Man Struck by ICE SUV in Custody

An ICE agent’s SUV struck a man running from immigration agents Saturday morning near Clay Road and Highway 6 in west Harris County, leaving him with two injured legs, including one broken in three places.

ICE said agents were after Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who has four DUI arrests and two prior deportations, when Miguel Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an agent’s SUV, according to ICE. Deputies said the agent was trying to box him in.

Parra-Hernandez’s attorney, Kim Bruno, said her client has never met Mendoza-Cervantes. Parra-Hernandez remains in ICE custody, and Bruno said agents have kept her from seeing him.

ICE said Parra-Hernandez is in the country illegally. His niece said he’s lived here 34 years with no criminal record. The original target of the ICE agents remains at large.

Young Californians Moving to Texas

More than 19,000 Gen Z adults moved from California to Texas in 2024, as the Golden State posted the nation’s largest net loss of young residents, a new LendingTree study of Census data found.

The traffic runs both ways: 13,362 Gen Zers moved from Texas to California the same year, leaving Texas a net gain of 5,925 in the exchange. Overall, 186,827 young adults left California, for a net loss of 58,109.

Texas drew 157,869 Gen Z newcomers in 2024, the most of any state. Subtract the roughly 147,000 who left, and Texas netted 10,720, ranking No. 7 nationally behind leader South Carolina.

California’s median home price runs near $775,000, more than double the roughly $330,000 median in Texas, where overall living costs are about 35% lower.

San Antonio Zoo Hits 1 Million

The San Antonio Zoo welcomed its millionth guest of 2026 on Oct. 9, two months earlier than last year, and Cowboy the Rhino was at the gate to greet the Ibarra-Lorenzo family of six.

The family left with a year of free memberships, animal encounter tickets, and a gift basket. Grandmother Jenny Ibarra was making her first visit with both grandchildren. Her daughter, Gabby Lorenzo-Rodriguez, once worked in the zoo’s gift shop, and Gabby’s father helped build Congo Falls.

The zoo credits part of this year’s pace to that habitat, its biggest habitat expansion yet, which opened in December 2025 with seven western lowland gorillas. 

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➤ Statewide: The state’s health agency proposed ending its Children’s Autism Program (CAP), which subsidized therapy for 583 children in fiscal 2026, after state leaders ordered agencies to cut 3% from their next budgets. The program cost $13.7 million over two years. (More)

➤ Tyler: A state report ruled that the Sept. 27 deaths of four teens whose car hit a tree were accidental after an officer bumped the car to end a Highway 31 chase. Witnesses had identified the teens as shooters in an earlier incident. (More)

➤ Bexar County: The sheriff’s office is seeking victims and witnesses of incidents between protesters and supporters at President Trump’s Oct. 7 rally for Ken Paxton in San Antonio. Victims can press charges if they choose, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. (More)

➤ Nacogdoches: U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions announced $3 million in federal money to study upgrading U.S. 59 between Nacogdoches and Lufkin to interstate standards, a step toward closing a gap in the future I-69 corridor. (More)

➤ Statewide: A strong cold front could dump 2 to 4 inches of rain on Abilene, Lubbock, and Midland by Saturday, with severe storms possible Tuesday. Behind it, most of Texas will run 15 to 20 degrees below normal. (See Forecast)

➤ Groves: City officials say an online story claiming parasites turned up in the tap water is fake, built to sell parasite remedies. Copies have surfaced in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and San Antonio with the town names swapped. (More)

➤ San Antonio: Residents escaped unhurt after a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment on West Military Drive Monday morning. Crews contained it fast enough to cancel a second alarm. (See Photos)

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➤ The Houston Texans traded 2027 second- and sixth-round picks to Arizona for receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., reuniting him with former Ohio State teammate C.J. Stroud. Houston announced the deal after Sunday’s 26-3 win over Tennessee, its first of the season. (See Trade)

➤ Texas football lost a commitment from five-star wide receiver Easton Royal, ESPN’s top-ranked receiver in the 2027 class, after he flipped to Florida. The Gators visit Austin on Saturday. (More)

➤ The Dallas Stars will be without forward Matt Duchene for about three months after surgery to repair a core injury, the team said Monday. The 35-year-old, who had 45 points last season, hasn’t played yet this season. (Read Update)

➤ Texas A&M will play the 2026-27 women’s basketball season without senior transfer Essence Cody, who is sitting out as she awaits the birth of her child. She averaged 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds over three seasons at Alabama. (More)

➤ Stephen F. Austin is unbeaten and ranked third in both major FCS polls. The Lumberjacks reached the national quarterfinals last year and come off a bye to visit Nicholls State this week in Thibodaux, Louisiana. (More)

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➤ Texas gas prices averaged $3.82 a gallon Monday, down 8 cents from last week but $1.15 above a year ago, AAA reported. The national average sits at $4.36, the first time it’s topped $4 in October. (More)

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➤ A military charity in San Antonio was named one of the city’s top workplaces of 2026 and won seven national awards based on confidential employee feedback. Soldiers’ Angels has delivered more than $363 million in aid since 2003. (More)

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➤ A 10-foot-tall dachshund now stands in Buda City Park after the city’s economic development corporation unveiled it Saturday for its 25th anniversary. The 19-foot-long sculpture honors Buda’s wiener dog races, which turn 30 next April. (See Photos)

➤ Texas dance halls fill 35 paintings, each 5 by 7 feet, at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts through Feb. 20. Taos artist Gail Wendorf painted the dancers, including two scenes from Longview’s Reo Palm Isle. (See Exhibit)

➤ Bank volunteers tackled 23 community projects across Abilene on Monday, from cleaning parks to visiting nursing home residents. More than 350 turned out locally for First Financial Bank’s 11th annual Day of Service, and more than 1,000 joined statewide. (See Projects)

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