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🌱 Which new patent just put a Garland inventor on the map?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which new patent just put a Garland inventor on the map?
  • Why are Garland renters facing the highest burden in Texas?
  • How Garland’s DPS crime lab evidence is shaping a high-profile trial

Also on today's calendar: Goat Yoga Outside at Lakewood Brewing Company, Garland - bring your own mat and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, humid, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 63, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Patented: AT&T's Quantum Security and More North Texas Inventive Activity » Dallas Innovates (dallasinnovates.com) — A Garland-based inventor, Bernardo S. Vielma, is credited on a newly granted patent for collagen pellets used in subcutaneous medical implants, highlighting local participation in North Texas’ innovation economy. The broader roundup shows how companies and researchers across DFW, including nearby Plano and Richardson, are driving advances from medical devices to automotive tech, underscoring regional job and business growth potential that also benefits Garland residents.
   

2. Where rent is cheapest in Texas — and how Austin compares (statesman.com) — Garland renters are carrying the heaviest rent burden among the 16 Texas cities WalletHub analyzed, with rent eating up about 25.8% of median household income. The study compares how rent affordability stacks up across Texas, noting that statewide rent averages about 22.8% of income and that cities like Laredo fare significantly better than Garland.
   

3. Analyst: male DNA evidence found in victim (wcmessenger.com) — Garland readers are connected to this high-profile North Texas case through the state DPS crime lab in Garland, where a forensic analyst testified that male DNA was found in evidence from 7‑year‑old Athena Strand. Prosecutors in Fort Worth are using that and other testimony, including past-assault allegations and digital evidence, as they argue for the death penalty against Tanner Horner.
   

4. DART names interim CEO as search for new leader continues (dallasnews.com) — Garland residents who rely on DART should know the agency has tapped veteran finance executive David Leininger as interim CEO starting May 4, following Nadine Lee’s departure. Leininger previously worked for the cities of Irving, Dallas and Garland, and now steps in as DART navigates governance changes and tense relationships with its member suburbs over funding and service levels.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • RAIDER BASEBALL (JV) @ FARMERSVILLE HS
    Farmersville High School , 499 S State Hwy 78 , Farmersville
    4:30 pm
  • Pacesetter Revue 2026 -The Greatest Show
    Pearce Auditorium
    7:00 pm
  • Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos
    Kearney's Feed Yard , 3602 N Belt Line Rd , Sunnyvale
    7:00 pm
  • RAIDER BASEBALL (V) @ FARMERSVILLE HS
    Farmersville High School , 499 S State Hwy 78 , Farmersville
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi everyone, please make sure to lock your cars at night before you go to bed.
    There are 2 young men going car to car and stealing whatever they find. I have cameras but can't see their faces since they are wearing hoodies and… (Nextdoor West Garland)
  • Saw this poor girl walking across a busy street!!!
    She looks really skinny and has had puppies. She won’t come and a little skittish. Off of Broadway and Gatewood. Can someone please help her!! (Nextdoor Club Creek)
  • Chedraui USA posted a job opening for Meat Clerk - 054 Garland in Garland. Apply here.
  • Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Lash Extension Specialist in Garland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garland here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Garland

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.