{"id":80885,"date":"2025-07-21T15:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80885\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:04:19","slug":"dallas-fort-worth-morning-briefing-july-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80885\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas-Fort Worth Morning Briefing July 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, DFW. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

High pressure will build and strengthen across Texas this week, leading to lots of heat and humidity and little to no chances for rain. This is a typical weather setup for mid-to-late July.<\/p>\n

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Get your 7-day forecast:\u00a0Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nIntroducing Spectrum News+
Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around Texas\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a03 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Just three people remain missing \u2014 down from nearly 100 at last count \u2014 since the\u00a0Texas Hill Country\u00a0was pounded by massive flooding on July 4, officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s district \u2014 and what happens to the neighboring GOP-held ones \u2014 is at the crux of President Donald Trump’s high-risk, high-reward push to get Texas Republicans to redraw their political map. Trump is seeking to avoid the traditional midterm letdown that most incumbent presidents endure and hold onto the House, which the GOP narrowly controls.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0How the Lower Colorado River Authority manages the Highland Lakes through droughts and floods<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Understanding how our region manages extreme flooding starts with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and the Highland Lakes system.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0LCRA\u00a0manages six major reservoirs \u2014 collectively known as the Highland Lakes \u2014 located northwest of Austin along the Colorado River.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Spectrum News\/Reid Lybarger)<\/p>\n

Around The Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Immigration raids bring new concerns for Springfield Haitian immigrants<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a032 Palestinians killed trying to reach U.S. group’s food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say<\/a><\/p>\n

Deep in the Heart of Texas\u00a0
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Miranda Lambert performs during the 2023 CMA Fest on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Texas natives Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum organize benefit concert for flood relief<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Texans are continuing to help their fellow Texans through the aftermath of the devastating Hill Country floods with a benefit concert at the Moody Center in Austin. Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum are putting on Band Together Texas, a concert to raise money for flood relief efforts in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, DFW. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0 Your Weather Planner High pressure will build and…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":80615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,9428,1596,7371,7372,7365,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-80885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-app-morning-briefing","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fortworth","13":"tag-kaila-garrett","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-tx","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114891840794477424","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}