No. 1 Texas played Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, October 12, 2026. The game was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Texas entered the game undefeated at 4-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play, while Oklahoma was 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
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Texas will hold elections on Nov. 3, 2026, for five state executive offices: Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Railroad Commission. Multiple candidates from different parties are running for each position.
Ken Paxton, Current Texas Attorney General, running for U.S. Senate; Mayes Middleton, Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General, State Senator; Chip Roy, Primary runoff opponent to Middleton for Republican Attorney General nomination and 16 more
Texas households received unsolicited mailers containing a "Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide" with a return address linked to a "Texas Transgender Student Union." The sender's identity is unknown, and questions have arisen about how recipients' mailing information was obtained.
Texas Transgender Student Union, Organization listed as return address on mailers; Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Advocacy organization that denies sending mailers or texts; Jeff Leach, Texas state representative who called for investigation and 1 more
Jimmy Allen, 63, of Jacksonville was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child under age 14 and sentenced to 50 years in prison by a Cherokee County jury.
Jimmy Allen, defendant, found guilty; Cherokee County District Attorney's Office, prosecutor
A 58-year-old Dallas woman inherited $300,000 from her deceased Pennsylvania father's estate and was billed $13,500 in Pennsylvania inheritance tax, despite Texas having no inheritance tax, because Pennsylvania taxes estates based on where the deceased lived.
$Texas has no inheritance or estate tax; Pennsylvania imposes 4.5% inheritance tax on estates of deceased residents regardless of heir's state of residence.
Dallas woman (58 years old), heir to Pennsylvania estate; Her father (86 years old), deceased Pennsylvania resident who owned Pittsburgh house; Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, tax authority imposing inheritance tax
El Paso County commissioners received updated figures showing the sheriff's office budget deficit rose to $7.6 million as of October 14. The deficit was driven primarily by overtime costs and salary and benefits spending at 108% of budget.
$$7.6 million for sheriff's Office budget deficit
El Paso County commissioners, received budget update; Oscar Ugarte, Sheriff; Matt Sistrunk, Republican candidate for El Paso County Commissioner Precinct 2 and 1 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
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced a new whistleblower portal allowing Texans to report suspected fraud, tax evasion, corruption, and misuse of taxpayer money. Reports go directly to investigators in the comptroller's Law Enforcement Operations Division, with options to submit detailed information, upload documents, and remain anonymous.
Early voting began in Bexar County on the first day of the 2026 midterm election. The county reported a significant increase in early voting turnout compared to the 2022 midterm election's first day.
Bexar County Elections Department, Reported early voting turnout figures; Ricardo Barrera, Early voter at Lions Field; Princess Harris, Early voter and 4 more