Cold Front Serves Up Severe Weather Risk

A cold front moving across the South and Midwest is creating a severe weather risk for the weekend in Texas, with the possibility of large hail and damaging winds in parts of the state.

The cold front, meeting the warm, moist conditions at play in huge swaths of the country, will present its greatest threat from noon to 9 p.m. today.

Weather warnings stretch from Texas to Ohio today as storms sweep east along the cold front.

On the back end of the severe weather, Texans can expect cooler temperatures to start the new week.

Immigrant Arrested for ICE Agent Bounty

Eduardo Aguilar, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant living in Dallas, has been arrested for allegedly offering a $10,000 bounty via TikTok for killing ICE agents.

Aguilar’s video, posted on Oct. 9, promised “10K for each ICE agent.” The post contained text in Spanish translated, “I need 10 dudes in Dallas with determination (guts) who aren’t afraid to [two skull emojis].”

Aguilar, a Mexican national, faces federal charges for transmitting a threat across state or foreign lines, with a conviction earning him a five-year jail sentence.

Joey Chestnut v. Fair Food at Cotton Bowl 

World-renowned hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut takes center stage at the State Fair of Texas today, testing his tremendous gastro capabilities against equally renowned fair food.

Chestnut will be eating a large amount of a selected fair food, chosen with input from the public, as the halftime entertainment for the inaugural State Fair Clásico between Dallas Trinity FC and Club América Femenil, played at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.

On a Texas visit in September, Chestnut set a world record for downing 96 tamales in 10 minutes. The soccer match kicks off at 4 p.m.

➤ Plano: Japanese-style Miyako Hybrid Hotel broke ground this week. The project, costing more than $100 million, is Miyako’s third in the nation and first in Texas. (More)

➤ San Antonio: H-E-B groceries sold out of their heavy-metal-inspired T-shirts within four minutes of release on Friday during an online-only sale. The shirts’ designer said the sell-out showed why San Antonio was once called “heavy metal city.” (See Shirts)

➤ Dallas: Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning will star in a legal thriller series set in Dallas, beginning production next year. Discretion is based on a short story of the same name by Dallas native Chandler Baker. (More)

➤ Statewide: Google’s photo-editing feature, Ask Photos, went live for U.S. Pixel users last month, but Google confirmed, without explanation, that the feature was not released for users in Texas and Illinois. (See Details)

➤ McKinney: Renderings have been released for McKinney’s 20,000-seat Sunset Amphitheater. The outdoor live music venue will be able to host shows year-round. (See Renderings)

➤ Dallas: Longtime SMU executive Brad Cheves has been named president and CEO of the Dallas Regional Chamber, succeeding Dale Petroskey, who has held the post for 12 years. (More)

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➤ Baylor plays TCU in the Bluebonnet Battle to kick off college football this morning, followed by No. 4 Texas A&M against Arkansas and No. 7 Texas Tech taking on Arizona State in the afternoon. At night, the No. 21-ranked Longhorns face off against Kentucky. (See Full Schedule)

➤ The Big 12 is increasing the penalties for throwing objects onto the field, raising the $25,000 fine to $100,000 following last week’s problems at the Texas Tech-Kansas game. The change could end the Red Raiders’ longstanding tradition of “tortilla tossing” onto the field. (More)

➤ No. 2 Texas volleyball is one of just two undefeated teams remaining in the country, 14-0 on the season. The Longhorns have nine ranked wins so far, including a nation-high five top 10 victories. (More)

➤ The city of Dallas unveiled its Major League Volleyball franchise late this week, the Dallas Pulse. The team will play games at Comerica Center in Frisco. (More)

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➤ South Padre Island will host Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions tonight, headlined by Lourdes Juarez vs. Yesica Nery Plata in a women’s light flyweight title fight. (More)

➤ A 94-year-old Fort Worth pastor, Charles Holland, is still conducting church services in his retirement community. Holland’s preaching career spans seven decades. (See Report)

➤ Gymnastics phenom Simone Biles has revealed her completed, custom-built Texas mansion in a series of posts on social media, where she captured her lakefront swimming pool, basketball court, and in-ground trampoline. (See Photos) 

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