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Officers used the Rook, a bulldozerlike machine with an extendable arm, to tear openings into a home in the 11500 block of
Silhouette Ridge in northeast Harris County in order to apprehend Terran Green, 34, who had barricaded himself there.
Home ripped open
during SWAT standoff
Man faces attempted murder charges in shootings that injured 4 officers
By Matt deGrood,
Nicole Hensley
and John Wayne Ferguson
STA F F WRIT E RS
A frantic 24-hour period
that began with the shooting
of Harris County Sheriff ’s
Deputy Joseph Anderson
during a traffic stop came to a
dramatic close late Thursday
after the alleged gunman sur-
rendered to authorities fol-
lowing a destructive standoff.
By the time it all ended,
three more law enforcement
officers were wounded trying
to confront the man sought by
multiple agencies. None of the
officers hurt Thursday was
seriously injured.
Terran Green, 34, was tak-
en into custody around 11:45
p.m., about five hours after
authorities confronted him at
a home in the 11500 block of
Silhouette Ridge in northeast
Harris County. The standoff
ended after Green was cor-
Heat hitting restaurants with
big bills, equipment failures
By Bao Ong
STA F F W RIT E R
The lights flickered on and
off. Smoke flowed from the
kitchen into the dining room.
The grease-slicked scent of fried
falafel and french fries suddenly
evaporated as the deep fryers
stopped bubbling.
It’s not what Rafael Nasr
wanted to hear at the tail end of
lunch service on a recent Friday.
A manager at his fast-casual
Lebanese restaurant Craft Pita
off Fountain View Drive in Tan-
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State troopers keep traffic away from the home where a man
accused of shooting and injuring four officers was holed up.
nered in an upstairs room of
the house, authorities said.
The sheriff ’s office then used
the Rook, a bulldozerlike ma-
chine with an extendable arm,
to rip open an exterior wall.
glewood called him after Cen-
terPoint randomly shut off pow-
er to deal with yet another surge
in demand for electricity. A
transformer blew out as a result,
Nasr said, and left the restau-
rant grappling with whether it
could stay open and paying
thousands of dollars for repairs
it is still dealing with weeks lat-
er.
“This super-hot summer has
us thinking, ‘Can we handle ev-
erything?’ ” Nasr said. “It seems
like the odds are stacked against
you.”
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From there, Green was tak-
en to the Harris County Jail,
said Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. He
was charged with four counts
of attempted capital murder.
“I want to thank everyone
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restaurants as Houston keeps
edging closer to record-break-
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costs and inflation, many chefs
and restaurateurs can add
warmer-than-normal dining
rooms, sky-high utility bills and
struggling air conditioners to a
laundry list of challenges.
Nearly two weeks since the
Aug. 4 power outage, Nasr still
can’t use his oven to crisp discs
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for their professionalism,
their commitment and dedica-
tion, and for their restraint,”
the sheriff said. “We’ve had
heavy hearts these past 24
hours praying for our wound-
ed team members who have
been injured. Despite that, we
were focused on getting the
job done.”
A deputy and two marshals
with the Gulf Coast Violent
Offenders Task Force went to
the home around 7 p.m. and
encountered a woman and
two teenagers who said Green
was inside, said senior deputy
Thomas Gilliland, a spokes-
man for the sheriff ’s office.
The woman and teens imme-
diately left.
Gunfire erupted from in-
side the home, and the three
officers were shot. Deputies
and other law enforcement of-
ficers then tried for nearly five
hours to coax Green, the only
one inside, into surrendering.
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Hawaii
official
who kept
sirens off
resigns
By Bobby Caina Calvan,
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
and Christopher Weber
AS S O C I ATE D P RE S S
LAHAINA, Hawaii — An
emergency official who defend-
ed a decision to not sound out-
door alert sirens on Maui as a fe-
rocious fire raged has resigned.
Herman Andaya, administra-
tor of the Maui Emergency Man-
agement Agency, had said this
week that he had no regrets
about not deploying the system
because he feared it could have
caused people to go “mauka,” a
Hawaiian term that can mean
toward the mountains or inland.
“If that was the case, then
they would have gone into the
fire,” Andaya explained. He
stepped down Thursday, one
day after his comments.
The decision to not use the si-
rens, coupled with water short-
ages that hampered firefighters
and an escape route clogged
with vehicles that were overrun
by flames, has brought intense
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A&M site
will focus
on moon’s
surface
By Andrea Leinfelder
STAF F WRI TER
Texas A&M University is
building a new research and
training facility that could help
Texas remain relevant as humans
push to explore deep space, the
moon and Mars.
Much of the equipment and ex-
perience at NASA’s Johnson
Space Center is focused on the
realm just beyond Earth’s atmo-
sphere where humans are
weightless. Texas A&M hopes to
fill the gap in the next era of ex-
ploration targeting the moon,
which requires navigating low
levels of gravity and some ex-
treme lighting conditions.
“A surface mission needs a dif-
ferent kind of facility,” said Rob
Ambrose, a former NASA leader
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Experts advise giving manatees space

Rare sightings have
been increasing
along Texas’ coast
By Hana Ikramuddin
STA F F W RIT E R
Manatees shock and excite
most people who spot them,
but they remain rare in Texas
coastal waters.
That’s why it may have come
as a surprise when one was
found dead near Ingleside.
However, by the time offi-
cials arrived from the Texas
Marine Mammal Stranding
Network — which monitors
manatee numbers — the mam-
mal was gone. It was unclear
whether a person had removed
it or if animals got to it.
In the past few years, mana-
tee sightings have become far
more common in Texas.
Manatees typically live in
Florida during the winter, and
are more likely to visit Texas in
the warmer, summer months.
Seasonal visitors
Generally, the farther away
one travels from Florida, the
harder it will be to spot a mana-
tee.
According to Mike Walsh, a
clinical associate professor in
Manatees are usually found in Florida, like this group in a
canal near a Florida Power & Light plant in Fort Lauderdale.
Aquatic Animal Health at the
University of Florida College of
Veterinary Medicine, the mam-
mals have their reasons.
Manatees mostly eat a vege-
tarian diet consisting of sea-
grass.
Since they need freshwater
to survive, it is rare to find them
far from any coastline. Instead,
they’re usually found in shal-
low waters.
“Some of these guys are do-
ing it for food sources, and
some of them are kind of ex-
plorers,” he said.
TNS file photo
There are multiple factors
that might be encouraging
manatees to visit the Lone Star
State in higher numbers during
the past few years, said Jesse
Gilbert, president and chief ex-
ecutive officer of the Texas
State Aquarium.
Florida challenges
One example is harmful mi-
croalgae that has contributed to
more toxic environments for
fish and manatees in Florida.
“The increase in manatee
sightings in Texas somewhat
coincides with the population
challenges that the state of
Florida has seen,” Gilbert said.
“Those animals are starting to
just search — whether it be for
food or suitable habitat.”
Keep a distance
While the numbers might be
against you if you are hoping to
find a manatee, the mammals
have been spotted between Gal-
veston and South Padre Island
this summer, Heidi Whitehead,
executive director of the Texas
Marine Mammal Stranding
Network, said in a statement.
Some of the most common
instances of manatee sightings
in the state come from canal
homeowners standing on their
docks who see a manatee pop
up above the water — a similar
report came in last week to the
Texas State Aquarium, which
is the largest coastal wildlife
rescue in the country, Gilbert
said.
If you spot a manatee, keep a
respectful distance. It’s not just
about the law, it’s also about
safety.
Feeding the mammals can
make them less wary of hu-
mans and boats, leading to dan-
gerous boat strikes, wrote
Whitehead.
Boat strikes are one among a
long list of dangers that have
led to manatees being listed as
threatened under the Endan-
gered Species Act.
If manatees are encouraged
to stay in certain waters they
might also choose to ignore
their typical migration pattern,
which might get them stranded
when the water becomes too
cold for them to survive —
“leading to cold stress and
death,” Whitehead wrote.
Database collection
The Texas Marine Mammal
Stranding Network worked to
collect manatee sightings into a
database so the group can mon-
itor manatee health and move-
ments.
The organization has saved
manatees that stay in Gulf wa-
ters too long and get trapped by
dangerously cold water.
Gilbert warned that even
well-meaning people should
avoid all contact with marine
wildlife, and be respectful of
the manatees they might see
hanging around.
“Although people trying to
visit the aquarium and the res-
cue center are trying to help the
animals, people are not neces-
sarily good for wildlife,” he
said. “If you know there’s a
manatee in the area we just ask
people to really, really slow
down and be mindful.”
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Federal judge rules in mail ballot bill case
By Cayla Harris
AUST I N B U RE AU
A federal judge in San Antonio
ruled this week that it is illegal for
Texas elections officials to reject
mail-in ballots and the applica-
tions for them over ID mistakes
on elections paperwork.
The requirement was part of a
sweeping voting bill that state
lawmakers passed in 2021, man-
dating that voters provide either a
driver’s license number or the last
four digits of their Social Security
number when submitting mail-in
ballot documentation. The num-
ber they include has to match the
one on their voter registration re-
cord.
Elections officials have since
rejected nearly 40,000 submis-
Antonio Armstrong Jr. is declared indigent Friday. He was found guilty of capital murder and
has gone to trial three times in the 2016 killings of his parents. His lawyers may seek a retrial.
Public defenders appointed
to help Armstrong on appeal
By Jonathan Limehouse
STA F F WRIT E R
Antonio Armstrong Jr. told a
judge Friday he could not afford
to pay for a defense attorney in a
likely appeal a day after being
found guilty of capital murder.
Judge Kelli Johnson found
that Armstrong was not able to
hire an appellate lawyer or pur-
chase the necessary trial re-
cord, which in this case, is “vo-
luminous and exceedingly ex-
pensive,” said Brian Wice, a
criminal appellate attorney
who is not involved in the case.
Before issuing her ruling, the
178th District Court judge asked
the man convicted of murder-
ing his parents in 2016 if he had
available cash, or houses or cars
he could sell to pay for a lawyer.
Shackled and donning a yellow
jumpsuit, Armstrong replied,
“No.”
Armstrong will be repre-
sented by Nicholas Mensch and
Jani Maselli from the Harris
County Public Defender’s Of-
fice. A motion for a new trial
could be coming within 30 days,
and the two attorneys would
TSU faculty to receive slight raises after complaints
By Samantha Ketterer
STA F F W RIT E R
Texas Southern University re-
gents have budgeted a 3% in-
crease to full-time employees’
salaries – a rate that some faculty
say doesn’t go far enough to cor-
rect pay that falls below industry
standards.
Several faculty and staff lead-
ers lobbied the Board of Regents
for raises during its regular meet-
ing on Thursday, pointing to
large administrative pay increas-
es that reportedly occurred over
the past several years as many
employees went without. Some
people who took on additional
job responsibilities have not re-
ceived adequate adjustments,
they said, and morale is becom-
ing a problem.
Board Chairman Albert Myres
agreed that salary equity needs to
take place, but he said it cannot
come all at once.
“We do hear you,” Myres said
during the meeting. “We hope to
get this addressed. It may not be a
one-cycle address.”
sions over errors related to that
requirement, according to the
ACLU of Texas. The number
written by voters often didn’t
match county files, or they forgot
to include a number entirely.
U.S. District Judge Xavier Ro-
driguez said Thursday that the
provision violates the Civil Rights
Act by rejecting absentee applica-
tions and ballots based on errors
that “are not material in deter-
mining whether voters are quali-
fied under Texas law to vote or to
cast a mail ballot.”
The court still needs to issue a
final opinion and order in the
coming weeks further expanding
on the decision and telling the
state how to comply. Spokespeo-
ple for the offices of the Texas Sec-
retary of State and attorney gen-
represent Armstrong on ap-
peal, Wice said.
Winning the motion for a
new trial without having access
to the entire appellate record is
“slim,” according to Wice.
“There may be issues that
they see that they want to bring
to the court’s attention,” he
said.
Wice said he typically tells
his clients that a new trial could
be within a year to 18 months.
“The Constitution says you
have the right to a speedy trial,
it doesn’t say you have the right
to a speedy appeal,” he said.
That Armstrong was wear-
ing a yellow Harris County Jail
jumpsuit, as opposed to a regu-
lar orange one, means that pris-
on officials consider him a
“high-risk inmate,” who is
high-profile and could be sub-
ject to danger by other inmates,
Wice said.
During jury deliberations
Tuesday, Armstrong filed a
lawsuit against the city of Hous-
ton, alleging that police planted
the bloodstain evidence to se-
cure a conviction.
Assistant District Attorney
The historically underfunded
university is coming from be-
hind, and a 3% increase would
only slightly move the needle for
many underpaid faculty and
staff.
Texas Southern officials could
not immediately provide facul-
ty’s average salaries, nor whether
administrators received the large
raises that faculty alleged. But of-
ficials provided one example in
the meeting: At minimum, a fac-
ulty member in Texas Southern’s
mathematics department earns
between $60,000 and $65,000,
Provost Carl Goodman said.
The proposed adjustment
would place them between
$61,800 and $66,950, still below
what he said is a $75,000 market
standard and lower than what
first-year teachers at some Hous-
ton ISD campuses will earn this
year.
Interim Department Chair of
Business Administration Rich-
ard Taylor said he has received
two 2% cost-of-living increases in
17 years at TSU, plus one 4% merit
raise and another increase from a
eral did not respond to requests
for comment.
The ACLU of Texas, one of sev-
eral civil rights groups that chal-
lenged the law in court, called the
ruling a “win” for Texas voters.
“The court’s ruling sends the
clear message that democracy on-
ly works when it includes all of
us,” the group tweeted. “No ex-
ceptions.”
ACLU Attorney Savannah Ku-
mar said the ruling will alleviate a
burden for Texans who rely on
mail-in ballots to exercise their
right to vote, especially elderly
people and those with disabilities.
Texas allows a person to re-
ceive a mail-in ballot if they are at
least 65 years old; sick or disabled;
out of the county during the vot-
ing window; expecting to give
Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer
John Jordan defended the work
of the Montgomery County
crime scene investigator who
found the bloodstain evidence,
as well as the Houston Police
Department, after the verdict.
Armstrong’s defense team, he
said, conflated the work of the
first responding officers to the
shooting with those tasked to
investigate it.
“The reality is, everyone did
their job,” Jordan said. “Just be-
cause (the defense lawyer) was
able to confuse folks on the
stand, doesn’t mean they did a
bad job.”
Civil rights lawyer Randall
Kallinen called for an investiga-
tion into HPD and others to see
how the evidence was just
found after two mistrials. The
stain remained concealed for
seven years until days before
the third trial was scheduled to
begin. Two previous juries
deadlocked, prompting a mis-
trial in each case.
The civil suit will continue
despite the guilty verdict, Kalli-
nen said.
Staff writer Nicole Hensley
contributed to this report.
promotion. Meanwhile, inflation
was 36% over the same period.
(Texas Southern University offi-
cials confirmed that employees
received pay increases in 2016
and 2019.)
Taylor said he believes other
departments across the universi-
ty are worse off, but he still finds
it demoralizing not being able to
grant raises to his employees.
“You fill out those evaluations
and you have to put zero on there
when it comes to (merit) increas-
es,” he said.
The board approved the 3% in-
crease through its $175 million op-
erating budget for the 2024 fiscal
year. Faculty who began working
at the university prior to January
2023 will benefit, receiving their
increases in February next year.
Time and again, Taylor said he
has been involved in conversa-
tions to raise faculty salaries
without significant returns.
Goodman told the board Thurs-
day that the university conducted
its last equity study in 2018, re-
sulting in some adjustments for
people getting promoted or going
birth within three weeks of Elec-
tion Day; or incarcerated.
“What it would mean is that
voters could rest assured that
their ballots would not be rejected
simply because of an error or
omission in the numbers that
Neighbor sought in
sex assault, killing
of Pasadena girl, 11
By Matt deGrood
and John Wayne Ferguson
STA F F WRI TERS
The Pasadena Police De-
partment is asking for the
public’s help to find an 18-year-
old Guatemalan day laborer
and neighbor who could be
tied to the death of 11-year-old
Maria Gonzalez.
The man, Juan Carlos Gar-
cia-Rodriguez, was last seen at
the Main Village apartment
complex on Monday, Police
Chief Josh Bruegger said.
Police on Friday stopped
short of calling Garcia-Rodri-
guez a suspect in Maria’s sexu-
al assault and strangulation
but revealed that detectives
found a key that opened the
man’s apartment in Gonzalez’s
apartment.
“That key has been crucial
in helping us move the case
forward,” Bruegger said.
Maria’s father found her
body Saturday afternoon after
returning from work, police
said.
He’d been away for about
five hours. Carmelo Gonzalez
told police that his last contact
with his daughter was a mes-
sage from her saying that
someone was at their apart-
ment door.
Bruegger said Friday that
her body was found wrapped
in a trash bag in a laundry bas-
ket underneath a bed.
The Gonzalez family and
Garcia-Rodriguez didn’t ap-
pear to have any connections
prior to the killing, Bruegger
said.
Garcia-Rodriguez moved
into the apartment building
three to four weeks ago and
was staying with roommates.
He came to Pasadena by way
of Baton Rouge, La., Bruegger
said.
Garcia-Rodriguez had been
stopped by U.S. Customs and
Border Patrol agents at the
U.S.-Mexico border in January
and then was sent to live with
a sponsor family in Louisiana,
he added.
Garcia-Rodriguez has no
into tenure processes.
“We did not make the neces-
sary adjustments then?” Myres
said.
“That is correct, we could have
done a little bit better,” said Good-
man, who became provost this
year. “We have made some mini-
mal adjustments ... in terms of
bringing them to the minimum.”
The historically Black univer-
sity’s Faculty Senate passed a res-
olution in December, asking for
raises to correct insufficient pay
as well as a 7.5 percent annual
cost of living increase to offset in-
flation.
Edieth Wu, former Faculty
Senate chair and Lois Prestage
Woods professor of law, said she
understands that the board
doesn’t have money to fully meet
their request. But her colleagues
are “desperate” for recognition,
especially when many are work-
ing extra hours and courses out
of necessity.
“If we’re going to put this uni-
versity back on track, people who
are working – and we do have
people that can do the work and
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 A3
Pam Gaskin,
of Missouri
City, said it
took her three
tries to receive
her ballot and
vote in last
year’s
primaries
because of ID
error
rejections.
Melissa Phillip/
Staff file photo
they have written,” Kumar said.
The law has especially impact-
ed Texans of color, who were 50
percent more likely than white
voters to have their mail ballots
rejected, according to an October
2022 study.
history of ar-
rests in Harris
County.
Garcia-Ro-
driguez and the
Gonzalezes are
originally from
Maria Guatemala, of-
ficials said. Ma-
ria and her father had lived in
Pasadena for about four
months.
It’s not clear what Garcia-
Rodriguez’s immigration sta-
tus was.
Police interviewed Garcia-
Rodriguez on Saturday and
took a DNA sample from him
as part of the early canvassing
of neighbors after Maria’s
body was found. He was one of
about 10 people who were in-
terviewed Saturday, Gonzalez
said.
Police are still waiting for
the DNA tests to be completed,
Bruegger said. There is no
warrant for Garcia-Rodri-
guez’s arrest.
Authorities announced Ma-
ria’s death Tuesday. By that
point, Garcia-Rodriguez had
already left the apartment
complex, Bruegger said.
Police didn’t match the key
to Garcia-Rodriguez’s door
until after he was gone, he
said.
“We would like to talk to
him again to get more infor-
mation,” Bruegger said.
Pictures of Garcia-Rodri-
guez have been distributed to
police agencies, and authori-
ties at the U.S.-Mexico border
have been asked to watch for
him in case he tries to cross
back into Mexico.
Crime Stoppers of Houston
on Friday also announced a
$5,000 award for information
that leads to an arrest in con-
nection to Maria’s death.
“We’re asking for the pub-
lic’s help,” Bruegger said.
“There’s a chance that some-
body knows where he’s at, and
if they do, we’re asking that
they reach out to us.”
Anyone with information
can call Crime Stoppers at 713-
222-8477.
want to do the work – they need
to be compensated for that,” Wu
told the regents.
Rasoul Saneifard, professor of
electrical engineering and chair
elect of the Faculty Senate, also
questioned why some adminis-
trators have received raises if the
university doesn’t have the mon-
ey to assist faculty.
“The list goes on and on,” he
said to the regents, listing several
instances where unnamed ad-
ministrators got pay increases.
Proper compensation is espe-
cially necessary for productive
faculty, Goodman said. Salaries
have compressed as the universi-
ty has tried to compete for new
talent, he said, with some more
tenured professors making less
than newer professors.
The dynamic has made many
faculty feel unvalued, Taylor
said.
“We want to provide the best
for the students, and we do try,”
he said. “But still, as much as you
try, there is that inner feeling ask-
ing yourself, ‘Why?’ I’m not going
to be rewarded for it.”
A4 SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023
Summit focuses on China and N. Korea
By Aamer Madhani
and Darlene Superville
AS S OC IAT E D PRE SS
CAMP DAVID, Md. — Presi-
dent Joe Biden and the leaders of
Japan and South Korea agreed
Friday to expand security and
economic ties at a historic sum-
mit at the U.S. presidential retreat
of Camp David. Their meeting
and agreement come at a time
that all three countries are on an
increasingly tense ledge in their
relations with China and North
Korea.
Biden said the three nations
would establish a communica-
tions hotline to discuss responses
to threats. He announced the
agreements, including what the
keaders termed the “Camp David
Principles,” at the close of his
Powerful
Hurricane
Hilary aims
at Mexico’s
Baja region
By Mark Stevenson
and Julie Watson
AS S OC IAT E D PRE SS
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane
Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pa-
cific coast Friday as a powerful
Category 4 storm threatening to
unleash torrential rains on the
mudslide-prone border city of Ti-
juana before heading into South-
ern California as the first tropical
storm there in 84 years.
Forecasters warned the storm
could cause extreme flooding,
mudslides and even tornadoes
across the region.
Hillary grew rapidly in
strength early Friday before los-
ing some steam in the afternoon,
with sustained winds falling
from 145 mph to 130 mph. Never-
theless, it was forecast to still be a
hurricane when approaching
Mexico’s Baja California peninsu-
la on Saturday night and a trop-
ical storm when approaching
Southern California on Sunday.
No tropical storm has made
landfall in Southern California
since Sept. 25, 1939, according to
the National Weather Service.
A tropical storm watch was
posted for much of Southern Cal-
ifornia, covering a wide swath of
the region from the coast to the
interior mountains and deserts.
The U.S. National Hurricane
Center warned of numerous po-
tential threats to life and proper-
ty.
The Mexican government said
Hilary might skim a sparsely
populated area on the western
edge of the Baja peninsula early
Sunday and then perhaps make
landfall between the Pacific coast
cities of Ensenada, and Playas de
Rosarito, a beach community on
the edge of Tijuana.
Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Ca-
ballero Ramirez said the city was
tracking the storm closely and
clearing out storm drains.
The sprawling border metrop-
olis of 1.9 million people is partic-
ularly at risk of landslides and
flooding, in part because of its
hilly terrain. Shacks are perched
on cliffs with little vegetation to
hold soil in place. In addition,
dozens of people live under tarps
on the streets and in canals in
flood zones, including migrants
who arrive daily from various
parts of the world.
“We are a vulnerable city being
on one of the most visited borders
in the world and because of our
landscape,” Caballero Ramirez
said.
Hurricane officials said the
storm could bring heavy rainfall
to the southwestern United
States, dumping 3 to 6 inches in
places, with isolated amounts of
up to 10 inches, in portions of
southern California and south-
ern Nevada.
“Two to three inches of rainfall
in Southern California is un-
heard of” for this time of year,
said Kristen Corbosiero, a Uni-
versity of Albany atmospheric
scientist who specializes in Pacif-
ic hurricanes. “That’s a that’s a
whole summer and fall amount
of rain coming in probably 6 to 12
hours.”
NATION & WORLD
talks with South Korean Presi-
dent Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“The purpose of our trilateral
security cooperation is and will
remain to promote and enhance
peace and stability throughout
the region,” they said in a joint
statement.
“Our countries are stronger
and the world will be safer as we
stand together. And I know this
is a belief that all three share,” Bi-
den said as he opened the meet-
ing.
Biden maintained, as have
U.S., South Korean and Japanese
officials, that the summit “was
not about China” but was fo-
cused on broader security issues.
Yoon noted in particular the
threat posed by North Korea, say-
ing the three leaders had agreed
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, British Columbia, on Friday.
Thousands in 2 Canadian cities flee fires
By Tammy Webber
and Jim Morris
AS S OCIATED PR E SS
VANCOUVER, British Co-
lumbia — Residents heeded
warnings to evacuate the cap-
ital of Canada’s Northwest Ter-
ritories as a wildfire burned to-
ward the city of 20,000, while
firefighters on Friday battled a
growing fire that set homes
ablaze in a city in British Co-
lumbia.
Thousands of people in Yel-
lowknife drove hundreds of
miles to safety, with authori-
ties guiding motorists through
fire zones, or waited in long
lines lines for emergency
flights as the worst fire season
on record in Canada showed
no signs of easing.
AROUND THE NATION
AND WORLD
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Proud Boy flees
before sentencing
Authorities are searching
for a member of the Proud
Boys extremist group who
disappeared days before his
sentencing in a U.S. Capitol
riot case, where prosecutors
are seeking more than a de-
cade in prison, according to a
warrant made public Friday.
Christopher Worrell, 52, of
Naples, Fla., was supposed to
be sentenced Friday after be-
ing found guilty of spraying
pepper spray gel on police
officers as part of the mob
storming the Capitol as Con-
gress was certifying Joe Bi-
den’s presidential victory Jan.
6, 2021. Prosecutors had asked
a judge to sentence him to 14
years.
The sentencing was can-
celed and a bench warrant for
Worrell’s arrest was issued
under seal Tuesday, according
to court records. The U.S.
attorney’s office for Washing-
to improve “our joint response ca-
pabilities to North Korea’s nucle-
ar and missile threats, which
have become sophisticated more
than ever.”
He said as the three appeared
before reporters that “today will
be remembered as a historic day,
where we established a firm insti-
tutional basis and commitments
to the trilateral partnership.”
Japan’s Kishida said before the
private talks that “the fact that
we, the three leaders, have got to-
gether in this way, I believe
means that we are indeed making
a new history as of today. The in-
ternational community is at a
turning point in history.”
The visitors spoke in their
home languages, their comments
repeated by a translator.
The U.S., Japan and South Ko-
Airtankers flew missions
overnight to keep the only
route out of Yellowknife open.
Meanwhile, a network of fire
guards, sprinklers and water
cannons was being established
to try to protect the city from
the fire, which had moved to
within 9 miles.
“We’ve still got some really
difficult days ahead. There’s
no denying that,” said fire in-
formation officer Mike West-
wick. He said winds from the
north and northwest predicted
for Friday and Saturday could
“push the fires in directions we
don’t want them to go.”
Gas stations that still had
fuel were open Friday morn-
ing, though the city was virtu-
ally empty, with one grocery
store, a pharmacy and a bar
Ukrainian helicopters fly over sunflowers in eastern Ukraine.
The nation has pleaded for F-16 jets in the war against Russia.
ton, D.C., encouraged the pub-
lic to share any information
about his whereabouts.
Worrell had been on house
arrest in Florida since his
release from jail in Washing-
ton in November 2021.
His attorney William Ship-
ley declined to comment.
Phone numbers listed for
Worrell and the woman
named as his custodian during
his house arrest were not
functional.
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rea agreed to a new “duty to con-
sult” security pledge committing
them to speak with each other in
the event of a security crisis or
threat in the Pacific.
The pledge is intended to ac-
knowledge that they share “fun-
damentally interlinked security
environments” and that a threat
to one is “a threat to all,” accord-
ing to a senior Biden administra-
tion official. The official spoke on
the condition of anonymity to
preview the announcement.
Under the pledge, the three
countries agree to consult, share
information and align their mes-
saging with each other in the face
of a threat or crisis, the official
said.
The effort to sustain the trilat-
eral relationship won’t be with-
out challenges.
still open.
“It’s kind of like having a
pint at the end of the world,”
said Kieron Testart, who went
door-to-door in the nearby
First Nation communities of
Dettah and NDilo to check on
people. Indigenous communi-
ties have been hit hard by the
wildfires, which threaten im-
portant cultural activities such
as hunting, fishing and gather-
ing native plants.
Hundreds of miles south of
Yellowknife, homes were
burning in West Kelowna,
British Columbia, a city of
about 38,000, after a wildfire
grew “exponentially worse”
than expected overnight, the
fire chief said.
Residents had already been
ordered to evacuate 2,400
Bram Janssen/Associated Press
UKRAINE
U.S. OKs nations’
delivery of F-16s
The United States has given
its approval for the Nether-
lands and Denmark to deliver
F-16s to Ukraine, officials in
Washington and Europe said
Friday, in a major gain for
Kyiv, though the fighter jets
are unlikely to affect the war
any time soon.
It was not immediately clear
Beijing sees the tightening co-
operation efforts as the first steps
of a Pacific-version of NATO, the
transatlantic military alliance,
forming against it. U.S. officials
expect that North Korea will lash
out — perhaps with more ballistic
missile tests and certainly blister-
ing rhetoric.
“If an ultra-leftist South Kore-
an president and an ultra-right
wing Japanese leader are elected
in their next cycles, or even if
(Donald) Trump or someone like
him wins in the U.S., then any
one of them could derail all the
meaningful, hard work Biden,
Yoon and Kishida are putting in
right now,” said Duyeon Kim, an
adjunct senior fellow at the Cen-
ter for a New American Securi-
ty’s Indo-Pacific Security Pro-
gram.
Darryl Dyck/Associated Press
properties, while another
4,800 properties were on evac-
uation alert. The BC Wildfire
Service said the fire grew six
times larger overnight and it
stretches over 26 square miles.
Some first responders be-
came trapped rescuing people
who failed to evacuate, said Ja-
son Brolund, chief of the West
Kelowna fire department, who
said residents face another
“scary night.” There was no
known loss of life.
“There were a number of
risks taken to save lives and
property last night,” Brolund
said at a news conference, de-
scribing how first responders
had to rescue people who had
jumped into a lake to avoid the
flames. “It didn’t have to be
that way.”
when the first F-16s might
enter the conflict, but Ukraini-
an pilots will first have to
undertake at least six months
of training on the aircraft,
according to officials.
Ukraine has long pleaded
for the sophisticated fighter to
give it a combat edge. It recent-
ly launched a long-expected
counteroffensive against the
Kremlin’s forces without air
cover, placing its troops at the
mercy of Russian aviation and
artillery.
Even so, Air Force Gen.
James Hecker, commander of
U.S. air forces in Europe and
Africa, told reporters in Wash-
ington that he did not expect
the F-16s to be a game-changer
for Ukraine. Getting F-16
squadrons ready for battle
could take “four or five years,”
he said.
But in eastern Ukraine,
attack helicopter pilots wel-
comed the news. They said
Russia has a clear advantage
in the skies, but the introduc-
tion of better fighter jets could
dramatically shift the balance
of power Kyiv’s way.
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Firefighter aids in Maui recovery efforts

By Claire Partain
STA F F WRIT E R
Woodlands firefighter Bryan
Crivelli has joined Maui search
and rescue efforts after wildfires
killed more than 100 people and
destroyed the historic Hawaiian
town of Lahaina.
On Sunday, Crivelli was dis-
patched as part of the Texas
A&M Task Force 1 with his dog,
Pferal, one of 40 cadaver dogs
who are searching for human re-
mains in the wreckage, said
Woodlands Fire Chief Palmer
Buck.
As of Thursday night, teams
had searched 58 percent of the
affected area, and there were 111
confirmed fatalities, according
to the Maui Police Department.
All five wildfires that devas-
tated the island are now at least
80 percent contained, Maui offi-
cials said. Now, the Federal
Emergency Management Agen-
cy’s urban search and rescue
teams, including Crivelli and
Pferal, are working with the Ha-
waiian National Guard to help
with recovery by searching the
area and determining which
buildings are safe to re-enter.
“He’s really good, but he’s got
a bad job,” said Buck, who also
has served on the task force. “It’s
a tragedy going on, and the only
way we can make it a little bit
better is trying to give them that
closure.”
The all-volunteer Texas A&M
Task Force 1 is one of 28 teams
across the country that are sent
to assist during natural disas-
ters, Woodlands Battalion Chief
Chris Norsworthy said.
Norsworthy and Crivelli
earned their firefighting badges
on the same day 20 years ago;
later, they joined the elite task
force at the same time along with
three other Woodlands firefight-
ers, Norsworthy said.
“It was sort of unheard of that
five people from the department
got on at the same time,” Nors-
worthy said.
On most days, Crivelli works
as a fire truck driver, while Nors-
worthy serves as his battalion
chief. But on some days, they’re
on call to report for the most dev-
astating natural disasters in the
country — from flooding and
hurricane devastation to torna-
does and wildfires.
“Everybody’s personal situa-
Search and rescue team members work in a residential area
consumed by a wildfire on Friday in Lahaina, Hawaii.
tion is the largest disaster that
they could have, so if some-
body’s house is on fire, that’s cra-
zy for them. But disasters that
impact the whole community or
region — hurricanes, flooding —
you see on a much larger scale
people just being devastated,”
Norsworthy said. “So it’s tough,
but having a network of people
together, we just kind of get
through it and know that you’re
doing the best that you can do.”
Jae C. Hong/Associated Press
While Norsworthy and three
other Woodlands firefighters on
the task force serve as rescue
specialists, Crivelli has a much
more specific job as a canine
handler. He adopted Pferal, a
mixed-breed dog, from a shelter
after his first dog didn’t pass cer-
tification. Pferal underwent
training for years before the duo
were accepted into the compet-
itive task force, and the two still
spend many weekends training
in College Station, Norsworthy
said.
“It just requires so much
more. He wasn’t even guaran-
teed a spot until his dog got certi-
fied,” Norsworthy said. “It took
(Pferal) a few years to get where
he’s at, but he’s doing a good
job.”
When they’re not on call for
major disasters, Norsworthy,
Crivelli and Pferal spend a third
of their time on shift at the same
fire station. Pferal is certified to
help locally as well and has
helped with search and rescue
efforts in the Sam Houston Na-
tional Forest.
“The cool thing with Bryan
and some of my group that we
got hired with, we’ll go months
without talking or seeing each
other, but we always seem to
pick back up,” Norsworthy said.
“It’s always a good thing when
you get to College Station on a
deployment and you see one of
you’re coworkers because you
know somebody there.”
Crivelli could be dispatched
with the task force for up to two
weeks as the Hawaiian island
continues to recover from the
fires.

