{"id":199577,"date":"2025-09-04T12:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/199577\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:56:17","slug":"san-antonio-morning-briefing-sept-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/199577\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Morning Briefing Sept. 4"},"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>Thursday will be the warmest day of the week. By the afternoon, sunshine returns along with warmer-than-normal temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits. The warm and dry conditions will continue through the rest of the week. However, tropical moisture and a cold front are expected to converge over Texas this weekend and into early next week, increasing our chances for rain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756990573_707_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\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/san-antonio\/weather\/interactive-radar.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/dallas-fort-worth\/weather.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><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\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/licensing-and-regulation-department-takes-over-texas-lottery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">State licensing and regulation department takes over Texas Lottery<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Big changes are now in effect for the Texas Lottery after lawmakers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/south-texas-el-paso\/politics\/2025\/06\/25\/texas-lottery-faces-new-restrictions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dismantled the Texas Lottery Commission<\/a>\u00a0during the regular session earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) now\u00a0officially oversees the lottery program. This change will keep the state program running for another four years, instead of getting rid of it altogether like lawmakers discussed earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/buc-ee-s-ceo-donates--50-million-to-build-aplin-center-at-texas-a-m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buc-ee\u2019s CEO donates $50 million to build Aplin Center at Texas A&amp;M<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Buc-ee\u2019s may be going back to school soon.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M will use a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.tamu.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/12\/development-manager-architects-selected-for-design-of-texas-am-aplin-center\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$50 million donation<\/a>\u00a0from Arch \u201cBeaver\u201d Aplin III, Buc-ee\u2019s owner and alumnus, to construct the Aplin Center, a hands-on learning lab.<\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/the-dallas-cowboys-lead-the-nfl-in-team-value-once-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dallas Cowboys lead the NFL in team value once again<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys are once again worth the most money out of all 32 teams in the NFL, according to a Forbes report.<\/p>\n<p>The team tops the list with a valuation of $13 billion. It marks the 19th straight year that they have been on top, and up 29% from its value in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dallas_Cowboys_Jerry_Jones_Netflix_AP.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-caption=\"Jerry Jones arrives at the premiere of \" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Jones arrives at the premiere of &#8220;America&#8217;s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys&#8221; on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>Around The Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/politics\/2025\/09\/03\/alien-enemies-act-venezuelan-gang-deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/1-4b-powerball-jackpot-up-for-grabs-after-40-drawings-without-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$1.4B Powerball jackpot up for grabs after 40 drawings without winner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/restore-trust-in-congress-act-congressional-stock-trading-ban-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bipartisan group introduces bill to ban congressional stock trading<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deep in the Heart of Texas\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alien_earth_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\" img-data-caption=\"Filmmaker Jeff Nichols moderates Q&amp;A w\/ Noah Hawley following the episode screening of \" img-data-wrap-text=\"true\" img-data-editing=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker Jeff Nichols moderates Q&amp;A w\/ Noah Hawley following the episode screening of &#8220;Alien: Earth&#8221; at AFS. (Spectrum News 1\/Develon Douglas)<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/austin\/news\/2025\/09\/03\/austin-film-society-hosts--alien--earth--screening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Austin Film Society hosts &#8216;Alien Earth&#8217; screening<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Fans packed the Austin Film Society (AFS) Cinema Tuesday night for a special debut episode screening of one of the year\u2019s best-reviewed television series, FX\u2019s \u201cAlien Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, San Antonio. 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