Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1835, about 90 Texans under James Bowie and James Fannin Jr. beat back a Mexican force three times their size at Mission Concepción, just south of San Antonio. The battle opened the siege of Bexar.

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Trump Returns to Texas Campaign Trail

President Trump rallied at the Port of Corpus Christi on Tuesday before an evening stop in Lubbock, his third Texas visit this month, with one week left until Election Day.

Trump is working to lift Republican Ken Paxton in a competitive U.S. Senate race against Democrat James Talarico. Texas hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years, and Talarico planned his own events on Tuesday in Midland, Amarillo, and Lubbock.

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also planned to tour an oil tanker of Venezuelan crude bound for Texas refineries. Trump has touted his August deal giving the U.S. majority control of Venezuela's oil reserves as a way to lower gas prices.

The trip marks the first time Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, has hit the road with Trump this campaign season. He's considered a top 2028 presidential prospect but hasn't said whether he'll run.

Texas Children's Opens Detransition Clinic

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened what Attorney General Ken Paxton calls the nation's first detransition clinic, a requirement of the $10 million settlement the hospital reached with his office in May.

Patients through age 21 can receive detransition-related medical care there, and older patients can receive related obstetric and gynecologic care. The hospital must fully fund the clinic for five years, so patients pay nothing.

The $10 million settlement resolves claims that the hospital improperly billed Texas Medicaid for gender-transition treatments, which it denies. Several doctors permanently lost their privileges, and any doctor who performs those treatments there will automatically lose theirs.

Parents Arrested after Youth Softball Fight

Sugar Land police arrested a husband and wife after an Oct. 24 argument over cheering at a softball game for 12-year-old girls left one father unconscious and a grandfather with a broken hip.

A man from the opposing team told Kiarious Hall he "couldn't cheer before the players pitched the ball." When a second man joined in, police say witness video showed Hall hitting him in the face with a metal water bottle.

The father remains hospitalized with a broken jaw, fractured skull, and three brain bleeds, his attorney said. Hall told police he'd been elbowed and poked and acted in self-defense, but an officer wrote the video didn't clearly show that.

Jazmine Hall allegedly shoved the grandfather before the two tumbled into bushes, and both Halls face assault charges. She resigned as assistant principal at Lamar Junior High on Monday, and the injured father's attorney wants tougher charges.

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➤ Arlington: Bomb threats emptied Ditto Elementary, Swift Elementary, and Oakridge School on Tuesday morning. Police said nothing suggested the threats were credible, and no one was hurt. Swift students were back in class by late morning. (More)

➤ Statewide: Nearly 4.5 million Texans, 23.4% of registered voters, cast ballots in the first week of early voting. That's ahead of 2022's pace but just behind 2018's 24.3%. Early voting ends Friday. (More)

➤ Statewide: The race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas, drew $1.3 million in a month. Republican Bo French raised about $748,000, and Democrat state Rep. Jon Rosenthal raised $524,245, his best stretch yet. (More)

➤ Horizon City: Runoff from weekend rain flooded 39 homes and a trailer along Kila Street, and 13 homes were evacuated. The Red Cross opened a shelter at Horizon High School on Monday night. The power will remain off until crews deem homes safe. (More)

➤ Dallas: Highland Park United Methodist Church members voted 90% to leave the denomination after their regional conference sued, accusing the church of trying to break away. The 110-year-old congregation will worship on Sunday as Highland Park Methodist Church. (More)

➤ Eagle Pass: Police sent a 14-year-old boy to juvenile detention over a social media post that referenced a terrorist threat against Eagle Pass Junior High School. A parent tipped off officers, who tracked the boy to his home. (More)

➤ Midland: The number of registered sex offenders living in Midland fell from 268 to 224 after the city passed an ordinance barring them from certain areas. Police say 43 more were turned away when they tried to move in. (More)

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➤ The Wall Lady Hawks, defending 3A Division II girls basketball state champions, rank No. 1 in their class in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' preseason poll. Junior Jewels Johnson, last year's state final MVP, leads the repeat bid. (See Rankings)

➤ Former Arp standout DeMarvion Overshown intercepted a pass and tied for the Cowboys' team lead with five tackles in Monday's 38-21 win at Philadelphia. The linebacker had been out since Week 1 with a hamstring injury. (More)

➤ Texas Tech football drew a rebuke from top booster Cody Campbell after Saturday's 37-24 loss at Cincinnati, its first this season. "There is no excuse or reason to lose a game like this," he posted on X. (More)

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➤ Fort Bend County moved closer to landing Tesla’s solar plant as commissioners approved tax breaks for the $10 billion project, which promises 9,712 jobs averaging $55 an hour. A commissioner expects Tesla's site decision by the end of the month. (More)

➤ UT Austin launched a health system Tuesday that puts patient care, research, and medical training under one banner, renaming its UT Health Austin clinics UT Dell Medicine. (More)

➤ Workplace health clinics for employers' drug tests, DOT physicals, and fit-for-duty exams are coming to Texas, with 60 planned over the next decade. A Dallas couple is investing nearly $1 million in the rollout, expected to create about 300 jobs. (More)

➤ A shuttered brewery is getting a $2.5 million comeback in Edinburg. The city's economic development arm is putting $1.7 million toward a new 8,000-square-foot home for 5x5 Brewing Co., which closed its Mission location in February, with the opening set for fall 2027. (More)

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➤ Houston landmarks will glow teal for Alzheimer's awareness, including the Astros' Daikin Park and the Bank of America Tower. More than 20 local sites join 1,750-plus worldwide on Nov. 2, while City Hall lights up Nov. 3. (More)

➤ Cattle Baron's Ball guests raised more than $420,000 for the American Cancer Society on Saturday in Waco, where country singer Tracy Byrd headlined for 750 attendees. One donor gave $40,000 during the paddle raise alone. (More)

➤ South Padre Island is set to begin spreading about 400,000 cubic yards of dredged sediment onto its beaches in early November, split between beach access 24-19 and Andy Bowie Park. Crews should finish by late November. (More)

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