Court Unseals Paxton’s Divorce Records 

A Texas judge ordered Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records to be unsealed Friday after Paxton and ex-wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, agreed to the legal challenge from a watchdog group and a coalition of media outlets.

Paxton is in the middle of a heated Republican primary race to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, with Cornyn’s campaign focusing on Paxton’s character and history of controversies.

Angela Paxton filed for divorce in July, citing “biblical grounds” as well as “recent discoveries” on top of an extramarital affair exposed during Paxton’s 2023 impeachment proceedings.

The Paxtons requested their divorce records be sealed shortly after filing, and Ken Paxton challenged the September motion from media outlets to unseal them as “intrusive,” before agreeing Thursday to accede to the demand.

‘KFC Murders’ 1983 Cold Case Officially Closed

A five-person homicide case that rocked East Texas in 1983 has finally been closed after a third suspect was identified in what are known as the “KFC murders.”

DNA evidence from a victim’s clothing confirmed Devan Riggs as the final suspect in the murders after the Texas Rangers reopened the case in 2023.

Riggs, together with Romeo Pinkerton and Darnell Hartsfield, who were convicted in 2007 and 2008, abducted their five victims from a KFC restaurant in Kilgore in September 1983 and murdered them “execution-style” on a remote site in Rusk County.

Riggs has been dead for over a decade, meaning no further arrests will be made, and the case is officially closed.

Texas A&M Set to Take on Hurricanes

Texas A&M takes to the field at home today to face the Miami Hurricanes in the first College Football Playoff game ever played in College Station.

The Aggies enter as slight favorites in the do-or-die matchup, with the winner advancing in the playoff brackets to play No. 2 Ohio State at the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

Texas A&M, ranked No. 7, is coming off its best regular season in over a decade: They’re 11-1, including 7-0 at Kyle Field, and are averaging over 36 points per game. Their defensive front has logged 41 sacks so far this season, the most of any team in the country.

All eyes will be on superstar running back Le’Veon Moss, who could play today after missing six straight games with an ankle injury. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. on ABC/ESPN. 

➤ Austin: The family of Brianna Aguilera, the Texas A&M student who died after tailgating in Austin last month, has announced plans for a second independent autopsy. (More)

➤ Statewide: A new poll shows Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) as the favorite to win the Democratic primary for Texas governor, and attorney Joe Jaworski leading in the race for attorney general. (See Details)

➤ Atascosa County: Deputy patrol car footage caught a pickup truck striking the patrol car on Highway 16 during a traffic stop. No injuries were reported. (See Video)

➤ Lubbock: An elderly Texas couple from Lubbock was found dead near their vehicle in New Mexico this week after going missing during the Thanksgiving holiday. Police suspect they died of hypothermia after their vehicle crashed off an embankment. (More)

➤ College Station: A South Carolina Gamecocks football player, Oscar Adaway III, has filed a criminal complaint against the Texas state trooper who made contact with him during a game at Texas A&M in November. (See Video)

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➤ Texas A&M swept Pitt to advance to the NCAA women’s volleyball championship game tomorrow afternoon. They’ll face off against the Kentucky Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. (More)

➤ Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus will be coaching from the booth—not the sideline—for the final three games of the season. Owner Jerry Jones said the final games of the season would be “vital” for evaluating Eberflus’ performance this season. (More)

➤ No. 8 Houston men’s basketball plays No. 14 Arkansas today in New Jersey. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT on CBS. (More)

➤ No. 19 Texas Tech men’s basketball takes on No. 3 Duke tonight at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN. (More)

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➤ Developers have begun work on a $200 million surf resort in McKinney this week. Cannon Beach will feature a three-acre surf lagoon and a lazy river, among other accommodations. (See Report)

➤ Looking for alligators? Caddo Lake, Big Thicket National Preserve, Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge were identified as the four most highly populated alligator habitats in Texas. (More)

➤ Athletic wear company Lululemon opened its long-anticipated location in Houston this week as one of its largest stores in the U.S., including a cafe for the first time in one of its stores. (See Photos)

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