Back-to-School Tech Help: AT&T and Compudopt delivered 100 refurbished laptops and supply-filled backpacks to the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County, part of the AT&T Connected Dallas Tour aimed at closing the digital divide. Community School Support: Sherman’s Beyond the Walls Outreach hosted a back-to-school bash with free backpacks, physicals, haircuts, and family resources, plus water slides and live music. Student Safety on the Road: Texas DPS is urging drivers to slow down and stay alert in school zones and around buses and crosswalks as classes resume. Wildfire/Storm Watch: Meteorologists warn extreme heat and dry conditions could raise wildfire risk while severe thunderstorms may bring flash flooding and damaging winds across parts of the U.S. Central Texas Jobs Buzz: Hutto approved incentives for “Project Blue Hub,” a proposed Blue Origin-linked plant that could bring up to 2,000 jobs. Travel Planning Note: Cayman Airways is extending its Austin–Grand Cayman nonstop service with winter/spring flights and more weekly frequency during peak summer. Pet Travel Rules Tighten: Texas shelter dog transports are dropping as new restrictions tied to the return of the New World screwworm make out-of-state moves harder. Fuel Watch: GasBuddy reports Texas midgrade and diesel prices varying by county for the week ending Aug. 1, with some of the lowest midgrade deals showing up in West Texas counties.