Did it stay out in the cold?

Well, over the winter it experienced varying degrees of frost as in years past. The trunk was about 8-10"dia and was elevated slightly above the soil line by the roots. And was slightly under potted.

It seems that the palm was cold damaged. I have seen these in the ground in FL up to about Ft.Pierce. That probably equates to coastal Sarasota on the west side.

Is anywhere in Houston z10a? In a pot, you lose about 1 zone of hardiness since the roots are exposed to air temps.

Naw, Houston is about 9a but I manage to grow pineapples, papaya, plumeria, heleconia, tree ferns and palms such as Caryotas with pretty good success over the years. Could be I kept it too wet during the winter. I lost a triangle palm that rotted from the tip a few years ago.

Houstonpat
It is so easy to overwater one if i didn't learn 1 thing i learned that last year !

More than likely you did overwater it and when you brought it in it stayed too damp. you know the funny thing about that is you can't realy tell how wet they are by looking at them.. the soil can be dry on top but soaked on the bottom
and you want know it till your plant starts sagging and falling I bought a moisture meter but it is not
100 % accurate ..i just run my fingers in the soil and check
somebody has suggested the wooden sticks used for
shish-ka-bob something to try i guess.. The main advise i can give is wherever you put your plants make sure they drain well even if you have to cut more holes in your pot or amend your soil outside .... Sorry about your spindle
i know that sucks ! .... Good Luck !