Tar balls from the oil tanker spill that occurred in Galveston Bay on March 22nd have reached Mustang Island and the beaches of Port Aransas along the southern Texas coast. Crews were immediately on hand to begin the cleanup process.
Days after the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court voted not to order a forensic audit of voting machines alleged to have tabulation irregularities, the grand jury impanelled by the outgoing District Attorney has ordered a forensic analyst to conduct an audit
Recently Breitbart Texas reported a raid by federal investigators of the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office where a computer was seized. On March 28, Sheriff Lupe Treviño resigned under a cloud that may be hitting too close to home for the
Taking aim at Texas’ oil and gas production, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its intent to place the lesser prairie chicken on the list of “threatened species” in May. The threatened species list is one step below the
HOUSTON, TEXAS–On Friday, two men entered the Comerica Bank branch located at 800 Lockwood Drive in Houston allegedly robbed the bank at gunpoint. The FBI sent out a request for the public’s assistance in identifying the two robbers while Houston
In a sweeping 370 plus page report, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo Ellen Carcy submitted a proposed rule change for how water is regulated in the United States–effectively expanding
Nearly one month after Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke before a group of oilfield executives and employees to announce his idea of an American Energy Renaissance Act to increase jobs and energy independence–his office recently announced the filing of similarly-named
Following complaints from 12 Democratic Party candidates regarding claims of voting machine irregularities reported by Breitbart Texas–Hidalgo County has opted to let a grand jury handle the issue directly according to local reports. In a special meeting of the Hidalgo
Voters seeking to keep a close eye on their representatives in the Texas Legislature will have an easier time of it thanks to improvements made during the off season period. The Texas House Administration Committee, responsible for oversight of the
HBO Comedian Bill Maher recently named Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold as a candidate for his “Flip a District” project along with other Members of Congress he may take interest in defeating in 2014, according to local reports. Rep. Farenthold, the
Two alleged members of the Folk Nation/Gangster Disciples gang in El Paso pled guilty in a sex trafficking case that could land the pair in federal prison for up to twenty years, according to local news reports. Kiry Hakeem Nalls
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will begin hearing oral arguments in two high profile cases regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The two cases are Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga
Seniority is an important issue in the airline industry. It affects everything from work schedules to job assignments to standby flight benefits and more. It is so critical that it has created strange bedfellows in lawsuits filed last week regarding
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a group of Democrats in South Texas she will “make a decision soon” about whether she will run to be the 45th President of the United States, according to local media reports.
During the first week of December 1944, U.S. Army private Pedro Cano, from Edinburg, Texas, on two consecutive days, crawled through minefields under heavy machine gun fire to destroy six German emplacements–saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers.
A 19-year-old male from Weslaco, Texas was arrested after $800K of heroin was allegedly found by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers in the young man’s jeep this week, according to public statements obtained by Breitbart Texas. In a
In defending the honor of veterans, Texas Attorney General (AG) Greg Abbott this week filed a lawsuit against The Veterans Support Organization and four individuals for allegedly violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (TDTPA) by falsely representing the method
Progreso Texas Mayor Pro-Tem Orlando Vela now stands accused of allegedly embezzling at least $5,000 from the Progreso School District according to federal court filings. Mayor Pro-Tem Vela is the fourth member of his family to face criminal charges of
Thousands of Republican grassroots activists are gathering across Texas in Senate District (SD) and county conventions to continue the process that began in their local precincts on March 4th, of building the new 2014 Republican Party of Texas platform. Delegates
Speaking before the eighth annual Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona this week, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher delivered a keynote speech where he defended the right of his agents to use deadly force in self-defense. Fischer addressed the
Claims of voting machine irregularities have been made to county election officials in two Democrat Primaries in Hidalgo and El Paso Counties following the 2014 Joint Primary Election. In Hidalgo County, The McAllen Monitor reports that at least twelve candidates
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment and arrest of Webb County (Laredo, Texas) Precinct 1 Commissioner Kristopher Michael Montemayor on Wednesday after being charged with two counts of bribery according to a press release and court documents
