$1.1 Million of Marijuana Seized in One Border Sector So Far This Month HOUSTON, Texas -- Border Patrol agents in Texas' Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana during recent weeks. The drug confiscations, which have a total street value of $1.1 million, suggest that drug smuggling is still rife along the Texas-Mexico border. by Kristin Tate
Nurse Who Treated Ebola Patients in West Africa Returns to Texas, Will Self-Quarantine by Sarah Rumpf
Texas School Cop Arrested for Asking to Smell, Lick Female's Feet During Traffic Stop by Kristin Tate
Dallas ER Nurse: Duncan Lied About Ebola Exposure, Even After Being Admitted to Hospital Kristin Tate
Nurse Who Treated Ebola Patients in West Africa Returns to Texas, Will Self-Quarantine AUSTIN, Texas -- Early Wednesday morning, a nurse who had been treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone returned to her home in Texas. The nurse, whose name is being withheld for privacy reasons, showed no signs of the disease, but CDC protocols placed her at "some" risk due to her contact with the patients. She has agreed to voluntarily self-quarantine at her home while she waits for the Ebola incubation period to pass. by Sarah Rumpf 29 Oct 2014
Gohmert Rips Obama Admin For Push to Treat Ebola-Infected Foreigners in US HOUSTON, Texas -- Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert vocalized his disbelief and disgust at the Obama Administration's push to treat non-U.S. citizens with Ebola in the United States. by Kristin Tate 29 Oct 2014
Texas School Cop Arrested for Asking to Smell, Lick Female's Feet During Traffic Stop HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston-based school district police officer is facing two counts of "official oppression" for pulling over a female driver and then asking to sniff and lick her feet. by Kristin Tate 29 Oct 2014
Davis Campaign Running Out of Money In Last Week of Race AUSTIN, Texas -- With the release of the most recent campaign finance reports, Attorney General and Republican nominee for Governor Greg Abbott is soaring ahead of his Democrat opponent, State Senator Wendy Davis, not just in the polls, but also in the money race. As reported by Breitbart Texas, Abbott has about $13.3 million cash on hand for the final week before election day, having raised over $45 million during this election cycle. Davis, on the other hand, has barely $500,000 cash on hand remaining in her campaign account. by Sarah Rumpf 29 Oct 2014
Poll: 67 Percent of Texans Support Voter ID AUSTIN, Texas -- The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows that over two-thirds of Texas voters have a favorable opinion of the state's Voter ID law, and over half have a very favorable opinion. The majority also do not believe that the law has a negative effect on voter turnout, with 43 percent saying that it has no effect, 8 percent saying it increases turnout, 38 percent saying that it decreases turnout, and 10 percent answered "don't know". by Sarah Rumpf 29 Oct 2014
$1.1 Million of Marijuana Seized in One Border Sector So Far This Month HOUSTON, Texas -- Border Patrol agents in Texas' Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana during recent weeks. The drug confiscations, which have a total street value of $1.1 million, suggest that drug smuggling is still rife along the Texas-Mexico border. by Kristin Tate 29 Oct 2014
Convicted Murderer Illegally in US Arrested by Border Patrol Agents HOUSTON, Texas -- A convicted murderer who was in the U.S. illegally was recently arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas' Eagle Pass South Station. by Kristin Tate 29 Oct 2014
BREAKING: Unmanned Antares Rocket Explodes on Liftoff AUSTIN, Texas -- An unmanned private spaceship, launched today from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, exploded shortly after liftoff at 6:22 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday. by Sarah Rumpf 28 Oct 2014
Second Texas Nurse Amber Vinson Ebola Free, Coming Home HOUSTON, Texas – Texas second Ebola infected nurse, Amber Vinson, has been confirmed to be Ebola free and is returning home to Dallas. Vinson joins Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s Nina Pham as the only two people to both contract and recover from Ebola in the United States. All other Ebola patients in the U.S. contracted the virus while working in West Africa. by Bob Price 28 Oct 2014
Dallas ER Nurse: Duncan Lied About Ebola Exposure, Even After Being Admitted to Hospital HOUSTON, Texas -- An emergency room nurse from Dallas' Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital came forward and claimed that Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S., lied to hospital staff about his exposure to the virus. by Kristin Tate 28 Oct 2014
Democrat State Rep. Mocks Abbott's Disability: He 'Just Kind of Rolls Around' AUSTIN, Texas -- Just when the furor was starting to die down over Democrat Wendy Davis' "empty wheelchair" ad attacking her Republican opponent Greg Abbott, a video from a Davis campaign event over the weekend is likely to spark that controversy once again. At a rally in Pflugerville on Saturday, State Representative Dawnna Dukes was among the fellow Democrats there to support Davis, and made remarks that are being viewed as mocking Abbott's disability. by Sarah Rumpf 28 Oct 2014
