Weekend Roundup: A flying hospital, book bans in Texas, meet the woman who lived next to a Cobra

Also, Texas, Georgia and Florida lawmakers all blame inflation on President Joe Biden [WEEKEND ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com [I'm an image]( Orbis Flying Eye Hospital instructor Dr. Maria Montero, left, guides resident Ciara Ramnarine of Trinidad and Tobago during a cataract surgery training simulation in the operating room at the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital located in Fort Worth Alliance Airport on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. The plane is outfitted as an accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital for eye doctors and just completed its first in-person training trip from the Caribbean since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) NEWS [It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a flying eye hospital!]( Dr. Maria Montero passed between two resident doctors, each practicing surgical techniques on an artificial eye. The doctors manipulated the same specialized microscopes and thin tools used in live surgeries. The only difference in this training exercise was the location: [A parked MD-10 airplane.]( [READ MORE](   Also: Meet the woman who lived by Grand Prairie cobra — [then moved next to Oak Cliff tiger](   And: 3 wounded after people shoot into crowd, [off-duty Dallas officer fires at car in Oak Cliff](   ADVERTISEMENT   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( Historic Dallas shop is closed. It was known for its inexpensive sandwiches.(Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer) [Question 1 of 5]( Which long-standing sandwich shop in Dallas closed its doors? - [Antoine's Foods]( - [Great American Hero]( - [Uncle Uber's]( - [Jimmy's Food Store]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   BOOK BANNING As Texas students return to school in the coming weeks, they may face greater difficulty obtaining certain reading materials. School districts have begun limiting or removing access to books for the school year. ➡️ Keller ISD pulled all 41 books that had been challenged in the last year — even if they [passed a formal review process](. ➡️ Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has [postponed its book fairs]( so it can review the books in advance. ➡️ Opinion | Books have become [political footballs](, and we are in danger of fumbling away our children’s futures.   [AROUND THE SITE](dallasnews.com) - Food: New Italian restaurant is bringing[‘party atmosphere’ to Dallas’]( Harwood District - Opinion: Women are expecting [better from men]( - Sports: [Dallas’ Will Zalatoris withdraws]( from BMW Championship with back injury   ADVERTISEMENT   [FINALLY...](dallasnews.com) [Texas, Georgia, Florida leaders blame inflation on Biden, but it’s worse in their states]( Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming recession — a standard GOP argument going into the November elections. [Abbott and other GOP leaders]( are making a paradoxical argument that the U.S. economy has slumped into a recession, but Republican-led parts of the country are still booming.   [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022