The Latest News about Texas

The governor of Texas declared a “State of Disaster” Friday regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared the emergency at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol, according to a press release from his office. “From the very beginning, our number one objective has been to implement preventative strategies that build on our state’s existing public ...

President @realDonaldTrump is taking steps to protect the water rights of American #Farmers and #Ranchers!

Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, adamantly defended his governor’s decision to not accept refugees this year, noting that Texas has done more for refugees than any other state. Paxton, who has served as the top lawyer for Texas since 2015, appeared on Fox News to discuss Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbot’s decision to not accept refugees, becoming ...

President Donald Trump holds a Keep America Great rally in Dallas, Texas, Thursday evening. The president is scheduled to speak at 7:05 PM CDT. Live Streams of President Trump’s Rally in Dallas, TX – 10-17-19 RSBN Golden State Times Donald J. Trump <updating> Seeking the Truth Fox News Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through CDN is ...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Howdy Modi event in Houston, Texas, on Sunday. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:50 AM EDT. Watch: Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through CDN is available for re-publication without charge under the Creative Commons license. Visit our syndication page for details and requirements.

Rep. Bill Flores said Wednesday he will not seek re-election next year for a sixth term in Congress, making him the fifth Texas Republican to announce retirement this election cycle. In a statement announcing the decision, Flores said he wants to spend more time with his family. He pledged to his wife after his first election win in 2010 that ...

The suspected gunman in the West Texas shooting Saturday was reportedly fired from his trucking job hours before he opened fire along an Odessa roadway, killing seven people and wounding 22 others. Police pulled over the 36-year-old suspect for a routine traffic stop along a highway connecting Midland to Odessa, Saturday, when the suspect opened fire, killing both law enforcement ...

Odessa police said Sunday that only one shooter was involved in a shooting Saturday that killed at least seven people, injured more than 20 others Police initially thought multiple shooters were involved, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said during a news conference. They are now “confident” that one person was involved. Gerke said he would not identify the suspected shooter ...

Authorities took a man into custody for allegedly firing a gun at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Antonio, shattering several windows. The San Antonio Police Department responded early Tuesday morning to a shooting that took place at a building that houses the Department of Homeland Security’s ICE division and arrived at the scene at approximately 3 a.m. ...

Democratic Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro on Monday tweeted the names and employers of 44 San Antonio residents who donated the federal maximum to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Castro, whose district includes much of San Antonio, claimed the donors “are fueling a campaign of hate that labels Hispanic immigrants as ‘invaders.’” Castro is the twin brother of Democratic presidential candidate ...

A Democratic congresswoman representing the El Paso, Texas area declared Monday that President Donald Trump is not welcome in her city following a recent mass shooting. “It is shocking to me that [President Trump] is so utterly self-aware, and this is why, from my perspective, he is not welcome here. He should not come here while we are in mourning,” ...

Cloudflare, a widely used Internet services provider, dropped the website 8chan following the deadly El Paso shooting Saturday, the company’s CEO Matthew Prince announced Sunday night. “We just sent notice we are terminating service for 8chan. There comes a time when enough is enough. But this isn’t the end. We need to have a broader conversation about addressing the root ...

A near 2,400-word manifesto posted online shortly before a deadly attack in El Paso is believed to belong to the alleged perpetrator, law enforcement officials say.  In the manifesto, the author rails against mass immigration into the U.S., arguing that political leaders are not doing enough to stop the replacement of the native white population.  The manifesto lists political, economic ...

Federal prosecutors are treating Saturday’s shooting in El Paso, Texas, which left 20 people dead, as an act of domestic terrorism and possible hate crime that could carry the death penalty. “We’re also treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we’re going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice,” ...

Two mass shootings occurred over the weekend, killing a total of 29 people. Some liberals took to social media following the shootings to blame various conservatives, including President Donald Trump, anchors on Fox News and more. Hunter Pollack, a student who lost his sister in the Parkland shooting, tweeted out that people should stop using mass shootings to attack Republicans and ...