Fort Worth mayor has COVID-19, cold front brings storms, Cowboys rout Giants: Your Monday morning roundup

Also, Southwest Airlines faces schedule challenges  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 10/11/2021 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: The 90-degree days are gone for now. Today should be sunny with a high in the low 80s, and rain chances return Tuesday. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker tests positive for COVID-19 in breakthrough case]( [Man dies after falling from 14th floor of Uptown high-rise building, Dallas police say]( [Allen West, Texas GOP candidate, hospitalized with COVID-19]( [Writers and students pay tribute to Larry McMurtry in Archer City]( [4 teenagers shot near Fair Park in South Dallas, police say]( [Grading the Cowboys: Dominant run offense, stifling defense help put Giants away]( [Cold front brings lightning, heavy rain, winds to North Texas; State Fair of Texas closes early]( [AP college football poll (Oct. 10): Oklahoma vaults into top 4; Texas A&M rejoins rankings]( [Can you take Required Minimum Distributions early without going broke?]( [Horse racing’s bumpy ride in Dallas, its successful early days and 50 years of stalled growth](  In this frame grab from cellphone video, passengers look for information on their flights on Sunday at Dallas Love Field. (AP Photo/Julie March) BUSINESS [Here’s why Southwest Airlines had to cancel more than 1,000 flights Sunday]( Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights nationwide Sunday as it tried desperately to recover from disruptive weather in Florida Friday and fulfill an ambitious schedule complicated by ongoing staffing shortages. [Many airports with a large Southwest presence saw dozens of flights canceled]( including airports in Denver, Dallas, Baltimore, Houston, Las Vegas and Chicago while the airline tried to reposition crews and airplanes. Also: Kyle Arnold will discuss this topic later this morning on NBC5 Today at 11 a.m. 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? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021