Texas Ranger 2023 group calls for return of Ranger statue at Dallas airport

Heather Hunter

March 11, 05:25 PM March 11, 05:25 PM

Texas Ranger 2023 Chairman Russell vowed in an interview on Friday to bring back the 12-foot tall brass sculpture depicting Texas Ranger Captain Jay Banks that welcomed air travelers at Dallas Love Field from 1961 to 2020.

“We’re putting it back up,” Texas Rangers 2023 Chairman Russell Molina said on The Sara Carter Show Podcast. “And it’s gonna go back up in a public place.”

Texas Ranger 2023 is a committee and alliance of agencies organizing the bicentennial commemoration celebrations of the Texas Rangers.

“You can’t have a conversation about Texas without the Rangers being in it," Molina told podcast host Sara Carter.

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The statue depicted Texas Ranger Jay Banks with the words “One Riot. One Ranger” on the base.

Airport officials decided to remove the iconic statue in 2020 after the book Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers published by author Doug J. Swanson raised concerns about the alleged racist past of Ranger Banks. The book also explored police brutality and racism against black people and Mexicans in Texas.

“Jay Banks was involved in efforts in 1957 to keep black children out of a white school,” Swanson told a Dallas television news outlet. “Ranger Banks was only following orders, but he was the face of resistance to integration in Mansfield in 1957.”

“It’s very easy to destroy stuff. Anybody can destroy something. Let’s build something,” Molina said, defending preserving Texas Ranger history.

Molina is raising funds to build a memorial set to be built to honor Texas Rangers and said he is hoping for its creation to be "middle part of April" this year.

The Texas Rangers were founded in 1823 to help Stephen F. Austin, known as the “Father of Texas" and the "Father of The Texas Rangers" in his efforts to protect the 300 colonists coming to settle the land between the San Antonio and Brazos Rivers. These settlers were known as Austin's "Old 300" and he helped formed a militia to protect the frontier. The Texas Rangers helped protect citizens and soldiers from Mexican advances in the Texas Revolution. The Rangers have a complicated history but remain a world-renowned law enforcement agency to this day, helping with border security and investigations.

Number of travelers over Thanksgiving weekend to almost reach pre-pandemic levels

Asher Notheis

November 19, 05:30 AM November 19, 05:30 AM

Families and relatives traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday can expect many other fellow travelers visiting their relatives this year.

A total of 54.6 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from their homes over the Thanksgiving weekend, beginning Nov. 23 through Nov. 27. The estimated number of travelers reaches 98% of pre-COVID-19 levels around the November holiday and is also 1.5% higher than holiday travel compared to last year, according to AAA.

“Families and friends are eager to spend time together this Thanksgiving, one of the busiest for travel in the past two decades,” said AAA’s Senior Vice President of Travel Paula Twidale. “Plan ahead and pack your patience, whether you’re driving or flying.”

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The number of expected travelers will be the third highest since AAA began tracking travels in 2005, trailing only 2005 and 2019.

Around 89.1% of travelers are expected to make their journey by car, with almost 49 million people hitting the road. While road travel would be up slightly from last year by 0.4%, the number of expected road trips would still be below 2019 levels at 2.5%.

Roughly 8.3% of trips will be made via air travel, with 4.5 million people taking flights to their family's turkey feast. The expected number of air travelers this Thanksgiving will be up 8% from 2021 and will be at almost 99% of 2019's amount of air travelers.

Other means of transportation are also anticipated to experience an increase this year, with over 1.4 million travelers expected to travel by bus, train, or cruise ship, an increase of 23% from last year.

“Regardless of the mode of transportation you have chosen, expect crowds during your trip and at your destination," Twidale said. "If your schedule is flexible, consider off-peak travel times during the holiday rush.”

Philippine governing administration formal shot in US in the course of Uber trip to airport

Ryan King

June 20, 03:50 PM June 20, 03:50 PM

Philippine officials are imploring U.S. law enforcement to find the individual responsible for killing a Philippine federal government legal professional in Philadelphia in excess of the weekend.

John Albert Laylo, 35, was touring by using Uber to the Philadelphia Intercontinental Airport on Saturday to catch a flight back property to the Philippines when someone from a black vehicle unleashed gunfire on his Uber journey, according to law enforcement. Laylo was pronounced useless on Sunday.

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"John was struck in the head by a single of various bullets that were fired into the Maxima. His mom was a little bit wounded by glass fragments," Philippine Consul General Elmer Cato said in a assertion, for every Inquirer. "We carry on to coordinate with authorities and underscored the worth the Philippine governing administration spots on this case."

Laylo was touring along with his mother, who was also wounded right after sustaining wounds from shattered glass. The position of the Uber driver is unfamiliar. At this level in the investigation, police say they imagine the attack was random or the final result of street rage, according to CBS Philadelphia. Police are conducting an investigation, and a suspect has not nevertheless been determined.

The capturing occurred even though the motor vehicle was stopped at a purple mild, and authorities are operating to receive surveillance footage to get a lot more particulars about the incident. Laylo was initially rushed to the healthcare facility in critical ailment immediately after being struck by gunfire to his head and was positioned on daily life guidance till he died.

"Never did I think about or dream that … the close of our holiday vacation will be like this!" his mom wrote in a Facebook post following the taking pictures. "We traveled with each other and we are meant to go dwelling collectively! I will deliver him household quickly in a box!"

She posted pics to Facebook of her gleefully posing subsequent to Laylo at critical vacationer attractions in New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

"No a lot more agony no more sufferings I know Papa Jesus is embracing you by now," she wrote.

Cato explained the shooting took position about five minutes right after Laylo and his mom departed from his cousin's condominium, the New York Article documented. Cato has pledged that the Philippine authorities will help in returning Laylo's stays again to the Philippines.