Hey North Texas,

Another robotaxi company says it’s about to start testing self-driving cars in Dallas, joining Waymo, which already operates here. In its expansion announcement, the Amazon-owned Zoox said: “Dallas provides a valuable testing ground to refine our AI against diverse weather and complex road networks.” 

The news comes just days after a viral video out of Austin showed an autonomous vehicle blocking an ambulance during the response to a deadly shooting—raising fresh questions about how these cars handle emergencies.

I’ll just leave this here: 🤔

Choctaw Code Talkers are set to be honored at DFW’s Veterans Memorial Park in April. (Jeff Morgan/Shutterstock).

By Sam Cohen

During World War I, 19 Native American soldiers became part of the Choctaw Code Talkers under the 36th Infantry Division organized at Texas’s Camp Bowie. These men used their native Choctaw language to help encrypt messages for the Allies that were impossible for enemy forces to decipher. In doing so, “they became instrumental to US operations,” and led the way for future Native American code talkers to serve in subsequent wars.

The impact of their service and sacrifice cannot be overstated. Now, Fort Worth is set to honor these men with a historical marker placed at Veterans Memorial Park. 

⛽ Should we put road trips on pause? Gas prices in North Texas have jumped 60 cents in the past week, thanks to the US/Iran conflict. (Fox4)

🛥️ The USS Fort Worth is retiring: The only US military vessel named in honor of Fort Worth is being decommissioned after 14 years of service. (Fort Worth Report)

🗳️ Literally Anybody Else? A North Richland Hills resident who legally changed his name to “Literally Anybody Else” is challenging incumbent Mayor Jack McCarty in the May election. (KERA)

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Joi Louviere with reporting by Sam Cohen. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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