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Into the weekend seasonable temperatures hold for our highs and lows, landing mainly in the 90s and 70s. Mostly sunny conditions continue across the state, with light clouds dotting our skies by the afternoons. Streamer showers are possible riding up our coastlines in the heat of the day, but there is only a low end chance of seeing rain closer to the I-35 corridor. 

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Fort Worth ISD approves dyslexia, phonics program for students

Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Karen Molinar shared the district’s official spring 2025 test results for third through eighth grade during a school board meeting Tuesday night.

There was applause from families and district staff, celebrating the student’s increased scores and results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam.

2. Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography. Nearly half of all states have passed similar age verification laws as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online porn, including hardcore obscene material.

3. Smugglers to be sentenced in 53 migrant deaths from 2022 human smuggling tragedy in Texas

Two smugglers convicted of federal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022 face up to life in prison when they are scheduled to be sentenced Friday.

Notes for Tomorrow

Saturday, June 28

  • Private funeral for former Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were shot and killed in their home
  • “Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography,” exhibition spotlighting Hollywood studio portraiture that features over 200 archival works from 1921 to 1996. The exhibition also examines the evolution of editorial photography before the digital era, with portraits of Louis Armstrong, Katharine Hepburn, Elvis Presley and Oprah Winfrey
  • Tesla vehicle is expected to be the first to drive itself from the company’s factory in Austin, Texas, to a customer’s home, according to a post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X on June 10. The milestone coincides with Musk’s 54th birthday
  • Virginia 11th Congressional District special election Republican canvass to select a nominee, ahead of the special election to fill the seat of former Rep. Gerry Connolly
  • The Irish Derby, run over a distance of one mile and four furlongs at the Curragh, open to three-year-old colts and fillies. Features the Pretty Polly Stakes, Airlie Stud Stakes and the Kildare Village Ladies Derby

In Case You Missed It  

Houston Astros’ Cam Smith reacts as his RBI single scores the go-ahead run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Cam Smith hits an RBI single in the 8th to give Astros 2-1 win over Phillies

Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The rookie’s second hit of the game came off Orion Kerkering (5-3) and gave the Astros their fourth straight win.