IS MOTHERHOOD UNDER ATTACK? In a new Let’s Talk Local segment, Danielle D’Souza Gill tells host Sarah Zubiate Bennett that motherhood should be celebrated rather than treated as something that diminishes a woman’s value, as they discuss abortion, adoption and cultural views of family.

$26M HEALTH FRAUD: A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted a Texas-licensed professional counselor for his role in a $26 million health care fraud scheme.

CHILD EXTORTION SURGE: FBI Dallas says 764-linked networks pose as friends on games and apps before blackmailing children. Investigators report a 490% jump in cases.

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE: Will Campbell, a candidate for Texas House District 109, drafted a 2027 grant bill aimed at bringing water and sewer infrastructure to Sand Branch. The proposal has not yet been filed.

AI VS. REALITY: Trump and superintelligence? The larger question is how algorithms, edited photos and social media feeds are making representation feel increasingly like reality.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The CDC estimates 43.5 million U.S. women and 20.7 million men have experienced intimate partner violence.

PATIENT PROTECTION: ProtectMed LLC received a U.S. patent for a wearable shield designed to protect the breast, underarm and thyroid areas during X-ray-guided procedures.

MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING: SAMHSA has awarded $247.9 million in grants to expand addiction treatment, mental health services, and recovery support across the U.S.

DRIVERLESS LANE @KodiakRobotics selected the Dallas-Houston corridor as its first planned long-haul highway for fully driverless commercial trucking and said it is already completing end-to-end freight runs without human intervention while targeting an unsupervised launch by the end of 2026.