Over the last 12 days, we’ve been sprinting toward one goal: reaching 2,000 reader-investors. Today, I want to be fully transparent—we fell short. As I write this, we’re about 147 investors away.

Falling short never feels good. And yet, I’m enormously grateful.

1,853 of you have already stepped up to become owners of The Flyover. You’ve placed your trust, your belief, and your investment behind what we’re building. Because of that support, we’ve accomplished more in the last few months than at any point in our history. This morning alone, we delivered to a record 3.7 million readers, and our revenue is up 24% month-over-month.

That’s because of you.

The Flyover is building something different: a newsroom for common-sense Americans. A home for people who stopped watching the news because they couldn’t trust it. A publication committed to honesty, fairness, and fact-first reporting.

To keep building this movement, reaching 2,000 investors truly matters.

So today, I’m being straight with you: we’re close, but we need your help. If you’ve considered investing—whether small or large—today would be the day. If The Flyover has earned your trust, we hope you’ll take that final step and become an investor.

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Dissenting Redistricting Case Judge Lashes Out

Federal judge Jerry Smith, the lone dissenter in Tuesday’s 2-1 ruling blocking the redraw of Texas’ congressional map, released his opinion a day after the ruling, sharply criticizing the court’s other two judges in a break from typical judicial decorum.

Smith (a Reagan appointee) took offense at the majority opinion being released before he finished his dissent and alleged “pernicious judicial misbehavior” on the part of Judge Jeffrey Brown (a Trump appointee), who wrote the majority decision. 

“This is the most outrageous conduct by a judge that I have ever encountered,” Smith wrote in his 104-page document, which repeated the phrase “I dissent” 15 times and referred to Brown as “a legislator/activist jurist” and “an unskilled magician” who “prefers living in fantasyland.”

Residents Seek Higher Ground Amid Flooding

Heavy rains battered Texas Hill Country on Thursday afternoon and evening, causing flash floods in the region and prompting a flash flood emergency warning from the National Weather Service.

Dallas also reported almost 4 inches of rain on Thursday, contributing to what is now the wettest November on record for the state.

Menard County saw more than 9 inches of rain, forcing people out of an RV park and directing them to higher ground as floodwaters made roads impassable. 

Rains dissipated Friday morning, and no casualties have been reported from the flash flooding. You can watch a video of the flooding here.

New Golf Course Makes Top 100 List

Childress Hall’s Upper Course in the Texas Panhandle landed at No. 73 in Golf’s top 100 courses worldwide for 2025-26, marking the state’s only representation on the coveted list.

The Upper Course, which opened for preview play in December 2024, was designed by famed architect Tom Doak, who boasts multiple courses on the top 100 list.

Golf’s write-up on the course says its “persistent demand for choices is what makes it so compelling,” adding that its “strategic variety” elevated it to the list.

You can see the full top 100 list here.

➤ Austin: The city council voted unanimously to approve an amended city budget and increased property tax rate, prioritizing strategies and operations to benefit the homeless and a strengthened emergency response. (More)

➤ Statewide: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has proposed rules to implement Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order regulating THC products despite a federal ban scheduled to take effect next year. (See Details)

➤ Arlington: Police arrested Janie Perkins, 63, for the 1991 murder of Cynthia Gonzalez after students enrolled in a UT Arlington criminology course prompted investigators to question her further. “When we launched our cold case partnership with UTA, we always hoped we’d get an outcome like this one day,” said Chief of Police Al Jones. (See Details)

➤ Plano: Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged plot to invade an island off Haiti. Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, allegedly planned to murder the male inhabitants and kidnap the women and children. (See Details)

➤ Harris County: A pilot was forced to crash-land his small airplane near Grand Parkway late Thursday night shortly after takeoff from West Houston Airport. The pilot was alone on the plane and not hurt in the incident. (More)

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➤ College football today: No. 3 Texas A&M kicks off the action against Samford this morning, followed by No. 17 Texas taking on Arkansas in the afternoon. Then at 3 p.m., No. 23 Houston hosts the TCU Horned Frogs for the most important in-state matchup of the day. (See Full Schedule)

➤ Dallas Cowboys receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens were benched for the first offensive series Monday against the Raiders in Las Vegas after they missed the team’s weekend curfew. (More)

➤ Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is not expected to return to the field this season as he nurses an ankle injury he sustained during the offseason. He’ll finish this NFL season having played zero snaps. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NBA | NHL | PGA | LPGA | Soccer | NCAAF | NCAAM | NCAAW

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➤ The H-Town edition of the Air Jordan 11 sneaker releases today, honoring Houston’s car culture and hustle mentality. The H-Town edition is one of many city-inspired versions commemorating the 30th anniversary of the shoe. (See Shoe)

➤ Maman, a famed French cafe in New York, opened in Dallas on Thursday, marking the restaurant’s Texas debut and offering new menu items exclusive to Dallas. (More)

➤ Dr. Diana Gabaldon, author of the popular Outlander sci-fi series, has donated literary papers, notes, and memorabilia to Texas A&M’s Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. Gabaldon visited the campus in September and even took in a football game. (More) 

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