📰 NEWS AROUND TEXAS 📰
ICE indictment • Wall pause • Early voting ends 👇
📅 October 30th, 2026AD
⭐ TEXAS' DAILY FRONT PAGE — THE STORIES MOVING THE LONE STAR STATE ⭐
📋 TODAY'S TOP 5
1. ⚖️ Immigration agent charged
2. 🚧 Big Bend wall paused early
3. 🗳️ Hemp fight shapes statewide race
4. 📷 League City votes on cameras
5. ✉️ Early voting ends today
⚖️ ICE AGENT INDICTED AFTER SUV PURSUIT
A Harris County grand jury indicted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Friday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, The Texas Tribune reported.
The charge follows an Oct. 10 pursuit in Houston in which video showed the agent's unmarked vehicle striking a fleeing 48-year-old man, according to the report.
District Attorney Sean Teare said the evidence was clear. The vehicle is the alleged deadly weapon, and the agent could face two to 20 years in prison if convicted, the Tribune reported.
ICE called the indictment a political stunt by Houston politicians. The indictment is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.
🚧 EMAILS SHOW EARLIER BIG BEND WALL PAUSE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection paused part of the Big Bend border wall project Sept. 24, a week before a judge halted construction across the region, Marfa Public Radio reported.
Emails shared with the outlet describe an order to contractor Barnard Construction covering 56 miles of the Rio Grande from Hudspeth to Presidio counties.
CBP's directive cited access problems involving private land and roads, along with the contractor's request for more money because of delays.
The Trump administration is now asking the Supreme Court to allow construction to resume. CBP did not immediately respond to the outlet's request for comment.
🗳️ HEMP DISPUTE SHAPES LT. GOVERNOR RACE
Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin is courting hemp business owners upset with Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's efforts to ban intoxicating THC products, KUT reported.
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the sweeping ban Patrick backed. Patrick argues the products pose health risks and Texas cannot adequately regulate thousands of retailers.
Rules adopted in March effectively barred most smokable hemp sales and raised business fees by as much as 4,000%, according to KUT.
Some hemp shops are registering voters and displaying voter guides. Goodwin is challenging Patrick in Tuesday's election.
📷 LEAGUE CITY VOTERS WEIGH FLOCK CAMERAS
League City voters will decide Tuesday whether police should continue using 55 Flock license-plate cameras, The Texas Tribune reported.
Proposition A makes the city the first in Texas to put the question to voters, according to the report.
The City Council has pledged to remove the cameras if voters reject them. Mayor Nick Long said the city would start bagging them up 72 hours after the vote is certified.
Gov. Greg Abbott banned the use of state money for Flock cameras in August. Kyle and Laredo plan similar votes in May, the Tribune reported.
✉️ PAID BALLOT-HELP RESTRICTIONS LIMIT AID
Texas restrictions on paid ballot assistance are limiting help for some elderly voters and people who do not speak English, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune reported.
The report describes how the rules affect LUPE, a Rio Grande Valley organization that helps about 30,000 people a year.
Those restrictions stem from SB1, the election-law overhaul passed in 2021, according to the report.
Friday, Oct. 30, is the last day of early voting. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
🌤️ HOOD COUNTY WEATHER WATCH
🌡️ CURRENT: Observed 2:15 p.m., Granbury airport (KGDJ): partly cloudy, 72°F, east wind near 8 mph
📅 3-DAY OUTLOOK
Saturday: chance rain showers, 74°/61°
Sunday: mostly cloudy, 81°/66°
Monday: partly sunny, 83°/61°
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