HOUSTON, Texas–Earlier this week Border Patrol agents in Laredo, Texas seized almost 1,500 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle disguised as an oil-field truck. Agents were initially alerted of the vehicle–which was near a ranch in Encinal, Texas at the
HOUSTON, Texas–Up to 2,000 migrants who entered the United States illegally will be transferred to housing facilities in Dallas. According to WFAA, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced the city’s decision to take in minor immigrants at the Democratic Convention in Dallas. He
HOUSTON, Texas–Next week at South Texas College in McAllen, a slew of Texas leaders will speak before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee. They will discuss the tidal wave of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each day, which shows no signs
HOUSTON, Texas–As four Mexican federal police officers patrolled a highway just south of Reynosa on Thursday, they were ambushed by a group of gunmen. Three officers were injured and one was killed as a result of the attack. A convoy
HOUSTON, Texas–Earlier this week Breitbart Texas reported on a confirmed case of the Swine Flu, or H1N1, at a facility for young migrants in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet–an experienced physician and nationally recognized speaker–told Breitbart Texas that the risks from such
HOUSTON, Texas–Breitbart Texas has confirmed that on Thursday morning a Mexican military helicopter flew into the U.S. and shot at Border Patrol agents. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol provided Breitbart Texas with a statement that said, “At approximately 5:45 a.m. Thursday morning,
HOUSTON, Texas–As thousands of unaccompanied minors continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally each day, it is becoming increasingly apparent that many of them will ultimately not be deported. Data from the federal government indicates that each year the number of
HOUSTON, Texas–Texas Congressmen Louie Gohmert and Bill Flores introduced legislation that offers a $1 million reward for any individual who can recover former IRS director Lois Lerner’s “lost” emails. An additional $500,000 would be given in exchange for information regarding the
HOUSTON, Texas–37-year-old Carmen Hernandez, an illegal alien living in the greater Houston area, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing child pornography. Subsequent to serving his time, Hernandez will spend the rest of his life on supervised release and
HOUSTON, Texas–On Thursday the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a law in Massachusetts which prohibited protesting near abortion clinics. The law–which banned protesting from 35 feet within the entrance of abortion clinics–violated First Amendment rights of pro life protesters who wished to
HOUSTON, Texas–The colossal wave of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has left federal authorities scrambling to find shelter to house the migrants. So far, housing facilities have been established in numerous states, some not even on the border. But
HOUSTON, Texas–An unaccompanied minor from Central America who entered the U.S. illegally has been confirmed as having the Swine Flu, also known as the H1N1 flu. A spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the sick
HOUSTON, Texas–Six child victims and three pimps were discovered by law enforcement officers during the last several days in Texas. The apprehensions were made as the result of Operation Cross Country, an effort to curb commercial sex trafficking in the
HOUSTON, Texas–During a visit to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on Monday, Governor Rick Perry criticized the federal government’s lack of leadership in dealing with the border crisis. Speaking at the Department of Public Safety Regional headquarters, he said, “The border
HOUSTON, Texas–The unemployment rate in Texas recently fell to a new five-year low, according to new statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As business booms in the Lone Star State, many companies are in need of trained workers–most notably employers in
HOUSTON, Texas–A week-long, nationwide effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as federal and local law enforcement agencies, resulted in the recovery of 168 children who were victims of sex trafficking. Additionally, almost 300 pimps were apprehended
HOUSTON, Texas–Denton, a Texas city north of Dallas, is known as a gas city. Gas fields there have reportedly produced a billion dollars in mineral wealth and allowed the city to prosper. But now, the Denton City Council is considering
HOUSTON, Texas–Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson recently penned a letter to Spanish-language media outlets, urging parents not to send their children to the U.S. illegally. There are no “permisos,” or free passes, at the end Johnson claimed. The
HOUSTON, Texas–A tidal wave of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally each day has caused a dire situation which officials have called a “humanitarian crisis.” But not everyone agrees with that label. “This is a manufactured crisis, not a humanitarian crisis,” Zack
HOUSTON, Texas–Charities and attorneys in North Texas are strained as a result of the tidal wave of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally, hundreds of miles away at the U.S.-Mexico border. Catholic Charities in Fort Worth has organized aid and shelter
HOUSTON, Texas–As thousands of illegal immigrants continue to pour into the U.S. from Central America, medical professionals and volunteers are struggling to treat sick migrants. The sheer number of immigrants–most of whom are unaccompanied minors–has made it extremely difficult to
HOUSTON, Texas–Thousands of illegal immigrants are flooding the U.S.-Mexico border, and the problem isn’t likely to get better anytime soon. In a mad dash to make it to the U.S., many of the Latino minors are hopping aboard a network of Mexican freight trains called
HOUSTON, Texas–Unidentified illegal immigrants who died on their journey to the United States were buried in a South Texas cemetery located more than 75 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The bodies were reportedly buried in mass graves–some were put underground in
HOUSTON, Texas–Thousands of illegal immigrants–most of whom are from Central America–continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border each day, but there are many who never complete the dangerous journey north because they run out of money. The trip from Central America can
HOUSTON, Texas–47-year-old Gerardo Salazar, a fugitive since 2005, landed in the U.S. on Wednesday to face various charges related to an alleged sex trafficking ring that he was the head of. He is accused of smuggling minor girls into the
