Update, October 30. Updated October 30, 1:30 pm Central with new reporting: 4 separate outlets now report this.
Isiah Angelo Garcia and Raymond Christian Garcia, both from Waller, Texas, were sentenced to federal prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint in September 2025 and stealing more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. The brothers held the family hostage for nine hours, forced the father to transfer crypto to unknown accounts, and were arrested in Texas three days later.
Counties: Waller
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Texas brothers sentenced in $8M Washington County crypto heist, kidnapping case
Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years for holding Minnesota family at gunpoint in $8 million crypto heist
Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years for armed $8M crypto theft from Minnesota family
$8 Million Crypto Kidnapping Lands Texas Brothers 15-Year Prison Terms
Brothers sentenced for $8M crypto kidnapping in Minnesota
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President Donald Trump suggested nominating Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court if a vacancy opens, joking that both parties would support it to remove him from the Senate. Cruz attended the event but has previously said he does not want to be a judge.
Donald Trump, President; Ted Cruz, Texas Republican senator, in attendance at rally
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to intervene in a Texas-led lawsuit challenging a Biden administration immigration rule. The decision leaves in place restrictions on when immigration judges can pause deportation proceedings for immigrants who qualify for legal status.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General; U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, federal judge; Department of Justice, Trump administration agency and 5 more
Reported by 2 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, a 36-year-old Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, and businesses from 2018 to 2021. He was arrested in Spain in June 2024, extradited to the U.S. in April 2025, and pleaded guilty in December 2025.
20% of ransom proceeds for ransom payment share; Nefilim affiliate commission
Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, Defendant; ransomware affiliate; Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, Alleged co-conspirator; Nefilim administrator; Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York and 2 more
Reported by 4 outletsFound via Google News
A senior State Department official said the State Department will issue U.S. visas to Brazilian opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his election loss. Bolsonaro lost the Brazilian presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday.
Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazilian opposition presidential candidate; Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian incumbent president; Eduardo Bolsonaro, Flávio Bolsonaro's brother, lives in Texas and 3 more
Reported by 6 outletsFound via Google News
The Texas Supreme Court issued an administrative stay Friday blocking a Travis County judge's order requiring the Texas Transgender Student Union LLC to undergo deposition. The LLC is linked to mailers and text messages about a transgender student guide sent to Texas homes during early voting for the November 3 election.
between 3.6 million and 4.2 million mailers for estimated cost of mailer campaign
Texas Supreme Court, Issued administrative stay blocking deposition; Texas Transgender Student Union LLC, Wyoming-registered organization linked to mailers and texts; Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Sought deposition; filed lawsuit notice and 6 more
Reported by 2 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Clocks will move back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, as daylight saving time ends in Texas. A 2025 state law aimed to establish year-round daylight saving time, but it requires federal authorization to take effect.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Governor who signed House Bill 1393 in June 2025; U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R–Waco), Supporter of permanent daylight saving time legislation
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The University of Arizona football team (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) plays No. 13 Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1) in Lubbock. Both teams are tied for second in the Big 12 conference, and the loser faces reduced chances for the conference title game.
University of Arizona football team, visiting team; Texas Tech University football team, home team; Noah Fifita, Arizona quarterback and 2 more
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Two Bryan men died Thursday evening in a head-on collision on FM 60 west of Easterwood Airport in Brazos County. According to DPS, one driver drifted across the center turn lane into oncoming traffic.
James Washington, driver killed in crash; Fernando Sierra Medina, driver killed in crash; Texas Department of Public Safety, investigating agency
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