Tag: Texas

Latino Vote to Determine Outcome of Dozens of 2022 Midterm Races

How 32 million eligible Latinos will vote in dozens of pivotal House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections across the country in November will be vital in determining which party controls Congress after this year’s midterm elections. Latinos make up the second-largest voting bloc in the United States, constituting 18.7 percent of the nation’s total population. That’s…


Gunman Shoots 3 at Texas Fair Before Being Shot by Deputies

AMARILLO, Texas—A gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said. Just before 11 p.m. Monday, a man opened fire on Potter County deputies working off-duty at the fair in Amarillo, Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas said….


Americans Under Felony Indictment Can Buy Guns: Federal Judge

A federal judge in West Texas ruled Monday that it was unconstitutional—in absence of a historical precedent—to ban those under felony indictments from buying guns. U.S. District Judge David Counts, appointed by former President Donald Trump, dismissed a federal indictment against Jose Gomez Quiroz, who was restricted from purchasing a firearm. The case arose from…


DeSantis: Illegal Immigrant Flights to Martha’s Vineyard ‘Clearly Voluntary’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday that the flights he chartered for illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard were voluntary. “It was clearly voluntary, and all the other nonsense you’re hearing is just not true,” DeSantis told Fox News’s Sean Hannity about last week’s flight to the exclusive Massachusetts island. “And why wouldn’t they want…


Capitol Report (Sept. 19): 60 Minutes: Biden’s First TV Interview in Months; New Rules for Transgender Minors in Virginia

Some of President Joe Biden’s remarks on his 2024 plans, the pandemic, and Taiwan depart from what the White House has said. To break down Biden’s “60 minutes” interview, we sit down with Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack. The Biden administration returns a kidnapped American home in exchange for releasing a Taliban prisoner. The prisoner swap…


Illegal Immigrants Voluntarily Sign Forms That Disclose Destination: Gov. Abbott’s Office

Illegal immigrants that are sent from Texas to other parts of the country voluntarily sign a waiver disclosing their destination, a spokesperson for Gov. Greg Abbott said. “The migrants on Texas’ buses willingly chose to go to Washington, D.C., New York City, or Chicago, having signed a voluntary consent waiver available in multiple languages upon boarding…


Hearing Voices of the Young at Conservative Conference

With the mid-term elections less than two months away, elected officials and candidates descended upon a Houston, Texas, church over the weekend to educate teens attending the 4th Annual Texas Youth Summit. “They are important because I’m a mom and my kids are ages 19, 22 and 24,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “I…


Female Smugglers Set Free as Border Town Lacks Jail Space for Women

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Women who are caught smuggling illegal aliens through Texas’ Kinney County are essentially being given a long-term get-out-of jail-free card since the county jail can’t house women. And many of those caught smuggling know that. The sheriff’s deputies say female drivers they catch will tell them: “You can’t arrest me, you don’t have…


El Paso Mayor Defends Busing Illegal Aliens to New York

The Mayor of El Paso, Oscar Leeser, on Sunday defended busing thousands of illegal immigrants to New York City, saying city officials are doing so to ensure that they don’t end up homeless or hungry. “The people are not coming to El Paso, they’re coming to America,” said Leeser, a Democrat, in an interview on ABC’s…


Cruz Confronted on Airplane by Traveler Over School Safety Policies

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was confronted on board an airplane Thursday by a fellow traveler over gun legislation and school safety policies, which led the senator to end up calling him a “partisan.” A Sept. 15 Twitter video recorded and posted by the passenger shows the Texas Republican lawmaker was collecting his coat and luggage after…