🌱 Patch AM: Why does Irving suddenly need five municipal judges instead of two?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why does Irving suddenly need five municipal judges instead of two?
• Have you seen this missing Irving man with schizophrenia?
• How a new solar deal could power Irving's massive data centers

Also on today's calendar: An Evening With Tyler Fischer and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 100, low: 80.
• Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 101 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Irving Judge Questions Need for Five Municipal Judges, Blames City Policy for Increased Costs (irvingweekly.com) — A former Irving municipal judge is urging City Council to rethink plans to fund five municipal judges for local magistration, arguing two judges previously handled that work before a 2024 policy change. She says the shift to sending more defendants to Dallas County jail has affected thousands of people and now forces Irving to consider costly new staffing instead of restoring the earlier system. Her comments challenge the city's framing of the dispute with Dallas County and call for a public accounting before spending more taxpayer money.
   

• Irving Police Appeal to the Public to Help Find Missing Man Who Suffers from Schizophrenia (irvingweekly.com) — Irving police are urgently asking residents to help find 30-year-old Guillermo Ayala‑Villatoro, missing since July 23 after leaving home near West Airport Freeway and North Britain Road without belongings or a phone. The Spanish‑speaking man, who lives with schizophrenia, has disappeared before but never this long, and detectives say they've exhausted leads. Anyone with information is urged to call Irving police or 911 immediately.
   

• ENGIE secures a 48 MW Texas solar power agreement to support electricity demand from QTS data center operations (energiesmedia.com) — ENGIE has signed a 48 MW solar power agreement that will help supply renewable electricity to QTS's data center operations in Irving tying local tech infrastructure to a new north‑central Texas solar project. The deal deepens ENGIE's partnership with QTS and expands clean-energy generation in ERCOT, potentially strengthening the reliability and sustainability of power serving Irving's growing data hub.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Irving

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2
• Malcolm Todd →
  The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory, 300 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Attendance Awareness Month Begins
  Ranchview H S Irving, TX 75063
Friday September 11
• Texas First Responders Day
  Ranchview H S Irving, TX 75063
• Patriot Day
  Ranchview H S Irving, TX 75063
• Fall Pictures
  Manara Stem Academy - Arlington Irving, TX 75063
  8:00 am
Saturday September 26
• An Evening With Tyler Fischer →
  Punch Line Irving, 310 W Las Colinas Blvd. Ste 130, Irving
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Keyboard Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Crafting Club
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  10:00 am
• Voter Registration Drive
  Oak Lawn Branch Library 4100 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX, 75219, US
  10:00 am
• Get LIT! Adult Book Fair
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  11:00 am
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  11:00 am
• Rupture & Release | Art Exhibition
  TCU College of Fine Arts Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our cat Sox has not come home (Lydia Circle Irving, Texas, and this is extremely unusual for her.
  Sox is the black-and-white female cat pictured here. She is very loving, friendly, comfortable around people, and enjoys being outdoors. She has been… (Nextdoor East Irving Blvd)
• Related to my previous post.
  These are some of the several signs posted along the road- Balleywood Rd south of Shady grove. Be careful. I'll be calling the non emergency line to… (Nextdoor Nada)

• DHL Express USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Irving. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Coppell

• Jackson Echols shines as Coppell dominates Hebron in battle of area-ranked teams (dallasnews.com)
• Rohde & Schwartz Open Maryland Factory to Support Multi-Billion-Dollar FAA Contract (manufacturing.net)
• Pilgrims turn to 'red dirt Catholic' martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release (catholicreview.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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