Category: Texas

Pregnant Texas Woman Receives Ticket After Claiming Her Unborn Child as Second Passenger

A pregnant woman from Texas was slapped with a traffic ticket for driving her car in a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane after officers dismissed her argument that her unborn child be counted as a second person. Brandy Bottone of Plano was 34 weeks into pregnancy on June 29 when she was driving her car to…


Angry Uvalde Parents Desperate for Answers in Massacre Aftermath

UVALDE, Texas—Family members and friends of the 21 victims in the May 24 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have flocked to city council meetings—the only venue where they say they’re being heard—to express their frustration and seek answers. They’re begging for help. Desperate for answers. And no one is providing them. They want to know…


Explosion Reported at Oklahoma Natural Gas Plant, Officials Order Evacuations

Authorities responded to a significant fire at the ONEOK natural gas plant close to Medford, Oklahoma, after an explosion was reported over the weekend. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday called on anyone who lives within a two-mile radius of the plant to evacuate Saturday afternoon. It’s not clear for how long. “Please avoid…


Agents Falsely Accused of Whipping Had Careers ‘Ruined’ by Biden: Border Patrol Council

DEL RIO, Texas—The U.S. Border Patrol agents who were falsely accused of striking illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border have had their careers “ruined” by President Joe Biden, the head of the agency’s union told The Epoch Times. “Their careers were ruined by this president,” said Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council….


Border Agents Falsely Accused of Whipping Had Careers ‘Ruined’ by Biden: Union Chief

DEL RIO, Texas—The U.S. Border Patrol agents who were falsely accused of striking illegal immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border have had their careers “ruined” by President Joe Biden, the head of the agency’s union told The Epoch Times. “Their careers were ruined by this president,” said Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council….


Republicans Demand Biden Administration Apologize to Border Patrol Agents

Republican lawmakers and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are calling on the Biden administration to apologize to Border Patrol agents, after a federal investigation said they were falsely accused of “whipping” illegal immigrants in Texas. In September last year, the Biden administration was quick to criticize Border Patrol agents on horseback, after some media outlets…


Cyclist Murder Suspect Moved Around Costa Rica Before Arrest

AUSTIN, Texas—The suspect in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas tried to change her appearance and used several aliases as she moved around Costa Rica in an attempt to establish herself as a yoga teacher before she was tracked down by U.S. and local authorities, investigators said Thursday. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34,…


Uvalde Mayor Disputes Report That Says Officer Had Early Chance to Shoot Gunman

The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is disputing a report that said a police officer had an opportunity to shoot the man who entered an elementary school in the town in May before he entered the school. “No Uvalde police department officer saw the shooter on May 24 prior to him entering the school. No Uvalde…


US Border Patrol Agents Didn’t Whip Anyone at Border, Despite Reports: Internal Review

Nine months after horse patrol agents were accused of “whipping” illegal immigrants at the border in Del Rio, Texas, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus said an internal review found “no evidence Border Patrol agents struck any person, intentionally or otherwise.” “The investigation concluded that there were failures at multiple levels of the…


Capitol Report (July 7): Recession Looms With More Job Cuts Coming; FBI Warns of Massive Threat

Unemployment is ticking up—now at a 6-month high. A new report shows that job cuts are looming as employers trying to cut costs buckle down for a possible recession. In a rare joint statement, FBI head Christopher Wray stands with a top UK intelligence officer to give a warning about the biggest threat to America…