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Mostly sun-filled skies hold us into the weekend with only a very minor chance of a stray shower passing by in the afternoon. Temperatures stay in the hot zone hovering around the lower to mid-90s statewide. Next week a cold front rides in bringing higher rain chances and cooler temperatures for the northern half of the state.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. The families of 12 more victims join lawsuit against Hill Country resort
On Aug. 12, Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers announced that they filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Jayda Floyd, a 22-year-old from Odessa, Texas, who tragically lost her life when floodwaters swept through HTR TX Hill Country Resort, a luxury RV park and campground on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas.
On Friday, the families of 12 additional victims joined the lawsuit against HTR TX Hill Country Resort.
2. Rep. Michael McCaul explains why he’s not seeking reelection to Congress after 20 years
This week, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, became the third Republican U.S. House member from Texas to announce his retirement, after Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Magnolia, and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin. McCaul recently spoke with Spectrum News about his accomplishments in Congress and why he is leaving.
3. Texas A&M president steps down but doesn’t say if controversial classroom video was a factor
The president of Texas A&M University, roiled by the posting of a video showing a confrontation between a student and a professor during a course in which gender identity was discussed, on Friday did not offer a specific reason for why he’s stepping down but said in the past few days “it’s become clear that now is that time” to leave.
Photo of Mark A. Welsh III. (Credit: Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications)
Notes for Tomorrow
Saturday, Sept. 20
- DC Comics celebrates Batman Day
- National Dance Day
- NHL preseason begins
- Farm Aid, 40th annual music and food festival from the organization dedicated to keeping farmers on their land and strengthening family farm agriculture.
- World Cleanup Day, which sees volunteers cleaning up local parks, waterways, and forests to restore and protect nature.
Sunday, Sep 21
- President Trump delivers remarks at memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona
- World Alzheimer’s Day, part of World Alzheimer’s Month
- Metropolitan Opera 2025/26 season opens
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch, carrying reconnaissance satellites
In Case You Missed It
Texas democrats return at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
Texas Democratic Party to open multiple offices across the state
The plan is to open additional offices in Dallas, Houston, Amarillo and Eagle Pass, while also maintaining an office and a staff member in Austin.