A&M approves another $260M for FW; Disclosure of airline fees blocked; YouTube video derails 16-year-old's life.

Texas A&M regents gave the go-ahead for planning and design of its second building in Fort Worth. The building could cost up to $260 million, including 150,000 gross-square-feet of offices and lab space. The remainder would be for private sector partners and parking. Among the A&M tenants of that building will be the Transportation Institute, Engineering Experiment Station, Engineering Extension Service, AgriLife Research and the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

A U.S. appeals court blocked the U.S. Transportation Department's rule on upfront disclosure of airline fees pending a full review. In April, DOT ordered airlines and ticket agents to disclose service fees alongside the airfares.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has provided Texas Wesleyan University a $500,000 grant for a trauma care specialty curriculum in its nurse anesthesia graduate program. The two-year grant provides funds for the creation of a specialized trauma track — one of the first in the country.

UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Internal Medicine & Geriatrics has been awarded a 5-year, $5-million grant to educate and train health care workers to care for older adults, with a focus on rural, tribal and underserved communities. Jennifer Severance is the principal investigator. 

Fort Worth-based Stewardship Wealth announced it has transitioned its $325 million in assets under advisement from LPL Financial Holdings to Arkadios Holdings of Atlanta. Chris Albertson is CEO of Stewardship. 

Southlake-based OncoNano — a fusion of oncology and nanotechnology — is targeting a naturally occurring process that allows cancer cells to grow quickly. It’s a new approach to treatment that was developed by Tian Zhao, PhD, vice president of research and development. Dallas Innovates takes a deeper dive. 

Book ‘em Danno: As 817 Biz reported last month, Fort Worth council members announced they will vote Aug. 13 to buy The Center for Transforming Lives building at 512 W. 4th St. as the future home of the city's downtown library. Funds for the $6.5 million purchase will come from the sale of the former public library building. 

Remember that story we had about a 16-year-old Nebraska youth being a suspect in a BNSF derailment so he could post it on YouTube? Well, he has been charged and his life is off the rails. 

Diageo, the maker of premium spirits, reported its first drop in global sales since the pandemic, led by a 22% drop in Casamigos’ North America sales. Alcohol sales soared during the pandemic; inflation and interest rates have left consumers with less to spend on luxuries.

Snippets:

• If FEMA is giving money away, Texas A&M is happy to oblige. See what $254 million could buy.

• Are flights of fancy to the South Pacific country of Fiji from D-FW Airport coming soon? Dallas Express has details from The Points Guy.

• Why AA attendants needed a raise: Passenger screams, vapes, propositions crew and tries to exit plane mid-flight.

• Texas' tax-free weekend is August 9-11. Here's what the state comptroller's office says you need to know. 

• 18-year-old speed climber Sam Watson hopes to bring Olympic gold back to Southlake. The Texas Standard interviews the world record holder.

• Fireflies: With $12 million of Feds' money, Fort Worth is about to be lit. 

Broadcast blooper: This sports announcer may need to get his eyes checked after this mistake.

Nothing to do with business: Using this interactive chart, find out which Olympic sport you could play, based on your gender, height and weight.

Significant stat: Nearly one-third of U.S. adolescents got mental health treatment last year, federal report says.

Believe it or not: Authorities charged an Ohio man with criminal mischief. After tiring of waiting for pothole repairs, he painted circles around them.

Daily digit: 24.1 million - The number of riders on Amtrak since the start of its fiscal year in October, up 18 percent compared to the same period a year prior, and on pace for an annual ridership record.

Announcements: 

• Weaver: Promotes Andy Hall to Senior Manager - tax.

• NAMI North Texas: Selects Kasey Smith, Director of Community Partnerships, as Interim Executive Director.

• Equest: Names Eric Lindh CEO.

• Visit Fort Worth: Promotes Taylor Hardy to Director of Film Commission & Video Content.

• American Airlines: Elects Howard Ungerleider to its Board of Directors.

• TCU: Former head coaches Dana Holgorsen and Todd Graham added as special advisors to the football staff.

• Integrity: Names Linda Zukauckas CFO.

• Century 21 Judge Fite: Selects Allie Hendricks as Regional Sales Manager for north Fort Worth -- Alliance and Decatur/Bridgeport offices.