Anglers flock to Trinity River for monster catch, Sunday morning beer and wine sales ban ends: Weekend Roundup

Also, Uber and Lyft are offering to cover the legal costs for drivers sued under the new Texas abortion law. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 09/05/2021 By Chelsea Watkins and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌥️ Weather: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers and a few thunderstorms in the morning and early afternoon. Then partly cloudy and warm by late afternoon. High of 93. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( House Speaker Dade Phelan said he will not campaign against Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature in the 2022 election. "I don't think that helps decorum in the House," he told The Dallas Morning News. (Juan Figueroa/Staff Photographer) POLITICS [Even after quorum breaks, GOP House Speaker says he won’t campaign against Dem House members]( Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan won’t campaign against his Democratic colleagues in the 2022 election, saying it would only inflame tensions in a chamber still divided over a weeks-long summer stalemate. "I will absolutely not get involved running against incumbent members of the House," the first term speaker told The Dallas Morning News on Friday. "I don’t think that helps decorum in the House. I don’t think it helps us having a good working environment." But while Phelan indicated a desire to mend relations, he also expressed an openness to reviving [a transgender sports bill House Democrats killed in the special session]( that ended Thursday.  Also: A district judge in Austin has [temporarily shielded some Texas clinics from an anti-abortion group’s lawsuits](.   And: [Sunday morning beer and wine sales ban ends]( in Texas in time for Labor Day weekend.  ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Labor regulators reject bid to replace union for American Airlines mechanics]( Attempts to force a vote to replace the union representing American Airlines mechanics have failed, national labor regulators ruled Thursday. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association [didn’t collect enough valid signatures to force a representation vote]( to displace the TWU-IAM Association representing 14,400 mechanics at American Airlines.  Also: Uber and Lyft are offering [to cover the legal costs for drivers sued]( under the new Texas abortion law.   Also: Nearly 10,000 homes in Texas sold to foreign buyers last year — [the third most in the nation](.  (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [‘Cowboys and alligator gar.’ Anglers flock to North Texas’ Trinity River for the monster catch]( Just after sunrise, Odell Allen trekked across the Trinity River bottom in West Dallas and slid down a steep, sandy bank to the muddy riverside. This is where Allen and his wife, Beverly Rasnick Allen, come to catch monsters. His grandparents showed him this spot years ago and taught him how to catch alligator gar — massive fish native to Texas with rows of sharp teeth. More people have flocked to the Trinity River — in Dallas and further downstream — to hunt for alligator gar because of social media posts and international attention from TV crews and high-profile anglers. The attention has made this "trash fish" extremely popular [and the competition fierce to reel in the biggest](. ADVERTISEMENT DO YOU KNOW? NEWS QUIZ Calling all news nerds. Have you been paying attention to the top headlines this week? Let’s find out if you’re in the know with our weekly Do You Know? News Quiz. Each week, we’ll give a $100 Visa gift card to one lucky quiz contestant. Get started on this week’s quiz below and best of luck! [TAKE THE QUIZ]( AROUND THE SITE - News: A pro-life abortion reporting system [was dropped by website host GoDaddy.com](. - Editorial: A bad abortion law won’t change hearts [or advance our nation](. - Obituary: Chadwick Murray, singer for the Dallas band Bastards of Soul, [died Wednesday of a rare respiratory illness](. FINALLY... [Immigrants continue to send record amounts of money to help family in Mexico as pandemic deepens]( Money sent to the Mexican homeland by U.S. immigrants is soaring, breaking monthly records as that country and its economy continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic. This year for the first seven months, through July, the flow hit $28 billion, up nearly 24 percent from the same period last year, according to Mexico’s Central Bank. This past July, the flow of money known as remittances hit $4.54 billion. [What’s the driver?]( ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? 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