📰 NEWS AROUND TEXAS 📰
Temu settles data suit • Panhandle freeze • Talarico’s $64M 👇
📅 October 16th, 2026AD
⭐ TEXAS’ DAILY FRONT PAGE — THE STORIES MOVING THE LONE STAR STATE ⭐
📋 TODAY’S TOP 5
1. 🛒 Temu settles Texas data suit
2. 🥶 Front brings Panhandle freeze
3. 💵 Talarico posts $64M quarter
4. ⚖️ Hasan execution stream dropped
5. 🏗️ Wall camps spread in Big Bend
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🛒 TEMU SETTLES TEXAS SUIT, AGREES TO KEEP TEXANS’ DATA ON U.S. SERVERS
Retailer Temu will pay Texas $3 million and keep Texans’ personal data on American-owned servers in the U.S. under a settlement announced Friday by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office.
Paxton sued Temu and its parent company in February, alleging the shopping platform deceived consumers and exposed Texans’ sensitive personal data to the Chinese Communist Party.
The agreed judgment, in a Collin County district court, also requires annual independent product safety testing.
Temu must pull products confirmed to contain harmful substances, notify affected Texas consumers and issue full refunds.
Breaking certain data-security terms would cost Temu $8 million for each year a violation occurs, the office said.
Temu denies wrongdoing in the agreement. Reuters reported Texas is the first state to resolve such data claims against the company.
📝 Next: the judgment takes effect on the date the court signs it.
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🥶 FREEZE WARNING FOR THE PANHANDLE AS STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS TEXAS
A strong cold front is pushing across Texas, with wind alerts posted from North Texas to the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS Amarillo issued a Freeze Warning for portions of the Texas Panhandle, including Palo Duro Canyon, with temperatures as low as 26 from 1 to 9 a.m. Saturday.
Forecasters said frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and sensitive plants and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Hood County is under a Wind Advisory until 7 p.m., with north winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph.
In Deep South Texas, a Red Flag Warning runs until 7 a.m. Saturday, with gusts up to 45 mph and humidity as low as 24 percent. Any fire that develops could spread fast.
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💵 TALARICO REPORTS RECORD $64 MILLION QUARTER IN TEXAS SENATE RACE
Democrat James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter, his U.S. Senate campaign announced, the largest haul on record for a Senate candidate in any state for that period, The Texas Tribune reported.
That is more than triple what Republican nominee Ken Paxton raised. Paxton brought in $18 million from July through September, by far his best quarter.
Talarico, an Austin state representative, has raised over $134 million since launching his campaign, the Tribune reported. His campaign said 97% of third-quarter donations were under $100.
The campaign did not say how much cash it had left; that figure goes in its Federal Election Commission report.
📅 Early voting runs Oct. 19 to 30; Election Day is Nov. 3.
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⚖️ TRUMP SAYS FORT HOOD SHOOTER’S EXECUTION WILL NOT BE LIVE-STREAMED
President Donald Trump said Thursday the Pentagon will no longer live-stream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, The Texas Tribune reported.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced earlier this month that the execution would be public. The plan drew blowback from Republicans and Democrats, with many saying the images could be used to fuel radicalization.
Trump said immediate families of the victims can view the execution in person if they choose.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the Nov. 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood.
📅 The Pentagon has said the execution is scheduled for Dec. 3.
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🏗️ BORDER WALL WORKER CAMPS SPREAD ACROSS BIG BEND WITH LITTLE STATE OVERSIGHT
Camps housing border wall construction workers have spread across the Big Bend region with little state oversight, a Marfa Public Radio investigation published Friday by Houston Public Media found.
TCEQ records show at least 20 complaints this year about border barrier-related camps and other developments there.
Complaints allege unpermitted land clearing, excessive dust, and water supply and wastewater concerns.
Marfa Public Radio found only three state permits tied to the projects. Under federal directives, TCEQ was unable to enforce its own health and safety rules.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked construction in the region; the Trump administration wants work to continue as the legal fight plays out.
CBP, through a spokesperson, said the agency remains confident in its legal authority to secure the border and is working with the Department of Justice on next steps.
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🌤️ HOOD COUNTY WEATHER WATCH
☀️ Observed 11:32 a.m., Granbury (AccuWeather): mostly sunny, 62°F, north wind 18 mph, gusts to 30 mph
🌤️ Forecast (NWS Fort Worth): mostly sunny, high near 64, north wind 20 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph
🌙 Tonight: mostly clear, low around 45
☀️ Saturday: sunny, high near 64
🌙 Saturday night: mostly clear, low around 41
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