San Antonio FBI Head Dismissed

Aaron Tapp, the head of the FBI’s San Antonio field office, was fired Friday for reasons yet to be disclosed by the agency.

According to reports, the firing allegedly stemmed from Tapp’s role in the investigation of Republican leaders seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

GOP lawmakers recently released records from the investigation, dubbed “Arctic Frost,” which was terminated after President Trump won reelection in 2024. 

Tapp is a 22-year veteran of the FBI and took charge of the San Antonio field office in 2024.

Texas Faces Vandy in Top-20 Game

The No. 20 Texas Longhorns hosts the No, 9 Vanderbilt Commodores today at 11:00 in a top-20 matchup with college football playoff implications.

After sustaining an injury in last week’s win over Mississippi State, Texas quarterback Arch Manning is said to be improving within concussion protocol, but his status for today’s game remains uncertain.

Backup QB Matthew Caldwell, who threw the game-winning touchdown a week ago, will make his first start as a Longhorn if Manning can’t play.

Both teams enter the game with one loss in SEC play and likely need to secure a win for a chance to play in the conference championship next month. 

SpaceX Defends Lunar Lander, Wins Funding 

Texas-based SpaceX is defending its moon program in response to recent criticism from the NASA community, announcing its intention to develop a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture.

SpaceX officials said the simpler approach should speed up the return to the moon, answering NASA’s call to provide “acceleration approaches” to Artemis 3, the lunar mission currently contracted to SpaceX.

Meanwhile, SpaceX is expecting to receive $2 billion in government funding to develop satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project, highlighting the company’s expanding role in U.S. defense.

SpaceX is also reportedly expected to be a major player in two other contracts with the Pentagon involving satellites, one for relaying sensitive military communications and another for tracking vehicles on the ground.

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➤ Uvalde: Officials are now saying the criminal investigation into the death of an aide to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-San Antonio) will close without criminal charges. (See Details)

➤ Dallas: Banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase has invested in the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), bringing the TXSE’s parent company’s total capitalization to over $250 million. (More)

➤ Statewide: A recent report from Hire A Helper indicates nearly a third of all moves to or within the state of Texas were to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, accounting for 31.7% of all moves and outpacing second-place Houston by 11%. (See Report)

➤ Celina: A teacher at Moore Middle School was arrested this week after she showed up to school intoxicated. She is the second teacher at the school to be arrested within a month. (See Details)

➤ Elgin: Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered an investigation into the City of Elgin on accusations of “chronic financial mismanagement.” Texas Rangers are conducting the investigation. (More)

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➤ College football kicks off with a bang this morning, in addition to the Texas-Vanderbilt game: No. 22 Houston plays West Virginia, UNT faces off against undefeated Navy, and the SMU Mustangs take on No. 10 Miami. Then in the afternoon, No. 13 Texas Tech travels to Kansas State to continue their quest for a Big 12 title. (See Schedule)

➤ The San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 107-101 on Thursday as Victor Wembanyama continues to make his case as one of the best players in the NBA. The team is now 5-0 to start the NBA season. (More)

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➤ Highland Park-raised actor Armie Hammer is starring in the upcoming Western thriller Frontier Crucible, releasing Dec. 5. It’s Hammer’s first role in three years. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, River Oaks Theatre in Houston offered a free early screening of the film Bugonia on Wednesday night to people willing to arrive at the showing with a shaved head. (See Details)

➤ A TikTok music duo released a “Welcome to Buc-ee’s” spoof song this week celebrating the Texas-based gas station and garnering nearly 2 million views. (Watch Video)

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5. Scary movie: 9%
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