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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1838, nearly two years after Rachel Plummer was captured by the Comanches, she was reunited with her husband. Along with Cynthia Ann Parker, Plummer was one of five settlers captured by the tribe in May 1836.

The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warm and wet April and May for Texas. Are you ready for a warm-up? Hit reply to weigh in.

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Texas Teen Awarded $3.2M for False Racism Claim

A Collin County jury awarded 19-year-old Asher Vann $3.2 million after a classmate's mother falsely portrayed him as a racist bully for "doing immature dumb things" with a group of friends five years ago.

During a February 2021 sleepover, Vann and his friends played a game where they shot each other with BB guns and airsoft rifles. Later, they agreed that the first person to fall asleep would get pranked.

When SeMarion Humphrey fell asleep, Vann woke him up and handed him a cup of urine. "He put it up to his mouth, willingly and on his own accord, and gave it back because he knew it wasn't water," Vann said in an interview with the Washington Free Beacon.

A few weeks later, Humphrey's mother hired an attorney, started a GoFundMe for "therapy and private schooling," and embarked on a media tour to share how her son was "tortured" by Vann. A grand jury declined to indict, but Vann was subjected to online threats and "lost all my friends."

"It was immature. It was stupid. It was nasty. But that's not who I am, and that's not me today," Vann said after the verdict, acknowledging "there was no winner in the end." Humphrey's mother said she plans to appeal.

Delta Flight Disrupted by 'Unruly' Passenger

An unruly passenger forced a Delta Air Lines flight to return to Houston's William P. Hobby Airport shortly after takeoff on Wednesday morning.

According to a statement from the carrier, the unidentified passenger exhibited "unruly and unlawful behavior toward other customers" but "did not make contact with or attempt to access the flight deck." The pilot reportedly told air traffic control that "we had a passenger get up and try to access the cockpit."

"He punched me three times and then walked back and then started attacking another gentleman behind me," said passenger Josh Lamas. "Everyone assumed that he was just kind of not mentally there."

The passenger was detained when the Atlanta-bound flight returned to the airport. Click here for a video of the incident.

Historic Jail Sold to Hospitality Developer

Williamson County's historic jail has been sold to a hospitality-focused developer whose co-founder led a massive expansion of the Fort Worth Stockyards. The 1.8-acre property was listed for $4.3 million last August.

The 57,500-square-foot limestone building was built in 1888 and served as the county jail until 1989. It was designated a Texas Historic Landmark in 1965 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Craig Cavileer, the co-founder of Delightful Development LLC, said plans for the site are in the "imagineering" phase. "We're excited to do something. I'm not sure what it's going to be. I know that hospitality is in our blood," he said.

Cavileer was the former executive vice president of Los Angeles-based Majestic Realty Co., but he left the company and sued for nearly $76 million in outstanding loans in a breach-of-contract dispute.

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➤ Dallas: The four Republicans running to replace Ken Paxton as attorney general—State Sens. Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton, former DOJ staffer Aaron Reitz, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy—sparred in a debate in Dallas Tuesday. Meanwhile, President Trump declined to endorse a candidate in the hotly contested GOP Senate primary. (More)

➤ Former State Sen. Don Huffines, a Republican candidate for comptroller, said his family bought a New Mexico ranch previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein to turn it into a "Christian retreat." The property was purchased in 2023, and proceeds benefited the deceased sex trafficker's victims, according to Huffines. (More)

➤ Amarillo: Wildfires have burned thousands of acres in Armstrong, Donley, Oldham, and Potter counties. Yesterday's forecast called for wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour and humidity as low as 8%. (More)

➤ Dayton: At least 14 fire departments responded to a blaze at a recycling plant Tuesday night, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for residents in a 5-mile radius. The order was lifted early yesterday morning. (Watch Video)

➤ San Antonio: A former staffer for GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales provided a local news outlet with text messages in which Regina Santos-Aviles, the 35-year-old staffer who died by suicide last September, acknowledged having an "affair with our boss." (More)

➤ Austin ISD: The district's special education program is no longer under direct oversight by the Texas Education Agency, which assigned state monitors in 2023 to ensure students were properly evaluated and provided services in a timely manner. (See Details)

➤ San Marcos: The city council voted 5-2 to reject a proposal to rezone 200 acres to facilitate the construction of a $1.5 billion data center. More than 100 residents expressed opposition to the project during the eight-hour meeting on Tuesday. (More)

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➤ Olympian and Plano native Amber Glenn shared an uplifting message to "keep going" on social media just hours after falling short of a podium spot in figure skating. (More)

➤ No. 13 Texas Tech men's basketball lost to unranked Arizona State 72-67. The upset came just days after the Red Raiders beat No. 1 Arizona. (More)

➤ SMU men's basketball beat No. 21 Louisville 95-85 to snap the Cardinals' 5-game winning streak. Boopie Miller and Jaron Pierre Jr. combined for 48 points to lead the Mustangs. (More)

➤ Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is out for the season as he continues recovering from the ACL tear he suffered last March. (More)

➤ Hutto High School officials announced they've hired Casey Walraven, formerly of Alvarado High School, as their next head football coach. (More)

➤ The Houston Dynamo traded 26-year-old wingback Griffin Dorsey to Orlando City SC for more than $1 million in general allocation money. (More)

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➤ Houston real estate developer DC Partners is in default of a $44 million loan for the Thompson Hotel on San Antonio's River Walk. The property's financial performance has been impacted by "today's elevated interest rate environment," among other things, according to a spokesperson. (More)

➤ Plano's city council is expected to approve a $20 million incentives agreement for AT&T's new headquarters during next week's meeting. The proposal also includes a 65% property tax abatement for 25 years. (More)

➤ Austin-based AI startup Circuit, which turns technical manuals and diagrams into actionable workflows for manufacturers and service organizations, has raised $30 million from angel investors. (More)

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➤ The Texas Attorney General's Office has received nearly 900 consumer complaints about homeowners associations over the past two years. (See Details)

➤ Corpus Christi's Bob Hall Pier, which has been closed since it was damaged by Hurricane Hanna in 2020, will reopen next Tuesday after the completion of a $28.5 million restoration project. Admission will be free for 90 days. (See Photos)

➤ Meanwhile, more than 378,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the Galveston Ship Channel have been deposited along a 5,300-foot stretch of a nearby beach. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the island's shoreline erodes at a rate of nearly 7 feet per year. (More)

➤ Austin Wildlife Rescue recently received five orphaned opossums. "This could have been caused by the mother running away quickly from a predator or even her trying to hide under a shed or fence and then pushed the babies off her back," said the organization in a statement. (See Photos)

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