KXAN Austin

• Texas man who groomed child into relationship, produced child pornography, sentenced to prison October 29, 2020
  A man from Corpus Christi will serve 50 years in prison after a court case revealed he groomed a child into a sexual relationship, produced child pornography, and planned to marry the child.
  Nathaniel Puente
• Texas voters won't be required to wear masks while voting after appeals court temporarily lets Abbott order stand October 29, 2020
  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a previous ruling that found the exemption to Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide face mask mandate put a discriminatory burden on Black and Latino voters.
  Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
• Cactus moth could devastate Texas' native prickly pear cacti, UT researchers say October 29, 2020
  Researchers with the University of Texas at Austin say the cactus moth, an invasive insect, will eat four types of prickly pear cacti native to the state, which could cause "largescale agricultural and ecological devastation."
  Jaclyn Ramkissoon