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HOUSTON, Texas — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has seized nearly every opportunity to place himself on a national stage amid the Ebola crisis in Texas. By doing so, he has transformed from a local authority to a well-known public figure.

HOUSTON, Texas — A large group of people who had come in contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola to the U.S., have been cleared of the virus by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick released a new television commercial attacking his opponent, State Senator and Democratic nominee Leticia Van de Putte, as being one of “the most liberal politicians in Texas.”  The ad highlights

HOUSTON, Texas — According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 24 more people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a large drug ring based in Austin, Texas.  The drug ring was involved in trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine,

HOUSTON, Texas — Thirteen members of the MS-13 gang have been charged with three murders and one attempted murder in Virginia, not far from Washington, DC.  The gang members are each facing nine counts in connection with the crimes, according to the Washington

President George W. Bush won Colorado twice and the state had Republican senators throughout the 1990s. But in recent years liberal activists have won a series of victories at the state and federal level, including winning the governor’s mansion, the

HOUSTON, Texas — Congressman Louie Gohmert (R) slammed United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden for his handling of the Ebola crisis in Texas. On Glenn Beck’s radio program Gohmert called Frieden the “new commander of the

HOUSTON, Texas — In response to allegations that nurses were put in harm’s way while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, Dallas’ Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital released a statement claiming all CDC guidelines were followed. The assertions by National Nurses United do not “reflect actual facts

HOUSTON, Texas — On Wednesday a Mexican national was sentenced in a New Mexico federal court for cocaine trafficking. 41-year-old Alejandro Lopez will spend 60 months in prison for his crimes and be deported immediately after serving his time.  Lopez,

HOUSTON, Texas — President Obama has cancelled political travel to hold a meeting regarding the Ebola outbreak, but Governor Rick Perry is still on on his trip in Europe and has not announced any plans to cut the trip short. This week the governor is

HOUSTON, Texas — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins (D) said that health officials are “not going to put protective orders on 75 healthcare workers” who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, even though two of his healthcare providers have already contracted the

HOUSTON, Texas — As Thomas Eric Duncan — the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S. — was receiving treatment at a Dallas hospital last week, Reverend Jesse Jackson traveled to Dallas to ensure that the patient received the best medical

HOUSTON, Texas — A third Ebola case has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. The individual who most recently contracted the virus is the second healthcare worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to test positive for Ebola. The worker had provided care

HOUSTON, Texas — The first person to contract Ebola in the U.S., a female nurse, is being treated at Dallas’ Texas Presbyterian Hospital but her dog remained in her apartment for over 24 hours following her diagnosis. It is possible that the

Texas’ voter ID law was struck down by Federal Judge Nelva Gonzales-Ramos, an Obama appointee, in the name of race. The judge’s ruling appears to suggest that black and Hispanic Americans simply don’t have the capability that whites have to apply for

HOUSTON, Texas — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that we need to “rethink” Ebola, and how to stop the spreading of the deadly virus.  CDC Director Tom Frieden reportedly said, “We have to

HOUSTON, Texas — Waste disposal from Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S., won’t be brought to Louisiana if one of the state’s officials has his way. Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is filing a

HOUSTON, Texas — Newly released medical records show that Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S., denied having any sick contacts when he visited the Emergency Room at Dallas’ Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on September 28. 

HOUSTON, Texas — A smuggler attempting to take a 3-year-old girl from Mexico to her mother in the U.S. allegedly drugged the child. Authorities caught the smuggler, 24-year-old Maria Guadalupe Gutierrez, as she attempted to cross the Pharr International Bridge on the

HOUSTON, Texas — Following a health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital being diagnosed with Ebola, reports circulated that the hospital’s Emergency Room (ER) had “stopped accepting new ER patients.” Such statements have caused a flurry of confusion; a spokeswoman at the hospital’s

HOUSTON, Texas — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was not actively monitoring anyone who came in contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S., subsequent to September 28. The health care worker who

HOUSTON, Texas — A health care worker has tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test at the hospital where Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola to the U.S., was cared for. Subsequent testing will be done

HOUSTON, Texas — Two teenagers from Guatemala, who were seeking asylum in the U.S., broke out of an Illinois detention center and carjacked an elderly Navy veteran.  The veteran, who is 91-years-old, was picking up a prescription at Walmart at

HOUSTON, Texas — Following the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola to the U.S., Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital received harsh criticism from some. Reverend Jesse Jackson and Commissioner John Wiley Price asserted that  Duncan was sent home after his first

HOUSTON, Texas — Michael West Monning, a Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy who was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday with Ebola symptoms, does not have the disease. On Thursday afternoon the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement, “The Texas

HOUSTON, Texas — The Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that “enhanced screening measures” will be implemented at airports to prevent the spread of Ebola in the United States. It is unclear, however, what exactly is “enhanced” about

HOUSTON, Texas — Border Patrol agents in Arizon’a Tuscon Sector saw a lot of activity during the past few weeks. In just a few days two stolen vehicles, a loaded AK-47 rifle, more than 44 grams marijuana, and a handgun with

HOUSTON, Texas — A patient at a CareNow clinic in Frisco, Texas is reportedly exhibiting symptoms of Ebola. The patient may have had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who traveled to the U.S. with the virus and

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick released a new television commercial focused on border security. The ad is called, “Washington’s Failed Us.”  Patrick’s opponent is State Senator and Democratic nominee Leticia Van de Putte. In

HOUSTON, Texas — On Wednesday Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient diagnosed in Dallas, passed away as a result of the virus. Shortly after Duncan’s death the Texas Department of State Health Services released a statement commending Texas Presbyterian Hospital,