MRT: Hurricane Helene to Hit TX? // Whitmire Reaches Agreement with City Workers Union // ATX, APA Reach Deal // Work Stoppage to Hit Port of Houston?

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• TOP NEWS

“Will Hurricane Helene hit Texas? Here's what to know,” Dallas Morning News' Sarah Bahari — “Forecasters are monitoring a tropical storm system in the Western Caribbean that could turn into Hurricane Helene by midweek.

The storm system — now called Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine — is most likely to hit somewhere along the Florida Panhandle or the state’s western coast on Thursday, according to an alert from the National Hurricane Center.

“Environmental conditions appear favorable for further development of this system,” the center wrote on its website Monday, adding that residents in the area should have a hurricane plan in place.

Although its ultimate path or strength are not known, the system is expected to produce heavy rains over portions of Central America for the next several days, the agency said.

So will the storm affect Texas? Not likely, said Sarah Barnes, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.

“That’s far enough east that we should not see any effects here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area,” Barnes said.

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That does not mean North Texas will be dry. Rain fell early Monday, and spotty showers may linger into the afternoon. More rain is expected this week, particularly late Tuesday into early Wednesday and again Friday morning, according to the weather service.

But the rain is part of a separate system that will hover over North Texas for a few days, Barnes said. In fact, the rain here will likely help push the tropical cyclone farther east.

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“It’s looking like good fall weather in North Texas,” Barnes said." DMN ($)

AAS: “FBI arrests man after 'high level' UT employees receive thousands of threatening messages” AAS ($)

HOU CHRON: “Baylor College of Medicine receives $51 million for Cullen Tower” Houston Chronicle ($)

TX TRIB: “Jury clears all but one defendant in Texas 'Trump Train' trial” Texas Tribune

DMN: “American Airlines reaches speedy deal with union for ground workers” DMN ($)

HOU CHRON: “Port Houston readies for work stoppage as longshoremen's strike looms” Houston Chronicle ($)

SAEN: “Texas' battle against CWD threatens deer breeding industry” SAEN ($)

TX TRIB: “Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over listing Texas lizard as endangered” Texas Tribune

SAEN: “Texas Rangers investigating after New Braunfels cop shoots at suspect” SAEN ($)

HOUSTON LANDING: “Whitmire, city workers union reach tentative agreement on 12 percent raises over three years” Houston Landing

AAS: “Austin police officers may soon get largest pay raise in decades if council, union OK deal” AAS ($)

SA REPORT: “New UTSA polling indicates mixed support for new Spurs arena” SA Report

THE TEXAS VOICE: “Donations to Texas GOP down 88% last month compared to 2020” The Texas Voice

TX TRIB: “In his podcast, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz reveals his unfiltered side as he strives to expand his base -- and his influence” Texas Tribune

• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE   

 > TX TRIB: "Latest effort to block school ratings cracks Texas districts’ once-united front" TX TRIB
 > TX TRIB: "Jury clears all but one defendant in Texas "Trump Train" trial" TX TRIB
 > DMN: "Former East Texas police captain awarded $21 million for wrongful termination" DMN
 > DMN: "Texas voter turnout for 2020 presidential election was 66.7% of registered voters" DMN
 > HOU CHRON: "BP plans to sell U.S. wind farms, focusing Houston operations on oil and gas" HOU CHRON
 > FWST: "Judge orders capital murder trial moved to Tarrant County; FedEx driver is the defendant" FWST
 > TPR: "Latino lawmakers request warning labels on unfortified products containing corn masa" TPR
 > DMN: "Dallas County OKs $1.7B budget with lower tax rate, but high valuations may drive up bills" DMN
 > TPR: "Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for using its land along the border" TPR
 > DMN: "Family of Dallas man killed in helicopter crash awarded $116 million in lawsuit" DMN
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 > DMN: "Judge orders Athena Strand capital murder trial be moved to Tarrant County" DMN
 > EP TIMES: "El Paso mayor, officials dispute state’s Tren de Aragua gang claims" EP TIMES
 > THE TEXAN: "Harris County Uses Disaster Loophole to Pass Almost 10 Percent Property Tax Hike" THE TEXAN
 > SA REPORT: "Mental health needs of Afghan refugees in San Antonio greatly exceed the resources available" SA REPORT
 > TX MONTHLY: "The Maternal Mortality Rate Surged in Texas in 2020 and 2021" TX MONTHLY
 > TX TRIB: "At this South Texas political convention, everyone has a voice, regardless of legal status" TX TRIB
 > TX TRIB: "Study finds levels of a dangerous gas “off the scales” in Central Texas oilfield" TX TRIB
 > TX TRIB: "Texas prisons and jails are recruiting more teenagers to shore up guard shortage" TX TRIB
 > HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "Simone Biles to open restaurant A Teaste of Golf at Houston airport" Hou Chron ($)

• EXTRA POINTS   

Last weekend's Texas sports scores:
 Fri
  > MLB: Mariners 8, Rangers 2
  > MLB: Astros 9, Angels 7
Sat
  > MLB: Mariners 8, Rangers 4
  > MLB: Astros 10, Angels 4
  > NCAAF: No. 1 Texas 51, UL Monroe 3 AP recap
  > NCAAF: No. 25 Texas A&M 26, Bowling Green 20 Bryan Eagle recap
  > NCAAF: SMU 66, TCU 42 DMN ($)
  > NCAAF: Texas Tech 30, Arizona State 22 AP recap
  > NCAAF: Colorado 38, Baylor 31
  > NCAAF: Cincinnati 34, Houston 0
  > NCAAF: Army 37, Rice 14
  > NCAAF: UTSA 45, Houston Christian 7
  > NCAAF: Colorado State 27, UTEP 17
  > NCAAF: Sam Houston 31, New Mexico State 11
  > NCAAF: North Texas 44, Wyoming 17
  > NCAAF: Lamar 20, Texas Southern 17
  > NCAAF: Sacramento State 34, Texas A&M-Commerce 0
  > NCAAF: Idaho 27, Abilene Christian 24
  > NCAAF: Stephen F. Austin 48, Northern Colorado 7
  > MLS: Houston 1, Austin 0
  > MLS: Dallas 3, LA FC 1
  > NWSL: Houston 1, Seattle 0
 Sun
  > NFL: Tennessee 34, Houston 7 Hou Chron ($)
  > MLB: Rangers 6, Mariners 5
  > MLB: Angels 9, Astros 8
  > NFL: Baltimore 28, Dallas 25 DMN ($)

Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
  > 7:10pm: MLB: Mariners at Astros

DALLAS COWBOYS: "Assigning fault for Cowboys' troubles vs. Ravens? Start at the top" DMN ($)

TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Texas QB Ewers back in practice but still questionable for No. 1 Longhorns' SEC opener" AP

TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Will Quinn Ewers play Saturday? How Steve Sarkisian will decide if Texas QB is ready to start" AAS ($)

HOUSTON FOOTBALL: "UH football: Donovan Smith is No. 1 QB, but Zeon Chriss to play" Houston Chronicle ($)