The Plano Police Department in Texas won’t investigate whether a Sept. 17 LGBT pride festival violated state obscenity laws, according to a state representative. The North Texas Pride Festival was marketed to children 12 years old and under. At the event there were low tables where magnets bearing obscene phrases were openly displayed. Rep. Matt…
Police Decline to Investigate North Texas Pride Festival After Kids Exposed to Obscenities
Illegal Alien Attempts to Seize Soldier’s Weapon During Arrest: Texas DPS
An illegal immigrant with a criminal record who was previously deported as a felon attempted to take away the rifle from a Texas National Guard soldier serving as part of “Operation Lone Star,” authorities said on Wednesday. The incident unfolded around 4 a.m. on Sept. 26 as the soldier was assisting border agents in apprehending…
Wreck Involving Speeding Truck in Uvalde Kills 2, Injures 10
UVALDE, Texas—Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a pickup truck crashed into two other vehicles in the Texas city of Uvalde, authorities said. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said U.S. Border Patrol agents saw the truck speeding Wednesday night on a highway outside of Uvalde and began pursuing it, San Antonio TV…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Fled While Being Served With Subpoena, Affidavit Claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have fled his home to avoid being served with a subpoena on Sept. 26, according to an affidavit filed in federal court, but the attorney general says he left his home to avoid a stranger loitering outside. The affidavit, obtained by The Texas Tribune, was filed by Ernesto Martin Herrera,…
Texas Joins Coalition Demanding Senate Reject Energy Bill They Say Undermines States’ Rights
Texas has joined a Louisiana-led coalition of 17 state attorneys general opposing a rushed U.S. Senate bill they say would let the Biden administration “run roughshod over states’ rights” by advancing a “radically impractical energy agenda.” Meanwhile, the White House sees the legislation as enabling and connecting “clean energy” into the country’s electricity grid. Texas…
Attempt to Add Climate Change and Oppression Into Texas Social Studies Fails
Democrats on the Texas State Board of Education were blocked from adding climate change and painting Texas Rangers as oppressors in social studies lessons during a Sept. 26 meeting. The special meeting held in Austin was billed as a public hearing on proposed social studies learning standards to meet SB3 requirements. The bill, which became…
Border Patrol Warns of Increased Immigration Violations in South Texas Region
U.S Customs and Border Protection–Laredo Office is cautioning the public about a “significant amount of immigration law violations throughout South Texas ports of entry” and warning potential traffickers of people and drugs about the “serious legal consequences for criminal violations of immigration law.” The warning comes as a record more than 2 million people have…
The Best Family Vacation Destinations That Won’t Break the Bank
If you’re looking for the best family vacation destinations in the U.S. that won’t bust your budget, you’ll love all these amazing and easily doable options! Summer travel has never been more affordable and easy to do! When it comes to finding the best family vacations on a budget, there are actually more options out there than…
Public Safety Officials Interdict Human Smuggling Attempt at Texas Airport
Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have busted a human smuggling operation that was underway at an airport located in McAllen, a border city. “WESLACO–A @TxDPS Special Agent & Pilot stopped a human smuggling attempt at McCreery Aviation Co. in McAllen, TX. 19 illegal immigrants (12m/7f) from Central America were being smuggled…
Culture War Erupts in Texas Town Over Drag Bingo Event Hosted by Christian Church
Katy, TEXAS—Outside a drag bingo event hosted by a pro-LGBT church in Texas, a microcosm of America’s culture war played out with liberals and conservatives screaming at each other across a boulevard on Saturday. About 300 Texas conservatives lined an entire block to protest the First Christian Church in Katy, which sponsored a sold-out family…
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