Former Conroe ISD

FAMILY SERVICE bus monitor arrested,
charged with assault
By Catherine Dominguez
STA F F W R I TER
A former Conroe ISD bus
monitor has been arrested and
charged in an assault on a17-year-
old Conroe High School student
last week.
Donald Tisdel is charged with
assault causing bodily injury, a
Class A misdemeanor, after alleg-
edly hitting a student multiple
times on a school bus picking up
students at Conroe High School.
Class A misdemeanors are pun-
ishable by 1 year in jail and a fine
of up to $4,000.
In a 30-second video posted to
Instagram and Nextdoor, the stu-
dent appears to be exiting the bus
when a school district employee
pushes him to the floor of the bus
Houston ISD's new police chief, Shamara Garner, right, reacts as her cousin and and hits him about four times. As
the student tried to get up, the
Harris County Precinct 7 Sgt. Monica Bibo surprises her on stage with a hug before employee appears to push him
pinning a police badge onto a newly sworn in officer at Jack Yates High School on back down several times. Stu-
Friday. Garner, a former Houston police officer, became the first woman to serve in dents on the bus can be heard
telling the student not to hit back.
the role in HISD's history. The student then gets up and
turns toward the camera where
JASON FOCHTMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER blood can be seen on his head.
The student was treated and
released from an area hospital.
According to the arrest affida-
vit, bus surveillance video
viewed by a CISD police officer
showed the beginning of the in-
cident where Tisdel and the stu-
dent engaged in a verbal argu-
ment and he tells the student
“put your hands on me, that’s
what I want.”
The student can then be seen
moving quickly to the front of the
bus where he bumps chests with
Tisdel. Tisdel then pushes the
student back and strikes him sev-
eral times with a water bottle, the
affidavit states.
The student was treated and
released from an area hospital,
authorities said.
CISD Director of Communica-
tions Sarah Blakelock said Aug. 11
the employee is a bus monitor
with the district’s transportation
department.
“We are disturbed by this un-
acceptable behavior which is not
representative of our hundreds
of hard-working transportation
staff,” Blacklock said. “The indi-
vidual is no longer employed by
the district.”

Menefee to seek reelection as county attorney in 2024

By Nusaiba Mizan
STA F F WRIT E R
Harris County Attorney
Christian Menefee said Thurs-
day he will be running for re-
election in 2024, citing in-
creased attention to politics
with the upcoming municipal
elections and the primary elec-
tion filing period beginning
Nov. 11 as the reason for his
commitment now.
“I want to make sure once
they’re tuned in, they know I
plan to keep serving,” Menefee
said.
A Harris County GOP
spokesperson said at this time
they are not aware of any Re-
publicans announcing an in-
tention to file for the county at-
torney race and that there is
time before filing begins.
Menefee said some of his sec-
ond-term goals would be “to
continue to protect the county
against these attacks from state
officials” and to focus on con-
sumer protection. He high-
lighted his office’s role in litiga-
tion such as the $20 million set-
tlement from e-cigarette manu-
facturer JUUL Labs after
arguing the company decep-
tively marketed its products to
children, as well as the county
receiving $18 million from
Volkswagen after the company
used software that circumvent-
ed emissions monitoring.
Menefee was elected the first
African American county at-
torney in 2020. His office han-
dles civil litigation for the coun-
ty. As a candidate, he told the
Houston Chronicle editorial
board he intended to pursue
environmental polluters and
advocate for local control.
His commitment to reelec-
tion comes amid a heating legal
battle over the state law that
Harris order to temporarily block Sen-
County ate Bill 1750 from going into ef-
Attorney fect on Sept. 1, after the Texas
Christian Attorney General’s Office ap-
Menefee, the pealed a Travis County judge’s
first African Tuesday decision to temporari-
American to ly delay the law from going into
hold that effect.
office, plans “We have been engaged in in-
to run for credibly important work from
reelection. large lawsuits against corpora-
tions to highly publicized fights
with the state of Texas, and I
think it’s important not to lose
sight of the ultimate goal here,
which is to help people in Har-
Brett ris County,” Menefee said. “So I
Coomer/Staff
photographer want to make sure that Harris
County residents know that de-
would abolish the county elec- spite all that’s going on, I still
tions administrator’s office on intend to keep representing
Sept. 1. Harris County asked them as their County Attorney
the Texas Supreme Court Wed- and keep making sure their in-
nesday to grant an emergency terests are at the forefront.”

Muslim group prays for rain amid drought in Bexar Co.

By Gabriella Ybarra
STA F F W RIT E R
Under the scorching sun,
rows of Muslim men and wom-
en prayed on their hands and
knees toward Mecca for one
thing — rain.
Outside the Muslim Chil-
dren’s Education Center in
North West San Antonio, over
100 people gathered to perform
a special prayer known as Sa-
lat-al-Istisqa, or rain prayer.
Despite it being 100 degrees
outside, the men braved the
heat and stood in direct sun-
light while the women prayed
behind them in the grass under
the shade of a tree.
Traditionally, the rain
prayer is done to address water
shortages, drought or to ask
for help extinguishing wild-
fires.
For this Friday’s prayers,
people sought relief from the
extreme drought conditions
and hot temperatures ravaging
Bexar County over the last sev-
eral weeks.
Irym Saigal, 52, said she’s
lived in San Antonio for 22
years and does not remember a
summer being this hot.
“It’s been a long time since it
has rained,” Saigal said. “This
prayer is specifically to ask for
rain to come down — the safe
rain, not the hurricanes and
not the one that is dangerous to
anyone.”
Samar Zia, 39, said the
prayer is also a way for them to
relate to Muhammad, the Mus-
lim prophet, who spent his en-
tire life in Mecca in Saudia
Arabia.
“It was really hot there, so I
imagine he would have done it
in his lifetime,” Zia said.
“When we experience things of
the Saudia where we can relate
back to that time, we would
practice the same thing.”
It’s starting to look like their
prayers may soon be answered.
Forecasts suggest a break in
triple-digit temperatures next
week, and there may even be a
chance for rain. It’s the highest Sam Owens/Staff photographer
chance for rain Bexar County Women gather together to participate in the prayer for rain
has seen in weeks. outside of the Muslim Children Education and Civic Center.
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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, right, works with law enforcement officers from multiple
agencies Thursday to try to end a standoff with the alleged shooting suspect.
STANDOFF
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Negotiators tried talking
with him, sent a robot in-
side to make contact and
deployed two types of irri-
tant gas. A drone also
hovered overhead during
the standoff.
Prosecutors identified
the law enforcement offi-
cials who were wounded
Thursday as Deputy
Shaun O’Bannion and
two U.S. Marshals, Man-
uel Soto and Juan Lara.
The officers are expected
to survive.
Anderson, however,
suffered a setback in his
recovery, Gonzalez said
Friday without elaborat-
ing. The deputy was ini-
tially hospitalized in crit-
ical but stable condition.
A neighbor, who did
not want to be identified,
said he and his family
were forced to stay up-
stairs in their home all
night as an armed officer
set up shop in their living
room.
Finally, when the other
measures didn’t work,
law enforcement used the
Rook to tear open a wall to
where Green was hiding,
Gilliland said. Two of the
machines were used —
one from the sheriff’s of-
fice’s on the front of the
home and the other from
Houston police — to cap-
ture Green.
The police depart-
ment’s Rook features a
booth at the top that al-
lowed operators to view
inside the home and talk
with whoever was on the
other side, Gilliland said.
Once the machine tore off
the back of the home and
exposed Green, he sur-
rendered.
“We’re proud of our
team for resolving a po-
tentially deadly standoff
with a man suspected of
shooting three peace offi-
cers with no further inju-
ries or loss of life,” said Ja-
son Spencer, chief of staff
for the sheriff’s office.
“Our top priority in these
situations is to preserve
human life, even if that
means damaging some
property.”
Charges explained
Prosecutors accepted
attempted capital murder
charges for Green because
they believed his actions
showed intent to kill the
officers, Katie Warren, a
division chief for the Har-
The home on Silhouette Ridge was heavily damaged in the standoff. A sheriff’s
office spokesman said the owner can reach out to the county for payment.
ris County District Attor-
ney’s Office, said Friday.
The punishment range is
five to 99 years or life in
prison but can be en-
hanced to a minimum of
25 years if the defendant
has a criminal history,
which Green does, War-
ren said.
Murray Newman, Har-
ris County Criminal Law-
yers Association presi-
dent, said he was sur-
prised that prosecutors
are pursuing the charge
over aggravated assault of
the peace officer because
it requires more to prove.
Aggravated assault of a
peace officer has the same
punishment range, he
said.
If a defense attorney ar-
gues that Green was only
trying to slow down the
officer, or scare him, that
could convince a jury to
find Green not guilty of
the more serious charge,
Newman said.
At the time of the shoot-
ing Wednesday, Green
was wanted for skipping
court related to charges of
aggravated assault of a
family member and felon
in possession of a weap-
on, court records show.
He is due in court Mon-
day, prosecutors said.
None of the officers
fired their weapons dur-
ing the Thursday stand-
off, Gonzalez added.
It was not known how
authorities tracked Green
to the house, but the sher-
iff said investigators be-
lieved Green had
“bounced around” the
area since the traffic stop
shooting and that he
knew the residents of the
Silhouette Ridge home.
Area residents trying
to return home on John
Ralston Road that eve-
ning were blocked from
turning north by dozens
of police vehicles. Some
people parked and got out
of their cars to watch the
scene from the Sam Hous-
ton Tollway. Others filled
the parking lot of a nearby
gas station and conve-
nience store.
Green’s older brother,
who for a time was also
sought, was located earli-
er Thursday. He was tak-
en in for questioning and
released without charges,
authorities said.
Warren said charges
were not appropriate in
the brother’s case because
of his actions following
the traffic stop.
“If a person is merely
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Brett Coomer/Staff photographer
present during a crime,
and does not provide as-
sistance or specific help,
aid or encouragement,
then they are not consid-
ered a party to the crime,”
Warren said. “By being
merely in the car, but not
actively participating in
the crime, then he is not a
party under the law on
Texas.”
Paying for damage
The standoff left a dam-
aged home in its wake,
with gaping holes where
windows once were.
County records appraise
the home at nearly
$200,0000.
A man visited the home
Friday and identified
himself as the owner, but
declined to provide his
name to a Chronicle re-
porter.
“It’s shocking,” he said.
“What else can we say. I
guess the only thing that
surprised me more than
anything else is that the
front door seems fine.”
A homeowner can
reach out to the county
auditor’s office for pay-
ment if a deputy causes
damage to a home in pur-
suit of a suspect, Gilliland
said.
Emilio Longoria, an as-
sistant professor at South
Texas College of Law, said
compensation would be-
come clear as soon as the
county and sheriff’s office
make a decision on
whether to pay the home-
owner for damage to the
property. Longoria said
he thought state law dic-
tates they had an obliga-
tion to do so.
But recent court cases,
including one out of the
10th Circuit Court of Ap-
peals, have differed over
who pays when law en-
forcement damages prop-
erty, Longoria said. Be-
fore that court decision in
2021, most cases were de-
cided on an individual ba-
sis — why the home was
damaged, how badly it
was damaged, etc.
The court decision
ruled that the government
only owes compensation
in cases that are explicitly
about eminent domain,
Longoria explained. It’s a
more narrow interpreta-
tion of the Fifth Amend-
ment of the Constitution,
which requires the gov-
ernment pay people when
taking their property.
Raquel Natalicchio, Chevall
Price and J.R. Gonzales
contributed to this report.
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SPACE
From page A1
and Texas A&M professor in me-
chanical and aerospace electrical
engineering. “If we did nothing,
maybe some other organization,
maybe far away from Texas,
would go build that facility. And
then they would be the center of
activity for the next generation.”
This year, Texas lawmakers
budgeted $200 million to con-
struct the new Texas A&M build-
ing when they created the Texas
Space Commission, which is sup-
posed to boost the state’s presence
in civil, commercial and military
space.
On Wednesday, the board of re-
gents for the Texas A&M Univer-
sity System approved a new orga-
nization, the Texas A&M Space
Institute, which will be led by
Nancy Currie-Gregg, a former
NASA astronaut and Texas A&M
professor of aerospace engineer-
ing and industrial and systems
engineering.
“Now is the time for the Texas
A&M University System to step
RESTAURANTS
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of doughy pita, roast cauliflower
florets or bake fluffy manouche,
a Mediterranean flatbread. Ev-
ery electronic part of the oven
was “completely fried,” and a
repairman is ordering more
parts for an appliance that al-
ready cost $10,000 to buy.
CenterPoint said it respond-
ed to the outage affecting 17 cus-
tomers that day, when the tem-
perature crept above 100 de-
grees.
“Our crews worked diligently
to safely make necessary re-
pairs as quickly as possible, as
this was a complex restoration
process, including the replace-
ment of two transformers,” a
CenterPoint spokesperson said
via email. “We apologize for the
inconvenience and appreciate
our customers’ patience as we
worked to restore their service.”
Craft Pita had to close for
two-and-a-half days. For a
small business — Nasr also has
a newer second location off Buf-
falo Speedway — the costs
racked up on several fronts:
nearly $15,000 in revenue,
$3,000 for air-conditioning re-
pairs and the ongoing cost of the
broken oven.
“Unless lightning strikes
your building, it’s tough to con-
vince insurance to cover the
costs. They don’t consider heat
an act of God,” Nasr said. “Is the
city going to compensate me?
No. Is the state going to compen-
sate me? No.”
The lack of accountability
and support is hurting restau-
rants, Houston chefs and res-
taurateurs said.
Over at Burger-Chan, a pop-
ular burger spot in the Galleria
area, owners Diane and Willet
Feng have faced a string of hur-
dles this summer. The couple
were notified of a scheduled
power outage back in late July.
They were able to prepare for it,
but their thermostat unexpect-
edly went out when electricity
was restored. Despite the din-
ing room clocking in at nearly
90 degrees, they decided to stay
open for business.
“It got pretty hot — inside felt
like outside,” Diane Feng said.
HAWAII
From page A1
criticism from many residents
after the deadliest wildfire in the
United States in more than a
century.
With the death toll at 111, the
search for the missing moved
beyond the devastated town of
Lahaina to other communities
that were destroyed. Teams had
covered about 58% of the Lahai-
na area, and the fire was 90%
contained as of Thursday night,
Maui County officials said.
Six forensic anthropologists
with the Department of Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency
are assisting in gathering and
identifying human remains, the
Pentagon said in a statement
Friday. The group is experi-
enced in verifying DNA from
long-lost service members,
many of whom died as long ago
as World War II.
Mayor Richard Bissen accept-
ed Andaya’s resignation effec-
tive immediately, Maui County
announced on Facebook. An-
daya cited unspecified health
reasons for leaving his post,
A launcher is shown at the Kennedy Space Center. The Texas
A&M University System has OK’d the A&M Space Institute.
up,” said Joe Elabd, vice chancel-
lor for research for the A&M Sys-
tem.
The new team, which includes
Ambrose, hopes to develop an in-
door rock yard at the new facility
where they can simulate lighting
conditions on the moon. On the
lunar South Pole, where NASA
missions intend to land, the sun is
In addition to central air, Kau Ba has a couple of wall units to keep the restaurant comfortable.
Restaurant owners have been taking extra measures to keep diners cool amid the heat wave.
Technician Miguel Hernandez fixes an oven at Craft Pita off
Fountain View Drive in Tanglewood.
“It felt like you were eating at an
Asian hawker in Southeast
Asia.”
Most customers were under-
standing of the situation, but
even with signs they put up, at
least one customer left a two-
star Yelp review with com-
plaints.
This week, the Fengs in-
stalled ceramic tinting to the
restaurant windows in hopes of
cooling the dining room. But
they recently received notice
that CenterPoint is planning an-
other power shutdown from 8
with no further details provid-
ed.
“Given the gravity of the crisis
we are facing, my team and I will
be placing someone in this key
position as quickly as possible,
and I look forward to making
that announcement soon,” Bis-
sen said in the statement.
The lack of sirens has
emerged as a potential misstep,
part of a series of communica-
tion issues that added to the cha-
os, according to reporting by the
Associated Press.
Hawaii has what it touts as
the largest system of outdoor
alert sirens in the world, created
after a 1946 tsunami that killed
more than 150 people on the Big
Island. Its website says the si-
rens may be used to alert for
fires.
On Wednesday, Andaya vig-
orously defended his qualifica-
tions for the job, which he had
held since 2017. He said he was
not appointed but had been vet-
ted, took a civil service exam
and was interviewed by sea-
soned emergency managers.
Andaya said he had previous-
ly been deputy director of the
Maui County Department of
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never more than 5 degrees above
the horizon. This creates a blind-
ing light when traveling toward
the sun and mile-long shadows
when traveling away from the
sun.
“Lighting is one of the No. 1
challenges,” Currie-Gregg said. “I
can’t tell you how important that
is as an operator and how much it
Courtesy Michael Ma
a.m. until about 2 p.m. Aug. 26
to fix equipment in the area.
The Fengs were still figuring
out a plan last week: Do they
close the entire day in case the
work takes longer? What if they
close and CenterPoint decides
to complete the project on the
Sept. 2 rain date? They have a
private event planned for that
afternoon.
“Just frustrating,” Diane
Feng wrote in an email.
Trying to keep dining rooms
at comfortable temperatures —
which for many is in the low 70s
Housing and Human Concerns
and chief of staff for former
Maui County Mayor Alan Ara-
kawa for 11 years. During that
time, he said, he often reported
to “emergency operations cen-
ters” and participated in numer-
ous trainings.
“So to say that I’m not qual-
ified I think is incorrect,” he
said.
Arakawa, who noted Andaya
was scrutinized for the job by
the county’s personnel service,
said he was disappointed by the
resignation “because now we’re
out one person who is really
qualified.”
“He was trying to be strong
and trying to do the job,” Araka-
wa said about the wildfire re-
sponse. “He was very, very
heartbroken about all the things
that happened.”
Hawaii Attorney General
Anne Lopez said earlier Thurs-
day that an outside organization
will conduct “an impartial, in-
dependent” review of the gov-
ernment’s response and that of-
ficials intend “to facilitate any
necessary corrective action and
to advance future emergency
preparedness.” The investiga-
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can affect operations.”
There could also be small glove
boxes to test how abrasive lunar
soil can affect spacesuits and me-
chanical systems. Eventually, the
facility could have a machine to
simulate reduced gravity.
This type of research will be
crucial as NASA’s Artemis Pro-
gram works with commercial
companies, universities and other
governments to return humans to
the lunar surface — a feat NASA
has accomplished on only six
missions between 1969 and 1972.
“As we look back on our histo-
ry, especially in human space-
flight, our experience base is days
on the surface,” said Currie-
Gregg. “This is kind of a quantum
leap in how to design equipment
for those environments.”
Texas A&M is hoping to con-
struct the new facility next to the
Johnson Space Center. It has sub-
mitted a proposal for 32 acres of
undeveloped land out of the 240
acres that NASA is making avail-
able for an Exploration Park out-
side its gated area, said Ambrose,
who will be the new institute’s as-
sociate director.
Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer
— is a challenge for larger res-
taurants, said Nina Quincy,
president of Underbelly Hospi-
tality, the restaurant group be-
hind places such as the newly
opened Pastore.
At Underbelly’s Georgia
James steakhouse, the dining
room is kept at 69 degrees, a bit
lower because the temperature
can rise quickly between the
kitchen’s use of live-fire cooking
and the number of customers
that fill up the space.
“It’s definitely been a strug-
gle,” Quincy said. Staffers have
to constantly check the air con-
ditioners. “It’s like the Titanic. If
that thing heats up, we can’t
catch back up.”
Restaurant operators are
used to facing what Mother Na-
ture throws their way, from
hurricanes to hard freezes. But
this summer’s unrelenting heat
is an obstacle that requires con-
stant monitoring.
Each morning, the first task
Alex Curley checks off his list at
Armandos is to read the ther-
mostat. He makes sure the staff
sets the River Oaks restaurant
temperature at 76 at night so the
air conditioner can have a
break. It’s set at 72 when cus-
tomers fill up the seats.
“It is beyond challenging in
these temperatures. We are
tion will likely take months, she
added.
Corrine Hussey Nobriga said
it was hard to lay blame for a
tragedy that took everyone by
surprise, even if some of her
neighbors raised questions
about the absence of sirens and
inadequate evacuation routes.
The fire moved quickly
through her neighborhood,
though her home was spared.
“One minute we saw the fire
over there,” she said, pointing
toward faraway hills, “and the
next minute it’s consuming all
these houses.”
Displaced residents are
steadily filling hotels that are
prepared to house them and
provide services until at least
next spring.
Authorities hope to empty
crowded, uncomfortable group
shelters by early next week, said
Brad Kieserman, vice president
for disaster operations with the
American Red Cross. Hotels al-
so are available for eligible evac-
uees who have spent the last
eight days sleeping in cars or
camping in parking lots, he said.
Contracts with the hotels will
last for at least seven months but
Overall, the focus of the Texas
A&M Space Institute will be on
applied research, meaning it will
prioritize projects that are feasible
from cost, operations and manu-
facturing perspectives.
The institute will also seek to
develop a future workforce, and it
hopes to boost communication
among the12 Texas A&M colleges
and schools that are working on
300 active space-related projects.
In the past five years, their proj-
ects have garnered $125 million in
grants from commercial compa-
nies as well as competitive awards
from NASA and other govern-
ment agencies.
Texas A&M has a long history
in space research, and Currie-
Gregg is one of four former astro-
nauts on its faculty.
“I always had this calling, if you
will, to come share my experienc-
es and create the next generation
of explorers and engineers to sup-
port space,” she said. “One of the
reasons why I picked A&M over
all the other places is because of
the breadth and depth of the
space-related research that’s al-
ready going on here.”
very, very lucky to not have a
major power outage,” said Cur-
ley, the chief operating officer of
Palacios Murphy, the restaurant
group with a portfolio that also
includes Mandito’s, Lulu’s and
Popi Burger in Round Top.
At the modern Vietnamese
restaurant Kau Ba in Montrose,
chef-owner Nikki Tran de-
scribes keeping the dining room
temperature at even keel as “tre-
mendously difficult.” She said it
has cost nearly $7,000 to update
the HVAC system in addition to
purchasing four additional
units to place throughout the
restaurant.
The heat has also contributed
to a slower lunch crowd, about
20% to 30% less, Tran said. Over
at Armandos, Curley noticed
customers are not coming in for
happy hour as early, and some
people dine later.
“People say they don’t want
to go out during the heat,” Tran
said. “I’m the same. If I walk 30
feet to my truck, it’s like some-
one is slapping me in the face
with heat.”
Earlier this summer, the Tex-
as Restaurant Association sent
out a warning about the triple-
digit temperatures and provid-
ed tips, including guidelines on
spotting heat illness and sug-
gestions for increasing energy
efficiency.
“Texans are no stranger to ex-
treme heat, but the current heat
wave is already wreaking havoc
for restaurants, their team
members and their sales,” said
Emily Williams Knight, CEO of
the association.
When Craft Pita’s power
went out, employee Jad El Sagh-
ir, who does everything from
cooking to working the cash
register, described the heat as
“walking into hell.” He and oth-
er cooks try to stay hydrated
and will take breaks in the
walk-in cooler.
The restaurant’s electric bill,
like other establishments in
town, is about 20% to 25% more
expensive this year, Nasr said.
But a comfortably cool dining
room is essentially a require-
ment for restaurants in Hous-
ton, Nasr and other owners
said, because customers will ei-
ther stay at home or eat some-
where else.
could easily be extended, he
said. Service providers at the
properties will offer meals,
counseling, financial assistance
and other disaster aid.
Gov. Josh Green has said at
least 1,000 hotel rooms will be
set aside. In addition, Airbnb
said its nonprofit wing will pro-
vide properties for 1,000 people.
The governor also has vowed
to protect local landowners
from being “victimized” by op-
portunistic buyers. Green said
Wednesday that he instructed
Attorney General Lopez to work
toward a moratorium on land
transactions in Lahaina, even as
he acknowledged that this
would likely face legal challeng-
es.
Since the flames consumed
much of Lahaina more than a
week ago, locals have feared a
rebuilt town could become even
more oriented toward wealthy
visitors.
The cause of the wildfires is
under investigation. But Hawaii
is increasingly at risk from di-
sasters, with wildfire rising
fastest, according to an AP anal-
ysis of Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency records.
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EDITORIAL

Thumbs: Who
needs
Hollywood?
Hollywood writers may be on pages of evidence revealing how hard
strike, but anybody famished for Paxton worked to hide his misdeeds,
theatrics needn’t fear. Multi-talented which include interference in the
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike criminal investigations of his bestie
Miles is here. Before the curtain rises and generous campaign donor, real
on his state-ordered takeover of Texas’ estate investor Nate Paul. Looks like
largest school district, Miles already Paxton picked up some super sly tac-
starred in a musical about how his tics from the bad guys he’s supposed
plan will save public education. The to be prosecuting as AG: he used
performance, both dazzling and crin- burner phones and an Uber account
gy, capped a week of headlines about, under the name “Dave P” to be “fer-
of all things, a week-long teacher ried to his lover’s or Paul’s properties AREA 51
training conference. Thousands of more than a dozen times.” When Tex-
teachers, packed into too few sessions as’ top cop provides material like this,
and hangry as they worked through who needs scriptwriters anyway?
lunch, suddenly found themselves in a Then again, couldn’t he come up with
crowd crush as they vied for limited a better pseudonym? How about
seating in required trainings. Safety something like Anthony Weiner’s
concerns ultimately drew the fire sexting alias, “Carlos Danger!”
marshal and police. That’s one way to After the shooting of a Harris
demonstrate how not to manage a County sheriff’s deputy led to a
classroom. Then, at the final convoca- house where the alleged gunman
tion, the surprise theatri- wounded three more
cal extravaganza featured officers Thursday night,
Miles alongside talented
students belting out “I
Miles’ musical, the police used a drone
and a robotic dog to
Dreamed a Dream” from Paxton’s TV enter the property. Fi-
“Les Miserables” and “For
Good” from “Wicked.”
trial provide nally they tore through
the walls with two bull-
We’ve got to give Miles enough dozer-like machines
some credit. Horrible
corporate skits are a part
entertainment. called The Rook until
the suspect surrendered.
of life — at least his had The house, now gouged
good production values. and gaping, its bedroom
Thanks, that is, to fine arts teachers, a and laundry area spilling into public Getty Images
group Miles has deemed non-essential view, resembles a Havel and Ruck Despite decades of UFO sightings and conspiracy theories, the author says
and worthy of lower salaries than sculpture, except without the artful the infamous Area 51 was the testing ground for the Cold War U-2
their ’rithmetic and reading col- reimagining. “It really was something reconnaissance plane and other military technology.
leagues. Oh, the irony, some of the just out of the movies, seeing how they

teachers pointed out! Comfort Azagi- operated when things came toward
di, a theater student, took to TikTok to the end,” Harris County Sheriff Ed
express embarrassment over partici- Gonzalez said. For folks on social
pating in a “propaganda play” and told media expressing dismay over the
the Chronicle she felt “tricked.” In the
show, Miles poked fun at himself, and
at everybody’s favorite punching bag:
property damage, we suggest they put
themselves in the shoes of the police
officers and their families as well as
journalists. In one scene, students the neighbors who could have been
playing reporters ask Miles, “why injured in a guns-blazing scenario.
don’t you like children?” and “why are Thank you to the officers who put
you getting rid of the playgrounds?” their lives at risk for the rest of us and
After he responds that he likes chil- we hope for full recoveries for all.
dren and isn’t getting rid of play- Turns out the Legislature isn’t
grounds, the reporters keep pestering just going after booksellers and
him and twisting his words. Then he school libraries in its quest to save
tips his sunglasses down, channels his children from being exposed to any-
inner Army Ranger and says, “Ask me thing more sexual than a biology text-
about playgrounds one more time.” Of book diagram. One bill the governor
course the most effective way to shut signed into law requires pornographic
down the skeptics’ incessant question- sites to verify users are over 18. We
ing is for Miles to deliver on his prom- have to say we like the idea — for kids.
ises. Turn the district around, Mr. When mom and dad shell out hun-
Miles, without crushing the morale of dreds of bucks for their pre-teens’
teachers and students, and we’ll write phones, it’s not to give them instant
you a musical ourselves. It’ll be better access to endless hardcore fetish vid-
than “Barbie.” eos. Adults might have some com-
In the meantime, Austin will be plaints. Nothing kills the mood like
delivering some must-see reality scanning your driver’s license and
TV with live broadcasts of the im- uploading it to a sketchy website. No
peachment trial of suspended Repub- surprise Pornhub sued over the law
lican Attorney General Ken Paxton in saying it violates free speech protec-
less than three weeks. Unless, that is, tions. Now, we squeaky clean individ-
his defense lawyer Tony Buzbee man- uals have never looked at a porn site
ages to win a motion to dismiss the ourselves, but we’ve heard that it’s a
charges before the trial even gets un- little different than the free speech we
derway. (Buzbee, by the way, is the publish. When Louisiana passed a
same former Houston mayoral candi- similar law, Pornhub pulled out of the
date who used wheelbarrows of horse state. Apparently Texas is too big a
manure as props to signify corruption market to give up that easily. The new
at City Hall. We wonder if anybody law also requires large print warnings
will return the favor outside the Texas that pornography “desensitizes brain
Capitol during Paxton’s trial.) Voters, reward circuits, increases conditioned
Buzbee argues, returned Paxton to responses and weakens brain func-
office already aware of the corruption tion.” Somehow, they left out the part
allegations against him and he’s pro- about blindness and hair growing on
tected by the Texas Constitution from the palms of your hands. Of course,
charges for anything that predates his kids will probably find a way around
election — which Buzbee creatively the new law. “Retro” pinups under the
construes to mean only the most re- mattress or, hey, maybe they can get
cent election. In response, the House tips from Paxton on how to prowl the
impeachment officers dropped 4,000 darkest corners of the web.
Schools
chief Mike
Miles
performs
in a
musical
during the
livestream
of the
HISD
Convo-
cation at
NRG
Center.
YouTube
Military historian
explains the truth
behind the secrets
By Christopher McKnight Nichols
T H E C O N V ER SAT I O N
One of the reasons people can never
be entirely sure about what is going on
at Area 51 is that it is a highly classi-
fied secret military facility. It was not
until 2013 that the U.S. government
even acknowledged the existence and
name “Area 51.”
This information came out as part
of a broader set of documents released
through a Freedom of Information Act
request that made public formerly
classified CIA information about the
historical development and testing of
the U-2 spy plane. The information
also revealed where it was tested:
Area 51.
As a national security historian, I
know there’s a long history of secrets
at Area 51. I also know that none of
those secrets have anything to do with
space aliens.
The base commonly referred to as
Area 51 is located in a remote area of
southern Nevada, roughly 100 miles
from Las Vegas. It is in the middle of
the Nevada National Security Site,
which is inside the larger Nellis Air
Force Range. The airfield at Area 51 is
called Homey Airport, and the overall
facility is often referred to as Groom
Lake.
In the early years of the Cold War,
the U.S. and Soviet Union sought new
technological developments. A key
part of not fighting another world war
was, and still is, developing surveil-
lance technologies that can spy on the
enemy. This meant that both the sur-
veillance information and the tech-
nology to get it were closely held na-
tional security secrets.
Central to all this was the U.S.’s U-2
spy plane. It could fly higher than
most airplanes and was made to travel
over targets all around the world to
take high-resolution photographs and
measurements. Area 51 was selected in
1955 to test the U-2 in part because its
remote location could help keep the
plane secret.
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“More Flying Objects Seen in Clark
Sky,” read the June 17, 1959, headline in
the Reno Evening Gazette newspaper.
Reports such as this one of unidenti-
fied flying objects in the 1950s and
1960s fueled controversy and attention
for Area 51. When the government
does not tell the public the full truth,
no matter the reasons, secrets can lead
to wild speculation.
Area 51 remains off-limits to civilian
and regular military air traffic. The 68
years of government secrecy has
helped to amplify suspicions, spec-
ulation and conspiracy theories in-
cluding crashed alien spaceships,
space aliens being experimented on,
and even space aliens working at Area
51.
There are much simpler explana-
tions for what witnesses have seen
near Area 51 than anything involving
aliens.
After all, the public now knows
about what was being tested at Area
51, and when. For example, as U-2 and
other test flights increased in the 1950s
and 1960s, so did local sightings of
UFOs. In fact, many UFO sightings
match almost exactly with dates and
times of flights of then-classified ex-
perimental aircraft. And we know that
more recently classified drone and
other aerial surveillance and military
technologies have been tested at the
site.
In the end, there is no reason to
think that anything other than earthly
technologies have been behind the
strange sights and sounds at Area 51.
Christopher McKnight Nichols, a profes-
sor of history, is the Hayes Chair in Na-
tional Security Studies at Ohio State
University.
BIBLE VERSE
He heals the brokenhearted and binds
up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3

