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FRIDAY | 8/29/2025

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• TOP NEWS  

“Federal appeals court to decide whether Texas can give police broad powers to arrest migrants,” via AP -- "​A federal appeals court is set to decide whether a Texas law to give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. can take effect.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel that the law is unconstitutional, and now the full court will consider whether the law can take effect.

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The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 4 in 2023, but a federal judge in Texas ruled the law was unconstitutional. Texas then appealed that ruling.

Under the proposed law, state law enforcement officers could arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. Once in custody, they could agree to a Texas judge’s order to leave the country or face a misdemeanor charge for entering the U.S. illegally. Migrants who don’t leave after being ordered to do so could be arrested again and charged with a more serious felony.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a social media post on Friday that the court’s decision was a “hopeful sign.”" AP

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• TOP NEWS

“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs new congressional redistricting map President Trump requested,” Dallas Morning News' Aaron Torres and Karen Brooks Harper -- "​Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional map that led to a two-week quorum break from dozens of House Democrats, and now that it’s in effect could help Republicans maintain control of Congress following next year’s midterm elections.

“Texas is now more red in the United States Congress,” Abbott said in a video posted on social media of him signing the measure.

The governor did not hold a public bill signing.

President Donald Trump asked the Texas Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts in order to minimize the risk of Republicans losing control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 elections. House Bill 4, which contains the map, could net five additional seats in Texas for the GOP.

The next battleground for the map is likely to be in federal court after a judge set aside time in October to consider an injunction in an El Paso courtroom.

Abbott called lawmakers back to the Capitol last month for the first of two special sessions to pass the new congressional map and legislation on recovery efforts and safety regulations following catastrophic floods in the Hill Country over July 4 weekend.

Democratic state lawmakers were outraged when the map was introduced late last month, arguing it was racist and would dilute the power of nonwhite voters in Texas. Republicans defended the map, arguing the map was drawn strictly to help the GOP gain seats in Congress.

In an effort to stop the map from passing, more than 50 House Democrats fled the state earlier this month to deny the Texas House a quorum — freezing all legislative activity — to stop the map from passing. It didn’t work and the map ultimately reached Abbott’s desk after the governor said he would keep calling lawmakers back until the congressional districts were redrawn.

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder bashed the map in a Friday statement and said the party will continue fighting against it.

“This isn’t over — we’ll see these clowns in court,” Scudder said in a statement. “We aren’t done fighting against these racially discriminatory maps, and fully expect the letter of the law to prevail over these sycophantic Republican politicians who think the rules don’t apply to them.”

The path to get the map to Abbott’s desk drew outrage from different corners of the state — and has led to a gerrymandering tit-for-tat across the country. When Texas legislative committees held hearings with the public — in the Capitol and across the state — an overwhelming majority of individuals who testified spoke out against the map.

However, Republicans said the new map reflects the trends of the voters across Texas, seizing on the rightward shift in some areas of Texas in last year’s election. In one instance, a Republican state senator was even more straightforward." DMN ($)

“Camp Mystic parents had to sign a legal release. Can they still sue over flood deaths?” San Antonio Express-News' Peggy O'Hare -- "​Before sending their daughters to Camp Mystic, parents had to sign a waiver giving up their right to sue the camp or its owners if their child was injured or killed.

On July 4, a massive flood struck the Texas Hill Country, killing 25 campers and two counselors at the Christian girls’ retreat southwest of Kerrville.

The question now: Will that legal waiver prevent grieving families from suing Camp Mystic for damages?

The answer: No. That’s the consensus of experienced civil litigators interviewed by the San Antonio Express-News. Families will have avenues to bring lawsuits, despite the waiver, they said.

Less certain is whether they will be able to secure significant compensation. Proving that the camp’s owners committed gross negligence will be difficult, lawyers said, and even a successful legal strategy could confront a harsh financial reality: In the end, there may not be much money to distribute.

“As many barriers as may exist, it will not stop a good faith effort by a parent or a child who was a victim of this horrific situation from making a claim,” said Bruce Steckler, a personal injury lawyer in Dallas.

“These are children,” he said. “These are people who are unable, generally speaking, to care for themselves. That’s why they have counselors and camp directors.”

