Tag: Texas

Central Texas School District Fights to Save Students From Fentanyl Poisoning

One Central Texas school district has waged war against fentanyl, a deadly illicit drug that is infiltrating nearly every town across the country. After two Hays Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) students died within weeks of each other from fentanyl poisoning, district leaders knew they had to do everything possible to save the children. “We…


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 14): 3 Killed in Mich. State University Shooting; US Recovers ‘Priority Sensors’ From Chinese Spy Balloon

At least 3 people are dead after a gunman opens fire at Michigan State University on Feb. 13. Another 5 people were injured in the shooting. The U.S. Military says its recovered ‘priority sensors’ and other high tech equipment from the downed Chinese Spy Balloon.  Find out what they believe it’s specific use was, as it crossed the…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 14): 3 Killed in Mich. State University Shooting; US Recovers ‘Priority Sensors’ From Chinese Spy Balloon

At least 3 people are dead after a gunman opens fire at Michigan State University on Feb. 13. Another 5 people were injured in the shooting. The U.S. Military says its recovered ‘priority sensors’ and other high tech equipment from the downed Chinese Spy Balloon.  Find out what they believe it’s specific use was, as it crossed the…


Report: Texas Tops Nation in Oil and Gas Production, Jobs

Texas is the top oil and natural gas producer and industry employer, according to a new report. The state also ranked highest in the country in industry wages, payroll, and Gross Regional Product (GRP). GRP is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for a region of study. As the country’s top oil producer, Texas supplied more…


Federal Court Urged to Reverse FDA Approval of Abortion Pill

A group of national medical associations and doctors urged a federal court on Feb. 10 to order a federal regulator to reverse its two-decade-old approval of Mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions that critics say endangers women who use it. The abortion pill has become a focus of legal efforts by the pro-life movement…


Texas Father Convicted of Murder in Fatal Shootings by Teen Son

Dallas—A Texas man has been convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of three teenagers by the man’s then-14-year-old son. Richard Acosta, 34, was convicted Friday by a jury in Dallas of capital murder for the 2021 shooting deaths of Xavier Gonzalez, 14; Ivan Noyala, 16; and Rafael Garcia, 17, the day after Christmas….


Walmart Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

EL PASO, Texas—A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime and weapons charges in a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in 2019. Patrick Crusius, 24, showed little emotion while shackled in an El Paso courtroom just a few miles from the store where he was accused of killing 23 people. Sentencing…


Texas AG Ken Paxton Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $3.3 Million

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an initial agreement with four former employees he fired after they accused him of bribery and other potential abuses of his office in October 2020. James Blake Brickman, J. Mark Penley, David Maxwell, and Ryan M. Vassar were among a group of seven officials within the attorney general’s…


Driver Arrested After Crash Through Fence at Texas Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas—A Texas woman has been arrested after an SUV she was allegedly driving crashed through a fence at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, authorities said. Karla Morales Mateo, 25, drove the vehicle onto a sidewalk and dropped her two daughters, ages 4 and 2, out of the vehicle, then drove through the southwestern…


Citigroup Stopped From Underwriting $3.4 Billion Texas Bond for ‘Discriminating’ Against Gun Industry

Citigroup was dropped from plans to underwrite Texas’ largest ever municipal bond—a $3.4 billion plan to raise investment in the state’s natural gas industry—over its oppositional stance to the firearms industry. Citigroup was initially included among the list of firms that could underwrite the $3.4 billion bond. On Thursday, the board of the Texas Natural…