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Your morning routine has a bigger impact on your day than most people realize. We looked at 10 common morning habits and ranked them based on research findings. Cold showers and workouts didn’t land where you’d expect, and the habit that took the top spot takes less than five minutes. Today on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla counts down all 10 and reveals which one is worth adding to your morning. Tune in here!
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Tropical Depression 5 formed in the Gulf on Monday and is forecast to reach the upper Texas coast by Tuesday night.
A tropical storm warning runs from Port Bolivar east to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish line in Louisiana. Winds were near 35 mph Monday morning, and if they top 39 mph, the system will be named Edouard.
Rain is the bigger worry. Forecasters expect 3 to 6 inches from the upper coast inland through east-central Texas, with isolated totals near 9 inches, plus 1 to 3 feet of storm surge from High Island eastward.
CenterPoint Energy activated its emergency operations center on Monday. Crews and contractors “stand ready to respond to any service impacts,” incident commander Jason Fabre said.
Granbury Hikers Missing in Grand Canyon
A Granbury chiropractor died, and his two hiking companions remain missing after flash flooding tore through the Grand Canyon over the weekend.
Heavy rain hit Saturday afternoon, sending water surging through Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area. Crews airlifted more than 60 people out, and nearly all the footbridges along Bright Angel Creek were destroyed. Two people are confirmed dead, and roughly 15 remain unaccounted for.
Family members identified John Giusti, 46, as the man whose body was recovered near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River. Giusti and his friends had hiked to Bright Angel Campground, arriving Friday, and were exploring the area Saturday when the flood hit.
His companions—Brent Rosenkranz, 42, of Granbury, a martial arts instructor, and Timothy Allen Smith, 53, a NetJets pilot from Wyoming—are still missing.
“To his daughters, he was their ultimate hero,” Giusti’s wife, Janet, said in a family statement. Rangers warn that another round of rain could bring more debris flows and rockfalls, with the flood risk elevated to Level 3 of 4 on Monday.
Texas Lifts First Screwworm Restrictions
The Texas Animal Health Commission lifted livestock movement restrictions Monday in five counties, the first screwworm-infested zones released since the pest reached Texas in June.
The order covers parts of Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, La Salle, and Webb counties. Ranchers no longer need permits or inspections to move livestock and pets within the released areas.
Months of trapping, surveillance, and sterile fly releases convinced officials that the wild population in those zones is gone. Several infested zones remain across Texas.
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➤ Statewide: The Trump administration launched a six-month pilot on Monday connecting Texas water utilities with 13 cybersecurity companies at no cost. “Texas is under perpetual cyberattacks, including cyberattacks on our water systems,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in San Antonio. (See Details)
➤ San Antonio: CPS Energy expects the last customers knocked out by Friday’s 75 mph winds to have power back by Tuesday night. Fewer than 2,000 were still dark Monday, down from a peak of 111,000. Crews have replaced 50 poles. (More)
➤ Cedar Hill: A customer shot and killed a man who entered a Chase Bank on the U.S. 67 service road with a knife on Monday and demanded money from employees. The customer stayed at the scene and is cooperating. (See Details)
➤ Dallas County: Crews were still digging out hot spots Monday from a 10-acre fire that burned abandoned RVs and construction debris in Sand Branch, an unincorporated community with no fire hydrants. More than 60 firefighters from 15 crews responded Saturday night. (See Details)
➤ Universal City: DNA from a Coors Light can in a suspect’s Arizona trash led to a capital murder charge in the 1981 killing of 23-year-old Yolanda Herrera. Kelly Lee Brower, who lived in Universal City at the time, confessed, investigators said. (Read Story)
➤ Edinburg: A BMW plowed through the front doors of the Hidalgo County Courthouse late Sunday, leaving the engine in the lobby and the building closed through Tuesday. The driver, 49, is in critical condition and faces a DWI charge. (More)
➤ Rusk County: License plate cameras led deputies to a 20-year-old Garrison man wanted in an assault that left a victim with a broken ankle. He posted an $80,000 bond, then was rearrested Sunday after deputies found a handgun rigged to fire automatically. (More)
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➤ Scottie Scheffler, a former Texas Longhorn, won the TOUR Championship and the FedEx Cup on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. It’s his second FedEx Cup title in three years. (More)
➤ Former Longview Lobo Haynes King made the Carolina Panthers’ 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie, despite missing three preseason games with a hamstring injury. The Georgia Tech product threw two touchdowns in Carolina’s Hall of Fame game win. (Read Story)
➤ Meanwhile, Texas Tech placed 18 former Red Raiders on NFL 53-man rosters ahead of the 2026 season, the program announced. (More)
➤ Waxahachie opens Week 2 atop the Class 6A high school state rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, followed by Galena Park North Shore and Sheldon C.E. King. Stephenville leads 4A Division I. (See All Class Rankings)
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➤ Austin-area home sales climbed 7% between July 2025 and July 2026, led by Hutto, Dripping Springs, and Liberty Hill. Prices barely moved, up 0.6% to $439,995, still 20% below the 2022 peak. (See Report)
➤ Bonton Farms, the South Dallas nonprofit, will open its first store outside the neighborhood this fall at DFW Airport’s Terminal A, near Gate A17. Expect honey, handmade jams, goat milk soaps, apparel, and grab-and-go food. (See Details)
➤ Prescribed burn managers can now get liability coverage through a state-backed insurance pool run by Texas A&M Forest Service. Lawmakers created it under House Bill 2563 to clear a barrier for certified crews doing controlled burns. (More)
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➤ A free concert by Chris Stapleton at UT Austin’s LBJ Lawn on Sept. 10, two days before Texas hosts Ohio State, is open only to students holding a Big Ticket, the school’s athletics pass. (More)
➤ Two West Texas DPS officers won Lifesaving Awards after a man walked up to a trooper’s patrol unit on April 30 and collapsed. Trooper Mary Carrillo started CPR, Sgt. Rito Renteria grabbed a defibrillator, and two shocks brought him back. (See Details)
➤ An ambulance bay built into a classroom lets students train for emergency medical careers at Liberty Hill ISD’s Legacy Ranch High School, which opened this fall with room for about 3,000 students. Bonds approved in 2021 and 2023 paid for it. (More)
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Tropical Storm Warning for Texas Coast