Robert “Robby” Alden, an Austin lawyer, noted that personal injury suits usually are resolved through negotiated settlements. “The determinant will be how much insurance” the camp has, “and whether there are parents that are so determined to get full compensation that they want to force the camp to sell the property and dissolve,” he said.

Randy Sorrels, a Houston personal injury lawyer, said it was unlikely Camp Mystic had enough insurance to satisfy plaintiffs’ claims.

“Even if you took that property and sold it, what could you get for it when you divide it among the 27 deaths of Camp Mystic?” he said. “It’s peanuts. It’s pennies.”

The camp’s real estate has a market value of nearly $15 million, according to the Kerr Central Appraisal District.

Jeff Ray, a lawyer for Camp Mystic, said in a statement Friday that since no lawsuit has yet been filed against the camp over the July 4 disaster, "it would be speculation on our part to attempt to set out any defenses."

But Ray's statement went on to say that cabins in the part of the camp known as “the Flats,” where all the deaths occurred, were outside the 100-year floodplain as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Camp Mystic successfully petitioned the agency in 2013 and 2019 to amend its flood maps to recognize that the cabins were at a higher elevation than the floodplain, Ray said.

“The massive flash flooding on July 4, 2025, was an unprecedented event that likely exceeded a 1,000-year floodplain event,” his statement said." SAEN ($)

“Settlement reached in Texas, New Mexico water dispute,” Inside Climate News' Martha Pskowski -- "​The Rio Grande flows over 1,800 miles from the mountains of southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. A lawsuit filed in 2013 between Texas and New Mexico over Rio Grande water has taken as many twists and turns as the river itself.

A settlement signed this week by New Mexico, the Department of Justice and two irrigation districts, and reviewed by Inside Climate News, lays out agreements for irrigation management on the Rio Grande. It is one part of a larger settlement package that will be presented to a special master in the case, Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, for approval next month.

The outcome of the case is expected to have broad implications for cities that rely on the Rio Grande and farmers throughout New Mexico and far west Texas.

The settlement package includes new formulas to calculate how much water each entity is owed; an agreement for New Mexico to reduce groundwater depletion, and changes to the operating manual for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Rio Grande Project.

Under the settlement, New Mexico could transfer water rights from the Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) in Southern New Mexico in order to meet its obligations to Texas. The state agrees in the settlement that it would compensate EBID.

The case began when Texas alleged that groundwater pumping in Southern New Mexico deprives the state of water it is owed under the Rio Grande Compact. Colorado and the United States are also parties to the case. Local irrigation districts, cities and agricultural interest groups have been involved as friends of the court. The case has evolved from a dispute between Texas and New Mexico to encompass conflicts between groundwater and surface water users in the area.

“We are ecstatic to have reached a settlement and look forward to continue delivering water to our farmers and the City of El Paso,” said Jay Ornelas, general manager of the El Paso Water Improvement District No. 1, an irrigation district. “The agreement provides long-term protection to El Paso farmers and the City of El Paso that rely on water from the federal Rio Grande Project.”" Inside Climate News

• #TXLEGE  

“THC ban stalls out down the homestretch of Texas special legislative session,” Houston Chronicle's Isaac Yu -- "After several months of fiery debate and tearful testimonies over the prospect of banning THC statewide, proposed measures to do so have stalled in the Texas House.

Senate Bill 6, which would have created a blanket ban on products containing any “detectable amount of any cannabinoid” other than cannabidiol and cannabigerol, better known as CBD and CBG, non-intoxicating components of cannabis, hasn’t been heard in a House committee after the Senate passed it Aug. 19. The House’s version of the bill hasn’t been heard in its chamber’s committee either.

Ten days might not be long for a bill to sit dormant during a regular legislative session, but with state leadership suggesting that the current special legislative session could wind down in the coming days, lawmakers would have to move fast on THC upon reconvening after Monday’s holiday.

Without further regulations or a ban being discussed by lawmakers in the House, the most likely scenario is that hemp-derived THC remains legal in Texas, but with more enforcement of current laws restricting the drug.

“It seems like a lot of people don’t want anything to do with it,” said Lukas Gilkey, chief executive of Hometown Hero, an Austin-based manufacturer of hemp-derived THC products. “It’s a hot potato.”" Texas Tribune

“Kerr County youth camps appeal to Dan Patrick on proposed floodplain restrictions,” Houston Chronicle's Isaac Yu -- "The owners of three Kerr County youth camps have asked Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to reconsider some of the stricter new flood safety requirements contained in two bills before the Texas Legislature that have been filed as a result of the tragic July 4 Guadalupe River flooding that killed 27 Camp Mystic campers.

