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December 11, 2020

Cheney, Buck lead House resolution backing Trump legal efforts: 'Must protect the integrity of our elections'

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Ken Buck on Friday are leading a group of 18 lawmakers in sponsoring a resolution in the House that backs the legal action by President Trump on the presidential election, which most recently includes a request to join the Texas lawsuit aiming to block four states' presidential electors from casting their votes.

December 10, 2020

'Texit' test: Texas lawmaker floats referendum to secede from U.S.

A Texas state lawmaker says he plans to introduce a referendum pushing for the state to secede from the U.S. 

December 10, 2020

Pence says Trump ‘deserves his day’ in Supreme Court

Saying “God bless Texas,” Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday gave a rousing endorsement of a lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general and backed by President Trump that aims to throw out the election results in four key battleground states won last month by President-elect Donald Trump.

December 10, 2020

Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy isn't joining election lawsuit – here's why

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy says he supports President Trump's legal battles regarding the election but said Thursday he would not be joining his colleagues in support of a state lawsuit aimed at delaying the appointment of presidential electors in four battleground states. 

December 10, 2020

Missouri, 5 more states ask to join Texas Supreme Court election case against Georgia, others

Missouri and five other states on Thursday threw their support even further behind the Texas lawsuit aiming to prevent Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin's electors from casting their electoral votes by asking the Supreme Court to let them join the Texas suit. 

December 10, 2020

Border agents, ICE seize more than 100,000 counterfeit N95 masks in Texas warehouse

Federal agents in Texas seized more than 100,000 counterfeit medical masks near the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this month -- a shipment that was intended for U.S. hospital workers on the East Coast, authorities said Wednesday.

December 10, 2020

America Together: Texas mom writes 'Santa letters' for front-line parents

A Texas mom is helping parents working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic this Christmas by creating special letters from Santa Claus to share with their kids. 

December 10, 2020

Texas man charged with murder following police chase, discovery of woman's body in trunk of car

The suspect accused of leading Texas police on a car chase that ended with the discovery of a 28-year-old woman's body in the trunk of his car last month has been charged with murder, authorities said Wednesday.

December 10, 2020

Coronavirus crippling emergency response agencies: ‘What if you call EMS and nobody comes?’

In addition to the mental and physical toll the coronavirus is taking paramedics, prices of certain PPE materials have more than tripled, striking the EMS industry with a major financial blow.

December 10, 2020

Texas first responders rescue 4-year-old who fell into 44-foot well

Four fire departments worked with the sheriff's office and local hospital emergency services, ultimately retrieving the boy at 2 a.m.