Cooper’s hawk?
In flight, a Cooper’s hawk looks like a flying “T.”
How to identify
two common
Houston predators
By Gary Clark
C O R R E S P ONDE NT
“What kind of hawk is this that’s
eating my birds?” That’s a recent
question from a reader. And it’s not
uncommon. Sometimes readers
attach phone pics of the predatory
birds.
These hawks are usually either
sharp-shinned hawks or Cooper’s
hawks. Both consume a primary diet
of small birds, with a secondary diet
of small mammals.
They rarely breed in Texas but
become relatively common in our
area as northern breeding popula-
tions migrate here for the winter.
They’re apex predators, meaning
they’re carnivores at the top of the
food chain with few natural preda-
tors, aside from humans, to attack
them. We may not like it when one
of the hawks grabs a songbird out of
our yard, but give them credit for
hunting their own food.
We’re also apex predators, al-
though aside from hunters and an-
glers, we don’t kill animals for food.
We instead buy our meat neatly
cleaned and packaged at the grocery
store.
Distinguishing a sharp-shinned
hawk from a Cooper’s hawk can be
frustrating when one is perched in a
tree or on a backyard fence. But we
do have clues for identifying them.
Cooper’s hawks can be seen in neighborhood backyards where
they feed on songbirds and small mammals.
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Or is it a
sharp-shinned?
Sharp-shinned hawks have a squared-off tail. While in flight, the bird’s head seems level
with the leading edge of its wings.
HAWKS
• Cooper’s and sharp-shinned
hawks are in the genus Accipiter,
which includes the northern
goshawk that rarely shows up in
Texas.
• Cooper’s hawk was named for
American zoologist William
Cooper (1798–1864), but early
poultry farmers gave it the folk
name “chicken hawk.”
• Cooper’s hawks rarely prey on
free-ranging poultry, instead, they
mainly eat songbirds.
• The sharp-shinned hawk was
named for the ridges on its lower
legs, which resemble human shin
bones. Birders often shorten the
name to “sharpie.”
• The bird carries the folk name
“sparrowhawk,” although it preys
on a variety of songbirds, not just
house sparrows.
Photos by Kathy Adams Clark/Contributor
A sharp-shinned hawk is about
the size of a blue jay, compared to the
crow-sized Cooper’s hawk. But be
careful in judging size because a
female sharp-shinned may appear
the same size as a male Cooper’s.
Here are some easier clues:
• A sharp-shinned hawk has
pencil-thin legs, while a Cooper’s
hawk has noticeably thick legs.
• The sharp-shinned hawk has a
small, rounded head with a gray cap
extending from the crown to the
nape. The Cooper’s hawk has a large,
block-shaped head with a dark cap
contrasting with a pale nape.
• When perched, the tail tip of a
sharp-shinned appears squared off,
while the Cooper’s has a rounded tail
tip. Both have white bands at the tail
tip, but the white band of a Cooper’s
is usually broader.
• The flight profile of a sharp-
shinned is like a flying “T” because
the head seems level with the leading
edge of the wings. The flight profile
of a Cooper’s hawk is like a flying
cross with the head extending be-
yond the leading edge of the wings.
Here’s a quick way to identify
young birds: The juvenile sharp-
shinned hawk’s underside has coarse
streaking extending under the belly.
A juvenile Cooper’s underside has
relatively thin streaking that fades at
the belly.
Email Gary Clark at Texasbirder@com-
cast.net. He is the author of “Book of
Texas Birds,” with photography by
Kathy Adams Clark (Texas A&M Uni-
versity Press).
Sharp-shinned hawks can often be confused with Cooper’s
hawks. Both feed on birds and small rodents.
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‘Passages’ filled with confusion and desire
Sexually explicit
love triangle
drama is raw
and engrossing
By Michael Phillips
CH ICAG O T RIB U NE
Five minutes into “Passag-
es,” a scene from a marriage
takes a casually fateful turn,
and one of the year’s best films
is off and running to destina-
tions unknown.
Late at night, a noisy Paris
bistro is hosting a party for a
film crew’s recent completion
of a feature. The director, a
live-wire German émigré
named Tomas, wants to dance.
His reticent English husband,
Martin, sitting somewhat wea-
rily at the bar, declines; the
woman sitting next to Martin,
French schoolteacher Agathe,
volunteers.
Eighty minutes later, direc-
tor and co-writer Ira Sachs’
sexual triangle comes to a per-
fectly judged conclusion that
feels like the only possible way
to close the book on these three
characters. They’re played,
with unerring skill, by Franz
Rogowski (Tomas), Ben
Whishaw (Martin) and, as the
woman in this tale of a man, a
man and a woman, Adèle Ex-
archopoulos.
As we soon learn, Tomas
leads with a voracious sexual
appetite incarnate. He’s a be-
guiling, needy, Michael “Cho-
rus Line” Bennett-sort of nar-
cissist who shoots first and
forgets the questions he might
be asking himself later. After
sleeping with Agathe the night
of the party, Tomas cycles
home, tired but giddy. Martin,
we gather, has been in this
cuckolded position before,
though the script leaves the
terms of their marriage, and
the sexual histories of the char-
acters, unstated.
All we know is what we hear
from Martin the morning after
DINING
Tin Drum
Asian Kitchen opens
first Texas location
By Greg Morago
STA F F WRIT E R
After a lengthy drumroll, a
new Hong Kong-inspired restau-
rant from Atlanta has finally
arrived in Houston.
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen,
which announced its first Hous-
ton location before the pandem-
ic, is now open at 1111 Shepherd,
just off the Washington Corri-
dor. Serving a menu of pan-
Asian fare in a modern café
setting, Tin Drum brings togeth-
er flavors from Japan, China,
Thailand, India, Vietnam, Korea
and Singapore, specializing in
stir-fries, wok-tossed noodles,
soups, street snacks and boba
teas.
Set in a 2,200-square-foot
space on the ground floor of an
apartment building, the restau-
rant, with 12 locations in the
metro Atlanta area, is the chain’s
first in Texas.
“As a longtime admirer of
Houston, it’s a privilege to bring
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue raising funds for Lahaina fire victims
By Greg Morago
STA F F W RIT E R
As the death toll in the Maui
wildfires continues to rise, a
Hawaii-based restaurant chain
is raising funds to help those
affected in the historic town of
Lahaina.
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, a
Hawaiian comfort-food restau-
rant with more than 220 loca-
tions in 14 states, including
three in Houston, is pledging
financial support to aid the
community destroyed by the
massive fires. L&L announced
Features Editor Melissa Aguilar: features@chron.com
Adèle Exarchopoulos and Franz Rogowski star in “Passages.”
‘PASSAGES’
Unrated: nudity, depictions of
sex (originally given an NC-17 but
the distributor, Mubi, decided to
release it unrated)
Running time: 91 minutes
Where: Opens Aug. 18 at AMC
Gulf Pointe 30, Houston
½ (out of 5)
at their apartment: that this
always happens “when you
finish a film.”
The escalation of events,
rapid but inevitable, feels natu-
ral in its pacing and indicates
the rightness of tone estab-
lished by Sachs and his fre-
quent writing partner Mauricio
Zacharias. (Arlette Langmann
is credited with additional
Tin Drum to this world-class
city,” said founder and CEO
Steven Chan. “The food scene
here is authentic and genuine.
The people are fantastic and
inclusive of all walks of life and
cuisines. You can see why so
many are drawn here. What an
incredible patchwork quilt of
cultures and personalities. Our
Houston partners, Shairoz and
Avez Maredia, first experienced
Tin Drum as college students in
Atlanta and are very excited to
share the food with their friends
and family.”
The menu, described as a
“greatest hits” list from Asian
cuisines, begins with street
snacks such as Tokyo-style
crinkle fries, pot stickers, crab
Rangoon, spring rolls and miso
and coconut soups. A variety of
wings (with flavors such as
tikka masala, sriracha, orange
pepper, sesame, mango chili,
teriyaki, and sweet and sour)
follows, as well as ramen bowls
(soba or ramen noodles) with a
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue is raising funds for the American Red
Cross of Hawaii to help victims of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina.
FILM REVIEW
dialogue.) Tomas packs up
some boxes and moves into
Agathe’s place. Martin, a
graphic designer, embarks on
an affair with a novelist and
literary editor (Erwan Kepoa
Falé), which sparks Tomas’
jealousy while dampening
whatever he has with Agathe.
Much more happens in “Pas-
sages,” including some bracing-
ly honest scenes of intimacy
and male nudity that garnered
an NC-17 rating from the Mo-
tion Picture Association. (The
film’s distributor, Mubi, is re-
leasing the film without a rat-
ing.)
OK, first of all: That’s hypo-
critical and misjudged in the
extreme — albeit a typical ex-
treme in America, where we
sexualize everything except sex
and don’t mind an R rating for
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen, a new pan-Asian restaurant just off the Washington Corridor, features
dishes that reflect the flavors of Japan, China, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Korea and Singapore.
variety of flavors and toppings.
Made-to-order stir-fry dishes,
cooked in 1,000-degree woks in
an open kitchen, are at the heart
of the menu. The options in-
clude pad Thai noodles, Singa-
COMMUNITY
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
the most explicit violence but
freak out about simulated love-
making, especially gay love-
making. Sachs, making his first
film outside the U.S., called the
rating “cultural censorship”
and an indication of homopho-
bia that, if anything, is gaining
ground, not losing it.
The filmmaker has been here
before. One of Sachs’ earlier
films, “Love Is Strange,” star-
ring John Lithgow and Alfred
Molina, got an R rating for the
lamest of reasons. A few f-
words. Nearly a decade later,
we’re still dealing with a volun-
teer ratings board that does not
know what it is doing, though
you get the feeling it sleeps
better at night as long as we
continue to give brutality a free
pass and sexuality every con-
ceivable ratings obstacle.
porean chow mein, tikka masa-
la, Taiwanese garlic noodles,
Bangkok sweet chili noodles,
Chinatown-style lo mein and
Thai fried rice. There’s also a
boba bar serving fruit teas, milk
this week it will match dona-
tions made on its mobile app
and online website orders up to
$10,000 through Aug. 31 to the
American Red Cross of Hawaii
to provide shelter and assis-
tance to thousands in Lahaina.
“We are humbly asking our
supporters, customers and
franchisees across the nation to
join us in our effort to support
the people of Maui during this
challenging time,” stated Elisia
Flores, the company’s CEO.
“This is a time to show the
spirit and strength of aloha,
which has been our commit-
A11
SBS Productions
“Passages” does not disguise
Tomas’ reckless impulses and
motivations; it does not explain
anybody’s behavior, or feelings,
because explanations aren’t the
stuff of drama. Contradictions,
ambiguities, messy internal
conflicts are, however they feed
the story. The pillow talk in
this compact yet fluid portrait
of confusion and desire says a
great deal with very few words.
At one point (several, in
fact), Tomas says to Agathe: “I
love you.” Agathe tells Tomas
she doesn’t know whether to
believe him. “I say it when I
feel it,” he says.
“You say it when it works for
you,” she replies, and that
rejoinder — no false dramatics,
barely any inflection — is one
of a hundred little moments
that stick in “Passages.”
Becca Wright
teas, Vietnamese coffee and icy
slushee drinks.
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen is
open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-
Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-
Saturday.
ment and mission throughout
the years.”
L&L, whose corporate head-
quarters is located in Oahu, has
five franchise locations on Maui
Island, including two in Lahai-
na, one of which was complete-
ly destroyed in the fires.
Locally, there are restaurant
locations at 209 Heights Blvd.
and 1635 Eldridge Parkway in
Houston, and 23119 Colonial
Parkway in Katy.
The company also is encour-
aging donations for Maui fire
relief directly to the American
Red Cross of Hawaii.
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BIZARRO
ROYAL STARS
Today’s Birthday (Aug. 19). You are a seri-
ous person who presents a smooth facade
because your image is important to you. You
give meticulous attention to details.
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making im-
portant decisions from 4:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.
EDT today (1:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. PDT). After
that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.
Aries (March 21-April 19) HHH For two and
a half days every month, the Moon is directly
opposite your sign. And when this occurs,
you have to be accommodating. Tonight:
MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM Socialize.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) HHH Home and
family, especially redecorating projects or
entertaining at home, are your primary focus
right now. Tonight: Cocoon.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) HHHH It’s Sat-
urday, and you’re in the mood for fun! Grab
every chance to play and socialize. Tonight:
Conversations!
Cancer (June 21-July 22) HHH It’s been a
busy time for you recently, which makes
this weekend the perfect time to cocoon at
home. Tonight: Count your money.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH This is an inter-
esting weekend, because you’re empowered
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE with the Sun and Venus in your sign. How-
ever, today and tomorrow, you will observe
your surroundings. Tonight: You’re strong.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Today you
might find that you identify more closely
with the things that you own, which, for ex-
ample, is why you might not lend something
to someone. Or you might feel very person-
ally about a purchase. Tonight: Lie low.
BLONDIE
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH For two and
a half days every month, the Moon is in your
sign. This starts this morning (see the Moon
Alert), and when this happens, you will be
more emotional. Tonight: See friends.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Despite the
fact that the Sun is at the top of your chart
casting you in a flattering spotlight, today
you need a bit of privacy. Be smart and seek
out ways to keep a low profile. Tonight:
Looking good!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Today
you might be more involved than usual with
a female friend or possibly a member of a
group. This discussion could be significant.
Tonight: Travel plans.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH For some
reason, people seem to know personal
details about your private life today. Do
be aware of this in case you have to do
some damage control. Meanwhile, if you
can make travel plans, this will please you
because you’re eager to discover new things.
Tonight: Check your finances.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH This
weekend you want to shake things up!
You’re bored with the same old, same old.
You want adventure, excitement and a
chance to learn something new. Tonight:
Important discussions.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Today and
tomorrow, you’re focused on shared prop-
erty, taxes, debt and your financial obliga-
tions. You need to know how much you have
in order to know how far you can go. Tonight:
Work.
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Dear Abby: I’ve been in
a relationship with a won-
derful man for two years.
He’s a minister. He and
his late wife used to travel
all over the world spread-
ing the word. I’m from a
less conservative, more
spiritual background. I at-
tend an all-denominational
church that accepts everyone. My views
on politics are also different from his. He
constantly quotes the Bible and believes
I’ll go to hell if I don’t follow the word of
God daily. I was baptized Pentecostal at
a young age, but that is not something I
believe anymore, and his constant preach-
ing is exhausting.
I am a strong woman, and I have voiced
how I feel about this. He’s the best man
I’ve ever been with. He’s kind, consider-
ate, loving, helpful and loves my family.
I am recovering from Guillain-Barre
syndrome, and he has helped me walk,
helped out in the business and has been
so good to me. I am now mostly recovered,
and everything would be perfect except
for politics and religion. Is there any hope
for us?
Discordant in Colorado
Dear Discordant: Successful relation-
ships (and marriages) are based on
communication, mutual respect and
boundaries. While some couples are able
to negotiate around their political and reli-
gious differences, please remember these
are two topics that cause many marriages
to fail. It would be wonderful if you can
work out a compromise. But unless this
man can accept you for who you are and
refrain from trying to change you, keep
him as a friend and nothing more.
Dear Abby: I’m a gay man who has been
in a relationship with “Jake” for 42 years.
We have had many difficult relationship
challenges, but we have always stayed
together and recently got married. Our
current issue is the thermostat. Jake is REX MORGAN, M.D.
cold when the temperature in the sum-
mer is set lower than 75 degrees.
I suggest he use more covers or clothes
to stay warm since I cannot do anything
more than throw off all the covers and
lie there sweating. He insists I’m be-
ing unreasonable for wanting to have a
cooler bedroom. I know sleep experts
recommend sleeping temperatures in the
60-degree range. I can deal with warmer
temps than that, but 75 is hot! How can I
communicate that he can cover up to be
comfortable, while I cannot uncover any PHANTOM
more?
Hot in South Carolina
Dear Hot: You have already communi-
cated rationally with your husband. Offer
him the option of using a heating pad or
a dual-control electric blanket to keep
himself warm at night. The other option
would be to sleep in separate bedrooms.
You need your sleep, and so does he.
When people are sleep-deprived, they are
not their best selves, no matter what the
temperature is. ARGYLE SWEATER HOCUS FOCUS
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Dear Readers: Our homes hardware inside or the screens on the

are filled with all kinds of
high-tech gadgets — from
smartphones to comput-
ers that need special care
— and they need to be
maintained and cleaned
properly.
Always read the manuals
that come with the devices
before you use them. They
will explain how to properly use and
maintain them.
Many devices require specific care, so
never use harsh cleaning chemicals or
liquids.
They might not be compatible with the
outside.
Unplug all equipment before you start
to clean.
Heloise
Dear Heloise: I read your column in
The Villages Daily Sun newspaper. Gene
recently wrote to you that his girlfriend
doesn’t like the smell of garlic on his
hands after prepping. I suggest he buys
kitchen prep gloves or inexpensive latex
gloves to wear while cutting up garlic.
Thanks.
Connie Quick, The Villages, Florida
Heloise@heloise.com
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PENNY.
replaced maybe amount
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hint: PAPUA NEW —. 6 Steel (oneself) 55 W-2 information 25 Soft stuff
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16 Purnell of 59 Puts two and two 30 “Game 7, 1986:
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Ivory Coast 20 Topping DOWN Darling
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22 Fixes holes in hose 1 Rafael Nadal’s logo 31 “I’ve been here
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What
ACES ON BRIDGE
By Bobby Wolff

This deal was played in the Hu-

to watch
bert Phillips Bowl, the English
mixed pivot teams champion-
ships.
When North did not put back
to four hearts, West led the
club queen against three no-

SATURDAY trump. On a spade opening,

August 19, 2023
All times Central. Start times can vary based
on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on
your on-screen guide.
FIFA Women’s World Cup:
Third Place Match
FOX, 3 a.m. Live
The losing teams from the semifinal round
meet at Suncorp Stadium in Milton, Austra-
lia, to determine the FIFA Women’s World
Cup third-place team.
NFL Preseason
NFL Network, beginning at noon Live
NFL Network airs four Week 2 NFL preseason
games today with the Jacksonville Jaguars
at the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins at
the Houston Texans, the Chicago Bears at the
Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys at
‘Never Too Late to Celebrate’
ALBERT CAMICIOLI
Never Too Late (Carlos PenaVega), a substitute teacher at
the school where her mother (Sherry Miller)
to Celebrate works, she takes him up on his offer to join
declarer would have had no
trouble coming to at least nine
tricks, but here, he had only
one entry to play a spade up,
and he could not establish the
diamonds before dummy’s club
king was knocked out.
Declarer won the club ace in
hand and played his diamond
six to the queen, hoping East
would duck. However, East
won and returned the club
nine, overtaken by West. In
theory, a 6-2 club break was
needed to make the hand, but
South spurned his legitimate queen for the game-going trick.
chance for a psychological one Maybe West should have
when he ducked the second noticed that it would be best
to abandon clubs at trick four.
club.
If East had only five spades,
He reasoned that West would
probably clear clubs if left on declarer held nine major-suit
lead, to knock out the entry to cards and therefore only four
dummy’s diamonds. Indeed,
when West did continue clubs,
cards in the minors. Either
South would not have a second
declarer still had a shot. He
diamond to lead, or he did not
have another club to reach
played a spade to the king and
dummy. Thus, it would be safe
then ran the hearts before
for West to exit with the heart
exiting on a diamond. That put
East on play to reopen spades
10.
and establish declarer’s spade

the Spanish class he teaches on the side so LEAD WITH THE ACES ANSWER: There is a case for
the Seattle Seahawks. Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m.  Original Film repeating your spades, but some
Camila’s (Alexa PenaVega) busy work she can finally learn the language of her partnerships play that this ought
Stand Up to Cancer schedule has left her exhausted and with
little time for a life. When she meets Javi
late father. Sparks fly as Javi helps Camila
connect with her roots.
to show a six-card suit. Either
they would have to rebid two no-
Various Networks, 7 p.m. trump (which I abhor with two
small in an unbid suit) to show
This evening, during its eighth televised the 5-3-3-2 distribution, or they

CATCH A
fundraising special, Stand Up to Cancer cel- would distort their hand by rais-
ing clubs or inventing a diamond
ebrates 15 years of funding groundbreaking suit. I’d rebid spades if allowed
cancer research. Over the hourlong special,
entertainers from film, television, music and CLASSIC to — after all, facing a doubleton
honor, spades might be right.
more share the screen to help raise aware-
ness for the continued need for cancer re- Summer Under the Stars: ©2023 Dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication for UFS
search to save lives. The event will air across
several broadcast and cable networks and
Fred Astaire LOOKING BACK BIRTHDAYS
streaming services. Visit standuptocancer. TCM, beginning at 5 a.m.
Fred Astaire’s birth name of “Freder- 1980: 301 people aboard Actor Debra Paget is 90.
org for more details. a Saudi Arabian L-1011 died USTA Eastern Tennis Hall
ick Austerlitz” may not have flowed as TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO. as the jetliner made a fiery of Famer Renee Richards
The Wild Sides smoothly off fans’ lips had he kept it when
he began wowing audiences with his
Shall We Dance (1937) and Carefree emergency return to the
Riyadh airport.
is 89. Former MLB All-Star
BBC America, 7 p.m.  Series Finale (1938), all of which can be seen during Bobby Richardson is 88.
2010: the last American
big-screen singing and dancing, but his today’s Summer Under the Stars salute to combat brigade exited Iraq, Actor Diana Muldaur is 85.
In the finale, “Growing Up,” Mashatu has legendary moves still would have been as seven years and five months Actor Matthew Perry is 54.
become a lush and fruitful land after the Astaire. You can also enjoy Astaire wowing Country singer Clay Walker
memorable — especially those he displayed after the U.S.-led invasion
rains, and animal families welcome their viewers with other partners, including Judy began. is 54. Rapper Fat Joe is 53.
with his most famous dance partner, Gin- Garland in Easter Parade (1948) and Cyd 2020: Kamala Harris Olympic gold medal tennis
next generation. Danger lurks even closer, as ger Rogers, in musicals like Top Hat (1935), accepted the Democratic
the lions see the young as easy prey. Charisse in Silk Stockings (1957). player Mary Joe Fernandez
nomination for vice is 52. Actor Tracie Thoms
president in a speech to the
is 48. Actor Callum Blue
party’s virtual convention,
cementing her place in is 46. Country singer Rissi
history as the first Black and Palmer is 42. Actor Erika
South Asian woman on a Christensen is 41. Actor
major party ticket. Melissa Fumero is 41.
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MARINERS 2, ASTROS 0

Offense can’t find the juice

Miller, Seattle bullpen limit bats to UP NEXT the opener of a three-game
series against the Mari-
4 hits in 5th shutout loss of the year ASTROS VS. MARINERS ners.
When/where: 6:10 p.m. Houston totaled four
By Matt Kawahara games, the Astros muster- Saturday at Minute Maid hits and was shut out for
STA F F W R I T ER ed six runs against Seattle’s Park. the first time since June 11
pitching staff. Their offense TV/radio: ATTSW, ATTSW2 and fifth time this season. It
A telling moment ar- has looked livelier of late. (Spanish); 740 AM, 790 nullified a night of inepti-
rived in the top of Friday’s Their fourth-inning ploy, AM, 93.3 FM (Spanish), tude in key situations by
fourth inning. Seattle’s Te- though, indicated expecta- 1010 AM (Spanish). the Mariners, who were 0-
oscar Hernández lined a tion of another low-scoring for-17 with men in scoring
leadoff double. A flyout affair. position and stranded 10
moved him to third base. It proved effective. Mike It also proved prescient. runners.
Down by a run, the Astros Ford grounded a chopper The Astros mustered no of- “They kept us in the
drew their infield in. to second baseman Jose Al- fense in being shut out 2-0 game,” manager Dusty
Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer These teams had last met tuve, whose throw home by three pitchers — starter Baker said. “Their guy,
Jose Altuve singles off reliever Andres Munoz in the before the All-Star break in beat Hernández and pre- Bryce Miller, Justin Topa that’s the second game he’s
bottom of the ninth Friday for his 1,998th career hit. Houston. Across four vented a run. and Andrés Muñoz — in Astros continues on B5

TEXANS

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Texans coach DeMeco Ryans sees a dynamic threat in rookie receiver Tank Dell. But NFL success hasn’t always seemed in the cards for the former Cougar.

‘YOU’VE GOT
By Brooks Kubena The message went answered
STA F F WRIT E R for four months. Of course, it
did. Imagine if a Texans public
The message was going to be relations staffer had discovered

TO TAKE RISKS’
logically absurd. Tank Dell
knew this. But he still felt the
urge to send it anyway.
Dell unlocked his phone.
There was the date and time in
pixels. Dec. 29, 2022 — 6:31 p.m.
There was Dell’s mother looking
back it him. Ma, I’m about to text
them. There was their house in
Daytona Beach, Fla., and there,
in the glow of Dell’s phone, was
the Instagram inbox of the NFL
team based in the place where it
felt like home. Don’t let me leave
the city.
the text, rushed to find general
manager Nick Caserio, and,
with a huff and a puff, suggested
that the franchise zero in on the
assertive receiver.
Let’s say such an amusing
scene had unfurled. It still
Tank Dell bet on himself, forging a path from wouldn’t have fulfilled Dell’s in-
community college to UH, all the way to the NFL nermost intent. No, that oc-
curred as soon as Dell hit send.
By expressing his desire in a
movement that felt like faith,
UP NEXT: TEXANS VS. DOLPHINS Dell preserved the pinnacle of
When/where: 3 p.m. Saturday at NRG Stadium. TV/radio: KTRK, NFL; his vision from any anxiety or
610 AM, 100.3 FM, 101.1 FM (Spanish). Texans continues on B3

UH FOOTBALL

Nwankwo has grown up to become ‘ringleader’ of Sack Ave.