Two camp safety bills, House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, would withhold state licensing if cabins are located in a floodplain. A week ago, both bills were passed by their respective home chambers.

Late Friday, The Texas Tribune obtained an Aug. 28 letter sent to Patrick by the owners of Camp Waldemar, Vista Camps and Camp Stewart. In it, the camp owners cite the cost of rebuilding cabins and ask Patrick to “work with us” by having an expert to propose “a safe and professionally analyzed solution through the Texas Water Development Board for the 100-year floodplain prohibition.”

The camp owners also insisted that there “must be meaningful financial support, whether through insurance, state grants, or other funding mechanisms, so that the burden does not fall solely on families, camps, and communities.”

State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flood and the primary author of one of the bills, told the Tribune last week there would be no state assistance for camps to comply with pending legislation if it passes.

“No, camps are private enterprises,” Perry told The Texas Tribune after family members of the 27 Camp Mystic flood victims testified before his committee on Aug. 20. “The state’s not rebuilding private sector camps.”

The Texas Tribune reached out to Patrick’s office for comment on the letter, which was also forwarded to members of the Texas Senate and Gov. Greg Abbott, and did not get an immediate response. The Tribune left phone messages at all three camps, asking for more detail and comment on the letter, but none were returned. The Tribune reached Meg Clark, executive director of Camp Waldemar late Friday. She confirmed the contents of the letter but declined to offer additional comment.

The two special legislative committees appointed after the July 4 disaster so far in public hearings have resisted discussing restricting development in floodplains statewide. Requiring camps to move cabins out of the floodplain was the biggest step they had taken in that direction — and is a major piece of the legislation. Flooding experts say getting kids out of risky areas as they sleep is a clear way to help protect them.

Originally, legislators had planned just to require that camps evacuate kids from campgrounds in the floodplain if the weather service issued a flash flood warning and to install ladders on cabins so campers could climb onto rooftops if the situation grew dire and for some reason they hadn't evacuated. But parents of the kids who died at Camp Mystic pushed to get more restrictive, camp-focused legislation on the table.

“The combination of devastating floods and the heavy financial burden proposed under new state regulations presents an impossible challenge,” the camps’ letter stated. “Collectively, our camps would face millions of dollars in mandated rebuilding costs for cabins subjected to the prohibition that did not sustain damage by recent flooding. These additional burdens would come on top of already significant flood repairs, operational expenses, and existing loans.”

A representative for the Camp Mystic families’ campaign for camp safety said, “We believe the parents’ testimonies and recent media interviews speak for themselves. We have no comment about this letter, but we support lawmakers’ efforts to pass SB1 and HB1 to ensure common sense safety reforms are in place for the 2026 summer camp season.”" Texas Tribune

“Longtime Houston state Rep. Alma Allen announces retirement, endorses son for her seat,” Houston Chronicle's Isaac Yu -- "State Rep. Alma Allen of Houston announced Thursday she plans to retire next year, endorsing her son’s campaign for her district.

The 10-term Democrat is one of the most senior members in her party, representing a deep-blue swath of southern Harris County, including parts of Alief and Hiram Clarke. Prior to her election to the Texas House in 2004, Allen served on the State Board of Education and worked as a teacher and administrator in Houston ISD.

Allen said she would formally announce her retirement to her colleagues on the House floor on Wednesday, when the Legislature is expected to adjourn from the ongoing special session.

“I'm proud of what I have accomplished, and it's just time for me to move on to another phase of my life,” Allen said in a brief interview Thursday.

Across 10 terms, Allen leaned into her experience on the House Public Education Committee, playing a role in passing a sweeping school finance package in 2019. She also previously served as vice chair on the Corrections Committee. In her last session, Allen fought against the passage of private school vouchers.

Her son, Lawrence Allen, Jr., has yet to file for his mother’s seat. His career path is similar to hers: he worked as a Houston ISD teacher and administrator before being elected to the State Board of Education, serving for 15 years before stepping down in 2023.

