❎Texas revamped voting districts upended in court; AA investors' suit knocked out by court; Mansfield man loses $230M fraud case in court.

Texas cannot use its new congressional map for the 2026 election and must stick with the lines passed in 2021, a three-judge panel ruled in a 2-1 vote. The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through an unusual mid-decade re-districting at the behest of President Donald Trump. “The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” U.S. Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would file an appeal with the Supreme Court and ask for a stay of the order.

American Airlines investors can’t proceed with a proposed securities fraud class action alleging the airline misled them about an unsuccessful push toward website-based corporate bookings, Chief Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled. He said investors failed to show material misrepresentations.

Hillwood, BNSF Railway and Fort Worth have created the Alliance Logistics District, a first-of-its-kind mobility logistics hub within the Smart Port at AllianceTexas, The purpose is to advance innovation and efficiency in inland freight movement. 

Significant stat: 67%= 12th graders in high school who expect to get married one day, a decline from 80% in 1993. For boys, the numbers have been flat: 76% of boys surveyed in 1993 wanted to get married, and 74% said as much in 2023. The shift has been significant for 12th-grade girls, whose percentage of wanting marriage dropped from 83% to 61%.

Al Jazeera explains why visiting Saudi Prince wants Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet fighter and why President Trump is willing to sell them. 

A Mansfield man is one of two convicted of health care fraud that may have earned them up to $180 million.

Topgolf Callaway Brands agreed to sell a 60% stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer business to private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners LP in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. The deal effectively splits Calloway and Topgolf as they were pre-merger and after Calloway lost nearly half its investment.

Meta plans to tie employee performance reviews to their “AI-driven impact,” starting in 2026. The tech giant aims to incentivize AI adoption across the organization, rewarding “exceptional” results at an individual or team level.

A federal judge ruled that the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions made by Facebook parent Meta Platforms more than a decade ago didn't violate U.S. antitrust law.  The Federal Trade Commission brought the suit against the company and U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled that Meta's acquisitions didn't create an illegal monopoly of the social media industry, and the U.S. agency failed to prove those allegations.

Grapevine native and huge Dallas Cowboys fan Post Malone will headline the annual Thanksgiving Day halftime show at AT&T Stadium that kicks off the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle holiday campaign. 

Three of the five finalists for the top award in Dallas' public relations annual event were for Tarrant properties. TrizCom Public Relations won for its work on Peppa Pig Theme Park in North Richland Hills. The Burnett School of Medicine at TCU 2025 Match Day and Meow Wolf Grapevine Reimagines also were honored. 

HPI Real Estate Services and Investments broke ground on the first phase of a 55-acre project in northwest Fort Worth that will deliver 829 luxury apartments, townhomes and detached cottages. The first 396 apartments are expected to be available by early 2027. Zoning and site plan approval are in place for 240 additional apartments and 193 build-to-rent townhomes and detached cottages. 

A $25-million initiative led by the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has been established to combat the infant mortality rate in Fort Worth zip code 76104. The infant mortality rate once reached 19 deaths per 1,000 live births, more than triple the national average.

A new line of Cheetos and Doritos won’t leave anyone’s fingers orange. PepsiCo Inc. is introducing “naked” versions of its popular snack: artificial dyes are stripped out in a push to boost healthier options. The offerings — marketed as “Simply NKD” — are a natural pale yellow instead of the bright hues for which the brands are known.

Streams & Valleys, in partnership with Fort Worth, broke ground on a public plaza in Trinity Park near the Phyllis Tilley Memorial Pedestrian Bridge. Construction is expected to be complete in April 2026. 

Texas Wesleyan University is one of 10 institutions selected to join the third national cohort of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education’s Transforming the Postsecondary Experience initiative. It is multi-year effort designed to improve student outcomes in teaching, learning, retention and completion.

Gov. Greg Abbott said the runoff date for Senate District 9 candidates -- Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet versus Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss -- will be Jan. 31. 

Center for Transforming Lives received a $2.3-million grant award from the Community Outreach Fund to provide short-term rental and utility assistance to households facing eviction, utility disconnection and homelessness. The non-profit expects to assist more than 2,000 households during the next year, having received more than 170 applications on opening day.

The Trump administration is weighing whether to relocate the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Texas and tap the state's top emergency official to lead it, Politico reported Monday, citing two former senior FEMA officials. In February, Trump interviewed Nim Kidd, head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, to run FEMA. Kidd later acknowledged the interview but declined the position, writing on LinkedIn that he is "committed to serving Texas first."

Snippets:

• Comerica investor HoldCo pushes back at potential $10.9-billion sale to Fifth Third. 

• Dec. 6 is trade anything day at GameStop, but there is a lot of tiny type exclusions to consider before you go. 

• UT-Arlington and the Arlington police work together to solve a murder mystery from 1991. A woman is in custody.

• Dallas/Lewisville bagel shop wins "best of" competition in New York. 

• Here’s the No. 1 thing that keeps relationships strong—more than love.

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Announcements: 

• Tarrant County Bankers Association: Selects Martin Noto of Ciera Bank as Banker of the Year. 

• OncoNano Medicine: Hires former TechFW Chairman of the Board Brent Sorrells as Chief Operating Officer.

• Texas A&M Foundation: President and CEO Tyson Voelkel, after nearly 10 years, will serve until Dec. 1. John Huser, current Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will then serve as interim leader.

• ECI Software Solutions: Selects Rufe Bynum, GM of Window Depot, for its Everyday Hero Awards grand prize for his work supporting The Ethan Ardrey Project, a non-profit dedicated to helping families access mental health care for their children. ECI will make a $15,000 donation to the charity.  

• Texas Children's Hospital: Names Misty Otto Senior Director, HR Business Operations.

• NexTech Consulting Services: Adrian Denvir launches concierge service for innovators and small businesses.

• Cru Wine Bar & Bistro: Appoints Noel Petrin, Director of Procurement & Training; Foster Smith, Director of Operations; Jim Oetting, Senior Culinary Director;  and Lina Street, Director of Events & Catering.

• American College of Lifestyle Medicine: Selects UNT Health Fort Worth for a 2025 Special Recognition Award for creating the university’s Master of Science in Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program.

• Medical City Denton and Medical City Argyle: Name Lucy Hedari Chief Financial Officer.

• BILT: Hires Mitch Dawson as Chief Technology Officer.

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