Tag: Texas

71 Percent of Illegal Aliens Sent to ‘Republican Congressional Districts’: Study | Facts Matter

According to a deep dive investigation, there is a massive network of different organizations, NGOs, and religious centers that take illegal immigrants from the U.S. southern border and transport them to the interior of the United States—with the vast majority of these illegal immigrants winding up in Republican congressional districts. And according to the most recent…


4 Arrested in ‘Horrific’ Human Trafficking Border Case That Resulted in 53 Deaths

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that four individuals have been arrested in relation to a tractor-trailer human smuggling incident in San Antonio, Texas, on June 27 last year. The event resulted in the deaths of 53 illegal immigrants, while another 11 were injured. “Human smugglers prey on migrants’ hope for a better life—but their only…


Texas Manufacturing Survey Falls for Fifth Straight Month

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook survey for June fell for the fifth straight month. Texas manufacturing output growth plunged 3 percent, to -4.2 percent in June, indicating a slight contraction in output, according to the Dallas Fed survey, published on June 26. Survey officials asked 85 regional manufacturers a series of…


Texas ‘Hotter Than 99 Percent of the Planet,’ Power Grid Breaks Record

As Texas grapples with high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, electricity demand in the state has hit a new record, putting the power grid under pressure. An “Excessive Heat Warning” is in effect in Texas until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Fort Worth/Dallas. In a June 24 tweet, meteorologist…


Hackers Claim Attack on Texas City Website, Citing State’s Ban on Transgender Procedures for Children

A group of hackers said it attacked a Texas city government website due to the state’s recently-enacted law on transgender procedures and said it is planning more attacks. The group, SiegedSec, took to Telegram on June 23 around 4:00 p.m. to post what it says are about roughly 500 thousand files leaked from the Texas Fort Worth…


Texas Supreme Court Rules ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits Over 2021 Deadly Winter Storm

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has sovereign immunity from lawsuits. In a split decision, the Supreme Court ruled that ERCOT qualifies as a government entity and cannot be sued for Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, which left millions of Texans without power for days and…


‘Terminated Because My Class Was Offensive’–Texas Professor Fired for Teaching Sex is Determined by Chromosomes | Crossroads Clips

A Texas biology professor says he was fired for teaching that X and Y chromosomes determine sex. Dr. Johnson Varkey taught from a school-approved curriculum, but the college claims his teaching was religious. We speak to Dr. Varkey and his lawyer, Keisha Russell from First Liberty Institute, about what happened. …


‘Terminated Because My Class Was Offensive’–Texas Professor Fired for Teaching Sex is Determined by Chromosomes

A Texas biology professor says he was fired for teaching that X and Y chromosomes determine sex. Dr. Johnson Varkey taught from a school-approved curriculum, but the college claims his teaching was religious. We speak to Dr. Varkey and his lawyer, Keisha Russell from First Liberty Institute, about what happened. …


A Woman Fatally Shot an Uber Driver. Police Say She Wrongly Thought She Was Being Kidnapped

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…


Woman Fatally Shoots Uber Driver After Mistaking Being Kidnapped: Police

EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…