Texas’ #1 Most Wanted Illegal Alien Captured

Texas’ #1 Most Wanted Illegal Alien Captured

Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s release of a list of the top ten most wanted illegal aliens in Texas, another man from the list has been captured.   Department of Public Safety special agents from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Victor Hugo Chox Gonzalez...
Houston City Council Passes $7.3 Billion Budget

Houston City Council Passes $7.3 Billion Budget

The Houston City Council approved a $7.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget this week by a vote of 15-2, marking the completion of Mayor John Whitmire’s first budget cycle.  Two council members, Edward Pollard and Tiffany Thomas, voted against the budget, citing it as...
MS-13 Gang Leader Arrested in Texas

MS-13 Gang Leader Arrested in Texas

A leader in the transnational criminal gang MS-13 has been arrested in Texas after being on the run for more than three years. Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios—a high-ranking leader in the MS-13 gang—was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security...
Analysis: The Gamblers’ Primary Wipeout

Analysis: The Gamblers’ Primary Wipeout

The Texas runoff elections were not kind to out-of-state gambling interests hoping to turn Texas into a pockmarked fluorescent wasteland. This result suggests that cash alone won’t be enough to overcome sound opposition to expanded gambling and, more broadly, that...