HOUSTON—A man was convicted Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school in 2016. Jurors deliberated for about three hours before finding 33-year-old Andre Timothy Jackson, guilty of murder in the death of Josue Flores. Jackson, who has always maintained his innocence, faces up to life…
Illegal Aliens Sue Texas Officials After Arrests for Trespassing
KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—A group of illegal aliens has filed a lawsuit against Texas officials for alleged constitutional violations within the governor’s Operation Lone Star criminal trespass program. The lawyers for the 15 plaintiffs hope to turn the case into a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 illegal immigrants whom they say have…
To Ensure Trust in 2024 Election, Re-Register All Voters After Midterms, Says Fraud-Tracker
After the upcoming midterm elections, all 3,006 counties in the 50 states and territories across the United States should scrub their voter rolls clean and require voters to re-register in order to cast ballots in the next election, urges True the Vote’s Catherine Engelbrecht. Doing so is a sure-fire way to enhance the integrity of…
Texas Mother Shoots and Kills Home Invader While 3 Children Were Inside: Officials
A Texas mother shot and killed a man as her three children were inside the home at around 10 p.m., San Antonio police officials said. Authorities said the unnamed woman heard a man trying to break into her home on Thursday night. The man went into her home via the laundry room, which is adjacent to…
Proposal to Prohibit Teaching Critical Race Theory in Texas School District Wins Majority Approval in Public Comment
TEXAS—The majority vote in public comment chose to favor proposed policies that will put guardrails on social-emotional learning (SEL) programs and prohibit critical race theory (CRT) teachings for the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD), following a board meeting on April 25. Board members Casey Ford and Shannon Braun proposed the policy (pdf) based on what Ford…
Texas Approves $495.3 Million for Border Security Operations
Texas has approved the transfer of $495.3 million to fund Operation Lone Star and critical border operations at other state agencies, the governor’s office announced Friday. “This funding will address immediate border security needs while future funding needed to protect Texans continues to be evaluated,” according to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office. The vast majority of the funds—$465.3…
Crypto Miners’ Electricity Use in Texas Would Equal Another Houston
By Naureen S. Malik From Bloomberg News The Texas grid operator expects to increase electricity demand by up to 6 gigawatts by mid-2023, more than enough to power every home in Houston. The forecast from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is the first official estimate on how much stress miners are apt to put…
Man Charged With Killing 18 in Texas Convicted of 1 Murder
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty of murder Thursday and sentenced to life in prison in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Jurors took about 45 minutes to convict Billy Chemirmir, 49, of capital murder in the March…
Rancher Offers Elon Musk 100 Acres to Move Twitter’s Headquarters to Texas
An Austin rancher has offered to donate free land to Elon Musk for the use of a new Twitter headquarters in Texas, if he chooses to relocate the company from San Francisco to the Lone Star State, reported Austonia. The board of Twitter accepted Musk’s deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion on April 25,…
Texas Rancher Offers Elon Musk 100 Acres to Move Twitter’s Headquarters to Austin
An Austin rancher has offered to donate free land to Elon Musk for the use of a new Twitter headquarters in Texas, if he chooses to relocate the company from San Francisco to the Lone Star State, reported Austonia. The board of Twitter accepted Musk’s deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion on April 25,…
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