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A Million Zoo Visitors, Gas Prices Drop, and a 10-Foot-Tall Dachshund

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1680, Franciscan friars founded a mission near present-day El Paso for Spanish and Pueblo refugees fleeing the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. Its early church grounds are the oldest known mission site in Texas.

Et Cetera has an item about the volunteers who tackled 23 projects together on a community day of service in Abilene. We're curious: Have you served during an event like that? If so, what kinds of projects have you worked on?

How many benefits come with the credit card in your wallet? Buried in the benefits guide that most cardholders never open are protections that can be worth real money. One can cover your hotel and meals when a flight strands you overnight, another the phone in your pocket. But the coverage only counts if you know it’s there, and plenty of people don’t. In one survey, almost 40% of cardholders had no idea they carried the benefit at No. 1 on our list. So what’s already on your card, and how do you use your perks? Ayla has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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Man Struck by ICE SUV in Custody

An ICE agent's SUV struck a man running from immigration agents Saturday morning near Clay Road and Highway 6 in west Harris County, leaving him with two injured legs, including one broken in three places.

ICE said agents were after Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who has four DUI arrests and two prior deportations, when Miguel Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an agent's SUV, according to ICE. Deputies said the agent was trying to box him in.

Parra-Hernandez's attorney, Kim Bruno, said her client has never met Mendoza-Cervantes. Parra-Hernandez remains in ICE custody, and Bruno said agents have kept her from seeing him.

ICE said Parra-Hernandez is in the country illegally. His niece said he's lived here 34 years with no criminal record. The original target of the ICE agents remains at large.

Young Californians Moving to Texas

More than 19,000 Gen Z adults moved from California to Texas in 2024, as the Golden State posted the nation's largest net loss of young residents, a new LendingTree study of Census data found.

The traffic runs both ways: 13,362 Gen Zers moved from Texas to California the same year, leaving Texas a net gain of 5,925 in the exchange. Overall, 186,827 young adults left California, for a net loss of 58,109.

Texas drew 157,869 Gen Z newcomers in 2024, the most of any state. Subtract the roughly 147,000 who left, and Texas netted 10,720, ranking No. 7 nationally behind leader South Carolina.

California's median home price runs near $775,000, more than double the roughly $330,000 median in Texas, where overall living costs are about 35% lower.

San Antonio Zoo Hits 1 Million

The San Antonio Zoo welcomed its millionth guest of 2026 on Oct. 9, two months earlier than last year, and Cowboy the Rhino was at the gate to greet the Ibarra-Lorenzo family of six.

The family left with a year of free memberships, animal encounter tickets, and a gift basket. Grandmother Jenny Ibarra was making her first visit with both grandchildren. Her daughter, Gabby Lorenzo-Rodriguez, once worked in the zoo's gift shop, and Gabby's father helped build Congo Falls.

The zoo credits part of this year's pace to that habitat, its biggest habitat expansion yet, which opened in December 2025 with seven western lowland gorillas.

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➤ Statewide: The state's health agency proposed ending its Children's Autism Program (CAP), which subsidized therapy for 583 children in fiscal 2026, after state leaders ordered agencies to cut 3% from their next budgets. The program cost $13.7 million over two years. (More)

➤ Tyler: A state report ruled that the Sept. 27 deaths of four teens whose car hit a tree were accidental after an officer bumped the car to end a Highway 31 chase. Witnesses had identified the teens as shooters in an earlier incident. (More)

➤ Bexar County: The sheriff's office is seeking victims and witnesses of incidents between protesters and supporters at President Trump's Oct. 7 rally for Ken Paxton in San Antonio. Victims can press charges if they choose, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. (More)

➤ Nacogdoches: U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announced $3 million in federal money to study upgrading U.S. 59 between Nacogdoches and Lufkin to interstate standards, a step toward closing a gap in the future I-69 corridor. (More)

➤ Statewide: A strong cold front could dump 2 to 4 inches of rain on Abilene, Lubbock, and Midland by Saturday, with severe storms possible Tuesday. Behind it, most of Texas will run 15 to 20 degrees below normal. (See Forecast)

