Thursday, October 15, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 2011, the Texas Rangers routed the Detroit Tigers 15-5 in Arlington to win their second straight American League pennant. A nine-run third inning erased a 2-0 deficit and sent the Rangers back to the World Series.

Your 2027 Social Security raise is official. But a raise is never just a raise. The COLA ripples into what you pay, what you owe, and what you actually keep, and most retirees don't see the full picture until the January check arrives. Deadlines are in play too, including a window that opens this very week. So how much of your raise is actually yours? On today's episode of The Flyover Podcast, Ayla counts down the five things that decide what your 2027 check really looks like. Tune in here!

Later today, watch for a message from our partner, Insurify, about an easy way to compare rates from more than 120 insurers and potentially save.

Today’s sponsor, Dr. Steven Gundry MD, is revealing a surprising everyday ingredient that may help visibly reduce stubborn age spots and restore a more youthful-looking complexion.

Paxton Sues Gerber Over Metals

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Gerber and its parent company, Nestlé USA, accusing them of selling baby food as safe and rigorously tested, even though Gerber's own tests showed dangerous levels of arsenic, lead, and cadmium.

Paxton said 67 batches of Gerber rice flour from 2017 to 2019 contained more than nine times the arsenic level allowed in bottled water. Gerber says its products meet FDA limits and that heavy metals absorbed by crops can't be fully removed.

In 2021, an Alaska state lab found two samples of Gerber rice cereal over the federal arsenic limit, the suit says. Competitor Beech-Nut recalled its cereal despite lower average readings, while Gerber issued no recall or disclosure.

Paxton, the Republican U.S. Senate nominee, is suing under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The suit says Gerber now posts test results via QR codes on its labels, but its front-of-package safety claims haven't changed.

Midland Pulls Plug on Flock Cameras

The Midland City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to cancel its Flock Safety contract and have the company haul away the city's 73 license plate reader cameras, just eight months into a two-year deal.

In February, Police Chief Greg Snow credited the cameras with recovering 49 stolen vehicles and nearly $4 million in stolen property. The council unanimously approved the $451,000 deal. By July, residents' privacy concerns had prompted some city leaders to rethink it.

Ending the deal now saves the city the $225,500 second-year payment. Midland joins Wylie and Pflugerville in dropping Flock. Dallas pulled some cameras after Gov. Greg Abbott paused state funding for them in September.

First Fall Weather Front Sweeps In

The season's first major cold front will sweep across Texas Thursday and Friday, dropping temperatures more than 20 degrees and possibly bringing the first freeze to parts of the Panhandle by Saturday morning.

"Expect wind gusts to around 40 mph on Friday, so make sure to secure any outdoor decorations!" the National Weather Service in Fort Worth posted Tuesday. The cooler air lingers through the weekend, with the 80s returning early next week.

Ahead of the front, storms could soak West Texas. A flood watch for 18 west-central counties, from San Angelo to Abilene, runs through Friday morning, with 1 to 3 inches of rain expected and up to 5 inches in spots.

Texas activated state emergency resources Tuesday, including swiftwater rescue boat squads, game wardens, and helicopters capable of hoisting people out of high water. Officials are also monitoring power outages and tracking natural gas supply.

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➤ Statewide: A CenterPoint Energy data breach exposed the names, addresses, Social Security information, and driver's license numbers of 1,062,060 Texans, a new attorney general's report shows. The Houston utility hadn't yet notified affected customers. (More)

➤ Starbase: SpaceX wants to raise its yearly Starship launch limit from 25 to as many as 456. The FAA will hold public meetings in Brownsville and Port Isabel on Nov. 17 and 19, with comments due Nov. 30. (More)

➤ Anderson County: Robert Roberson's attorneys asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday to bar Travis Bragg from the death row inmate's case. Bragg served as the state's lead counsel on Roberson's appeals until recently and now works for the court. (More)