He also ran for Texas House in 2020 for a competitive Fort Bend County district, coming fourth in the Democratic primary. That election was ultimately won by Republican Jacey Jetton.

“I caught the political bug watching and helping my mother over the years,” the younger Allen said. “She and I have been talking about this for quite some time, and certainly we wanted to make sure she was ready. And now she’s ready.”" Hou Chron ($)

• 2026  

“State Rep. John Lujan Files for Newly Drawn 35th Congressional District,” The Texan's Cameron Abrams -- "State Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio) is planning to make the jump from Austin to Washington, D.C., filing to run for the newly created Texas Congressional District (CD) 35 next year.

The newly redrawn congressional districts have shifted a number of Democratic-heavy districts to being solidly Republican. One of those is CD 35, currently held by Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35), who has already said he will be shifting his focus to run in CD 37. That seat is currently occupied by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37), who announced he would not run again in the new version of the district. According to The Texan’s Texas Partisan Index, CD 35 moves from D-70% to R-55%.

Lujan told the San Antonio Report that “You don’t get an opportunity like this very often.”

“I’m big into service, and what a great opportunity to answer the call.”

The path to elected office for Lujan has not always been easy. In 2016, he first landed in the House District (HD) 118 seat after a special election when Democratic incumbent state Rep. Joe Farias resigned. Lujan served the remainder of the term before losing to Democrat Tomas Uresti in 2016, then made an unsuccessful bid to reclaim it in 2018.

Lujan later secured HD 118 in a runoff during a special election in 2021, narrowly defeating Democrat Frank Ramirez. He was re-relected in 2024, besting Democrat Kristian Carranza in one of the most competitive state House races.

CD 35 is one of the five districts targeted by Texas Republicans for a mid-decade redistricting flip, a move requested by President Donald Trump. The seat currently held by Casar was moved out of Austin and down near San Antonio, flipping it from deep blue to solidly Republican.

Since becoming a member of the Texas House, Lujan has found himself assigned to a number of committees, including Appropriations and Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development. During the 89th Legislative Session, he voted in favor of school choice through education savings accounts and legislation to decriminalize homosexual conduct in state code.

Lujan is not the only one announcing they will seek the CD 35 seat in 2026. Christopher Schuchardt, who narrowly lost his race for Bexar County commissioner last year, has filed to run, and San Antonio District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte and Texas Funeral Service Commission appointee Kristin Tips have also expressed interest.

The HD 118 seat is now in search of a replacement. The R-51% San Antonio-centric district has already seen tight races with 2026 sure to be another heated battle. Carranza had already announced a return bid for the seat, and now Republicans must find a new candidate to try and keep the seat." The Texan

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT  

“EXCLUSIVE: Austin murder case unravels hours before trial after prosecutor missteps,” Austin American-Statesman's Austin Sanders and Tony Plohetski -- "Austin criminal defense attorney Leslie Andrews Booker was preparing for a murder trial on Monday when she received a surprising email from a fellow attorney.

Attached to the message was information critical to her case: a year-old letter from prosecutors in the Travis County District Attorney’s office that said a witness had been untruthful. It was a shock because prosecutors are typically required by law to disclose such information prior to trials.

“Exculpatory evidence has to be presented to every single person accused of a crime, particularly in serious cases like murder,” Andrews Booker told the American-Statesman.

Andrews Booker, a former local prosecutor, believed she already had a strong case for acquittal. That’s in large part because earlier in the day an even more important witness had told her she had attempted to alter her statement to police linking Andrews Booker’s client to the shooting – a statement that served as the foundation of the prosecution’s entire case – but was unsuccessful.

Taken together, the new information seemed sufficient to ask for an outright dismissal.

The next day, hours before the trial was set to begin, Andrews Booker confronted Travis County prosecutors working the case against her client. Hours later, they chose to drop charges against 26-year-old Dekatur Dalon Richey, one of two suspects in a 2023 murder.

Because of the timing, the dismissal had bigger-than-usual consequences: Jurors had already been seated and taken their oath so the legal protection known as double jeopardy applied. The result is that Richey can never be tried for murder or any other crime related to the underlying incident. He had faced life in prison.

The case’s collapse underscores persistent concerns about the Travis County District Attorney’s Office under the leadership of DA José Garza.

