Good evening, DFW We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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Friday will be another very hot and humid day across Texas. Meanwhile, a disturbance in the gulf will continue to push moisture our way. At the coast, this could result in some heavy rainfall over the weekend. Further inland, the chance for rain is not zero, but it will be very hit or miss.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Fort Worth neighborhood group joins EPA lawsuit
In Echo Heights, a neighborhood in Fort Worth, a group of Texas-based environmental advocates have joined a class action lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). They say that the billions of dollars cut from grants designated to help improve air quality have put vulnerable communities at risk.
2. FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disaster
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the Central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this month.
“I can’t see anything we did wrong,” David Richardson told a House panel of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday. He called the relationship between state and federal agencies “a model for how disasters should be handled.”
A visitor views a memorial wall for flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
3. Trump offers support to Musk’s car company in a surprising post as Tesla stock plunges
President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday morning to support Elon Musk’s car company, a startling development given their bitter public feud.
The post wasn’t enough to help Tesla’s stock, which fell sharply after the company reported another quarter of lackluster financial results and Musk warned of some potentially “rough quarters” into next year. In afternoon trading, the stock was down almost 9%.
Notes for Tomorrow
Friday, July 25
- Sentencing of “Doomsday Mom” guilty of ordering murder of estranged husband and niece’s ex-husband
- National Governors Association summer meeting
- Madonna releases new album
- House breaks for summer/Labor Day recess
- New Samsung Galaxy smartphones available
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WWE legend Hulk Hogan (Associated Press)
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71
Worldwide known wrestling entertainer Hulk Hogan has died, WWE reported Thursday afternoon.
As first reported by TMZ, Hogan died on July 24 at his Clearwater home. He was 71.