Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott announced on Monday that he will step down from his role as the state’s chief elections officer at the end of the year, citing an intent to return to his private business. “When I took office as Texas Secretary of State in October of last year, I did…
Texas Governor Names New Election Chief After John Scott Announces Resignation
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Journalist Chuck Johnson’s Libel Appeal Against Huffington Post
The Supreme Court declined on Dec. 5 to hear the appeal of the controversial and formerly high-profile journalist Chuck Johnson, who sued the Huffington Post website over characterizing him as a white nationalist in a 2019 article. Some online businesses had watched the case carefully, fearing that if the Supreme Court had agreed to take…
Biden DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Suspend 2nd National Injunction Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness Program
December 4, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Dec. 2 to put on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas that is blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative from proceeding. The debt relief program is already blocked as a result of another federal court order. The new…
Body of 7-Year-Old Texas Girl Found, FedEx Driver Arrested
PARADISE, Texas—A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in her death, authorities said. The body of Athena Strand was found Friday and Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and murder charges after confessing to killing the girl and telling authorities…
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Migos Rapper Takeoff
December 3, 2022
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HOUSTON—A 33-year-old man was arrested on a murder charge in the shooting of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday said was an “innocent bystander” when he was struck by gunfire outside a Houston bowling alley. Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. Clark’s arrest came one…
Largest Liquid Fentanyl Drug Bust in US Reported in South Texas: Report
Authorities have seized the largest amount of liquid fentanyl in the United States to-date in Nueces County, Texas. According to KIII-TV, the record drug bust was a result of a traffic stop on Interstate 77 on Nov. 30. “During the search we located a compartment built in the gas tank of this vehicle, and inside the gas tank…
Gov. Greg Abbott Says He Supports Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters he would support legislation to legalize fentanyl testing strips in the state of Texas, a reversal from his previous position during the last legislative session. The Republican governor on Thursday made the statement following a tour at the University of Houston lab where researchers recently developed a fentanyl vaccine…
Uvalde Survivors File $27 Billion Lawsuit Against Texas Officials, Officers Over Response to Mass Shooting
Survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against multiple law enforcement officials in the state. This comes six months after the killings, which were the deadliest U.S. school shooting in almost a decade. Nineteen children and two teachers we killed by the gunman in May. The lawsuit was filed…
Lawmaker Proposes Using a Portion of Texas’ $27 Billion Surplus for Property-Tax Relief
December 2, 2022
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The state of Texas is sitting on a hefty $27 billion surplus. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday laid out a list of priorities he would like lawmakers to consider in the next budget. Patrick, a Republican who resides over the state Senate, emphasized that it would be up to the members, but he believes…
Biden Administration Declines to Appeal Ruling That Struck Down Transgender Medical Mandate
December 1, 2022
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The Biden administration has declined to appeal a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that struck down its transgender mandate requiring all doctors and hospitals to perform gender transition procedures. In August, the Fifth Circuit court, which has jurisdiction over Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling in the case, which…
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