Since the start of Garza's second term early this year, he has faced mounting scrutiny for sloppy case management that has resulted in the release of two other murder defendants and delayed justice for scores of other suspects and victims.

Just last week, the 3rd Court of Appeals upheld a decision granting a new trial in a separate murder case after Garza’s prosecutors failed to disclose evidence about the victim’s violent history.

In a written statement, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office did not answer questions from the Statesman about its handling of the Richey case but acknowledged some amount of error.

“A veteran prosecutor made the difficult decision that we could not prove the case against Richey beyond a reasonable doubt,” spokesman Ismael Martinez said in the statement. “We stand by his decision.”" AAS ($)

“CPS Energy detected a death threat against San Antonio's mayor. How did that happen?” San Antonio Express-News' Kelsey Brown -- "The alarm over a death threat against the mayor of San Antonio was sounded by what may seem a surprising source: CPS Energy.

It led to the arrest of Marcos Rene Olvera, the 24-year-old Spurs fan who said on X: “We need to kill the mayor.” He apparently was unhappy with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones for seeking more analysis of the city’s plan to build a new downtown arena for the NBA team.

That CPS caught the threat didn’t surprise the mayor, though.

“They’ve got the capability that surveils social media for threats like that,” said Jones, who’s also a member of the CPS board of trustees. “That’s how it was caught.”

John Dickson, CEO of Bytewhisper Security, said he wasn’t surprised CPS detected the threat, either — or that the utility declined to comment on its cybersecurity efforts.

“What they do is so critical,” he said. “Both utilities — the San Antonio Water System and CPS — have a crazy, outsized role to protect the water and power. They’re really not going to disclose a lot of stuff because it could give information out to the real bad guys.”

What did surprise Dickson — a former Air Force intelligence officer — was the threat itself. He described such comments as “exceedingly rare,” noting that it was both a criminal offense and a terrorist threat.

“Thirty years in the business — I can say I never saw that,” he said, adding that the current coarseness of American politics may be leading more people to feel emboldened to make such threats than in the past.

Olvera was charged with obstruction or retaliation, a third-degree felony defined in the Texas Penal Code as threatening a public servant, a witness or a prospective witness.

Though CPS declined to discuss its cybersecurity systems or exactly how it spotted the threat, it shared material from January outlining how it allocated funds in the current budget to support them. Cybersecurity has consistently been listed as a “significant element” of the city-owned utility’s budget in recent years.

It assigns $136 million, less than 10% of its capital budget, for technology and security efforts to “address physical security risks, computer system upgrades and computer-based communication.” It also devotes $100 million, or about 10% of its $982 million operation and management budget, to “maintain and assess enterprise technology systems, execute cyber security initiatives, and design future state of technology platforms.”

While Dickson said he had no idea how CPS’ surveillance team works, his background in the industry provided insight into the utility’s cybersecurity efforts. Most, he said, are focused on protecting the infrastructure that provides electricity and gas to about 1.4 million customers.

“They’re looking at patterns of activity in their network and in their software that looks like it could be somebody trying to knock on the door and break in,” Dickson said." SAEN ($)

• STATE GOVERNMENT  

Editorial: “Sid Miller’s reckless decision is a new low,” via Dallas Morning News -- "Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller seems determined to bring his office to new lows. Earlier this year, he chose as his chief of staff a former political consultant who pleaded guilty to bribery. This reckless decision is already troubling enough, but we recently learned that state Department of Agriculture employees who had concerns had been ignored or, apparently, faced retribution.

There was already a long list of Miller’s ethical lapses and his use of his office for political propaganda. But his links to Todd Smith, his associate turned chief of staff, are the most concerning yet. Miller leads an important state office, tasked with promoting agricultural businesses and administering grants for farmers and rural development. We should be talking more about farmers’ concerns and less about Miller’s misuse of his office.

Miller’s misdeeds include fines from the Texas Ethics Commission following improper use of state and campaign funds, a constant stream of misinformation or offensive remarks on social media, and more recently a bizarre incident in which a former associate told a Texas Ranger that Miller asked him to discard marijuana cigarettes and THC gummies to avoid the attention of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Miller denies this allegation.

