Texas Flights Resume After FAA Outage

A rare nationwide ground stop stranded Texas travelers for more than four hours on Friday, wiping out over 500 flights at DFW alone before the FAA reopened the airspace just after 7 p.m.

The order came just before 3 p.m., after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reported a communication breakdown affecting every regional air traffic control center.

Houston airports held every departure, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no sign of terrorism.

It was only the second nationwide stop since 9/11. Duffy warned the recovery will be slow, and delays are expected to linger into the weekend. 

Outlook Outage Jams Texas City Halls

Texas inboxes went quiet Thursday as a global Microsoft 365 outage hit Outlook, with Sugar Land, Pearland, and League City reporting disrupted city services.

In Dallas, more than 15,000 city employees lost email access as Outlook problem reports topped 130,000. Frisco and Grand Prairie ISDs urged parents to call campuses directly, and North Richland Hills asked residents to call city departments instead.

Austin city workers were also locked out, though the city said 911 service was unaffected. By Friday, Microsoft said it had fixed the underlying problem, called it a technical issue rather than a cyberattack, and was gradually restoring service to remaining customers.

AT&T Breaks Ground on Plano HQ Campus

AT&T broke ground on Thursday on a $1.3 billion headquarters campus in Plano, a 54-acre Legacy Drive site sized for 10,000 workers.

It pulls the company out of downtown Dallas and consolidates its Metroplex offices.

Plans call for seven office buildings, a food hall, child care, a wellness center, and a 250-foot tower topped with AT&T’s blue logo. Employees laid the first fiber on the former Electronic Data Systems site, imploded in August.

CEO John Stankey thanked Plano leaders, and AT&T expects employees to start moving in by late 2028, with state filings showing some buildings finishing in March 2029.

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➤ Lubbock: Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $19.1 million state grant on Thursday to develop a next-generation semiconductor computing cluster at Texas Tech University. (More)

➤ Dallas: DART will launch a 90-day security initiative on Monday, deploying uniformed police and fare officers to key light rail stations. (See Details)

➤ Laneville: The Rusk County school district will close on Monday and Tuesday as flu cases spread among students and staff. (More)

➤ Westlake: Officials approved an 88-acre data center development on Thursday, following a $1.9 million settlement with Keller and a homeowners association over noise and drainage concerns. (More)

➤ Corsicana: An early Friday fire destroyed the Xpress Inn on South Highway 287, displacing 33 people. No injuries were reported, and local organizations are providing shelter as investigators work to determine the cause. (See Details)

➤ Hudson: The city council unanimously repealed its alcohol ordinance to comply with a 2025 state law, eliminating city alcohol permit fees for restaurants and food businesses already paying operating fees. (More)

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➤ Texas and Baylor faced flight delays Friday during the FAA’s nationwide ground stop ahead of Saturday’s games at LSU and BYU, respectively. Texas Tech had already arrived for its game at Oklahoma State. (More)

➤ Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez unanimously won his first American League MVP award after becoming the fourth player this century to lead the majors in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. (More)

➤ Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III will reportedly interview for Baylor’s vacant head coaching job after the former Bears quarterback publicly expressing interest in leading his alma mater. (More)

➤ No. 14 Houston took a 7-2 record into Friday’s visit to Colorado, needing a victory to keep its Big 12 championship hopes alive. (See Details)

➤ Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s first officially licensed bobblehead went on sale for preorder Friday, with 2,026 individually numbered figures priced at $40 apiece. (More)

➤ Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart received a three-game suspension without pay for punching Golden State Warriors forward Charles Bassey in the face during Wednesday’s victory. (More)

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➤ Santa Claus and a mariachi band welcomed an 84-foot, 8.5-ton Norway spruce to Fort Worth’s Sundance Square on Friday, completing its 1,200-mile journey from Michigan ahead of the Dec. 1 lighting. (See Tree)

➤ Food & Wine named Dallas’ Partenope Ristorante the must-try pizzeria in Texas on its nationwide list of award-winning pizza destinations. The Neapolitan-style restaurant also ranks No. 18 on 50 Top Pizza’s 2026 USA list. (See List)

➤ The Texas Book Festival brings 280 authors and an expected 45,000 visitors to Austin this weekend, with more than 220 free sessions across 22 stages. (See Details)

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