Nick Saban warns Texas A&M ahead of team’s visit to Auburn: ‘That place is haunted’
During his 17 seasons patrolling the Alabama football sidelines, Nick Saban is no stranger to facing the Crimson Tide's in-state rival Auburn. Now retired, Saban works as an analyst for ESPN's “College GameDay.” The popular TV show aired Saturday's matchup between Ohio State and Indiana in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes entered the Week 13 contest […]
Texas Officials Vote to Allow Bible-Based Lessons in Elementary Schools
Bible-based classes are allowed in Texas elementary schools and could be implemented as early as 2025. Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 Friday to allow curriculum in classrooms, NBC News reported. The article states, “The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, is optional for schools […]
Texas AG sues Dallas for decriminalizing marijuana
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he will file a lawsuit targeting the blue city of Dallas over a ballot measure to decriminalize marijuana. Paxton argues that Prop. R violates state law, which “prohibits the Dallas Police Department from considering the odor of marijuana as probable cause to make an arrest or issue […]
Texas tees up likely legal battle with biblical public school lessons
Texas has joined the growing list of states mixing Bibles into public school classrooms, setting the stage for a possible new legal showdown. The Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 Friday to allow classes on Bible stories in kindergarten through fifth-grade classes, encouraging those seeking to expand the Christian faith in public schools. Texas's […]
Texas sicko Jason Thornburg convicted after saying he mutilated victims, ate human heart as part of ‘ritualistic sacrifices’
A Texas man was convicted of murdering three people, dismembering them and burning their bodies after admitting to investigators that he was “asked to make a sacrifice.” Jason Thornburgh was found guilty of secret murder Wednesday, and now the same Tarrant County jury that convicted him will decide whether he will receive the death penalty […]
Texas man convicted after saying he mutilated victims, ate human heart as part of ‘ritualistic sacrifices’
A Texas man was found guilty of murdering three people, dismembering them and burning their bodies after admitting to investigators that he was “asked to make a sacrifice.” Jason Thornburgh was found guilty of secret murder Wednesday, and now the same Tarrant County jury that convicted him will decide whether he will be sentenced to […]
Texas lawmaker proposes bill to abolish death penalty in Lone Star State
Amid ongoing high-profile death row cases, Texas lawmakers have introduced a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state. Democratic state Rep. John Boushie III has introduced the bill in the upcoming Congress. “I've been thinking about the use of the death penalty and whether it should exist in society, so I think I've […]
Governor Orders Arrest of Chinese Operatives Hunting Down Dissidents in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week issued an executive order to the Department of Public Safety to “target and arrest criminals who carry out Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations.” The governor referred to the Chinese Communist Party's “fox hunting operation” aimed at deporting dissidents to China. The governor also issued orders to separate the […]
Texas Education Board Approves Optional Bible-Based Curriculum For Elementary Schools
A Bible is placed on a pew during Sunday service at Greater City of Deliverance International Ministries on Nov. 3, 2024 in Lithonia, Georgia. (Photo provided by: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers3:23 PM – Friday, November 22, 2024 The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to allow Biblical instruction in […]
Mike Tyson, Jake Paul suspended from boxing in bizarre Texas rule
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson won't be fighting in Texas for a while. Following the boxer's much-maligned match on Nov. 15, the boxer was suspended for 24 days by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The ban has nothing to do with Paul's triumphant victory, Tyson's languid return to the ring, or even Netflix's […]