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Deep tropical moisture has moved in from the Gulf and will help fuel scattered showers and a few thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. Isolated heavy rain and gusty winds are possible with the stronger storms, but severe weather is not expected. Morning lows will range from the lower 70s in northern areas to the upper 70s from the Coastal Bend southward. Highs will reach the middle 90s for North Texas and in the upper 90s and low 100s for southern regions.

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida federal prison to Texas facility, officials confirm

Convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has been relocated from a federal prison in Florida to one in Texas.

2. Texas GOP’s map rewrite triggers national redistricting arms race

The controversial redistricting move by Texas Republicans has set off a chain reaction across the country — as a growing number of Republican and Democrat-led states consider doing a rare mid-decade redistricting, too. It is all about trying to swing the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives in their favor. 

3. Texas man indicted for fatally shooting Afghan refugee who had helped U.S. troops defuse bombs

The brother of an Afghan refugee who helped U.S. forces defuse bombs during the war in Afghanistan expressed frustration Thursday that it took more than three months for the Texas man accused of fatally shooting his sibling over a parking dispute to be indicted in the case.

Notes for Tomorrow

Saturday, Aug 2

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
  • World Dog Surfing Championships
  • Previews begin for Broadway revival production of ‘Mamma Mia!’
  • Astronaut Days 2025 at NASA Johnson Space Center with activities, tours of the space center and a chance to meet astronauts

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Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa warms up before a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Carlos Correa is reuniting with the Astros after a trade from the dismantled Twins

Carlos Correa is back with the Houston Astros, reuniting one of the franchise’s most iconic players with the city where he became a star.