Sarah Rumpf

AUSTIN, Texas — Earlier this month, Manuel Velez was released from prison in Huntsville, after being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, the murder of his girlfriend’s infant son. Breitbart Texas had the full story on the

AUSTIN, Texas —  On Thursday, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered an order dismissing a lawsuit filed by True the Vote, a Houston, Texas-based non-profit organization focused on “voters’ rights and election

AUSTIN, Texas — After Democratic candidate for Governor Wendy Davis launched her now-infamous “empty wheelchair” ad attacking her Republican opponent Greg Abbott, the swift and bipartisan backlash initially led many to believe she would back off from the ad’s controversial

AUSTIN, Texas — The Ebola crisis could play a role in determining which party wins control over the House and Senate after the November midterms, according to a new poll by POLITICO. The poll, which tested public opinion among 840

AUSTIN, Texas — The R Street Institute, a non-profit, free market think tank with offices in Washington, D.C., Florida, California, Ohio, and Texas, is ramping up its efforts in the Lone Star State, hiring a new Texas state director and

AUSTIN, Texas — With Wendy Davis trailing in the polls behind her Republican opponent Greg Abbott, her Democratic supporters have resorted to a desperate, eleventh-hour attack. However it is not the heavily-criticized wheelchair ad; this is a brand new attack, launched

AUSTIN, Texas — While Democrats have been heavily pushing their “War on Women” rhetoric for the past few years, Texas Attorney General and Republican nominee for Governor Greg Abbott is focusing on a more positive message to reach out to

AUSTIN, Texas — In a video message on the Dallas Convention Center and Visitors Bureau website, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings shared a message for tourists and event planners who may be avoiding the city over fears about Ebola, appealing to

AUSTIN, Texas — The good news keeps coming for Greg Abbott, Texas’ Attorney General and the heavy favorite to be the state’s next governor. After a week of negative backlash against an attack ad run by his Democratic opponent, State

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott called for a travel ban from countries experiencing an outbreak of the Ebola virus. The call from Abbott came during an “#AskAbbott” Twitter town hall organized by his campaign Friday afternoon.

AUSTIN, Texas — Zac Petkanas, the communications director for Democrat Wendy Davis’ floundering campaign, has been on the front lines defending his candidate from the sharply negative backlash to her ad that uses the image of an empty wheelchair to

AUSTIN, Texas — As news broke over the past month of the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States, a Liberian man named Thomas Eric Duncan, followed by Duncan transmitting the virus to at least two of the

AUSTIN, Texas — In a press conference at the Capitol Friday, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced several new changes to the state’s policies in response to the Ebola crisis. As Breitbart Texas reported earlier, Perry reversed his previous position regarding travel

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry said at the State Capitol on Friday that flights from nations afflicted by Ebola should be banned. “Air travel is how this disease crosses borders,” he said. “I believe it is the right

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Wendy Davis has made national headlines in the past week for her shocking ad that uses the image of an empty wheelchair to attack her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott. Despite

AUSTIN, Texas — As Ebola continued to ravage communities in West Africa this summer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced “immigration relief measures” for citizens of three countries affected by the

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Wendy Davis remains not only unapologetic, but defiant, in the face of a national wave of criticism against her recent ad attacking her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott. As Breitbart Texas reported, the ad uses

AUSTIN, Texas — Houston Mayor Annise Parker has backed down from the subpoenas the City of Houston issued to several area pastors, Breitbart Texas has learned. Breitbart Texas reported earlier about the controversy, stemming from litigation challenging the city’s anti-discrimination

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Senator Ted Cruz has weighed in regarding the controversial subpoenas that the City of Houston sent to several Houston area pastors, demanding copies of their sermons and speeches, as well as communications with church members. As

AUSTIN, Texas — A statewide poll obtained exclusively by Breitbart Texas is providing the first detailed picture of how seriously Texans are concerned about the threat from Ebola, and their opinion of the Obama administration’s response.  The poll, conducted by Wilson

AUSTIN, Texas — As news broke Wednesday of a second health care worker reported to have contracted the deadly Ebola virus from Thomas Eric Duncan, a shocking detail emerged: she was on a plane on Monday, the day before she

AUSTIN, Texas — The battle over Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance has moved from the ballot box to the church pulpit, as a group of pastors fights efforts by the city to subpoena their sermons and private communications with church members. The

AUSTIN, Texas — The wild pendulum swings of the litigation regarding Texas’ abortion law, HB 2, continued Tuesday as the United States Supreme Court issued a short, five-sentence order ruling that parts of the law could not be enforced while

AUSTIN, Texas — An appeals court ruled today to allow Texas’ Voter ID law to be enforced for the November 4th election. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a stay today, stopping the ruling issued

AUSTIN, Texas — In a special video segment for CNN, CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discussed the protocols for caring for patients infected with Ebola, as recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Texas Christian University