Category: Texas

Federal Judge Blocks Expiration of Title 42; Body of Missing National Guard Member Found | NTD Evening News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on April 25 that the body of a missing National Guard member was found along the Rio Grande. Bishop Evans had reportedly jumped into the river in an attempt to save two illegal immigrants who appeared to be drowning. Death row inmate Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter,…


SCOTUS Takes Appeal of Texas Death Row Inmate Claiming Scientific Evidence Was Flawed

The Supreme Court agreed on April 25 to hear the appeal of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of murder and rape, and who now wants evidence found at the scene of the crime years ago to be tested for DNA, even though a Texas law forbids it because he took too long to raise the…


Body of Missing Texas Guardsman Bishop Evans Found: Officials

A 22-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the National Guard soldier who went missing and died while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande. The Texas Military Department confirmed Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing following his efforts to rescue the illegal aliens on April…


Body of Missing Texas Guardsman Bishop Evans Recovered: Officials

The body of the Texas National Guard soldier who went missing and died while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande has been found and recovered, officials said on April 25. The man, identified by Texas Military Department officials as Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, of Arlington, went…


Authorities Identify Texas National Guard Soldier Who Went Missing at the Border

A 22-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the National Guard soldier who went missing while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande. The Texas Military Department confirmed Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing following his efforts to rescue the illegal aliens on April 22. Evans…


National Guard Soldier Still Missing at Southern Border a Day After Trying to Help Immigrants From Water

A soldier from the Texas Army National Guard remains missing a day after he tried to help two illegal immigrants who appeared to be drowning in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. The two immigrants are now alleged by the Texas Rangers to be involved in narcotics trafficking. “The service member selflessly attempted to…


Bipartisan Group Backs Title 42 Extension, DHS Estimates up to 18,000 Illegals to Cross Border If Order Removed

The Problem Solvers Caucus, an independent member-driven group in Congress composed of 58 Republican and Democrat representatives from across the nation, has announced support for legislation aimed at extending the Title 42 protections officially due to end on May 23. “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Public Health and Border Security Act of…


Bipartisan Congressional Group Backs Legislation That Would Force Biden to Extend Emergency Border Powers

The Problem Solvers Caucus, an independent member-driven group in Congress composed of 58 Republican and Democrat representatives from across the nation, has announced support for legislation aimed at extending the Title 42 protections officially due to end on May 23. “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Public Health and Border Security Act of…


AGs Push Back Against ‘Absurd Effort’ to Thwart Border Security Efforts in Texas

The attorney generals of Texas and Missouri are pushing back against what they say is another attempt by the Biden administration to thwart border security efforts in Texas, this time through the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the prostrate milkweed (Asclepias prostrata), a wildflower, as an endangered species…


Texas National Guard Soldier Missing After Trying to Rescue Migrant From Water

A soldier from the Texas National Guard has gone missing after trying to rescue a female migrant from the Rio Grande, a major river that forms a part of the U.S.–Mexico border. The soldier has yet to be found, according to the Texas Military Department in a statement. “A Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to…