Judicial Watch Sues Feds to Obtain Border Crisis Records

Watchdog group Judicial Watch is filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against President Obama's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The group is requesting "all records" related to aa Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Field Office Juvenile Coordination meeting that took place in February -- obtaining such records could shed light onto whether or not the federal government planned major border crisis that occurred this year. by Kristin Tate
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'Top Ten Percent' Admissions Rule Survives Latest Attack But Is Headed to US Supreme Court

The “Top Ten Percent” admissions rule in Texas has survived its latest attack but the plaintiff and the organization supporting her vow to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The Fifth Circuit issued an en banc order November 12, denying a rehearing of their decision in the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The Order leaves in place the July 2014 decision of the Fifth Circuit which upheld the use of race as a criteria in university admission. by Lana Shadwick 13 Nov 2014, 3:54 PM PDT

Cornyn Elected Senate Majority Whip

AUSTIN, Texas -- Now that the Republicans have retaken control of the United States Senate after last week's elections, Texas Senator John Cornyn, who had served as Minority Whip for the Republicans, has officially been elected by Senate Republicans as their Majority Whip. Cornyn will be the second most powerful Republican in the Senate, after Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who fended off a challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, was elected Senate Majority Leader. by Sarah Rumpf 13 Nov 2014, 3:37 PM PDT

Judicial Watch Sues Feds to Obtain Border Crisis Records

Watchdog group Judicial Watch is filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against President Obama's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The group is requesting "all records" related to aa Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Field Office Juvenile Coordination meeting that took place in February -- obtaining such records could shed light onto whether or not the federal government planned major border crisis that occurred this year. by Kristin Tate 13 Nov 2014, 12:28 PM PDT

90 Percent of Texas Construction Firms Having Trouble Finding Enough Workers

AUSTIN, Texas -- American construction companies are facing increasing challenges hiring and retaining qualified workers. The problem is especially bad in Texas, where 90 percent of construction companies report problems finding qualified craft professionals and half are losing their workers to other industries, mostly to the oil and gas industry. by Sarah Rumpf 13 Nov 2014, 9:40 AM PDT

ICE Gives Private Prison No-Bid Contract for Alien Detention Center

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appear to be circumventing the bidding process for building a commercially-operated detention facility by having an Arizona city manage the manage the Texas based operation. The new 2,400-bed facility, which will be operated by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is being built in Dilley, Texas but will be overseen by the city of Eloy, Arizona. by Bob Price 13 Nov 2014, 5:31 AM PDT

Texas Rancher Sees Increase in Human Smuggling 80 Miles from Border

FALFURRIAS, Texas – After slowing down the past few months, a rancher in Brooks County says the numbers of illegal immigrants crossing his ranch 80 miles from the Texas-Mexico border is once again on the increase. Dr. Mike Vickers was speaking to volunteer reserve deputies of the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office and Breitbart Texas when he said he has noticed more and larger groups once again crossing his ranch. The ranch is located between the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint and the rest area on Highway 281 which is a common pickup area for illegal immigrants after they have circumvented the check point. by Bob Price 13 Nov 2014, 5:26 AM PDT

Previously Deported Gang Member Caught Crossing Border

HOUSTON, Texas -- A criminal gang member who had previously been deported was captured attempting to cross the border between California and Mexico. Border Patrol agents arrested the 40-year-old Mexican national just after noon (PST) on Wednesday about five miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. The criminal gang member was later identified as a member of the “West Park” gang from Santa Maria, California. by Bob Price 12 Nov 2014

Key Agencies Under Review as Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Hearings Begin

AUSTIN, Texas -- As part of the preparation for the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a twelve-member legislative commission that reviews Texas agencies for waste, duplication, and inefficiency, began its first round of public hearings on Wednesday, to continue through Thursday. Approximately 130 agencies are subject to Sunset Commission review, generally every twelve years, although the Legislature can change an agency's Sunset date to a longer or shorter time. About 20 to 30 agencies go through this review every two years. Agencies subject to Sunset review face expiration if they do not receive legislative reauthorization at the end of their review period. by Sarah Rumpf 12 Nov 2014

Duncan Family Maintains Race Claim in Ebola Death: Reaches Resolution With Texas Hospital

HOUSTON, Texas -- The family of the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in America, Thomas Eric Duncan, will announce today that they have reached a “resolution” with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and its parent organization, Texas Health Resources. The family made allegations that the hospital had not properly cared for Duncan on both his first and subsequent visits to the hospital where he eventually died from the Ebola virus. They continue to claim race as a reason for Duncan’s death. by Bob Price 12 Nov 2014

