Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1849, Maj. Robert S. Neighbors arrived in San Antonio after leading an expedition to survey a northern route to El Paso.

Yesterday, our Poll asked who has had the biggest influence on your life (aside from a relative or spouse). You can see the results below, but many readers emailed to tell us about that person.

Several writers mentioned men who had stepped up and set an example when their own fathers were absent. Others pointed to college roommates, coaches, employers, and even a boot camp drill instructor. One 85-year-old woman still credits her fourth-grade math teacher as having the biggest influence on her life.

Thanks to everyone who emailed. Feel free to hit reply if you'd like to tell us about someone who filled that role in your life.

Grocery prices just hit a four-year high, and your beef, tomatoes, and morning coffee are leading the charge. What is actually driving these numbers? Will the high prices continue? On today's episode of The Flyover Podcast, Ayla has the scoop. Plus, stick around for exclusive tips on how to keep more money in your pocket at the checkout line. Tune in here!

Later today, you’ll receive a message from our sponsor, Doroni Aerospace, about a current investment opportunity and its work to bring flying cars to neighborhoods as soon as 2028.

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School Leaders to Meet with Lawmakers

Texas school administrators are heading to Austin this week to tell lawmakers about the impact of last year's school funding overhaul.

The Texas House Committee on Public Education is reviewing the rollout of House Bill 2, the $8.5 billion school funding package passed in 2025. Superintendents and principals from across the state are expected to describe school closures, teacher layoffs, and holes in special education services.

Districts say the law's complicated funding formulas left many of them worse off, especially smaller and rural schools. Teacher recruitment and retention have reportedly taken a hit as budgets tightened.

The hearings are part of a broader end-of-session review as the legislature wraps up its regular 2026 business.

Preparing for Hurricane Season

The Atlantic hurricane season officially opened yesterday, with the potential to impact 367 miles of Texas Gulf coastline.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting below-normal activity for the season, with 8 to 14 named storms and 1 to 3 major hurricanes, well below historical averages. The Colorado State University's hurricane group agrees, citing El Niño-driven wind shear that tends to weaken storms before they can intensify over the tropical Atlantic.

However, a quiet basin-wide forecast does not project where storms will go. NOAA has been clear that landfall location can't be predicted months out, and one direct hit can make any season catastrophic for the community in its path.

Experts have urged Southeast Texans to use this early window to review evacuation zones, stock a hurricane kit, and check flood insurance coverage.

Plano Named in Top 5 for Families

Plano, Texas—with a population of nearly 300,000 and a median income of $108,649—landed at No. 4 nationally in WalletHub's 2026 ranking of the best places to raise a family, making it the highest-ranked Texas city.

WalletHub evaluated 182 U.S. cities across 45 metrics, including family fun, health and safety, education, and affordability. Only Fremont, California, Overland Park, Kansas, and Irvine, California, ranked above Plano.

Located north of Dallas, Plano boasts excellent public schools, top-rated hospitals, low crime, and a thriving housing market. It's also been named the No. 1 happiest big city in America and acknowledged as having the best park system in Texas.

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➤ Universal City: A teenage couple faces felony charges after allegedly using dating apps to lure young men into ambushes and violent robberies, leaving one victim shot four times. (More)

➤ Frisco: The murder trial of Karmelo Anthony got underway in Collin County on Monday, nearly 14 months after Anthony allegedly fatally stabbed fellow student Austin Metcalf during a Frisco ISD track meet in April 2025. (More)

➤ Harlingen: Texas Rangers arrested ICE agent Christian Castro, 52, at his Harlingen home Friday on assault charges tied to the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year. He also faces a count of filing a false police report. (More)

➤ McKinney: A child died following an incident at the Apex Centre water park on Saturday, city officials confirmed. Few details have been released. (More)

➤ Bastrop: The small Central Texas town has cemented its status as a tech hub, with a four-building data center campus representing a $1.4 billion investment now underway. (More)

➤ San Antonio: Six Flags Fiesta Texas has unveiled Werewolf Gorge, the world's longest family launch roller coaster, featuring four launches, speeds up to 45 mph, and 32 airtime moments in a two-minute-plus ride. (More)

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➤ Texas softball swept Tennessee in the WCWS semifinals yesterday to reach their third consecutive championship series. Longhorns pitcher Teagan Kavan threw 10 strikeouts in the clincher. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Texas Tech softball also swept Alabama yesterday to advance to the WCWS final against Texas in an all–Lone Star State best-of-three showdown starting tomorrow night. (More)

➤ And in the NCAA baseball tournament, Texas A&M's season ended with a 7-1 loss to USC last night. (More)

➤ The Dallas Mavericks plan to leave downtown and build a new arena and entertainment district at the former Valley View Mall site in North Dallas. The team's lease at the American Airlines Center expires in 2031. (More)

➤ The NBA Finals open tomorrow night in San Antonio, with resale tickets for Game 1 already topping $1,200. Premium seats are going for more than $4,300. (More)

➤ Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is expected to begin a rehab assignment this week at Double-A Frisco. Outfielder Wyatt Langford is also nearing a return from Triple-A Round Rock, and both could rejoin the club as early as Friday. (More)

➤ Four-star defensive lineman Myels Smith shut down his recruitment to sign with Texas A&M, further solidifying the Aggies' No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class. (More)

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➤ Some Texas barbecue restaurants are rationing brisket as beef prices hit historic highs, squeezing margins at pitmaster-run joints that can't absorb record cattle costs. (More)

➤ Tesla self-certified its Robotaxi software as SAE Level 4 in Texas under the state's new autonomous vehicle framework, securing commercial driverless authorization—though its 42-vehicle fleet is still far behind Waymo's. (More)

➤ ERCOT votes today on whether to launch a "batch zero" feasibility study examining how surging AI data center construction could strain the Texas power grid before new projects are approved. (More)

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➤ Paige Bueckers' debut Dallas Wings jersey sold for $64,720, setting a WNBA memorabilia record, nearly doubling the previous mark set by A'ja Wilson's Finals jersey. (More)

➤ Gov. Greg Abbott posted an AI-generated image of himself in a Spurs jersey dunking over New York's Gov. Hochul—who had falsely cited a 1993 Knicks championship—ahead of the start of the Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals. (More)

➤ North Texas healthcare systems are deploying temporary medical tents to handle a patient surge during FIFA World Cup 2026, with Medical City Healthcare leading preparations for the influx of fans and tourists. (More)

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