{"id":126347,"date":"2025-08-07T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126347\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:43:14","slug":"san-antonio-morning-briefing-aug-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/126347\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Morning Briefing Aug. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, San Antonio. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>A strong area of high pressure will keep rain chances very low, except for a few isolated storms near the sea breeze and along the coast for the rest of the week and into the weekend. High temperatures will climb into the upper 90s and even the triple digits, though record-breaking temperatures are not expected. With rising dew points, this weekend will feel even hotter than it did during the workweek. Meanwhile, the Atlantic is starting to heat up, and activity is picking up off the coast of Africa. The good news is that there\u2019s no immediate threat to Texas at this time, but we\u2019ll continue to monitor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754561499_181_Briefing_SA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Get your 7-day forecast:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/weather\/interactive-radar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/san-antonio\/weather\/interactive-radar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/dallas-fort-worth\/weather.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around Texas\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/dallas-fort-worth\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/found-on-the-guadalupe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hill Country residents are being reunited with items lost in the floodwaters<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Neighbors lost their lives and homes were destroyed in the Hill Country floods. But it\u2019s been small things found in the debris that give families a little hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/politics\/2025\/08\/05\/gov--greg-abbott-files-lawsuit-aiming-to-oust-rep--gene-wu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;It&#8217;s insanity&#8217;: Texas Rep. Gene Wu responds to Gov. Greg Abbott suing to remove him from office<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott declared on Tuesday that he submitted an emergency request to the Texas Supreme Court aiming to oust Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu from office.<\/p>\n<p>Capital Tonight spoke with Wu about Abbott\u2019s emergency petition, which he called &#8220;insanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/politics\/2025\/08\/05\/flood-response-committee-meets-amidst-lack-of-quorum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas House committee on flood response meets amidst lack of full House quorum<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While the absence of many Texas House Democrats stopped activity on the House floor, Republicans continue to work on legislation in response to the July 4 floods in Central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Only one of the three Democrats on the committee was absent from the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228509078_crop.jpeg\" alt=\"In an aerial view, the Texas Capitol is seen on Aug. 4, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Getty Images)\" class=\"hashed-image image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-caption=\"In an aerial view, the Texas Capitol is seen on Aug. 4, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Getty Images)\" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In an aerial view, the Texas Capitol is seen on Aug. 4, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Around The Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nc\/triad\/health\/2025\/08\/06\/rfk-vaccine-funding-pulled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/politics\/2025\/08\/06\/democratic-state-lawmakers-boston-rally-gerrymandering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Voting Rights Act anniversary, Democratic state lawmakers rally in Boston to protest Texas redistricting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/dallas-fort-worth\/news\/2025\/08\/06\/former-president-obama-texas-republican-redistricting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama calls Texas GOP redistricting efforts &#8216;a power grab that undermines our democracy&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deep in the Heart of Texas\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/big_tex_food_fair.jpeg\" alt=\"The 2024 Big Texas finalists appear in this image. (Spectrum News 1\/Nicolette Perdomo)\" class=\"hashed-image image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-caption=\"The 2024 Big Texas finalists appear in this image. (Spectrum News 1\/Nicolette Perdomo)\" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Big Texas finalists appear in this image. (Spectrum News 1\/Nicolette Perdomo)<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/dallas-fort-worth\/news\/2025\/08\/06\/state-fair-of-texas-announces-big-tex-choice-awards-2025-finalists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Fair of Texas announces Big Tex Choice Awards 2025 finalists<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your flavor? The State Fair of Texas has them all. The sweet, savory, creative and drinkable finalists for the Big Tex Choice Awards 2025 have been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, San Antonio. 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