New Texas law takes effect requiring parental approval for children to create social media accounts
A new law has gone into effect in Texas that requires parental approval for children to create social media accounts. Parts of the SCOPE Act, commonly known as House Bill 18, went into effect Sunday after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law last year. At a committee hearing last year, Republican state Rep. Shelby […]
90-Year-Old Navy Veteran Killed in Brazen Daylight Carjacking in Texas
On Saturday, a 90-year-old Houston Navy veteran was shot and killed in front of his apartment by an unknown assailant, who then stole his car and ran him over. Police say they have not yet found the assailant, but found the man's car abandoned at another apartment building a few miles away. A search is […]
Cause probed in partial collapse of bleachers that injured 12 at a Texas rodeo arena
Authorities are investigating after part of a stand at a rodeo arena near San Antonio, Texas, collapsed over the weekend, injuring 12 people. Emergency responders arrived at the Borne rodeo grounds, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of San Antonio, just after 9 p.m. Saturday, said Borne Deputy Fire Chief Walter Ball. Four people were […]
Texas teacher has students staple cat’s incision — while it’s awake and screaming in pain
Authorities say a horrifying video of a Texas high school agriculture teacher instructing students to staple a cat's incisions closed while the animal woke up and screamed in pain. The teacher, Emily Marie Brenner, 25, was charged with cruelty to non-domestic animals in connection with disease treatments carried out at the school in the Westwood […]
Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard shows faith is top of mind during win over Texas A&M
When Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard took the snaps for the Fighting Irish against Texas A&M on Saturday night, he clearly had faith in his heart. Leonard used eye black to paint a cross on the left side of his face, and the cross remained there throughout the game as the No. 7 Fighting Irish […]
Arch Manning records first college touchdowns as Texas runs over Colorado State in season opener
After Quinn Ewers' Texas Longhorns opened the season with a thumping win over Colorado State, head coach Steve Sarkisian decided to give sophomore quarterback Arch Manning some playing time under center. Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, did not disappoint in the first game of the new year. Manning completed […]
17 Migrants Found in Cloned Lowes Delivery Truck near Texas Border
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers found 17 migrants hiding inside a cloned tractor-trailer as they headed away from the border in rural southwest Texas, a scare that may have saved the lives of passengers as temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday. The truck, which bore false markings for the popular home […]
Texas state rep flips to GOP, says Dems plunging into ‘progressive abyss’
A Texas Democratic state politician is switching to the Republican Party for the remaining four months of his term. After losing his primary election for supporting a Republican-sponsored bill that would have protected minors from sex-reassignment surgery, state Rep. Sean Thierry issued a statement on social media on Friday accusing Democrats of rushing into the […]
Police — Texas Third-Grade Teacher Dealt Drugs in Class
A Harris County, Texas, elementary school teacher was arrested for allegedly buying and selling drugs over the phone during class. Local police are cracking down on gang violence involving cocaine, methamphetamine and machine guns, ABC 13 reports. Reported Police noted that they announced 20 arrests on Thursday. The third grade teacher in the Sheldon Independent […]
‘Radicalized And Increasingly Out Of Touch’: Texas Dem Abandons Party
The Texas Democrat added Friday that he plans to leave the party and switch to the Republican Party following the scathing rebuke. Shawn Thierry Declared Thierry announced his party switch while attending the Mothers for Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., saying he could not support some of the liberal policies, such as gender reassignment surgery […]