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North Texas’ hometown carriers Southwest Airlines and American Airlines canceled flights to parts of Mexico Sunday after the country’s army killed the leader of a powerful cartel during an operation to capture him. In other news, Oncor submitted an application last week to build a more than 200-mile-long 765-kilovolt transmission line from Somervell County to Howard County. Company and state officials have said the project is an important piece of improving Texas’ power grid, but certain segments of the proposed routes near a state park have caused local frustration; the Trinity River Audubon Center has a new leader; and the hero of the US men’s hockey team who scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Canada 2-1 has ties to North Texas. Ellen Weinberg-Hughes grew up in Dallas, forming part of the legendary 1984 Dallas Sting Soccer Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices