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Texas Finalizes Business Court Judges With Houston Selections
Texas’ new business courts are finalized, with Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Friday filling the Houston division with Grant Dorfman, deputy first assistant to state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and Sofia Adrogué, a partner with Diamond McCarthy LLP.
The announcements cap a flurry of activity from the governor’s announcement this week. Abbott tapped 10 judges to the business courts, two each in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston. He also sent three justices to a new appeals court in Austin that will handle appeals arising from the business courts.
The state legislature at Abbott’s urging created the …
An 11-year-old girl was shot during a domestic incident in Midlothian and is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers were called to the 400 block of Brook Meadow Drive on Sunday following reports of a domestic disturbance. Police say the girl was shot, but authorities do not believe she was targeted intentionally.
The child was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Midlothian Police Assistant Chief Scott Brown said a subject is in custody.
Midlothian police said the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released soon.
J.J. Spaun is now a two-time winner of the Valero Texas Open.
The 2025 U.S. Open champion made an eagle on the par-4 17th hole to move to 17 under, good enough for a one-shot win. He also won the Texas Open at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course in 2022.
With the win, he takes home $1.764 million and heads into the Masters with plenty of momentum.
Here’s the breakdown of how much money each PGA Tour player earned from a $9.8 million purse at the Valero Texas Open.
Valero Texas Open 2026 prize money payouts
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | -17 | $1,764,000 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Michael Kim | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre | -16 | $741,533 |
| T5 | Andrew Putnam | -15 | $378,525 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | -15 | $378,525 |
| 7 | Kevin Yu | -14 | $330,750 |
| T8 | Chandler Phillips | -13 | $296,450 |
| T8 | Ryo Hisatsune | -13 | $296,450 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat | -11 | $237,650 |
| T10 | Kristoffer Reitan | -11 | $237,650 |
| T14 | Andrew Novak | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | John Parry | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Sami Valimaki | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Eric Cole | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Davis Thompson | -10 | $159,250 |
| T14 | Alex Smalley | -10 | $159,250 |
| T21 | J.T. Poston | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | S.H. Kim | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Hideki Matsuyama | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Maverick McNealy | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Bud Cauley | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Marco Penge | -9 | $95,550 |
| T21 | Sam Ryder | -9 | $95,550 |
| T28 | Nick Taylor | -8 | $71,540 |
| T28 | Zach Bauchou | -8 | $71,540 |
| T30 | Paul Waring | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Mac Meissner | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | A.J. Ewart | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Doug Ghim | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Alex Noren | -7 | $60,025 |
| T30 | Kevin Roy | -7 | $60,025 |
| T36 | Billy Horschel | -6 | $48,673 |
| T36 | Austin Smotherman | -6 | $48,673 |
| T36 | Chris Kirk | -6 | $48,673 |
| T39 | Rico Hoey | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Matt McCarty | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Brandt Snedeker | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Brian Harman | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Taylor Moore | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Chad Ramey | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Kevin Streelman | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Adam Schenk | -5 | $35,809 |
| T39 | Adam Svensson | -5 | $35,809 |
| T49 | Christo Lamprecht | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Beau Hossler | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -4 | $24,676 |
| T49 | Tony Finau | -4 | $24,676 |
| T54 | Bronson Burgoon | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Vince Whaley | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Gordon Sargent | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Steven Fisk | -3 | $22,834 |
| T54 | Hank Lebioda | -3 | $22,834 |
| T59 | David Ford | -2 | $22,050 |
| T59 | Erik van Rooyen | -2 | $22,050 |
| T59 | Stephan Jaeger | -2 | $22,050 |
| 62 | Takumi Kanaya | -1 | $21,658 |
| T63 | Peter Malnati | E | $21,364 |
| T63 | Jordan Spieth | E | $21,364 |
| T65 | Mark Hubbard | 1 | $20,972 |
| T65 | Jeffrey Kang | 1 | $20,972 |
| T67 | Danny Walker | 2 | $20,482 |
| T67 | Will Zalatoris | 2 | $20,482 |
| T67 | Joe Highsmith | 2 | $20,482 |
| 70 | Luke Clanton | 3 | $20,090 |
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