Run-stopper’s impact on vaunted
D-line goes beyond the stat sheet
By Joseph Duarte
STA F F W RIT E R
Chidozie Nwankwo sat
back in a chair inside a
room at TDECU Stadium
in early June when his
thoughts began to wander
to his final year in college.
Four years ago, Nwank-
wo was the brash fresh-
man who arrived on the
University of Houston
campus and told coaches
he wanted to wear No. 10.
Yes, that No. 10, previously
worn by three-time All-
American and Outland
Trophy winner Ed Oliver.
Where had the time
gone?
Now a senior, Nwank-
wo is the “ringleader,” as
coaches describe him, and
veteran voice of the Cou-
gars’ defensive line known
as Sack Ave. Perhaps an
even bigger development
this offseason: Nwankwo
dropped the nickname
he’s gone by most of his
life.
Don’t call him “Dot.”
“I grew up over time,”
said Nwankwo, a 5-foot-11,
295-pound, four-year
starter at nose guard.
“This is a big time in my
life where I had to
change.”
Coaches can see a
change. Defensive line
coach Brian Early said “it
wouldn’t shock me if he’s
voted a team captain” be-
fore the start of the season.
Defensive coordinator
Doug Belk added: “When
he speaks, people listen.”
Brett Coomer/Staff photographer Those close to the UH
As a freshman, Chidozie Nwankwo asked for No. 10, football program can hear
the number worn by Cougars great Ed Oliver. Nwankwo loud and clear.
The first true freshman
to start on the Cougars’ de-
fensive line since Oliver,
Nwankwo has built a rep-
utation as a run-stopper.
He’s known as “Block Bul-
ly,” for his penchant to “eat
double teams for a living,”
Belk said. To fully appreci-
ate Nwankwo — pro-
nounced wahn-kwuh —
you must look beyond the
stat sheet. He doesn’t pile
up sacks or quarterback
hurries. His impact can be
felt with the double-team
blocks he commands from
opposing offensive lines.
Nwankwo’s role has been
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HIGH SCHOOLS
Lagway tops list of area’s elite QBs
By Jon Poorman
STA F F W RIT E R
With the Houston high
school football season just one
week from kickoff, we take a
deeper look at perhaps the most
important position on the field
— quarterback.
Below is a list of some of the
top signal-callers to watch this
season. Selections are based on
past performance, but also ex-
pectations for the 2023 cam-
paign.
Top-rated recruits
D.J. Lagway, Sr., Willis
(6-3, 225)
There are high expectations
at Willis as head coach Trent
Miller enters his second season.
Those ambitions are built
around Lagway, who has been a
star since taking over as the
Wildkats’ starter as a sopho-
more. Lagway is the No. 1 quar-
terback recruit in the state and
one of the highest-rated players
in the country. The Florida
commit missed a couple games
due to injury toward the end of
the 2022 season, which ulti-
mately kept Willis out of the
playoffs. Lagway still posted
impressive numbers in eight
games, completing 67% of his
passes for 2,081 yards and 24
touchdowns with just five in-
terceptions. He also rushed for
517 yards and seven scores.
Lagway has accounted for more
than 5,000 yards of total offense
and 55 touchdowns during his
high school career, and 2023
could be his best season yet.
Trey Owens, Sr., Cy-Fair
(6-5, 215)
Cy-Fair is a strong favorite to
repeat as the District 17-6A
champion with Owens return-
ing to lead a talented offense.
The three-star Texas commit
completed 67% of his passes for
3,058 yards and 34 touchdowns
with just six interceptions dur-
ing a standout junior campaign
for the Bobcats. Owens record-
ed multiple touchdown throws
in all but one game last season.
Perhaps his top performance
came during a come-from-be-
hind victory against district title
challenger Stratford. Cy-Fair
trailed 14-0 at the end of the first
quarter before exploding for 31
points in the second period.
Owens passed for 333 yards and
five touchdowns in that contest,
showing his ability to respond
to adversity and deliver when
his team needs it most. Owens
will be aided by the return of
his top target — Rice receiver
commit Owen Carter.
Mabrey Mettauer, Sr., The
Woodlands (6-5, 215)
Mettauer showed flashes of
brilliance as a freshman, playing
situationally in red-zone packag-
es. Once he took over the show
as a sophomore, he had the
opportunity to put his talents on
full display. He has lived up to
that early hype, collecting an
18-6 record as the Highlanders’
starter over the past two sea-
sons. Mettauer was the district
MVP in his first year at the
helm of the offense and had a
big junior campaign as well. He
completed 66% of his passes for
2,619 yards and 32 touchdowns
with just six interceptions. He
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described by coaches as “thank-
less” and the “dirtiest, hardest
job” on the field.
“I’ll let my work speak for it-
self,” Nwankwo said.
Nwankwo heaped plenty of
pressure on himself when he
signed with the Cougars. At his
request, the Foster High School
product was assigned Oliver’s
No. 10 jersey.
“You sure?” coach Dana Hol-
gorsen asked.
“I can handle it,” Nwankwo
said.
Does Nwankwo regret the de-
cision?
“It was a bold move,” he said.
“I don’t regret doing it. I em-
brace it. I still embrace it. There’s
still stuff I want to accomplish.”
All of that was nearly derailed
prior to his second season, in
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D.J. Lagway is one of the
highest-rated QBs in the U.S.
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Klein Collins’ Tucker Parks
threw for 31 TDs last season.
also rushed for 600 yards and
seven scores. The Wisconsin
commit has already passed
former Highlander great Eric
Schmid as the program’s all-
time leader in passing yards
and passing touchdowns and
has a chance to further cement
himself as one of the greatest
players to ever suit up for The
Woodlands.
Senior playmakers
Tucker Parks, Sr., Klein
Collins (6-2, 205)
Parks took a monumental
leap in 2022 during his second
year as the Tigers’ starter. The
Western Kentucky commit
completed 68% of his passes for
2,533 yards and 31 touchdowns
with just five interceptions. He
also rushed for 825 yards and 13
scores. His presence as the
leader of the Klein Collins of-
fense is one of the primary
reasons the team is favored to
capture the District 15-6A title
once again.
Zion Brown, Sr., Atascoc-
ita (6-0, 181)
Brown is one of the most
experienced quarterbacks in the
Houston area and has high
expectations entering his third
year as the starter. The North-
western State commit has start-
ed eight playoff games over the
past two seasons. Brown passed
for 2,845 yards and 26 touch-
downs as a junior. He also
rushed for 829 yards and 10
scores. He enters this year with
four-star receiver and LSU
commit Jelani Watkins at his
2021, when Nwankwo was ar-
rested on suspicion he choked
his girlfriend and suspended
from the team. A grand jury de-
clined to indict Nwankwo, who
was reinstated to the team.
While not specifically ad-
dressing his off-field legal prob-
lems, Nwankwo said he’s grown
up in his four years at UH.
“Same as every other kid —
wanting to be a kid, wanting to
have fun,” Nwankwo said of his
first few seasons. “Unfortunate-
ly, I can’t do that.”
Asked what he would tell his
younger self, Nwankwo re-
sponded: “Just because you can
doesn’t mean you should.”
Early said Nwankwo’s emer-
gence as a team leader has been
noticeable this offseason.
“He’s really good in the room,
really proud of his growth and
maturity off the field,” Early
said. “He’s still developing as a
player, as well, and I think he
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Trey Owens returns to lead a
talented Cy-Fair offense.
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Kody Fuentes, Sr., Barbers
Hill (5-10, 180)
Fuentes has the Barbers Hill
offense poised for more success
in the third year under head
coach Carl Abseck. He had a
breakout campaign as a junior,
passing for 2,613 yards and 29
touchdowns and rushing for
282 yards and four scores.
Those numbers could rise in his
second year as the starter, espe-
cially with the Eagles’ top three
wide receivers — Brady Thomp-
son, Cyler Williams and Tripp
Davis — all returning.
John Solomon, Sr., Dickin-
son (5-11, 180)
Solomon is a dangerous dual-
threat weapon for the Gators
and should have even better
command of the offense head-
ing into his second year as the
starter. He passed for 1,763 yards
and 15 touchdowns last season
and rushed for 653 yards and 20
scores. Dickinson lost to North
Shore in the second round of
the playoffs, but Solomon tallied
five total touchdowns and
helped Dickinson give the Mus-
tangs a run for their money.
Wyatt Young, Sr., Tomp-
kins (6-1, 195)
Young is the ultimate Swiss
army knife, but he will take the
reins as the Falcons’ full-time
Chidozie Nwankwo, right, earned high praise from defensive
line coach Doug Belk for his ability to beat double teams.
wants to be a dominant player
and show up and make more
plays.”
On the field, Nwankwo is
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Mabrey Mettauer is 18-6 as a
starter at The Woodlands.
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Barbers Hill’s Kody Fuentes
threw for 19 TDs last season.
starter at quarterback this year.
The Rice commit completed 73%
of his passes for 685 yards and
seven touchdowns without an
interception as a junior. He also
rushed for 565 yards and 10
scores, showing his ability as a
ball carrier. Young is a big rea-
son Tompkins has lofty expecta-
tions in District 19-6A this sea-
son.
Adam Tran, Sr., Jersey
Village (5-10, 180)
Tran has been starting for
Jersey Village since his fresh-
man season and has been pro-
ductive every year. He enters his
final prep campaign with 6,227
career passing yards and 58
touchdowns. Last season was
his best yet as he threw for 2,651
yards and 25 scores while lead-
ing his team to the playoffs. He
has thrown at least one touch-
down pass in 28 of his 31 games
played during his tenure with
the Falcons.
Karson Gordon, Sr., Epis-
copal (6-1, 175)
After transferring from Ridge
Point, Gordon made an immedi-
ate impact for Episcopal last
season as the Knights’ starter.
He completed 63% of his passes
for 2,157 yards and 28 touch-
downs against four intercep-
tions. He also rushed for 699
yards and eight scores. The
UNLV commit is a gifted ath-
lete, who was named the Gator-
ade Texas Track and Field Ath-
lete of the Year as one of the
nation’s top triple jumpers.
Donte Lewis, Sr., St.
Thomas (6-0, 175)
Lewis had a similar impact at
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coming off a career year with 36
tackles — double the previous
season — with 3½ tackles for
loss in 12 games. He played 637
St. Thomas after transferring
from Shadow Creek. He was
named the All-Greater Houston
Private School Newcomer of the
Year after passing for 2,489
yards and 26 touchdowns with
seven interceptions. Lewis,
committed to Kansas State for
baseball, also rushed for 640
yards and 11 scores. He’s a big
reason the Eagles have state
championship ambitions in
TAPPS this year.
Top juniors to watch
Kaleb Bailey, Jr., North
Shore (6-1, 195)
Bailey was on his way to a
tremendous sophomore cam-
paign before an ACL injury in
the fourth game of the season
put him on the sideline. He
returns this season to lead a
North Shore offense with a bevy
of talent at the skill positions. In
limited action as a freshman,
Bailey completed 68% of his
passes for 928 yards and 12
touchdowns with just three
interceptions.. He also rushed
for 783 yards and seven scores.
Joseph Stewart Jr., Jr.,
Hightower (5-11, 175)
Stewart emerged as a prime-
time player for the Hurricanes
as a sophomore and has plenty
of weapons at his disposal as he
enters his second year as the
starter. He completed 67% of his
passes for 2,720 yards and 26
touchdowns with just five in-
terceptions last season. Running
back Jeremy Payne and receiver
Zion Kearney, both seniors and
four-star recruits, will give
Stewart a lot of talent to work
with.
Jacorey Watson, Jr., Shad-
ow Creek (5-11, 175)
Watson was tossed into the
fire at quarterback last season
when Shadow Creek starter
Duke Butler went down with an
injury early on. The four-star
receiver recruit performed ad-
mirably and helped the Sharks
finish the regular season un-
defeated. He accounted for 25
total touchdowns, including 13
passing, eight receiving and four
rushing. As the full-time signal-
caller, he could be in line for
some big numbers.
Lloyd Jones III, Jr., Hitch-
cock (6-4, 210)
Jones is one of the top-rated
quarterback recruits in the state
for the 2025 class after passing
for 2,800 yards and 36 touch-
downs a year ago. He also
rushed for eight scores. Hitch-
cock has lofty expectations for
the season after going 11-2 last
fall. With an experienced Jones
orchestrating the offense along-
side playmakers like Damien
McDaniel, Bryce Dorsey and
Kelshaun Johnson, the Bulldogs
are a dangerous team.
Adam Schobel, Jr., Colum-
bus (6-5, 200)
Schobel has plenty of football
pedigree as the son of Colum-
bus head coach Matt Schobel,
who played tight end at TCU
and in the NFL. Schobel, a
Baylor commit, completed 72%
of his passes for more than
2,800 yards and 36 touchdowns
with just four interceptions last
season. The Cardinals are look-
ing for another strong campaign
with Schobel leading the charge
after finishing 12-2 last fall.
snaps, the second-most of any
UH defensive lineman.
“We need to do a good job of
putting him in some single-
block situations and get him op-
portunities to make some
plays,” Early said. “He’s doing
some impressive stuff that prob-
ably only me and his parents see.
If we put him in some one-on-
one situations the whole stadi-
um will get to see what that guy
can do.”
As the Cougars prepare for
their first Big 12 season, Belk
said Nwankwo is a key to the
Cougars’ success.
“I think he has tremendous
respect in the locker room be-
cause of how he approaches
football and how he plays every
day,” Belk said. “I think he’s go-
ing to have a great year.”
If Nwankwo is named a team
captain?
“It would be an honor,” he
said. “I won’t let them down.”
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damaging doubt.
This is why a rookie who
measured 5-foot-8, 165 pounds
at the scouting combine can
stand with such certainty. This
is why Daikiel Shorts, Dell’s po-
sition coach at UH, says Dell
plays “with zero fear in his
heart.” He’s mastered manifes-
tation. He’s learned how to har-
bor hope when no one has it in
him but himself.
“I feel like, me, I’m the under-
dog,” Dell said. “When you feel
like you’re the underdog, you’ve
got to take risks to get what you
want.”
‘Bet on yourself’
Start with Nathaniel Dell Jr.’s
nickname: Tank. It’s short for
Tankhead. His mother, Porsche,
lovingly called him this when
he was born because his head
was so much bigger than his
body. The moniker stuck dur-
ing childhood. So did Tank’s
proportions. Porsche had to as-
sure her son that his head
would eventually fit his frame.
Dell’s dimensions were still
the only thing anybody saw. He
was overlooked at Mainland
High within a receiving corps
that had three Division I sig-
nees, and Florida International,
the only school to offer him a
scholarship, strung him along
during his senior season, asked
him to hold off from announc-
ing his commitment, then re-
vealed they’d found someone
else when Dell’s coach, Terry
Anthony, finally called to ask
about the holdup.
Dell learned he must be the
source of his own success. He
even tagged the phrase “bet on
yourself” on his social media
bios. He’s often gone all in. He
roomed in college with his high
school teammate, Brian Jenkins
Jr., whose father, Alabama
A&M’s running backs coach,
made Dell a late addition. But
after missing most of his fresh-
man year with a hip injury, Dell
told his roommate he needed to
find another path.
I’m about to leave. Jenkins
laughed. Bro, you’re not leaving.
Days later, Jenkins found Dell’s
side of the room was clean. He’d
already decided to enroll at In-
dependence Community Col-
lege in southeast Kansas, a
school famed for athletic re-
bounds depicted in the docu-
mentary “Last Chance U.” The
name Independence was apt.
He’d made the decision without
yet securing the fare for the
flight.
“So, I get a phone call, and
he’s like, ‘Ma, I’m leaving and
I’m going to Independence,
Kansas,’” Porsche said. “And
I’m like, ‘Huh?’ He was like,
‘Yeah, I talked to them already. I
just need some money to catch
the plane, and I’m outta here.’
And I’m like, ‘Independence…
Kansas?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah.
I’ve gotta do what I’ve gotta do.’
I’m like, ‘You know me. I’m be-
hind you 100 percent. Whatever
you decide, I’m behind you.
But… do you know what you’re
doing actually?’ ‘Yes. Let me do
this.’ I gave him the money.”
Dell next called an ex-girl-
friend’s mother. She made the
20-hour roundtrip drive from
Daytona Beach to Huntsville
and dropped Dell off at the air-
port the following day. As the
plane was landing, Dell said he
looked out the window and saw
players doing one-on-one drills
on Independence’s football sta-
dium. He rushed to his dorm,
grabbed his cleats and joined
them.
“He’s a huge believer in mani-
festing and speaking things into
existence,” Shorts said. “But I
think the biggest thing is he
doesn’t only speak it into exis-
tence. He works. He pays the
price for his reward.”
‘I’m going to be a star’
Sonja Conley was 4 when her
family moved to Independence.
She’s now lived there 32 years.
She speaks humbly about the
sleepy rural town that’s home to
about 9,000 people, a number
that’s somewhat inflated by the
800-student community college
that sits two miles on the out-
skirts of the county.
Conley’s held multiple titles
in the Independence athletic
department. Athletic Navigator.
Success Coach. Really, she’s
somewhere between a counsel-
or, academic advisor and surro-
gate mother to the constant
churn of football players who
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Former Cougars receiver Tank Dell has been an instant hit with the Texans’ coaching staff.
ways wanted them to come over
and play football. If you didn’t
want to play football, he didn’t
even want to be bothered with
you.”
They lived 15 minutes from
the beach. By 7, Dell started
running in the sand. By 13, he’d
turned his beach runs into
nightly workouts. Sometimes
he and his friends would set up
the agility ladder and cones in
the sand. The constant digging
developed Dell’s speed and ac-
celeration. He developed his
most valuable asset, his answer
to the question: What happens
once he gets hit? He became an
untouchable runner in open
space.
“He knows how to make guys
miss in tight spaces,” said Mar-
quis Wimberly, Dell’s wide re-
ceiver coach at Independence.
“It’s hard for people to really get
hands on him. Most of the time
when Tank’s getting tackled, it’s
from behind. What I’ve seen
him do really well is he usually
makes the first person miss.
I’ve seen it multiple times
where some of the biggest guys
on the field — kids going to Ala-
Brett Coomer/Staff photographer bama, Tennessee — are falling
Dell wasn’t always ticketed for college stardom and the NFL, on their ankles trying to take
taking a winding path that started in community college. him out just because it’s so hard
to tackle him.”
The littlest player in the Kan-
sas Jayhawk Community Col-
lege Conference became the
most feared. On the first game
of the 2019 season, Dell caught
six passes for 148 yards and
three touchdowns, including a
90-yard bomb. Dell caught 52
catches in 10 games for 766
yards and eight touchdowns.
Wimberly said opponents dou-
ble-teamed him, dropped safe-
ties 15-20 yards back, made cor-
nerbacks start running back-
ward immediately upon the
snap instead of backpedaling.
Tank still tore through defenses
with a dizzying series of mo-
tions, positional slots and
routes.
“It kind of changed us in how
we recruited,” said Wimberly,
now a personal trainer based in
Los Angeles. “You don’t have to
go get that big guy.”
Life in Independence was as
quiet for the coaches as it was
for the players. Wimberly, a sin-
gle man, lived with a group of
coaches at a separate on-cam-
Courtesy of Sonja Conley pus dorm. Every weekend,
“Hollywood Tank” had one message for his academic adviser Wimberly would see his phone
Sonja Conley’s office wall. He was going to be a star. glow with a text from Dell to un-
lock the field’s gate. He’d drag
parachute into no-man’s land She laughed. the jugs machine onto the turd
from Division I programs all “I took one look at him and and send a couple hundred
over the country. thought, ‘OK, how is he a foot- passes to Dell, who’d silently
She used to have a large of- ball player?’” Conley said. “Be- catch them with his head-
fice. Players often lounged cause of his size, you know? He phones on.
there. There wasn’t much to do had ankles about the size of my Every night around 7, Wim-
in town and few players had forearms. I judged the book by berly said he’d receive a text
cars. A roundtrip bus to the the cover, and he proved me from Dell asking if he could
nearest city, Tulsa, took five wrong.” open the weight room. At first,
hours. Porsche once visited her Dell had always been the Dell was the only one at the
son for a game — “when I say smallest. He had his mother’s weight room when Wimberly
Nothing, Kansas… nothing” — strong metabolism and a frame arrived with the key. After a few
and noted there wasn’t much to that wouldn’t grow. But he al- weeks, Dell had formed a work-
eat in town other than Taco ways pushed its limits. He start- out group of 10-15 players. This
Bell, McDonald’s and a local ed playing for the Pop Warner would’ve required convincing,
pizza joint. Bucs when he was 5, and grow- Wimberly says: Independence’s
But Conley let the students ing up in Daytona Beach, Por- practices began at 6 a.m., and
draw on her office’s dark blue sche said he’d come home after they often had workouts at 5
walls in chalk. Many just wrote practice and set up his own a.m.
their names. When Dell arrived workouts in the front yard. She The sleepless habits contin-
in January 2019, he carved out a bought him a little agility lad- ued at UH and with the Texans.
sizable spot in bold-lettered der, and he’d do footwork drills. Shorts remembers how on road
chalk: HOLLYWOOD TANK. He’d toss the ball up in the air games, the coaching staff would
The word ‘Hollywood’ was al- and catch it himself. wake up at 6 a.m. on game days,
most three times bigger than “When his friends came over, and Dell would already be
‘Tank.’ it was always about football,” working out, stretching, eating
“I’m going to be a star, Ms. Porsche said. “They couldn’t before any other players ar-
Sonja,” Dell told her. just come over and play. He al- rived. After Dell’s preseason de-
B3
TEXANS ADD DEPTH
WITH RB ROUNDTREE
The Texans have signed running
back Larry Rountree, the team
announced Friday afternoon.
Rountree, who is 5-10, 211
pounds, last played for the Los
Angeles Chargers where he spent
two seasons. He has 106 yards
on 49 carries and one
touchdown in 16 games.
Rountree gives the Texans
depth at running back. Last
week, they released undrafted
free agent running Xazavian
Valladay.
As a corresponding move, the
Texans waived guard Keaton
Sutherland. The Texans play the
Dolphins in their second
preseason game on Saturday.
Jonathan M. Alexander
but against the Patriots, when
Dell led the Texans with five
catches, 65 yards and a touch-
down, he spent the flight back
to Houston sitting with fellow
rookie Xavier Hutchinson cri-
tiquing the film.
“The kid had the heart of a li-
on,” said Kiyoshi Harris, Dell’s
head coach at Independence,
“and he had a work ethic even
bigger than that.”
‘A dynamic player’
Dell is consistently the most
thrilling playmaker during Tex-
ans training camp. He’s the hu-
man highlight reel the franchise
desperately needed at wide re-
ceiver. The Texans dealt dis-
gruntled receiver Brandin
Cooks to the Cowboys in the off-
season, a package deal that
yielded two late-round picks
that Caserio flipped in draft-
day trades to land Dell in the
third round and Hutchinson in
the sixth.
The Texans needed to supply
first-time offensive coordinator
Bobby Slowik and rookie quar-
terback C.J. Stroud, the team’s
No. 2 overall pick, with profi-
cient pass-catchers and de-
pendable downfield options.
Caserio signed veterans Robert
Woods and Noah Brown, but as
second-year receiver John
Metchie III returns to the field
after battling leukemia, the Tex-
ans will be leaning heavily on
Dell.
Dell has delivered so far. He’s
caught deep passes in one-on-
one drills against starting cor-
nerback Derek Stingley Jr. He’s
snagged crossers that turned
into 20-yard gains. In joint
practices against the Dolphins
on Wednesday, Dell caught
three straight touchdowns dur-
ing 7-on-7 drills in the red zone.
“I see a dynamic player,”
first-year coach DeMeco Ryans
said. “He’s electric, and he’s al-
ways open.”
Christian Harris, a second-
year linebacker, said he specifi-
cally used Dell while playing
Madden on Tuesday night. He
heaved Dell bombs and set him
as Houston’s kick returner — a
role Dell has yet to secure in
training camp behind veterans
Steven Sims and Desmond
King.
“He’s shifty as hell,” Harris
said. “You know what he does.”
Will Anderson Jr., Houston’s
No. 3 overall pick, said Dell “can
make anybody miss.” The rook-
ie defensive end has realized
what future opponents might
soon concur: “You just have to
get to the quarterback fast,
man, so it doesn’t even give him
the opportunity to even get go-
ing.”
Pass protection may be
Houston’s most challenging in-
hibition. The interior offensive
line has struggled mightily dur-
ing training camp, and Stroud
spent the majority of his presea-
son debut against the Patriots
evading defenders. But the Tex-
ans also aim to establish the
run, and Woods, noting Dell’s
toughness, called the rookie’s
run-blocking underrated.
Woods, 31, is entering his 11th
season with his fourth team.
He’s a two-time, 1,000-yard re-
ceiver who’s made his living
turning crossers into long
gains. He recalled how a former
wide receiver coach once told
him: Be you. It’s good enough
“Obviously, you’re here for a
reason. Be you. Be confident,”
Woods said he told Dell. “Be
yourself and let your game do
the work. It’s the reason why
you’re here – keep doing what
you’re doing. I think Tank —
I’m just feeding him confidence
and he’s a great receiver, a great
technician in his craft and I just
tell him, ‘Be yourself, Tank.
You’ll be really good for us.’”
B4 HOUSTON CHRONICLE | HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM

MLB
AT A GLANCE BOX SCORES

AMERICAN LEAGUE Royals 4, Cubs 3 Braves 4, Giants 0 Twins 5, Pirates 1 Reds 1, Blue Jays 0
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Garcia 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Wade Jr. 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Bae cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .243 Merrifield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301
Baltimore 75 47 .615 — — 5-5 W-1 36-23 39-24 Duffy 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .269 a-Slater ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Reynolds dh 5 0 3 1 0 1 .270 Belt dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253
Tampa Bay 73 50 .593 2½ +5 ½ 6-4 W-1 40-22 33-28 Witt Jr. ss 4 2 2 2 0 1 .278 Camargo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .258 Guerrero Jr. 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Massey 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Meckler cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Suwinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Biggio rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .223
Toronto 67 56 .545 8½ ½ 4-6 L-2 32-27 35-29 Perez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Flores dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Davis rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .217 Chapman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253
Boston 64 58 .525 11 3 6-4 W-1 35-28 29-30 Melendez dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Pederson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Rodríguez c 4 0 3 0 0 1 .253 Kirk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Fermin c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 Conforto rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Peguero 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Varsho lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218
New York 60 62 .492 15 7 2-8 L-6 35-29 25-33 Waters rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237 Davis 3b-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Rivas 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Espinal ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Velázquez lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bailey c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Williams ss 2 1 1 0 1 1 .212 Kiermaier cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271
Blanco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Crawford ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .194 c-Palacios ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Totals 30 0 3 0 2 7
Minnesota 64 59 .520 — — 5-5 W-1 35-25 29-34 Isbel cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .234 Estrada 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Totals 34 1 9 1 3 13 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Cleveland 59 64 .480 5 8 ½ 5-5 W-1 32-29 27-35 Totals 32 4 7 4 1 4 Totals 28 0 2 0 1 13 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Friedl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Julien dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .290 McLain 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .301
Detroit 55 67 .451 8½ 12 6-4 L-1 26-33 29-34 Morel dh 4 0 0 1 1 1 .256 Acuña Jr. rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .334 a-Luplow ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316 De La Cruz ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .257
Chicago 48 74 .393 15 ½ 19 4-6 L-2 25-33 23-41 Hoerner 2b 4 0 3 1 1 1 .284 Harris II cf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .291 Lewis 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .340 Steer 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268
Happ lf 4 0 1 0 1 3 .240 Riley 3b 4 0 1 1 1 2 .280 Kepler rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .238 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210
Kansas City 40 84 .323 24 ½ 28 4-6 W-1 23-40 17-44 Bellinger cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Olson 1b 5 1 0 1 0 1 .271 Correa ss 2 1 0 0 2 2 .230 Encarnacion-Strand dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .253
West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 Ozuna dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Polanco 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Stephenson c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .243
Gomes c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Rosario lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Wallner lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 .241 Benson rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .277
Texas 72 50 .590 — — 6-4 L-2 42-22 30-28 Suzuki rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .255 Murphy c 2 1 1 0 1 1 .278 b-Farmer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .242 Fairchild lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .234
Houston 70 53 .569 2½ +2 ½ 6-4 L-1 33-27 37-26 Candelario 3b-1b 2 0 1 1 2 1 .396 Arcia ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Gallo lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 28 1 4 1 5 10
Wisdom 1b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .199 Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .368 Solano 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .282 Toronto 000 000 000—0 3 0
Seattle 67 55 .549 5 — 7-3 W-4 34-28 33-27 a-Madrigal ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 34 4 10 4 5 8 Vázquez c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .227
Cincinnati 000 000 001—1 4 0
Los Angeles 60 62 .492 12 7 4-6 W-1 31-28 29-34 Totals 35 3 10 3 5 13 San Francisco 000 000 000—0 2 0 Taylor cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .216
Totals 33 5 10 5 4 11 One out when winning run scored.
Oakland 34 88 .279 38 33 2-8 L-1 18-42 16-46 Kansas City 001 102 000—4 7 1 Atlanta 210 001 00x—4 10 0 E—Chapman (9). LOB—Toronto 6, Cincinnati 7. 2B—Var-
Chicago 000 300 000—3 10 2 a-lined out for Wade Jr. in the 8th. Pittsburgh 000 000 100—1 9 0 sho (18). HR—Encarnacion-Strand (4), off Hicks.
NATIONAL LEAGUE a-pinch hit for Wisdom in the 8th. LOB—San Francisco 4, Atlanta12. 2B—Riley (24), Harris II
(19). 3B—Harris II (3). RBIs—Olson (108), Rosario (58),
Minnesota 000 201 20x—5 10 0 RBIs—Encarnacion-Strand (15). SB—Merrifield (23).
Runners left in scoring position—Toronto 3 (Chapman 2,
E—Duffy (9), Candelario (2), Wisdom (12). LOB—Kansas a-struck out for Julien in the 7th. b- for Wallner in the 7th.
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away City 3, Chicago 10. 2B—Melendez (25), Gomes (14). Riley (77), Harris II (37). SB—Harris II (17). c-struck out for Williams in the 9th. Kiermaier); Cincinnati 3 (Benson, Steer, Votto). RISP—To-
HR—Witt Jr. (24), off Taillon. RBIs—Isbel (21), Perez (55), Runners left in scoring position—San Francisco 2 (Slater, LOB—Pittsburgh 11, Minnesota 10. 2B—Williams (3), Ro- ronto 0 for 6; Cincinnati 0 for 4.
Atlanta 79 42 .653 — — 8-2 W-4 41-20 38-22 DP—Toronto 1 (Merrifield, Guerrero Jr., Espinal, Guerrero
Witt Jr. 2 (78), Candelario (4), Morel (60), Hoerner (60). Conforto); Atlanta 8 (Arcia 2, Riley, Olson 3, Acuña Jr. 2). dríguez (4), Bae (10), Kepler (13), Wallner 2 (5), Lewis
Philadelphia 66 56 .541 13 ½ +2 ½ 5-5 L-1 34-24 32-32 SB—Waters (8). CS—Melendez (3), Morel (2). SF—Perez. RISP—San Francisco 0 for 5; Atlanta 3 for 11. (4). HR—Taylor (16), off Jackson. RBIs—Reynolds (60), Jr.).
Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Isbel, Pe- Runners moved up—Pederson, Arcia. GIDP—Conforto. Taylor 2 (38), Solano (26), Polanco (27), Wallner (22). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Miami 63 59 .516 16 ½ ½ 5-5 L-2 37-27 26-32 rez); Chicago 3 (Madrigal, Swanson, Bellinger). RISP- DP—Atlanta 1 (Lopez, Arcia, Olson). SB—Luplow (2). S—Peguero. Berríos 5 2/3 1 0 0 4 8 100 3.39
New York 57 66 .463 23 7 6-4 W-3 31-28 26-38 —Kansas City 1 for 8; Chicago 4 for 11. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Runners left in scoring position—Pittsburgh 7 (Suwinski 2, Cabrera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cobb, L, 6-5 5 2/3 8 4 4 2 3 103 3.75 Peguero, Rivas, Davis 2, Hayes); Minnesota 6 (Lewis 2, García 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4.03
Washington 56 67 .455 24 8 7-3 W-3 28-35 28-32 Ragans, W, 2-1 6 8 3 3 2 9 106 2.51 Alexander 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 8 4.06 Polanco, Kepler, Solano 2). RISP—Pittsburgh 1 for 14; Swanson 1 1 0 0 1 2 28 3.23
Coleman, H, 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 19 7.85 Jackson 1 1 0 0 2 3 30 2.37 Minnesota 3 for 8. Hicks, L, 1-2 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 7 5.14
Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Clarke, H, 11 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 15 5.79 Beck 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 3.55 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Milwaukee 66 57 .537 — — 6-4 W-1 33-27 33-30 Cox, H, 4 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.73 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jackson, L, 0-1 4 1/3 4 2 2 3 6 71 3.46
Kennedy 5 3 0 0 1 2 75 3.00
Hernández, S, 2-5 1 1 0 0 1 2 26 4.40 Borucki 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 4.07
Cincinnati 64 59 .520 2 — 5-5 W-2 31-32 33-27 Strider, W, 14-4 7 1 0 0 1 10 97 3.57 Farmer 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3.99
Selby 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 10 9.53
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jiménez 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 10 2.68 Gibaut 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.24
Chicago 62 59 .512 3 1 5-5 L-1 33-30 29-29 Perdomo 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 13 3.72
Taillon, L, 7-8 6 6 4 2 0 3 91 5.56 Minter, H, 13 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.28 Sims 1 0 0 0 1 2 21 3.91
Ramirez 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 29 3.94
Pittsburgh 54 68 .443 11 ½ 9½ 3-7 L-2 29-32 25-36 Fulmer 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.98 Iglesias 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 3.03 Díaz, W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 2.35
Cuas 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 0.00 Inherited runners-scored—Alexander 2-1, Minter 2-0. IB- Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Inherited runners-scored—Cabrera 2-0. HBP—Kennedy
St. Louis 54 69 .439 12 10 5-5 L-3 27-36 27-33 Smyly 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.92 B—off Alexander (Riley). HBP—Cobb (Murphy), Strider López, W, 9-6 6 6 0 0 2 7 99 3.51 (Guerrero Jr.). WP—Berríos.
T—2:43. A—37,936 (41,363). (Flores), Jiménez (Davis). WP—Jackson. Thielbar 0 2 1 1 1 0 10 2.16 Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second,
West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away T—2:32. A—40,688 (41,149). Jax, H, 18 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 3.55 Mark Ripperger; Third, Shane Livensparger.
Nationals 8, Phillies 7 Pagán 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.02 T—2:38. A—28,502 (43,891).
Los Angeles 74 46 .617 — — 10-0 W-11 41-20 33-26 Red Sox 8, Yankees 3
Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Duran 1 1 0 0 0 3 17 2.83
San Francisco 64 58 .525 11 +½ 3-7 L-2 35-28 29-30 Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Leaders
Schwarber dh 4 2 2 3 1 1 .182 T—2:50. A—30,687 (38,544).
Bohm 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Verdugo rf 5 3 3 0 0 2 .275 American League
Arizona 62 61 .504 13 ½ 2 5-5 L-1 30-31 32-30 Devers 3b 4 2 3 2 1 1 .266 Brewers 9, Rangers 8
Harper 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .293 Through August 18
San Diego 59 64 .480 16 ½ 5 4-6 W-1 33-30 26-34 Castellanos rf 5 0 0 0 0 4 .276 Turner dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 .289 Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg. BATTING
Stott 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Yoshida lf 4 1 2 4 0 1 .302 Yelich dh 3 3 2 0 2 0 .289
Colorado 47 75 .385 28 16 ½ 3-7 W-1 27-32 20-43 Casas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Contreras c 5 2 3 3 0 0 .275 G AB R H BA
Turner ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 .248
Story ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Santana 1b 4 1 1 3 1 1 .162 Díaz, TB 104 401 72 129 .322
Realmuto c 4 1 1 2 0 3 .247
Thursday’s results Cave lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .252 Duran cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Canha lf 5 1 1 2 0 2 .212 Bichette, TOR 106 449 50 144 .321
McGuire c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Adames ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 .206 Naylor, CLE 96 360 41 110 .306
American League National League Rojas cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288
Reyes 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .307 Monasterio 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Ohtani, LAA 120 447 92 137 .306
Totals 37 7 10 7 3 10
Seattle 6, Kansas City 4 Washington 10, Boston 7 Totals 38 8 12 8 1 9 Wiemer cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Yoshida, BOS 107 414 59 125 .302
Washington 10, Boston 7 Mets 4, St. Louis 2 Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Merrifield, TOR 114 429 57 129 .301
New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. a-Frelick ph-cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Abrams ss 5 1 1 3 0 1 .252 Tucker, HOU 120 441 69 131 .297
Detroit at Cleveland, ppd. Arizona 3, San Diego 1 Thomas cf-rf 4 0 3 1 1 1 .285 LeMahieu 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .245 Turang 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 .224
Taylor rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .192 Turner, BOS 110 422 71 122 .289
Dodgers 1, Milwaukee 0 Meneses dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Judge dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .281 Ramírez, CLE 117 455 70 130 .286
Bauers 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .210 Totals 39 9 14 9 4 5
Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Hays, BAL 108 399 55 112 .281
Friday’s results Smith 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .202 Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
RUNS: Semien, Texas, 96; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 94;
Garrett rf-lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .279 Torres 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Semien 2b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .280
American League National League A.García, Texas, 89; N.Lowe, Texas, 76; Kwan, Cleveland,
Alu 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .255 McKinney lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Seager ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .347 75; Robert Jr., Chicago, 75; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, 73; Ju-
Seattle 2, Houston 0 Kansas City 4, Cubs 3 Vargas 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .238 a-Kiner-Falefa ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Lowe 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .276 .Rodríguez, Seattle, 73; Arozarena, Tampa Bay, 71; Breg-
Kansas City 4, Cubs 3 Cincinnati 1, Toronto 0 Rutherford lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .222 Bader cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .255 García rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 man, Houston, 71; Turner, Boston, 71.
Detroit 4, Cleveland 2 (G1) Washington 8, Philadelphia 7 1-Call pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Volpe ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 .216 Garver dh 3 2 1 1 1 0 .293 RBI: Tucker, Houston, 92; A.García, Texas, 92; Ohtani,
Totals 37 8 13 8 2 4 Rortvedt c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Heim c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Los Angeles, 89; Devers, Boston, 83; J.Naylor, Cleveland,
Cleveland 4, Detroit 1 (G2) Atlanta 4, San Francisco 0 Totals 35 3 10 3 1 11 b-Grossman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 79; Bregman, Houston, 79; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 79;
Cincinnati 1, Toronto 0 Colorado 14, White Sox 1 Philadelphia 000 600 001—7 10 1
Martinez cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .348 Semien, Texas, 79; Witt Jr., Kansas City, 78; Turner, Bos-
Washington 010 601 00x—8 13 0 Boston 430 000 001—8 12 0
Boston 8, Yankees 3 Mets 7, St. Louis 1 J.Smith 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 ton, 75; Suárez, Seattle, 75.
1-ran for Rutherford in the 8th. New York 001 000 020—3 10 1 HITS: Bichette, Toronto,144; Semien, Texas,141; Ohtani,
Colorado 14, White Sox 1 Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 1 a-doubled for McKinney in the 9th.
c-Duran ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284
E—Rojas (2). LOB—Philadelphia 6, Washington 7. Jankowski lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Los Angeles, 139; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 138; Witt Jr.,
Minnesota 5, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 9, Texas 8 2B—Cave 2 (8), Harper (23), Realmuto (25), Garrett 2 E—Torres (11). LOB—Boston 4, New York 6. 2B—Verdugo Kansas City, 137; Kwan, Cleveland, 132; Y.Díaz, Tampa
Totals 34 8 8 8 4 6
Milwaukee 9, Texas 8 San Diego 4, Arizona 0 (17). HR—Schwarber (31), off Adon; Schwarber (32), off 2 (31), McGuire (11), Volpe (15), Kiner-Falefa (10). Bay, 131; N.Lowe, Texas, 131; Tucker, Houston, 131; J.Ra-
Baltimore 9, Oakland 4 Miami at Dodgers, late Finnegan; Abrams (12), off Lorenzen. RBIs—Realmuto 2 HR—Yoshida (13), off Brito; Judge (23), off Whitlock. Milwaukee 003 000 330—9 14 0 mírez, Cleveland, 130.
(50), Cave (16), Rojas (14), Schwarber 3 (77), Alu 2 (9), RBIs—Turner 2 (75), Yoshida 4 (60), Devers 2 (83), LeMa- Texas 000 301 004—8 8 0 DOUBLES: M.Chapman, Toronto, 35; Ja.Duran, Boston,
Tampa Bay at Angels, late Rutherford 2 (2), Abrams 3 (47), Thomas (69). SB—Ro- hieu (30), Judge 2 (47). 34; N.Lowe, Texas, 33; Seager, Texas, 33; Verdugo, Bos-
a-flied out for Wiemer in the 6th. b-doubled for Heim in
jas (6). Runners left in scoring position—Boston 2 (Verdugo, Sto- the 9th. c-doubled for J.Smith in the 9th. ton, 31; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 30; Robert Jr., Chicago, 30;
Saturday’s games Runners left in scoring position—Philadelphia 3 (Turner 2, ry); New York 3 (Bader, Rortvedt 2). RISP—Boston 7 for LOB—Milwaukee 7, Texas 3. 2B—Yelich (28), Contreras Semien, Texas, 30; Hays, Baltimore, 29; Renfroe, Los An-
American League Bohm); Washington 3 (Meneses 2, Alu). RISP—Philadel- 11; New York 0 for 6. (28), Canha (4), Taylor (6), Seager (33), Grossman (19), geles, 29; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 29; Santander, Balti-
phia 4 for 10; Washington 6 for 9. Runners moved up—Rortvedt, LeMahieu. GIDP—Yoshida, Duran (19), Jankowski (12). HR—Santana (5), off Sborz; more, 29; Tucker, Houston, 29.
Boston (Crawford 5-6) at Yankees (Cole 10-3), 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Turner, Torres, Rortvedt. TRIPLES: Ohtani, Los Angeles, 7; Witt Jr., Kansas City, 7;
Lowe (15), off Woodruff; Garver (9), off Woodruff. RBIs-
Kansas City (Singer 8-8) at Cubs (Steele 13-3), 1:20 p.m. Lorenzen, L, 2-1 3 1/3 8 7 6 1 1 74 3.54 DP—Boston 2 (Devers, Story, Casas; Devers, Reyes, Ca- —Contreras 3 (57), Canha 2 (8), Adames (52), Santana 3 Franco, Tampa Bay, 6; Kwan, Cleveland, 6; Rosario, Los
Milwaukee (Peralta 9-8) at Texas (Dunning 9-4), 3:05 p.m. sas); New York 2 (Volpe, Torres, Bauers; LeMahieu, Torres, (10), Lowe 2 (65), Garver (32), García (92), Martinez (3), Angeles, 6; Henderson, Baltimore, 5; Kiermaier, Toronto,
Hoffman 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 19 2.72
Bauers). Duran (44), Jankowski (27), Semien (79). SB—Semien 5; 10 tied at 4.
Toronto (Bassitt 11-6) at Cincinnati (Williamson 4-2), 5:40 p.m. Soto 1 2 1 1 0 0 16 4.82
Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA HOME RUNS: Ohtani, Los Angeles, 43; Robert Jr., Chica-
Covey 2 2 0 0 1 1 41 4.33 (12), Turang (15), García (8). CS—Canha (1).
Detroit (Rodriguez 8-6) at Cleveland (Bibee 9-2), 6:10 p.m. Bello, W, 9-7 6 6 1 1 1 4 98 3.70 go, 32; A.García, Texas, 30; Devers, Boston, 27; Burger,
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pittsburgh (Keller 9-8) at Minnesota (Gray 6-5), 6:10 p.m. Whitlock 2 2 2 2 0 5 33 5.72 Woodruff 5 1/3 3 4 4 2 4 92 2.89
Miami, 25; Tucker, Houston, 24; Witt Jr., Kansas City, 24;
Adon 4 6 6 6 2 3 74 7.00 Judge, New York, 23; Siri, Tampa Bay, 23; Paredes, Tam-
Seattle (Gilbert 10-5) at Houston (Valdez 9-8), 6:10 p.m. Bernardino 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 13 2.70 Peguero, W, 3-4 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 17 3.86 pa Bay, 23.
Ferrer, W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.26 Martin 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1.32
White Sox (Scholtens 1-5) at Colorado (Freeland 4-13), 7:10 p.m. Weems, H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 22 2.75 Uribe, H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1.10 STOLEN BASES: E.Ruiz, Oakland, 48; Witt Jr., Kansas
Baltimore (Irvin 1-3) at Oakland (Waldichuk 2-7), 8:07 p.m. Garcia, H, 3 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 9 7.71 New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Milner 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.36 City, 34; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 32; Franco, Tampa Bay,
Brito, L, 4-6 2 1/3 9 7 6 0 1 46 5.43 Chafin 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 19 11.81 30; Castro, Minnesota, 29; Mateo, Baltimore, 25; J.Lowe,
Tampa Bay (Eflin 12-7) at Angels (Silseth 4-1), 8:07 p.m. Machado, H, 4 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 16 6.04
Hamilton 3 2/3 1 0 0 0 5 43 1.72
Harvey, H, 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 2.91 Williams, S, 29-32 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 9 1.53 Tampa Bay, 24; Tucker, Houston, 24; Ja.Duran, Boston,
National League
Finnegan, S, 20-27 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 2.67 Middleton 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 1.04 Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 23; Merrifield, Toronto, 23.
Kansas City (Singer 8-8) at Cubs (Steele 13-3), 1:20 p.m. Weissert 2 2 1 1 0 2 27 4.15 Heaney 3 2/3 7 3 3 1 3 844.27 PITCHING: Gibson, Baltimore, 12-7; Eflin, Tampa Bay,
T—2:42. A—26,747 (41,376).
Milwaukee (Peralta 9-8) at Texas (Dunning 9-4), 3:05 p.m. T—2:46. A—44,566 (47,309). Stratton 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 271.42
12-7; McClanahan, Tampa Bay, 11-2; Eovaldi, Texas, 11-3;
Philadelphia (Sánchez 1-3) at Washington (Irvin 3-5), 3:05 p.m. Tigers 4, Guardians 2 (1st game) Kremer, Baltimore,11-5; Bassitt, Toronto,11-6; Cole, New
Mets 7, Cardinals 1 Sborz, L, 5-5, BS, 0-3 1/3 3 3 3 1 1 224.50
York, 10-3; Gilbert, Seattle, 10-5; Ohtani, Los Angeles,
Toronto (Bassitt 11-6) at Cincinnati (Williamson 4-2), 5:40 p.m. Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Burke 1 2 3 3 1 0 133.38 10-5; Kirby, Seattle, 10-8.
Pittsburgh (Keller 9-8) at Minnesota (Gray 6-5), 6:10 p.m. Baddoo lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .227 G.Anderson 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 184.64
Greene cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .305 Nimmo dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 .269 Leclerc 1 0 0 0 0 0 112.89 National League
Mets (Senga 9-6) at St. Louis (Mikolas 6-8), 6:15 p.m. Vierling 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270 Locastro lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .176 Through August 18
T—3:07. A—33,797 (40,000).
San Francisco (Webb 9-9) at Atlanta (Chirinos 5-5), 6:20 p.m. Torkelson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .231 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .221 BATTING
White Sox (Scholtens 1-5) at Colorado (Freeland 4-13), 7:10 p.m. Carpenter rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .285 Lindor ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .246 Padres 4, Diamondbacks 0
Alvarez c 3 1 1 1 2 0 .223 G AB R H BA
Arizona (Kelly 9-5) at San Diego (Darvish 8-8), 7:40 p.m. Cabrera dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255 Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Arraez, MIA 116 454 51 164 .361
McKinstry ss-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 McNeil rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 .259 Carroll rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Miami (Pérez 5-4) at Dodgers (Urías 10-6), 8:10 p.m. Mendick 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .191 Freeman, LAD 120 477 102 160 .335
Maton 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Marte 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .276 Acuña Jr., ATL 121 485 110 162 .334
a-Short ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Ortega cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .269 Pham lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .245
Araúz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Bellinger, CHC 90 341 69 110 .323
Rogers c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .208 Walker 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Stott, PHI 114 444 60 131 .295
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 10 Totals 40 7 13 7 3 7 Gurriel Jr. dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Betts, LAD 114 447 98 132 .295
FRIDAY’S GAMES Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. St. Louis
Edman cf
AB
4
R
0
H
0
BI BB SO Avg.
0 0 1 .246
Peterson 3b
b-Kennedy ph
3
1
0
0
0 0 0 2 .167
0 0 0 1 .182
Harper, PHI 88 331 54 97 .293
Freeman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Yelich, MIL 119 457 86 132 .289
Palacios cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Thomas cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .235

