Texas has bolstered security along the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso by adding shipping containers along the Rio Grande in addition to a mile of razor-wire fencing set up earlier to prevent illegal crossings. The shipping containers started to be set up earlier this week, according to a statement on Thursday by Texas Gov. Greg…
Texas Builds Shipping Container Border Wall to Fight Illegal Crossings
December 30, 2022
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Texas Governor Wants Answers Over Energy Company ‘Failure’ on Winter Planning
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state attorney general and the railroad commissioner to investigate Atmos Energy’s lack of preparation for the recent severe winter weather. Abbott sent letters to Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick on Dec. 28 asking their agencies to investigate the energy company’s failure to…
4 People Arrested After High-Speed Chase in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Four people suspected of stealing a catalytic converter were taken into police custody Dec. 29 following a high-speed chase in Oceanside. Around 2 a.m., police were notified that a catalytic converter was stolen by someone driving a black Ford Fusion without license plates, according to authorities. Officers spotted the black sedan and when police…
Texas Awards More Than $54 Million in Technical Career Education Grants
The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded more than $54 million in jobs and education grants to public schools across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that 152 grants have been awarded through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) program. The grants are going to public community, state, and technical colleges, school districts,…
El Paso Official Says Illegal Aliens ‘Running Into Our Backyards,’ Scaring the Community
December 29, 2022
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A top official in El Paso, Texas, has called the situation at the southern border “frightening” and said the local community is not accustomed to having so many illegal aliens in the city. El Paso City Council member Claudia Rodriguez made the comments in an interview with Fox News on Dec. 28, shortly after the Supreme…
Texas DPS Bust Man Allegedly Smuggling 18 Illegal Immigrants Inside Semi-Trailer
The driver of a grain hauler was arrested in Texas this week after being accused of human smuggling, according to authorities, who say a trooper recovered 18 illegal immigrants hidden inside the truck’s trailer. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the driver, identified as Osvaldo Garzo Saavedra, was stopped for a traffic violation…
BlackRock, State Street Admit Signing Net-Zero Pledges They Don’t Act On
December 29, 2022
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News Analysis Texas state senators struggled for more than six hours last week to get straight answers from Wall Street giants BlackRock and State Street, two of the world’s largest asset managers, regarding what they are doing to compel companies whose shares they own to get in line with the ESG movement. Having joined global…
Greg Abbott Orders Probe of Atmos Energy Over ‘Failure to Prepare for Winter Weather Event’
December 29, 2022
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on Wednesday called for an investigation into Atmos Energy after customers in parts of Texas were left without gas to heat their homes during frigid temperatures over Christmas. Abbott wrote to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick, asking them to probe what he called Atmos Energy’s failure to prepare…
Texas National Guard Spent Christmas Weekend Erecting Razor Wire Border Fence Near El Paso
Members of the Texas National Guard spent their Christmas holiday weekend building razor-wire border fencing near El Paso amid a surge in illegal aliens at the border. A video posted to Twitter by the Texas Military Department on Christmas Day showed Maj. Gen. Ronald “Win” Burkett describing how over 400 soldiers had been airlifted and more than 40 vehicles…
Greg Abbott Says Texas Has Bused Nearly 16,000 Migrants to Sanctuary Cities This Year
December 27, 2022
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said the state has bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities this year. “Texas has bused over 15,900 migrants to sanctuary cities,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. “ … We’re providing relief to local communities overwhelmed by President Biden’s open border policies.” Since April, the Republican governor has transported at least…
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