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ICE Houston Removes Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted for Child Abuse
Lina Elizabeth Chilel Bail was encountered in Texas in 2022 but was released.
Biden-Harris Admin Pulls Plug on Gulf Coast Wind Project
Federal officials canceled a BlackRock-backed offshore wind project planned near Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Rep. Arrington Leads Call for Biden-Harris Admin to Approve LNG Export Permits
Lawmakers urge the Department of Energy to stop “dragging its heels” in approving liquid natural gas permits.
Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Border Buoy Barriers in Rio Grande
This comes just over one year after Texas installed the marine barriers—prompting the Biden administration to sue the state for securing the border.
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Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters
A Dallas “church” hosted a service dedicated to celebrating drag performers and “transgender” individuals in defiance of the conservative Texas Legislature. A video shared by Texas Family Project on X captured glimpses of the event at the United Church of Christ...
US Rep. Hunt Calls Video Comparing Cy-Fair ISD GOP Board Members to Nazis ‘Disgusting’
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt accused a local news station of comparing Republican school board members’ actions to those of the Nazis. The video by NBC affiliate KPRC 2 shows an on-air personality ripping pages from a book interspersed with old footage of Nazis burning books...
Parents Reveal Truth About Smut in Libraries
Videos of Texas parents roasting Allen Independent School District officials for failing to remove sexually explicit books from students’ libraries have gone viral.
Texas Attorney General Sides Against State Agency in Free Speech Fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking the unusual step of siding against the Texas Ethics Commission in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than defending the state agency, he has filed an amicus brief supporting Michael Quinn Sullivan, a conservative...
Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student
A high school football coach who admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison but plans to appeal. During sentencing, the coach's younger sister revealed that he had also victimized her years earlier. Meanwhile,...
Central Texas, Local, West Texas
Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students
Two female teachers were sentenced to probation after admitting to sex crimes involving students. Neither woman will be required to register as a sex offender. Former Forsan Independent School District coach Kendall Jaye Phillips, 26, pleaded guilty to improper...
Gov. Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of Student at Bellaire High School
Gov. Greg Abbott has demanded an investigation into Bellaire High School by the Texas Education Agency after Moms for Liberty spoke during a school board meeting about a concerned parent who claims her daughter was socially transitioned without her knowledge or...
Round Rock ISD Trustee Alleged to Have Received Illegal Payments From District
Round Rock Independent School District has been hit with yet another allegation of impropriety. According to a social media post by former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone, the embattled district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison. At the...
The Show Behind The Show, Oh Canada Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about the border, DOGE and how Canadian hockey found the meaning of FAFO.