➤ Odessa: Police charged a 13-year-old Ector College Prep Middle School student with theft and false alarm, saying the teen stole two classmates' phones and used them to call 911 three times, reporting a shooter. Officers found no weapon. (More)

➤ Austin: A resident sued to block the Pentagon from livestreaming the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, citing harm from clips online. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said the public should be able to watch. (More)

➤ Cotulla: Agents found 738 photos and 32 videos of child sexual abuse material on the phone of Cotulla ISD's technology director, court records say. Joseph Yanez denied knowing about the material and faces a detention hearing on Thursday. (More)

➤ San Antonio: A firefighter fell through a burning floor and was rescued using a ladder on Wednesday as more than 100 firefighters fought a three-alarm blaze at a vacant Blanco Road apartment complex. Another firefighter suffered minor hand burns. (More)

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➤ The Houston Astros parted ways with manager Joe Espada after three seasons that produced two playoff appearances but no postseason victories. (More)

➤ Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt entered the Houston Sports Hall of Fame this week alongside former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner and former Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching. (More)

➤ SMU athletes will begin wearing Texas Capital patches this week across all 17 varsity programs under Texas' first all-sports jersey sponsorship for a Power Four school. (More)

➤ Dallas Cowboys superfan Mark "Tattoo Mark" Shenefield, a fixture for 24 years whose foundation delivered teddy bears to hospitalized children, died unexpectedly Tuesday. (More)

➤ Abilene High pitcher George Ferguson, ranked No. 1 in Texas’ 2027 class, will play for Team USA at the 18U Pan American Championship in the Dominican Republic. The Longhorns commit reports to Miami on his 18th birthday. (More)

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➤ Google pitched its Wilbarger County data center to Vernon residents at an open house, saying it expects to stay 30 years. It's giving the city $4.5 million for an aging water pipeline, but one resident questioned whether local power can keep up. (More)

➤ A barbecue joint known for halal brisket and Philadelphia-style water ice will soon hold a soft opening in Allen, four months after it abruptly left Plano. Yearby’s Barbecue & Waterice landed on a 2025 list of Texas' top 50 barbecue joints. (More)

➤ A century-old courthouse in downtown Corpus Christi will come down after Nueces County commissioners unanimously awarded a $1.3 million demolition contract Wednesday. Work starts after New Year's, and no bricks or souvenirs may be taken off the site. (See Courthouse)

➤ Two shuttered venues in Austin's Red River Cultural District, once Empire Control Room and Garage, hit the market for $7 million. The owners hope a new operator will reopen the combined space, filling a gap in central Austin's supply of 1,000-capacity stages. (See Venue)

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➤ Six live grenades from World War II turned up Tuesday in a box an Austin shopper bought at an estate sale. The bomb squad X-rayed the 80-year-old explosives, found no immediate threat, and hauled them away. (See Find)

➤ A newborn tapir at Lufkin's Ellen Trout Zoo has doubled her 20-pound birth weight in three weeks. Her mother picked the name Nadira, which is Malay for "precious gift," by choosing between two snack-filled boxes. (See Photo)

➤ A wearable incubator let a Houston father hold his premature twins skin-to-skin while they stayed connected to medical equipment, a first for a Texas dad, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital said. The twins were born Aug. 7 at 26 weeks. (See Photos)

➤ Texas earthquakes are coming more often. USGS data shows 86% of the state's magnitude 2.5 or stronger quakes since 1900 have occurred since 2020. The strongest, a 5.8 in 1931, toppled brick chimneys in the West Texas town of Valentine. (See Earthquake Map)

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➤ Five things are quietly reshaping your 2027 Social Security check, and most retirees only catch one. (Listen Now)

➤ Global health researchers have linked roughly one in eight new cancer cases worldwide to a dozen common infections, some preventable. (Hear Details)

➤ Federal regulators have accused nine of the nation’s largest banks of closing accounts over customers’ political and religious beliefs. (Listen Now)