Daybreak Today Wednesday Morning Brief

On Daybreak Today,

A man and a 2-year-old girl are dead after a crash on Highway 84, near Littlefield.

• Troopers with the Department of Public Safety say the man ran a stop sign and a semi-truck hit their car.
• The man’s wife was seriously injured.
• Read those details here: Parent and child killed, multiple vehicles involved in crash near Littlefield

The Texas Senate passed a bill to expand voting hours, increase voting machine security and require signatures on mail-in ballots.

• But, Texas House Democrats remain in Washington D.C.
• They are hoping federal lawmakers will pass voting reform bills before the special session ends at the beginning of August.
• Get the latest from The Texas Tribune: Live updates: Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Democratic Texas lawmakers opposing voting restrictions legislation

The country’s largest wildfire continue to burn throughout parts of the West Coast.

• Oregon’s Bootleg Fire in now categorized as the largest in the U.S.
• In California, authorities are optimistic about progress with the Beckwourth Fire.
• Get more details here: Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the West

President Joe Biden will meet with governors and mayors to discuss a bipartisan infrastructure plan.

• The plan would modernize highways, airports and broadband networks.
• Democrats are working on a separate plan which includes health care and climate change.

Shoei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., showed off their skills in the Major League Baseball all-star game.

• Ohtani pitched a perfect inning, but failed to get a hit. Guerrero hit a two-run homerun and was named MVP.
• The American League won the game.
• Get the highlights here: Sho-case: Shohei Ohtani gets All-Star win for AL, bats, too

Read more top headlines here:

• City of Lubbock finalizes recommendations for $174.5 million street bond election
• 20 years later: Sergeant Kevin Cox remembered after line-of-duty death
• Texas Tech program strives to fill teacher shortage in rural West Texas
• Gov. Abbott signs bills aimed at expanding TeleHealth and broadband across Texas
• Lubbock Mayor signs letter in support of infrastructure bill

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