By Caden Pearson Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called for an investigation into how Harris County runs elections, citing problems and delays including missing keys, insufficient paper ballots in Republican precincts, and staffing problems he said left voters frustrated and confused. “I’m calling on the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Texas Rangers to initiate investigations […]
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84 Illegal Aliens Found in Dump Truck, Texas Man Charged With Human Smuggling
By Lorenz Duchamps An attempt to smuggle 84 illegal aliens across the U.S. border in the cargo area of a dump truck has been thwarted by border agents in Texas on Tuesday, officials say. Robert Flores Jr., of Poteet, Texas, was arrested and charged with 84 counts of human smuggling on Oct. 25 after being stopped for a commercial […]
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Musk Confirms Tesla’s Plans to Build Lithium Refinery in Texas
By Tom Ozimek Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company is pressing ahead with plans to build a lithium refinery in Texas to boost domestic production of the key commodity used in electric vehicle batteries. Musk made the remarks during a Tesla earnings call on Oct. 19, during which he called battery-grade lithium “crazy expensive” and called […]
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Border Patrol’s West Texas Region Twitter Account Deactivated Over ‘Inappropriate’ Posts Criticizing Biden’s Border Policies
By Katabella Roberts The official Twitter account for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations in the West Texas region is set to be deactivated after it retweeted posts by a former Trump administration policy adviser criticizing President Joe Biden’s border policies. In a statement on the social networking site on Sept. 10, CBP commissioner Chris Magnus said the agency “has become aware of […]
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Texas Restaurant Owner Sues US Labor Dept. Over Compensation Rule
By Matthew Vadum Texas restaurateur Robert Mayfield is suing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to halt a rule that restricts his ability to offer his managers compensation packages that he believes are appropriate. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor, court file 1:22-cv-00792, was filed in U.S. District Court for […]
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Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Ordering Hospitals to Perform Abortions
By Zachary Stieber Texas on July 14 sued the federal government over a recent document that says abortions must be performed even if the procedures are not allowed by state laws. The guidance amounts to an abortion mandate and is illegal because it violates multiple laws, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said. The guidance (pdf) was […]
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Supreme Courts in Texas, Ohio Block Efforts to Reinstate Access to Abortions
By Mimi Nguyen Ly Texas’s and Ohio’s Supreme Courts have given the go-ahead for the states to enforce their respective state laws that ban abortion, blocking efforts that barred the laws from taking effect, coming after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Roe v. Wade had enabled abortions up to […]
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Texas Military Investigating Loaded M4 Carbine Found in Unguarded Truck
By Juliette Fairley A loaded semi-automatic M4 carbine was found unattended in a vehicle this week and is thought to belong to Texas Military Department (TMD) soldiers. But an unattended weapon is the least of border security activist Kelly Perry’s worries. Perry lives in Kinney County where the southwest Mexico-Texas border spans 13 miles. “I’m more concerned […]
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Chevron Selling California Headquarters, Moving Jobs to Texas
By Jack Phillips Chevron is planning to sell its current headquarters in California and will cover the costs of some employees to relocate to Texas. The company told The Wall Street Journal and local media on June 24 that it will still be based in California, but will leave its Chevron Park campus in San Ramon, located in California’s East Bay […]
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4 Arrested, 2 Charged Over Deadly Smuggling Operation That Left 53 Dead in Texas
By Caden Pearson Four people have now been arrested in connection with the people-smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of 53 people in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer near America’s southern border, according to the Department of Justice. Homero Zamorano, 45, was charged on Wednesday with one count of alleged alien smuggling resulting in death, […]
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Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Walmart’s Prescription Opioid Sales
By Katabella Roberts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday said he is investigating retail giant Walmart over potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act relating to its sales of prescription opioids. In a statement, the Republican said he has issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID), or type of subpoena, to Walmart that will allow him to obtain information relevant to […]
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Police Husband of Teacher Killed in Texas School Shooting ‘Detained,’ Had Gun Taken Away
By Caden Pearson A Uvalde police officer whose teacher wife was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was blocked by law enforcement from trying to help her, an official said. Ruben Ruiz wanted to get to his wife, teacher Mireles Ruiz, when she called him after being shot inside the classroom where she was trapped with the shooter on […]