Brewers slip past

Ramírez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .288 Thomas, WAS 121 484 83 138 .285
Laureano rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Goldschmidt dh 4 0 0 0 1 3 .275 c-Lewis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Hoerner, CHC 112 469 71 133 .284
b-Kwan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Arenado 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Moreno c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .273
RUNS: Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 110; Freeman, Los Angeles,
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .238 Motter 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Perdomo ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 102; Betts, Los Angeles, 98; Olson, Atlanta, 96; Riley, At-
Contreras c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Totals 31 0 6 0 3 13 lanta, 89; Yelich, Milwaukee, 86; Carroll, Arizona, 85;

Rangers in opener
Calhoun dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289
Arias 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .197 O’Neill lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .243 San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg. L.Thomas, Washington, 83; Lindor, New York, 76;
c-Giménez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Walker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Kim 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .281 K.Marte, Arizona, 76.
Rocchio ss 3 0 0 0 1 3 .273 Baker 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Tatis Jr. rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .268 RBI: Olson, Atlanta, 108; Alonso, New York, 91; Albies,
Naylor c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .181 a-Burleson ph-1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 Soto lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Atlanta, 90; Arenado, St. Louis, 84; Freeman, Los Ange-
Straw cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Fermín 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Machado dh 1 0 0 0 3 1 .248 les, 83; C.Walker, Arizona, 82; Betts, Los Angeles, 81;
Winn ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Bogaerts ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 J.Martinez, Los Angeles, 78; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 77;
W IR E R E P ORT S Totals 32 2 5 2 2 10
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 7 Riley, Atlanta, 77.
Cronenworth 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Detroit 300 000 001—4 8 0 HITS: Arraez, Miami, 164; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 162; Free-
New York 101 000 500—7 13 0 Sánchez c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .216 man, Los Angeles, 160; L.Thomas, Washington, 138; Ril-
Cleveland 100 000 001—2 5 0 1-Azocar pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
ARLINGTON — Carlos Santana hit a go-ahead, a-struck out for Maton in the 6th. b-tripled for Laureano
St. Louis 000 000
a-struck out for Baker in the 6th.
001—1 6 0
Campusano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
ey, Atlanta, 135; Hoerner, Chicago, 133; Betts, Los Ange-
les, 132; Castellanos, Philadelphia, 132; Yelich, Milwau-
in the 9th. c-popped out for Arias in the 9th.
three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the E—Arias (6). LOB—Detroit 7, Cleveland 5. 2B—Torkelson LOB—New York 9, St. Louis 10. 2B—O’Neill (9), Palacios Cooper 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .217 kee, 132; Stott, Philadelphia, 131.
(1). HR—Nimmo (18), off Thompson; McNeil (6), off a-Gamel ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 DOUBLES: Freeman, Los Angeles, 44; Candelario, Chica-
Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-8 win over the Texas Rang- (26), Cabrera (15), Baddoo (11), Ramírez (30). 3B—Kwan
(6). HR—Baddoo (8), off Williams; Rogers (15), off Mor- Naile. RBIs—Nimmo (51), McNeil 4 (45), Lindor (74), Al- Carpenter 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 go, 35; C.Walker, Arizona, 34; Betts, Los Angeles, 32; Acu-
ers in a matchup of division leaders Friday night. gan. RBIs—Baddoo (26), Carpenter (43), Cabrera (21), varez (45), Palacios (1).
Runners left in scoring position—New York 4 (Araúz, Men-
Grisham cf
Totals
2
26
0
4
0
4
0 0 0 .211
4 4 5
ña Jr., Atlanta, 29; Castellanos, Philadelphia, 29; Menes-
es, Washington, 29; L.Thomas, Washington, 29; Willi-
Rogers (37), Gonzalez 2 (10). SB—Torkelson (3). S—Bad-
The NL Central-leading Brewers rallied after the doo. dick, Lindor, Nimmo); St. Louis 6 (Walker 3, Goldschmidt,
Arizona 000 000 000—0 6 1
.Contreras, Milwaukee, 28; Yelich, Milwaukee, 28.
Burleson 2). RISP—New York 3 for 10; St. Louis 1 for 7. TRIPLES: Cronenworth, San Diego, 7; K.Marte, Arizona,
AL West-leading Rangers took a 4-3 lead in the sixth Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 6 (Cabrera, Car-
penter 2, McKinstry 2, Vierling); Cleveland 0. New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
San Diego 000 000 04x—4 4 0 7; Benson, Cincinnati, 6; Carroll, Arizona, 6; Hayes, Pitts-
on Adolis Garcia’s RBI single that scored Corey Seager Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lucchesi, W, 2-0 5 2/3 4 0 0 2 5 84 3.54 a-singled for Cooper in the 8th. b-struck out for Peterson
in the 9th. c-struck out for Thomas in the 9th.
burgh, 6; Marsh, Philadelphia, 6; McCarthy, Arizona, 5;
Realmuto, Philadelphia, 5; 13 tied at 4.
Bickford, H, 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 9 9.72
from second. Milwaukee then went on to score six Skubal, W, 3-2
Holton, H, 8
6 3 1 1 1 7 88 3.76
2 0 0 0 1 2 19 1.69 Coonrod 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
1-ran for Sánchez in the 8th. HOME RUNS: Olson, Atlanta, 43; Alonso, New York, 37;
E—Perdomo (4). LOB—Arizona 7, San Diego 4. 2B—Gur- Schwarber, Philadelphia, 32; Betts, Los Angeles, 31; Sol-
unanswered runs over the next two innings. Foley, S, 6-8 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 2.68 Santana 2 2 1 1 2 1 45 5.91
riel Jr. (26), Soto (26). HR—Tatis Jr. (20), off Castro. er, Miami, 30; Riley, Atlanta, 29; Muncy, Los Angeles, 28;
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA RBIs—Kim 2 (44), Tatis Jr. 2 (65). CS—Kim (7), Moreno C.Walker, Arizona, 28; Albies, Atlanta, 28; Acuña Jr., At-
The Rangers (72-50) lost a series opener for the first Cleveland
Williams, L, 1-4
IP
5
H
6
R ER BB SO NP ERA
3 3 2 4 90 3.02 Thompson, L, 2-5 5 6 2 2 1 5 82 3.90 (1). S—Grisham. lanta, 27.
time in August. Herrin 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 22 5.19 Suárez 1 2 1 1 1 1 24 7.45 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA STOLEN BASES: Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 55; Carroll, Arizona,
37; Abrams, Washington, 33; Hoerner, Chicago, 30; Kim,
Naile 3 5 4 4 1 1 50 9.64 Pfaadt 7 1 0 0 3 5 107 6.13
Guardians, Tigers split: Will Brennan hit a tie- Karinchak
Morgan
1 1/3
1
0
1
0 0 1 2 22 3.72
1 1 0 2 20 3.42 T—2:43. A—42,076 (44,494). Castro, L, 5-6 1/3 3 4 4 0 0 8 5.19 San Diego, 27; McCarthy, Arizona, 26; Yelich, Milwaukee,
25; S.Marte, New York, 24; Friedl, Cincinnati, 23; Stott,
breaking two-run double in Cleveland’s four-run T—2:30. A—0 (34,788). Rockies 14, White Sox 1 Mantiply 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.65
Philadelphia, 23.
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
eighth inning, and the Guardians beat visiting Detroit Guardians 4, Tigers 1 (2nd game) Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Lugo 6 5 0 0 3 9 104 3.92
PITCHING: Strider, Atlanta, 14-4; Steele, Chicago, 13-3;
Gallen, Arizona, 13-5; T.Walker, Philadelphia, 13-5; Mor-
4-1 for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Miguel Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Andrus ss
Benintendi lf
4
4
1
0
3 1
0 0
0
0
0 .237
0 .269
Barlow 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 7.27 ton, Atlanta, 12-10; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-4; Mus-
Baddoo lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .224 Suarez, W, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.11 grove, San Diego, 10-3; J.Urías, Los Angeles, 10-6.
Cabrera drove in a run to tie Mel Ott for 11th place on a-Vierling ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Robert Jr. cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Hader 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.82
Vaughn 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .252
the career RBIs list as Detroit won 4-2. Greene dh
Torkelson 1b
4
3
1
0
1 0 0 2
0 0 1 1
.304
.229 Moncada 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .226
T—2:29. A—40,945 (40,222).

Braves 4, Giants 0: Spencer Strider struck out 10 Carpenter rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Sheets dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Orioles 9, Athletics 4
Ibáñez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Grandal c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237
and allowed one hit in seven innings in becoming the b-Maton ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .173 Pérez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Baltimore
Rutschman c
AB
4
R H
1 3
BI BB SO Avg.
0 1 0 .272 NOTEBOOK
first 14-game winner in the majors as Atlanta blanked Báez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Thompson rf
Sosa 2b
3
3
0
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
1 .150
0 .127
Henderson ss 5 2 3 3 0 1 .242
McKinstry cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Santander rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .248
visiting San Francisco for its third straight shutout. Short 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .230 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 5 Urías 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .254
STORM PUSHES UP GAMES
Nationals 8, Phillies 7: CJ Abrams hit a three-run Haase c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .201 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Mountcastle dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .270 MLB has rescheduled
Totals 30 1 6 1 4 10 Blackmon rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .275 O’Hearn 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .303
homer to cap a six-run fourth inning, and host Wash- Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Kauffmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Mullins cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .253
three Sunday games in
ington beat Philadelphia, spoiling Michael Lorenzen’s Kwan lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .272 Tovar ss 4 3 2 3 1 0 .264 Hays lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .281 California because of the
Ramírez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 McMahon 3b 3 3 1 3 2 0 .252 Frazier 2b-rf 5 2 1 1 0 0 .239
first start since throwing a no-hitter nine days earlier. Giménez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Trejo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Westburg 3b-2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .264 forecast for Hurricane
Royals 4, Cubs 3: Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead Gonzalez rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Rodgers 2b
Jones lf
5 2 2 2 0 1 .231
4 1 1 2 1 0 .275
Totals 42 9 16 9 1 6 Hilary. The changes were
Laureano cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
homer, and Cole Ragans pitched six effective innings Calhoun 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .317 Díaz c 5 1 3 2 0 1 .264 Butler cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .280 announced by the league
Profar dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238
to help visiting Kansas City end a three-game skid. Rocchio ss
Brennan cf-rf
4
4
1
1
1 1 0 3 .271
2 2 0 0 .254 a-Montero ph-1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .208
Gelof 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .292 as Hurricane Hilary
Rooker dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 .246
Reds 1, Blue Jays 0: Christian Encarnacion-Strand Arias 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .198 Toglia 1b-rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .164 Brown rf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .223 churned off Mexico’s
Doyle cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .193
homered in the ninth inning, and host Cincinnati beat Collins c
1-Straw pr
1
0
0
0
1 0 2 0 1.000
0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 37 14 13 14 8 4
Diaz 3b
Soderstrom 1b
4
4
0 0
1 1
0 0 3
0 0 2
.236
.175
Pacific coast Friday as a
Toronto in a series opener between playoff contenders. Naylor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Chicago 100 000 000—1 4 0 Kemp lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .213 powerful Category 4
Totals 30 4 7 4 6 5
Red Sox 8, Yankees 3: Rookie Masataka Yoshida Colorado 500 403 11x—14 13 0 a-Ruiz ph-lf
Langeliers c
1
4
0 0
0 0
0 0 1
0 0 1
.251
.201
storm.
Detroit 000 100 000—1 6 0 a-doubled for Profar in the 8th.
hit a three-run homer four batters into the game and Cleveland 000 000 04x—4 7 0 LOB—Chicago 2, Colorado 7. 2B—Rodgers (4), Profar Allen ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .201 Each of the games —
Totals 39 4 12 4 1 12
drove in four runs to lead Boston past host New York. a-struck out for Baddoo in the 7th. b-struck out for Ibáñez (25), Toglia (4), Montero (8). 3B—Rodgers (1). HR—An-
drus (4), off P.Lambert; Tovar (14), off Kopech; Díaz (12), Arizona at San Diego,
in the 8th. Baltimore 320 220 000—9 16 0
Mets 7, Cardinals 1: Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff 1-ran for Collins in the 7th. off Kopech; McMahon (21), off Kopech. RBIs—Andrus
(34), Tovar 3 (56), Jones 2 (34), Díaz 2 (53), Blackmon Oakland 110 020 000—4 12 2 Tampa Bay at the Los
home run, Jeff McNeil had a three-run shot, and New LOB—Detroit 7, Cleveland 8. 2B—Ibáñez (18), Calhoun
(2), Brennan (20). RBIs—Ibáñez (22), Rocchio (5), Bren- (28), McMahon 3 (65), Rodgers 2 (9), Montero (21). a-struck out for Kemp in the 8th. Angeles Angels and Mi-
SB—Doyle (16), Díaz (1). E—Diaz (3), Soderstrom (1). LOB—Baltimore 8, Oakland
York beat host St. Louis for its third straight win. nan 2 (33), Arias (14). SB—Báez (11). CS—Arias (4).
Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 0; Colorado 4 9. 2B—Mullins (18), Hays 2 (29), Frazier (17), Rutschman ami at the Los Angeles
S—Haase.
Rockies 14, White Sox 1: Ezequiel Tovar, Elias Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 3 (McKinstry, Vi- (McMahon, Doyle 3). RISP—Chicago 0 for 0; Colorado 6
for 18.
(21), Brown (12), Kemp (12), Rooker 2 (15). 3B—O’Hearn
(1). HR—Henderson (20), off Medina. RBIs—Mountcastle Dodgers — will now be
erling, Greene); Cleveland 4 (Giménez, Ramírez, Brennan,
Díaz and Ryan McMahon all homered, Peter Lambert Arias). RISP—Detroit 1 for 7; Cleveland 3 for 9. Runners moved up—Jones, Blackmon, Profar, Doyle. (56), Mullins 2 (52), Henderson 3 (59), Westburg 2 (14),
Frazier (51), Brown 2 (41), Kemp (23), Rooker (50).
played Saturday as part
GIDP—Benintendi.
threw seven innings, and host Colorado beat Chicago. Runners moved up—Baddoo, McKinstry.
DP—Colorado 2 (Toglia, Tovar, Toglia; Toglia, Tovar, To- SB—O’Hearn (4). SF—Westburg. of split doubleheaders.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NPERA glia). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Padres 4, Diamondbacks 0: Fernando Tatis Jr. Wentz 5 4 0 0 2 3 836.62
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Gibson, W, 12-7 5 9 4 4 0 6 95 4.97
capped San Diego’s four-run eighth inning with a Brieske, H, 2
Vasquez, H, 1
1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 272.12
1/3 0 1 1 2 0 113.00
Kopech, L, 5-11 4 6 9 9 4 1 76 5.12 Baumann 1 2 0 0 1 1 21 3.58 LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Honeywell Jr. 2 4 3 3 2 1 43 7.36 Ci.Pérez 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 3.86
two-run homer, and the Padres beat visiting Arizona. Cisnero, L, 2-4, BS, 2-4 1 3 3 3 1 0 314.89
Cronin 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 7.71 Webb 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00 Nolan Schanuel was
Orioles 9, Athletics 4: Gunnar Henderson hit a Cleveland
Curry
IP
6
H
5
R
1
ER
1
BB
2
SO
6
NP ERA
81 3.24
Shaw 1 2 1 1 1 2 25 6.11 Cano 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 1.72 called up by the club, 40
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
two-run homer in the second inning and added an Sandlin 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 22 3.60
Colorado
P.Lambert, W, 3-4
IP H
7 4
R ER BB SO NP ERA
1 1 1 5 85 5.02 F.Pérez, L, 0-1 1 4 3 3 0 1 23 12.00 days after he was the 11th
RBI single as Baltimore defeated host Oakland. Hentges
De Los Santos, W, 5-2 1/3
1 0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
23 5.24
4 2.84
Bruihl 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13.50 Medina 3 5 4 3 0 1 50 5.44 overall pick in this year’s
Kauffmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8.34 Muller 3 1/3 6 2 2 1 3 67 7.64
Twins 5, Pirates 1: Pablo López pitched six score- Clase, S, 33-42 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.09
T—2:17. A—35,249 (50,144). Scott 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 26 3.38 amateur draft.
T—2:44. A—31,556 (34,788).
less innings to send host Minnesota past Pittsburgh. T—2:56. A—8,942 (46,847). Wire reports
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ASTROS

Peña seeks to rediscover plate prowess

By Matt Kawahara
STA F F W RIT E R
MIAMI — After his na-
scent postseason last year,
Jeremy Peña is navigating
the trials of a second season
in the majors. An eruption
with the bat last October
made the Astros shortstop
the first rookie position
player to earn World Series
MVP honors and estab-
lished a standard any hitter
would struggle to replicate.
At 25, Peña is still a
young hitter. His playoff
outburst helped propel
Houston to a title and out-
weighed his production be-
fore or since. After 110
games last season, Peña
owned a .248 average and
.692 OPS. After 110 games
this season, his numbers
appear similar: a .247 aver-
age and a .679 OPS.
Reducing his front-leg
kick last September helped
send Peña on his ensuing
tear, simplifying the timing
and movements in his
swing. His sophomore
campaign has restored the
reality of a challenging
league. Amid it, Peña is at-
tempting another recent
adjustment to a distinctive
element of his hitting.
“He’s definitely made a
concerted effort to calm his
hands down,” Astros assis-
tant hitting coach Jason
Kanzler said. “He has kind
of that signature bat heli-
copter. He’s getting it over
with a little earlier, and he’s
quieting it down. He wants
to be in a more consistent
position more often.”
Peña will rotate his bat
before he loads, at times al-
most laying it flat behind
him before bringing up his
hands to begin his hitting
motion. It’s a move Peña
said he has always done
naturally for “having some
kind of rhythm, some kind
of timing mechanism and
being loose.”
He is still doing that but
said in recent weeks he has
tried to make it a smaller
movement, again paring
the amount of activity be-
fore he reaches a hitting po-
sition.
“I felt like it would give
me a better chance of recog-
nizing pitches, seeing the
ball better,” Peña said. “I
feel like the more you move,
the more you have to con-
trol, and the less you move,
the less you have to con-
trol.”
Peña estimated he intro-
duced the adjustment at the
end of July. He reached July
25 batting .232 with a .656
OPS, the latter mark his
lowest since mid-April. In
19 games heading into this
weekend’s series against
the Seattle Mariners, Peña
was 23-for-72 (.319) with a
.410 on-base percentage.
“I feel better,” Peña said.
“I feel like I can get to a
more consistent position to
launch from, and I think
that’s the biggest thing right
now.”
The recent stretch for Pe-
ña comes with caveats. His
batting average on balls in
play the last 19 games is
.442, a pace that won’t be
sustained. Just four of his 23
hits in that span are for ex-
tra bases, all doubles. Peña
has not homered in his last
33 games, a span of 141 plate
appearances.
The drop-off in power
from Peña is striking. Peña
hit 22 home runs as a rookie
and ended this April with
six in 28 games. He has four
home runs with a .336 slug-
ging percentage over 82 cognizant of breaking balls
games since May 1. to the point he is late on
Peña did much of his fastballs. Peña’s average ex-
damage last season against it velocity on fastballs is just
four-seam fastballs, slug- 87.5 mph compared to 90.1
ging .560 against the pitch. mph last season. His aver-
His run value against four- age on breaking pitches is
seamers in 2022 was plus- two miles per hour higher
six, per Baseball Savant. but hasn’t translated to
Peña has been less produc- more hits. His overall
tive against four-seamers ground-ball rate has
this season with a .447 slug- jumped nearly seven per-
ging percentage and a mi- centage points.
nus-five run value. He has “He was putting a lot of
also done less damage good swings on breaking
against sliders, slugging balls in the zone; he just
.293 against that pitch com- was almost always ground-
pared to .478 last season. ing them to the shortstop,”
That comes coupled with Kanzler said. “So it’s not
some strides against slid- like it was this terrible
ers. Peña had a 36.3 percent problem. It’s just that he
whiff rate and 25 percent needed to find a way to re-
put-away rate facing sliders fine so those balls that he’s
last year. Those are down to getting that can be hit hard,
33.8 and 19.5 percent this he can hit them hard and
year. Overall, Peña is chas- put them somewhere in the
ing slightly fewer pitches outfield.”
outside the zone and show- Deploying his swing
ing a more selective ap- from a strong and reliable
proach. His 22.3 percent position is one path toward
strikeout rate is down from Peña’s potentially capitaliz-
24.2 percent last year; his ing on progress he has
6.7 percent walk rate is up made in approach and
from 3.9 percent. preparation.
Astros manager Dusty “He’s making better deci-
Baker has suggested Peña sions,” Kanzler said. “He’s
is “in between” this season, definitely commanding his
at-bats more. So I think
finding consistent mechan-
ics was like the next step for
him to get some of the re-
sults that he wasn’t getting
early in the season.”
Last year’s move to less-
en Peña’s leg kick and get
his front foot down earlier
was also aimed at getting
him to a good position and
offering more time to see
pitches. The kick is some-
thing Peña can still work in
and could help him gener-
ate power. Peña, though,
said he is mostly eschewing
the kick for now.
The adjustments under-
score Peña’s continued ad-
aptation as a major league
hitter. With his lineup at
fuller strength, Baker has
slotted Peña seventh or
eighth more of late after a
stint in the second spot,
where Peña thrived during
his breakout postseason.
“These guys (pitchers),
they go to school on you,”
Baker said earlier this
month. “It’s hard to come
up to the big leagues and
just keep hitting, hitting,
hitting. So he’s learning and
we’re going to help him
learn.”

ASTROS Mariners 2, Astros 0

Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
NOTEBOOK

Brantley eager
Rodríguez cf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .274
From page B1 Suárez 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .231
T.France 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .253
Raleigh c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .221
pitched well against us.

