{"id":106795,"date":"2025-12-31T23:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106795\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:06:17","slug":"morning-briefing-texas-dec-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106795\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Texas Dec. 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Southerly winds return today as our high-pressure system moves east, leading to warmer-than-normal conditions into the new year.<\/p>\n

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Get your 7-day forecast:\u00a0Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around Texas\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Cowboys waive cornerback Trevon Diggs to end tumultuous finish to his Dallas career<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cowboys waived cornerback Trevon Diggs on Tuesday,\u00a0ending a tumultuous final season\u00a0a game early in a Dallas career that never lived up to the promise of a 2021 All-Pro performance that included 11 interceptions.<\/p>\n

The move came five days before Dallas’ season finale Sunday at the New York Giants, with the Cowboys (7-8-1) already guaranteed to miss the playoffs for the second year in a row. Diggs will be a free agent after clearing waivers.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Body found with possible connection to missing San Antonio woman<\/a><\/p>\n

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar held a\u00a0press conference Tuesday concerning the finding of a body in a Bexar County field that has a possible connection to Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old who went missing on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Salazar said the sheriff’s office does not suspect foul play and that there were some indications of suicide.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Free Week to provide free music performances in Austin<\/a><\/p>\n

Free Week takes place on Jan. 9 and 10 in Austin\u2019s Red River Cultural District, featuring music from Almost Heaven, Blacktooth, Candy Riot, Dopez, Lauren Lakis, Easyrider and many more.<\/p>\n

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A crowd at Stubb’s during the South by Southwest Music Festival on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Around The Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0More performers cancel Kennedy Center shows after Trump’s name added to venue<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Marjorie Taylor Greene details break from Trump, recounts conversation about revealing names of those connected to Epstein<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0A year after New Orleans attack, law enforcement officials across country say they’re ready for public New Year’s celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n

Deep in the Heart of Texas\u00a0
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Marching bands perform along Colorado Blvd. for the 136th Rose Parade route in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/p>\n

Dallas area band, Central Texas horses to march in Rose Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Allen Eagle Escadrille\u00a0from Allen High School, which is one of the largest high school bands in the country, will be among several performing bands from across the states.<\/p>\n

The other Texas participant is the 1st Cavalry Division\u00a0Horse Cavalry Detachment\u00a0from Fort Hood. The post, previously known as Fort Cavazos, is located near Killeen, and parade duty is part of detachment members\u2019 responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0 Your Weather Planner Southerly winds return today as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[2160,150,152,151,30432,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-106795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-app-top-stories","9":"tag-arlington","10":"tag-arlington-headlines","11":"tag-arlington-news","12":"tag-hannah-maguire","13":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}