U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz announced $2.4 million in federal funding for a new public safety building in Alamo to support police officers and first responders. The city held a presentation recognizing the investment on October 20.
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President Trump reversed his September threat to ban Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States, citing the company's U.S. workforce. He announced the change at a campaign rally near Wichita, Kansas, saying he was persuaded by a phone call from Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall.
$$2.5 billion for annual payments to U.S. suppliers
Donald Trump, U.S. President; Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican Senator; Bombardier, Aerospace company
FEMA denied Gov. Abbott's request for public assistance for infrastructure damage in eight Texas counties affected by severe weather July 12-Aug. 4. The agency also denied requests for individual assistance and hazard mitigation grants. Abbott's office said Texas will appeal and deliver resources to affected communities.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Denied public assistance request; Gov. Greg Abbott, Requested public assistance for affected counties; President Donald Trump, Previously approved public assistance for 23 counties and 4 more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released a digital tool allowing residents to purchase National Flood Insurance Program policies online. The FloodSmart.gov platform enables users to get quotes and buy policies in minutes across more than 22,700 participating communities nationwide, including over 2,500 in FEMA Region 6.
Russia released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard on Wednesday after he had been imprisoned for over four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. President Trump said he had negotiated the release with Russian President Putin.
Stephen Hubbard, American teacher released from Russian prison; Donald Trump, U.S. President who negotiated release; Vladimir Putin, Russian President and 1 more
A Guatemalan man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a 2022 human smuggling operation that killed 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in Texas. Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco was convicted of arranging travel for people who died or were seriously injured in the operation.
Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco, Guatemalan man sentenced for human smuggling deaths; Federal Judge Orlando Garcia, Judge who sentenced Miranda-Orozco; U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons, U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case and 5 more
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.
$$10,000 for maximum fine for home distilling violation
Supreme Court, Agreed to review the case; Hobby Distillers Association, Plaintiffs challenging the ban; Robert Alt, President and CEO of Buckeye Institute; attorney for the challengers and 3 more
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
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright published "Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row," exploring a Catholic religious order's ministry to women on Texas death row. The Sisters of Mary Morning Star, a young order based in Waco with an average age of 37, began visiting death row inmates after a deacon in Belton connected them with women who needed spiritual support.
Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Sisters of Mary Morning Star, Catholic religious order based in Waco; Ronnie Lastovica, Deacon in Belton and 1 more