Category: Texas

Former Border Patrol Agent Convicted of Killing 4 Women in Texas

December 10, 2022
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SAN ANTONIO—A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to “clean up the streets” of his South Texas hometown. Juan David Ortiz, 39, receives an automatic sentence of life in prison without…

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Proposed Texas Bill Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Over Mental Health Concerns After State’s TikTok Ban

December 10, 2022
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A newly proposed bill in Texas would ban social media for children over concerns about mental health. A North Texas lawmaker filed a bill that would require all social media users to be 18 years of age to create an account. The bill, HB 896, (pdf) which was proposed by state Rep. Jared Patterson, will…

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FedEx Driver Strangled Athena Strand, 7, After Hitting Her With Van, Affidavit Says

December 9, 2022
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The FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and murdering Athena Strand told authorities he killed the girl after accidentally hitting her with his delivery truck. Tanner Horner, 31, confessed to abducting and killing the 7-year-old girl in North Texas, according to the arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Wise County Messenger. (pdf) The suspect told authorities…

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Student Loan Borrowers Ask Supreme Court to Hear Their Case Against Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Program

December 9, 2022
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Student borrowers who object to President Joe Biden’s move to forgive student loans at a cost of $1 trillion or more have asked the Supreme Court to hear their case. Biden unveiled the plan in August in a move critics said was a constitutionally dubious attempt to shore up Democrats’ fortunes in the Nov. 8…

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Over 700 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended by Del Rio Border Patrol

December 9, 2022
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector, Texas, encountered a group of over 700 illegal immigrants, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Thursday. On Dec. 8 at around 3:20 a.m., 704 illegal immigrants crossed the Rio Grande River near a local ranch at Eagle Pass, according to a CBP press release. A…

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Man Who Plotted to Blow Up Texas High School Pleads Guilty to Weapons of Mass Destruction Charge

December 8, 2022
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A 33-year-old Texas man who set off a bomb in his backyard and plotted to blow up a high school pleaded guilty to possessing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Erfan Salmanzadeh, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Iran, pleaded guilty to “use and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction,” U.S. Attorney…

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Texas School District Using Loophole to Get Around Its Own Transgender Bathroom Policy

December 8, 2022
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A Texas school has quietly allowed transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice for years while telling other students who feel uncomfortable about the move to use a single-person restroom. At a Nov. 14 meeting, parents for and against transgender students using bathrooms of their choice spoke at a Frisco Independent School District (FISD)…

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Texas Republicans Unveil Plan to Secure Border

December 8, 2022
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An estimated 300,000 young men and women are being sex-trafficked in Texas as a result of the Biden administration’s open border policies, Rep. Kevin Brady told reporters Thursday during a chilly outdoor news conference to unveil a new plan to stop the flood of illegal immigration. “This morning as we gather, there are approximately 300,000…

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LIVE 9 AM ET: Texas House Republicans to Unveil Border Security Plan

December 8, 2022
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Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Chip Roy (R-Texas), along with other Republican members of the Texas Delegation, will unveil their border security agenda for the 118th Congress at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 8, 2022, at House Triangle. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…

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LIVE NOW: Texas House Republicans Unveil Border Security Plan

December 8, 2022
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Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Chip Roy (R-Texas), along with other Republican members of the Texas Delegation, will unveil their border security agenda for the 118th Congress at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 8, 2022, at House Triangle. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…

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