Muslims Who Vandalized Texas Church Claimed First Amendment Right, Jury Disagreed
Three Muslims who vandalized a church in Euless, Texas, argue doing so was their First Amendment right.
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public Schools
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would have mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom across the state, ruling that the measure likely violates constitutional protections of religious freedom.
USA: Thousands Respond to ‘Revival on the Border’ Gospel Events
A pastor and evangelist associated with America’s National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) has reported that thousands of people responded to the Gospel during two major outreach events in Texas on the border with Mexico last month, CBN News reports.
Texas Governor Vows to Approve Legislation Empowering Law Enforcement to Arrest Unauthorized Immigrants
On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced his intention to sign a new Lone Star State Law that would allow law enforcement officers the ability to arrest individuals who have entered Texas illegally.
Texas House passes bill banning sex change treatments for minors
After hours of debate and opposition from Democratic lawmakers, the Republican-led Texas House on Friday passed a bill that would ban sex change treatment for minors identifying as transgender, Yahoo News reports. Introduced by Republican Rep. Tom Oliverson, the bill will be voted on once more before being sent back to the Senate for approval as an amendment; if the change is approved, the bill will be signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott activates ‘Texas Tactical Border Force,’ 545 more National Guardsmen deployed before Title 42 expires
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced a new Texas Tactical Border Force ahead of the expiration of the Title 42 public health order, which helped block migrants from entering the U.S.
Federal court dismisses challenge to Texas’ anti–BDS law
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to a Texas law that prohibits companies from receiving state funds if they participate in the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, Algemeiner reports.
Biden Under Fire Over Abortion Remarks
U.S. President Joe Biden faces condemnation from leading Republicans “protecting the unborn” after he urged Congress to end “extreme abortion bans.”
Iranian Nabbed At U.S. Border on Terror Watch List Arrested
Dozens on the U.S. terror watch list were detained, including 17 in December, at the U.S. southern border with Mexico, officials said Wednesday.
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said his state has bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities since the start of the relocation program in April.
White House slams migrant buses to veep’s residence despite releasing 1.4 million border crossers
The Biden administration slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for sending three busloads of migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris’s official residence without acknowledging the role that the president’s policy played in the political just desserts.
El Paso Mayor on Border Crisis: ‘It’s Not an El Paso Problem’
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said Wednesday that the border crisis is bigger than El Paso and even the United States.
Texas, Arizona and 17 other states ask SCOTUS for stay in eliminating Title 42 border protocol
Nineteen states joined an application to the Supreme Court this week, requesting the expiration of Title 42 be put on hold until a higher court can review the decision made by the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to allow its sunsetting.
‘They’ve gotta have something in place’: Critics circle as Biden admin prepares for end of Title 42
Texas lawmakers from both parties urged the Biden administration on Sunday to provide more support in the days leading up to this week’s scheduled end of a Trump-era policy that had allowed for widespread expulsions of people seeking asylum.
At least 18 tornadoes sweep across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi; mother and son among 3 killed
Three people, including a mother and son, were killed, and multiple people were hospitalized after a series of tornadoes swept through Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday and Wednesday.
Texas governor declares invasion at border, invokes constitutional powers in historic action
Frustrated by an unending crisis fueled by drug and human trafficking at the southern border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared his state was under an invasion and invoked special powers granted under the U.S. and Texas constitutions.
Texas judge strikes down Biden’s student debt relief plan
A federal judge in Texas has struck down President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal loans held by tens of millions of borrowers, calling it unconstitutional.
Texas has seized over 336 million ‘lethal doses’ of fentanyl during Operation Lone Star, DPS says
A border security mission launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has resulted in 336 million “lethal doses” of fentanyl being seized since it began earlier this year, enough to kill the entire population of the United States, he said.
Judge orders FBI to turn over information on laptop of homicide victim Democrat staffer Seth Rich
A judge has ordered the FBI to release information it has in connection to the laptop of Seth Rich, a former Democratic National Committee staffer who was fatally shot in Washington in 2016.
US: Sixty-six clinics in 14 states have stopped providing abortions
Sixty-six clinics in 14 states have stopped providing abortions since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June, Politico reports. Twenty-six of these clinics have closed down altogether, including the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was at the center of the case through which Roe was reversed.