Image: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Border Security Response Team deputies apprehend illegal border crossers in Kinney County, Texas. Image Credit: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – Three years ago this April, a small border county took a stand to defend its few thousand residents after they were inundated by […]
It’s South By Southwest Conference (SXSW) time in Austin, Texas. It is an annual event that is “a global event for digital creatives to explore cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with professionals.” The conference dates this year are March 8-15. Austin is a big live music city and SXSW brings in musicians from all […]
The long and winding road to determine whether or not Texas has the right to secure its border continues. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended the ruling blocking Texas from enforcing a new law that gives law enforcement officers the ability to arrest and deport illegal aliens today. Justice Alito handles emergency petitions to the […]
Image Credit: Trump White House Archived / Public Domain By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – A U.S. District Court handed Texas a win in the first round of a case that consolidated two lawsuits filed against the Biden administration for halting border wall construction. In 2020 and 2021, Congress allocated roughly $1.4 billion […]
A total solar eclipse will happen on April 8. Two counties in Texas have issued a disaster declaration as officials prepare for the influx of people expected to come and observe the event. On Friday, Travis County (Austin) took what is described as a drastic measure in preparation for the crowds of stargazers coming to […]
Image Credit: Canva By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – As the Tennessee legislature considers funding the deployment of up to 5,000 National Guard soldiers to Texas over the next year, the soldiers would follow in the footsteps of historic Tennesseans who helped shape Texas and American history. Tennesseans arguably volunteered more than anyone […]
Greetings from Texas, which anchors today’s Super Tuesday results in the Central Time Zone! We have a spicy primary here in the Lone Star State, much of which will depend on who the lone star of Texas GOP politics will prove to be. Governor Greg Abbott has generated up primary challengers for the nearly two […]
Image: Six Mexican nationals who reportedly entered the country illegally were apprehended in Webb County, Texas Image Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety YouTube page By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – Within hours of a federal appeals court decision Monday allowing a new Texas law to stand that makes illegal entry into the […]
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the new Texas immigration law. It’s the same law that the 5th Circuit of Appeals ruled on Saturday could go into effect while the legal battle continued. To recap, the new immigration law, Texas SB 4, was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge David Ezra last week. He also ruled […]
Last week a federal district judge ruled that a Texas law scheduled to go into effect on March 5 is unconstitutional and it violates prior Supreme Court rulings that put the federal government in charge of immigration laws and restrictions. Senate Bill 4 was halted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra. When the ruling was […]
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