A Catholic organization questioning another Catholic organization’s involvement with moving COVID-sick immigrants into the U.S. filed a lawsuit earlier this month in Texas federal court. CatholicVote and conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed the federal lawsuit based on two denied Freedom of Information Act requests made to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Border Crisis Can’t Wait Three More Years for a New Administration to Fix: Russ Vought
The situation at the southern border has been so bad that it can’t wait three more years for a new administration to step in, and border states have the constitutional authority to defend themselves, according to Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration. “We have a real…
Capitol Report (Feb. 17): Texas Sues CDC Over Airport Mask Mandates
A kindergarten in Ukraine was hit with artillery shells Thursday—could the Russian invasion we’ve been hearing so much about be right around the corner? President Joe Biden has a warning. Biden was in Ohio Thursday, promoting his Build Back Better bill that has been shut down in Congress. What does Wall Street think of adding…
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Federal Mask Mandate on Public Transport
Texas on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its federal mask mandate on public transport, including on airplanes and airports. The suit is filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), and U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas). It names as defendants CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, CDC chief of…
Suspect Dead, 2 Deputies Wounded After Shootout in Texas
KATY, Texas—Two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who died at the scene, authorities said. The shootout happened Tuesday night in Katy, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Houston. Both officers were hospitalized with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on…
Texas Receives Millions of Dollars Worth of Border Materials From Federal Government for Mexico Wall
The state of Texas has received millions of dollars worth of border wall material from the federal government after the Biden administration halted construction of the project. According to the Washington Examiner, more than 1,700 steel panels—declared surplus property by the federal government—were shipped from California to Texas last week to be used to build the barrier on the Mexican border. Texas Facilities Commission…
9-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Shot By Robbery Victim: Police
A nine-year-old Houston girl has died after she was accidentally shot by a robbery victim, according to officials. The girl has been on life support in critical condition after she was shot in the head in southeast Houston, police said. In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Houston police said that the girl had died. “Sadly,…
Woman Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Pair Buried on Texas Beach
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—One of two Utah residents charged with capital murder for killing a New Hampshire couple found buried on a South Texas beach in 2019 pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser murder charge. Amanda Noverr, 34, of Logan, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including murder,…
Texas AG Sues Meta for Unauthorized Biometric Data Collection
Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas filed a suit against the Facebook parent company Meta Platforms on Monday, claiming that the social media giant was in violation of state law for its collection of biometric data of users through facial recognition technology. “Facebook will no longer take advantage of people and their children with the…
Help Sought in Texas Road-Rage Shooting That Injured Girl, 9
HOUSTON—The family of a 9-year-old Houston girl still hospitalized following a road rage shooting asked for the public’s help on Monday in finding those responsible for injuring her. Houston’s mayor and police chief joined the family of Ashanti Grant in asking for information that could lead to an arrest and also announced that a reward…
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