✈️American crew flies wrong plane to Italy; Post Malone plans venue in Nashville; Dakota's (not Prescott) steaks out Southlake.

A federal judge approved terms of a long-running $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century. Colleges will be able to pay players based on a sliding scale of sports activities in addition to the Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) that boosters, sponsors and advertisers already spend.

Aristo Sham, 29, from Hong Kong China, is the Gold Medalist of the 2025 and 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which received more than 20 million views from 145 countries. He receives $100,000; the Van Cliburn Winner's Cup; three years of individualized career management; a Platoon Records live album; a promotional package, including press kits, videos, and website management; and performance attire from Neiman Marcus. The Silver Medalist is Vitaly Starikov, 30, from Israel/Russia. And the Bronze Medalist is Evren Ozel, 26, from the United States.

Grapevine native Post Malone, in partnership with TC Restaurant Group, soon will become one of the biggest players in Nashville’s entertainment district. Under construction is a 26,000-square-foot venue that will have the largest ground-floor footprint on Lower Broadway, with six bars, three stages, a rooftop and full-service dining room.

One week ago, American Airlines flight 780 took off from Philadelphia for Naples, Italy. Unfortunately, crew and passengers were in the wrong plane … and the pilots had to land 124 miles away in Rome. Normally, the flight is operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Oops, American used a larger Boeing 787-9, which isn’t permitted at the Naples airport.

Trade brought them together. Tariffs could change that. The story of three companies with business partners in China, including Fort Worth-based Eosera, which pioneered a liquid that dissolved earwax in 2016. Today, it produces more than 20 different products that are sold online and in approximately 28,000 stores. The New York Times has the story.

Texas Health Resources is investing in a process improvement startup called ArcheHealth and is the company's first customer. ArcheHealth secured a $6.7-million seed round funded by LRVHealth, Martin Ventures and Texas Health Resources to launch its AI-powered platform that expects to reduce healthcare costs and drive operational performance improvement.

NASA’s fancy pants floating in space gave University of Texas at Arlington researcher Michael Nelson an idea. Could the lower body negative-pressure pants, which simulate gravity's pull on the human body, help improve heart testing in an MRI? 

After 24 years in business, the Hooters restaurant in Grapevine was shuttered last week, among more than 30 company-operated locations in at least 12 states that were suddenly closed. In March, the chain had filed in Texas for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The JCPenney Alliance Regional Logistics Center in Haslet will close on or around Nov. 1, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining letter filed with the state. 296 people work at the 1.1 million-square-foot facility; 42 will be impacted starting Aug. 1 and the rest in November. 

An update from Mike Crum, Director of Public Events Department for Fort Worth on the convention center: "Work on the new southeast entrance nears completion, we’re making progress on the new loading docks, and the straightening of Commerce St. is about to begin.  Phase 1 is on time and on budget, scheduled for completion in the 1st Quarter of 2026.”

Colleyville has approved an initial agreement with developer NuCiti Capital Partners for a resort-style hotel on the corner of SH 26 and John McCain Road. NuCiti has sent a letter of intent and agreed to purchase the 22 acres.

Southlake will re-zone six acres at 1901 W. Kirkwood Blvd., near the border with Westlake, for a $10-million development that includes a 250-seat Dakota's, a steakhouse with a long history in Dallas. Also planned is a separate 10,000-square-foot event space with capacity for up to 200, and 10,975 square feet of specialty retail.

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation selected five charities for gifts totaling $487,187. Arlington Charities received $186,687 for its ‘Groceries with Dignity’ program; Arlington ISD Education Foundation got $25,000 to ensure kids have backpacks and supplies for the 2025-26 school year; the City's Asset Management's Clean Corridor Program was given $218,000 for trucks and gear; Inspired to Live Church received $7,500 to pay for 150 students to have a no-cost, 4-week Summer Day Camp adventure; and Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County will have $50,000 for 5,555 hot meals.

According to the FBI, Texas saw more active shooter incidents than any other state during 2024. The annual FBI report found that four of the 24 national active shooter incidents occurred in Texas. The shootings left 11 people either dead or wounded.

Not long ago, developers of massive data servers talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re bypassing the grid and building gas-fired power plants on site.

The American Airlines Group Inc. annual meeting will be available virtually to everyone interested. It is at 9 a.m. June 11 and you can register in advance or on the day of the meeting at proxydocs.com/AAL.

News you can use: 20 Father’s Day gifts to avoid getting Dad the same old thing this year. Suggestions from chefs to perfumers on better presents for the annual holiday.

Snippets:

• The Lottery Commission is on its way out, but not the lottery. Read why it survives.

• Texas Legislature passes amendments that clarify or change 13 items as to how Business Courts will be structured. 

• American Airlines has started nonstop service to Venice, Italy, from D-FW International Airport.

Believe it or not: Generating a five-second AI video consumes more power than microwaving for over an hour, according to MIT Technology Review. That’s about 30 bags of popcorn per video.

Daily digit: 3.5% = D-FW region’s unemployment rate in April, well below the statewide rate of 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Announcements:

• Buffer Insurance: Adds Tonya Falzett as Group Sales Representative.

• Maritime Administration: Hires Brenna Jeffries as Director of Public Affairs.

• Vertess: Promotes Cassidy Rigel, Director of Marketing and Operations, to Partner. 

• RTX: Hires Christopher Lee as Associate Director of State and Local Government Relations.

• Fort Worth Executive of the Year: Higginbotham Chairman and CEO Rusty Reid selected by sponsors Fort Worth Report, Texas Wesleyan University and Fort Worth Chamber.

• Saks Global: Hires Mary McGreevy as Regional Vice President of Stores. 

• Palette Hotels: Hires Joseph Ayala as General Manager. 

• Carroll High School: Reinstates Kevin Murphy as boys swim coach.

• Tarrant County Bar Association: Selects Kelly Hart attorney Christian Martinez as Vice Chair of the Business Litigation Section. Names Cantey Hanger Partner Sara Norman as Treasurer of Real Estate Law Section.

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