Dispute Grows over ICE Target’s Identity

The man ICE was targeting in a Houston-area pursuit that broke a construction worker’s leg died years ago, an immigrant advocacy group said Friday.

FIEL Houston identified the man in ICE’s photo of its target as Jose Hector Jimenez and said his daughter gave the district attorney documents confirming his death. Her husband confirmed that Jimenez was her father.

ICE says it was pursuing Jose Mendoza-Cervantes on Oct. 10 when 48-year-old Miguel Parra Hernandez ran in front of an agent’s SUV. DHS says Mendoza-Cervantes, who is in the country illegally and has four prior arrests, remains wanted.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare is weighing an aggravated assault charge against the agent and says ICE isn’t cooperating. 

Parra Hernandez remains hospitalized in ICE custody. “This never should have happened in the first place,” said his attorney, Kim Bruno.

Camp Mystic Owners Fight Phone Searches

A judge on Wednesday will hear the Camp Mystic owners’ challenge to Texas Rangers search warrants seeking their phone data in the criminal investigation of the deadly 2025 flood.

Floodwaters killed 25 campers, two counselors, and owner Richard Eastland at the Hill Country girls’ camp on July 4, 2025. Rangers obtained 14 warrants, including seven for Eastland family members, seeking texts, photos, and browsing history.

The family’s attorneys call the warrants a “fishing expedition” and say they could expose privileged attorney-client communications. The state says a separate team was already set up to screen out privileged material and agreed not to review the seized data until the court rules.

The hearing was moved from Oct. 12, and a judge appointed a temporary prosecutor after the Kerr County district attorney asked to step aside over ties to the family. No one has been charged.

Austin Ranks among Nation’s Spookiest Cities

Austin ranks as America’s eighth-spookiest city in a home security company’s study, the only Texas city in the top 10.

Vivint scored 74 cities on seven measures, including reported ghost sightings, haunted places, and spooky internet searches. San Antonio came in at No. 11 and Houston at No. 15, with Dallas also in the top 20.

Texas swept the top three spots for reported ghost sightings: Austin with 115, Dallas with 64, and Houston with 48. San Antonio’s 56 reported haunted places trailed only Los Angeles.

Galveston and Marfa landed far lower, at No. 56 and No. 57. Virginia City, Nevada, topped the list.

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➤ San Marcos: Democrat James Talarico likened his U.S. Senate campaign to David facing Goliath at a packed rally Thursday, the same day federal filings showed Elon Musk gave $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which funded the largest contributor to Republican Ken Paxton. “You are my slingshot,” Talarico told supporters. (More)

➤ Statewide: Most Texas counties have worked through a massive backlog of voter records from people who registered or updated their information through DPS, the Secretary of State’s office said Thursday. Early voting starts Monday. (More)

➤ Austin: German Rodriguez Hernandez was sentenced Sept. 30 to 12 months and a day in federal prison for driving into an ICE vehicle in January, nearly hitting an officer stepping out. He pleaded guilty in May to assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. (More)

➤ Austin: A majority of families at Burnet and Webb middle schools signed petitions asking the state to close both campuses, organizers say, to keep the education commissioner from appointing a new superintendent and board of managers for Austin ISD. The district will report verified results to the TEA by Dec. 1. (More)

➤ Texas border: Federal officials barred unauthorized drone flights up to 400 feet high within about a mile of the U.S.-Mexico border, effective Friday. The departments of Transportation, War, and Homeland Security said the restriction protects border security operations and federal personnel. (More)

➤ San Antonio: Tejano star Michael Salgado, a two-time Latin Grammy winner, has postponed shows for the next couple of weeks after suffering a stroke one song into an Oct. 9 concert in Safford, Arizona. He was airlifted to Tucson and is now recovering at home. (More)

➤ Hays County: A wedding venue outside San Marcos kept the nearly $16,000 a couple paid after the groom died months before their wedding, then countersued his fiancée for breach of contract. Posey Meadows’ contract says payments are forfeited on cancellation, and the venue alleges the family never provided proof of death. (More)

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➤ No. 20 Houston hosts No. 18 Oklahoma State today in a ranked Big 12 matchup at TDECU Stadium, while TCU visits Baylor for The Revivalry. (Preview)

➤ Tyler Ulrich, a former Azle High School football player, died Thursday at 21, five days after suffering a head injury while playing for Southern Nazarene. (More)

➤ Texas State rushed for a school record 503 yards in Thursday’s 66-27 rout of Colorado State, piling up 716 yards of total offense. Torrance Burgess Jr. ran for a career-high 224 yards and four touchdowns. (More)

➤ FC Dallas visits the Houston Dynamo tonight for the 58th Texas Derby, with the clubs separated by just four points in the standings. (Preview)

➤ San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama spent part of his offseason getting pushed, shoved, and tossed around by rugby players in southern France to build toughness. (More)

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➤ The East Texas Yamboree, one of the state’s oldest festivals, wraps up its 89th year today in Gilmer. The sweet potato celebration, held since 1935, can draw nearly 100,000 people for livestock shows, a decorated yam contest, and carnival rides. (See Details)

➤ Somerset High School, south of San Antonio, cut the ribbon Thursday on an expanded welding lab with 30 indoor and eight outdoor stations. Last year, 100 students sat on a waiting list; this year the program grew to 156 students with no wait. (See Photos)

➤ Mara, a golden retriever, is Whataburger’s first service dog, joining owners Patrick and Amelia Jones at the San Antonio chain’s home office since she was 6 months old. Now she’s modeling Whataburger’s first pet collection: collars, leashes, tennis balls, and a bowl. (Read Story) 

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Have you ever stayed in a haunted hotel?

1. Yes, I loved it
2. Yes, never again
3. No, but I’d try it
4. Not a chance

Yesterday’s Results:

Would you rather go to a jazz festival or hunt quail?

1. Let’s hunt: 38%
2. Jazz, please: 36%
3. Is the dentist an option?: 17%
4. Don’t make me choose!: 9%

The National Museum of the Pacific War is in what Texas town?

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