for rehab games

We’ve got to figure him out.
Their pitching shut us out
today. Our pitching was
good, too. … There’s not
much you can say.”
The Astros had just one
at-bat with a runner in
scoring position until the
ninth. Jose Altuve opened
the inning with an infield
single, his 1,998th career
hit. Alex Bregman hit a po-
tential double-play
groundball, but second
baseman Josh Rojas bob-
bled his exchange. A
passed ball sent Bregman
to second.
Yordan Alvarez reached
on an infield single, moving
Bregman to third. Yainer
Diaz, who struck two of the
Astros’ hits, grounded the
next pitch up the middle for
an inning-ending double
play.
Houston’s best chance
before that arrived in the
fourth. Alvarez drew a
two-out walk from Miller
and Diaz lined a double off
the left-field wall. Miller
struck out Jon Singleton on
a backdoor slider to end the
inning. In a matchup of
rookie righthanders, Miller
outdueled J.P. France with
6 1⁄3 scoreless innings.
“They’re getting strike
one, not walking people,”
Baker said. “They’re a good
pitching staff. So you’ve
just got to give them credit
for shutting us down.”
The Astros had won
eight straight games with
France on the mound.
France offered a chance to
extend the streak with six
strong innings. A raft of
baserunners against him
produced two runs. Two
swings did damage against
him.
Julio Rodríguez, the
Mariners’ scorching lead-
off man, singled to begin
the game. France struck
out the next three batters. It
started a theme. France
dodged traffic through his
outing, holding Seattle hit-
less over11at-bats with run-
ners in scoring position. He
could not dodge two blasts.
Rodríguez sent a 414-foot
moonshot onto the train
tracks in the third inning.
He singled in the fifth for
his ninth hit in as many at-
bats, matching a Mariners
record. An Eugenio Suárez
single gave Seattle two on
with no outs. Neither ad-
vanced further as France
retired his next three bat-
ters.
Zero run support gave
France a razor-thin margin
for error. He crossed it on
his 100th pitch. Ford got a
low curveball and lofted it
into the right-field seats.
France departed after six
innings in a 2-0 deficit.
Rodríguez added an in-
Mariners starter Bryce Miller delivers a pitch
during the first inning Friday at Minute Maid Park.
Miller allowed two hits, had two strikeouts and a
walk in 6 1⁄3 innings as he improved to 8-4.
field single in the ninth and
has13 hits over his last three
games. He is the youngest
player in MLB history to
have that many hits in a
three-game span.
“It’s tough to get hitters
out; it’s especially tough
when they’re hot like that,”
France said. “And then he’s
just a really good hitter.
First at-bat, it was a1-0 fast-
ball in a good spot that he
pulled. Then the third AB,
put the slider where I want-
ed to, he capped it, he didn’t
hit it super-hard. But I
mean, he did his job, I did
my job. That’s just how it
fell.”
This series carries divi-
sional consequence. Hous-
ton entered 2 1⁄2 games back
of the first-place Rangers.
Seattle entered six back but
streaking. The Mariners
arrived at Minute Maid
Park with the second-best
record in the majors since
July 1 at 28-13. The Astros
had the fourth-best mark
in that span at 25-15.
Quality from France
This marked just the sec-
ond time in 16 major-league
starts that France has al-
lowed multiple home runs.
Rodríguez’s homer in the
third was the first against
France since July 5 and end-
ed a stretch of 37 2⁄3 homer-
less innings worked by the
rookie righthander. Ford
homered in an eight-pitch
at-bat in the sixth.
“The one to Julio … was a
backup cutter,” France
said. “And then the one to
Ford, that was a battle of an
AB. … It’s where I wanted
to throw it. I threw one
(curveball) below the zone,
he didn’t chase. And then
he was fouling all the ones
in the zone and I got that
one probably a ball and a
Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer
half below the zone. And
unfortunately here, right
field and left field doesn’t
exactly hold the ball well.”
Ford nearly went around
on a check-swing with two
strikes before the homer
but was ruled to have held
up. France was diplomatic
when asked about the call.
“It was a tough one,” he
said. “The bat was definite-
ly out there, but his wrist
didn’t break. … Do I want it,
yes. Was it there, I’m not
entirely sure.”
France has authored 12
quality starts for Houston.
Friday’s found him often
working out of the stretch.
Seattle saw its leadoff hitter
reach base in each of its first
five innings. Rodríguez, on
his home run, was the only
one to score.
France finished four of
his innings with strikeouts
and stranded multiple run-
ners in three frames. He
navigated some hard con-
tact against him while
striking out seven; Seattle
averaged a 93.4 mph exit
velocity on 18 balls put into
play.
“It was kind of a weird
day today,” France said.
“Stuff didn’t feel the best,
how it’s been probably the
past couple outings, so it
was definitely more of a
grind. But … when my stuff
didn’t feel the best is when I
ended up getting more
strikeouts, as opposed to
days that I can put the ball
wherever I want to and I’ll
get three to four.”
France emerged from
the outing with a 2.75 ERA
on the season. He entered
with the second-lowest
ERA among American
League starters with at
least 100 innings after only
Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi.
France has a 1.98 ERA over
Hernández rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .252
Marlowe lf
Ford dh
4
4
0
1
0 0
1 1
0
0
0 .274
1 .219
Caballero ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235
Rojas 2b
Totals
4
37
0
2
0 0
9 2
0 2 .182
1 11
Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. By Matt Kawahara my routine of doing my
Altuve 2b
Bregman 3b
4
4
0
0
1 0
0 0
0
0
1 .318
0 .249
STAF F WRI TER weights in the training
Alvarez lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 room, stay on a rehab
1-Meyers pr
Diaz 1b
0
4
0
0
0 0
2 0
0
0
0 .227
0 .277
Outfielder Michael schedule to be strong and
Singleton dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Brantley said he is “ex- maintain everything I did
McCormick rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Peña ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 cited” about how he feels to get to this point.”
Dubón cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 after two minor-league The Astros are initially
Maldonado c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 3 rehab games as he at- having Brantley play
Seattle 001 001 000—2 9 1 tempts to rejoin the As- every other day on his
Houston 000
1-ran for Alvarez in the 9th.
000 000—0 4 3
tros from right shoulder assignment. Brantley has
E—Caballero (6), J.France (1), Peña (12), Graveman (1). surgery. played left field in both
LOB—Seattle 10, Houston 4. 2B—Hernández (23), Diaz
(16). Brantley was at Minute games at Sugar Land.
HR—Rodríguez (21), off J.France; Ford (12), off J.France.
RBIs—Rodríguez (79), Ford (25). SB—Rodríguez 2 (32).
Maid Park on Friday and Manager Dusty Baker
Runners left in scoring position—Seattle 7 (T.France, Her- worked out with the said the team right now
nández, Raleigh 2, Caballero, Rojas 2); Houston 2 (Single-
ton 2). Astros after playing is “satisfied with every
RISP—Seattle 0 for 17; Houston 1 for 3.
Runners moved up—Marlowe 2.
Thursday night with other day” and could
GIDP—Diaz, Singleton. Triple-A Sugar Land. reevaluate “at some point
DP—Seattle 2 (Suárez, Caballero, T.France; Rojas,
T.France). He’s scheduled to be back in time.”
Seattle
Miller, W, 8-4
IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
6 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 82 3.78
in the Sugar Land lineup The Astros have main-
Topa, H, 19 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 22 2.20 on Saturday. tained the possibility of
Muñoz, S, 7-9 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 2.70
The games are Bran- Brantley returning to
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.France, L, 9-4 6 7 2 2 1 7 105 2.75 tley’s first since his previ- bolster the offense down
Graveman 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 2.08 ous minor-league rehab the stretch. Brantley hit
Urquidy 2 2 0 0 0 3 30 5.21
Inherited runners-scored—Topa 1-0. assignment was cut short .288 with a .785 OPS in 64
HBP—J.France (Caballero). PB—Raleigh (3).
Umpires—Home, Alex MacKay; First, Bruce Dreckman;
in early May. games before his injury
Second, Stu Scheuwater; Third, Mark Wegner. “I’m doing well, feeling last season, after being
T—2:34. A—38,060 (41,000).
well, recovering well so named an All-Star in
far,” Brantley said. “My 2021.
his last nine outings includ- timing at the plate is In his two rehab
ing one relief appearance. better than I probably games, Brantley has two
expected.” hits in seven at-bats. He
Diaz’s day Brantley last played in struck a home run Tues-
Diaz drew his first start the majors last June and day in his first game with
at first base since June 11. had right shoulder sur- Sugar Land but down-
With José Abreu sidelined gery last August. He played any significance of
by back inflammation, the began a rehab assign- that result.
Astros had started Single- ment in late April and “I just care about con-
ton at first base in seven played in nine games sistency of swing and just
straight games. Singleton before having a setback. having good at-bat,”
served as DH on Friday. One ensuing attempt to Brantley said.
Hesitation to use Diaz at ramp up Brantley’s work-
first seems to stem from his load led to his being shut Illness keeps
defense. He handled the down from baseball activ- Tucker out
lone groundball hit to him ities again in early July.
Friday but was also on the The stop-and-start has Right fielder Kyle
receiving end of two errant extended Brantley’s hia- Tucker was scratched
pickoff throws, one each tus beyond the one-year from the Astros’ lineup
from France and Kendall mark of the arthroscopic due to illness for Friday’s
Graveman. Hernández ad- labral surgery he un- series opener against the
vanced to second base on derwent last August. Mariners.
France’s throw, and Rodrí- Having reached the re- Tucker was in Hous-
guez went first-to-third on hab-games stage of his ton’s original lineup but
Graveman’s as Diaz ran to recovery once already, “came in sick” to Minute
retrieve the ball. Neither Brantley said, has not led Maid Park, Baker said.
eventually scored. to any wariness about the Tucker entered Friday
Diaz struck the two process this time. leading the American
hardest-hit balls in play al- “No, it’s the same League with 92 RBIs and
lowed by Miller, a 108.2 thing,” Brantley said. third among qualified AL
mph single in the second “Just make sure I stay on hitters in OPS (.903).
inning and a109.2 double in
the fourth.
Urquidy appears
José Urquidy sat in the
bullpen for the game’s first
seven innings before work-
ing the final two for Hous-
ton in relief. The righthand-
er started last Sunday but
was not slated to start in
this series with Framber
Valdez and Hunter Brown
pitching the next two
games.
Baker noted postgame
the Astros just began a
stretch of 13 games in 13
days and said Urquidy was
used for “bullpen preserva-
tion.” Urquidy worked two
scoreless innings with two Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer
hits allowed and three Starting pitcher J.P. France delivers a pitch against
strikeouts. the Mariners during the first inning Friday.
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ROUND OF 16
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Aug. 5
NETHERLANDS 2 4
SOUTH AFRICA 0 Aug. 12
Aug. 5
JAPAN 3
NORWAY 1
Aug. 5
SWEDEN 0
UNITED STATES 0
(Sweden wins on pks, 5-4)
Aug. 6
Spain, England fighting a familiar battle
ANN KILLION
C OMME NTA RY
The World Cup final
between Spain and En-
gland is a battle between
two teams that have never
won a World Cup — two
European teams that have
never even been in a final
before this.
They share another
trait. Both Spain and En-
gland are highly motivated
by feeling undervalued
and diminished by their
federations. They are
teams that have been
fighting for better treat-
ment, to be heard and
valued.
Sound familiar? It
should. That was the U.S.
team back in 2019, having
entered the World Cup
just weeks after filing an
equal pay lawsuit against
its own federation. The
players were embattled,
angry and galvanized.
“It was the great moti-
vator,” Christen Press said
on her YouTube RE-CAP
show. “We don’t win equal
pay unless we win the
World Cup. And I wonder
if we win the World Cup if
we’re not fighting for
equal pay.”
Those parallel missions
galvanized the team in
2019, as their aspirations
were belittled by the men
who run U.S. Soccer, the
then-president of the
United States and Fox
News.
Some have wondered if
the absence of that anger
and purpose, having set-
tled their equal pay case
last year, hurt the U.S.
team this summer. That’s
way too simplistic, as
naive as saying the team
TRACK AND FIELD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women’s 100-meter dash race to watch
By Eddie Pells
A S S OC IAT E D PRE SS
BUDAPEST, Hungary
— When she stamped her
name on the long, illustri-
ous list of American sprint
champions earlier this
summer, Sha’Carri Rich-
ardson also set the stakes
for the year ahead of her
and the rest of the fast pack
of 100-meter runners she’s
going against.
“I’m not back. I’m bet-
ter,” she declared.
Whether that is good
enough to win gold medals
starting this week at the
world championships, then
again less than 12 months
from now at the Paris
Olympics, comes down to
whether she can finish in
front of defending and five-
time world champion
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
and the Jamaican’s team-
mate, Shericka Jackson.
Jackson has the world’s
best time this year (10.65
seconds), but has lost to
Richardson in their only
two head-to-head match-
ups in 2023. Fraser-Pryce is
trying to match pole vaulter
Sergey Bubka’s record for
world titles in one individu-
al event. Also in the mix is
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the
Ivory Coast, who joins
Richardson and Jackson as
the three women to crack
10.8 this year.
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NETHERLANDS 1 0
Aug. 10 (ET)
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Tuesday
JAPAN 1
SWEDEN 2 Sydney, Australia, Fox
Aug. 11
was “too woke.”
Resignations by coach
Vlatko Andonovski on
Thursday and general
manager Kate Markgraf
on Friday served as a
reminder that the team’s
failures were almost exclu-
sively about tactics and
personnel. The Amer-
icans’ worst-ever finish at
a World Cup, bounced in
the Round of 16, came
because of misguided
team selection and strate-
gy.
That performance was
eerily familiar to the lack-
luster showing at the
Tokyo Olympics, but with-
out the weirdness of the
pandemic to blame. Ando-
novski steered both ef-
forts, his only two coach-
ing stints at a major tour-
nament. His resignation
was not a surprise.
U.S. Soccer has a tall
task now, finding the right
coach to guide the team
into a new era, and doing
it quickly. The Paris Olym-
pics begin next July and
while the Olympic tourna-
ment is not seen as being
as important as the World
Cup, it is always an impor-
tant test for the Amer-
icans, who last won gold
in 2012.
Everyone’s top choice
would be Sarina Wieg-
man, the best coach in the
world. The Dutch-born
coach guided the Nether-
lands to the European
championship in 2017, the
World Cup final in 2019
and now as coach of En-
gland, has won another
European championship
and has her team in an-
other World Cup final.
The head of England’s
Football Association said
that the federation will
reject any overtures to-
ward Wiegman, who is
under contract until 2025.
Other potential candi-
dates include Australia
coach Tony Gustavsson, a
highly regarded U.S. assis-
Two years after being de-
nied a spot in the Olympics
after testing positive for
marijuana, Richardson will
line up at her first major
competition when the 100-
meter heats start Sunday.
The meet itself begins Sat-
urday with the early round
of the men’s 100, where
Fred Kerley defends his ti-
tle and a strong roster of
American runners try to
repeat last year’s podium
sweep.
In many ways, this year’s
meet is a preview of what to
expect when many of the
same athletes take to the
track at the Stade de France
in Paris. Missing, however,
will be one of the sport’s
brightest stars. Sydney
McLaughlin-Levrone, who
skipped the 400-meter
hurdles this season to run
in the 400 flat, withdrew
from the worlds because of
a nagging knee injury. Her
target is Paris, though it’s
still a mystery as to which
events she’ll run.
This year, a familiar cast
threatens the record books:
Ryan Crouser in shot put,
Mondo Duplantis in pole
vault and Faith Kipyegon in
both the 1,500 and 5,000
meters have already set
world records in 2023. Also,
Poland’s Pawel Fajdek has
won five straight titles in
the hammer throw and
could join Bubka (and po-
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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
CHAMPIONSHIP
5 a.m. Sunday at Stadium Australia,
SWEDEN THIRD-PLACE GAME
3 a.m. Saturday at Brisbane (Australia) Stadium, Fox
England’s rise to its first Women’s World Cup final comes at a time when the
Lionesses have also been fighting for equity with their male counterparts.
tant under both Pia Sund-
hage and Jill Ellis. Laura
Harvey, who finished
second in the running to
Andonovski in 2019, cur-
rently coaches the OL
Reign of the NWSL.
Whoever takes the job
will step into a changed
world, as evidenced by the
rise of Spain and England.
Both teams are from tradi-
tional men’s soccer pow-
ers, with federations and
corresponding football
cultures that ignored and
belittled the women’s
game for years, stunting
its growth and devel-
opment. But in recent
years, fueled by the in-
vestment of both nations’
robust professional
leagues, the depth of talent
and skill has exploded.
Spain’s rise has been
fueled mainly by Barcelo-
na’s investment in its
women’s team. Barcelona
has won two of the past
three Champions Leagues
and nine of the 23 mem-
bers of Spain’s team play
for Barcelona. Spain has
been dominating youth
Sha’Carri Richardson, right, won the women’s 100
dash at the U.S. Track and Field Championships.
tentially Fraser-Pryce) as
six-time champions in their
event.
The women’s 100 record
— a 35-year-old mark of
10.49 owned by the late
Florence Griffith-Joyner —
has been thought to be in
jeopardy ever since Jamai-
ca’s Elaine Thompson ran
10.54 in 2021, about two
weeks after winning her
second Olympic title.
Griffith-Joyner’s hus-
band, coaching great Al
Joyner, said he’s noticed
sprinters studying Flo-Jo’s
old videos, looking for
clues.
“It may click where they
execute right and you’re go-
ing to see somebody go
10.48 or 10.3,” Joyner said.
“It’s going to click for some-
AUSTRALIA
ENGLAND
ENGLAND
AUSTRALIA
competition and is reaping
the fruits of that devel-
opment: Having never
made a World Cup prior
to 2015, Spain’s third con-
secutive trip is culminat-
ing in the final.
In England, women’s
football was banned for
much of the 20th century.
Even as recently as the
2012 London Olympics, I
recall local commentators
mocking the idea of wom-
en playing and anyone
buying tickets to watch.
They were quickly muted
as the English team
packed stadiums.
Premier League teams
have invested money,
creating the Women’s
Super League, and are
seeing results: England
won the European Cham-
pionships last year and all
but three on the current
roster play in the WSL.
But growth hasn’t creat-
ed equity. And that’s
where the American influ-
ence still is a potent force.
Other countries may be
outpacing the United
States in terms of skill and
Ashley Landis/Associated Press
body, to the point of saying,
‘Oh, wow’ — because of the
level of all the sprinters is
out that are running so
fast.”
Just as the 100 — and the
200, which takes place next
week — will not only be
about Richardson, the 23-
year-old Richardson is not
only about running.
She is a fashion icon, a
voice for the growing
awareness about mental-
health issues in sports and
has tried to assert herself as
a leader for track athletes,
many of whom have long
felt underpaid and under-
appreciated. Mostly,
though, she is a lightning
rod. Her story serves as a
litmus test for fans of a
sport that has struggled to
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speed of development, but
the U.S. team’s mission
and message continues to
inspire.
“They have been pio-
neers, raising the game
and opening doors for the
rest of the world,” Swed-
ish captain Kosovare Asl-
lani said on the RE-CAP
show, adding “don’t talk
s— about the American
team.”
England has been in a
fight for performance
bonuses but prior to the
World Cup the team post-
ed a message on social
media saying it would
pause discussions to focus
on competition, adding,
“We are disappointed that
a resolution has not been
achieved.”
Defender Lucy Bronze
said the players were
feeling “empowered.” And
they should be. The En-
glish men won the World
Cup in the eighth iteration
of the event, as hosts in
1966, a tournament of just
16 teams. The powerhouse
English women are in the
final of the ninth iteration
retain global relevance
since Usain Bolt exited six
years ago.
When Richardson, with
her orange hair flowing be-
hind her, streaked across
the finish line first at Olym-
pic trials in 2021, the sport
appeared on the cusp of
welcoming a new, colorful
star. Her positive test for
marijuana quashed those
hopes, then sparked an in-
tense debate about whether
she was being unfairly sin-
gled out for taking a sub-
stance that doesn’t improve
performance.
Ultimately, the adminis-
trators who write the anti-
doping rulebook kept mari-
juana on the banned list,
saying its use cut against
the spirit of sport. It’s a
stance that places Olympic
sports in a different light
than American pro
leagues, which generally
have much looser regula-
tions on marijuana use.
Richardson, who was
vocal about the depression
she felt after the loss of her
mother in 2021, took more
than 12 months to recover
her form on the track after
missing the Olympics.
When she reemerged earli-
er this year, she could be
found on social media, try-
ing to engage U.S. athletes
to band together to fight for
improved working condi-
tions.
ROUND OF 16
AUSTRALIA
DENMARK
Aug. 7
FRANCE
0 MOROCCO
Aug. 8
0 ENGLAND
0 NIGERIA
(England wins on pks, 4-2)
Aug. 7
1 COLOMBIA
0 JAMAICA
Aug. 8
of the women’s World
Cup, navigating a field of
32 teams on the other side
of the world.
One hopes Spain’s team
also feels empowered.
Spain has had one of the
roughest journeys, after 15
players voiced their un-
happiness with the pro-
gram last year and and 12
players said they would
boycott World Cup selec-
tion. Their concerns in-
cluded coach Jorge Vilda’s
tactics and his dictatorial
treatment — questioning
players about who they
spent time with, checking
their personal purchases
and demanding they leave
their hotel doors unlocked
at night. After the players
expressed concerns about
mental health, the feder-
ation hit back, fully back-
ing Vilda (whose father
was entrenched in Span-
ish football), and telling
the players they must ask
for forgiveness; treatment
the players described as
“infantilizing.”
Only three players
returned, so 12 of Spain’s
most talented players are
missing this run and may
never play for the national
team again. The conflict
has made many feel quea-
sy about rooting for the
fabulous Spanish team, as
the federation and Vilda
will likely feel fully vindi-
cated in their tactics if
Spain prevails.
The U.S. team has been
missing from the World
Cup for the past couple of
weeks, but their influence
is still felt. Players around
the world are fighting for
what they deserve. They
have learned a lot from the
Americans.
Now the Americans
need to learn from the rest
of the world and catch up
on the field.
Ann Killion is a columnist
for the San Francisco Chron-
icle.
Let’s “sit down and actu-
ally come up with a strategy
as athletes to create a voice
for ourselves,” Richardson
implored her fellow ath-
letes in a post from earlier
this summer.
It goes without saying
that her platform is bigger if
she lands on podiums, and
that is happening more fre-
quently these days. Much
was made of Jackson run-
ning her world-leading
10.65 at the Jamaican cham-
pionships only a day after
Richardson had, herself,
set the standard for 2023
with a10.71at her own coun-
try’s nationals.
That, plus Richardson’s
status as a rookie on the
world’s biggest stage, could
play into why she is listed as
only the fourth favorite to
win the 100, at 9-2, behind
Jackson, Ta Lou and Fra-
ser-Pryce, who dealt with a
knee injury this spring but
ran 10.82 last month.
And yet, so many eyes
will be on the American.
When she beat Jackson to
the line by .02 seconds at a
Diamond League race in
Poland last month, Rich-
ardson sounded ready for
what is to come — over the
next week, and potentially
the next year.
“I just want to keep lin-
ing up, keep perfecting my
craft and keep going,” she
said.
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Max Homa watches his bunker shot next to No. 15 Golf World-LPGA: Golf 7:30 a.m.
Chicago White Sox -134 at COLORADO +114 Chicago 8 7 8 32 31 31
World Invitational
during the second round at Olympia Fields. D.C. United 8 10 6 30 32 34
Baseball Golf PGA: Golf noon CF Montréal 9 12 2 29 22 32
Minor leagues BMW Championship CBS 2 p.m. New York 6 9 8 26 22 26

Homa sets mark,

Charlotte FC 6 9 8 26 30 40
Golf USGA: Golf 2 p.m. New York City FC 5 8 11 26 25 30
AAA Pacific Coast League
U.S Men's Amateur NBC 3 p.m. Toronto FC 3 11 10 19 18 33
East W L Pct. GB
Round Rock (Texas) 26 17 .605 1
Golf PGA Champions: Golf 3 p.m. Inter Miami CF 5 14 3 18 22 36

leads BMW by 2
x-Oklahoma City (L.A. Dodgers) 24 19 .558 3 Shaw Charity Classic WESTERN CONFERENCE
Albuquerque (Colorado) 21 22 .488 5 Horse racing Saratoga Live: FS2 noon W L T Pts GF GA
El Paso (San Diego) 21 22 .488 6 Alabama FS2 5 p.m. Saint Louis City SC 13 8 2 41 43 27
Sugar Land (Houston) 14 29 .326 12 Los Angeles FC 10 6 7 37 34 25
Stakes Day
West W L Pct. GB Real Salt Lake 10 7 7 37 35 34
Horse racing Saratoga Live: Fox 2 p.m.
W IR E R EP ORT S closing with five pars. He Las Vegas (Oakland) 26 16 .619 —
Alabama Stakes
Seattle
Austin FC
10 8 6 36
9 9 5 32
29
32
23
32
Tacoma (Seattle) 26 17 .605 —
still played a solid round Reno (Arizona) 22 20 .524 4 MLB Boston FS1 noon San Jose 8 7 8 32 28 29
Vancouver 8 7 7 31 38 32
OLYMPIA FIELDS, off the tee and from the Salt Lake (L.A. Angels)
Sacramento (San Francisco)
18
16
25
27
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.372
8
11
at N.Y. Yankees FC Dallas 8 9 6 30 25 26
Ill. — Max Homa was fairway, a good recipe for Note: x — denotes first-half winner MLB Milwaukee at Texas BSSW, FS1 3 p.m. Houston 8 10 5 29 26 31
MLB Seattle at Astros ATTSW 6 p.m. Minnesota United 7 8 7 28 26 30
aware of the course re- an Olympia Fields course Thursday’s results
Round Rock 6, Sugar Land 3 Sporting Kansas City 6 11 8 26 31 36
In Spanish ATTSW2
cord at Olympia Fields, that has been drenched Salt Lake 9, Oklahoma City 5
Albuquerque 9, El Paso 5 MLB N.Y. Mets at MLB 6 p.m.
Portland
LA Galaxy
6 9 8 26
5 10 7 22
26
25
33
37
and not just because of by rain and is slowly Las Vegas 7, Reno 3 St. Louis Colorado 3 10 10 19 16 30
Tacoma 9, Sacramento 0
how well he was playing drying out. Friday’s results MLB Tampa Bay MLB 10 p.m.* Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Sunday’s games
Friday in the BMW “Today was one of Round Rock 8, Sugar Land 3 at L.A. Angels Cincinnati at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City 6, Salt Lake 1 MMA UFC 292: Undercard ESPN 7 p.m. D.C. United at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Championship. He hap- those days where I shot 4 El Paso 7, Albuquerque 5 Minnesota at New York City FC, 6:30 p.m.
Sacramento 4, Tacoma 2 NFL Preseason: NFL noon
pened to see a video under but it certainly Las Vegas at Reno, late Jacksonville
CF Montréal at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando City at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
board just as it flashed a could have been lower Saturday’s games
Round Rock at Sugar Land, 7:05 p.m.
at Detroit Portland at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Austin FC at Saint Louis City SC, 8:30 p.m.
message that Chris Kirk than that with all the Oklahoma City at Salt Lake, 7:35 p.m. NFL Preseason: Miami KTRK, NFL 3 p.m. Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m.
El Paso at Albuquerque, 7:35 p.m. at Texans
was challenging the birdie looks that I had,” Las Vegas at Reno, 8:35 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
NFL Preseason: Chicago NFL 6 p.m.
course record of 63. Kirk said. “But I certainly Tacoma at Sacramento, 8:37 p.m.
at Indianapolis
San Jose at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.
Express 8, Space Cowboys 3 New England at Nashville, postponed
“Just randomly saw would have taken it at the NFL Preseason: Dallas NFL 9 p.m. FC Dallas at Philadelphia, postponed
Express 000 002 400 — 6 7 2 Charlotte FC at Miami, postponed
that today, and then I had start of the day. I'd gladly Sugar Land 002 100 000 — 3 4 0 at Seattle
to think about it,” Homa take two more of them.” W: Winn (7-6). L: Kuhnel (1-1). Soccer Women's World Cup Fox 4 a.m.* NWSL
Sugar Land: Bielak, Endersby (6), Kuhnel (7), Record (8), (third place): W L T Pts GF GA
said. Homa was at 10-under Cousins (9). Round Rock: Kent, Lee (3), Winn (4), Rodri-
Australia vs. Sweden North Carolina 8 5 2 26 21 13
Homa broke the record 130. guez (7), Speas (9).
Soccer Scottish Cup: CBSSN 6:30 a.m.
Portland
Gotham FC
7 4 4
7 4 4
25 34
25 17
21
14
even with two bogeys, Greenock Morton OL Reign 7 5 3 24 23 18
Little League World Series
making 10 birdies in his Steen leads At Williamsport, Pa.
Soccer
at Glasgow Rangers
Premier: USA 9 a.m.
Washington
San Diego
6 3 6
6 6 3
24 22
21 21
21
18
round of 8-under 62 that World invite Double elimination
Bournemouth
Louisville 4 4 7 19 19 16
Thursday’s results Orlando 6 8 1 19 15 21
gave him a two-shot lead Game 5: Willemstad (Curaçao) 2, Sydney (Australia) 1 at Liverpool Houston 4 5 6 18 10 12
over Kirk (66) going into American player Ma- Game 6: Seattle (Wash.) 10, Gray (Maine) 0
Game 7: Taoyuan (Chinese Taipei) 6, Regina (Saskatche-
Soccer Bundesliga: Cologne ABC 11 a.m. Angel City
Chicago
4 6 5
5 9 1
17 18
16 19
23
33
the weekend of the FedEx rissa Steen scored 1-under wan) 0 at Borussia Kansas City 5 10 0 15 17 26
Game 8: El Segundo (Calif.) 4, New Albany (Ohio) 3 Dortmund
Cup postseason event 72 to take a one-shot lead Friday’s results Soccer Serie A: Napoli CBSSN 11:30 a.m.
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s result
that determines who goes at the halfway stage of Game 9: Maracaibo (Venezuela) 4, Santiago de Veraguas at Frosinone Kansas City 1, OL Reign 0
(Panama) 3 Saturday’s games
to Tour Championship. the ISPS Handa World Game 10: Nolensville (Tenn.) 8, Smithfield (R.I.) 1 Soccer Premier: NBC 11:30 a.m. Angel City at Louisville, 6:30 p.m.
That's more an issue Invitational on the LPGA Game 11: Tokyo (Japan) 6, Tijuana (Mexico) 1
Game 12: Needville (Texas) 6, Fargo (N.D.) 2
Manchester United Washington at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Gotham FC at San Diego, 9 p.m.
at Tottenham
for Kirk than Homa, who Tour in Ballymena, Saturday’s games Sunday’s games
Game 13: Bayamo (Cuba) vs. Sydney (Australia), 11 a.m. Soccer Serie A: Monza CBSSN 1:45 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.
already has two wins this Northern Ireland. Game 14: Media (Pa.) vs. Gray (Maine), 1 p.m. at Inter Milan North Carolina at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
season and is assured of Steen started what was Game 15: Brno (Czech Republic) vs. Regina (Saskatche-
wan), 3 p.m.
Soccer USL: Las Vegas ESPN2 6:30 p.m.
being among the 30 who a very gusty day at 2 Game 16: Henderson (Nev.) vs. New Albany (Ohio), 5 at Detroit Tennis
p.m. Soccer USL: Monterey Bay BSSW 8 p.m.
go to East Lake. Not so under, made two bogeys Western & Southern Open
at San Antonio
for Kirk, who delivered a and three birdies for her Friday’s results

heartwarming win at the round of 72, and moved Basketball Soccer USL: New Mexico ESPN2 8:30 p.m. At Cincinnati

WNBA at San Diego Men’s singles

Honda Classic but is on to the top of the leader- EASTERN W L Pct GB
Softball Athletes Unlimited ESPN2 11 a.m. Quarterfinals
Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, def. Alexei Popyrin, Australia,
the bubble at No. 29 to board with a total of 3 x-New York 25 7 .781 — Tennis ATP-WTA: Western Tennis 11 a.m. 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Connecticut 21 10 .677 3½ & Southern Open Tennis 6 p.m.
reach the FedEx Cup under, ahead of Germa- Atlanta 16 16 .500 9
Carlos Alcaraz (1), Spain, def. Max Purcell, Australia, 4-6,
6-3, 6-4.
Track & field World CNBC 4 a.m.
finale. ny’s Esther Henselei,t Washington 15 16 .484 9½
Championships CNBC noon Women’s singles
Chicago 12 19 .387 12 ½
Kirk never really chal- who shot a 71 at Castle- Indiana 8 24 .250 17 CNBC 2:30 a.m. (Sun.) Quarterfinals
lenged the course record, rock. WESTERN W L Pct GB Track & field World NBC 1:30 p.m. Iga Swiatek (1), Poland, def. Marketa Vondrousova (10),
Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
x-Las Vegas 28 3 .903 — Championships Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic, def. Marie Bouzkova,
Dallas 17 14 .548 11
Minnesota 15 16 .484 13
WNBA Los Angeles ABC 2 p.m. Czech Republic, 3-0, ret.
at Las Vegas Coco Gauff (7), United States, def. Jasmine Paolini, Italy,
Los Angeles 12 18 .400 15 ½
AROUND SPORTS Seattle 9 22 .290 19 *Joined in progress
6-3, 6-2.

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Radio
Needville tops N.D.
x-clinched playoff spot
BASEBALL
Thursday’s result MLB Seattle at Astros 740 AM**, 790 AM 6 p.m.
Las Vegas 88, New York 75 MLB
In Spanish 93.3 FM, 1010 AM
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to stay unbeaten at Space Cowboys