➤ Groves: City officials say an online story claiming parasites turned up in the tap water is fake, built to sell parasite remedies. Copies have surfaced in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and San Antonio with the town names swapped. (More)

➤ San Antonio: Residents escaped unhurt after a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment on West Military Drive Monday morning. Crews contained it fast enough to cancel a second alarm. (See Photos)

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➤ The Houston Texans traded 2027 second- and sixth-round picks to Arizona for receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., reuniting him with former Ohio State teammate C.J. Stroud. Houston announced the deal after Sunday's 26-3 win over Tennessee, its first of the season. (See Trade)

➤ Texas football lost a commitment from five-star wide receiver Easton Royal, ESPN's top-ranked receiver in the 2027 class, after he flipped to Florida. The Gators visit Austin on Saturday. (More)

➤ The Dallas Stars will be without forward Matt Duchene for about three months after surgery to repair a core injury, the team said Monday. The 35-year-old, who had 45 points last season, hasn't played yet this season. (Read Update)

➤ Texas A&M will play the 2026-27 women's basketball season without senior transfer Essence Cody, who is sitting out as she awaits the birth of her child. She averaged 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds over three seasons at Alabama. (More)

➤ Stephen F. Austin is unbeaten and ranked third in both major FCS polls. The Lumberjacks reached the national quarterfinals last year and come off a bye to visit Nicholls State this week in Thibodaux, Louisiana. (More)

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➤ Texas gas prices averaged $3.82 a gallon Monday, down 8 cents from last week but $1.15 above a year ago, AAA reported. The national average sits at $4.36, the first time it's topped $4 in October. (More)

➤ Data center developer ServerDomes apologized to Hudspeth County residents for breaking ground on its $15 billion project without telling them first. It's promising a fire station, a medical center, a swimming pool, and up to 300 jobs. (Read Apology)

➤ Convenience chain OXXO, a fixture across Mexico, is converting seven former Delek stores in El Paso County. Grand openings run Oct. 13 through Nov. 17, with two $50 gas cards up for grabs at each. (More)

➤ A military charity in San Antonio was named one of the city's top workplaces of 2026 and won seven national awards based on confidential employee feedback. Soldiers' Angels has delivered more than $363 million in aid since 2003. (More)

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➤ A 10-foot-tall dachshund now stands in Buda City Park after the city's economic development corporation unveiled it Saturday for its 25th anniversary. The 19-foot-long sculpture honors Buda's wiener dog races, which turn 30 next April. (See Photos)

➤ Texas dance halls fill 35 paintings, each 5 by 7 feet, at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts through Feb. 20. Taos artist Gail Wendorf painted the dancers, including two scenes from Longview's Reo Palm Isle. (See Exhibit)

➤ Bank volunteers tackled 23 community projects across Abilene on Monday, from cleaning parks to visiting nursing home residents. More than 350 turned out locally for First Financial Bank's 11th annual Day of Service, and more than 1,000 joined statewide. (See Projects)

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Ilhan Omar Raid, Paris Market Fire, and Smiling Galaxy

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was laid at the site chosen by President George Washington and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, city planner for the nation's new capital.

Paris lost a piece of its soul this week. The Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges had been feeding the city since 1615, surviving revolutions, two world wars, and a 1990s plan to replace it with a parking garage. A fire took it in a single night. We have details below. Have you ever been to Paris? Vote in today’s Poll Position.

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FAA Warns Airlines Off Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia was hit by another wave of Houthi missile and drone strikes on Monday, two days after attacks on Riyadh’s airport killed 14 people, including an American, and wounded more than 300.

Newly released surveillance video shows travelers waiting in line when the terminal exploded on Oct. 10. The airport has been hit four times in five days and is closed through Oct. 17.

The FAA warned U.S. airlines to use caution over Saudi airspace through Dec. 10, and Delta delayed its debut Atlanta-Riyadh flight from this month to March.

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister vowed a “serious” response, and President Trump said over the weekend the U.S. may join in.

