San Antonio Morning Briefing Oct. 7

Good morning, San Antonio. Here’s what you need to know today.

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Despite pumpkins for sale and fall festivals in full swing, the weather in Texas will remain anything but October-like. Temperatures will stay above normal, with highs in the 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. A weakening boundary will slide in and fall apart between Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing only a slight chance (20%) of a shower or storm. We’ll close out the week dry and quiet. The best chance for a breath of fresh air comes over the weekend, with lows dipping back into the 60s.

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1. Texas schools expand career and technical education programs to meet workforce needs

The Texas Workforce Commission expects to see the state add nearly 150,000 more scientific and technical jobs by 2028.

The Arlington Independent School District is one of many Texas districts hoping to fill that void and see additional benefits from the state for their career and technical centers.

2. San Antonio Brahmas no more as UFL reshuffles teams

The San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League are no more, according to a statement from the UFL. Making the “difficult decision to depart from San Antonio,” the league cited lack of appropriate stadium facilities in the market. The league also shut down the teams in Memphis and Michigan as part of the move.

3. A behind-the-scenes look into Fort Hood military preparations

The largest active-duty armored post in the nation can be found right here in the Lone Star State. For more than eight decades, Fort Hood has been a Central Texas fixture, from being the military base where legends like Elvis Presley trained before being shipped overseas to the 2020 murder of Vanessa Guillen by a fellow soldier and the reckoning that followed.

(Spectrum News 1)