Two rival factions of the Los Zetas drug cartel fighting over lucrative territories are engaging in a constantly increasing wave of gory executions, shootouts and kidnappings that are terrorizing average citizens in this border state.
Jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be in U.S. custody in as little as two months. The imprisoned cartel leader ordered his attorneys to expedite his extradition.
Texans soundly rejected the campaign of Marco Rubio who limped out of the Lone Star State with only three delegates compared to 104 for Ted Cruz and 48 for Donald Trump. Rubio received none of the 48 At Large statewide delegates.
Calling Donald Trump insincere on his pledges regarding immigration reform, Texas Ted Cruz demanded that Trump “release the tape,” referring to the New York Times interview. Cruz came out to speak to a packed house at the Redneck Country Club in Southwest Houston and declared victory in both Texas and Oklahoma and delivered his “morning in America” speech.
Texas Ted Cruz has jumped out to a lead in the Texas GOP Super Tuesday primary after the release of early voting numbers. Cruz leads Donald Trump by 13 points, 41-28. Marco Rubio is holding a third place position at 18 percent.
Texas is the crown jewel of the Super Tuesday Republican presidential primary now underway in eleven states. 155 delegates will be awarded through an elaborate process of statewide and congressional district allocations.
Despite the many assurances by state officials about the improving security conditions in this border state, two rival factions of the Los Zetas cartel continue to fight for control of this city while terrorizing average citizens.
Mexican authorities arrested a low level Tamaulipas State judge on aggravated kidnapping charges. The charges stem from an incident in 2013. The jurist continued judicial duties until his arrest.
Public school district superintendents across Texas resoundingly approved an amendment that requires district officials use a student-athlete’s birth certificate to determine gender identification. The decision came much to the dismay of the founder of the group TransAthlete.com who sharply criticized the state’s decision.
Republican presidential candidate and Texas Senator Ted Cruz greeted 1,200 excited followers in his hometown and told them, “Donald Trump does not get to exploit the immigration laws and take advantage of American workers, and then pretend he is going to be a champion for American workers.”
The primary election is on Tuesday in Texas and a researcher at Sam Houston State University says that ballot order can make a big difference for some candidates.
Texas Republicans have long asked to have a position of influence in the process of selecting the party’s nominee for president. That opportunity has now come to the voters of the Lone Star State and Texans are flocking to the polls in droves.
At a rally on the eve of the 12 state Super Tuesday primary elections, Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said he thinks that come Wednesday morning, it will be a two-man race between himself and a GOP front runner Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is showing a new television ad ahead of Super Tuesday featuring Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The parents of 43 education students from a poor rural town in Mexico that were kidnapped by corrupt police forces and turned over to cartel members who likely killed them, are asking the United States for help.
Republican presidential hopeful and Texas Ted Cruz is “cruzzz’in” through the Lone Star State with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former Governor Rick Perry on Monday. Both have endorsed their fellow Texan.
The arrest of a top commander within the Gulf Cartel who had been traveling through the city of Monterrey will spell even more infighting within the criminal organization as others try to take over his territory and crew.
Three Republican candidates vie for their party’s nomination for State Board of Education (SBOE) District 9, the East Texas seat long held by Thomas Ratliff (R-Mt. Pleasant). Ratliff currently serves as vice chair and is oft times, the reputedly outspoken voice on the Texas SBOE. He was first elected in 2010 and is not seeking re-election.
Republican candidates in the Texas House District 128 race are trading political hits over whether the incumbent, Rep. Wayne Smith (R-Baytown) is in favor of tolling the Fred Hartman Bridge. Challenger Briscoe Cain says Smith’s record suggests he wouldn’t be opposed to the idea.
The Mexican government has placed six states on high alert following the theft of a vehicle with radioactive material. That alert comes less than a year after Mexico had an almost identical case where authorities throughout most of southern Mexico spent days searching for the missing material.
Border crossings by Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) and Family Units rose significantly during the first four months of FY 2016 when compared to the same period in FY 2015. Some Border Patrol sectors reported in excess of 500 percent increases in both categories.
The motto of “In God We Trust” continues to spread among Texas law enforcement agencies in this border area. Two of the most active agencies in the area have now placed the decals on their patrol vehicles in what they are calling a rallying point for all law enforcement.
The former Mexican president who has been speaking out against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump is the same former politician who ignored drug cartels while he was in office. As Previously reported by Breitbart News, Vicente Fox Quezada recently met with journalist turned activist Jorge Ramos where the politico used expletives to say Mexico would not pay for Trump’s wall.
A Virginia police officer was shot and killed Saturday afternoon during her first day on the job. She and two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic-related call.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning, commenting on the Internal Revenue Service auditing him – a claim he made during Thursday’s GOP primary debate – and also going after rivals Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
The raging Los Zetas civil war between two factions of the drug cartel for control over this city has escalated to new levels of gore. Enforcers for one of the factions dismembered a rival member, bagging him in bed sheets and dumping the remains at a gas station.
The director of the City of Hidalgo Housing Authority and her secretary have been sentenced to prison for demanding bribes in exchange for providing government funded housing.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greeted over 7,000 supporters in Oklahoma and asked them to get out and vote on Tuesday saying, “I promise we will start winning again.”
Texas John Culberson scored a major victory this week in the battle against sanctuary cities. This victory follows on the heels of his victory in stopping the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) attempted ban on .223 caliber ammo. Both events were accomplished by using the House’s power of the purse.
The latest presidential primary polls predict sizable wins for Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton in Texas for Tuesday.
A team of Mexican drug cartel gunmen murdered a top police commander and his two bodyguards from the town of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco with complete impunity. Shortly after the execution of the police officers, the command staff of the department announced they would resign.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is bashing Sen. Marco Rubio as a “nervous basket case” and “choke artist.” Trump also said rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is smarter than Rubio.
A source operating under the umbrella of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed to Breitbart Texas that shots were fired from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, the river that separates Texas from Mexico. The shots were intended for a U.S. Border Patrol agent or agents and one or more agents returned fire across the border. No injuries are reported, according to the source.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said next Tuesday’s Republican primary will be “Super Cruzday.” His comment came during his “cruz” through the spin room after the Republican presidential debate on Thursday night.
Dallas police said Thursday they have referred their domestic violence case against Johnny Manziel to a grand jury, which will consider whether to charge the troubled Cleveland Browns quarterback on allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend.
Two rival factions of the fearsome Los Zetas drug cartel continue to fight over this city and the lucrative drug trade routes in that the region.
Kellyanne Conway, pollster and president of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) aligned Super PAC “Keep the Promise” talked to Breitbart News Daily about the shrieking Marco Rubio fan at Thursday’s CNN debate, saying, “I half-expected her to throw her panties at him on the stage.”
Welcome to Breitbart News’s daily live updates of the 2016 horse race. After Thursday night’s tough debate for Donald Trump, the candidates are fighting for position in big Super Tuesday states–especially Texas.
Candidates in the Houston GOP Presidential Debate came out of the gate firing on illegal immigration. All eyes focused on Donald Trump and allegations of his hiring of illegal aliens and paying fines.
GOP presidential candidate and Texas Ted Cruz spoke to a packed house at the Harris County Lincoln-Reagan dinner. There were more than 1,200 Republicans gathered to hear their fellow Houstonian.
