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A North Texas man is accused of threatening President Trump through online content.
A 36-year-old man from North Texas was charged last week with threatening to kill and assault the president of the United States and unnamed immigration and customs enforcement ( ICE ) employees. A federal grand jury found Francisco Jesus Mena of North Richland Hills guilty of ten matters of threatening a federal official. Mena faces […]
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Southern Border Human Smuggling Tunnel
A Texas man was sentenced this week to nearly three years in federal prison for his role in a smuggling scheme involving a man-made tunnel, used to covertly transport illegal aliens from Mexico to the U.S. The tunnel, which connected Juarez, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, was allegedly built by La Nueva Empresa, an international […]
Texas A&M Drops Women’s and Gender Studies Program Amid Professor’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit
Texas A&M University announced on January 30 that, upon examination of approximately 5,400 course syllabi, a total of six courses were canceled for the current semester in light of revisions to university policy with regard to race and gender ideology. Through its course assessment, the university also announced the closure of bachelor’s degrees and graduate […]
Number of Texas’ Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Grows in the New Year
The cities of Matador and Lockney both passed ordinances along with Borden County. Seventy-six cities and and 15 counties have passed measures with six provisions: to prohibit abortion within its jurisdiction, abortions on its residents no matter where the abortion takes place, abortion trafficking through the jurisdiction, mailing of chemical abortion drugs into the municipality […]
Federal Judge Upholds West Texas A&M Drag Show Ban, Appeal Hearing Canceled
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk has upheld a previous ruling in favor of West Texas A&M University’s decision to ban drag shows on campus and has effectively canceled the appeal hearing that was set to take place this Friday. The case has been in the works for the past three years, coming onto the scene in […]
Uvalde School Police Officer Acquitted on Robb Elementary Shooting Endangerment Charges
A Corpus Christi jury has acquitted a Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) police officer on all charges related to the 2022 mass shooting event at Robb Elementary that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers. Adrian Gonzales was charged with 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child, to which he […]
Judge of Hamilton County was indicted and jailed on seven legal counts.
After a grand jury indicts Jason Bradley Boulton, a judge of Hamilton County, for a number of misdemeanor and felony criminal acts alleging he committed unjust acts in his place, he was booked into the nearby Coryell County Jail. Isaac Partain and Billy Hollingsworth won the 2024 vote for judge, beating Boulton in the March […]
First Known Baby Surrendered Under Texas Safe Haven Law
The first baby known to have been left in a Safe Haven Baby Box was surrendered in Lubbock within the last 10 days. Lubbock Fire Rescue Chief Richard Stewart announced on Monday, January 5 that the newborn was safely placed in the Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9. × This page requires Javascript. […]
Musk’s X Backs County GOP Chair’s Legal Battle with Travis County DA Over Photo of Alleged Man in Women’s Bathroom
Social media giant X announced it will provide legal backing to a Texas Republican activist who faces felony prosecution for posting a photo of an alleged biological male in the women’s restroom at the Texas Capitol. In the midst of a 2023 debate at the Capitol over legislation prohibiting gender modification procedures for minor children, […]
Where are the Wendish? Immigrants Laid the Landscape of Texas
Sausages, kolaches, and biergartens in Central Texas are marks of the influx of German and Czech immigrants to the area during the mid-to-late 19th century. However, a smaller group that left its mark was the Wendish, a group of German-Slavic immigrants who spoke a separate language and had a separate culture. × This page requires […]
The anti-LGBT discrimination law is still suspended by the government in Arlington.
On December 9, the Arlington City Council voted 5 to 4 to support the state’s anti-discrimination law, which expanded to include people with disabilities and sexual orientation as secured groups. The anti-discrimination provisions were first suspended on September 9, 2025, and they were used to stop any area code or policy that” confies with federal […]
Fort Worth once more weighs a proposed amendment to the mandate to raise governor and city council members’ salaries
The Fort Worth City Council is once more considering changing its contract to increase the pay for the mayor and council members. Assistant City Attorney Gavin Midgley informed the town council that the city would not be required to pay any additional taxes if the town won’t have to pay for a charter amendment vote […]