Federal Agents Raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home

Federal agents searched the Washington home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday as part of a criminal investigation. Sources say it centers on the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration paperwork, filled out by her late father when she was a child.

Homeland Security Investigations, the criminal arm of ICE, carried out the court-approved search. The Justice Department called it “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.” Omar has not been charged.

Omar, who became a citizen in 2000, called the raid political intimidation and said, “I will not be silenced.” House Democrat leaders called it “deeply disturbing.”

The search comes three weeks before the midterm elections. Border czar Tom Homan first confirmed a criminal probe involving Omar last month.

Fire Destroys Paris’s 400-Year-Old Market

A fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market before dawn Monday, leaving nothing standing. Le Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges was founded in 1615 and named for the red-clad orphans at a hospital next door.

It took 150 firefighters to control the blaze in the crowded Haut Marais district. The steel-and-glass structure partially collapsed, and about 20 traders lost their stalls. One firefighter suffered mild injuries.

The market survived the French Revolution, two world wars, and a 1990s plan to replace it with a parking garage. Food & Wine ranked it the fifth-best food market in the world this year. The cause is under investigation.

Officials say traders will get temporary locations while the city decides whether to rebuild. The local mayor: “We’re devastated.”

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➤ Your credit card likely comes with perks worth real money, and most cardholders don’t even know they have them. (See Perks)

➤ Federal regulators have recalled more than 82,000 rechargeable hand warmers that can overheat and catch fire. (Hear Details)

➤ More workers are ditching the 9-to-5 to follow their body clocks, and the “chronoworking” trend is dividing offices. (Listen Now)

➤ The U.S. warned Kyiv it may suspend intelligence sharing and European weapons purchases unless Ukraine halts deep strikes on Russian energy sites, officials told media. (More)

➤ A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately stop airing taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump. President Trump has said his super PAC will fund them going forward. (More)

➤ President Trump reportedly voiced private misgivings about livestreaming the Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan in the wake of bipartisan pushback. (More)

➤ The Justice Department is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News over their brief White House pool-coverage boycott, citing possible Sherman Act violations. (More)

➤ The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw one game without pay for head-butting a helmetless Ernest Jones IV during Sunday’s 32-29 win over Seattle. Greenlaw is appealing. (More)

➤ UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s 17-15 upset of Oregon. Backup Ty Dieffenbach finished the game. (More)

➤ The Arizona Cardinals traded wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., the No. 4 overall pick in 2024, to the Houston Texans for 2027 second- and sixth-round picks. The deal reunites him with his college quarterback C.J. Stroud. (More)

➤ The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series, knocking Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto out in the third inning. (More)

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▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	27,245.90	-0.44%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,807.24	-0.06%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,850.55	0.38%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$82,984.24	-0.83%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,194.60	-0.51%
▼	SILVER Per Ounce	$60.51	-0.26%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$93.21	1.48%
▲	FIGS FIGS, Inc.	$17.74	+12.42%

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➤ Two Americans, Stanford’s Robert Hall and Columbia’s Michael Woodford, won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for models that central banks use to manage economic shocks. (More)

➤ Starbucks denied reports that it was considering buying Chipotle, killing takeover talk that had lifted Chipotle shares. Chipotle stock fell on the news, while Starbucks shares rose. (More)

➤ At least eight trucking and freight companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September as diesel and insurance costs squeezed carriers. Diesel hit $6.26 a gallon at one Texas truck stop. (See Details)

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➤ Anthropic now bans “sustained and needless” cruelty toward its Claude chatbot, and the AI can end the conversation as a last resort. Critics say the rule implies software has feelings. (More)

➤ NASA’s Hubble telescope caught a galaxy cluster “smiling” at the camera. The eyes are two bright galaxies, and the grin is light bent by gravity, which astronomers use to map dark matter. (See Photo)

➤ Big dogs die younger than small ones, and scientists may finally know why. “Jumping genes” that damage DNA break loose about 35% faster in large breeds. (More)

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➤ Nordic languages have no word for “please,” so a traveler ordering pastry in Copenhagen just tacks “tak” (thanks) on the end. Locals say over-politeness slows things down. (Read Details)

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