STA F F AND WIRE RE P ORT S
Needville beat Fargo,
N.D., 6-2 on Friday to
remain undefeated in the
Little League World Se-
ries in Williamsport, Pa.
Cade Hammonds
broke the game open
with a two-run double off
the wall in left to drive in
two runs and give Need-
ville a 6-2 lead.
Easton Benge came
on in relief in the fifth
inning to secure the win.
Benge got two strikeouts
in the fifth with two run-
ners on and then struck
out the last two batters in
the sixth.
Needville, one of four
unbeaten teams in the
U.S. half of the bracket,
will face El Segundo,
Calif., on Monday at 6
p.m.
COLLEGES
Texas backs new
Del Conte deal
The University of Tex-
as recommended Friday
that the UT System
Board of Regents approve
a seven-year extension
for athletic director
Chris Del Conte worth
up to $19.255 million, the
school announced.
The Board of Regents
will vote on the motion to
extend Del Conte’s con-
tract — which would run
to round the 2030 fiscal
year — at its meeting
Aug. 23–24.
A former athletic di-
rector at Rice and TCU,
Del Conte has been at UT
since 2017.
Joseph Duarte
Washington 83, Indiana 79 to the dugout following his ejection during an August 15
Atlanta 78, Chicago 67 game against Tampa Bay.
New York 85, Phoenix 63 NFL Preseason: Miami 610 AM, 100.3 FM 3 p.m. American League
Minnesota 78, Seattle 70 at Texans CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Placed OF/DH Eloy Jimenez on
Saturday’s games In Spanish 101.1 FM the paternity list. Recalled INF Lenyn Sosa from Charlotte
Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 2 p.m. (IL).
NFL NFL Preseason: Dallas 97.5 FM 8:30 p.m. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS: Designated LHP Daniel Norris
at Seattle
Clowney reaches Football **Joined in progress at 7 p.m.
for assignment. Placed C Cam Gallagher on the 7-day IL
and RHP Michael Kelly on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP
deal with Ravens NFL
Hunter Gaddis and LHP Tim Herrin from Columbus (IL).
Selected the contract of C Zack Collins from Columbus.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Reinstated RHP Taylor Clarke
The Ravens have made East W L T Pct PF PA
Harris English 68-67—135
Rickie Fowler 66-69—135
Georgia Hall ....................................................72b-74a—146
Dani Holmqvist...............................................70a-76b—146 from the15-day IL. Optioned RHP Max Castillo to Omaha
another late addition to Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
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Rory McIlroy 65-70—135 Noora Komulainen..........................................71b-75a—146 (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS: Sent RHP Joe Ryan to St. Paul (IL)
Bronte Law......................................................70a-76b—146
their defense, agreeing to Miami 0 1 0 .000 3 19
Justin Rose 70-65—135
Scottie Scheffler 66-69—135
Alexa Pano......................................................76a-70b—146 on a rehab assignment.
NEW YORK YANKEES: Recalled RHP Greg Weissert from
a contract with edge New England 0 1 0 .000 9 20
Patrick Cantlay 68-68—136
Sophie Witt .....................................................75a-71b—146
Arpichaya Yubol..............................................72a-74b—146 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
South W L T Pct PF PA
rusher Jadeveon Clow- Houston 1 0 0 1.000 20 9
Sungjae Im 68-68—136 Jennifer Chang ................................................74a-73b—147 TORONTO BLUE JAY: Reinstated OF Kevin Kiermaier
from the 10-day IL and RHP Trevor Richards from the 15-
Xander Schauffele 71-65—136 Stephanie Meadow........................................74b-73a—147
ney. Jacksonville
Indianapolis
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23 Byeong Hun An 70-67—137 Wichanee Meechai..........................................71a-76b—147 day IL. Optioned OF Nathan Lukes and RHP Jay Jackson
to Buffalo (IL).
The Ravens confirmed Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 17 23 Wyndham Clark 66-71—137 Azahara Munoz...............................................74b-73a—147
Su-Hyun Oh.....................................................72a-75b—147 National League
Corey Conners 67-70—137 CHICAGO CUBS: Claimed RHP Edwin Uceta off waivers
the signing Friday. Balti- North W L T Pct PF PA
Tommy Fleetwood 70-67—137
Ana Pelaez Trivino..........................................77b-70a—147
Albane Valenzuela..........................................75b-72a—147 from the New York Mets and optioned him to Iowa (IL).
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 20 19
more's defense has been Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Lucas Glover 70-67—137 Chanettee Wannasaen...................................71b-76a—147 CINCINNATI REDS: Released RHP Luke Weaver.
MIAMI MARLINS: Sent RHP J.T. Chargois to Jupiter (FSL)
Viktor Hovland 69-68—137 Weiwei Zhang .................................................73a-74b—147
dealing with injuries and Cleveland
Cincinnati
1
0
1
1
1
1
.500
.250
54
32
51
49 Collin Morikawa 67-70—137 Daniela Darquea.............................................72a-76b—148 on a rehab assignment.
NEW YORK METS: Recalled LHP Joey Lucchesi from Syr-
could also use some pass West W L T Pct PF PA J.T. Poston 69-68—137 Muni He ...........................................................72b-76a—148
Lily May Humphreys.......................................72a-76b—148 acuse (IL).
Russell Henley 69-69—138
rushing help. The former L.A. Chargers
Las Vegas
1
1
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0
0
1.000
1.000
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7 Denny McCarthy 69-69—138
Ilhee Lee ..........................................................73a-75b—148 PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Reinstated INF Ji Hwan Bae
from the10-day IL. Optioned INF Jared Triolo to Indianap-
Leona Maguire ................................................73a-75b—148
Texan has 43 sacks in Denver 0 1 0 .000 17 18 Jordan Spieth 68-70—138 Nastasia Nadaud............................................73a-75b—148 olis (IL). Sent RHP Dauri Moreta to Indianapolis on a re-
hab assignment.
nine seasons since enter- Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 24 26 Sahith Theegala 66-72—138
Cameron Young 67-71—138
Emily Pedersen ...............................................75b-73a—148
Riley Rennell ...................................................75a-73b—148 ST. LOUIS CARDINAL: Placed LF Lars Nootbar on the
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ing the NFL as the No. 1 Keegan Bradley 71-68—139 Emma Spitz ....................................................74a-74b—148 10-day IL. Selected the contract of SS Masyn Winn from
Memphis (IL).
East W L T Pct PF PA Ellinor Sudow..................................................69a-79b—148
pick in the 2014 draft. Washington 1 0 0 1.000 17 15
Cameron Davis 73-66—139
Adam Svensson 70-69—139
Dewi Weber.....................................................72b-76a—148 WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Sent RHP Tanner Rainey to
Fredericksburg (CRL) on a rehab assignment.
N.Y. Giants
Philadelphia
1
0
1
1
0
1
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.250
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38 Eric Cole 72-68—140
Nicole Broch Estrup........................................73a-76b—149
Allison Emrey...................................................71b-78a—149 FOOTBALL
MISCELLANEOUS Dallas 0 1 0 .000 23 28 Tom Hoge 71-69—140 Alessandra Fanali ...........................................72a-77b—149 NFL
Space Cowboys’
Si Woo Kim 71-69—140 Linnea Johansson...........................................75b-74a—149
South W L T Pct PF PA
Andrew Putnam 70-70—140 Gina Kim..........................................................75a-74b—149
ARIZONA CARDINALS: Signed OL Braylon Jones to a
one-year contract.
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 26 24
skid hits eight Atlanta 1 0 1 .750 32 16 Sam Burns 71-70—141 Ruixin Liu.........................................................75a-74b—149
Anne-Charlotte Mora .....................................70a-79b—149
BALTIMORE RAVENS: Signed OLB Jadeveon Clowney to
Adam Schenk 72-69—141 a one-year contract. Waived CB Jordan Swann with an
Tampa Bay
Carolina
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0
1
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0
0
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.000
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19
27
48 Tony Finau 74-68—142
Madelene Stavnar ..........................................77b-72a—149
Mariajo Uribe...................................................74b-75a—149
injury designation and DB Jaquan Amos with an injury set-
Two-time major league North W L T Pct PF PA
Emiliano Grillo 73-69—142 Hannah Burke.................................................76a-74b—150
tlement.
CHICAGO BEARS: Placed LB Buddy Johnson on injured
Adam Hadwin 72-70—142 Hayley Davis....................................................75a-75b—150
All-Star Josh Harrison Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 23 17
Tyrrell Hatton 70-72—142 Leonie Harm ...................................................73b-77a—150
reserve after clearing waivers.
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 21 16 DETROIT LIONS: Waived WR Denzel Mims with an injury
capped a five-run seventh Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 36 19 Jon Rahm 68-74—142 Lauren Hartlage..............................................73a-77b—150
Alice Hewson ..................................................75b-75a—150
designation. Signed WR Jason Moore.
inning with a two-run Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 13 24 Jason Day 69-74—143
Nick Taylor 71-72—143
Sarah Kemp ....................................................75b-75a—150
GREEN BAY PACKERS: Named Maureen Smith chief fi-
nancial officer.
double as the Express West
Arizona
W L T
1 0 0
Pct
1.000
PF
18
PA
17 Brendon Todd 71-72—143
Sara Kjellker ....................................................75b-75a—150
Aline Krauter ...................................................74b-76a—150
HOUSTON TEXANS: Signed RB Larry Rountree. Waived
OL Keaton Sutherland.
beat the Space Cowboys Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 24 13 Tom Kim 72-72—144
Kurt Kitayama 76-68—144
Meghan MacLaren..........................................75b-75a—150
Yuna Nishimura ..............................................74a-76b—150
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Placed DE Genard Avery on in-
L.A. Rams 0 1 0 .000 17 34
8-3 at Constellation Field San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 7 34 Patrick Rodgers 71-73—144 Louise Ridderstrom ........................................74a-76b—150
jured reserve. Signed WR James Washington. Waived WR
Malik Turner with an injury designation.
Sarah Jane Smith...........................................74b-76a—150
on Friday night. Thursday’s result
Cleveland 18, Philadelphia 18
Sepp Straka 71-74—145
Moa Folke.........................................................71a-80b—151
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS: Waived OT Nicolas Melsop
from injured reserve with a settlement.
Lee Hodges 74-72—146
Sugar Land had tied Friday’s results Taylor Moore 72-74—146
Nicole Garcia....................................................72a-79b—151
Emma Grechi...................................................74b-77a—151
MIAMI DOLPHINS: Waived DB Mark Gilbert from injured
N.Y. Giants 21, Carolina 19 reserve with a settlement.
the game at 3-3 in the Cincinnati 13, Atlanta 13
Seamus Power 76-72—148 Kylie Henry.......................................................76b-75a—151
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Waived DT Anthony Montalvo.
Hideki Matsuyama 71-WD Yealimi Noh......................................................71b-80a—151
third on a home run by Saturday’s games
Jacksonville at Detroit, Noon
Patricia Isabel Schmidt...................................71a-80b—151
Placed WR Ra’Shaun Henry on injured reserve after clear-
ing waivers.
Joey Loperfido, his first Miami at Houston, 3 p.m. LPGA Tour Magdalena Simmermacher ...........................76a-75b—151
Dottie Ardina ..................................................73a-79b—152
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. ISPS Handa World Invitational
since being promoted Chicago at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.
Ballymena, United Kingdom
Ana Belac ........................................................73b-79a—152
Christina Kim...................................................78a-74b—152
from Double-A Corpus Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Arizona, 7 p.m. a-Castlerock (Host Course) Amelia Lewis...................................................73b-79a—152
Yu Liu ...............................................................78b-74a—152
Christi. But Round Rock New England at Green Bay, 7 p.m. 6,231 yards; Par 73 Jana Melichova ...............................................78a-74b—152
Tennessee at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
sent the Space Cowboys Denver at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.
b-Galgorm Castle Pornanong Phatlum ......................................76a-76b—152
Marta Sanz Barrio ..........................................72b-80a—152
6,527 yards; Par 72
to their eighth straight Las Vegas at L.A. Rams, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Seattle, 9 p.m. Friday’s second round
Lauren Stephenson ........................................77b-75a—152
Ursula Wikstrom.............................................73b-79a—152
defeat. Sunday’s game
New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 6:05 p.m.
Note: Tournament is played on two courses with different Christine Wolf .................................................76b-76a—152
pars.
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Liz Young .........................................................78b-74a—152
April Anguarasaranee ....................................76b-77a—153
Baltimore at Washington, 7 p.m.
Anthony Edwards Esther Henseleit..............................................72b-71a—143
Olivia Cowan ...................................................72a-72b—144
Amanda Doherty............................................74a-79b—153
Alexandra Forsterling .....................................76a-77b—153
scored 21 points, Camer- Gabriella Cowley .............................................69a-75b—144 Lucy Li..............................................................75a-78b—153
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Ryann O’Toole .................................................71b-73a—144
Polly Mack.......................................................74a-79b—153
PGA Tour Lee-Anne Pace ................................................72a-81b—153
USA Basketball never BMW Championship
Diksha Dagar ...................................................71b-74a—145
Karis Davidson ................................................69a-76b—145
Bianca Pagdanganan.....................................74b-79a—153
Kelly Tan..........................................................77b-76a—153
trailed Friday in a 108-86 At Olympia Fields, Ill. Soo Bin Joo......................................................71b-74a—145 Gabriella Then ................................................75b-78a—153
Yardage: 7,366; Par: 70 Jasmine Suwannapura ..................................72b-73a—145 Jing Yan ...........................................................75b-78a—153
win over Greece in a Friday’s second round Chloe Williams ................................................70a-75b—145 Elin Arvidsson .................................................76b-78a—154
World Cup tune-up game Max Homa 68-62—130 Casandra Alexander........................................71b-75a—146
Trichat Cheenglab...........................................71b-75a—146
Annabel Dimmock .........................................76b-78a—154
Louise Duncan ................................................78a-76b—154
Chris Kirk 66-66—132
in Abu Dhabi, United Matt Fitzpatrick 66-67—133
Peiyun Chien....................................................71b-75a—146
Cara Gainer ......................................................71b-75a—146
Yu-Sang Hou ...................................................73a-81b—154
Annie Park.......................................................74b-80a—154
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Stocks
decline
for 3rd
straight
week
By Stan Choe
A S S OC IAT E D PRE SS
NEW YORK — Wall Street
limped to the finish line of its
third losing week in a row on
Friday.
The S&P 500 barely budged
as it ended the week with a loss
of more than 2%, like other U.S.
indexes. It edged down by 0.65,
or less than 0.1%, to 4,369.71.
The Dow Jones Industrial
Average added 25.83 points, or
0.1%, to 34,500.66, and the
Nasdaq composite slipped
26.16, or 0.2%, to 13,290.78.
August has been rough for
the stock market, which has
given back more than a quarter
of the S&P 500’s torrid gains for
the year’s first seven months.
That’s in part because a swift
rise in yields has forced inves-
tors to reconsider whether
stocks got too expensive, par-
ticularly after critics warned
the market rose too far, too
quickly.
Stocks held a bit steadier Fri-
day after yields eased a bit. Af-
ter topping 4.30% a day before
and nearing its highest level
since 2007, the 10-year Treasury
yield fell back to 4.24%.
Stock markets elsewhere in
the world sank more sharply, as
higher yields globally crank up
the pressure. Higher yields
mean bonds are paying out
more in interest, but they also
make investors less willing to
pay high prices for stocks and
other investments that are less
stable than bonds.
The narrative in the stock
market may be poised to flip
from “buy the dip” during the
first half of the year, when trad-
ers saw moments of weakness
as opportunities to buy low, to
“sell the rip” in the second half
of the year, according to Bank of
America investment strategist
Michael Hartnett.
Stocks continues on B11
Trillions
overlooked
in energy
transition
By Nathaniel Bullard
B L OOM BE RG
Last year, global energy tran-
sition investment topped $1.1
trillion, according to Bloom-
bergNEF. The International
Energy Agency, using a more
expansive definition of energy
transition, tracked $1.7 trillion
in 2022. With 2023’s wind and
solar installations expected to
exceed 440 gigawatts, and
equipment costs stable year-on-
year, it is a new era where a tril-
lion dollars of investment is the
floor, not the ceiling.
Without being too basic, it is
fair to say that invested dollars
flow into things, or more pre-
cisely, assets. Last year’s $1.1
trillion of investment financed
the construction of wind and
solar farms and electric vehicle
charging networks and large-
scale batteries. Millions of heat
pumps and millions of electric
vehicles, too. Importantly,
those assets have long lives —
from a decade for a car to twice
that much for renewable power
generation.
But tracking dollar flows
alone does not capture all of the
capital aiding decarbonization.
In fact, it is only a fraction of it.
This is why new research
from BloombergNEF is impor-
tant. It is a first step to quantify-
ing not just investment in ener-
gy transition, but revenue from
Transition continues on B11
BUSINESS
HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM • SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 • PAGE B8
Details emerge in Park Lawn
offer for Carriage Services
By Erica Grieder
STAFF W R ITER
ing Carriage Services at about
$507.6 million.
In the days after the letter,
Shares have since backed off,
but are still trading above $30.
The letter obtained by the
Lawn confirmed it had submit-
ted a preliminary all-cash pro-
posal to Carriage’s board. “The
Park Lawn Corp., a large fu-
neral services company based
in Canada, has made an offer to
dated June 13, was sent, Park
Lawn confirmed it had made an
offer for the business, but did
Chronicle appeared to detail for
the first time the offer that Park
Lawn has said it made but
proposal was made confiden-
tially and subject to the comple-
tion of satisfactory due dili-
buy Houston-based counter- not confirm the details. The of- which Carriage Services has yet gence and the negotiation and
part Carriage Services. fer was reported on June 29, to confirm. The letter, ad- execution of a mutually satis-
Park Lawn, whose U.S. head- and shares of Carriage Servic- dressed to Carriage Services’ factory definitive acquisition
quarters is also in Houston, de- es, which had been trading at board, was signed by Park agreement.”
clined to disclose the terms of about $27, jumped 17 percent to Lawn CEO J. Bradley Green, Park Lawn said it did not in-
the offer, but a letter from Park close at $33.64 on volume of though neither company would tend to comment further on the
Lawn to Carriage Services ob- 582,000 shares, according to confirm the veracity of the let- proposal.
tained by the Chronicle said the Yahoo Finance, more than five ter. Also on June 29, Carriage
offer was for $34 a share, valu- times its volume the day before. In a June 29 statement, Park Offer continues on B11
Houston Association of Realtors
This property at 18740 Palm Beach offers a California waterfront-style home on Lake Conroe north of Houston.
DeMontrond house
among priciest in July
Many of the most expensive properties feature extravagant outdoor spaces
By Marissa Luck
STAFF W R ITER
The most expensive homes
sold during July in Houston
feature several new or recently
built homes and a midcentury
mansion in Tanglewood that
had been owned by the De-
Montrond family, owner of
more than a dozen regional
auto dealerships. Many of the
month’s priciest homes in-
clude extravagant outdoor
spaces with refrigerators, a
summer kitchen and —
though not needed now — a
fireplace.
No. 1: 1923 Olympia Drive
List price: $5.9 million
Sold price range:
$5,081,001 to $5,864,000
4 bedrooms, 5 full baths and
2 half-bathrooms
Unique features: Prior
owners purchased this River
Oaks home in 2020 after it was Houston Association of Realtors
only on the market for five Renovated in 2021 with a new roof and kitchen among other features, this 7,400-square-foot
days for between $4.418 mil- home at 1923 Olympia Drive is the Houston area’s highest listing in July at $5.9 million.
lion to $5.08 million, according
to Houston Association of Re- ic. A focal point is a 60-foot
altors and Harris County re- wall of sliding steel doors
cords. The 7,400-square-foot opening to an outdoor space.
home was renovated in 2021 The home also has charcoal
with a new roof, new kitchen limestone flooring, lime-
and downstairs utility room washed walls, a designer
and then sold last month. kitchen, and a second-floor
with family room and four ad-
No. 2: 5328 Cherokee St. ditional bedrooms, each with
List price: $5.4 million their own baths, including a
Sold price range: primary suite.
$4,418,001 to $5,081,000
5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and No. 3: 10914 Bridgewood
2 half-bathrooms St.
Unique features: One List price: $5.2 million
block from Rice University, Sold price: $4,418,001 to
this newly constructed, nearly $5,081,000
7,000-square-foot home has 6 bedrooms, 6 full baths an 3 Nan Studios/Nan and Co. Properties
the latest smart-home features half-bathrooms The DeMontrond home at 700 Pine Shadows, a Tanglewood
and a modern Belgian aesthet- Priciest continues on B9 property that listed for $3.9 million, features a pool area.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE | HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM
Solar firms tied to China may face new tariffs
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy
and Michelle Ma
B L OOM BE RG
A U.S. government probe has
concluded some manufacturers
in Asia are illegally bypassing
tariffs on Chinese solar equip-
ment, exposing them to duties
that threaten to raise the cost of
renewable power and slow the
development of clean energy.
Some solar cells and modules
exported from Southeast Asia
could now face tariffs as high as
254% in June 2024, after the
Commerce Department deter-
mined that companies operating
in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thai-
land and Vietnam are avoiding
the long-standing duties.
The U.S. singled out five com-
panies that are either Chinese or
linked to China as circumvent-
ing tariffs: BYD (H.K.) and New
East Solar (Cambodia) in Cam-
bodia; Canadian Solar in Thai-
land; and, in Vietnam, Trina So-
lar Science & Technology and
Vina Solar Technology, a unit of
Longi Green Energy Technolo-
gy.
A senior Commerce official
who briefed reporters on the
findings said the investigation
— which included site visits and
factory audits — is a signal the
Biden-Harris administration is
taking trade enforcement seri-
ously as well as a warning to
other companies engaging in
similar circumvention schemes.
Ultimately, the ruling should
bolster U.S. solar manufactur-
ers, which are already expand-
ing domestic production capac-
ity with incentives from last
year’s climate law. Many U.S.
power companies had started
diversifying their supply chains
ahead of the decision, to mini-
mize potential exposure to new
tariffs and a U.S. forced labor
PRICIEST
From page B8
Unique features: This new-
ly constructed, 7,600-square-
foot home is on a wooded half-
acre lot in Hunters Creek Vil-
lage of west Houston. High-
lights include high-end kitchen
appliances; vaulted ceiling;
family room with wood burn-
ing fireplace, wet bar and wine
fridge; and an outdoor pavilion
with kitchen in the backyard.
No. 4: 773 Pifer Road
List price: $4.99 million
Sold price: $4,418,001 to
$5,081,000
6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, 2
half-bathrooms
Unique features: Another
newly constructed home, this
one about 7,500 square feet, in
Hunters Creek Village with
Subzero and Wolf appliances,
wet bar and wine wall. Out-
doors, there’s a pool and kitch-
en on a 21,000-square-foot lot.
No. 5: 2530 Stanmore
Drive
List price: $4.5 million
Sold price: $4,418,001 to
$5,081,000
5-6 bedrooms, 6 full baths
and 2 half-bathrooms
Unique features: Built this
year, this 5,900-square-foot
home’s Cape Cod contempo-
rary look was inspired by
1920s-era Long Island homes. It
sits on a 9,200-square-foot lot
in River Oaks.
No. 6: 18740 Palm Beach
Blvd., Conroe
List price: $5.2 million
Sold price: $4,418,001 to
$5,081,000
8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
Unique features: This
8,100-square-foot mansion has
a California-coastal style with
panoramic views of Lake Con-
roe. The 4.6-acre lot features an
outdoor kitchen, pool, and ac-
cess to the beach and a boat
dock. The home was complete-
ly remodeled and has white oak
flooring, motorized shades, de-
signer lighting, decorative
stone detail, water well, genera-
tor, elevator, a media room and
a high-end kitchen with leath-
ered quartz counters.
No. 7: 6062 Riverview Way
List price: $4.3 million
Sold price: $3,830,001 to
$4,418,000
4-5 bedrooms, 5 full and 2
half-bathrooms
Unique features: This
7,200-square-foot Tanglewood
Business Editor Jonathan Diamond: Jonathan.Diamond@houstonchronicle.com • 713-362-1513
The U.S. Commerce Department cites five companies with ties
to China that could face tariffs of up to 254% in June 2024.
law aimed at products tied to
China’s Xinjiang region.
The Commerce Department’s
decision could also inflame ten-
sions between Washington and
Beijing, even as the two super-
powers look for ways to improve
relations.
Shares of Canadian Solar
were up 0.2% as of 10:46 a.m. in
New York after paring earlier
losses of as much as 1.6%.
In the short term, the ruling
could accelerate U.S. purchases
of affected solar equipment be-
fore the expanded duties go into
force next year, as renewable
power developers look to stock-
pile tariff-free gear. Expanded
duties would normally apply al-
ready, but President Joe Biden
issued a proclamation in 2022
providing a two-year grace peri-
od designed to sustain U.S. solar
The front lawn at 18740 Palm Beach provides curb appeal for the 8,100-square-foot waterfront home on Lake Conroe.
home near Houston Country
Club features high ceilings, re-
claimed materials and soothing
colors. The primary suite in-
cludes separate dressing rooms
and access to a large, covered
balcony. Outside, a fireplace
and summer kitchen overlook a
central lawn and pool.
No. 8 55 Hollymead Drive,
The Woodlands
List price: $4.4 million
Sold price: $3,830,001 to
$4,418,000
5-6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2
half-bathrooms
Unique features: This new
7,000-square-foot home over-
looks the Palmer Golf Course of
The Woodlands Country Club.
It features white Austin stone
on the exterior; wide plank
white oak flooring throughout
most of the downstairs; a cov-
ered brick back porch with a
fireplace; a study/office with a
wall of windows, a fireplace
and a block paneled wall.
No. 9: 5835 Indian Trail
List price: $4.2 million
Sold price: $3,830,001 to
$4,418,000
6 bedrooms, 7 full and 3 half-
bathrooms
Unique features: This
10,187-square-foot Mediterra-
nean-style home sits on 30,000
square feet backing up to the
Houston Country Club. The
home boasts a true wine cellar,
full-house generator, an eleva-
tor, and a primary suite with
sitting room, fireplace, and ac-
cess to the backyard.
Paul Sancya/Associated Press file photo
deployments while domestic
manufacturing ramps up and
developers shuffle suppliers.
Some U.S. lobbyists tried un-
successfully to push the Com-
merce Department to go further
and crack down on solar im-
ports that contain Chinese-
made polysilicon and ingots,
early precursors in the panel-
making process. But the agency
largely hewed to the prelimi-
nary determination it issued last
December.
At least three companies
won’t be hit with expanded tar-
iffs — Hanwha Q Cells Malaysia,
Jinko Solar Technology and Bo-
viet Solar Technology — after
the Department concluded they
weren’t trying to evade the du-
ties.
The U.S. solar industry is
heavily reliant on imports from
This River Oaks home at 1923 Olympia Drive has 7,400 square feet. It sold for over $5 million.
No. 10: 700 Pine Shadows
Drive
List price: $3.9 million
Sold price: $3,830,001 to
$4,418,000
5 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half-
bathrooms
Unique features: This was
the longtime Tanglewood
home of the DeMontrond fami-
ly, owner of more than a dozen
regional auto dealerships.
Built in 1965, the 7,000-square-
foot home has been remodeled
over the years with a tradition-
al architectural style. The
roughly 1-acre property was
one of the larger lots in Tangle-
wood to be sold recently.
Southeast Asia, with the affect-
ed countries supplying roughly
75% of modules to the U.S.
Under the ruling, all other so-
lar manufacturers in the four
countries will be hit with new
duties unless they certify their
exports don’t evade the tariffs.
For instance, modules that are
made using Chinese wafers will
be spared duties as long as some
key inputs were produced out-
side the country. Most compa-
nies facing new duties would
see combined rates under 100%.
Even so, U.S. renewable de-
velopers were bracing for high-
er costs from using imports sub-
ject to the duties or tariff-free
supplies that can command a
premium.
“The circumvention finding
will increase the overall costs of
virtually all U.S.-bound solar
products because it will con-
strain supply at a time when the
demand for solar is skyrocket-
ing,” Trina Solar (U.S.) Presi-
dent Steven Zhu said in an e-
mailed statement. The ruling
“makes it harder, not easier, to
establish a U.S. supply chain
and a homegrown American
workforce.”
Still, there should be suffi-
cient supply of tariff-free goods
to meet domestic solar demand
between 2024 and 2030, said
BloombergNEF analyst Pol Lez-
cano.
The investigation, which
spanned 17 months, was trig-
gered in response to a petition
from California-based manufac-
turer Auxin Solar.
Auxin Chief Executive Officer
Mamun Rashid cheered the de-
cision, even as he called on the
administration to impose duties
immediately.
“For years the Chinese have
flouted the U.S. trade remedy
laws, and today, with Commerc-
The DeMontrond family’s longtime home at 700 Pine Shadows
sold for about $4 million.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 B9
e’s affirmative countrywide cir-
cumvention decisions on Cam-
bodia, Malaysia, Thailand and
Vietnam, we’ve successfully
closed these loopholes,” Rashid
said in an emailed statement.
“Because ample solar module
supply exists from domestic
manufacturers and non-cir-
cumventing imports, President
Biden should immediately end
his unlawful tariff moratorium
policy and not continue to give
Chinese trade cheats a contin-
ued free pass to the U.S. mar-
ket.”
The circumvention probe was
a quasi-judicial process, largely
dictated by nearly century-old
U.S. trade law.
The Biden administration
had little “choice to be protec-
tionist or not,” said James Lu-
cier, managing director at re-
search group Capital Alpha
Partners. Biden’s two-year safe
harbor was designed to address
that inevitability, he said, add-
ing: “There was no viable way to
have Commerce find there was
no dumping going on.”
Supporters of the probe said
the U.S. needed to more vigor-
ously enforce measures first im-
posed in 2011 to offset unfair
pricing and subsidies by China
that have disadvantaged Amer-
ican rivals. Opponents argued
Commerce was ignoring the
complexity of solar cell produc-
tion in Asia by treating it as a in-
significant processing step.
“We have invested hundreds
of millions of dollars in cell and
module production in Thailand
and Vietnam and most recently
another large-scale wafer pro-
duction facility in Vietnam,”
Trina’s Zhu said. “Characteriz-
ing this production as only mi-
nor processing is not an accu-
rate assessment of the facts and
against common sense.”
Houston Association of Realtors
Houston Association of Realtors
Nan Studios/Nan and Co. Properties
B10 SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023
Cleveland-Cliffs takeover
of U.S. Steel gets union nod
By Evan
Robinson-Johnson
P IT T S B URG H P O ST- GA ZE T TE
PITTSBURGH — The
union representing more
than 11,000 of U.S. Steel
Corp.’s employees, includ-
ing those at the Mon Val-
ley Works, transferred its
ability to bid for U.S. Steel
to Cleveland-Cliffs on
Thursday, marking a
slight escalation of the
union’s support for a take-
over of the Pittsburgh-
based steelmaker.
The United Steelwork-
ers union has exclusively
supported Cleveland-
Cliffs in what emerged
earlier this week as a pub-
lic bidding war, choosing
to support the Ohio-based
steelmaker because of its
belief that the company
would continue blast fur-
nace operations in West-
ern Pennsylvania and
save union jobs.
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO
Lourenco Goncalves,
whose company has of-
fered $7.4 billion for its ri-
val steelmaker, made that
commitment clear in a
statement Thursday
night.
“To the employees of
U.S. Steel who are watch-
Directive details inspections
on possibly faulty engine parts
By Ryan Beene
and Alan Levin
B L OOM BE RG
WASHINGTON — U.S.
aviation regulators out-
lined inspections needed
for potentially faulty parts
on some of Pratt & Whit-
ney’s geared turbofan en-
gines that power Airbus’
best-selling A320neo
model.
The directive affects 20
engines on U.S.-registered
aircraft, according to a
regulatory filing by the
Federal Aviation Admin-
istration on Friday. The
impact on the worldwide
fleet will be larger as other
nations adopt the FAA’s
requirements.
Pratt, a unit of aero-
space giant RTX Corp.,
said last month that 1,200
GTF engines must be re-
moved and inspected over
the next 12 months after
the company discovered
contamination in the pow-
dered metal used to manu-
facture high-pressure tur-
bine discs could shorten
their life span. The compa-
ny has said the first 200
turbines will need acceler-
ated removals by mid-Sep-
tember.
Inspections of first- and
second-stage high-pres-
Status of battery workers poses
strike risk for Detroit automakers
By David Welch,
Gabrielle Coppola
and Keith Naughton
B L OOM BE RG
One of the more divisive
topics putting General
Motors, Ford and Stellan-
tis at risk for potential
strikes in the coming
months concerns the
thousands of battery
workers they’ll need the
next few years.
The United Auto Work-
ers wants to represent
these hires and for them to
get the same pay and bene-
fits as union members at
other facilities.
The companies want to
cordon off this conversa-
tion from negotiations of
new four-year labor con-
tracts they’re negotiating
with the UAW. For one,
most of their battery facto-
ries are still under con-
struction. Plus, these facil-
ities aren’t the carmakers’
outright — each of them
have set up joint ventures
with Asian battery manu-
facturers.
UAW President Shawn
With multiple potential bidders, U.S. Steel says it
does not need the union’s permission to make a deal.
ing this all unfold: I have
your back,” he said.
U.S. Steel responded in
a statement Friday morn-
ing that it does not need
union support to sell itself.
“While the (basic labor
agreement) provides the
USW with successorship
rights and the right to bid,
it does not provide the
USW or its assignee the
right to veto any transac-
tion,” the company said.
“Our commitment and
ability to conduct a com-
prehensive and thorough
review of strategic alter-
natives to maximize value
for our stockholders re-
main unchanged.”
According to the agree-
ment, any prospective
buyer will have to recog-
nize United Steelworkers
An FAA directive targets Pratt & Whitney’s geared
turbofan engines on Airbus’ A320neo model.
sure turbine discs will cost
$8,500 each, according to
the FAA’s airworthiness
directive. Replacing any
faulty discs will cost oper-
ators about $171,000
apiece.
The costs could be sub-
stantial. Based on the FAA
estimates, the total cost
across the global fleet
could exceed $400 million
if all 1,200 engines that
need inspection were
found to have flawed first-
and second-stage discs.
The FAA cautioned that it
could not determine how
many will actually need
replacement.
RTX executives have
said more than 3,000 earli-
er inspections tied to the
potential flaw found that
fewer than 1% needed re-
placements.
Fain understands that au-
tomakers needed to form
joint ventures to access
battery technology, but
they could have hired the
workers at better pay. He
has a solution in mind:
Have the car companies do
the hiring at autoworker
pay rates, then lease these
staff to the battery ven-
tures.
“We’d love to see it, or
some type of arrangement,
but the companies have to
be willing to do it,” Fain
said. “Their intent was to
create a different class of
workers.”
After making landmark
concessions to the Detroit
Three starting in 2007 —
and getting just a pair of
3% raises over the past
four years while auto prof-
its soared — Fain is driv-
ing a hard bargain for his
members. He’s sought a
46% wage increase, resto-
ration of traditional pen-
sions, cost-of-living in-
creases, reduced work-
weeks and richer retiree
benefits.
The demands would
Lucy Schaly/TNS
as the bargaining repre-
sentative for its new em-
ployees, and provide the
union with “reasonable
assurances” that it will
continue to honor U.S.
Steel’s commitments.
U.S. Steel and USW
have both been ap-
proached by several bid-
ders. Sewickley-based Es-
mark Inc. said Monday
that it offered $7.8 billion
in cash.
Reuters reported that
ArcelorMittal SA, the
world’s second-largest
steelmaker, was consider-
ing making an offer.
Goncalves also signed
off on a letter from United
Steelworkers agreeing to
assume the union’s cur-
rent labor agreement with
U.S. Steel.
John Woike/Tribune News Service
The July announcement
marked the latest stumble
for RTX’s marquee com-
mercial aircraft engine,
which was already caus-
ing headaches for airlines
around the globe over du-
rability challenges and
lengthy waits — often sev-
eral months long — for re-
pairs to be completed.
The GTF is one of two
power plants available on
the A320neo, the world’s
best-selling jet. Airlines
have been vocal about the
disruption that the remov-
al of engines will cause on
their workhorse fleet, with
European discount carrier
Wizz Air Holdings scaling
back growth plans. U.S.
carriers Spirit Airlines
and JetBlue Airways said
the disruption will idle
more of their fleet.
add more than $80 billion
to each of the automakers’
labor costs, people famil-
iar with the companies’ es-
timates have said.
Unhappy with what he
described as too-slow
progress toward a deal,
Fain has called a strike-au-
thorization vote next
week. Results are expected
Thursday, three weeks to
the day before the UAW’s
current agreements with
the car companies are
scheduled to expire.
The union sees the
opening pay scale at Ulti-
um — GM’s venture with
LG Energy Solution in
Ohio — as a threat to mid-
dle-class wages for factory
work. Employees at Ulti-
um start at $15.50 an hour,
half the top wage at assem-
bly plants.
The car companies say
their joint ventures
weren’t set up to be end
runs around union wages.
They need the expertise of
battery partners to build
the packs powering their
EVs and for these facilities
to be cost-competitive.
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BID #23021
NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 2
CITY OF LA PORTE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City of La Porte will receive bids for the Northwest Neighborhood Drainage Improvements Phase 2
until 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 , at the City Hall Information
Desk, City of La Porte 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 77571.
Proposed drainage improvements will consist of the installation of approximately 420 linear feet of 8’x4’
concrete box culverts via trenchless construction, beneath SH 146; the installation of approximately 990
linear feet of 4’x3’ concrete box culverts; and approximately 15,900 cubic yards of excavation for the con-
struction of four detention basins.
All sealed bids shall be submitted including one (1) marked original and one (1) marked duplicate on the
original forms clearly marked with bid number and description.
The bids will be opened and publicly read in the Council Chambers immediately after the closing hour for
the bids on said date.
No late bids will be considered
A non- mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on August 30, 2023 at 10:00 am, at the City of La Porte
City Hall, Council Chambers, located at 604 West Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571.
Bid documents may be downloaded from www.publicpurchase.com , or may be obtained without deposit
from; City of La Porte Purchasing Office, 604 West Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571, (281) 470-5126,
purchasing@laportetx.gov .
Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or acceptable Bid Bond, payable to City of La Porte in an amount not
less than 5% of the maximum Bid price submitted, must accompany each Bid as guarantee that, if award-
ed the Contract, the Bidder will within fifteen (15) calendar days of award of Contract enter into a Con-
tract and execute Bonds on the forms provided in the Contract Documents.
The successful Bidder must furnish PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BONDS on the forms furnished with
the BIDDING DOCUMENTS, in the amount of 100% of the total Contract price.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Re-
lated Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas General Land Office – Community Development & Revitali-
zation and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful
bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against be-
cause of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin.
The City of La Porte is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Section 3 Residents, Minority
Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and labor surplus area
firms are encouraged to submit bids.
The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, to waive any and all technicalities and to accept
any bid or part thereof, which in the opinion of the city council, is most advantageous to the city. In case
of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the prices in the bid, the city reserves the right to consider the
most advantageous bid thereof or to reject the bid.
BID WITHDRAWAL: No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of60 days after the opening of the Bids with-
out the consent of OWNER.
All contractors/subcontractors System for Award Management ( SAM.gov) registration is not active or
that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assis-
tance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.
This project will be federally funded by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department
through the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and administered by the Harris County Community Devel-
opment Services Department (HCCSD). Bidders shall comply with regulations governing the CDBG Disas-
ter Recovery Program (Regulation 24 CFR 570), Applicable requirements include but are not limited to
compliance with the Davis Bacon and Related Acts, Fair Labor Standards, Equal Employment Opportuni-
ty, Affirmative Action, Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, and contracting with small, minority, and disad-
vantage firms, as detailed in the project manual.
A request for clarifications shall be submitted in writing at www.publicpurchase.com or to
purchasing@laportetx.gov or delivered to the Purchasing Office at 604 West Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte,
TX 77571. Purchasing will act as the liaison between the requestor and the department representative or
Engineer to seek clarification or supplemental instructions appropriate to the request. The deadline for
asking questions will be September 1, 2023 by 5:00 PM.
Competitive Sealed Proposal Notice for
Multi-Campus HVAC System Repairs and Improvements Package C
Project Number: 24-07-09
Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District will receive Competitive Sealed Proposals from contractors for
work on the Multi-Campus HVAC System Repairs and Improvements project. The work includes, but is not
limited to, the construction of new HVAC systems and associated electrical and structural improvements for
multiple existing HISD Facilities. All required proposal information, except sub-contractor firm information
and M/WBE required documents, are due no later than Wednesday September 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at
4400 West 18th Street, Office of Board Services #1C, Houston, TX 77092. The proposals will be opened, and
the amounts read aloud.
The Request for Competitive Sealed Proposal (RFCSP), which includes plans and specifications, will be
available beginning August 11, 2023, and are on file at:
HISD Solicitation bid website: https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/179264.
There is NO charge to view or download documents. Any questions regarding documents are to be ad-
dressed to Matthew Bean, matthew.bean@houstonisd.org .
The Competitive Sealed Proposal process will be utilized as authorized in Senate Bill 1093, Legislative Ses-
sion 83-2013, Ch. 2269, Subchapter D, of Texas Government Code. The Competitive Sealed Proposal proc-
ess enables HISD to select contractors on the basis of price and qualifications/methodology.
Sub-contractor firm information and M/WBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by Section AB of
the RFCSP and in accordance with the Office of Business Assistance, will be received at 12:00 noon, Thurs-
day, September 14, 2023, in the Board Services Office #1C, 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77092.
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITHOUT M/WBE FORMS PROPERLY COMPLETED WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-
RESPONSIVE.
A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00 AM CST, Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at HISD Construc-
tion Services Office located at 3200 Center Street, Houston, TX 77007.
There will be a (4) hour window to walk the schools directly after the pre-proposal conference ends.
Deady Middle School – 2500 Broadway St. Houston, Texas 77012 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Patterson Elementary School – 5302 Allendale Rd. Houston, Texas 77017 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Kelso Elementary School – 5800 Southmund St. Houston, Texas 77033 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Gregg Elementary School – 6701 Roxbury Rd. Houston, Texas 77078 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
For additional information regarding this project, please contact Matthew Bean,
matthew.bean@houstonisd.org.
Drawings and Specifications for the RFCSP may be reviewed at the following Houston locations:
Associated General Contractors / www.agchouston.org
HISD Construction Services Office (Bond), 3200 Center, Houston, TX 77007, (713) 556-9250
McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge / www.construction.com
Virtual Builders Exchange, 7035 West Tidwell, Suite #J112, Houston, TX. 77092
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
The Houston Independent School District Purchasing Services Department locat-
ed at 4400 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77092 is soliciting Request for Propos-
als (RFP) via the District’s electronic bidding portal. Proposers may login to view
specifications and submit their responses at the following link https://
houstonisd.ionwave.net/Login.aspx until 11:00 a.m. (CST) Tuesday, September
12, 2023, for the following solicitation:
RFP 23-06-03 Mobile Equipment Insurance
Pre-proposal conferences via Microsoft Teams will be held in conjunction with
this RFP. Information regarding dates, times, and instructions to receive a link to
join the meeting can be located within the electronic bidding portal under the
“Event Details” tab specific to this solicitation.
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OFFER
From page B8
said in a statement that its
board of directors had
“initiated a process to ex-
plore potential strategic
alternatives, possibly in-
cluding a sale, merger or
other potential strategic or
financial transaction, to
maximize shareholder
value.”
Carriage Services Presi-
dent Steven D. Metzger re-
iterated that during a sec-
ond-quarter earnings call
Aug. 3 in which he de-
tailed the company’s year-
over-year 24 percent de-
cline in profit to $8.3 mil-
lion.
“As we announced on
June 29, our board has ini-
tiated a process to explore
potential strategic alterna-
tives, possibly including a
merger, sale or other po-
tential strategic or finan-
cial transaction to maxi-
mize shareholder value.
As we noted at the time,
there can be no assurance
that this process will re-
sult in a transaction,”
Metzger said. “While the
board continues this re-
view process with the
support of outside advis-
ers, we don’t have further
updates at this time and
STOCKS
From page B8
In a BofA Global Re-
search report, he pointed
specifically to how the
trend may follow Micro-
soft, one of the big seven
tech-oriented stocks re-
sponsible for the majority
of the S&P 500’s gains ear-
lier this year.
The group called the
“Magnificent Seven” has
been under pressure re-
cently because technology
and other high-growth
stocks are seen as some of
the biggest losers of high-
er rates. Several are down
more than 10% from their
highs earlier this year.
Microsoft slipped 0.1%
Friday. Alphabet dropped
1.9%, and Tesla sank 1.7%.
Yields are on the march
in part because a string of
data has shown the U.S.
economy remains resil-
ient. While that suggests
the economy may avoid a
long-predicted recession,
it also raises expectations
for the Federal Reserve to
keep its main interest rate
higher for longer.
The Fed last month
hiked the overnight inter-
est rate it controls to the
highest level since 2002,
as it tries to smother high
inflation. High rates work
by slowing the economy
bluntly and hurting prices
for investments.
Traders had been hop-
ing that the Fed was done
hiking rates and would
begin cutting them early
next year. Inflation has al-
TRANSITION
From page B8
it, too.
BloombergNEF identi-
fied and analyzed more
than 8,000 public compa-
nies with explicit revenue
exposure to clean energy,
and came to a number: at
least $2.56 trillion. That’s
more than twice the total
amount invested in assets
last year.
There is some overlap
in these figures, which is
worth exploring. Sales of
clean-power generation
equipment, batteries,
heat pumps and electric
automobiles are both rev-
enue for sellers and all or
part of the investment in a
fixed asset.
So, a dollar of Tesla or
BYD revenue from the
sale of an EV is also a dol-
lar invested in EVs as an
asset sector. A solar panel
or turbine sold to a proj-
ect developer is revenue
but only part of invest-
ment, as an asset’s invest-
ment value includes the
capitalized costs of con-
struction and services.
It becomes more com-
plicated, but also more in-
teresting, after that.
will have no further com-
ment on the topic. We will,
however, provide an up-
date when we have more
news to share.”
Park Lawn’s $34-per-
share offer, according to
the letter obtained by the
Chronicle, would have
provided a 25 percent pre-
mium to the 20-day, vol-
ume-weighted average of
Carriage’s June 12 closing
price of $27.87.
The deal would have
been subject to sharehold-
er and regulatory approv-
als, it said. It didn’t identi-
fy a plan for Carriage’s
management team upon
the merger.
It did, however, suggest
Carriage faced challenges
in what has become a $19
billion business in the
U.S., according to indus-
try research firm IBIS-
World.
“As you are aware,” it
says, “recent industry
trends following the CO-
VID-19 pandemic will con-
tinue to put pressure on
Carriage’s operating re-
sults. This is having a
compounding effect on
the Company due to its
highly leveraged capital
structure and the rising
interest rate environ-
ment.”
It also says Carriage
Wall Street is drifting and stocks are mixed a day after their latest tumble in
what’s been a messy August.
ready come down consid-
erably since its peak last
summer.
But economists say the
last bit to get inflation
down to the Fed’s target
may prove the most diffi-
cult. And a suite of reports
on the economy recently,
including surprisingly
strong sales at U.S. retail-
ers, has suggested upward
pressure still exists on in-
flation. Traders have since
ratcheted back their ex-
pectations for rate cuts
through the end of 2024,
according to data from
CME Group.
The next big event for
markets could be Fed
Chair Jerome Powell’s
Sale of electricity is a
service — the user re-
ceives no physical good in
return — and zero-carbon
electricity sales are creat-
ing some of the very big-
gest companies Bloom-
bergNEF measured.
BloombergNEF tracked
just under 800 utilities
with exposure to clean
energy transactions, of
which 45% derived more
than half their revenue
from zero-carbon power
sales.
Oil and gas company
hydrocarbon sales are es-
sentially a service too, in
that the customer con-
sumes the product for en-
ergy, or transforms it into
another petrochemical
product, without receiv-
ing a long-lived asset in
the process. Oil and gas
companies are investing
in energy transition (to
the tune of more than $30
billion last year) but it re-
presents less than 10% of
their total capital expen-
diture. It also comprises a
tiny percentage of total
clean energy investment.
Then there is a long tail
of other companies sell-
ing energy transition
goods and services: semi-
conductor makers, engi-
Although neither side confirms the offer, Canadian funeral services company Park Lawn Corp. reportedly
has made a $34 per share offer for Houston-based counterpart Carriage Services.
and Park Lawn have
“complementary” portfo-
lios with “minimal geo-
graphic overlap,” mean-
ing an acquisition of Car-
riage by Park Lawn
“would create a strong, di-
versified deathcare com-
pany with national scale.”
A merger also would
create a larger competitor
to Service Corp. Interna-
speech late next week at
an event at Jackson Hole,
Wyoming.
Besides making bor-
rowing more expensive
for everyone from home-
buyers to multinational
corporations, higher
yields make the stock
market look more expen-
sive unless companies
suddenly earn much more
in profits. And while com-
panies have reported bet-
ter earnings for the spring
than feared, it hasn’t been
enough to stop the mar-
ket’s slide.
Ross Stores jumped 5%
for the largest gain in the
S&P 500 after it reported
stronger results for the
neering firms, diversified
industrial manufacturers
and the like. For manu-
facturers, revenues are
likely to be a mix of assets
(turbines and power
equipment) and services
(such as long-term con-
tracts to maintain the
equipment). Renewable
firms and electric utilities
account for the largest
share of clean energy rev-
enue from companies
BloombergNEF analyzed,
but there are still thou-
sands of other companies
with less-concentrated
sales from the energy
transition.
Thanks to Bloomberg-
NEF’s figures, we can al-
so measure clean-energy
revenues as a percentage
of global gross domestic
product: 2.6%. More than
60% of that contribution
came from companies
that derive most of their
revenue from clean ener-
gy, and 35% of it came
from wind and solar com-
panies and EV industry
sales. Again, though, the
long tail is important —
there are thousands of ad-
ditional companies
whose clean-energy reve-
nue contribute more than
1% of global GDP.
tional, the Houston-based
industry behemoth that
operates more than 1,500
funeral homes and 400
cemeteries across the U.S.
and Canada.
SCI had second-quarter
revenue in excess of $1 bil-
lion, while Carriage Ser-
vices reported $97.7 mil-
lion and Park Lawn said it
had $85.3 million.
J. David Ake/Associated Press
latest quarter than Wall
Street had forecast.
Applied Materials also
reported stronger profit
than expected, and its
stock rose 3.7%.
Estee Lauder fell 3.3%
despite reporting stronger
profit and revenue than
expected. Its profit fore-
cast for its upcoming fiscal
year fell short of Wall
Street’s estimates.
Even after their August
swoons, major U.S. stock
indexes still look expen-
sive, said Mark Haefele,
chief investment officer at
UBS Global Wealth Man-
agement, “and a wide set
of outcomes for markets is
still possible.”
For the climate’s sake,
we need clean energy’s
contribution to GDP to in-
crease for decades to
come. And at the same
time, we should watch
closely to see how its com-
position changes. Hope-
fully there will be even
greater clean-energy rev-
enue contributions from
the world’s biggest energy
and industrial and tech-
nology firms. And we’ll
see the long tail of con-
tributors grow longer,
too.
Dinanno, Brian
Frederking, David
BRIAN BERNARD DINANNO
04/22/1955 - 08/04/2023
Brian Bernard DiNanno,
68, of Buffalo, NY, passed
away on August 4, 2023, in
Houston, TX. He was born
on April 22, 1955. Brian is
survived by his loving wife,
Cynthia DiNanno, their sons,
Michael and Robert, his
sister, Donna C. Newman,
and brother-in-law, Michael
Newman. Brian was preceded
in death by his father, Aldo
DAVID FREDERKING
11/20/1942 - 08/14/2023
David Vernor Frederk-
ing 11/20/42 – 8/14/2023.
David Frederking, 80, of
Houston, Texas, passed away
on August 14, 2023. He and
his beautiful wife Carole were
both native Houstonians.
He attended Kinkaid High
School and the University
of Texas. David loved being
around other people and
hearing their stories. He
could talk to anyone. He
always wanted to hear what
you had been doing, especially
if it was unusual or funny.
David spent many years as a
member of Trinity Lutheran
Church and later at St. Timo-
thy Lutheran Church. He
was also a frequent visitor at
Memorial Lutheran Church.
David loved all sports. He
played golf for most of his life,
was an avid Astros fan and
watched his granddaughters
play sports as much as pos-
sible. He loved being with his
friends and playing golf at
River Oaks Country Club. As
a young Dad he spent count-
less hours at Post Oak Little
League and Briargrove pool
as a coach and parent. In his
later years, David was a won-
derful and goofy Grandpa.
He always wanted to hear
WILLIAM MCGILL
11/11/1938 - 08/13/2023
William Taylor (Bill) Mc-
Gill, age 84, died early Sunday
morning, August 13, 2023, in
Providence Hospital, Waco,
Texas, from cardiac complica-
tions. Visitation is sched-
uled for 6:00 to 8:00 pm,
Thursday, August 17, 2023, at
Marshall & Marshall Funeral
Directors in Hillsboro, Texas.
Graveside services will take
place at 3:00 pm, Monday,
August 21, 2023, in Forest
Park Lawndale Cemetery,
6900 Lawndale, Houston,
Texas 77023.
Bill was born in Houston
on November 11, 1938,
to Lonnie Oral and Patsy
Ruth Williams McGill. He
graduated from Milby High
School in Houston in 1957
and attended Sam Houston
State University in Huntsville,
where he received a bachelor’s
degree in 1961 and a master’s
degree in history in 1965. His
research and master’s thesis
focused on the history and
significance of the Spindletop
Oil discovery in East Texas.
Bill’s career as a history
teacher in Houston ISD in-
cluded service at Ross Sterling
and Milby High Schools.
He had an inquisitive mind
an enjoyed many years of
widespread travel in Europe,
Mexico and the United States.
He had a keen memory and
enjoyed sharing tales of his
work experience and travel
with friends and colleagues.
Bill retired from teaching
after thirty-five years and
spent time with his mother
and close friends, and he
became a frequent visitor to
casinos in Nevada, Louisiana,
and Oklahoma.
B11
Raquel Natalicchio/Staff file photo
McGill, William
J. DiNanno, and his mother,
Jean M. DiNanno. The fam-
ily will be holding a private
memorial service to celebrate
Brian’s life. In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to a
charity of your choice in his
memory. Please join us in
honoring and remembering
Brian’s life. He will be deeply
missed by all who knew him.
what the granddaughters had
going on.
David was preceded in
death by his parents Wilbur
and Helen Frederking and
his brother Dan Frederking.
He is survived by his wife
Carole, sons Will and Greg
Frederking, daughters in law
Kim and Nicole Frederking,
granddaughters Margaret,
Meredith, Courtney, Haley
and Mia, and his sister Mar-
garet Ann Barton.
A funeral service and
reception will be held at St.
Timothy Lutheran Church
located at 14225 Hargrave
Road, Houston, TX 77070
on Friday, August 25, 2023
at 11am.
After the death of his
mother, Bill moved to Hill-
sboro in 2008 to be close to
family, and he became an ac-
tive member of the Hillsboro
community. For several years
he enjoyed fellowship with
the Hillsboro Lions Club and
was a member of Friends of
the Hillsboro City Library,
Hillsboro Heritage league,
and Hill Count Retired
Teachers Association. In
2010 he purchased part of
the historic Scott-Middleton
farm that had been home to
Fairview Dairy and Jersey
Farm. Bill had the mind and
energy of an entrepreneur and
enjoyed following agricultural
interests as well as the stock
market.
Bill was gregarious,
generous, and outgoing, and
enjoyed a conversation on
any topic. In recent years, his
health declined, and health
issues required a more limited
lifestyle with fewer trips out-
side his home.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Oral and Ruth
Williams McGill and sister,
Mary Alice McGill Nichols
Bright. Bill is survived by
cousins Betty Lowrance,
Hillsboro; Carolyn Williams,
Houston; Don Williams,
Lakehills; and nephews
John Nichols, Aransas Pass,
Frank Nichols, Wheelersburg,
Ohio; nieces Stella Hagler,
Miller, Missouri, and Wanetta
Bright, Ozark, Missouri.
Memorials may be made to
William Taylor McGill Schol-
arship Fund at Hill College,
112 Lamar Drive, Hillsboro,
Texas 76645.
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WEATHER
HOUSTON’S SEVEN-DAY FORECAST | Go to AccuWeather.com COASTAL FORECAST
GALVESTON BAY: Wind from
103 104 102 99 102 106 104 the south at 6-12 knots today.
79 81 80 78 81 80 81 Seas 2 feet or less. Visibility
generally clear. Tonight: Wind
TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY from the south-southwest at
Partly sunny and hot Mostly sunny and hot Mostly sunny and hot Couple of thunder- Partly sunny and hot Hot with sunshine Hot and humid with 6-12 knots. Seas 2 feet or less.
storms sunshine Mainly clear.
MATAGORDA SHIP CHAN-
METRO AREA NORTH AMERICA TODAY INTERNATIONAL NEL TO HIGH ISLAND OUT
20 TO 50 MILES: Wind from
OUTLOOK Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Today Sun.
the south-southeast at 7-14
TODAY: Partly sunny and hot; 110s Vancouver Africa
Saskatoon Cairo 100/72/s 98/73/s knots today. Seas 2 feet or
dangerous heat. High 99 to 100s Calgary
less. Visibility generally clear.
104. Winds south-southwest Seattle Cape Town 67/50/s 61/53/pc
90s Regina Winnipeg Casablanca 85/73/pc 88/72/pc Tonight: Wind from the south
4-8 mph. TONIGHT: Clear and 80s Portland Thunder Bay Dakar 84/78/t 85/81/r at 7-14 knots. Seas 2 feet or
Montreal
humid. Low 76 to 81. Winds Ottawa Johannesburg 76/48/c 77/52/c less. Clear.
70s
south-southwest 6-12 mph. Lagos 84/74/sh 82/74/t
60s
Minneapolis Toronto Boston Asia/Pacific
50s Beijing 94/75/t 90/71/s
40s Detroit Ho Chi Minh City 89/76/t 87/76/t
AIR QUALITY 30s Hong Kong 88/78/t 87/79/t
Salt Lake City New York Islamabad 97/78/s 98/79/s
Today’s forecast for the entire Chicago
20s San Francisco Jakarta 88/77/sh 89/77/sh
metro area by the TCEQ:
10s Denver Washington Karachi 87/76/c 87/77/pc GALVESTON TIDES
0s
Kuala Lumpur 85/75/t 85/74/t Highs Feet Lows Feet
Manila 86/78/r 89/78/t
-0s New Delhi 95/81/pc 95/82/pc 7:29 a.m. 1.3 1:01 p.m. 0.9
Los Angeles
Ozone watch -10s Seoul 88/74/r 89/76/sh 6:21 p.m. 1.1 --- ---
Little Rock Shanghai 89/80/sh 89/80/sh
Phoenix Atlanta
Good Unhealthy Singapore 85/77/t 85/77/t
T-storms
Sydney 63/52/s 68/51/s
RIVERS, CREEKS AND
Moderate Very unhealthy Rain Dallas
Unhealthy Hazardous Showers
El Paso Taipei 88/74/t 90/75/sh BAYOUS through 7 a.m. Friday
Tokyo 92/79/pc 93/80/t Flood Latest 24-hr.
for sensitive Snow Hermosillo
Canada Location stage stage chg.
groups New Orleans Calgary 65/43/c 71/52/c
Flurries Houston
Chihuahua Edmonton 62/37/s 69/47/s Brays Bayou South Main 54 16.74 +0.04
Ice Brazos River Bryan 43 6.38 -0.20
POLLEN AND MOLD Jet stream
Miami Montreal
Toronto
66/59/sh
79/60/s
79/63/sh
86/67/pc Hempstead 50 10.35 +0.09
Yesterday’s readings by the Monterrey Vancouver 74/56/pc 73/57/s Richmond 48 8.12 -0.12
Houston Health Department: Havana Winnipeg 83/53/pc 76/54/pc Buffalo Bayou Piney Point 50 27.86 -0.01
Countpercubicmeterofair Europe Shepherd Dr. 23 1.50 -0.13
None 0 Mérida Cancún Amsterdam 77/60/pc 76/57/s
Tree pollen Guadalajara Athens 94/78/s 93/79/s
Clear Creek Friendswood 12 0.83 -0.28
Weed pollen Medium 14 Anchorage
Berlin 90/68/s 84/62/s Colorado R. Austin 29 11.73 -1.12
Veracruz Copenhagen 74/63/pc 74/59/pc Bastrop 25 3.20 -0.04
Grass pollen Low 4 Mexico City
Mold spores Low 5355
Villahermosa Forecasts and
Dublin 72/55/pc 72/58/pc La Grange 32 3.13 +0.03
Honolulu Belmopan Frankfurt 90/67/pc 88/65/s Columbus 34 9.32 +0.03
graphics provided by Geneva 96/67/pc 97/68/s
Low Heavy Cold Warm Stationary Acapulco Wharton 39 6.92 -0.01
front front front AccuWeather, Inc. Istanbul 89/75/s 90/73/s
Medium Extremely heavy ©2023 London 77/57/c 78/57/pc Bay City 44 2.53 +0.34
Madrid 99/69/pc 103/73/pc Greens Bayou Eastex Fwy. 61 38.98 -0.04
Note: No measurements on weekends; Moscow 78/61/t 75/57/t
charts in Sunday and Monday papers reflect
Guadalupe R. Hunt 12 7.56 none
forecast ratings from the previous Friday. FOR THE RECORD TEXAS NATIONAL cont. Paris
Prague
85/63/pc
90/66/s
88/65/s
89/65/t
Comfort 26 2.70 +0.01
George Bush Intercontinental Today Sun. Today Sun. Rome 90/72/s 92/71/s Spring Branch 36 -1.20 none
Airport through 3 p.m. Fri. Abilene 107/77/s 106/80/s Cleveland 78/62/s 88/70/s Stockholm 69/55/c 65/56/sh New Braunfels 13 9.25 -0.03
COMFORT INDEX
The comfort index takes into
Temperature Degrees F Amarillo
Austin
102/70/s
105/75/pc
100/72/s Columbus
107/75/pc Denver
81/61/s
94/64/pc
91/69/s Vienna
97/71/pc Warsaw
88/66/s 93/68/s Gonzales 31 10.57 -0.89
86/66/sh 89/66/pc Cuero 20 6.34 -0.50
account how the weather will High 102 Beaumont 101/77/s 104/78/s Des Moines 95/75/s 95/74/s Zurich 93/64/pc 94/65/s
Low 81 Brownsville 99/80/pc 100/79/pc Detroit 79/62/s 88/70/s Latin America Victoria 21 3.80 +0.11
feel based on a combination of
Bryan/College St. 106/80/s 108/82/s Duluth 87/63/pc 75/58/pc Dupont 20 6.84 -0.40
factors. A rating of 10 feels very Normal high 95 Corpus Christi Bogota 66/50/sh 65/51/sh
comfortable while a rating of 0
100/79/s 102/77/s Fairbanks 60/48/c 54/48/r Buenos Aires 58/45/c 57/48/c Little River Little River 30 0.85 -0.09
Normal low 76 Dallas/Ft. Worth 108/83/s 108/83/s Great Falls 72/54/c 74/54/t Caracas Cameron 30 0.47 +0.04
feels very uncomfortable. 88/76/t 90/77/t
Record high 108 in 1909 El Paso 100/78/c 99/75/s Hartford 76/58/s 84/63/s Havana 90/74/t 90/74/t Navasota R. Easterly 19 2.92 -0.01
Today Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Record low 62 in 1992 Galveston 93/82/pc 93/84/s Honolulu 86/74/r 86/74/sh Kingston 92/79/pc 92/79/pc Neches River Evadale 19 5.10 -0.21
1 0 1 3 4 0 Kingsville 102/79/s 103/78/s Indianapolis 83/65/s 90/70/s Lima 73/65/c 74/66/pc
Precipitation Inches Laredo 106/80/s 105/81/s Jackson, MS 103/76/s 104/76/s Rio de Janeiro Pine Island B. Sour Lake 25 11.52 +0.03
82/68/t 76/69/t
24-hour total 0.00 Longview 107/74/s 107/76/s Juneau 60/49/c 63/54/s San Juan 89/81/t 88/79/sh Sabine River Bon Wier 30 14.00 +0.01
UV TODAY Month to date Lubbock
0.00 McAllen 102/71/s 100/73/s Kansas City 103/75/s 101/76/s San Salvador 85/65/pc 85/68/t Deweyville 24 15.06 +1.19
101/80/pc 103/79/pc Las Vegas 86/71/t 80/69/r Santiago
Values indicate the exposure to Normal month to date 2.46 Midland/Odessa 101/73/s 100/74/s Little Rock 98/73/s 99/75/s Sao Paulo
54/49/sh 63/49/c Orange 4 -0.11 +0.31
the sun’s Ultraviolet rays. 77/58/t 77/59/pc Burkeville 43 12.95 -0.01
Year to date 29.97 San Angelo 107/74/s 106/76/s Los Angeles 83/71/pc 80/67/r St. Thomas 87/82/pc 87/81/t
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Normal year to date 31.39 San Antonio 104/76/pc 104/79/pc Memphis 93/73/s 95/75/s San Bernard R. E. Bernard 17 5.94 +0.01
Texarkana 106/76/s 102/74/s Miami 85/79/t 89/81/t Mexico E. San. Jac. R. Cleveland 19 4.02 none
2 4 9 9 4 2 Other readings Victoria 103/77/s 102/76/pc Milwaukee 84/71/s 87/70/pc Acapulco 91/77/t 89/76/t
W. San. Jac. R. Conroe 116 93.66 -0.08
Top wind speed 9 mph Waco 106/79/s 109/80/s Minneapolis 94/70/s 84/66/pc Cancun 91/79/s 89/79/t
0-2, Low 8-10, Very high Nashville 90/65/pc 95/70/s Guadalajara 80/63/t 73/60/t San Jacinto R. Sheldon 10 1.56 -0.08
3-5, Moderate 11+, Extreme High barometer 30.00 in. 100/82/s Guanajuato 72/59/t 68/56/t Sims Bayou Telephone Rd. 30 1.45 -0.08
Low barometer 29.91 in. NATIONAL New Orleans
New York City
101/81/s
80/65/s 87/72/s Mazatlan 91/80/pc 89/79/t Trinity River Goodrich 36 4.94 none
6-7, High Today Sun. Oklahoma City
High dewpoint 78° 106/74/s 105/74/s Merida 98/74/pc 97/74/t
Liberty 26 5.97 +0.03
Low dewpoint 68° Albany, NY 72/57/pc 84/65/pc Orlando 92/77/t 91/78/t Mexico City 73/57/sh 69/54/c
Village Creek Kountze 20 1.54 -0.01
SUN AND MOON Albuquerque 95/70/s 95/69/pc Philadelphia 81/63/s 90/70/s Puerto Vallarta 94/75/t 89/75/r
Average dewpoint 75° Anchorage 60/51/pc 62/50/c Phoenix 100/83/t 101/81/t Tampico 91/78/pc 89/76/t White Oak B. Heights Blvd. 48 7.65 none
First Full Last New
quarter moon quarter moon High humidity 90% Atlanta 92/71/s 94/73/s Pittsburgh 78/57/s 87/65/pc Veracruz 89/77/pc 87/75/sh
Low humidity 32% Baltimore 85/60/s 91/67/pc Portland, OR 90/61/pc 93/59/pc Middle East TEXAS LAKES
Billings 75/57/t 72/58/c Sacramento 96/64/s 96/71/s Baghdad 115/92/pc 114/91/pc
Birmingham 91/69/s 95/73/s St. Louis 91/74/pc 100/76/s Beirut 87/78/s 85/75/s Full Latest Release
82/68/c Dubai 100/87/pc 103/87/pc through 7 a.m. Friday pool level cfs
Aug 24 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 14 KEY TO CONDITIONS Boise Boston
96/73/pc
76/63/pc
75/64/t Salt Lake City
83/69/s San Diego
87/69/t
77/71/pc 78/69/r Jerusalem 93/72/s 90/68/s Canyon Dam 909 893.25 81
s - sunny r - rain Buffalo 74/59/s 80/68/pc San Francisco 75/61/pc 83/64/pc Kabul 92/67/s 94/69/s Conroe 201 199.56 0
Sunset tonight 7:59 p.m. pc - partly cloudy sf - snow flurries Charleston, SC 91/75/t 89/72/t Santa Fe 92/60/pc 90/61/pc Mecca 107/82/s 107/85/s
Sunrise Sunday 6:51 a.m. c - cloudy sn - snow Charlotte 88/68/s 93/71/s Seattle 80/59/pc 86/57/pc Riyadh 111/87/pc 110/87/c Houston 41.73 41.95 N.A.
Moonrise today 9:36 a.m. sh - showers i - ice Chicago 86/70/s 93/70/s Tucson 95/76/t 98/74/t Tehran 98/79/pc 97/78/s Lake Travis 681 633.64 915
Moonset today 9:55 p.m. t - thunderstorms Cincinnati 83/63/s 90/70/s Washington, DC 85/64/s 91/71/pc Tel Aviv 90/81/s 88/79/s Livingston 131 128.91

