Good Morning! On this day in 1891, construction began on the Pecos High Bridge in Val Verde County. At a height of 321 feet above the river, the bridge was the highest railroad bridge in North America at the time of its completion the following year.
As the government shutdown enters a second month and SNAP benefits are up in the air, needy families can find out how to get help from their local food bank at Feeding Texas.
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If You’re Still on the Fence—Here’s What You Need to Know
Since opening The Flyover to reader ownership, we’ve experienced exceptional growth—and it’s because of you, our readers, and our early investors.
Just look at what our community has accomplished in just a few months: 📈Texas is closing in on 500,000 readers 🌴Florida is up 32% since our crowdfunding began 🌵Arizona has grown more than 30% this month 🌄Colorado is up nearly 20% and now has over 100,000 readers 🏈Ohio has nearly doubled, jumping from 28,000 to over 50,000 readers since October 1 🎧The Flyover Podcast is approaching 400,000 monthly listeners
Across all Flyover editions, that’s 350,000 new readers added in the last month alone.
All of this growth—every milestone—was made possible by our investors.
If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, now is your moment. Don’t get left behind or let this opportunity pass.
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We believe in transparency. Like any investment, there’s risk—but The Flyover reached profitability after just two years, with 80% gross margins and 24% net income. That places us among the top 1% of media startups in America.
Here’s how your investment could create a real return:
Sale: A larger media company or strategic partner could acquire The Flyover. If that day comes, we’ll only partner with those who share our values.
Public Listing: We could one day go public, giving you the freedom to buy and sell your shares.
Profit Distributions (Dividends): Because we’re already profitable, future dividends are a real possibility.
These are the same paths that have rewarded early investors in other successful startups—and they’re all possible because of the momentum you’ve helped build.
The reality golf show Big Break is coming to Horseshoe Bay Resort next year. It last aired on the Golf Channel in 2015. The 24th season is a collaboration with the popular Frisco-based YouTube golf group Good Good Golf.
The show debuted in 2003, giving aspiring professional golfers the chance to participate in select tournaments by winning a competition featuring challenges like the Glass Break and Flop Wall. The winner of Season 24 will get to play in the inaugural Good Good Championship in Austin next November.
Good Good Golf team members Brad Dalke and Sean Walsh will be two of the 12 competitors, while former Big Break runner-up and Golf Channel personality Blair O’Neal will host alongside Good Good’s Matt Scharff.
Randy Zupanski, Horseshoe Bay Resort’s managing director, said he is “overjoyed” the show will feature the resort, which was named one of the “Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America” by Golf Magazine in 2019.
Bank of America CEO Lauds DFW’s Economy
The North Texas economy has experienced significant growth in recent years and is poised to continue, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, who said that the region accounts for $125 billion of the company’s $173 billion in deposits throughout the state.
Moynihan highlighted recent bank mergers, newly opened divisions of the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, and the launch of the Texas Stock Exchange. He called the Metroplex an “intellectual powerhouse,” noting “how many technology people we have working there.”
DataBank CEO Raul Martynek echoed those sentiments, predicting Dallas-Fort Worth could overtake Ashburn, Virginia, as the nation’s “dominant location for data center capacity” in a couple of years.
The region’s economic strength is fueling a population boom. According to the Texas Demographic Center, the Dallas-Fort Worth area is expected to exceed 10 million people within 10 years, surpassing Chicago as the nation’s third-largest metropolitan area.
Dallas Mansion Listed for $23 Million
An iconic 9,062-square-foot Dallas mansion, which previously hosted a prestigious annual art auction and gala, has been publicly listed for $23 million.
The all-white, glass-paneled Rachofsky House, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier for hedge fund manager Howard Rachofsky and his wife, was built in 1996 to entertain guests and house an extensive art collection.
Since 1999, the couple has hosted the annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art, raising $130 million for the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The event has featured performers such as Diana Ross and Ricky Martin.
Howard Rachofsky, 81, said he and his wife are selling the house as part of their estate planning. Situated on 3.2 acres with a pond, the home has two bedrooms, two full baths, and four half-baths.
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➤ Statewide: Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, was celebrated throughout Texas over the weekend. Thousands of people attended large festivals in El Paso, San Antonio, Laredo, and Houston. (See Details)
➤ Plano: Residents of Evana Grove Apartments have been ordered to evacuate the property by tomorrow after the city filed a restraining order against its owners for 1,500 code violations over the past two years and over $250,000 in unpaid water bills. (More)
➤ San Antonio: Hundreds of cars were lined up at the San Antonio Food Bank on Saturday morning. One of the staffers said that two-thirds of the 353 families who received food had been affected by the government shutdown and the delay in SNAP benefits. (More)
➤ Kyle: A razor blade was reportedly found inside a child’s Halloween candy on Friday night. The parent said it was inside an unopened package of a Reese’s Take 5 Peanut Butter Cup, according to police. (See Photo)
➤ Addison: A man who bought a home at auction discovered the body of an elderly woman inside on Wednesday. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet disclosed her identity and cause of death, and police are investigating to determine whether a crime was committed. (More)
➤ Canyon: Court documents indicate there could be additional unindicted co-conspirators of a foiled July 4 attack that 18-year-old Kevin Alexander Hunt is suspected of planning. Hunt is awaiting trial on federal terrorism charges in the Randall County Jail. (See Details)
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➤ The Houston Texans lost to the Denver Broncos 18-15 on Sunday. Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud left the game early in the first quarter with a concussion. (More)
➤ The Dallas Stars lost in a shootout for the second consecutive game on Saturday night, falling 4-3 to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. (More)
➤ Texas A&M legend Von Miller has been selected for induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame along with retired Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin and former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson. (More)
➤ Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux is leaving despite being offered the opportunity to return. He will assume the same role with the Los Angeles Angels. (More)
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➤ USAA, Wells Fargo, and Fort Worth-based Colonial Savings plan to cut hundreds of jobs over the next few months as the financial sector faces pressure from high interest rates, slowing mortgage demand, and widespread automation. (More)
➤ Austin-based Red Oak Development Group plans to build 2,500 homes in Lockhart ISD by 2030. District teachers, about 75% of whom live elsewhere, will be eligible to apply for a credit toward the purchase price. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, home turnover in the state’s largest metros is down at least 10% across the board as owners wait for prices and interest rates to come down before they consider moving. (See Details)
➤ Targa Resources announced plans to build a 500-mile pipeline from the Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu. The $1.6 billion Speedway NGL Pipeline will have an initial capacity of 500,000 barrels of natural gas liquids per day. (More)
➤ San Antonio pet owners shared photos of their furry friends in their Halloween costumes. A pug named Pork Chop was “channeling Wemby” by getting dressed up as an alien. (See Photos)
➤ A stranger saved the day for San Antonio teacher Kathleen Sanchez after her Halloween-themed wedding dress was stolen from her porch. The anonymous woman personally delivered the dress to Sanchez after hearing about the incident from a local news station. (See Photos)
➤ Supreme Dumplings, a Washington-based Taiwanese restaurant specializing in a soup dumpling called Xiao Long Bao, opened its first location in Texas in Katy’s Asian Town. (More)
➤ A buck spotted in Lago Vista with a hammock tangled in its antlers prompted the city’s police department to joke he had “fully embraced his emo era.” Officials assured concerned residents that the deer is okay and would shed his antlers in the upcoming months. (More)
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Horseshoe Bay Resort to Host ‘Big Break’
