve this community, and that is to file a $27 billion civil rights lawsuit under our United States Constitution, one-of-a-kind in the whole world," said Charles Bonner, a Bay Area civil rights attorney representing the families.