⚽The Reign (is) in Spain; Texas Tech fans in another Galaxy; And in traffic today, good news.

Roads to happiness: Construction to add one general lane on each side of Northeast Loop 820 and one Express toll lane on each side of State Highways 121/183 are ahead of schedule, possibly by Thanksgiving. The official completion date is early 2027.

Spain is 2-for-2 in FIFA World Cup championships, defeating Argentina, 1-0, Sunday on substitute Ferran Torres' goal in extra time. In its only other finals appearance in 2010, Spain defeated the Netherlands. Argentina, the defending champion, was stymied by Spain's storied defense in its bid to become only the third nation to win consecutive titles (Italy and Brazil). 

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom talked with CNBC about his vision to close a more than $3-billion profit gap.

Six months into its iSolve program, American Airlines is tightening restrictions on some of the solutions. Flight attendants have been given new information as to which incidents warrant compensation. Check them out and bring your seat belts.

A teleprompter operator for President Trump is under investigation for placing bets related to the president’s speeches on a prediction market, allegedly winning over $100,000. The White House said the operator has been placed on unpaid leave.

Texas Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium is no longer. It will be re-branded in time for the 2026 season to Galaxy Stadium in a reported 15-year, $75-million naming-rights partnership. Galaxy is a digital assets, mining and AI data center infrastructure company with a location about 60 miles from Lubbock. The deal includes Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for Red Raider athletes.

Larry Dean Brown was arrested in Colorado on June 8 and is in the Tarrant County jail charged with murder... one that happened in 1981. A bottle of BBQ sauce helped find the alleged killer of 35-year-old Braniff Airlines flight attendant Beverly Bruneau.

Desmond Bane, a guard with the NBA's Orlando Magic and a former/present TCU star, has built a 10,000-square-foot barndominium, basketball court and gymasium on Possum Kingdom Lake that you need to see. 

Believe it or not: “Pinocchio: Unstrung” is the latest in a series of films to twist a beloved children's tale into a horror flick. Watch the trailer.

Cowtown Angels, a program of TechFW, has made an undisclosed investment in BMI OrganBank, which has developed a room-temperature organ preservation platform that maintains kidneys in a metabolically active state, continuously delivering oxygen and nutrients without requiring donated blood. In 2025, the company received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, accelerating its path and lowering fees to assist in potentially being approved.

An undisclosed packaging company signed a one million-square-foot industrial lease in Justin. The space spans a full building within 114 Logistics Park and features 40-foot clear heights and “significant” car and trailer parking allotments. The landlord was represented by Logistics Property Co. while CBRE represented the tenant.

Lee & Associates negotiated a 94,993-square-foot industrial lease in Southlake with tenant Genuine Cable Group. The space is located within Building 1 of Heritage Business Park at 1070 S. Kimball Ave. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis. Jake Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, a Nashville company that generates more than $1 billion of revenue a year. 

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on reaching the Super Bowl: "It's the one thing that I truly love about the Cowboys organization and the fan base. It's that or nothing. That’s what being a competitor is. If that’s not how you’re wired, if that’s not how you think — whether you’re a fan, whether you’re a player, whether you’re a coach — honestly, I don’t want you on my team.” as quoted to The Athletic's Jon Machota.

Bruckner’s Truck Equipment Sales is opening in Alvarado today, south of Fort Worth at 5135 South I-35W. The site is approximately 43,000 square feet and was an expected $14-million project.

Lockheed Martin Ventures, the company's $1 billion startup investment arm, is opening a London office with the goal of investing at least $100 million in the United Kingdom and Europe. "We are reaching even deeper into the investing ecosystem, meeting our potential partners where they are," said Chris Moran, VP and GM, Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million domestically and another $139.6 million internationally, a better debut than 2023's “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises," which grossed $249 million. 

Snippets:

• Meet the Fort Worth monk with no phone, no account —and millions of followers online.

• We'll pop a cork for this: Lyft releases the bars its drivers took more passengers to during the FIFA World Cup. Two in Texas make the list. 

• Texas continued its monthly record-setting jobs economy, adding 43,400 in June for total of 14,469,600 non-farm jobs.

• Southwest Airlines is introducing 19 new routes to its spring 2027 schedule, including one between Love Field and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

Daily digit: 18.4% = Share of employed workers in the U.S. who are immigrants (2024).

Significant stat: Despite being the host of the World Cup, the U.S. experienced a year-over-year decline in visitors in June. Total overseas visitors were down 1.8 percent during June to 2.8 million; the June 2025 figure already was down 3.4 percent from June 2024.

Today in history (1976): Hank Aaron hit the 755th and last home run of his Hall of Fame career while playing for the Milwaukee Brewers. The record stood for 31 years, and this year marks the milestone’s 50th anniversary.

Did you know? President Andrew Jackson kept a 1,400-pound block of cheese on display in the White House for more than a year. Fans of Jackson gave him the cheese to match a similar gift Thomas Jefferson had received. The cheese toured New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore before arriving at the White House. At his farewell party in 1837, Jackson let the public hack away at the cheese until only a small piece remained for him.

Announcements:

• H-E-B: Names Clair Song Public Affairs Manager.

• Alcon: Adds Chris Neubauer to its Surgical Team. 

• Gladney: Hires Allison Payne as Grants Manager. 

• Schumacher Electric Corp: Names Joseph Rainone CEO. He had been co-CEO or CEO for eight years at Georgia-based Ubique Group. Former Schumacher CEO Mickey Leach stepped down to take a job closer to family in Ohio. 

• TCU: Yohna J. Chambers-Hastings is retiring from her role as Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer.

• Dallas Mavericks: Hire Jennifer Ridgeway as Chief Impact Officer. Katie Edwards, Chief Impact Officer and President of the Mavs Foundation, is leaving the organization. 

• Lockheed Martin: Hires Jason Denton as a Sub-Contract Manager Sr. 

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Tommy L. Hamilton and Debra Hamilton will serve as President and Matron of the new Tarrant County temple.

• Vaughn Construction: Hires Liz Harvey as Senior Market Development & Relations Manager.

• PNC: Adds George Gonzalez as Relationship Manager-Commercial Banker in Fort Worth.

• Tarrant To & Through Partnership: Promotes Regina Williams to Chief Operating Officer.

• Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott names Robert Howden Secretary of State. That office oversees the state’s elections. 

• Royer: Adds Diana Martinez to its healthcare management team.

• McKnight Title: Hires Kim Chambless in its commercial business development department. 

• TXCPA Fort Worth: Selects Kim Crawford, Partner at Sutton Frost Cary, as CPA of the Year.

• Comuneo: Hires Abby Mendoz as Senior Manager, Texas Operations. 

• StraCon: Adds Korey Downs as a Financial Analyst. 

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits: Hires Angel Vincent as Staff Accountant II. 

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