At least four people were killed as storms smashed into Houston Thursday night, leaving pockmarked skyscrapers as evidence of the damage. Mayor John Whitmire confirmed four people were killed, according to KRIV-TV. A mother of four died when a tree fell on her vehicle, while a man in his 70s died after a crane crashed […]
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday pardoned a former U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter demonstrator in 2020. Daniel Perry, who had been sentenced to 25 years in prison by an Austin jury for the July 2020 shooting of BLM protester Garrett […]
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday pardoned a former U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter demonstrator in 2020. Daniel Perry, who had been sentenced to 25 years in prison by an Austin jury for the July 2020 shooting of BLM protester Garrett […]
A barge struck a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, causing the partial collapse of an adjacent rail line and an oil spill, according to the city. The Pelican Island Causeway Bridge, which connects Galveston Island to Pelican Island to its north, was closed until engineers could assess whether the two-lane structure was safe […]
The good news is that the number of illegal border crossings is down in Texas. The bad news is that illegal border crossings are up in other states. In the first three months of 2024, illegal border crossings are up 10% along the U.S.-Mexico border. A shift is happening as illegal immigrants have moved from […]
Target is taking a step back when it comes to LGBT “pride month” this year with a Thursday announcement that it will nix “pride” merchandise at some locations, according to CBS News. The retail business touted its commitment to “pride month” in a news release while appearing to downgrade the availability of LGBT-themed merchandise. Those […]
A Texas judge has dismissed misdemeanor charges of riot participation filed against 211 alleged illegal immigrants who stood accused of overrunning members of the Texas National Guard in March at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso. County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed the charges Wednesday, ruling that his court had no jurisdiction over […]
El Paso County Judge Ruben Morales dismissed rioting charges against 211 illegal aliens. On March 21, hundreds of illegal immigrants stampeded the southern border at El Paso to cross into Texas. They were caught on video tearing down razor wire and trampling Border Patrol and other law enforcement protecting the border. The charges against them […]
Yeah, it’s May. And it’s shaping up to be one of those weird Mays, where it’s not pretty, temperate, and a gentle transition into my most dreaded of seasons – Summer. Oh, noes – not hardly. Here in Pcola, we’ve gone from a below-average temp April (it averaged four degrees cooler than last year) to […]
The University of Texas-Austin is handling campus protests a little differently than some other universities. UT-A’s Faculty Council met on Tuesday morning to vote on a resolution defending the First Amendment on campus and a call for amnesty for protesters who were arrested. The council did the right thing. It did not bow to the […]
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