Texas history was made last night, when the star-studded Michelin ceremony in Houston crowned the state’s best restaurants for the first time. Across the state, Michelin handed out 15 1-star awards. No restaurant in Texas received a 2- or a 3-star award. That’s Michelin’s highest honor, saved for the best of the best. In Dallas, just one Michelin star was given: a 1-star honor to Deep Ellum omakase restaurant Tatsu. Following that, East Dallas restaurant Rye received a special award for Exceptional Cocktails. Seven Bib Gourmands were handed out to Dallas-Fort Worth eateries with reasonably-priced menu items. And 20 restaurants in North Texas received a Recommended nod; In other news, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was already busing migrants from the border to New York when he picked a new northern target in 2022 — Chicago, another destination chosen because it was run by Democrats; Southwest Airlines will offer buyouts to workers at 18 airports across the country as the Dallas-based carrier cuts back on flying planes due to “aircraft delivery delays” from Boeing; And Micah Parsons is coming under fire from national media analysts for his comments about head coach Mike McCarthy.

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