Eminent domain fears stymie pipelines

By Christopher Vondracek While Minnesota has “a real-
STA R T R IBU NE ly strong eminent domain law”
for projects such as the Enbridge
FORT PIERRE, S.D. — A car- Line 3 oil pipeline, which
bon dioxide sequestration pipe- crossed northern Minnesota,
line that may ferry climate-heat- Petersen said CO2 sequestration
ing gas from the stacks of etha- pipelines don’t qualify for the
nol plants to burial points deep same legal authority. “(For) a pri-
in Illinois rock bed may soon vate utility, it’s going to make it
need Minnesota’s approval. But very difficult to take the land. So
first, the project must clear they need to negotiate fairly.”
South Dakota regulators. Both CO2 pipelines are still a
And the farmers attending a long way from breaking ground.
hearing last month in a rodeo Minnesota’s PUC will vote on a
museum were firmly opposed. scope of survey Aug. 31. Similar-
“We’re all pro-ethanol,” said ly, in Nebraska, the companies
Kay Burkhart, who farms out- so far are seeking voluntary
side Valley Springs, S.D., which easements.
hugs the Minnesota state line. Summit’s hearings in Iowa
“But they’re going to force us to and South Dakota begin within
sign an easement that we don’t Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune the month.
want to sign.” Scott O’Konek, with Summit Carbon Solutions, center, talks about his company’s carbon pipeline On the witness stand in Fort
A billion-dollar-plus bet is project at Farmfest near Morgan, Minn. One official said “farmers are really split” about it. Pierre last month, a Navigator
afoot to dramatically lower corn CO2 executive told regulators
ethanol’s carbon footprint by “You don’t have eminent do- Similarly, Summit Carbon, ings, opponents accused Sum- that his company will always
spider-webbing pipelines across main, but you have running wa- which has applied for a permit mit of minimizing the safety first seek voluntary landowner
the Upper Midwest. Omaha- ter and electricity in Minneso- along one of the three branches risks of a pipeline rupture. One easements.
based Navigator CO2 and Iowa’s ta?” asked Burkhart, who wish- it intends to build in Minnesota, woman suggested the company “We strive not to go down that
Summit Carbon Solutions aim es South Dakota’s eminent do- says it’s netted nearly two-thirds bamboozled her infirm mother path,” Chief Financial Officer
to sell more biofuel in green- main law was more narrowly of the private crossings in Min- into signing a contract — a Jeff Allen said. “That is literally
house-conscious California and tailored. “How do you have civi- nesota — including more than charge Summit’s CEO Jimmy the last option available.”
Canada, as well as qualify for lu- lization?” 90% in Jackson and Otter Tail Powell denies. But when pressed by attorney
crative federal tax credits. The same farmers who could counties. Peg Furshong, director of Jorde on whether he would vow
That could translate into a benefit financially often stand The companies declined to programs at Montevideo-based not to seek eminent domain
premium price for many Mid- opposed to the idea of forced ac- discuss whether they’ve paid nonprofit Clean Up the River should the pipeline be approved,
west farmers’ corn. cess to their land. Eminent do- Minnesotans more for ease- Environment, or CURE, fears Allen demurred.
But to do so, they need to run main is typically reserved for ments. But Brian Jorde, an Oma- the company may use Minneso- In the audience, Valley
pipe beneath private land, rivers public projects or utilities, and ha attorney representing land- ta as a prop for showing inves- Springs landowner Dan Nelson
and marshes. these CO2 pipelines are a private owners in South Dakota and Io- tors “some movement in the said he worries that carbon diox-
For Burkhart and others, endeavor. wa, says Minnesota’s high legal project.” ide bursting out of a pipe would
their opposition is largely over At least in Minnesota, the barrier, at least in theory, means This month at FarmFest, Min- overtake campers at nearby Pal-
eminent domain. Under that le- companies are obligated to pay landowners are better protect- nesota’s annual agriculture in- isades State Park.
gal authority, her land can be farmers upfront for entirely vol- ed. dustry gathering, workers at a “You get a 10-mile-an-hour
forcibly traversed for a court-ap- untary easements. “Where they have eminent Summit Carbon booth mostly wind,” Nelson said, “it’ll follow
proved sum of money — includ- “Every one of the other states domain and where they have answered farmers’ polite ques- the creek and be there in 3 ½
ing by CO2 pipeline companies we intend to operate in does pro- survey laws that say we can do tions. minutes.”
in South Dakota. vide a pathway to condemna- what we want, they’re just more “We’re working directly with Nelson said he spoke with the
That’s not the case in Minne- tion,” said Elizabeth Burns- like the Wild West,” Jorde said. the landowners,” said Scott local fire department about
sota, where farmer sentiment is Thompson, the vice president of “When the law protects people, O’Konek, a project manager. who’d answer such a call and
more mixed on the subject. government and public affairs corporations have to treat peo- While Summit has sued dozens was told the volunteers would
Under Minnesota statute, on- with Navigator CO2. “Minneso- ple better.” and dozens of landowners in phone Sioux Falls, which is a 30-
ly natural gas and oil pipelines ta does not.” By comparison, Navigator re- South Dakota, it has needed to minute drive away.
possess that authority. So far, From the exterior, the absence vealed before South Dakota’s work “100% for voluntary ease- Nelson agreed he wasn’t con-
that’s meant a world of differ- of this lever for the pipelines has public utilities commission that ments” in Minnesota. cerned about ethanol’s future. It
ence in the attitudes toward the seemingly made it easier for it had secured only 30% of the “Each landowner is met with was safety consequences that
CO2 pipeline in Minnesota, com- business because in principle, necessary easements in that and negotiated with,” O’Konek scared him. Eminent domain,
pared with Iowa and South Da- the approach feels less hostile. state. said. “A majority of the ease- too.
kota. In those neighboring Navigator says it has gathered But some Minnesotans are al- ments are (already) acquired.” “This is a private enterprise,
states, the proposal has stirred “a bulk” of the easements in so passionately opposed to the Standing not far away, Thom and they want to go through our
anger, with flurries of lawsuits, Minnesota, though it has yet to CO2 pipelines. Petersen, Minnesota Depart- land with eminent domain,”
tense standoffs between survey- formally apply for a route per- At the first round of public lis- ment of Agriculture commis- Nelson said, taking off a baseball
ors and landowners, and calls mit from the state’s Public Util- tening sessions in western Min- sioner, acknowledged “farmers cap emblazoned with a Minne-
for legislative special sessions. ities Commission. nesota this year and in public fil- are really split.” sota company’s logo.