Man Shot by ICE Faces Charge

Federal prosecutors have charged the Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE officer in North Austin on Sept. 20 with assaulting and resisting a federal officer.

Court documents say officers stopped Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, after confirming an immigration judge had ordered him removed. He reportedly handed over his Texas driver’s license, ignored commands to get out of his vehicle, then drove off, his side mirror striking an officer in the torso.

The officers chased him through commercial and residential streets, and one officer reported that Garces Perez tried to hit him with the car before the officer fired. That officer wasn’t wearing a body camera. His partner was.

Garces Perez’s attorneys say a bullet is still lodged in his back and that he was dizzy and in pain, without medication, when they saw him Tuesday. A detention hearing is set for Oct. 2, and he faces up to 20 years if convicted.

Rain, Flood Threat Builds Across Texas

Flood watches take effect Wednesday across central and West Texas, where repeated rounds of storms could drop 2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated totals near 10 inches.

Gov. Greg Abbott activated additional state emergency resources Monday, and the State Operations Center moved to 24-hour staffing Tuesday morning. More than 1,900 responders and 1,500 pieces of equipment are available to local crews, including swiftwater rescue boats, National Guard Black Hawk helicopters, and ambulance teams.

The heaviest rain should fall in the Hill Country, where a stalling front could wring out 4 to 6 inches Thursday and Friday. Austin, San Antonio, Waco, and Dallas sit in the same high-threat zone.

West Texas gets the rougher end of it on Wednesday, with large hail, damaging winds, and a few spin-up tornadoes possible. Behind the front, highs tumble from the 90s into the 70s.

Roof Age Can’t Block Home Coverage

Texas insurance companies can’t deny or refuse to renew a homeowners policy just because the house or its roof is old, state regulators said Tuesday.

Insurers can still weigh a home’s actual condition, including the roof, wiring, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, and siding. A worn-out roof can still cost a homeowner coverage, but age by itself can’t.

The Texas Department of Insurance wrote the clarification in response to an August directive from Gov. Greg Abbott. “Texans deserve fair access to home insurance, no matter the age of their home,” said Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford.

The underlying rule has been on the books since 2021. Abbott ordered the agency to find ways to reduce costs after the average annual homeowners insurance premium in Texas rose 79% over six years.

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➤ Denton: President Trump is scheduled to tour the Peterbilt Motors truck plant on Thursday and is expected to address workers. The White House said the stop will tout an economic agenda it credits with more than 1 million private-sector jobs and reshored manufacturing. (More)

➤ Midland: Federal prosecutors indicted three men accused of buying crude oil stolen in New Mexico and hauling it across the state line to a disposal company not permitted to buy crude. Jury selection is set for Nov. 2. (More)

➤ Lake Lewisville: ICE arrested 121 people during a summer enforcement operation at the lake, including two men identified as members of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan terrorist group. Both allegedly ran an unlicensed water taxi service. (More)

➤ Abilene: The police department opened a public portal showing how it uses its 13 Flock license plate reader cameras, including a log of the 220 search sessions officers ran over the past 30 days. The portal follows public pushback over the cameras. (More)

➤ El Paso: A man in his 50s from the Socorro area has been hospitalized with a severe form of West Nile virus that attacks the nervous system, the city’s seventh case of West Nile. Health officials urged residents to drain standing water after recent rain. (More)

➤ Austin: Plum Organics agreed to stricter limits on arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in its baby food and to keep posting test results online. It’s the first settlement in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation of the industry. (More)

➤ Statewide: Likely Texas voters 50 and over say they will be showing up in November, with 83% telling AARP’s bipartisan pollsters their intention to vote was a 10 out of 10. Affordability, immigration, and Social Security topped their concerns. (More)

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➤ The Houston Astros are one loss from elimination after the White Sox took Game 1 of their AL wild-card series 6-3 Tuesday at Daikin Park. Five Chicago pitchers bottled up Houston’s lineup. Hunter Brown starts Wednesday’s must-win Game 2. (More)

➤ Texas Longhorns defensive end Colin Simmons now holds the school’s single-game sack record after a stat review credited him with 5.5 sacks against Tennessee. The change broke a tie with Shane Dronett, who had five against Texas Tech in 1990. (More)

➤ The Dallas Wings face elimination tonight when they host the Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 of their first-round WNBA playoff series. Golden State has won all four meetings between the teams this season, including a 104-80 win in Game 1. (More)

➤ Abilene’s Case Keenum made his first start in nearly three years Monday night, throwing two touchdown passes and running for another in Chicago’s 27-7 win over Philadelphia. The Wylie High graduate went 24 of 34 for 247 yards. (More)

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➤ Dillard’s stock moves from the New York Stock Exchange to the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange on Oct. 5. The department store chain, whose roots in Texas date back to a 1956 store purchase in Tyler, now runs 54 locations in the state, its largest market. (More)

➤ Six dead malls sit in North Texas, more than anywhere else in the state, and developers could turn some of them into sports venues. The Dallas Stars plan to build a hockey arena on the site of Plano’s Shops at Willow Bend. (More)

➤ The Ritz Theater in downtown Corpus Christi released six new renderings of its restoration and launched a $25 million fundraising campaign. The 1929 theater would be expanded to include an annex with a ballroom, kitchen, and elevators. Construction starts in 2027. (See Renderings)

➤ A first-place salsa from the 2019 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival now sells at Central Market and ships to 45 states. Tony Nunez built Fantastic Fuego on his mother’s recipes from Juarez, scrapping his plan for a food truck. (Meet Maker)

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➤ Fort Worth musicians get a State Fair stage to themselves Monday, Oct. 5, the first day the fair has dedicated to artists from a single city. Mollie Danel, Matthew McNeal, TRVR?, and .Marcel. play sets beginning at 1 p.m. (See Lineup)

➤ A Crowley officer is recovering after an anonymous donor gave him a kidney. Kwuan Shaw was diagnosed with kidney failure in June 2025 and started dialysis. His first donor match fell through. Police called the donor “one of the heroes.” (More)

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