{"id":122997,"date":"2026-01-14T16:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122997\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:24:15","slug":"morning-briefing-texas-jan-14-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122997\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Texas Jan. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

A sunny and dry day in Texas is expected. Breezy winds are likely as a cold front arrives today, bringing cooler temperatures on Thursday. Warmer air returns on Friday followed by another cool down this weekend. Rain chances remain low.<\/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.\u00a0Changes coming to U.S. Postal Service fees and operations<\/a><\/p>\n

Next time you mail something with the U.S. Postal Service, you may notice a few changes, including higher fees.<\/p>\n

Some priority services are now up to $16 more expensive, but it depends on how heavy your package is and where it is going.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Several major Texas death row appeals loom in 2026 amid drop in executions<\/a><\/p>\n

Several appeals in some of Texas\u2019 highest-profile capital punishment cases are set for 2026 as the state continues to maintain a historically low number of executions.<\/p>\n

2025 marked the second year Texas was not the leading state in executions in a single year, but the state is still the overall leader nationally in the death penalty. Harris County alone, which handed down its 300th death sentence last year, accounts for more executions than any other state.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Dallas Cowboys DE Donovan Ezeiruaku arrested, charged for reckless driving<\/a><\/p>\n

Donovan Ezeiruaku, a Dallas Cowboys defensive end, was booked into a Collin County jail Sunday night, according to jail records.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku (41), with defensive end Solomon Thomas (90) approaching, reacts after recording a sack against Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo\/Jeffrey McWhorter)<\/p>\n

Around The Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation as Republicans threaten contempt charges<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spikes to at least 2,000, activists say<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Inflation cooled slightly in December though remains above Fed’s target<\/a><\/p>\n

Deep in the Heart of Texas\u00a0
\n\"Zulia's<\/p>\n

Zulia’s Kitchen owner Morelys Diaz. (Spectrum News 1\/Lily Celeste)<\/p>\n

Venezuelans in San Antonio celebrate Maduro’s capture<\/a><\/p>\n

For San Antonio\u2019s Venezuelan population, Zulia\u2019s Kitchen is more than a restaurant. It\u2019s a gathering place where those in the diaspora can connect\u2014exactly what owner Morelys Diaz always wanted it to be.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 3, they knew where to go. People flowed into the restaurant all day long to celebrate the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro with music, traditional food and many chants of \u201cVenezuela libre.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0 Your Weather Planner A sunny and dry day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[2160,138,140,139,1974,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-122997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-app-top-stories","9":"tag-el-paso","10":"tag-el-paso-headlines","11":"tag-el-paso-news","12":"tag-katharine-finnerty","13":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122997","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=122997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}