Morning y’all 🌅

It looks like Barack Obama has tapped into Texas politics once again. Obama, along with Senate candidate James Talarico and gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, showed up at taco Tuesday together in Austin this week. The former president introduced his posse to diners as the state’s “next governor and senator,” although no formal statement of endorsement has been released.

This taco Tuesday soft launch of support is such a Texas way to endorse a candidate. Some other Lone Star-level endorsement options could include:

☑️ Running behind your preferred candidate and then showering them with ice from a nondescript cooler

☑️ Pulling up to the candidate’s rally, mid-speech, in a jumping low-rider, blasting one of the region’s favorite songs

☑️ A social media video where one talks about ideal values and then throws a football at the candidate they’re backing, and the candidate catches it perfectly in a completely different clip

☑️ The statement rolls across the LED facade Dallas’ Omni Hotel, or better yet, is hung from the iconic Coors Lite billboard off of I-35. (I know, Ken Paxton would totally sue.)

Will we see Obama full on campaigning for these candidates? I don’t know, but I do think we’ll see press releases officially backing the Democratic duo very soon.

Joi Louviere

Senior Newsletter Editor, Courier DFW

8 ways to spend Memorial Day in DFW

From somber memorials to family-friendly events, here’s how you can spend Memorial Day weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth. (Janay Peters/Unsplash)

By Sydni Ellis

Memorial Day is the unofficial kick-off to summer, as many people like to BBQ, swim, and enjoy their three-day weekend. But it’s so much more than that. This patriotic holiday is a chance to remember and honor military members who’ve given their lives in service to our country. Our freedom is possible thanks in part to these American heroes, which makes Memorial Day a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our privilege and remember the ones we’ve lost.

This year, Memorial Day is on May 25. There are many ways to celebrate in Dallas-Fort Worth on the holiday weekend, from participating in races to visiting a military monument or observing a military ceremony. Of course, you could also enjoy the sunshine and time with family (what our freedom is all about!) by heading to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival or the Dallas Arboretum, both of which are hosting special Memorial Day events.

No matter where you go or what you do, remember it’s all possible thanks to the sacrifice of our servicemen and women.

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🪦 Restoring a freedman cemetery: Local civil rights advocates have spent the last 10 years trying to restore the St. John’s Cemetery in Pilot Point, suspected to hold 400 unmarked graves of Black community members that inhabited the land a century ago. Denton County stopped funding the cleanup, so the group made a new plan to continue their work. (Denton Record-Chronicle)

📦 30-minute delivery: Amazon Now, offering urgent delivery for an extra fee, has landed in Dallas-Fort Worth. This service offers 30-minute delivery on about 3,500 items stocked in a small local warehouse. Here’s how the fees work. (Culture Map Dallas)

🤦‍♂️ They’re alive! More than 200 Tarrant County voters have been misidentified as deceased thanks to a third-party data management company, but county commissioners voted 3-to-2 this week to renew the company’s contract. It’s unclear how many more voters were affected. You can check your voter registration status here. (KERA)