WFAA reports today that former reporter Bert Lozano, who left about four years ago to join the PR firm Weber Shandwick, suffered a heart attack and is in critical condition at an area hospital.
Lozano is 42, and his family released the following statement:
“The family of Bert Lozano thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers. The family will provide updates as they learn more about his condition.”
Ed Bark has more over at unclebarky.com.
I’m not going to call you out on calling Bosque County, Texas, backwater in your little brief about Glenn Beck moving there, for the Dallas Morning News‘ Bruce Tomaso already did that.
Instead, I’m going to call you out on math. Yes, I know we’re all journalists because of the existence of Very Hard Math Classes in college, but really, this sentence?
In 2009, Texas had more deaths by firearm than New York and Connecticut combined.
You used it kind of as a throwaway at the end. I’m not sure why it was necessary. But let’s review. The 2010 census has Texas’ population at 25,145,561. New York has a population of 19,378,102 and Connecticut’s is 3,574,097. This means that Texas has more people, period, than New York and Connecticut combined.
In case anyone had forgotten what a healthy dose of Monday morning doom and gloom looked like, here it is. Maybe we’re getting some of Irene’s leftovers. But don’t worry. It won’t last. And hopefully this funk I’m in won’t either.
For those who’d planned on dropping by the parking lot between Sfuzzi and Blackfriar to hear Cory Morrow perform, you actually might not die from heat exposure, and you shouldn’t even need an umbrella. The country singer is playing a free show alongside the Dirty River Boys, a bluegrassy group out of El Paso, courtesy of the folks at SMU and Red Bull. The surrounding establishments will have refreshments of the alcoholic variety for sale within the roped-off concert area, so if you’re feeling nostalgic for days of drinking in parking lots past, tonight’s your big chance. Speaking of, I learned this morning that college football season is gearing up, which is all well and good for everyone who went to a college with a football team. I, on the other hand, am adrift with no one to root for. Life is meaningless. I suppose I could start up some sort of countdown to The Hobbit.
But I seriously digress. Also tonight is chef John Tesar’s “haters party” at the Commissary. If you should happen to have a copy of the September issue of D in your possession, you can bring it to the restaurant for free tacos and wine. You can read a teaser of the cover story, an excellent profile of Tesar, here.
For more to do with your evening, including a tasty sounding wine dinner at Sevy’s, go here. And Ten Most Beautiful voting continues, so be a good citizen and look at pictures of pretty ladies.
Next up: Julie Schults (model mom), Tiffany McKinzie (interior designer), Mary Crosland (owner of Salon Lucien), Dawn Tongish (CW33 TV reporter), and Pat Smith (philanthropist and wife to the beloved Emmitt Smith.) You know the drill: go vote for your favorite once a day, every day through Sunday.
Let’s give a big “woo hoo!” for these gals who are making the finals round in the 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas contest.
Of course we will miss Susan Frierott and Morgana Wilborn.
To see Tara, Hollie, and Purvi again, head back to the ballots on September 12, and you’ll find the 13 lovely ladies who won their week and have made it to the final round of voting.
Parents’ Bedwetting Punishment Kills Child: Because bedwetting isn’t enough of a humiliating ordeal, the parents of a 10-year-old Dallas boy decided to withhold water from their child for five days as punishment, and the boy eventually died when he collapsed and hit his head. That’s why Michael Ray James and Tina Alberson, both now in Dallas County jail, are this week’s winners of the most despicable and sickening parents in the world award.
Later This Week, The Sun Devil May Finally Show His Mercy: Forecasters are calling (sub. req.) for highs in the low 90s later in the week with a chance of rain. Couldn’t come sooner, as Sunday really strained the power grid. But the DMN article seems to lament that a break in the temperature later this week will mean we will come up short on breaking the record for most 100-degree days. I don’t really understand the desire. Seriously, just make it stop.
Jonathan Hudson Wins Dumbest Juror Ever Award: Why? Because he tried to “friend” the defendant in the case on Facebook. Nice.
Dallas Police Lineup Unit Stands Out From the Crowd: In this Boston Globe article (via the NYT, it would seem) Dallas’ special lineup unit gets a close look ahead of New Jersey’s efforts to overhaul their lineup program. Dallas assigns specially trained officers to lineups who have no relationship with individual cases to avoid witness coercion.
Perry Became a Millionaire While In Office: My favorite bit about this story is that when it comes down to hard cash, the anti-government poster boy, much like Michele Bachmann, has no problem pocketing government agricultural subsidies. Notice how both major Republican candidates have made their living/fortunes off the government or by leveraging their governmental positions.
Dirk Receives Germany’s Top Sports Honor: It’s called the Silver Laurel Leaf, and who else was going to win it this year, Andreas Klöden?
Beltre, Cruz Swap Spots on DL: The good news: Adrian Beltre starts a rehabilitation assignment in Triple-A Round Rock today and should return to the Rangers in a few days. The bad news? Friday night’s hero, Nelson Cruz, left last night’s game with a strained hamstring.
Yet Another Fan Seriously Injured At Ranger Game An unidentified 24-year-old man fell from a stairwell after the game Saturday night, proving once and for all that the Ballpark was constructed over an Native American burial ground and it is haunted by spiteful spirits, meaning the Rangers will need to move to a new stadium downtown preferably with a retractable roof so their starters won’t run out of gas mid-August.