News Affecting Texans

Houston firefighter taken at birth in Chile helps Texas ‘brother’ find biological mother


Houston firefighter Tyler Graf's story of finding his biological mother in Chile made...

 Houston firefighter Tyler Graf's story of finding his biological mother in Chile made...  ...

Pic of the Day: Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II Over Tyler Texas


US A-10 Thunderbolts, such as this one, travel the globe from airshow to airshow, showcasing the abilities of this rugged, powerful American aircraft.

 US A-10 Thunderbolts, such as this one, travel the globe from airshow to airshow, showcasing the abilities of this rugged, powerful American aircraft.  ...

Texas Goes After Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies In State Agencies and Higher Education


A memo from the Texas Governor’s office, written by Abbott’s Chief of staff, Gardner Pate, states that Texas agencies and institutions of higher education funded by the state are to stop having offices that promote Diversity, Equity,

 A memo from the Texas Governor’s office, written by Abbott’s Chief of staff, Gardner Pate, states that Texas agencies and institutions of higher education funded by the state are to stop having offices that promote Diversity, Equity,  ...

It’s ‘big ugly’ season in Texas, here’s where to find them


It's the season for the Bull Drum.

 It's the season for the Bull Drum.  ...

Why Roseanne Barr’s Return to Stand-up Comedy Is Crucial to Conservatism

I remember the first time I saw actress and comedienne Roseanne Barr perform her stand-up routine. It was on the gold standard of late night talk shows, “The Tonight Show… ...

Anti-Racism Fatigue? DEI Educators Complain They’re Not Getting Work Anymore

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Are Americans experiencing a bit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) fatigue these… ...

The Even Bigger Scandal in the Don Lemon ‘Past Her Prime’ Controversy

Things have been going downhill for CNN’s Don Lemon ever since CEO Chris Licht, in his supposed quest to make the network respectable and less liberally biased, made the decision… ...

The RNC Finally Does Something Right, Sets Standards for 2024 Presidential Primary

To say I’m not a fan of the current leadership at the Republican National Committee would be an understatement. I’ve pretty much made it my mission to ratio everything Ronna… ...

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Announces 2023 Texas Connection Series At Cowtown Coliseum


Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR), the world’s leading all-Black touring rodeo, today announced the organization’s Texas Connection...

 Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR), the world’s leading all-Black touring rodeo, today announced the organization’s Texas Connection...  ...

New York Times Tells Its People to Shut up About ‘Bias’ Against Transgenders

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. In a world of authentic ecological disasters curiously ignored by the usual suspects,… ...

WATCH: Biden Goes Full-Blown Race-Hustler, Claims White People ‘Still’ Want to ‘Lynch’ Black People

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Oops, he did it again. The “he” was Joe Biden and the “it”… ...

British Woman Isabel Vaughan-Spruce Acquitted of the Crime of Praying in Public

In Birmingham, England, a British layperson is enjoying freedom following her February 16th, 2023 acquittal of violating a Public Spaces Protection Order. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on December 6th, 2022,… ...

VIDEO: Kamala Harris Completely Bombs Interview With Andrea Mitchell

Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell for a long interview in Munich, where she’s attending the Munich Security Conference and will deliver a speech Saturday.… ...

Joe Biden Takes Swipe at Ron DeSantis, Ends up Committing Glorious Self-Own on School Choice

No doubt because they view him as a serious political threat, Joe Biden and members of his administration have frequently taken shots at Ron DeSantis during the course of Biden’s… ...

Stacey Abrams’ Charity Has Misplaced Half a Million Dollars, Qualifying for a Federal Investigation

Twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ charity New Georgia Project seems to be missing over $500,000, which is enough to get both state and federal investigators involved in the matter.… ...

After Two Anti-Semitic Shootings in Los Angeles, a Suspect Is in Custody

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. A Southern California man has confessed to shooting two Jewish men in Los… ...

Even White House Officials Mock Don Lemon’s Inflammatory Remarks Against Women

Former CNN primetime anchorman Don Lemon really stepped into it this time. As we’ve reported, Lemon seemed to go out of his way Thursday to offend people of the feminine… ...

