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Saturday, October 17

Cold front brings fall temperatures and wind advisory to Houston region

A cold front is forecast to bring cooler temperatures and stronger winds to the Greater Houston area over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for portions of Southeast Texas including Houston, Galveston and Austin, with gusts up to 40 mph inland and 45 mph along the coast.

National Weather Service, issued Wind Advisory and provided weather forecast; Bradley Brokamp, meteorologist for the National Weather Service

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Saturday, October 10

Mayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, addresses role of religion in government

State Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general, has advocated for displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools and allowing religious chaplains in schools. A federal judge blocked a Ten Commandments law in 11 school districts, but Middleton's home district in Galveston was not covered by the injunction and displayed the posters after Paxton sued.

Mayes Middleton, State Sen., Republican, running for Texas attorney general; Ken Paxton, Attorney General; Nathan Johnson, State Sen., Democratic opponent for Texas attorney general and 3 more

Reported by 2 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News

Monday, October 5

Texas judge orders Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters

District Judge Jeth Jones ruled that Galveston Independent School District must display Ten Commandments posters in all classrooms within 10 days. This was a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the school district for violating state law SB10, enacted in June 2025.

District Judge Jeth Jones, Judge who issued the ruling; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General who sued the school district; Galveston Independent School District, School district ordered to display Ten Commandments posters and 2 more

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