Sunday, August 16, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1925, Sam Houston’s great-granddaughter unveiled the bronze equestrian Sam Houston Monument at the entrance to Houston’s Hermann Park. Lumberman John Henry Kirby gave the dedication.

In case you missed it, this week on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla shared what scientists said about when you should actually be eating dinner. Scientists say your dinnertime could be shaping your blood sugar, your cravings, and even your heart health, and the growing field of chrononutrition finds that eating at the wrong hour can throw off the body’s internal clock. Poorer blood sugar control. Stronger cravings the next day. Even a higher risk of heart disease. Ayla explained what dinnertime is actually right for you, so before you plan tonight’s meal, find out whether your schedule is working for you or against you. Tune in here!

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DFW Airport Drops Foot-Washing Station Plan

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport canceled plans for additional Islamic foot-washing stations Friday, hours after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull state grant money from the airport.

Abbott ordered a review of every state grant issued to DFW and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and referred both to the U.S. Department of Transportation. He wrote that the ablution facilities “single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion.”

DFW said it had been weighing an internal proposal to add stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, then dropped it after deciding the project “would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits.”

The airport has had an ablution station in its Terminal D interfaith chapel since 2019 and says it has drawn no complaints. Bush Intercontinental added one in 2024 that it describes as open to travelers of any faith.

Army Grounds All Apache Training Flights

The U.S. Army halted every Apache helicopter training flight Friday after a crash near Salado killed two Fort Hood pilots this week.

The stand-down holds until investigators understand what brought the AH-64 down Wednesday afternoon. The Army has not released a cause.

The pilots were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth Olmstead, 25. Both came out of Killeen ISD: Huey from Killeen High in 2011 and Olmstead from Harker Heights in 2019.

The two were flying a maintenance test when the aircraft went down in a private field about 30 miles southeast of Fort Hood. It is the fourth Apache crash this year and the only one to kill a soldier.

Deputy Escapes Patrol Car Before Flames

A Bexar County deputy constable climbed out of his patrol unit moments before it went up in flames on Interstate 10 Friday afternoon.

Deputy Day was sitting inside the vehicle typing into his computer-aided dispatch system while crews worked a traffic crash, Precinct 4 Constable Kathryn Brown said.

Deputy Hemingway, parked behind him, spotted the fire and shouted a warning. Day got out without a scratch.

The burning unit shut every lane on that stretch of I-10 for several hours. Brown credited Hemingway’s alertness and the speed of the emergency crews, and officials have not said what started the fire.

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➤ San Antonio: Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai warned of possible litigation if San Antonio holds a second vote on the $1.3 billion Spurs arena at Hemisfair. The City Council meets Monday on whether to put the city’s $489 million share back on the November ballot. (See Details)

➤ Harris County: Officials broke ground Friday on a Swiftwater Rescue Training Facility on Hugh Road, giving deputies and firefighters a local place to practice water rescues. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says crews previously had to leave the region to train. It should open by mid-2027. (See Details)

➤ Dallas: Five council members, led by Chad West, signed a memo asking the city to open a public hearing on regulating data centers, which are currently allowed by right in many non-residential areas. Fort Worth is weighing a 90-day moratorium. (More)

➤ Amarillo: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split evenly Friday, leaving Brittany Holberg’s capital murder conviction and death sentence in place. Holberg was convicted in 1998 of killing 80-year-old A.B. Towery. A three-judge panel had granted her relief in March 2025. (See Details)

➤ El Paso: Organizers turned in more than 1,000 signatures Friday seeking to recall City Rep. Cynthia Boyar Trejo over her vote against canceling a tax incentive deal with Meta’s Northeast data center. The city clerk says 4,233 signatures are required. (See Details)

➤ Northlake: Northwest ISD sued Quail Creek Shooting Range after two bullets struck the new Barksdale Middle School, 1.2 miles away. A judge has barred the range from firing rounds that can reach the campus. (See Details)

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➤ Houston Texans quarterback Graham Mertz will miss the 2026 season after an MRI confirmed a torn right ACL. (More)

➤ Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, now with the Seattle Seahawks, said the 2026 season will be his last, closing a 13-year NFL career that began with 11 seasons in Dallas. (More)

➤ Trophy Club Byron Nelson’s 79-match volleyball winning streak ended when Allen swept the Bobcats 25-21, 25-19 at the Grapevine Fieldhouse Volleyfest. (More)

➤ The Houston Astros’ 2026 Hall of Fame class features former catcher and broadcaster Alan Ashby and the late Phil Garner, a former player and manager, as its 29th and 30th members. (More)

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➤ The Tall Ship Elissa sailed home into Galveston on Saturday, closing a three-month, 2,500-mile voyage for America’s 250th that carried the 1877 iron barque to New York, Boston, Savannah, and Pensacola. (See Details)

➤ A Good Samaritan who watched a car leave South Major Drive in Beaumont and crash into the woods ran to the burning wreck, took a knife from the first officer on scene, and cut a small child free of a car seat. The driver had suffered a medical emergency. (See Details)

➤ Matthew McConaughey picked up a mandolin on The Tonight Show Wednesday for a bluegrass take on Ella Langley’s Choosin’ Texas, with Jimmy Fallon on washboard. The Uvalde native was promoting The Rivals of Amziah King, in which he fronts a bluegrass band. (Watch)

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Goosey, a Fort Bend County family’s pet goose, is being hailed as a hero after his loud honking woke Bert Gerber to a fire erupting in the family’s barn. Gerber extinguished the flames with a water hose, and all the barn animals escaped unharmed.