Trump Paid Reseach Firm More Than $600K to ‘Prove’ 2020 Election Fraud, Refuses to Release Findings

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Following the 2020 presidential election, the Trump campaign paid an outside research firm… ...

Patients ask Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to visit them at Methodist Children’s Hospital on Sunday

SAN ANTONIO – Patients at Methodist Children’s Hospital are trying to get Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to visit them at the hospital this Sunday. Johnson said Thursday on Twitter that… ...

Brahmas-themed beer debuts at Alamo Beer Company ahead of XFL opener

SAN ANTONIO – A local brewery is partnering with San Antonio’s rebooted XFL team ahead of Sunday’s opener at the Alamodome. Alamo Beer Company recently unveiled its Brahmas-themed beer, which… ...

Michael Jordan Donates $10 Million to Make-A-Wish for his 60th Birthday, Setting a Record

Hir Royal Airness himself celebrated his 60th birthday today with the largest donation to the Make-a-Wish Foundation in history. The $10 million fortune will go to “create an endowment to provide the funds needed to make future wishes possible for kids with critical illnesses,” the foundation explained in a release. Witnessing the strength and resilience
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‘Fantastic’ Finding Uncovers Silent Frog Species That ‘Doesn’t Croak, Chirp, Sing or Ribbit’

Originally written by Liz Kimbrough. Reprinted from Mongabay on a CC 4.0. License.  Up in Tanzania’s Ukaguru Mountains, researchers have found a new-to-science frog species with a unique trait: it doesn’t make a sound. The small, silent Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog (Hyperolius ukaguruensis) doesn’t croak, chirp, sing, or ribbit. “It’s a very odd group of
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SmashBurger releases a new Mac & Cheese-inspired burger: Here’s where to get it in North Texas


SmashBurger is introducing its new mac & cheese burger nationwide. But don’t worry, it’s not a cheesy mess – it’s a cheesy success!

 SmashBurger is introducing its new mac & cheese burger nationwide. But don’t worry, it’s not a cheesy mess – it’s a cheesy success!  ...

The makings of a Texas drag queen


As drag has gone mainstream, performers have found confidence and community. Now a slate of proposed laws in Texas and beyond aims to push the subculture back into the shadows.

 As drag has gone mainstream, performers have found confidence and community. Now a slate of proposed laws in Texas and beyond aims to push the subculture back into the shadows.  ...

Inside Jen Shah’s Texas prison life – with 3 am wake-up calls & basic food


JEN Shah’s living conditions inside FPC Bryan offer a stark contrast to the luxury lifestyle she’s left behind, a federal prison consultant has said. And she thinks the former Bravo per

 JEN Shah’s living conditions inside FPC Bryan offer a stark contrast to the luxury lifestyle she’s left behind, a federal prison consultant has said. And she thinks the former Bravo per  ...

Report says Texas’ best & favorite snack can be found at Buc-ee’s


Well Texas, the legend of Buc-ee’s continues as not only the state’s best and largest gas station in the country but it’s got some killer food inside that leaves fans wanting more

 Well Texas, the legend of Buc-ee’s continues as not only the state’s best and largest gas station in the country but it’s got some killer food inside that leaves fans wanting more  ...

Outdoor clothing for kids: Protective and stylish styles – Texas Hunting & Fishing Lone Star Outdoor News


Have you ever struggled to find good-looking, outdoorsy clothes for your children? You might remember your own struggles of finding clothes to fit your outdoor lifestyle as a kid. Maybe you had to wear hand-me-down camo T-shirts or pick out clothes from the boy’s section. Amanda Lundgren, of Aledo, knew that feeling all too well.

 Have you ever struggled to find good-looking, outdoorsy clothes for your children? You might remember your own struggles of finding clothes to fit your outdoor lifestyle as a kid. Maybe you had to wear hand-me-down camo T-shirts or pick out clothes from the boy’s section. Amanda Lundgren, of Aledo, knew that feeling all too well.  ...

