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<\/p>\nYour weekend is here, Texas, and it’s time to take a look back at some of the stories that were in our headlines this week.<\/p>\n
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Take a look at your local weekend forecast:\u00a0Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n The Week in Review<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Trump lawyer sent cease and desist letter to Republican congressional candidate<\/a><\/p>\n A lawyer representing President Donald Trump sent Republican candidate Brandon Herrera a cease-and-desist letter last month after Herrera used a Photoshopped image of him and Trump for his 23rd Congressional District campaign.\u00a0This Texas district stretches from San Antonio to El Paso and became more solidly Republican due to last summer\u2019s mid-decade redistricting.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0What to know about voting in the 2026 Texas primaries<\/a><\/p>\n Early voting is underway in the Texas primary election. Here’s what you need to know as you head to the polls.\u00a0<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Rep. Tony Gonzales blames GOP opponent for reports of him having an affair with staffer who died by suicide<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, is blasting his GOP primary opponent Brandon Herrera, claiming that Herrera is using the death of Gonzales\u2019 former staffer \u201cto smear her memory and score political points.”<\/p>\n This comes after the\u00a0San Antonio Express-News reported this week<\/a>\u00a0that Gonzales engaged in a romantic relationship with\u00a0Regina Santos-Aviles<\/a>, who died last year after setting herself on fire outside her Uvalde, Texas, home. The Express-News reported that a former staffer provided them with text messages from Santos-Aviles, where she admitted she had an \u201caffair with our boss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0Texas Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview<\/a><\/p>\n Democratic\u00a0Rep. Jasmine Crockett<\/a>\u00a0of Texas on Thursday urged supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state\u00a0Rep. James Talarico<\/a>, who is riding a burst of wider attention in the race\u2019s pivotal final stretch over his\u00a0unaired interview<\/a>\u00a0with late-night host Stephen Colbert.<\/p>\n The March 3 primary in Texas is the nation\u2019s first big contest of the 2026 midterm elections, and with early voting already underway, Talarico and Crockett are ramping up their bids as some Democrats see increasing opportunity in November\u2019s elections despite not having won a statewide race in Texas in more than 30 years.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0Students, faculty condemn UNT\u2019s decision to remove anti-ICE art exhibit<\/a><\/p>\n The University of North Texas is facing criticism after the removal of an art exhibit centered on immigration and identity.<\/p>\n The exhibit,\u00a0\u201cNi de Aqu\u00ed, Ni de All\u00e1\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(\u201cNeither from here, nor from there\u201d) from artist Victor Qui\u00f1onez features original paintings, soundscapes and installations, including large paleta (popsicle) sculptures with the words \u201cU.S. Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement\u201d engraved on the popsicle stick. Inside some of the paletas are guns suspended in \u201cice\u201d and images of crying children.\u00a0<\/p>\n Around the Nation<\/p>\n Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\")
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