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Winds will pick up on Thursday afternoon, coming from the south. While temperatures will be warmer, with highs in the 70s, we still need to be vigilant as fire danger remains high for our major zones. Friday will be even warmer before a front brings cooler temperatures and rain chances into Saturday.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Longtime Houston mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner dead at 70
Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced the news during a Houston City Council meeting on Wednesday morning. Whitmire said Turner was working in Washington, D.C. when he was taken to a hospital and later died. The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Turner was elected mayor of Houston and served two terms from 2016 to 2024. Before that, Turner served in the Texas House from 1989 until 2016. He was recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November. He filled the seat of former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of cancer last year.
2. Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border to tout Trump's immigration crackdown
Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part of a trip meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings since Donald Trump began his second term.
Vance is the highest-ranking member of the Republican administration to visit the southern border. After viewing the Eagle Pass area, around 150 miles southwest of San Antonio, by helicopter, he visited a Border Patrol detention facility before participating in a roundtable discussion with local and national participants.
3. Trump administration releases list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale
The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it has identified to close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them "not core to government operations."
Hours later, however, the administration issued a revised list with only 320 entries. The General Services Administration, which published the list, did not immediately respond to questions about the change and why so many properties had been removed.
The initial list had included some of the country's most recognizable buildings, along with courthouses, offices and even parking garages and spanned nearly every state.
4. Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a shout of protest during a presidential address to Congress. But he's perhaps the only one in recent memory to actually be ejected from the hall Tuesday night by the Speaker of the House.
Green said afterward it was worth it to make his point — even if he is punished by House leaders, who later called for the congressman to be censured.
“The president was saying he had a mandate, and I was making it clear that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid,” Green told reporters, referring to the health care program used by 80 million Americans.
Notes for Tomorrow
Thursday, Mar. 6
- Private U.S. mission launches carrying Nokia cellular comms system makes moon landing
- Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee 60th anniversary events begin
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims
- EU leaders' meeting on European defense and Ukraine
In Case You Missed It 
Texas Rangers' Adolis García reacts after striking out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Texas Rangers expect slugger Adolis García ready for opening day since oblique strain is mild
The Texas Rangers expect right fielder Adolis García can be ready for opening day after testing on his sore left oblique revealed a mild strain.
Manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Wednesday, a day after García was scratched from the lineup for a spring training game, that the two-time All-Star slugger had “not quite” a Grade 1 strain.
