Friday, May 22, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 1971, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was dedicated at the University of Texas campus in Austin.

Spring storms are chasing away the drought in some parts of the state this weekend, at least for a few days. In the Goldilocks Poll below, let us know whether your corner of Texas is too dry, too wet, or just right.

The Democratic National Committee just released its long-buried 192-page autopsy of the 2024 election. What went wrong? Who was to blame for their losses? While the report assigns blame across the board, it leaves some of the biggest questions still unanswered. On The Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown shares the 5 biggest revelations from the report, what it quietly leaves out, and how both sides are reacting. Tune in here!

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Camp Mystic Health Officer Loses License

The Texas Board of Nursing has suspended the nursing license of Mary Liz Eastland, co-director and chief health officer of Camp Mystic, citing "child abandonment" during last July's catastrophic flood.

Eastland allegedly evacuated herself and her own children from the Kerr County camp in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025—as floodwaters began rising around 2 a.m.—without calling emergency services or alerting other staff to the danger.

Twenty-seven campers and staff members died in the flood. Regulators also cited Eastland's failure to develop an emergency plan for the facility prior to the disaster.

The license suspension is a formal accountability action against a Camp Mystic official in the wake of the July 2025 flood. Families of the victims have been pressing state regulators for consequences.

Flood Watch Through Memorial Day Weekend

A Flood Watch is in effect for multiple Southeast Texas counties through Memorial Day Monday as a slow-moving Gulf storm system continues pushing repeated rounds of heavy rain into the region.

Coastal areas, including Matagorda and Brazoria counties, absorbed 4 to 6 inches of rain between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. A fresh wave of showers and storms arrived Thursday morning, with the heaviest activity expected south of I-10, where already-saturated ground is turning even moderate downpours into rapid street flooding.

Forecasters warn that cumulative totals of 4 to 8 inches are possible through the holiday weekend, potentially ranking Houston among the wettest spots in the country, with Gulf moisture keeping the pattern active into early June.

Officials are urging all residents in the watch area—spanning Galveston, Fort Bend, Wharton, and surrounding counties—to stay off flooded roads and heed "Turn Around, Don't Drown" guidance through the holiday weekend.

Texas Democrat Under Fire

A Texas congressional candidate is facing condemnation from her own party after an Instagram post vowing to convert the Karnes County ICE facility into "a prison for American Zionists."

Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist who led the March Democratic primary for Texas' 35th Congressional District, also wrote that many Zionists are "pedophiles." On a radio appearance this month, she said, "Anybody who is supported by Israel should be tried for treason."

House Democratic leaders quickly condemned the post and statement as antisemitic. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Suzan DelBene issued a joint statement disavowing Galindo’s language, and House Democrats have threatened to expel Galindo from the caucus if she wins the runoff.

Galindo faces fellow Democrat Johnny Garcia in the May 26 runoff, while some Texas Democrats have alleged that Republican-linked groups are boosting her candidacy.

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➤ Frisco: After a meeting that ran past 1 a.m., the city council concluded it has no legal grounds to block a proposed mosque or two Hindu temples under existing zoning approvals, ending a heated community debate. (More)

➤ Friendswood: Galveston County has deployed AI-powered flood sensors in Friendswood and League City, allowing residents to track rising water levels in real time, a new line of defense as Southeast Texas braces for Memorial Day weekend storms. (More)

➤ Statewide: Early voting in the Texas Republican Senate runoff closes today. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton head into the final stretch ahead of next Tuesday’s vote, with Democrats eyeing the race closely after Trump's Paxton endorsement. (More)

➤ Gulf Coast: NOAA is predicting a 55% chance of a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, with 8-14 named storms and 3-6 hurricanes expected, including 1-3 major storms. Forecasters credit a developing El Niño pattern, though officials warn it only takes one storm to make for a dangerous season. (More)

➤ New Braunfels: Darrell Maguire, 55, faces 74 charges after allegedly killing 13 white-tailed bucks with a crossbow—from his vehicle—across Comal, Hays, and Bexar counties, then decapitating the animals and leaving carcasses to waste. (More)

➤ Dallas: Researchers at the Perot Museum and SMU have identified Tylosaurus rex, an apex predator now on display. They say the mosasaur species occupied the ancient seas that once covered Texas. (More)

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➤ Spurs rookie Dylan Harper is listed as questionable for tonight's playoff game after leaving Wednesday night's contest with a hamstring injury. He'd been starting in place of De'Aaron Fox, who's also questionable for tonight. (More)

➤ Both the Longhorns and Aggies play in the SEC baseball tournament in Hoover, Alabama, today after earning double byes earlier in the week. Both programs are pushing for national championship seeding. (More)

➤ Texas Tech softball opens super regional play against Florida this morning in Gainesville. Texas softball plays Arizona State in the Austin Super Regional. (See Schedule)

➤ AT&T Stadium in Arlington will host nine FIFA World Cup matches this summer, including a semifinal. The 2026 FIFA Fan Festival in Dallas is already open, with free general admission tickets available ahead of June's kickoff. (More)

➤ Rice University will serve as the starting point for fans of the Netherlands soccer team's "Orange Fanwalk" on June 20, when thousands of Dutch supporters will march 2.5 miles to NRG Stadium ahead of their World Cup match against Sweden. (More)

➤ Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg and Spurs guard Dylan Harper were both named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. (More)

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➤ Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Rubinsky Roofing, a Dallas-area company accused of collecting payments for roofing jobs that were delayed, abandoned, or never completed—part of an alleged $500,000 consumer scam targeting homeowners and elderly Texans. (More)

➤ Burger House in Bryan, the longtime College Station-area burger joint near Texas A&M, is closing after 26 years of feeding Aggies. The restaurant announced this week that it would shut its doors, drawing an outpouring of nostalgia from former students. (More)

➤ New Braunfels is bracing for an estimated 130,000 visitors this Memorial Day weekend as tubers and families flock to the Comal and Guadalupe rivers, delivering a major holiday boost to the Hill Country town's local businesses. (More)

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➤ Addison's Kaboom Town has been ranked the No. 4 best Fourth of July fireworks show in the country by USA Today. The townwide celebration returns to all 4.4 square miles of Addison, Texas, on Friday, July 3. (More)

➤ Chron has named the top restaurants near NRG Stadium for World Cup fans, from Gulf Coast seafood to Tex-Mex, ahead of Houston's seven summer matches. (More)

➤ Amarillo's Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center hosts its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, featuring an aircraft flyover, a garden dedication, and tributes to fallen service members. The public is welcome. (More)

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