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Mexican President Offended by Chapito’s Lawyer Calling Her Government ‘Corrupt’

In an ironic twist, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sparked a news controversy after exchanging barbs with the lawyer representing Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The Mexican politician is claiming to be offended after the U.S. lawyer called her government corrupt for having protected an infamous Mexican army general accused in a U.S. court of drug trafficking.

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Mourners Gather at Kerrville Memorial Display in Aftermath of Texas Floods

Immeasurable sorrow and grief can be felt in the air along the banks of the Guadalupe River in the quaint Texas Hill Country town of Kerrville. A downtown memorial honoring more than 100 flood victims, many of them children, is a stark reminder of the horrendous loss of life caused by the Independence Day weekend floods.

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Heartless and Irrational: Texas Tribune Attacks Local Officials Reeling from Deadly Flash Floods

As search and rescue operations continue in the aftermath of the deadly Independence Day flood in Kerrville, Texas, local officials are bearing the brunt of activist news reporters who appear hell bent on politicizing the tragedy. With little to no evidence provided, one story in the Texas Tribune suggests that local officials may have stood idle for more than three hours instead of acting to save lives.

Public Officials and First Responders Work the Recovery Operations in Texas Hill Country (

GRAPHIC: Sinaloa Governor Claims All Is Well as State Leads Nation in Murders

The governor of Sinaloa claims that all is well in his state, while the ongoing turf war between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel has propelled his state to lead the nation in murders. That same politician is the one who had been singled out by political rivals as having had a close relation with Sinaloa Cartel leaders and having been caught in the middle as the two main factions went to war last year.

Cartel gunmen left a van full of bodies in Culiacan, Sinaloa. (Credit: Breitbart Texas / C

Texas Constable Deputy Arrests Man for Chasing, Striking ICE Agent’s Vehicle

A Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable arrested a man who reportedly attempted to interfere with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement workplace enforcement operation near Houston on July 9. The man, who is the son of the owner of the business visited by ICE agents, allegedly chased the agents and then struck one of the vehicles as it stopped at a traffic light.

Texas Man Arrested After Alleged Interference with ICE Agents (Harris County Precinct 4 Co

Despite Protests, Border Sector Chief Vows to Enforce Immigration Law in Sanctuary Los Angeles, Elsewhere

As Border Patrol agents carried out an immigration related enforcement operation, guarded by a contingent of U.S. Marines, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a group of protesters intervened. Despite the protests, the operation went on as planned. El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, who led the operation, says the opposition from Bass and others will have no impact on the federal government’s will to enforce existing immigration laws.

LA Mayor Karen Bass at Border Patrol Immigration Raid in MacArthur Park (AP Photos/Damian

Mexican Cartel Connected Banks Feeling Pressure from Trump Admin

The recent sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on two banks in Mexico and a brokerage firm sparked widespread controversy and speculations about the future of financial institutions in a country where even the White House has previously accused top Mexican government officials of having an intolerable relationship with drug cartels.

Credit: Breitbart Texas / Ildefonso Ortiz

DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that a San Antonio City Council candidate called for the shooting of ICE agents on the streets of Los Angeles. The threat by the self-described Democrat political consultant comes as ICE agents are increasingly assaulted, and a Border Patrol station in Texas came under attack from a gunman.

DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents (Getty Images and X.

Cops Find 338 Bodies in Mexican Border City Crematorium

Authorities in the border state of Chihuahua are working to identify the bodies of 338 individuals who were piled up inside a crematorium in the border city of Juarez. The bodies were meant to be incinerated, but for unknown reasons, they were just bagged and placed on top of each other. At the same time, relatives got urns with cement or other materials that funeral officials passed off as ashes.

Credit: Chihuahua Attorney General's Office

Texas Governor Warns Flood-Stricken Region to Brace for More Life-Threatening Storms

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott warned residents of the state to expect more storms to pose a danger to parts of central Texas over the next 24-48 hours. Abbott made the comments at the start of a Sunday press conference held in Austin to inform residents of the latest news regarding the devastating Independence Day floods that have resulted in the deaths of nearly 70 people.

Trucks drive through a flooded and damaged road in Hunt, Texas, on July 6, 2025, following

ABBOTT: Texas Flood Victim Numbers Expected to Rise as Campers Don’t Come Home

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the number of people who are reported missing as a result of the Independence Day weekend floods is expected to increase in the coming days. The governor explained that many adults and families who camp in tents and RVs along the rivers may not be reported missing by their families until they fail to return home after the extended holiday weekend.

NWS - The number of missing and dead is expected to rise as campers fail to return home fr

Trump Orders Installation of 17 Miles of Texas Border Buoys in Rio Grande

In addition to the border infrastructure funded by President Trump’s One Big Beautify Bill, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to quickly install 17 miles of floating border barrier in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver on Thursday to ensure the construction of the barrier is not impeded by environmental regulations.

Texas Rio Grande Border Buoys (Breitbart Texas/Randy Clark & State of Texas File Photos)

Videos Show Devastating Impact of Deadly Independence Day Flood in Texas

Videos shot by Breitbart Texas illustrate the total devastation left in the wake of the deadly Independence Day Flood near the Texas Hill Country city of Kerrville. The flood caused by a massive stalled rainstorm along the Guadalupe River led to the deaths of at least 27 people. More than 20 young girls from a riverside youth camp are still missing.

NWS - Scenes of Devastation Along the Banks of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas (

WATCH: Woman Rescued by Texas DPS Aircrew from Deadly Raging Flood

Video posted on social media by Governor Greg Abbott shows a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter aircrew rescuing a woman from a tree as the deadly flood waters of the Guadalupe River raged below. The overnight flash flooding has already claimed the lives of more than a dozen people, and at least 23 children are reported missing from a private Christian girls’ camp near Kerrville, Texas.

Major Flooding Near Kerville Claims 13 Lives, 23 Girls Missing (AP Photos: Eric Gay/Video

Coast Guard Seizes 5,500 Pounds of Drugs in Four Caribbean Sea Interdictions

U.S. Coast Guard crews led a multi-agency, multi-national effort to seize more than 5,500 pounds of drugs from smugglers in the Caribbean Sea. The seizures came during four separate interdictions leading to the seizure of 2,200 pounds of cocaine and 3,320 pounds of marijuana in the days leading up to America’s 249th Independence Day celebration.

Coast Guard Seizes 5,500 Pounds of Drugs (U.S. Coast Guard Photos)