Texas Grassroots Activists Push to End In-State Tuition for Illegals

AUSTIN, Texas -- On the first day of bill filing for the 84th Legislative Session, Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) filed HB 209, which would repeal a 2001 law allowing illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition at Texas universities if they met certain criteria. The legislation was cheered by conservative grassroots activists, who have long opposed allowing illegal immigrants to pay the lower in-state tuition rates charged to Texas residents as one of the "magnets" that creates incentives for people to illegally cross the border. by Sarah Rumpf 12 Nov 2014

Abbott: New Secretary of State Will Give Border Communities a Strong Voice in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas -- Governor-elect Greg Abbott held a press conference in the Old Supreme Court Room at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to introduce his selection for Secretary of State, Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos. As Breitbart Texas reported earlier, Abbott first announced the appointment at a meeting in Brownsville, the county seat for Cameron County. This is his Abbott's first official appointment for his administration, which will officially begin when he is sworn into office in January. by Sarah Rumpf 12 Nov 2014

Gov-Elect Abbott Names Cameron County Judge as Next Texas Secretary of State

HOUSTON, Texas -- Governor-Elect Greg Abbott named Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos to be the next Secretary of State for Texas. Cascos will replace the current Secretary of State, Nandita Berry who was appointed to the position earlier this year by Governor Rick Perry. The announcement of the appointment came Tuesday morning during a meeting in Brownsville, which is the county seat of Cameron County. by Bob Price 11 Nov 2014

Texas Rep Capriglione Angers Tea Party Group After Expressing Support for Speaker Straus

DALLAS, Texas -- A Texas State Representative, Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake), shocked Tea Party activists in Fort Worth Monday night, November 10, when he declared he would be supporting the current Speaker of the Texas House, Joe Straus, instead of the Tea Party favorite son, State Representative Scott Turner (R-Rockwall). The announcement came during the NE Tarrant Tea Party final meeting of 2014 as a pre-84th Texas legislative session panel discussion on the upcoming race for the Speakership in the Texas House. by Merrill Hope 11 Nov 2014

Rush Limbaugh: "Texas Had a War on Liberals" with Konni Burton's Election to Wendy Davis' Seat

In contrast to Davis, who rose to fame after filibustering against Texas' abortion bill, Burton is staunchly pro-life, as well as deeply conservative on fiscal issues. She was endorsed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz and won the enthusiastic support of grassroots conservatives around the state. When the final votes were tallied, Burton had defeated her opponent, Democrat Libby Willis, by more than eleven thousand votes, a 52.19 percent to 45.44 percent margin. by Sarah Rumpf 11 Nov 2014

NY Times Agrees with Senators Cruz and Lee: Lynch Must Answer About Executive Amnesty

HOUSTON, Texas – An article by the New York Times Editorial Board appears to agree with Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) that Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch must answer about whether she approves of President Obama’s threatened executive amnesty. Cruz and Lee came out quickly after the announcement of Lynch’s nomination demanding that Lynch provide her analysis of the president’s legal authority to issue amnesty for illegal immigrants through an executive order. by Bob Price 11 Nov 2014

Gov. Perry, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst, & Speaker Straus Launch 'Texas Veterans Initiative'

AUSTIN, Texas -- The day before Veteran's Day, Texas leaders launched a new "Texas Veterans Initiative" that will commit more than $1 million in funding to a public-private partnership to provide expanded mental health services for Texas' veterans. The news was announced in a joint press release from Governor Rick Perry, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, and Speaker of the House Joe Straus. The release describes "an innovative pilot program" that "will allow the state's $1 million investment to match local and private funds to expand and evaluate community-based mental health programs serving veterans and their families." If the program is successful, the Legislature could expand it during the 2015 Legislative Session. by Sarah Rumpf 11 Nov 2014

Texas Teen Battling Cancer Shot and Killed During Robbery

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Duncanville teenager, who lost his mother seven years ago and has been battling cancer for two months, was killed over the weekend after being shot in the back during an apparent robbery. The 15-year-old Ryan Lara was moving his parents car from the street into the driveway when his parents heard gunshots. He was transported to a Dallas hospital where he later died from his injuries. by Bob Price 11 Nov 2014