Jon Stewart Points Out the Failure of Wendy Davis’ Campaign to Turn Texas Blue HOUSTON, Texas -- The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart may have hammered the final nail in the coffin of Texas State Senator and Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Wendy Davis campaign to turn Texas blue when he intimated through a series of questions that Texas is simply rejecting her message. by Bob Price 28 Oct 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Border Militia Member had Suspected Explosive Device in Room MCALLEN, Texas -- The leader of a border militia group who was arrested earlier this week on federal weapons charges had a suspected explosive device in his room, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas show. Federal agents arrested Kevin “KC” Massey earlier this week at a local motel in the border city of Brownsville. by Ildefonso Ortiz 28 Oct 2014
Cornyn Launches New TV Ads in Three Languages AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Senator John Cornyn's reelection bid is not considered to be in any serious danger, but his campaign has been engaged in a significant grassroots outreach effort throughout Texas, including in the state's Hispanic and Vietnamese communities. As reported by Breitbart Texas, Cornyn's campaign had previously launched Spanish and Vietnamese versions of the website, and then added Chinese and Hindi as well. The multilingual outreach continues with three new video ads launched this week -- one each in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. by Sarah Rumpf 28 Oct 2014
Border Militia Member to Undergo Court Ordered Psychological Evaluation MCALLEN, Texas -- A member of a border militia group that set up camp in Brownsville will undergo a psychological evaluation under court orders before his federal case can move forward. by Ildefonso Ortiz 28 Oct 2014
Texas Man Arrested For Recording 1,000 Women in Bathrooms With Hidden Cameras HOUSTON, Texas -- A North Texas man allegedly recorded almost 1,000 women in various public bathrooms with secret cameras. by Kristin Tate 28 Oct 2014
Despite White House Views, Army General and Troops Quarantined HOUSTON, Texas -- A U.S. Army Major General and 10 other military personnel returning from Liberia are now undergoing “controlled monitoring” also known as a quarantine. This comes despite the Obama Administration’s pleadings with four states’ governors not to implement mandatory quarantines for people returning from Africa. The General and his troops are being held at a U.S. military facility in Italy. by Bob Price 27 Oct 2014
Abbott Reports Raising $45 Million, 97 Percent From Within Texas AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Attorney General and Republican nominee for Governor, Greg Abbott, released updated campaign fundraising numbers on Monday, showing the campaign in a very strong position as the last week of early voting begins. by Sarah Rumpf 27 Oct 2014
‘Shut Down All Ports’ Group Tries Again HOUSTON, Texas -- The group that failed miserably in its attempt to shut down legal ports of entry in September is back to try it again. The first attempt failed so badly that leaders “cancelled” the event in the middle of the night before it was scheduled because of alleged cartel threats. “That’s what I would say if I couldn’t get anyone to show up,” a Brownsville police officer told this writer when about 5 or 6 protesters showed up at the bridge where he was assigned. The group has now lowered its stated goal to now shut down “some ports”. The do-over is scheduled for November 1. by Bob Price 27 Oct 2014
Texas Economy Expected to Weather Slump in Oil Prices HOUSTON, Texas -- Oil prices have been in a slump recently, inciting fear from brokers around the globe. But amid the downswing, it appears that Texas' economy will be just fine -- the Lone Star State's boom shows no sign of a bust, at least for now. by Kristin Tate 27 Oct 2014
FrackNation's McAleer To Debate Anti-Fracking Tillman in Dallas DALLAS, Texas -- Nowhere is a debate on fracking more fractious than in Texas, where the oil and gas industry is king and has done a lot to fund the state's healthy emergency reserves ("Rainy Day Fund") and public education. Right now, North Texas residents in the City of Denton are heading to the polls to determine whether or not to impose a California-style fracking ban. by Merrill Hope 27 Oct 2014
Border Bomb Threat Temporarily Shuts Down Texas Bridge to Mexico BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A bomb threat called in to Mexican authorities caused the temporary halting of traffic at the international bridge that connects the Texas border city of Brownsville with Mexico. by Ildefonso Ortiz 27 Oct 2014
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