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Get your 7-day forecast:\u00a0Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n Around Texas\u00a0<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses<\/a><\/p>\n People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the state\u2019s Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.<\/p>\n Commissioners unanimously approved the change after hearing from a parade of speakers who largely asked them to do the opposite because of worries that it will hamper the state\u2019s economy and burden immigrants trying to make an honest living. The speakers also argued the move will push people to work without a license, and erode state oversight of crucial industries.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0Cities look to replicate Austin’s rescue task force\u00a0after quick shooting response<\/a><\/p>\n The Austin Police Department (APD) in its\u00a0regular updates on the shooting credited its Counter Assault Strike Team (CAST) for the swift response. The unit started\u00a0regularly going downtown in 2021. Assistant Chief Mike Chancellor said the department is becoming an example to other police forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe alert center has reached out specifically and asked us to present on the concept of rescue task forces at their conference, and so we\u2019ll be doing that. Other departments have reached out to find out, like, \u2018Hey, how do I implement this and how do I do that?\u2019\u201d said Chancellor.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0High-stakes Senate race in Texas sees proliferation of AI-generated attack ads<\/a><\/p>\n It is never easy separating fact from fiction in campaign advertising, but the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is adding to the confusion. Campaigns are beginning to use phony AI-generated images in television ads to sharpen their attacks and, critics say, mislead voters. This is all playing out in a big way in the high-stakes race for U.S. Senate in Texas.<\/p>\n One ad from Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn\u2019s campaign showed a computer-generated video of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton riding in a car with women who are not his wife. An AI-generated video in a Paxton campaign spot displayed a fake scene of Cornyn dancing with U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.<\/p>\n Around The Nation<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0White House maintains ‘productive’ talks with Iran are ongoing, but U.S. prepared to ‘unleash hell’<\/a><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial<\/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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