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A Texas man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly dismembered three people before lighting their severed body parts on fire in a dumpster. According to The Daily Beast, 41-year-old Jason Alan Thornburg told Fort Worth police that he committed these murders because he had “an in-depth knowledge of the bible and believed he was being called to commit […]
A federal investigation has been launched over Texas’ ban on school mask mandates. The investigation led by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, per a report from the Texas Tribune, was launched on Tuesday and comes four days after the Texas Education Agency announced a new update to its public health guidance. […]
White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked Monday about a recent photo which appears to show a U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback wielding a horse rein as a whip as migrants attempt to cross the Rio Grande into the United States. “I have seen some of the footage. I don’t have the full context. I […]
A fire killed 75 dogs at a Texas pet-boarding facility this weekend. The Ponderosa Pet Resort fire left the animals in the Georgetown facility dead after the Saturday night blaze, with smoke making rescues impossible once fire crews responded to the scene, Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan explained. “It was a quick response. Unfortunately, they were met with conditions that […]
A school board meeting in Austin, Texas went off the rails this week after a local mother scolded officials for having a sexually explicit book at the library of one of its middle schools. On Wednesday, Kara Bell interrupted a COVID-19-related board meeting to request that the aforementioned book be removed from her daughter’s school. “I do […]
A Texas lawyer who walked the beach in full Michael Myers regalia was cited by police. Police in Galveston first received a call on Monday from someone regarding “a man walking the beach” while carrying what was then described as a “bloody knife,” a local department spokesperson told the Galveston County Daily News. Following the call, […]
A Texas school board meeting took a drastic turn Thursday night after a parent expressed outrage over what she called “sick” curriculum. The incident occurred during the “citizens comments” portion of the Leander Independent School District board meeting. The woman, who was identified as “speaker seven, Sheryl,” took the mic and spoke about N.W.A.’s 1988 record “Fuck tha Police,” which she claims […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is taking on social media giants with the signing of House Bill 20. The legislation, which was passed by the state Senate earlier this month, aims to crackdown on popular platforms that allegedly censor conservative viewpoints. Under the law, any web service with at least 50 million active users in the United States will […]
A 20-year-old El Paso man had his car inspected in late August by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before agriculture specialists found a reported 300 pounds of meat products stored away throughout the vehicle. As officers observed the meat at the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing area on Aug. 26, the car contained 31 rolls of bologna and […]
Lyft and Uber announced Friday that they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under Texas’ recently-enacted abortion law. The disastrous legislation, which went into effect this week, allows private citizens to file civil suits and collect damages against anyone aiding an abortion. As a result, ride-share drivers who perform drop-offs or pick-ups at abortion […]
