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07/29/2025

Here's what's in store for your weather day today in Dallas-Fort Worth!

07/29/2025

🚘 Coming soon to Dallas: Waymo is rolling out fully driverless robotaxis next year, offering ride-hailing without a human behind the wheel. Waymo’s own app will handle ride requests, backed by an Avis Budget Group partnership to oversee fleet operations and maintenance.

Will you ride in DRIVERLESS cars?

Waymo plans to start operating driverless ride-hailing in Dallas in 2026. The company currently works in five other cities including Austin.

07/29/2025

BREAKING: 🚨 The gunman who opened fire inside a Manhattan office tower, killing four people - including an off-duty NYPD officer - before taking his own life, carried a note in his pocket claiming he suffered from CTE and making references to the NFL. CTE is the degenerative brain disease common amongst NFL players.

🔗 Full story:

Officials say a man carrying a rifle killed four people at a New York City office tower

07/29/2025

📵 Heads up, Texas parents - starting this school year, your kids will have to stash their phones during class time under a new state law.

Find out what this means for your district and what exceptions are allowed:

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/state/new-texas-law-requires-students-to-stash-phones

👀 Will this help or hurt learning? Tell us what you think!

A major shift is coming to TX classrooms: beginning on September 1, 2025, House Bill 1481 bans students from using personal communication devices—cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, tablets, even gaming devices - during the school day.

07/28/2025

🚨 Democrats are already gearing up for the 2028 presidential race - and the early lineup is looking more crowded than ever.

💬 What do you think? Is it too soon to start gearing up - or is early organization the new normal in presidential politics? Share your thoughts below!

Even though we still have a while to go before campaigning for next year’s midterm elections begins in earnest, it looks like some Democrats are already lining up for a chance to run in the 2028 presidential election. Here’s who they are.

07/28/2025

🚛 Texas is rapidly emerging as a national hub for self-driving trucks. Companies like Aurora Innovation have launched full-scale autonomous freight routes between Dallas and Houston - logging over 1,200 miles on public highways without a driver. Plus, Torc Robotics has opened its first Texas operations hub in Fort Worth, and Volvo’s set to test on I‑35 from hub to hub.

💬 What do you think? Is this a major win for innovation in Texas—or a step too fast on testing driverless freight? Share your thoughts below!

A company is using its software in trucks in Texas to show autonomous delivery can be safer and more efficient than using trucks driven by humans.

07/28/2025

🤖 Big news for Texas tech: Tesla just inked a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to build its cutting-edge AI chips right here in Texas.

📍 These chips are the brains behind Tesla’s self-driving cars, robotics, and AI systems - and manufacturing starts at Samsung’s new facility in Taylor around 2027.

✅ So what’s your take? Is this a win for Texas jobs and innovation or a gamble on future promise? Drop your thoughts and questions below!

These chips are the brains behind Tesla’s self-driving cars, robotics, and AI systems - and they’ll be built at Samsung’s new facility in Taylor, Texas, just northeast of Austin.

07/28/2025

🎒 Class is almost in session across North Texas… just two weeks away! Schools like Dallas ISD, Plano ISD, Fort Worth ISD & more kick off on Tuesday, August 12, while Frisco ISD starts Wednesday, August 13.

🗓️ Ready or not, fall routines are coming fast: think school supplies, lunches, bus schedules, and bedtime adjustments. Get ahead now so the first week isn’t a scramble.

👉 What’s your family doing to prep? Share your back‑to‑school tips or questions below!

As summer winds down, students across North Texas are gearing up to head back to the classroom for the 2025–26 school year. Here’s when classes officially begin in major districts:

07/28/2025

HAPPENING TODAY - Fort Cavazos is officially Fort Hood again. The Army reverses the 2023 name change today, sparking debate over legacy, politics, and tradition.

Do you think they got it right?📍

On July 28, 2025, the U.S. Army formally restores the name Fort Hood to the Central Texas post previously known as Fort Cavazos, reversing a rename carried out in 2023 to honor Gen. Richard E. Cavazos - the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.

07/28/2025

Dallas still hasn’t hit 100° yet this summer - seriously.

We’re past the usual date, and the high so far is 99°. A heat dome’s creeping in though… triple digits may be just days away.

As of late July 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport hasn’t officially reached 100°F yet - a rarity this late into summer. The region usually hits that milestone by July 1, but this year’s scorcher is running well behind schedule.

07/26/2025

Pop quiz time! 🐄📸

You’re walking through a wide-open green field in the heart of Dallas… and suddenly, you lock eyes with a stone-faced cow that looks like it’s slowly sinking into the Earth.

Where am I?

Bonus points if you know why these bovine statues are here. No Googling… just good ol’ Texas know-how. 👇

07/25/2025

🚨 Trump: "Arrest Obama for Treason"

Former President Trump says Barack Obama should be prosecuted for allegedly manipulating intel during the 2016 election probe. Critics call it a political distraction - Trump allies are now pushing for a special investigation.

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/trump-says-obama-should-be-arrested-for-treason

President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of treason this week, a crime punishable by death in the U.S. A spokesperson for Obama has called the allegations “bizarre” and “ridiculous.”