‘It’s out of Control’: Congressman Mike Johnson Wants to Combat the Weaponization of the DOJ

Dating all the way back to the IRS targeting scandal of the Obama era, we’ve seen federal agencies used to go after conservatives and conservative groups that did not comply… ...

What Biden Appears to Have Shot Down Is Clown-Show Stuff

Do we finally have an explanation for why the Biden administration has been so tight-lipped about the unidentified flying objects shot down more recently? It wasn’t until Thursday that the… ...

Wife of WWII Soldier Spent Decades on Husband’s Wish to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa

With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down a Japanese family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of Okinawa in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all pitched in
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Ringed Planet That Defies Known Physics Discovered in Outer Reaches of Our Solar System

It turns out that Saturn isn’t the only married planet in the solar system. A European telescope has found a new dwarf planet right here at home, and it too has a ring. The largest object found to orbit our sun since Pluto was discovered in 1930, Quaoar is the third-largest dwarf planet or planetoid
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Texas death row inmate dies after December surgery for tumor


A spokesperson for the Texas prison system says a man who had been on the state's death row for nearly 30 years after being convicted in the killings of his

 A spokesperson for the Texas prison system says a man who had been on the state's death row for nearly 30 years after being convicted in the killings of his  ...

Greg Abbott’s ‘State of the State’ Was a Weird, Alarming Infomercial

On Thursday night, GOP Governor Greg Abbott used his fifth State of the State speech, a biennial address mandated by the Texas Constitution, to cut an ad for a large… ...

Family seeks justice after 80-year-old loved one attacked, left for dead

SAN ANTONIO – A dinner run left an 80-year-old man fighting for his life after he was attacked and carjacked on the North Side, according to San Antonio Police, Larry… ...

Lubbock-Cooper ISD administrators, state advocates call for ‘well-rounded’ accountability in Texas public education

Administrators at Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District and members of the public education advocacy group Raise Your Hand Texas have called on legislators for more nuanced accountability from the state when… ...

Bring a new grape to the Texas table


Among the Southern Sensations' claim to fame is a resistance to Pierce's Disease, the...

 Among the Southern Sensations' claim to fame is a resistance to Pierce's Disease, the...  ...

Texas redbuds have a long life


Neil Sperry recommends planting redbud trees in Texas, where they can live 30 to 40...

 Neil Sperry recommends planting redbud trees in Texas, where they can live 30 to 40...  ...

Texas AFT: Feb. 10, 2023: 89% of School Counselors Don’t Feel Respected by Texas


A Union of Professionals

 A Union of Professionals  ...

Governor Abbott Announces School Safety As Emergency Item

Governor Abbott Announces School Safety As Emergency ItemGovernor Greg Abbott tonight announced school safety as an emergency item for the 88th Legislative Session during his State of the State address in San Marcos.

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Governor Abbott Announces Ending Revolving Door Bail As Emergency Item

Governor Abbott Announces Ending Revolving Door Bail As Emergency ItemGovernor Greg Abbott tonight announced ending revolving door bail as an emergency item for the 88th Legislative Session during his State of the State address in San Marcos.

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CNN’s Asha Rangappa Accidentally Exposes Folly of Identity Politics in Embarrassing Twitter Exchange

One thing that for years has kept Democrat movers and shakers up at night is the fear that one day they’d finally lose their iron-like grip on the minority voters… ...

What Biden Appears to Have Shot Down Over Lake Huron Is Clown-Show Stuff

Do we finally have an explanation for why the Biden administration has been so tight-lipped about the unidentified flying object shot down over Lake Huron? It wasn’t until Thursday that… ...

North Side councilmen leave chambers rather than put marijuana, abortion onto May 6 ballot

SAN ANTONIO – The so-called San Antonio Justice Charter is now officially Proposition A on the city’s May 6 ballot, putting attempts to decriminalize marijuana and abortion in front of… ...

Speaker McCarthy leads first border trip in his new role. Critics call it a photo op

Updated February 16, 2023 at 6:55 PM ET With southern Arizona as his backdrop, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy visited the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since taking on his… ...

