Car theft in the United States is hovering near a 15-year high, with every month last year seeing more than 75,000 vehicles stolen, according to a new report based on national crime data. The report, published Wednesday by non-profit industry group National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), suggests that the number of auto thefts nationwide surpassed…
Car Thefts Nationwide Top 1 Million in 2022 at Near 15-Year High: Report
March 9, 2023
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Texas, Feds Settle Probe Over $9 Billion Houston Highway Project
HOUSTON—Federal authorities announced Tuesday they have lifted their hold of a more than $9 billion Houston area highway-widening project that has come under intense criticism from residents and activists who have argued the proposal would cause lasting economic and environmental damage to their communities. The project to expand Interstate 45, which has been in the…
Texas Lawmaker Introduces ‘TEXIT’ Bill Calling For Vote on Secession
A Texas Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow Texans the opportunity to vote on secession from the United States. On Monday, Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton filed HB 3596, also known as the “TEXIT Referendum Act.” (pdf) If passed, the referendum would be placed on the 2024 general election ballot for Texans to…
Man Faces Execution in Death of Estranged Wife, Her Daughter
HOUSTON—A Texas inmate is facing scheduled execution Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago. Gary Green, 51, is set to receive a lethal injection for the September 2009 deaths of Lovetta Armstead, 32, and her daughter, Jazzmen Montgomery, at their home in…
‘Pro-American, Optimistic, Pro-Business’: JP Morgan CEO on His Love for Florida and Texas
March 7, 2023
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Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, expressed his choice of Florida and Texas for their pro-business approach, suggesting that other states have much to learn from these red states. “We’ve loved Florida. We’re growing in Florida left and right, you know, small businesses, large companies … I’ve forgot how many total employees we have…
Texas A&M University System Vows to Stop Considering ‘Diversity’ in Hiring, Admissions
March 6, 2023
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The Texas A&M University has joined a growing list of public university systems across the country that will end the use of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) policies in both its hiring and student admissions. “No university or agency in the A&M System will admit any student, nor hire any employee based on any factor…
TEXIT Bill Proposes Vote on Texas Seceding From the US Ahead of 2024
A state lawmaker filed a bill in the Texas legislature on Monday to allow the state’s residents to vote on whether or not the state should investigate seceding from the United States. State Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican, filed HB 3596, commonly known as the “TEXIT Referendum Act” (pdf), in a bid to put the…
Texas Lawmaker Wants 100 Percent Tax Credit for Families With 10 Kids
A Republican state lawmaker in Texas has introduced a bill that seeks to promote large families by offering property tax credits for married couples who have at least four children. HB 2889 (pdf), filed by state Rep. Bryan Slaton on Feb. 27, seeks to promote marriage and families with varying levels of property tax relief,…
4 Americans Missing in Mexico After Being Held at Gunpoint in Alleged Kidnapping, FBI Says
Four American citizens who crossed from Texas into Mexico were held at gunpoint and possibly kidnapped, FBI officials announced, adding that a Mexican national was killed in the same incident. In a statement issued by FBI Special Agent Ken Salazar, “unknown assailants” in the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state “violently kidnapped at…
4 Americans Missing in Mexico After Being Held at Gunpoint, Kidnapped, FBI Says
Four American citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas are missing after being assaulted and kidnapped by unidentified gunmen, FBI officials said on March 5, adding that a Mexican national was killed in the same incident. “Unknown assailants” in the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state “violently kidnapped at gunpoint four U.S. citizens in…
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