Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai delivered his final State of the County address at the Greater San Antonio Chamber event, discussing jobs, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and downtown San Antonio's future. He highlighted the county's decision not to raise property taxes and major hospital projects underway.
$County made a decision not to raise property taxes during what Sakai described as hard economic times.
Peter Sakai, Bexar County Judge; Rebecca Clay Flores, Speaker credited with support for Palo Alto Hospital project; Tommy Calvert, Commissioner credited with support for north side hospital project
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton announced an 18-day "Come and Take It" bus tour with over 30 stops across Texas, starting Saturday in Rockwall two days before early voting begins, and ending at the Alamo on November 2, the eve of Election Day.
$$11.5 million for super PAC donation
Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder who donated to super PAC supporting Talarico and 2 more
Lockheed Martin announced a $300 million expansion of its Grand Prairie operation to increase advanced munitions manufacturing capacity. The company plans to create 6,000 jobs across the United States, including 2,000 in Texas, and will partner with Hadrian to install a 24-machine automated machining cell expected to be operational in early 2027.
$$300 million for expansion investment
Lockheed Martin, announced expansion plans; Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin; Michael P. Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment and 2 more
SpaceX filed a proposal with federal regulators to conduct up to 456 Starship rocket launches and 912 landings annually at its Boca Chica facility near Starbase, Texas. The company also filed plans with the Texas Railroad Commission for an eight-mile natural gas pipeline called "Starpipe" to supply methane fuel to the launch site.
$50 years for lease term for Port of Brownsville parcel for Starpipe facilities
SpaceX, Company proposing launches and pipeline project; Lone Star Mineral Development, SpaceX affiliate filing Starpipe pipeline plan with Texas Railroad Commission; Federal Aviation Administration, Federal regulator preparing environmental review and holding public meetings and 1 more
The Texarkana, Arkansas, Board of Directors voted Tuesday on an emergency ordinance authorizing the Southwest Arkansas Water District to negotiate selling up to 110 million gallons daily of Millwood Lake water to a Dallas company planning a pipeline into Texas.
$$5,000 for payment per million gallons daily
Texarkana, Arkansas, Board of Directors, voted on ordinance; Mayor Allen Brown, would sign exclusivity agreement if authorized; City Manager Tyler Richards, proposed water sale agreement and 2 more
President Trump campaigned in Alaska on Oct. 13 ahead of Nov. 3 midterm elections, while GOP strategists and Texas state officials warned of potential Republican losses, especially in the Texas Senate race. Trump also announced pardons for two Alaskans and discussed federal broadband investment.
$$162 million for federal Communications Commission broadband investment for Alaska
Donald Trump, President; Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece; Dan Sullivan, Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska and 8 more
Demolition began Tuesday at the former Greenspoint Mall in North Houston as developers prepare to redevelop the property into CityNorth Industrial Park, a $150 million industrial development spanning approximately 80 acres.
$$150 million for industrial park development cost
Lincoln, Developer; New York Life Investment Management, Developer; John Whitmire, Houston Mayor and 3 more
Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail pleaded not guilty to charges including wire fraud, embezzlement, kickback conspiracy, and money laundering related to alleged theft of almost $16 million from Loretto Hospital in Chicago. Their arraignment came after news reports linked them to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate.
$Almost $16 million for alleged theft from Loretto Hospital
Anosh Ahmed, Former Loretto Hospital chief financial officer, charged in superseding indictment; Sameer Suhail, Medical doctor and medical supplier to Loretto Hospital, charged in superseding indictment; U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez, Presided over arraignment and 3 more
The Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico has reached over $500 million in ad spending as the election approaches. GOP leaders including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson are campaigning for Paxton, while Talarico has returned to campaigning after illness.
$over $500 million for ad spending
Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for Texas Senate; James Talarico, Democrat candidate for Texas Senate; JD Vance, Vice President, campaigning for Paxton and 1 more
A Texas woman filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday in Harris County district court against four members of Students for Life of America, alleging they ordered abortion medication in March 2026 outside Space Center Houston. The suit invokes the Woman and Child Protection Act, House Bill 7, which went into effect in December and prohibits transporting abortion-inducing drugs within Texas.
$$100,000 for minimum statutory award for plaintiff with connection to incident
Maria Puerto, Plaintiff, using pseudonym; Kristan Mercer Hawkins, Defendant, president of Students for Life; Lydia Taylor Davis, Defendant, Students for Life spokesperson and 3 more
MSU Federal Credit Union announced a merger with University Federal Credit Union, based in Austin, Texas. The combined organization will serve more than 850,000 members and hold $13.5 billion in assets.