Owl Escapes NYC Zoo But After Survival Instincts Kick-in Officials Give it Some Freedom in Central Park

On February 3rd, a jailbreak occurred in Manhattan—it was a Eurasian eagle owl named Flaco. Investigators don’t know the identity of his vandal accomplice who shredded the netting of his enclosure, and the search for witnesses is ongoing. In all seriousness, Central Park Zoo’s Flaco had lived his whole adult life in captivity, and the
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Cures and Prevention For Some of the Worst Diseases Come From a Surprising Ally – Our Sewers

If it still holds that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then a virus that kills bacteria might be a good place to start developing medicines. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) creating “superbugs” is the largest threat to individual health on Earth. As many as 60% of the strains of common bacteria that live in
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76-year-old Student Finally Graduates 50 Years After He Began His Ph.D. in Philosophy

Newly-graduated ‘Doctor’ Nick Axten said it took him “a long hard think” to get his doctoral dissertation in order, which is probably what most Ph.D. candidates would say. Unlike most candidates however, it took Dr. Axten 5 decades before the 76-year-old student finally graduated with a Ph.D. in mathematical sociology at the University of Bristol.
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In ‘Mega Milestone’ India Connects 80 Million Rural Households to Water Supply in Just 4 Years

India’s Jal Jeevan Mission of tap water access continues to be one of the great, unsung stories of human development. Almost 79 million households have been provided with access to a tap water connection since the program’s launch in August 2019, bringing the total to 111 million, or 56% of rural households in the nation.
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Chinese Citizens in Texas Are Incensed Over a Proposal to Ban Them From Buying Property in the State


Activist Ling Luo says her Chinese community in Texas has gone from fearful to infuriated — and they’re demanding that their voices be heard.

 Activist Ling Luo says her Chinese community in Texas has gone from fearful to infuriated — and they’re demanding that their voices be heard.  ...

Migrant arrivals increase twofold at Texas-Tamaulipas border

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican church leaders say they are seeing a large increase of people seeking asylum in the United States coming to the border city of… ...

Lost Dog In Texas Finds Way Back to Former Shelter and Rings Doorbell After Escaping New Home


The Animal Rescue League of El Paso shared the dog's story on social media, showing the clever canine ringing the doorbell at the shelter in the middle of the night.

 The Animal Rescue League of El Paso shared the dog's story on social media, showing the clever canine ringing the doorbell at the shelter in the middle of the night.  ...

BREAKING: John Fetterman Hospitalized at Walter Reed for Severe Depression

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) checked himself into Walter Reed Army Medical Center Wednesday night to receive voluntary inpatient treatment for clinical depression, his office announced Thursday. According to a statement… ...

Biden Finally Speaks on Shootdown of Three ‘Objects,’ but Snaps at Reporters’ Questions

Joe Biden has finally been forced into making comments on the three “objects” that the U.S. shot down over the past weekend. What’s been glaring has been Biden’s failure to… ...

YouTube CEO and Censorship Fan, Susan Wojcicki, Is Stepping Down

The People’s Republic of YouTube is losing its dear leader, Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki. According to Reuters, she will be stepping down after YouTube continued to suffer from a continued… ...

Report: Former FBI Chief’s Secret Meeting With Russian Caught by British Intel in London

As RedState reported in January, former FBI Chief Charles McGonigal was indicted for money laundering, US sanctions violations, and false statements. On Monday, the Washington Post ran an explainer of… ...

Uvalde’s Locks Were Its First Line of Defense. They Failed.

In the aftermath of school shootings like the one in Uvalde, what can get overlooked is basic: Schools need doors that work and don’t require special knowledge or keys to… ...

$3 Million Whistleblower Settlement Is Cheap Getaway for Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, that pugilistic legal crusader, is backing down from a battle with four of his former top deputies-turned-whistleblowers who went public with accusations of their boss’s corrupt… ...

The Governor’s Grid Gambit

It’s now been two years since Winter Storm Uri sank Texas into a deep freeze and brought the state’s electric grid to the brink of total collapse. Upon signing into… ...