300 Texas National Guard Troops Move Into New Command Base In Eagle Pass
National Guard troops stand guard on the banks of the Rio Grande River at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Taylor Tinsley of OANFriday, May 31, 2024 5:38 PM Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops have been moved to a new base camp at Eagle Pass. […]
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban over medical exceptions
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, ruling Friday that there is no need to clarify the law’s medical exceptions. Texas bans abortion in almost all circumstances, but the court’s nine Republican justices ruled that a medical exception allows doctors to perform the procedure even if a woman […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likens FBI to ‘Gestapo’ in Steve Bannon interview
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Republican) likened the FBI to the Nazi Gestapo during an interview with former President Trump adviser Steve Bannon. Bannon, who is also the host of the right-wing podcast “War Room,” has likened the FBI to the Nazi Gestapo, a view echoed by Paxton in his interview with the former White […]
Texas elementary school teacher filmed sexually explicit videos in classroom: report
A Texas elementary school teacher is under investigation for allegedly filming a sexually explicit video of himself in the classroom. The woman, who has not been charged with a crime, was a music teacher at Gray Elementary School in the Lamar Unified Independent School District in Fort Bend County near Houston, according to reports. She […]
Intruder with engraved knife reading, ‘Hail Satan,’ shot by Texas homeowner: police
A Thrall, Texas, man is accused of breaking into a home with a knife engraved with the words “Hail Satan” and being shot and killed by the homeowner Monday night, police said. The Taylor Police Department said 23-year-old Austin Sumpter was arrested and charged with breaking and entering of a residence with the intent to […]
Texas Republicans embrace normalcy – Washington Examiner
Runoff primary elections were held in Texas on Tuesday night for several races that were proxy battles between controversial State Attorney General Ken Paxton and more traditional Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott. While the results in some state races favored Paxton-backed candidates, the night was mostly a success for Republicans more serious about governance than […]
Texas Republican takes aim at Biden’s ‘unconstitutional attack’ on gun rights
First appeared on FOX: Texas Republicans are blasting President Biden as an enemy of Americans’ gun rights in a resolution they will introduce in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Rep. Roger Williams, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, said the resolution emphasizes support for the Second Amendment’s “guarantee that the right of […]
Missing Texas woman’s body discovered in alligator’s mouth in Houston: police
A body believed to be that of a missing Texas woman was found inside an alligator’s mouth on Tuesday morning, police said. Houston police came across the horrific scene around 8:40 a.m. while searching the Horsepen Bayou area of Clear Lake for a woman who had been reported missing. Police said the crocodile had been […]
Attorneys general urge federal probe of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon
A coalition of state attorneys general Urged The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will open a civil rights investigation into the 2020 killing of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (Republican) pardon of the killer two weeks ago. The group of attorneys general, all Democrats, said protester Garrett […]
Texas authorities find 27 illegal immigrants in horse trailer during traffic stop
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that 27 illegal immigrants were discovered in a horse-drawn carriage during a routine traffic check in Texas on Friday. Authorities posted a video to X that shows a DPS officer stopping a Ford-250 towing a horse trailer on US-281 in Hidalgo County on Friday. The driver was […]