Good Morning! On this day in 1894, the Corsicana oilfield was discovered by the American Well and Prospecting Company, which was looking for a new water source for the city.
After being rained out on Saturday, Grand Prairie celebrated Taco Fest on Sunday, with vendors from around the state offering samples. The traveling Fest heads to Houston next month.
Doctors say five signs reveal whether you’re aging well, and catching them early could change how the rest of your life goes. On today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast, Ayla breaks down each one, plus what you can start doing at any age to make sure you’re hitting the mark. Tune in here!
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Screwworm Infection Spreads
The New World screwworm has now been confirmed in five U.S. cases, with the USDA announcing three new detections Monday—a calf in La Salle County, a goat in Gillespie County, and a dog whose owner lives in Lea County, New Mexico, making it the first confirmed case outside Texas.
The parasitic fly lays eggs in open wounds of living warm-blooded animals. Larvae then burrow into healthy tissue, causing wounds that can become life-threatening without treatment.
The original outbreak was confirmed on June 3 in Zavala County in South Texas. The New Mexico case, roughly 400 miles from Zavala County, was initially reported by a Texas veterinarian before the USDA reclassified the animal’s location.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the U.S. food supply is not at risk and pledged more than $1 billion to push the pest back into Mexico. The USDA is currently releasing about 10 million sterile flies weekly over affected areas, with aerial dispersal flights set to begin Tuesday from Moore Air Base in Edinburg. President Trump also appointed Texas A&M Regent John Bellinger as senior adviser for screwworm preparedness.
West Texas Drug Ring Busted
An 18-month multiagency operation in San Angelo ended with 48 suspects charged for trafficking fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and heroin into Concho Valley communities.
“Operation Concho Valley Shakedown” seized nearly 80 pounds of drugs. Twenty-four suspects were federally indicted on May 13; a coordinated sweep completed the remaining arrests.
The operation was led by the FBI, the DEA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, alongside dozens of state and local agencies. Investigators targeted a network importing narcotics into West Texas communities for years.
Judge Rules Sorsby Can Play for Now
A Lubbock judge granted Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction Monday, ordering the NCAA to declare him eligible for the 2026 season.
Sorsby was ruled permanently ineligible after court documents revealed he placed thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000 across multiple sportsbooks over four years—including bets on Indiana games while he was a Hoosiers freshman.
Judge Ken Curry ruled he would suffer “irreparable injury” if blocked from playing. He must sit out the Red Raiders’ first two games. The ruling is a significant defeat for the NCAA’s enforcement powers, putting its authority at risk.
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➤ Austin: A Gulfstream jet bound to pick up baseball legend Yadier Molina in Texas crashed in flames at La Romana airport in the Dominican Republic, killing both pilots. (More)
➤ Also Austin: A Texas appeals court ruled the state’s ban on smokable hemp products can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out, reversing a lower court’s temporary block. (More)
➤ Houston: A 25-year-old man was arrested after allegedly using a fake boarding pass to sneak onto a United Airlines flight at Bush Intercontinental Airport in May, delaying departure by three hours. (More)
➤ North Texas: The FBI’s Dallas division announced that Operation Soteria Shield rescued 89 children and led to 276 arrests in a coordinated North Texas child exploitation crackdown that ran from March through April. (More)
➤ Hill County: Commissioners unanimously rescinded a data center moratorium—the first in Texas—after a developer filed a $100 million lawsuit arguing the county exceeded its legal authority. (More)
➤ Georgetown: City officials are reviewing a 660-home Woodside active adult development as one of America’s fastest-growing cities weighs how to accommodate its aging population. (More)
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➤ The San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 115-111 last night, their first win in the NBA Finals. They’ll play in Madison Square Garden again tomorrow night for a chance to even up the series. (More)
➤ No. 6 Texas baseball will open the College World Series against SEC rival No. 3 Georgia on Saturday after sweeping Oregon in the Austin Super Regional. It’s the Longhorns’ first trip to Omaha in four years. (More)
➤ North Texas museums are rolling out FIFA-themed exhibits ahead of the World Cup, with the Perot Museum’s Soccer: More Than A Game exhibit running through Sept. 7 and the Arlington Museum of Art’s More Than A Match through Aug. 2. (More)
➤ The mother of Texas A&M outfielder Travis Chestnut publicly criticized head coach Michael Earley on Instagram after the team was eliminated from the NCAA baseball tournament: “Earley had one of the most talented rosters and couldn’t get out of his own regional. … At some point, the excuses run out.” (More)
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➤ Construction is set to begin on a $4 million indoor soccer complex in Port Arthur, aimed at hosting international tournaments. (More)
➤ A 44-story Ritz-Carlton hotel and condo tower near Houston’s Galleria could break ground this fall, developers say, representing one of the city’s largest planned hotel investments at $290 million. (More)
➤ Brownsville, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi ranked among the worst Texas cities for raising a family in WalletHub’s 2026 study. (More)
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➤ Calah Cares, an Austin teen’s nonprofit, is working to close lifesaving CPR and AED training gaps in schools by providing free classes to students and communities across Texas. (More)
➤ The Miss Juneteenth East Texas pageant drew young women to Tyler to celebrate black heritage and leadership in a competition blending cultural pride with scholarship opportunities ahead of the June 19 holiday. (More)
➤ Three of America’s wealthiest suburbs are in Texas—Sugar Land, Southlake, and University Park—according to a new ranking that highlights the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth corridors’ financial strength. (More)
Screwworm Infection Spreads
