Mornin’, y’all,

I have an extra edition of “Don’t Sleep On” at the end of this email, so make sure you check it out.

I also want to give you a brief update on what’s happening with Camp Mystic, the Hill Country summer camp where 27 campers and staff lost their lives in the Fourth of July floods.

The camp announced two months after the flood that it planned to reopen, but one family is suing, saying the camp owners should never be responsible for children again. 

Catherine and Will Steward are the only parents with a child still missing from Mystic. They say their 8-year-old daughter, Cecilia “Cile” Steward, isn’t here today because the camp’s emergency instructions were not up to Texas administrative code, and there was no evacuation plan. Their 100-page lawsuit requests a temporary restraining order to prevent the camp from reopening until the suit is settled. The Steward’s lawsuit is one of four against the camp. Read more about the suit and watch the Steward’s August Texas Legislature testimony.

What do you think? Should the camp reopen this summer? Ever again?

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By KFF Health News, Renuka Rayasam

Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage. But there are still ways to find care.

Over the next decade, the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to slash nearly $1 trillion in spending from Medicaid, the state-federal program for people with low incomes and disabilities. The implementation of new work rules will cause some beneficiaries to lose their Medicaid coverage.

Millions of Americans are facing enormous increases in their out-of-pocket costs for ACA coverage. So far, 1.2 million fewer people have signed up for Obamacare plans compared with last year, and health policy analysts estimate more will lose coverage as they fail to pay their premiums.

🏀 A Cuban comeback? Dallas Mavericks management has been rocky over the last few years, and that may be prompting former majority owner Mark Cuban’s return. Cuban hasn’t confirmed it yet, but a new report suggests that there’s strong interest in Cuban buying back the team. He sold his majority stake at the end of 2023 and stepped back from day-to-day operations. (Fox 4)

🎂 YMCA regular turns 100: Moody Family YMCA regular Joan Eichner celebrated her 100th birthday at the Dallas community center she’s been a member of for 30 years. The Y was where she learned to swim at 70 and where she still takes aquatic classes today. She credits that consistency for keeping her in good health. (NBC 5)

📵 Olympic ice skater receives threats: Plano native and openly queer Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn is staying off of social media after receiving online threats about her comments to reporters last week, where she said, “it’s been a hard time to be queer.” The athlete mentioned the Trump administration’s rollback of protections for LGBTQ+ individuals. (Axios Dallas)

The Nexo Dallas Open began in 2022 and differs from the previous Dallas Open, which ran from 1953 to 1983. (Joi Louviere/COURIER DFW)

I needed to drop a special edition of Don’t Sleep On, so you wouldn’t miss the 2026 Dallas Open, running now through Feb. 15. I’d never experienced this annual tennis tournament, but I think it’s the perfect outing for the rainy weekend ahead.

Like with many events named Dallas, it’s actually not in Dallas. This is hosted at the Ford Center in Frisco, right next to the Omni. Whether you go on a long lunch break or wait to take your family this weekend, here’s what to know:

If you want to know more, check out my quick video showing you how it works.

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Joi Louviere with reporting by KFF Health News and editing by Paula Solis.

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