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WaPo Gushes for Brittany Griner As She Plays Victim And Plays Her “Donald Trump” Card
The Washington Post is a champion of the oppressed and marginalized – which is why…
Conservative Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar Indicted for Bribery and Conspiracy
In other news from Texas, Democratic Congressmember Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted on federal…
US House member from Texas in ‘fight for his political life’ against gun-toting YouTuber
WASHINGTON — It’s the marquee race in the upcoming Texas runoff elections. In one corner, there’s…
Lubbock voters reject attempt to end arrests for possessing small amo…
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Operation Lone Star, Texas’ Border Crackdown Shifts Migration Patterns, Spurs Arrests and Drug Seizures
Texas’ border security initiative, Operation Lone Star, has led to increased illegal crossings into neighboring states. …
New Legislation Aims to Secure Water Treaty Compliance with Mexico
The bill, spearheaded by Sen. Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and…
Governor Abbott’s Stand Against President Biden’s Changes and Its Impact on Women’s Rights
Governor Abbott’s major contention is with the Biden administration’s mandate that schools must treat transgender females…
In Texas, here’s when police can remove protesters, encampments from public universities
The Statesman spoke with five First Amendment experts to learn what legal dynamics are at play…
Greg Abbott’s border policies boost Trump in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) border security policies are popular among Texas voters, including Texas Hispanics,…
Two Houston Democrats face off in back-to-back elections for John Whi…
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Texas is no longer the hotspot for illegal migrant crossings
The number of encounters between law enforcement and suspected illegal migrants across five regions of…
Hundreds of Texas A&M students protest Israel-Palestine conflict
Hundreds of students and supporters gathered on Texas A&M’s campus Monday, protesting the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Texas sues Biden administration to block expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections
click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Austin Price Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden…
Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on protesters
AUSTIN — As word got out that pro-Palestinian protesters were planning to occupy a lawn on…
Two Lawsuits, in Texas and Idaho, Highlight Fight Over Emergency Medicine Law
Federal trial judges in Texas and Idaho came to opposite conclusions in a battle between conservative…
Groups propose revamped border security, asylum plan
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Controlling security along the Southwest border and treating asylum-seekers humanely…
New Hampshire National Guard encounters new challenges at Texas border
Bulletin writer Annmarie Timmins will be reporting from Eagle Pass, Texas, this week, in collaboration…
Shocking Twist: Judge Dismisses Cases of Illegal Immigrants for Riot at Southern Border
A county judge has dismissed charges against illegal immigrants who were arrested and charged for…
Navarrette: Texas is Hispanic, and that’s not going to change
Demographics are destiny, they say, but apparently destiny can sometimes be derailed or distorted—that is, if…
Texas Gov. Abbott blasts Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border crisis: ‘Bunch of lies’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sat down with FOX4 News to discuss second attempt to impeach…
South Texas border officials request info on ‘missing water’
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has asked federal and state officials to account for water…
Challengers sign ‘contract with Texas’ to push the legislature more conservative
The contract calls for candidates for House Speaker to solicit support from only Republicans and to…
Texas officials report dramatic drop in illegal border crossings at Eagle Pass park
Shelby Park had reached a boiling point with unprecedented amounts of migrants who crossed the…
Governor Abbott Champions Texas’ Electric Grid At Texas Electricity Policy Summit In Houston
Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas’ ongoing efforts to bolster the electric grid to support the…
Governor Abbott Mobilizes State Emergency Response Resources Amid Severe Weather Threat
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize state emergency…
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling
Savion Johnson, 26, is charged with evading arrest, smuggling of persons and unlawful carry of…
Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Specialty Courts Advisory Council
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jarvis Anderson, Elizabeth Rainey, and Angela Tucker to the Specialty Courts…
Influential conservative PAC wades into Texas Legislature primaries
Club for Growth announced it will spend $4 million on a TV ad targeting five anti-school…
Human Smuggling Family Admits to Over $2M Money Laundering Conspiracy
The conspiracy involved a sophisticated network of alien smugglers across the United States utilizing commercial…
With Texas’ border law in limbo, some migrants are worried. Others are undaunted
An appeals court will hear arguments this week on Texas’ new border enforcement law. With the…
Arkansas National Guard deploying guardsmen to Texas
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is deploying dozens of Arkansas National Guardsmen to Texas. Read More …
Migrants charged in border wall riot will stay in jail
Thirty-nine migrants charged by Texas with rioting at the border wall will not get their…
Judge Releases Migrants Who Overwhelmed Texas National Guard in Border Stampede
An El Paso judge on Easter Sunday ordered Texas authorities release some of the illegal…
Texas judge allows release of migrants arrested after border stampede
A judge in Texas ordered the release of migrants accused in a “border riot” where the…
State of Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton strikes deal, avoids criminal trial
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Teas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared in court last week to mark…
Texas lawmakers and agency leaders experiment, ponder policies for an AI future
Agencies like the Texas Department of Transportation are using the technology to react to…
