LEAGUE CITY REMAINS A TOP PLACE TO LIVE U.S. News & World Report has ranked League City No. 13 in the nation and No. 5 in Texas on its 2026-2027 Best Places to Live list, out of 859 cities evaluated. Full list of rankings: realestate.usnews.com/places…

David Coney ’00 will be inducted into the Trinity University Athletics Hall of Fame this fall after a standout college career that included four SCAC championships, multiple All-America honors, and time as principal bassist in the Trinity University Symphony Orchestra. pulse.ly/buffhhs9fe

Everyone knows the American Revolution was won at Yorktown. Almost nobody knows it was also won in Florida, by Spain. On May 6, 1781, the Siege of Pensacola was in its final, brutal week. For two months, a Spanish army under a 34-year-old general named Bernardo de Gálvez had been grinding down the British capital of West Florida. Gálvez wasn't just any commander. He was the Governor of Spanish Louisiana, and when Spain entered the war as an American ally in 1779, he immediately went on the offensive. By the time he reached Pensacola, he'd already captured Baton Rouge, Natchez, and Mobile. Pensacola was the prize. The last major British stronghold on the Gulf Coast, defended by 1,100 troops behind serious fortifications. Then, on May 8, two days after this date, Spanish artillery scored a hit on the British powder magazine at the Queen's Redoubt. The explosion killed nearly 100 defenders instantly. The British surrendered the same day. Why does this matter for America? Because Gálvez's campaign tied down thousands of British troops, ships, and supplies that could have crushed Washington's army. He kept the Mississippi open for American supply lines. He drained the British war machine in a theater Americans couldn't reach. When the British finally surrendered at Yorktown five months later, it was partly because they had nothing left to give. Galveston, Texas is named after him. So is a county in Texas. There's a statue of him in Washington, D.C. But ask the average American who Bernardo de Gálvez was, and you'll get a blank stare.

I started @DellTech from a dorm room @UTAustin, and it shaped everything that followed. Building Dell showed me what’s possible when a company grows alongside a top-tier research university in a city that fuels new ideas. For more than 25 years, Susan and I have partnered with UT on nearly 200 projects to expand educational opportunity, advance research, reinvent medical education, and strengthen life in Austin. Today, we’re making a new commitment to help build what comes next in health and life sciences — bringing our total giving to UT to more than $1 billion. We’re excited about what this will make possible for people in Austin, across Texas, and far beyond for generations to come. 🤘 onedell.com/utaustin/