Salvador Lemus, a 65-year-old Mexican native, allegedly operated a large cocaine operation out of a rural town in Pennsylvania for the last two decades. The operation was brought to a sudden halt last month; authorities announced “the largest drug prosecution in
On Monday President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan that would cut carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants–many of which are coal-fired– by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The proposed rule could mean big changes for Texas, the leading carbon
Fortune magazine released their annual list of top 500 U.S. companies on June 2. Not surprisingly, Texas-based businesses dominated the rankings. As the Dallas Morning News pointed out, 52 of the top 500 companies are located in Texas. Wal-Mart, headquartered in Arkansas, ranked number
Amid a sharp spike in illegal immigration through the U.S.-Mexico border that has left federal processing facilities overwhelmed, more than 1,000 children who crossed unaccompanied into the U.S. illegally were sent to live at the Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, Texas on
A man from Honduras, likely in the U.S. illegally, was charged on May 29 with assaulting a federal agent after punching a Border Patrol Agent in the face several times. According to The Monitor, the Border Patrol agent was patrolling land near
23-year-old Ashley Richards of Houston, Texas was sentenced to 10 years in prison after producing videos of herself torturing animals. According to ABC13, she was sentenced after pleading guilty to three counts of animal cruelty. Court documents obtained by Breitbart Texas
An overwhelming number of children are being apprehended while attempting to illegally cross the the U.S.-Mexico border during recent months. The crisis, which has strained federal resources, has prompted lawmakers from around the U.S. to demand more funding to “accommodate” the children crossers.
33-year-old Tomas Eduardo Tovar, a performer from the U.S. known for singing about the drug trade, was shot in Mexico on May 29. According to the AFP, Tovar was a singer of “narco-corridos,” a music genre dedicated to glorifying the drug trade and narcotics trafficking.
A man from Las Vegas, Nevada admitted to vandalizing two billboards in El Paso, Texas by painting “cartel-style” threats and hanging mannequins from them. According to Fox News Latino, Ryan Jean was arrested as he attempted to board a plane in
A U.S. citizen from Arizona was killed execution-style south of Nogales, a dangerous Mexican city on the border. The man’s body was discovered by officials on Monday. Fox News Latino reported that the victim was 25-year-old Jorge Luis Soto. He was found in his
The surge in immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has caused a federal resource crisis and prompted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release large numbers of aliens on a regular basis. In Tucson, waves of released illegal immigrants
Everything might be bigger in Texas, but that does not mean everything is more expensive. According to data from the Council for Community and Economic Research’s (C2ER) 2014 Cost of Living Index, three of the nation’s 10 cheapest cities are in the
Miss South Texas, 23-year-old Keli Kryfko, wasn’t always the image of perfection. As a middle school student, she was obese and out-of-shape. Harsh bullying from fellow students ultimately prompted Kryfko to make a drastic change in her lifestyle, which resulted in her
HOUSTON, Texas–It was recently revealed that illegal immigrants with scabies who were apprehended in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) area passed on the infestation to several U.S. Border Patrol agents. In the face of this news, Breitbart Texas has learned that the thousands
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Nogales, Arizona recently sealed a tunnel used by cartels to transport drugs and weapons from Mexico to the U.S. According to the Latin Post, it took six trucks full of cement to seal the tunnel on
Armed members of the activist group Open-Carry Texas were recently asked to leave Sonic and Chili’s restaurants. Video footage of the incidents shows the group politely doing as they were told. Regardless of how the events transpired, the far left-of-center media
AUSTIN, Texas–State Senator Ken Paxton has won against State Rep. Dan Branch in the Texas Republican Primary runoff for Attorney General. Paxton, the Tea Party candidate, endured almost relentless attacks from Branch, left-of-center media outlets in Texas, and other liberals. Even a
91-year-old Republican Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest person to ever serve in the U.S. House, was defeated in the GOP runoff primaries by John Ratcliffe. According to the Dallas Morning News, Ratcliffe was winning by 2,272 votes when 93 percent of precincts
Former state Rep. and Tea Party favorite Sid Miller, currently a lobbyist, won the Republican primary runoff election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner. He beat out Tommy Merritt, a businessman and former Republican state Representative. Miller was endorsed by Governor Rick Perry earlier this month;
As individuals and families flock to Texas from liberal states around the U.S., many worry that the Lone Star State is turning blue. In spite of this fear, however, the Tea Party is projected to win big in the state today, as Texans head to the polls
HOUSTON, Texas–A pilot is accused of smuggling several bags of cocaine into the U.S. on May 26, as he flew from Colombia, South America to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Although the suspect–a 49-year-old male–is a licensed pilot, in
Over the weekend posters depicting Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis, a Texas gubernatorial candidate, as an “Abortion Barbie” were spotted in Los Angeles. They appeared as the state senator traveled to California late last week for a fundraising event with liberal Hollywood A-listers. The life-sized
Several U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) sector have reportedly contracted scabies from contact with detained illegal immigrants. According to a report by Action 4 News, about 10-15 percent of apprehended illegal immigrants have scabies in the
Amid the revelation that more than 36,000 illegal immigrants were released onto U.S. soil by government officials in 2013, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in California recently announced that it will no longer hold illegal immigrants in jail. According to a report by CBS
