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Ancianita Entre 5 Ejecutados en Guerra Civil de Los Zetas

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — La violenta guerra civil entre facciones rivales del cártel de Los Zetas por el control de esta ciudad, sigue dejando un rastro de cuerpos y terror. Una de las más recientes víctimas incluye a una inocente anciana que estaba en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado.

VIctoria Executions

Texas Pushes SCOTUS on Enforcing Voter ID in Presidential Election

HOUSTON, TEXAS – A brief filed by the State of Texas Monday asks that the U.S. Supreme Court reject a request of some plaintiffs in the ongoing voter ID legal battle to block enforcement of the 2011 law for the upcoming November election. The requirement currently faces a full panel review of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and currently remains in effect.

Texas Photo ID

Student Celebrates Fame After School Cop Fired for Body Slamming Her

A Texas school district fired the campus police officer caught on tape allegedly body slamming a 12-year-old girl. They cited inconsistencies between the officer’s report of the incident and a 30-second cellphone video which captured it. Meanwhile, the purported victim appeared to brag about her newfound fame and fortune over social media following a national news appearance related to the incident.

Teachers

Cartel Cover-Up: Mexican Authorities Claim They Can’t Distinguish Human Remains from Chicken Bones

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Forensic technicians in this border state reached an unprecedented level of incompetence or complicity in helping the state government cover-up the discovery of a clandestine grave by claiming they are unable to distinguish between human bones and animal bones such as those of cows and chickens after the discovery of a clandestine grave less than 100 yards from the Texas-Mexico border. The same forensic techs are the ones that are tasked with going over violent crime scenes in this border state.

Dead Chickens

Border Patrol Agents: Colorado Voters Disenfranchised

The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the organization that represents nearly 17,000 of the Border Patrol agents who risk their lives to secure U.S. borders, is challenging the Colorado GOP for not holding a state primary and instead slating delegates mostly favorable to Trump’s rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

National Border Patrol Council

Shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, At Least 2 Dead

At least two people are reportedly dead at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. Local authorities are reporting that the two dead are believed to be a victim and the shooter. As of 10:00am CT, authorities have provided little information, yet are still searching the area.

Lackland Air Force Base

Texas Oil Giant Axes Thousands of Jobs Due to Cheap Fuel



HOUSTON, TEXAS — The world’s second largest energy explorer, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) continued its pattern of layoffs amid an oil glut that has plagued large and small firms alike since mid-2014. Hundreds of the 4,000 employees set for layoffs this year reside in the Houston metropolitan area.



Pump Jack

El Chapo’s Cartel Used Miami to Launder Cocaine Money

Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel had been using Miami as a key piece in its money laundering operation. Through a complex process of currency exchanges, the Sinaloa Cartel was able to funnel millions of dollars to pay Colombian drug lords from the Cali Cartel for tons of cocaine.

AP Photo/Alan Diaz

The Dallas Cowboys’ Draft Day Dilemma

The Dallas Cowboys are the ultimate Rorschach test for football fans: On one hand, they’re America’s Team – the most valuable, most glamorous sports franchise in North America. On the other, they’re a floundering, borderline-dysfunctional 4-12 organization that’s had one winning season in the last six years.

The Associated Press

DOJ Stock-Blocks Texas-Sized HalliBaker Merger

The Obama Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday to block the proposed $34.6 billion merger between Houston-based oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes, Inc. The DOJ thoroughly objected to two of the three largest of such companies in the world joining for fears of competitive threats and innovation stagnation.

HalliBaker