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February 28, 2024

Texas troopers recover 5 unaccompanied children in Eagle Pass carrying New York addresses

Texas state troopers on Wednesday recovered at least five unaccompanied children among dozens of illegal immigrants in Eagle Pass.

February 28, 2024

Texas inmate executed after being convicted of double murder in 2001, insisted he was innocent

Texas inmate Ivan Cantu, 50, became the first 2024 execution in Texas on Wednesday, while disputing his 2001 double murder conviction and maintaining his innocence.

February 28, 2024

Houston Lakewood Church shooter was previously arrested on gun charges

A police report from 2022 in Katy, Texas, details a previous weapons charges arrest for the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch earlier this month.

February 28, 2024

Illegal migrants with convictions for murder, rape and child molestation captured at US border

Border Patrol agents have nabbed 11 people with violent criminal records, including convictions for murder, rape and child molestation.

February 28, 2024

Wildfires rage across Texas panhandle

Fritch, Texas interim city manager Christina Athey on the ongoing efforts to keep citizens safe following spread of wildfires

February 28, 2024

Execution looms for Texas inmate despite claims of innocence in 2000 fatal shooting

Ivan Cantu, a Texas inmate convicted more than 20 years ago for fatally shooting his cousin and his cousin's girlfriend during a robbery, faces execution by lethal injection.

February 28, 2024

'Cold-heart' Biden to blame for Ga. student's slaying, top Texas official says: 'Doesn't care who dies'

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Fox News that President Biden's refusal to properly secure the border is leading to migrant violence included recent cases in Athens and Lynchburg.

February 28, 2024

Texas gun store owner says Supreme Court should limit government 'power' in 'bump stock' ban case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to a federal ban on gun "bump stocks" in a case that could affect thousands of gun-owning Americans.

February 27, 2024

Federal judge rules $1.7 trillion spending bill passed by Congress in 2022 is unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled the U.S. House of Representatives unconstitutionally passed the $1.7 trillion funding bill in 2022 because a quorum was not present during the vote.

February 27, 2024

Biden to visit Texas border sector with among the lowest illegal crossings

Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 4,700 illegal immigrants on Monday, with only 12 being apprehended in Brownsville, Texas, where Biden plans to visit on Thursday.