Category: Texas

Federal Prison System Placed on Lockdown Nationwide After Deadly Incident

The U.S. federal prison system was placed on lockdown nationwide following a deadly incident at a Texas prison, officials said Monday. “Multiple inmates were observed fighting at the United States Penitentiary Beaumont” in Texas, said the Federal Bureau of Prisons in a news release. Prison staff then “immediately secured the area” but found inmate Guillermo Riojas…


As Violent Crime Rose Nationwide in 2021, Dallas Bucked the Trend

The murder wave that swept over big cities and small towns since the beginning of the pandemic continued across the United States through 2021, according to crime data. But Dallas, the nation’s 9th largest city, bucked the trend. In Los Angeles, murders jumped 12 percent compared to 2020. Chicago saw more than 800 murders in…


Cartels Have Operational Control of US Border, Are ‘Terrorizing’ the US, Says Rep. Chip Roy

Mexican cartels are making billions of dollars from drug trafficking, human smuggling, and exploiting the U.S. border, said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants crossing into Texas from Mexico in 2021. Hundreds of thousands more weren’t captured. Seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl, have sharply increased,…


Facts Matter (Jan. 28): FDA Asks Judge To Delay First 55K Batch Of Vaccine Docs; Pfizer Lawyers Move to Intervene in Case

Sweden’s public health agency just put out a statement saying that they reject the idea of children under the age of 12 being forced to get the COVID vaccine. However, here in America, it’s a much different story, because not only has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the vaccine for everyone above…


States Sue Biden Administration Over Alleged Abuse of Refugee Program

EDINBURG, Texas—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seven other attorneys general on Friday lodged a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration over its alleged abuse of a refugee program. The Central American Minors Program lets illegal aliens petition the government to bring their minor children or other family members to the United States, according to the U.S….


Alaska Joins Texas Suit Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a lawsuit in federal court against President Joe Biden and top Pentagon officials to stop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members. The lawsuit is an amended version of the suit Texas filed at the start of January over the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine…


3 Police Officers Shot in Houston, Suspect Identified

Three police officers are in stable condition late Thursday after they were injured with gunshot wounds in a shootout near downtown Houston, Texas. The Houston Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that three officers had been shot in the 2100 block of McGowen St. Police said officers were responding to a disturbance call at 2:40 p.m. when a…


3 Police Officers Shot in Houston, Suspect in Custody

Three police officers are in stable condition late Thursday after they were injured with gunshot wounds in a shootout near downtown Houston, Texas. The Houston Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that three officers had been shot in the 2100 block of McGowen St. “The suspect fled the scene in a white Mercedes and is being sought at…


Man Who Allegedly Sold Gun Used in Texas Synagogue Attack Arrested

The man who is accused of selling a firearm to the British national who took four hostages at a Texas synagogue earlier in January has been arrested. Henry Dwight Williams, 32, was taken into custody on Jan. 24 and was ordered held until his next court appearance on Jan. 31, according to court documents. Authorities…


Texas AG Informs Citizens About ‘Use of Force’ in Border-Related Situations

DEL RIO, Texas—After receiving a deluge of calls from concerned citizens, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued an information sheet outlining the laws regarding use of force and illegal immigration for citizens, private property owners, and law enforcement. “Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are pouring over our border,” Paxton said in a statement…