‘Pure gold’: From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson, Texans owned Paris Olympics ... and more news

Thanks to Biles, Richardson, Scottie Scheffler and others, Texas alone claimed more medals than several countries. In other news, the Fort Worth City Council is considering paying three former employees, including former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, a combined $9.6 million to settle their whistleblower suits against the city; normal activities will resume at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Oak Cliff after police responded Saturday afternoon for an “unknown item” found at the campus. Classes will go on as normal on Monday, the start of the school year, after an item was “called into question” and authorities swept the building; And the Dallas Black Dance Theatre terminated its entire company of dancers Friday. That’s according to a statement posted on social media by the labor union representing the dancers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices