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In today's newsletter:

  • How to stretch your budget at the 2026 State Fair in Dallas
  • Laptop fire injures passengers on flight landing at DFW Airport
  • CeeDee Lamb's North Texas home hit by high-value burglary

Also on today's calendar: Watermelon Dash Dallas and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Hazy; record-breaking heat, with a high of 109 and low of 85 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Hot, temps: high: 109, low: 85.
  • Tuesday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 107 and low of 83 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Families Can Experience More at the State Fair of Texas for Less (northdallasgazette.com) — Dallas families can start planning now for the 2026 State Fair of Texas at Fair Park, running September 25 through October 18, with new $10 kids tickets and multiple discount days. The piece highlights more than 100 free-with-admission attractions plus tips to stretch your budget, and notes how every visit supports scholarships, South Dallas food initiatives, and preservation of historic Fair Park.
   

• Laptop Fire on American Airlines Flight Injures 4 to 5 Passengers (rswebsols.com) — A recent American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport experienced a laptop fire during landing, injuring up to five passengers, with one needing medical care. The crew quickly contained the device, the plane taxied safely to Terminal C at DFW, and officials are using the incident to highlight lithium-battery risks and airline safety protocols.
   

• Fairview home of Dallas Cowboys star burglarized while team was at training camp (star-telegram.com) — Dallas Cowboys fans should know star receiver CeeDee Lamb's Fairview home was burglarized while he was away at training camp, with more than $300,000 in property reported stolen. Police say there are no suspects yet, and the investigation is ongoing as the team returns to North Texas.
   

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  • Brothers explain the end of Baker's Main Street Furniture after a three-generation run (wfaa.com)
  • Garland police seek public's help after hit-and-run injures 12-year-old boy (wfaa.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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