Good morning, DFW. Here’s what you need to know today.
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The overall weather pattern remains steady this week with hot and humid conditions. Scattered showers and storms may develop in the afternoons for Central and North Texas, particularly in the second half of the day. South and South-Central Texas will continue with waves of showers and storms. As we head into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a strengthening high-pressure system will settle in, bringing even hotter temperatures and pushing daytime highs into the triple digits.
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Around Texas
1. North Texas Wildlife Center facing closure from city officials
The North Texas Wildlife Center in Plano is facing an untimely demise if something isn’t done quick.
In a heartfelt social media post, the center shared that the City of Plano has given it a 60-day notice to find a new location to operate or the center will be forced to close its doors.
2. ‘DOGE … might have to go back and eat Elon’: Trump, Musk escalate feud over president’s agenda bill
The feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the mega tax and spending legislation that sparked the pair’s public falling out last month has dramatically escalated over the last few days as the Senate closed in on getting the bill over the finish line.
3. San Antonio Zoo welcomes young giraffe with a fitting name
The San Antonio Zoo just welcomed a 14-month-old male giraffe named Kicheko. He was born at Dallas Zoo on April Fool’s Day last year, so it only makes sense that his name means “laughter” in Swahili.
Around The Nation
1. Judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
2. Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states
3. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jake the rizzbot at the Domain in Austin, Texas. (Spectrum News 1/Kelsey Leffingwell)
Have you been rizzed in Austin? A new robot in Austin with a sticker that says “rizzbot” (rizz is a Gen Z slang term for charisma) has been going viral on social media after it started using Gen Z slang to speak with people on the streets of the Domain and downtown Austin.