💰You can bet lottery changes are coming; Arlington EDP bets on small businesses; Community Center named for (Bet)sy Price.

The Texas lottery lives, but it’s doubtful the oversight commission will. A law to dismantle it and transfer responsibility to another state agency is awaiting Gov. Abbott’s signature.

Texas legislators have sent to Gov. Abbott a law that overhauls the process for removing a local official from office. 

Tarrant County Commissioners will vote on re-districting tomorrow and County Judge Tim O'Hare says “it’s 100% about partisan politics.”  

Gov. Abbott signed a bill that requires Apple and Google to verify the ages of people who download software from their app stores. A bill that would have banned minors from having accounts on services such as TikTok and Instagram is likely dead after a missed deadline. 

To support small businesses, the Arlington Economic Development Corporation has started the Arlington Business Certification program to help business owners obtain industry-recognized certifications to enhance operations, drive growth and support long-term success. The certification program better positions them to secure contracts with municipal and some private entities.

Are some U.S. airlines punishing single passengers with higher per-seat charges? These fare examples seem to say it may be true. 

American Airlines plans an announcement Thursday. Is it reversing course and focusing more on the premium market? 

Avianca has started non-stop service between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. Service is four times weekly -- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

After five years at Dickies Arena, the American Athletic Conference is taking its basketball championship tournament to Birmingham and Tampa the next two years.  

RS Group, with its Americas headquarters in east Fort Worth, is a global resource for industrial automation and control solutions, electronic components, and maintenance products. It has been racking up awards and honors in the ESG area.

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating a special delivery: a porcupette. The prehensile-tailed porcupine was born on May 17. “Baby porcupines are born with soft, red hair, although they immediately begin to grow their hard, protective quills,” the Zoo explained in its announcement.

Fortune magazine takes a look at what DOGE did for Elon Musk's fortune. Hint: Up, crash, up.

Hurst, in collaboration with North Central Texas Council of Governments, is conducting a study about the State Highway 10/Hurst Boulevard Corridor to determine development of the roadway and surrounding land uses. If you drive it or live in the vicinity, you might check out this survey.

Fort Worth's Betsy Price Community Center, located at 8475 Blue Mound Road, will celebrate its opening at 10 a.m. June 14. Betsy Price had the longest term as Mayor of Fort Worth, serving five terms and 10 years.

The five students selected for the 2025 Charley Pride Fellowship Program with the Texas Rangers sponsored by the Parrish Charitable Foundation are Athena Clendaniel, Keira Miracle-Tilford, Marissa Williams, Brodric Houston and Cole Wesley.

Gov. Abbott has appointed eight student regents for one-year terms to their respective universities, effective June 1. Two are from Fort Worth: Jaquavous Doucette, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Prairie View A&M University; and Alyssa Flores, who received a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Texas Woman’s University.

Snippets:

• BNSF Railway has 100 extra locomotives ready to handle a container surge from Asia as tariffs ease.

• The Haltom City Police Department has joined the Tarrant Regional Auto Crimes Task Force.

Send this to your boss: Researchers say that working more than 52 hours a week can significantly hurt your cognitive performance, with the brain showing signs of reduced function after just a few weeks of overwork.

Significant stat: $7 million = New season ticket sales for the Dallas Mavericks in the days after the team got the first draft pick, making it likely the team will take Duke’s Cooper Flagg.

Daily digit: Private equity owns 10% of U.S. apartments ... 2.2 million apartment units at 8,200 properties. Read more here.

Nothing to do with business: Researchers have found five species of bats living at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden as part of a study.

Believe it or not: A Pennsylvania kindergartener accidentally handed out Jell-O shots to his class.

Announcements:

• Colonial Companies (Colonial Savings): Announces Dave Motley is retiring as of June 1 and will assume the role of Chairman of the Board. Jim DuBose will be President.

• TW Fort Worth (Transwestern): Names Kirk Kelly co-Managing Principal. Promotes Blake Grable and Trevor Brown to Senior Associate.

• Dallas Public Library: Hires former Fort Worth head book person Manya Shorr as Director. 

• Quiddity Engineering: Appoints Steven Martin, PE, as Senior Project Manager for north Texas.

• Trinity Christian Academy: Names Scott Smiley athletic director and Scott Campbell head football coach.

• Beacon Pointe Advisors: Adds Greg Mykytyn as advisor and retirement plan specialist.

• Monarch Air: Hires Robby Hirst as Multi-Engine Flight Instructor.

• Keller Public Safety: Adds Mollie Albertson, Rezana Kaba and Stephanie Martin as NETCOM 911 dispatchers.

• Ascot Group: Names Molly Wilson Associate VP Partnership Engagement-South Central.

• Volunteers of America Texas: Announces President and Chief Executive Officer Angela King will retire December 31 after nearly four decades of service to the mission.

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