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Temperatures will stay above normal, with highs in the 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. A weakening boundary will fall apart again on 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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Around Texas
1. Military recruitment changes: Physical fitness and combat training standards to be raised in 2026
After reaching recruitment numbers this summer following years of decline, more changes are coming to the U.S. military according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The day he called on generals, admirals and other senior enlisted personnel for an emergency meeting was the same day Spectrum News was in Fort Hood getting behind-the-scenes access to the Army base.
2. Texas Rangers hire Skip Schumaker as manager, signing former Marlins skipper to 4-year deal
The Texas Rangers hired Skip Schumaker as their manager Friday night, agreeing on a four-year contract with the former NL Manager of the Year, who had been in their organization for the past year.
3. Billy Gillispie reinstated by Tarleton State after university review of anonymous complaint
Tarleton State reinstated men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie on Monday, three days after the school announced that he had been placed on temporary administrative leave following an anonymous complaint.
Billy Gillispie, head coach of Tarleton State Men’s Basketball in Texas (right). The college placed him on leave after receiving an anonymous complaint. Gillispie coached at Kentucky from 2007 to 2009. (Tarleton Sports)
Around The Nation
1. Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LBGTQ+ kids
2. As government shutdown continues, House speaker says Democrats’ priorities are ‘absurd’
3. Tropical Storm Jerry forms in the Atlantic
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Dallas Cowboys’ Dante Fowler Jr. reacts after sacking New York Jets’ Justin Fields during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Cowboys have put the tie behind them and believe they can prove the skeptics wrong
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys still aren’t sure what to make of the tie from two games ago.
They just like the response, as does first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer, and what it might mean going forward for a team with the statistical anomaly of a .500 record through five games (2-2-1).