The suspect in the murder of Memphis police officer Terence Olridge was charged on Monday morning with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. Other charges are expected to be filed on Tuesday.
While running for re-election, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez has moved her county more into the column of Sanctuary City status by easing back on immigration holds on jailed immigrants. Legal immigrants and illegal aliens who have been jailed on minor offenses will no longer be held for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials as had been done in the past.
Yet another Memphis, Tennessee, police officer has been shot and killed. The latest victim, Officer Terence Olridge, was killed on Sunday just outside his home.
A call for a Global Rally for Humanity to stand against Islam did not produce much action nationally, but at a Texas mosque, a group of individuals protesting Islam stood face-to-face with Islamic supporters outside one Mosque. Both sides held signs and engaged in peaceful protest.
While being served with an arrest warrant in Michigan, the suspect opened fire on police with a crossbow. The shot wounded a deputy sheriff who was there to serve the arrest warrant on the man wanted for felonious assault. A Michigan State Trooper returned fire striking and killing the suspect.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a series of public workshops as part of its ongoing Regional Resource Management Plan. The meetings will include discussions on the disputed land ownership along the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma.
Students at Texas Southern University (TSU) are expressing fear after a third shooting since the beginning of this school year. On Friday, 18-year-old freshman Brent Randall was shot and killed along with another student who was wounded. The shooting occurred at a student apartment complex located on the edge of the university campus.
A Harris County Sheriff’s Office veteran homicide investigator has admitted to having sex with a key witness in the Deputy Darren Goforth capital murder trial. The witness is the alleged mistress of the slain deputy who was reported to be at the gas station the night of Goforth’s execution.
A suspect is allegedly in custody in connection to a shooting near Texas Southern University (TSU) that left one person dead and another wounded. The shooting occurred at a student apartment complex near the campus at about 11:30 CDT on Friday morning.
A police body cam attached to a Frio County deputy sheriff captured the moment when nearly forty illegal immigrants were spared from a horrible death in the back of a Texas trailer. The illegal immigrants had been loaded into the back end of a trailer with no ventilation in the heat of the Texas summer so that they could be smuggled through the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint.
The shocking discovery of thousands of dead fish washing up on a Texas beach south of Houston has local officials and fishermen expressing concern. The cause of the mysterious fish death is not known at this time.
An economics professor emeritus from the University of Texas in Austin has resigned. His reason expressed in a resignation letter, a fear that law abiding students with a concealed handgun might shoot him.
Police in Sugar Land, Texas, on Tuesday captured a Louisiana man who describes himself as a professional bank robber. The arrest followed a robbery in Sugar Land and a high-speed pursuit that ended in southwest Houston.
A burglar who apparently thought he had found an easy target was surprised to find that standing behind an apartment door he had just kicked in was a Harris County Deputy Sheriff who lived in the unit. The deputy fired his weapon and appeared to have struck the suspected burglar who then fled the scene.
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) launched a new website at noon on Tuesday. The site brings a fresh clean look to the agency but also improves the website’s navigation making it easier for taxpayers and veterans to access information and agency services.
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) moves to restore honor to the area surrounding the grounds of the Alamo. Contracts are now in place for the state of Texas to purchase three buildings located directly across the street from Texas’ most sacred shrine.
A writer for Breitbart News, renowned for his writings on gun rights and Second Amendment issues, has been recognized as “Journalist of the Year” at a national gun rights conference.
The trial of the two men accused of murdering U.S. Border Patrol Brian Terry has been a long time coming. During the nearly five years since his murder, Terry’s family has been forced to endure unimaginable frustration, pain and other indignities from the federal government he swore an oath to serve and protect.
An assistant football coach resigned and two students have been transferred to an alternative school following the attack on a football referee during a game.
The illegal trafficking of underage girls landed an East Texas man in federal prison for 276 months. The human trafficker used the girls in prostitution.
The opening of the murder trial against two men accused of murdering U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry brought heartbreak to Terry’s family. The Terry family traveled from their home in Michigan to Tucson to observe the trial personally.
A San Antonio, Texas, high school assistant football coach allegedly admitted that he ordered his players to hit a referee during a game earlier this month. He reportedly said the order came as an angry response to allegations the game official used racist language directed towards his players during the game.
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Tuesday morning after serving a domestic violence injunction. The deputy had completed the service process and was shot while walking away.
The White House expressed surprise over the spike in unaccompanied minors and families crossing the border from Mexico in August. Officials downplayed the numbers as “far below” last year’s peak.
Details about a Texas family massacre that left six children and two adults dead emerged after court records were released. Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children were killed, allegedly by David Conley, on August 8th.
