Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Thursday “authorizing and empowering” the National Guard Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend migrants and return them to the border. The nonprofit immigrant rights group RAICES called the move an unlawful...
The Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management says the pipeline explosion that occurred late Thursday morning is still under investigation. A spokesperson for the emergency office said the fire was put out after the flow to the pipeline...
The Whole Women’s Health Organization, one of Texas’s biggest independent abortion providers, plans to relocate to a border city in New Mexico. This move comes after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 1925 Texas law which banned all abortions in the state...
Harris County Election Commission officials voted unanimously on Tuesday to confirm Clifford Tatum to serve as the county’s new elections administrator. Tatum served as General Counsel for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and is the former executive director...
On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined a chorus of local county Republicans in declaring an “invasion” at the Texas border. “These people are a danger to America. Every American should be angry about this,” Patrick said in a Fox News interview. “This is the biggest...
For much of the midterm season, Democrats had lagged behind Republicans in generic ballot polling. Much of this shift against Democrats can be attributed to global inflation, lack of action on much of President Biden’s Build Back Better campaign promises, and the...
It would be hard to miss the national headlines coming from the latest mass shooting on the Fourth of July, when a gunman opened fire into a parade in suburban Chicago, Illinois, killing six and injuring more than thirty before fleeing the scene. As a team of trauma...
While some Americans celebrated the victory of the U.S. Supreme Court siding with the Biden administration to end Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, Haitians and other Black migrants are still experiencing racism and discrimination under the guise of public...
The corruption watchdog nonprofit American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to compel the release of emails and texts the group has sought over the past 15 months. The lawsuit is seeking communications from...