Good evening, Texas. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

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Fall-like weather is nowhere to be found for most Texans. But some very dry air is working south through the state, allowing for some rather cool mornings through the weekend.

Afternoon highs will continue in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Morning lows will dip to the upper 50s and low 60s. 

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Texas to play major role in legal battle of federalizing state troops

National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas were seen at a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood. All 500 of them had been activated for 60 days, but a judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of the troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks. The judge could decide to extend the order again at an Oct. 22 hearing.

2. Austin City Council approves $4.3 million homeless navigation center

Austin City Council has approved a measure to open a homeless navigation center in southeast Austin.

The city-owned property aims to be a place where unhoused people can access stable housing and other services. It will be located at I-35 and Oltorf Street and will cost the city around $4.3 million, KVUE reports. 

3. She saw a car-sized object above a Texas farm and found a wayward hunk of NASA equipment

When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky.

She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor’s wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle, attached to a massive parachute, adorned with NASA stickers. She called the local sheriff’s office and learned that NASA, indeed, was looking for a piece of equipment that had gone lost.

Notes for Tomorrow

  • DHS Secretary Noem attends GOP Sen. Joni Ernst’s 2025 Roast and Ride
  • Shutdown of federal government continues absent Congressional action
  • Bill and Hillary Clinton celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
  • 50th anniversary of ‘Saturday Night Live’
  • Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center opens

In Case You Missed It  

The Savannah Bananas visited Disneyland Resort on May 28, 2025. (Courtesy Disneyland Resort)

Savannah Bananas coming to Texas in 2026; ticket lottery available now

The nationwide phenomenon known as Banana Ball is headed back to Texas in 2026, according to the schedule on their website. The six team league, which will be renamed as the Banana Ball Championship League in 2026, will rotate games through the state, with the Savannah Bananas themselves coming to Kyle Field in College Station to take on the Texas Tailgaters in May, and to Globe Life Field in Dallas in September.