700 National Guard troops ‘surged’ to El Paso after migrants breached concertina wire
The deployment announced Friday includes troops from the newly former Texas Tactical Border Force. Read…
Arkansas National Guard border detachment slated to depart April 1
Plans have been set for a detachment of Arkansas National Guard troops to deploy to…
Migrants stage Passion of the Christ at border wall
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Carrying the flags of several Latin American countries and…
Another red state moves a step closer to enacting Texas-style anti-illegal immigration bill
Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with a bill modeled on a new Texas law allowing…
Texas AG Paxton probes Boeing supplier, takes aim at DEI practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating a major supplier of aerospace company Boeing, whose flagship…
Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Mexico crackdown, no spring migration increase, Texas, Guatemala
Mexico’s intensified enforcement delays the United States’ expected spring migration increase; Insights from CBP’s February…
Texas border officers seize $1.1M in meth from vehicle quarter panels during bust
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over $1.1 million of methamphetamine from the quarter…
Speaker Johnson meets Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to talk border security legislation
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) met Thursday to discuss…
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In March 2024
Governor Abbott Renews Wildfire Disaster Declaration In March 2024TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…
Texas law that allows arrest of migrants suspected of illegally crossing border to remain on hold
The law would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering…
Governor Abbott Launches Texas Space Commission
Governor Greg Abbott today launched the Texas Space Commission and announced the inaugural members of the…
Can Texas National Guard shoot migrants crossing border?
Immigration enforcement “appears to be a moving target due to recent challenges to that authority,”…
Texas’ Senate Bill 4 awaits court decision amid enforcement uncertainties
There are still a lot of remaining questions about how the Senate Bill 4 would…
Migrant crossings in Texas plunge as spends $10 billion on border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has spent $10 billion on border security, but only stopped 12%…
Honduran migrant charged with assault after border rushing incident in El Paso, Texas
After an incident at the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of migrants rushed the Texas National…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Cancels US-Mexico Border Trip Over ‘Safety Concerns’
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Governor Abbott Lauds Texas National Guard’s Border Security Efforts In Round Rock
Governor Greg Abbott today commended the brave men and women of the Texas National Guard for…
Karine Jean-Pierre bashed for suggesting migrants storming border is Abbott’s responsibility: ‘Beyond belief’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took heat for saying it’s on Gov. Greg Abbott,…
Texas lawmen point guns, threaten to arrest migrants south of border wall
Tension between members of the Texas military and migrants coming across illegally from Mexico boiled…
House Dem blames Republicans in wake of viral video of migrants storming US border in Texas
Republicans and Democrats have been reacting differently to the chaotic scenes where more than 100…
AG Miyares supports Texas law to allow state’s cops to arrest illegal immigrants
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced support for a Texas law that would make illegal immigration…
Hundreds of migrants on Texas’ southern border breach wire barriers built under Operation Lone Star
The tense moment Thursday occurred at a time when the El Paso Sector of U.S.…
US Appeals Court Weighing Fate of Texas Border Enforcement Law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday began hearing arguments on…
Supreme Court lets Texas detain and deport migrants under SB4
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to allow Texas enforce its state law to arrest undocumented…
The latest in the border battle between Texas and the Biden administration
The Supreme Court on Monday further delayed implementation of Texas’ SB4. Read More
How Texas may craft policy for artificial intelligence usage
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The hottest topic discussed at this year’s South by Southwest had to…
Self-Identified Hezbollah Terrorist Who Wanted to ‘Make a Bomb’ Caught by Border Patrol in Texas
During an interrogation, the Lebanese migrant reportedly said that his training with Hezbollah focused on…
SCOTUS decision on SB 4, sweeping Texas border security law, could come by Monday
A decision from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Texas’ polarizing border security law,…
Matt Rinaldi won’t seek reelection as Texas Republican Party chair
Matt Rinaldi, leader of the Texas Republican Party, said Friday he would not seek another term…
Texas sues Colony Ridge development for fraudulent real estate practi…
Residents of the Houston-area development, who were maligned by Republicans last year, have complained about the…
Texas counties changing national conversation on border crisis as invasion
(The Center Square) – Three years ago this April, a small border county took a…
Gun Rights Groups Back Texas’ Invasion Defense at Mexican Border
Gun rights groups have come to the aid of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in urging…
Another lawsuit challenges Texas’ SB4 immigration law
Another civil rights organization has filed a lawsuit challenging Texas’ controversial new immigration law SB4…
New federal court rule could block Texas AG Ken Paxton, others from “judge shopping”
Paxton has repeatedly turned to single-judge divisions to block the Biden administration…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slams President Biden’s SOTU address
Abbott criticized the bipartisan border bill Read More
National Guard soldiers and Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified
Authorities have released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol…
Greg Abbott gets scathing rebuke from largest Texas newspaper: “Disturbing”
The Houston Chronicle rebuked the governor’s school voucher program on Sunday following Super Tuesday’s results.
