Texas Correspondent

The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington will bring visitors looking for Texas cuisine and looking for things to do around the Entertainment District. The National Medal of Honor Museum has a car on display driven by Eddie Rickenbacker at the 1914 Indianapolis 500. Rickenbacker would later earn the Medal of Honor for his service during World War I.

The first Java House Grand Prix of Arlington will run through the city's Entertainment District this weekend. When the race was first announced in 2024, IndyCar joined Jerry Jones, the Texas Rangers' front office and Arlington leadership in laying out the track and looking at how the fan base for open-wheel racing has grown in Texas.

The World Nineball Tour is moving its US Open Championship to Frisco. Visit Frisco says the event can add to the list of sporting events in the city while tour organizers say Frisco has worked with them to create "something remarkable."

The Nexo Dallas Open has been growing since moving to Texas in 2022. This year's event drew a record crowd to The Star in Frisco and could help the region build an international reputation as a sports destination.

The Dallas Pulse have opened their first Major League Volleyball season and are currently in second place. Meantime, the club is starting to look at a long-term home that could bring the team inside the Dallas city limits.

Garland is celebrating its tamale trail as business picks up for Christmas. In Fort Worth, the Renfro family talks about which varieties of Mrs. Renfro's Salsa pair best with various holiday foods.

Arlington Police will direct traffic for the 50th annual Lights at Interlochen. Organizers say they celebrate all holidays, and some homes recreate movies like "Home Alone" and the "Grinch who Stole Christmas."

Texas Christkindl can help people find unique gifts for Christmas and also celebrate how a lot of Texans have German, Czech and Polish heritage.

AT&T Stadium in Arlington will host nine total matches in the 2026 World Cup. Hundreds of people from different countries packed a watch party for the World Cup draw Friday at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth.

The World Cup draw is Friday, and transportation planners in North Texas are planning to keep visitors moving in 2026. They are looking at options now with nine matches planned in Arlington and events planned across the Metroplex.

Jerry Jones, Dirk Nowitzki, Emmitt Smith and the mayors of Arlington and Frisco talk about AT&T Stadium hosting nine World Cup matches next year. They say there was some disappointment the Metroplex lost the finals, but those nine matches will introduce a lot of visitors to Texas.

Paul Quinn College's We Over Me farm grows some of the vegetables used by Legends Hospitality during Dallas Cowboys games.

Legends Global is planning to serve Thanksgiving dinner to up to 90,000 fans Thursday. Chefs talk about how they try to give people a full dinner they can eat at their seats.

The Dallas Cowboys and Salvation Army talk about their partnership, launching the Red Kettle campaign during the Thanksgiving game.

The mayor of Kerrville says the city is considering a memorial park to remember those who died in flash flooding this summer while the state has passed several laws to ensure the safety of camps in the future.

The mayor of Kerrville talks about the city's recovery from the July 4 flood; the governor says communities affected by the flood are showing their resilience.

The governor greeted volunteers at the Dietert Center in Kerrville Saturday to honor their work since flash flooding along the Guadalupe River killed

Part of a cemetery in Terrell is British territory. Twenty British cadets died training at a flying school Terrell during World War II. This week, No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum hosted Canadian and British officials for a ceremony and tea.

A retirement community in Dallas held a ceremony to honor veterans who live there, and the developer of the Statler in Dallas is planning "Thanksgiving for your Service" later this month.

Events are planned across Texas for Veterans Day. In Arlington, a parade will wind around the National Medal of Honor Museum. Plano has set out 1,111 American flags, each with the story of a veteran who served. They are also honoring 65 Medal of Honor recipients from Texas.

More than 1,000 artists will set up on Fort Worth's Near Southside for the Arts Goggle Saturday. They range from painters to sculptors to glass artists. We talk to SiNaCa Studios about how they try to build relationships with people and the artist behind piczzl.com about how he mixes colors to produce a vibrant picture.

The Fort Worth Arts Goggle draws 80,000 people. Bars and restaurants along Magnolia talk about how the Goggle highlights local artists.

The president of Fort Worth's Near Southside talks about how the Arts Goggle has grown but still maintains its community connection.

The festival this weekend marks 190 years since the Battle of Gonzales, and a historian talks about how the phrase, "Come and take it," has spread around the country.

"It's amazing what technology can do to honor our past." The City of Gonzales is celebrating its bicentennial along with its history as the first major battle of the Texas Revolution.