All of this pales in comparison to Miller’s insistence on having Smith as his top aide, earning a six-figure salary despite a guilty plea to commercial bribery. In 2021, Smith — then a political consultant — was accused of taking $55,000 as part of a scheme in which he and others were accused of soliciting up to $150,000 for hemp licenses from the Texas Department of Agriculture, even though they cost only $100.

Documents obtained by The Texas Tribune revealed that state agriculture staff shared their concerns with Texas Department of Public Safety investigators. A former deputy commissioner told the Texas Rangers that he made a point not to attend any meetings about hemp if Smith was involved. Another employee told the investigators that he was advised not to take meetings with Smith.

Last May, Freddy Vest, a former agriculture department director, told Miller that Smith was causing turmoil across the agency, according to a recording provided to DPS. Vest was fired shortly after.

Miller has defended Smith as “the best hire I’ve ever made,” and dismissed concerns as lies from disgruntled employees, according to the Tribune. Our email sent to Miller’s office asking for comment went unanswered. His social media presence does not mention Smith or the Tribune story, but there are plenty of memes about Sydney Sweeney and the Cracker Barrel logo debacle.

The guilty plea on bribery should be enough reason for Miller to distance himself from Smith. In a world where accountability and transparency matter, that is the least he could do. Instead, he doubles down and names him his top aide. Miller has a pattern of ethical lapses and courting controversy while pretending to be the soul of conservatism. Unfortunately, as long as “ideological purity” is more important than competence, politicians like Miller will keep on winning elections." DMN ($)

• BUSINESS NEWS  

“Judge dismisses Southwest lawsuit against San Antonio airport,” San Antonio Express-News' Megan Rodriguez -- "A federal judge has tossed out Southwest Airlines' lawsuit against San Antonio after a year-long legal battle over gate assignments at San Antonio International Airport.

Southwest Airlines sued the city and airport director Jesus Saenz in September 2024 after it was denied gates in Terminal C, a $1.7 billion facility that is under construction and expected to open in 2028.

The airline alleged in a February amended suit that San Antonio airport officials deliberately hid a plan to exile the Dallas-based carrier to the airport’s oldest, smallest terminal.

Southwest asked U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez to issue a partial summary judgement that would void a long-term lease agreement that the City Council approved in September in an apparent effort to reopen negotiations on gate allocations at San Antonio International Airport. The lease agreement includes terms and fees for carriers operating at San Antonio International, along with gate assignments.

Airport officials asked the judge to dismiss the case entirely.

Rodriguez on Friday granted the city’s request and dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled with the court.

“We are grateful for the court’s ruling and believe wholeheartedly we acted according to law and best practice,” Saenz said in a written statement. “It remains our goal to ensure that all of our airline partners have the space and facilities to grow their service and be successful in connecting San Antonio to the world.”

A Southwest spokesperson — who continued to assert that the city has made “false and misleading statements” and played favorites — said the airline disagrees with the court’s decision and plans to appeal.

Friday’s ruling is a win for the city, but it comes at the expense of the dominant airline in the San Antonio market.

It’s unclear how a continued legal battle could affect the relationship between the two. Though Southwest has never publicly threatened to leave the San Antonio market, the carrier has said being denied space in the new terminal will hamper its ability to grow as it has planned."" SAEN ($)

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE 

> HOU CHRON: "Texas House OKs transgender bathroom ban after years of GOP attempts" HOU CHRON

> TX TRIB: "Spared from dissolution, Texas Lottery gets a second chance under new management" TX TRIB

> DMN: "Texas AG probes Plano ISD after reports of antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric in classrooms" DMN

> THE TEXAN: "Texas Legislature Approves Bill Replacing STAAR Test with New Three Assessments" THE TEXAN

> EP TIMES: "About 750 new laws will go into effect in Texas on Sept. 1. Here are some significant ones." EP TIMES

> THE TEXAN: "Texas House Approves Bill Allowing Civil Enforcement of Chemical Abortion Pill Ban" THE TEXAN

> THE TEXAN: "Texas Lawmakers Give Harris County Sheriff, Constables Control of Deputy Contract Program" THE TEXAN

> SA REPORT: "House Democrats’ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look" SA REPORT

> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Collin County adopts nearly $598M budget, stable property tax rate amid jail staffing concerns" COMMUNITY IMPACT

> THE TEXAN: "Texas ‘Bathroom Bill' Separating Private, Publicly-Funded Spaces by Biological Sex Close to Becoming Law" THE TEXAN

