The Supreme Court agreed on Monday, October 18, 2026, to review whether Congress had constitutional authority to ban home distilling of spirits, enacted in 1868. The decision creates a split between lower federal appeals courts that issued conflicting rulings in April 2026.
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High spirits: Supreme Court to decide fate of federal ban on home distilling
Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
US Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling of liquor
Supreme Court Agrees To Review Reconstruction-era Ban On Home Distilleries
Supreme Court agrees to review federal home distilling ban
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A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted four Texas residents on charges of promoting a fraudulent trust scheme that sheltered more than $1.5 billion in income from taxation and caused an estimated $200 million in federal tax losses.
The alleged scheme sheltered more than $1.5 billion in income from federal taxation and caused an estimated tax loss of over $200 million to the U.S. government.
Duncan John MacDonald, Defendant; Sarah Duren, Defendant; Richard Ronald Cayce, Defendant and 2 more
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas employers added 154,300 nonfarm jobs over the past 12 months, with an annual job growth rate of 1.1%, exceeding the national rate by 0.8 percentage points.
more than $20 million for jobs and Education for Texans career training grants
Greg Abbott, Governor
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Corpus Christi placed Proposition B, the "Fair Water Amendment," on the ballot. The measure would amend the city charter to eliminate a drought surcharge exemption for large industrial water users. A coalition gathered over 12,000 verified signatures to add it to the ballot.
31 cents for drought surcharge exemption fee
Chloe Torres, Coastal Bend regional coordinator, Texas Campaign for the Environment; Roland Barrera, Corpus Christi City Council member at-large; Texas Campaign for the Environment, organization that worked to place measure on ballot
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A scheduled search for a missing Texas woman was called off on Oct. 20 before volunteers could begin. Christin Munn Holliday was last seen in Katy on Sept. 29; her BMW was found abandoned after a crash on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in Louisiana, and witnesses reported seeing her walk away from the scene.
Christin Munn Holliday, missing Texas woman
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Republican Mark Keough is running for a third term as Montgomery County judge against Democratic challenger James Graf in the Nov. 3 general election. Keough, who took office in 2019, said he wants to continue building on his accomplishments. Graf pledged to serve just one term and focus on long-term financial planning.
$480 million for road bond
Mark Keough, Republican candidate for Montgomery County judge, incumbent serving third term; James Graf, Democratic challenger for Montgomery County judge
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The Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered that all cases of U.S. District Judge Ada E. Brown in Dallas be temporarily reassigned. The council found evidence that Brown abandoned her post and suffers from a mental condition that interferes with her judicial duties. A judicial committee on Tuesday urged her to cooperate and explain why she emailed confidential and sealed court documents to approximately 140 judges, lawyers and media members over the weekend.
Ada E. Brown, U.S. District Judge in Dallas; Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, issued order and decision
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Attorney General Ken Paxton's office launched a statewide inquiry into data center water consumption. Official notices were sent to 156 data center developments across 32 Texas counties after state officials noted noncompliance with mandatory environmental reporting requirements and failure to complete the Texas Water Development Board's water use survey.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General; Texas Attorney General's Office, Enforcement agency launching inquiry; Texas Water Development Board, Agency whose water use survey was not completed by data centers
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited JPS Health Network in Fort Worth on Tuesday to announce a new national kidney care plan. The plan focuses on preventing kidney failure, improving dialysis care, and reforming kidney transplantation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Health Secretary; Tom Engels, Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator; JPS Health Network, public hospital system where announcement was made
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