A sheriff’s office in Texas announced in a press release that a traffic stop over the weekend has brought newfound attention to how Mexican cartels use underage teenagers to carry out human smuggling. According to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office, the cartels use underage teenagers to act as drivers and organizers in their illicit operations…
Underage Teenagers Being Recruited Into Human Smuggling Operations, Texas Sheriff Warns
March 1, 2022
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US Trucker Convoy Swells as It Moves Across Country to DC
ON THE HIGHWAY, Oklahoma—The largest truck convoy in the United States has grown in size since departing California and is attracting thousands of supporters as it makes its way to the East Coast. The People’s Convoy started with around 150 vehicles and has grown to over 250 as it made its way through Texas and…
Galveston: A Texas-Sized Beach Town
At first, they were elusive, popping heads or fins just above the water line, then disappearing from sight and diving deep, as if playing a little game of hide-and-seek. Rolling through the busy, working harbor on the double-decker Seagull II, a small sightseeing boat run by the local historical society, the salty stretch was busy…
Man Fatally Shoots Texas Officer Working Security at Mall
HOUSTON—A Texas deputy constable working an off-duty security job at a Houston mall was fatally shot by a man who gained control of the officer’s own gun, police said. The suspect was shot by police and died at a hospital. Deputy Neil Adams was working a second job Thursday afternoon at PlazAmericas mall in Houston…
High Speed Chases, Smuggling Crashes Take Toll on Small Border Town
February 24, 2022
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Katherine Vasquez is thanking her lucky stars. Almost home after a morning walk with her dog, she heard a vehicle moving way too fast for the 30mph speed limit. Quarter of a mile away, an SUV was bearing down on her location so quickly that she barely had time to run across the road…
Texas Gov. Abbott Orders Probe of Child Sex Change Surgery
February 24, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 22 ordered a probe of medical procedures for transgender children. In a letter to the state’s youth protection agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Abbott said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had determined that a number of gender reassignment procedures amount to “child abuse” under…
Texas Skydiving Instructor Dies When Parachute Fails to Open
WALLER, Texas—A skydiving instructor was killed after his parachute failed to open during a tandem jump in the Houston area, but his student survived the ordeal, authorities said. Both were airlifted to a Houston hospital after the jump Saturday in Waller, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Houston. The instructor later died and the…
Texas Lt. Governor Seeks to End Tenure for College Professors Teaching Critical Race Theory
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he would like to end tenure for new hires at that state’s public universities and colleges and revoke tenure for professors who teach critical race theory (CRT). “What we will propose to do is end tenure, all tenure for all new hires,” Patrick, a Republican, said at a Feb….
Texas Lieutenant Governor Seeks to End Tenure for College Professors Teaching CRT
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he would like to end tenure for new hires at Texas’s public universities and colleges and revoke tenure for professors who teach critical race theory (CRT). “What we will propose to do is end tenure, all tenure for all new hires,” Patrick, a Republican, said at a Feb. 18…
Father of Texas Teen Accused in Triple Killing Indicted
DALLAS—A man accused of driving his son to and from a Dallas-area gas station convenience store where the 14-year-old is accused of fatally shooting three teens and wounding a fourth has been indicted on a capital murder charge. A Dallas County grand jury on Thursday indicted Richard Acosta Jr., 33, on a charge of capital…
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