Officials have released the identity of the Texas National Guard member who is feared to have drowned after jumping into the river along the U.S.-Mexico border to help two migrants. Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, went missing in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Friday “following his selfless efforts to rescue two migrants who appeared to be […]
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Abbott’s Second Texas charter bus drops off migrants near US Capitol in Washington, DC
A second bus from Texas arrived near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, transporting more than a dozen illegal immigrants as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis. Abbott announced last week that he was directing the Texas Division […]
Buses reach the border as Texas dispatches illegals to DC
Texas has dispatched buses to the southern border to retrieve illegal immigrants after Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that he planned to send those released in his state to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Within the last 24 hours, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has dispatched an unspecified number of buses […]
Texas takes new border action; will charter bus illegals to DC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday delivered new orders along the U.S.-Mexico border and promised more to come as former Trump administration officials press him to declare an “invasion” and give state troopers and National Guard members authority to turn back migrants. The two-term Republican governor did not say whether he supports such a concept, […]
Texas can phase out coal entirely with wind and solar. There’s just one huge catch
Wind and solar power are growing fast in Texas. So fast, in fact, that it would take only one-third of the solar and wind energy projects that have already been proposed to almost entirely phase out coal in the state, according to a new study by researchers at Houston’s Rice University. That’s huge news, considering […]
Supreme Court Declines To Halt Texas Abortion Law
The Supreme Court has agreed to expedite and hear procedural elements of two challenges to Texas’ new anti-abortion law, which effectively bans most abortions after six weeks. One case is the Department of Justice’s challenge against the Texas law, and the other is by an organization called Whole Women’s Health. The questions presented in each […]
Texas Heartbeat Abortion Law Reinstated By Courts
A federal appeals court reinstated Texas’ controversial “fetal heart beat” abortion ban on Friday night, days after a lower court suspended the Republican-backed law. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay, effectively pausing U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s decision to grant a temporary restraining order against the abortion ban earlier this […]
Ted Cruz Tells Unemployed Americans “Get A Job”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reacted to news of millions of Americans losing their unemployment benefits over the weekend by suggesting out-of-work people should “get a job.” In a tweet sent late Monday night, Cruz shared with his followers a headline from the Associated Press reading “Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire.” “Um, get […]
Supreme Court Refuses To Block Texas Abortion Law
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday night refused to block a Texas law that bans most abortions, leaving the country’s most restrictive abortion measure intact. Just before midnight, the court denied an emergency request from abortion providers to block the law, issuing a 5-4 ruling with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s three […]
Texas Passes Controversial Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Law
The nationwide battle over abortion is now focused squarely on Texas after the state’s “fetal heartbeat” law went into effect Wednesday. While opponents were hoping the Supreme Court would intervene before the midnight deadline, the inaction by the justices means the second most populous state has the country’s most restrictive abortion law, one that curtails […]
Texas Allows Open Carry With No License Needed
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a “constitutional carry” bill into law on Wednesday that will allow Texans to carry a handgun in public without a license starting on Sept. 1. Under current law, residents must go through training, submit fingerprints, show handgun proficiency and pay a $40 application fee in order to obtain a license […]
Texas Bans Abortions As Early As 6 Weeks
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott indicated he will sign a bill that would ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The bill was approved by Texas lawmakers on Thursday. According to The Texas Tribune, it bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The bill’s backers have said that can be as early as […]