$$13.5 billion for combined assets
April Clobes, MSUFCU President and CEO; will serve as CEO of combined organization; Michael Crowl, UFCU President and CEO; will serve as President of combined organization; MSU Federal Credit Union, Merging institution and 1 more
A 49-year-old Big Spring man was arrested on a murder charge following a domestic disturbance at a Howard County residence. Elizabeth Cervantes, 38, was found dead inside. Gonzalez led law enforcement on a vehicle pursuit before being apprehended in Dawson County.
$$2 million for bond
Zyon Gonzalez, suspect arrested on murder charge; Elizabeth Cervantes, victim, 38 years old; Texas Department of Public Safety, law enforcement agency and 4 more
The Bryan City Council voted to waive attorney-client privilege and release a legal opinion questioning whether the city has authority to remove medians on Texas Avenue, even if voters approve a proposed charter amendment in November. The opinion states the city would likely need consent from the Texas Department of Transportation or a court ruling to remove the medians.
$$8 million for estimated cost of median removal
Bryan City Council, voted to waive attorney-client privilege and release legal opinion; Nicole Lamb, Strategic Communications department, city of Bryan; Denise Fries, led resident organizing effort for charter amendment petition and 1 more
Texas Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton attended a New Year's Eve party in Dubai on December 31, 2024, with two men who had been indicted on federal charges and had not yet returned to the United States to face prosecution. Campaign finance records show one of the men donated to Paxton's campaign.
$$190,000 for campaign contribution
Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general and Senate candidate; Anosh Ahmed, Man indicted on federal charges; Sameer Suhail, Man indicted on federal charges and 3 more
Eight years after unanimously approving a plan to build Texas's first seawater desalination plant, Corpus Christi has spent at least $50 million but the plant has not materialized. The city agreed not to pressure major industrial water users to cut consumption in exchange for their funding, but the companies now contribute only a fraction of expected costs. Residents face paying the remainder as regional reservoirs approached depletion during spring drought.
$at least $50 million for spending on desalination plant
Corpus Christi City Council, unanimously approved plan in August 2018; Frank Brogan, consultant and former Port of Corpus Christi executive; OxyChem, Valero, Citgo, major regional water users
A University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll found Democrat Letitia Plummer leading Republican Orlando Sanchez by 7 percentage points in the Harris County judge race. The survey of likely voters shows a majority of both parties oppose a recent property tax increase.
$Harris County voters opposed a property tax increase approved this year, with 72% disapproving according to the poll.
Letitia Plummer, Democratic candidate for Harris County judge; Orlando Sanchez, Republican candidate for Harris County judge; University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs, Conducted poll and 1 more
NeuVentus announced an expansion of the initial phase of its Texas Reliability Underground (TRU) salt cavern storage project in Liberty County. The expansion increases the project to include three natural gas storage caverns instead of the original number.
$From approximately 20 Bcf to 28 Bcf for working capacity increase
NeuVentus, LLC, Energy delivery infrastructure developer announcing expansion; Sam Porter, CEO of NeuVentus; Guy Ross, SVP of Natural Gas Development at NeuVentus
A University of Houston poll of 2,750 Harris County likely voters shows state Rep. James Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton 58% to 36% in the U.S. Senate race, with Gov. Abbott trailing state Rep. Gina Hinojosa by 16 points in the gubernatorial race.
$72 percent of respondents disapprove of Harris County commissioners' vote to approve the highest property tax rate in decades.
James Talarico, State representative, candidate in U.S. Senate race; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, candidate in U.S. Senate race; Greg Abbott, Governor, candidate for re-election and 9 more
Governor Greg Abbott announced that 84 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling over $20 million have been awarded to Texas public junior colleges, state colleges, technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools.
$over $20 million for JET grants for career and technical education equipment
Greg Abbott, Governor; Joe Esparza, Texas Workforce Commission Chairman; Texas Workforce Commission, administers JET grants and 1 more
AMC Theatres closed its Galaxy 16 theater in Waco on October 8, 2026. The cinema, which opened in February 1998 as Starplex Galaxy 16 and was rebranded after AMC acquired Starplex Cinemas in 2015, was the second movie theater in Waco.
$$175 million for acquisition price for Starplex Cinemas