State of Texas: Election results redraw battle lines for school choice
Gov. Abbott knocks out Republicans in war for education priorities
2 soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in helicopter crash in South Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Three people — two soldiers and one U.S. Border Patrol…
Rule of law lost to the rule of Trump in the Texas GOP primary (Editorial)
By voting out a slew of incumbent judges and lawmakers, Republican voters indicated that…
Migrant advocacy group ‘Witness at the Border’ plans two-week vigil in Eagle Pass
A grassroots organization that advocates for asylum rights and has held several events in the…
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan trails in early primary voting returns
Phelan slightly trailed GOP challenger David Covey in early voting, though neither candidate had the majority…
Migration: Texas Vows To Protect Itself Against Invasion at Border
Supreme Court halts new state immigration law pending ruling on constitutionality
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to block Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a new Texas law that…
State Representative election results for Texas March Primary on March 5, 2024
Voters across Texas headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide who they will nominate in…
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a Texas law that allowed state law enforcement…
Texas’ lone sugar mill closes, underscoring Mexico’s water debt to US
The closure of a 51-year-old sugar mill plant on the South Texas border is because…
Texas building military base to house thousands of National Guard members at border
AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star state is underway with its latest effort to boost…
Ken Paxton is throwing support behind Texas primary challengers to oust political rivals on Super Tuesday
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s recent endorsements demonstrate his desire to upturn Super Tuesday elections against…
State lawmaker undergoing IVF calls on Texas to protect the procedure
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Democratic state representative currently undergoing fertility treatment is calling on Texas…
Trump says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘absolutely’ on VP shortlist
Comments came during Trump’s trip to the border. Read More
Biden’s border trip will be missing one key thing… MIGRANTS
Piles of trash and miles of fencing will greet President Joe Biden when he arrives…
Border Patrol finds five migrant kids with paper with NY addresses
Texas border patrol agents recovered five unaccompanied migrant children holding notes with addresses in New…
In first-of-its-kind collaboration, Mexican firefighters will train across border in South Texas
The South Texas city of McAllen is offering to train firefighters from Mexico north of…
US Supreme Court to weigh Florida, Texas laws constraining social media companies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was…
Your Medicare Costs May Go Down Dramatically in 2024, Thanks to U.S. Law Kicking in
A big cost and concern for many seniors in the U.S. is the price of prescription…
The Human Toll of Greg Abbott’s War at the Border
A dispatch from Eagle Pass, where the Texas governor has amped up the cruelty toward…
State of Texas: Ruling sparks Paxton’s push to oust conservative judges on Court of Criminal Appeals
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not on the March Primary ballot,…
Border agents seize around 6.5 tons of meth at port in Texas; largest bust ever at a port entry
The seizure was estimated to be worth about $117 million, according to officials. Read More …
Texas border sheriff warns migrant pursuits have become ‘extremely dangerous’ for community
Terrell County, Texas Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland on how border communities are directly impacted by the ongoing…
Majority of Texas Hispanics support building border wall, sending troops to border
(The Center Square) – A majority of Hispanic Texas voters support Gov. Greg Abbott building…
‘Civil war’ narrative is false, Texas officials, Border Patrol union say
(The Center Square) – A narrative that a “civil war” or “cold war” between federal…