On Wednesday morning, 109 individuals were discovered inside a locked residence–Houston Police Department (HPD) spokesman John Cannon confirmed to Breitbart Texas. Cannon said that the home, located on Almeda School Road, appeared to be the site of a human trafficking scene.
Democratic Texas State Senator Wendy Davis has continually used her failed Texas Equal Pay Act to portray herself as a defender of women and equal pay. In a twist of irony, it was recently revealed that Davis, who is still a practicing attorney,
An alleged member of the Mexican Knights Templar cartel, 34-year-old Manuel Plancarte Gaspar, was arrested by police in the state of Michoacán–suspected of killing young children by removing their internal organs. Michoacán state Public Safety Secretary Carlos Castellanos accused the alleged gang member of involvement in the
Perhaps the first same-sex divorce was filed in Bexar County, Texas in February by two females amid a challenge in federal court to Texas’ ban on gay marriage. Until the U.S. Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit rules on the issue later this year,
HOUSTON, TEXAS–53-year-old Samuel Ray Palasota, was convicted for carrying out a religious-themed investment fraud scheme that targeted one female victim–causing a loss of $650,000. According to an FBI report, Palasota was convicted of 21 counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire
An investigation by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently led to a $3.75 million settlement due to “a pattern of billing errors” with Medicaid patients by Texas-based Carousel Pediatrics, according to a recent state announcement. The
Illegal immigrant Saul Gamaliel Lopez Chile allegedly attempted to steal Border Patrol Agent William Davis’ pistol and shoot him with it on Wednesday morning in Brooks County, Texas according to recent court filings obtained by Breitbart Texas. A lengthy brawl then broke
A third person perished Monday as a result of the Thursday morning incident allegedly involving 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. According to previous reports in Breitbart Texas, two people died at the scene
Texas Representative and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mike McCaul asserted that the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished with 239 people on board, “was not an accident. It was an intentional, deliberate act to bring down this airplane,” on Fox News Sunday. “We
Accion Texas, a nonprofit organization whose leadership substantially favors Democratic causes and candidates is set to receive $800,000 in federal grants provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Though the Border Community Capital Initiative is intended to
Texas Governor Rick Perry endorsed the re-election of United States Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Saturday night, according to the Washington Times. During a dinner in Kentucky at Murry State University, Perry said, “I love the number six. Sam Houston was 6
American 32-year-old Diego Santillan of Del Rio, Texas will spend 18 years in federal prison for possessing over 100 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to distribute. According to an indictment obtained by Breitbart Texas, Santillan also faces a fine
Police in McAllen discovered an alleged human stash house on Thursday and subsequently called in Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol spokesperson Danny Tirado confirmed to Breitbart Texas that 58 of the 60 individuals found were illegal immigrants. Tirado told Breitbart
Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen was formally charged with capital murder and bond has been set at $3 million dollars, according to inquiries between Breitbart Texas and the Austin Police Department (APD) late Friday. In recent police reports offered to
A new group, Red State Women, launched this week in response to efforts by leftist groups, such as Battleground Texas, to turn Texas blue after protracted efforts to use abortion as a wedge issue against conservatives. The new Republican group, led
20-year-old Amber Doak of San Antonio pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to one count of sex trafficking a 15-year-old female in August 2013. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Breitbart Texas, filed on September 1, 2013, the victim met 38-year-old Marcus
An illegal alien on the U.S./Mexico border in Texas assaulted a Border Patrol agent, took his pistol and then allegedly attempted to shoot the agent. Breitbart Texas confirmed the agent is reporting in stable condition, despite a possible broken bone,
Update: Austin Police Department identified the suspect as 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen to the Associated Press. The vehice used was reported stolen from a Ft. Hood soldier. The AP confirmed new details for the deceased victims. One woman was
TEXAS–Students in the Texas Tech University System will see a tuition increase of nearly 4 percent for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to the Associated Press. More specifically, $183 will be added to tuition for 15 semester credit hours. This means that
TEXAS–Government investigations into administrative corruption at a public school district in El Paso appear to have revealed no results in spite of reported widespread knowledge that such corruption did in fact take place according to local media. The corruption in question pertains to a
TEXAS–The Single-Use Carry Out Bag Ordinance, which took effect in Austin last year, forbids most retailers from giving out plastic shopping bags in an effort to encourage the use of reusable alternatives. In response to a flood of negative feedback regarding
TEXAS–Despite large-scale efforts by leftist groups such as Enroll America to push Obamacare in the Lone Star State, new statistics confirm that uninsured Texans are not accepting health care mandates. According to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of
TEXAS–Seven San Antonio-based individuals are accused of various charges in relation to an estimated $1.6 million wire fraud scheme, according to a recently unsealed federal indictment. 46-year-old Lea Ann Blystone, a resident of Boerne, was charged with eight counts of wire fraud; 12
TEXAS–37-year-old Reynaldo Gonzalez, a deputy U.S. Marshal in San Antonio, is accused of collecting checks from an insurance company after submitting false claims. He is charged with six wire fraud counts and six counts of making false statements, and was recently arrested for