EXCLUSIVE LEAK: Explosives Found at Bridge Near Arizona Border with Mexico

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Two explosives were found near an Arizona bridge approximately 30 miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a leaked report exclusively obtained by Breitbart Texas. The items were made from water gel commercial explosives and were ammonium nitrate based, according to the leaked official report from the Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC). by Brandon Darby 11 Nov 2014

Mexican Marine Accused of Executing Cartel Hitman

MCALLEN, Texas -- Despite the Mexican government's claims of improving security conditions, the country continues to be plagued by massacres, scandals and protests. In the most recent scandal, Mexican news outlets claim that a marine executed a cartel gunman following a shootout and pursuit just outside of Mexico City. by Ildefonso Ortiz 11 Nov 2014

Dan Patrick Credits Victory to Social Media, Selfies, and Staunch Conservatism

AUSTIN, Texas -- In a deeply conservative state like Texas, Republican Dan Patrick was heavily favored to defeat his Democrat opponent, Leticia Van de Putte, in the race to be Texas' next Lieutenant Governor; especially, as many political observers predicted, a Republican advantage against the backdrop of President Obama's plummeting popularity. However, the path Patrick took to that victory -- and some of the data behind his win -- are "shocking the media" and "baffling the pundits," according to a memo being circulated by one of Patrick's top advisers. by Sarah Rumpf 11 Nov 2014

Obama Warned to Wait for New Congress and Not Take Executive Amnesty Action

HOUSTON, Texas — Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer told President Obama Sunday that Republicans have told the President, “Don’t do it.” The issue: his taking executive action on amnesty. President Obama told Face the Nation viewers that he does not intend to wait for new House and Senate leadership to begin in January before he takes executive action. His statements come less than five days after voters rejected his immigration policies by rejecting Democrats at the voting booth. It also comes less than two days after congressional GOP leaders strongly urged the President to abandon his plan. by Lana Shadwick 10 Nov 2014

Texas State Rep. Files Bill to End In-State Tuition for Illegals

AUSTIN, Texas -- Monday was the first day which Texas legislators could file bills for consideration during the 2015 Legislative Session, and as per tradition, some of the first bills filed seem destined to be among the most buzzworthy. One such bill is HB 209, filed by Representative Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford), which would revoke the 2001 law that granted in-state tuition at Texas universities to illegal immigrant students by including in the definition of "resident" for tuition purposes those who had lived in Texas at least three years and had a Texas high school diploma or GED equivalent, provided that they sign an affidavit that they intend to apply for permanent residency status as soon as they could. by Sarah Rumpf 10 Nov 2014

Skeletons of Illegal Immigrants Found in Texas -- 90 Miles from Border

Falfurrias, Texas -- The remains of two more people have been found west of the city of Falfurrias. The remains are expected to be from two illegal immigrants Border Patrol agents and Brooks County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for some time in 2013. This brings the Falfurrias death march total to 57 for this year in terms of the number of bodies found in Brooks County. by Bob Price 10 Nov 2014

Early Morning California Shooting Involves Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent

In the early morning hours of Saturday, November 8, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call regarding an assault incident in East Hemet, California and found a white male adult who had been shot multiple times. Later identified as Moreno Valley resident Adam Thomas, the man reportedly succumbed to his injuries after arriving at a local hospital. by Michelle Moons 10 Nov 2014

Greg Abbott Prepared to Sue Obama Admin. Over Executive Amnesty

Texas' governor-elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott, laid out his border security strategy on Fox News' "The Kelly File" over the weekend. Abbott told host Martha MacCallum that if President Obama uses executive action on amnesty, it will result in the State of Texas launching a lawsuit against him. by Kristin Tate 10 Nov 2014

Texas Democrats Abandoning State Level Politics – Retreating to Cities

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Democrat Texas State Representatives who was just elected last week is abandoning the people who elected him for his own personal political future and more are expected to follow suit. The Democrat resigned his newly elected office to seek the office of Mayor of San Antonio. Texas taxpayers will now have to bear the cost of a very expensive special election and his constituents could be without representation for part of the upcoming legislative session. by Bob Price 10 Nov 2014

OPEC's War on Texas - And How the Lone Star State Will Survive

OPEC has declared war on Texas. As to not lose market share to the American fracking boom, primarily located in Texas and the Dakotas, Saudi Arabia has inundated the U.S. with cheap oil. The intention is to push U.S. producers out of the market space; so while low gas prices are great for the overall U.S. economy, there is a downside to the local economy. by Kristin Tate 10 Nov 2014

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