Good evening, Texas. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Saturday will develop elevated to critical fire risk for all areas in drought. Extremely dry air will also produce an area-wide hard freeze Sunday morning. Protect pets and exposed vegetation and plumbing. Use extreme caution with any spark or outdoor flame.
Highs in the 40s for north Texas with 50s and 60s elsewhere on Saturday.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Migrant death at ICE detention facility in El Paso likely to be ruled homicide
New information has been released about the death of a migrant in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in West Texas.Â
On Thursday night, The Washington Post released an exclusive report that the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner was likely to rule Lunas Campos’ death a homicide.Â
2. Greg Abbott has $105 million on hand for reelection campaign
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is heading into his fourth campaign season in the gubernatorial race this year with a sizeable war chest.
Abbott detailed his current finances in a news release stating that Texans for Greg Abbott (TGA) has over $105 million cash on hand and his campaign has $648,687 cash on hand. Nearly $23 million was raised during this past reporting period, with more than 48,000 individual contributions spanning every county in Texas.
3. Texas health experts warn of flu outbreak as school begins
Health experts are continuing to warn families about a major flu outbreak, especially as children go back to school this month.
Some doctors are calling it one of the worst outbreaks in decades, so much so that they’re calling it the super flu.
Notes for Tomorrow
Two NFL divisional playoff games: Bills vs. Broncos at 3:30 p.m. and 49ers vs. Seahawks at 7 p.m.
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin will celebrate his 320th birthday.
In Case You Missed It
In this undated photo provided by her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, in January 2025, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza celebrates her high school graduation in Texas. (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza’s attorney via AP)
A mistakenly deported Babson student’s lawyer wants a judge to order her return
A federal judge should order the Trump administration to come up with a plan to return a Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras just before Thanksgiving, her lawyer said in a court document filed Friday.