I-30 Shuts Down in Downtown Dallas

All lanes of I-30 through downtown Dallas close at 10 p.m. tonight and stay shut until 5 a.m. on Monday.

The closure covers both directions between I-35E and the I-45/U.S. 75 interchange, with traffic detoured onto Woodall Rodgers Freeway (Spur 366). TxDOT is urging drivers to avoid the area if they can.

The shutdown is part of the $888 million I-30 Canyon Project, which broke ground in March and runs through 2031. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute ranks the Canyon as the state’s 11th most congested corridor. Some crossings will stay closed long after this weekend: Botham Jean/Lamar Boulevard through late 2027 and Cesar Chavez Boulevard through late 2028.

Austin drivers also will be hit with detours this weekend as downtown streets close for today’s Viva La Vida Day of the Dead festival and the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix, which wraps up Sunday at Circuit of the Americas.

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Air Taxi Networks Planned for Texas

Archer Aviation unveiled plans on Friday for air taxi networks in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston, including all-electric flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Circuit of the Americas.

The Dallas-Fort Worth network would link six airports with Frisco Station, while Houston’s would connect Bush Intercontinental, Hobby, and Sugar Land to downtown and Galveston.

Archer’s Midnight aircraft carries four passengers and a pilot, and the company says it can turn 60- to 90-minute drives into 10- to 20-minute flights. There’s no Texas launch date yet, but Archer plans flights in Los Angeles before beginning Texas operations.

Texans can see the aircraft up close at the U.S. Grand Prix at COTA through Sunday.

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➤ Statewide: The Fifth Circuit struck down the federal ban on interstate switchblade sales and shipments, ruling the knives qualify as Second Amendment “arms” in a decision binding federal courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. (See Details)

➤ DFW Airport: Federal officers at DFW Airport seized 11 counterfeit Richard Mille watches worth about $2.6 million if genuine, shipped from China and bound for buyers across the Southeast. (See Details)

➤ Fort Worth: Victor Boschini, TCU’s chancellor for 22 years, returned to lead the university after Daniel Pullin resigned less than 17 months into his tenure, with TCU giving no reason for the departure. (More)

➤ Waco: A bomb threat emptied Waco’s McLennan County Courthouse complex on Friday, interrupted voting, and sent nearby schoolchildren home before officials cleared the county buildings to reopen. (More)

➤ Seguin: Two Air Force pilots from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph ejected from their T-6A Texan II near Seguin on Thursday after receiving indications that its landing gear was unsafe, officials said. (See Details)

➤ Lubbock: Robert and Becky Samaniego won The Brass Tap’s 2026 Franchisee of the Year award just two years after opening their Lubbock tavern, a venture that followed Becky’s 20-year hospital career. (More)

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➤ No. 14 Houston visits No. 10 Utah today with ESPN College GameDay broadcasting from Salt Lake City, marking the Cougars’ first GameDay appearance since 2011. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Houston’s women’s soccer team beat TCU for the first time in 24 years Thursday, blanking the Horned Frogs 2-0 at home. (More)

➤ The University of Texas unveiled the Bevo Lab, a 25,000-square-foot sports analytics and artificial intelligence hub in Austin. The school says early work has already saved football coaches more than 15 hours a week on game prep. (More)

➤ Arch Manning said he’ll be “letting it rip” as No. 19 Texas hosts No. 7 Ole Miss today, the school where his grandfather Archie and uncle Eli starred at quarterback. (More)

➤ Former Aggies football player Toya Jones died at 49, days after suffering a heart attack. His game-saving tackle at the 1-yard line in the 1998 Big 12 title game helped deliver Texas A&M’s last conference championship. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | MLB | NHL | NBA | Soccer | Golf

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➤ A local news station helped get repairs underway three weeks after a driveway sinkhole swallowed a Mercedes resident’s truck, leaving him “lucky to be alive.” (See Sinkhole)

➤ A historic estate in Highland Park, designed by acclaimed architect Anton Korn in 1924, welcomes visitors today before undergoing an ambitious preservation project to protect and restore one of Dallas’ architectural treasures. (See House)

➤ Seven giant sugar skulls bring Día de los Muertos flair to the San Antonio Zoo’s 40th annual ZOO BOO! celebration, running through Nov. 1 with trick-or-treating, seasonal treats, and animal encounters. (See Sugar Skull)

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➤ What are the best and worst grocery stores in America? Shoppers just ranked them all. (Hear Ranking)

➤ The Trump administration has canceled some of its toughest tariffs on Canada, less than two weeks before the midterms. (Listen Now)

➤ Mexican prosecutors have filed treason charges over a CIA drug raid that left four people dead, escalating sovereignty tensions. (Hear Story)

Did you ever watch the Cowboys play at Texas Stadium?

1. Yes, numerous times
2. Yes, once
3. Only on television
4. Never

Yesterday’s Results:

Have you ever stayed somewhere you thought was haunted?

1. No: 49%
2. Absolutely: 22%
3. Don’t believe in that: 18%
4. Wasn’t sure: 11%

Which two colleges played the first football game at Texas Stadium?

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