> THE TEXAN: "State Rep. John Lujan Files for Newly Drawn 35th Congressional District" THE TEXAN

> THE TEXAN: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins Abbott, Lawmakers to Celebrate 'Make Texas Healthy Again' Bills" THE TEXAN

> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Travis County directs $34M in taxpayer funds for affordable child care" COMMUNITY IMPACT

> THE TEXAN: "Dallas and Fort Worth Increase Budgets, Lower Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2026" THE TEXAN

> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "San Marcos proposes $0.6769 tax rate for FY 2025-26 amid budget shortfall concerns" COMMUNITY IMPACT

> TX TRIB: "A rigorous accreditation program inspired Texas’ camp reforms. Here’s what that process looks like." TX TRIB

> HOU CHRON: "Conroe ISD will display Ten Commandments despite ruling in other districts" HOU CHRON

> HOU CHRON: "The FBI raided Kingdom of God church sites in several cities. What to know." HOU CHRON

> FWST: "Texas Health Resources announces it will build new hospital in Parker County" FWST

> HOU CHRON: "Three workers die after gas leak at sewer facility in Trinity County" HOU CHRON

• EXTRA POINTS 

Recent Texas sports scores:
Thurs
> MLB: Houston 4, Colorado 3
> NCAAF: Houston 27, Stephen F. Austin 0
Fri
> WNBA: Atlanta 100, Dallas 78
> NWSL: Houston 1, Louisville 1
> MLB: Houston 2, LAA 0
> MLB: Texas 5, Oakland 2
> NCAAF: Auburn 38, Baylor 24
> NCAAF: UNLV 38, Sam Houston State 21
> NCAAF: Tarleton State 30, Army 27

Weekend Texas sports schedule:
Sat
> 11am: NCAAF: #1 Texas at Ohio State (Fox)
> 6pm: NCAAF: UTSA at #19 Texas A&M (ESPN)
> 6:10pm: MLB: LAA at Houston
> 6:30pm: NCAAF: AR-Pine Pluff at #23 Texas Tech (ESPN+)
> 6:30pm: NCAAF: UTEP at Utah State (CBS Sports)
> 7pm: NCAAF: Rice at Louisiana (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAF: Abilene Christian at Tulsa (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAF: Lamar at North Texas (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAF: Eastern Michigan at Texas State (ESPN+)
> 7:30pm: MLS: San Jose at Austin (Apple TV)
> 7:30pm: MLS: Houston at St. Louis (Apple TV)
> 8pm: NCAAF: East Texas A&M at #16 SMU (ESPN+)
> 9:05pm: MLB: Texas at Oakland
Sun
> 1:10pm: MLB: LAA at Houston
> 3:05pm: MLB: Texas at Oakland
Mon
> 1:10pm: MLB: LAA at Houston
> 7pm: NCAAF: TCU at North Carolina (ESPN)
> 7pm: WNBA: Dallas at Minnesota (NBA TV)
> 7:10pm: MLB: Texas at Oakland

HOUSTON ASTROS: "Cristian Javier’s six no-hit innings lead Astros to 2-0 win over Angels" AP

TEXAS RANGERS: "Rangers power past Athletics with home runs from Heim and Helman" AP

TEXAS RANGERS: "Corey Seager diagnosed with appendicitis, availability for rest of season in jeopardy" DMN ($)

DALLAS COWBOYS: "Everything we know about Micah Parsons trade: Why Jerry Jones did it, what Cowboys added" DMN ($)

TEXAS FOOTBALL: Golden: "Why Steve Sarkisian brought up Texas' CFP loss to Ohio State in practice" AAS ($)

BAYLOR FOOTBALL: "QB Jackson Arnold runs for 137 yards and 2 TDs in Auburn debut for a 38-24 win at Baylor'" AP

SAM HOUSTON STATE FOOTBALL: "Anthony Colandrea accounts for three touchdowns as UNLV tops Sam Houston for a 2-0 start season" AP

TARLETON STATE: "Brad Larson makes game-winning FG and Tarleton State beats Army for second-ever win over an FBS team" AP

DALLAS WINGS: "Atlanta secures a WNBA playoff spot for 11th time in franchise history with 100-78 win over Wings" AP