Tesla unveiled a next-generation Roadster electric sports car with rocket-powered thrusters at a SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas. The vehicle performed midair maneuvers including flipping, driving upside down, and flying over other vehicles during the demonstration.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX; Lars Moravy, Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering; Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla Chief Designer and 2 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
Multiple Texas universities advanced tennis players to the main draw at the 2026 ITA Texas Regional Championship held in Fort Worth and Waco Oct. 8-9. UT Arlington's Seifeldeen Abdelkader won his first two matches Thursday; UTSA's Victor Rocha, Dmitri Goubin, and Gabriel Jalouneix advanced Friday; Texas A&M's Sydney Jara and Kori Montoya won their debuts Friday.
Seifeldeen Abdelkader, UT Arlington freshman men's tennis player; Leon Grassnickel, UT Arlington senior men's tennis player; Victor Rocha, UTSA men's tennis player and 5 more
President Trump traveled to Texas on Friday, Oct. 3, ahead of the Republican Senate primary. Three GOP frontrunners—Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt—attended Trump's speech in Corpus Christi. Paxton also held a rally in Waco on the same day as part of his Texas Promise Tour.
Donald Trump, President; John Cornyn, Texas Senator, GOP Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, GOP Senate candidate and 6 more