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Texas Governor, Attorney General to Investigate Private Organizations Facilitating Border Crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking his state’s attorney general to investigate how a network of private organizations is colluding with the Biden administration to facilitate the worst border crisis in American history. Abbott’s request comes just days after The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project documented the outsized role of non-governmental organizations. Those groups, operating more…Rob Bluey -
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Texas Public School District Mocks Concerned Mother, Then Charges Her $7,000
Chumchal told The Daily Signal, “If I had this many incidents that the district didn’t consider ‘bullying’, how many other parents or students have submitted bullying reports left unanswered or ill-attended to?”Tony Kinnett -
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Texas City May Bar Christians From Sponsoring Christmas Parades, Conservative Group Warns
A small Texas city near Austin is about to vote on a policy that may prevent Christian groups from sponsoring Christmas parades, according to the conservative group Texas Values. The policy, listed as Agenda Item #13 on the agenda for the Dec. 8, 2022, meeting of the city council in Taylor, Texas, stipulates what kind…Tyler O’Neil -
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Declares ‘Invasion’ at Southern Border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Tuesday declared an invasion at the southern border, invoking state powers to provide enhanced security and to return illegal migrants to Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the Texas Constitution, allowing him to deploy National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety personnel to turn illegal migrants…Jennie Taer -
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Monica De La Cruz to Become First Republican to Represent South Texas District
Monica De La Cruz is a first-generation Texan, her grandmother having arrived from Mexico to escape political strife. Now she will become the first Republican to represent residents of the Rio Grande Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives. With 74% of the vote counted, The Associated Press reported, De La Cruz was well…Wallace White -
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Texas Superintendent’s Former Mistress Speaks Out, Claims School Board Members Targeted Her
Disclaimer: Neither The Daily Signal nor The Heritage Foundation endorses or opposes any candidates in the Round Rock, Texas, Independent School District elections. This story reports on claims from the superintendent's former mistress, and quotes her election-related statements. It does not endorse or oppose those claims. The woman at the center of a scandal involving…Tyler O’Neil -
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Texas Lawmaker Predicts Election Audits Will Become as Popular as Voter ID
A Texas state senator who championed legislation to establish election audits in the Lone Star State says he anticipates such audits will become as commonplace and accepted as voter ID. When he traveled to Washington in 2006 to testify in support of voter ID before the House Administration Committee, the hearing room filled up “because…Fred Lucas -
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Texas Rancher Invites Biden to Visit Besieged Border and ‘See It for Yourself’
DEL RIO, Texas—Bouncing along in an all-terrain vehicle, Laura Allen drove over cacti and dense shrubbery on her 16,000-acre ranch bordering Mexico. She had spotted a large group of vultures and wanted to know what had attracted their attention. Scavenger birds gather around dead animals and dead humans, Allen told The Daily Signal, explaining that she is concerned…Virginia Allen -
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What I’m Seeing on Texas’ Border With Mexico
DEL RIO, Texas—“My house looks like Fort Knox at night,” Teresa Esther Chapoy said, pointing to the lights she installed around the outside of her home and the fence she put up in her backyard. Chapoy, 70, lives a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border here in Del Rio, 156 miles west of San Antonio. Standing…Virginia Allen -
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As Martha’s Vineyard Panics Over 50 Migrants, Texas Border Town Sees Hundreds in Just 2 Hours
As Massachusetts scrambled to move 50 migrants off Martha’s Vineyard Thursday morning, more than 500 migrants crossed illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, over a two-hour period, according to Fox News. Drone images showed three groups of migrants illegally crossing the border in Eagle Pass in the early morning, and this area has seen more than…Laurel Duggan -
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In Pledge to ‘Stand Up for America,’ Texas Lawmaker Vows ‘to Restore Common Sense, Responsible Spending’
Rep. Chip Roy says he has a plan to hold lawmakers and the Biden administration accountable now and into the future. The Texas Republican announced a three-part “Stand Up for America” pledge to his Lone Star State constituents on Sept. 8. “I pledge to the 21st Congressional District of Texas to Stand Up for America…Virginia Allen -
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Texas Rangers Only Baseball Team Standing Strong, Refusing to Host ‘Pride Night’
There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is, the Major League Baseball Texas Rangers “have come under enormous fire from powerful LGBT groups for not giving in and having a Pride night,” National Review’s Nate Hochman said on “Washington Watch.” Wait a minute, you’re thinking, that sounds bad. How is that good…Joshua Arnold -
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How Texas Is Fighting Chinese Infiltration
A Texas law blocking construction of a Chinese-owned wind farm close to an Air Force base could ripple across state lines to inspire new laws deterring China from burrowing into American infrastructure. The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act—which became law in June 2021—prohibits companies and other entities from entering into agreements in Texas involving critical…Kevin Mooney -
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Former Texas Mayor Acquitted in Voter Fraud Case
A Texas jury acquitted a former mayor on 12 counts of election fraud in connection with what prosecutors said was a ballot harvesting ring. After six hours of deliberation Thursday, a Hidalgo County jury acquitted former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina, The Associated Press reported. Molina was found not guilty of one count of organized fraud…Fred Lucas -
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Federal Judge Strikes Blow to Biden’s Abortion Coercion Efforts in Texas
A federal district court in Texas issued an order Wednesday blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to force the state’s emergency room doctors to perform abortions—regardless of whether doing so violates their religious beliefs. Judge James Wesley Hendrix determined that the state of Texas and two groups of pro-life physicians were likely to prevail in their case…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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The Troubling Backlash to Texas Putting ‘In God We Trust’ Signs in Schools
Texas public schools are beginning to hang posters featuring the national motto, “In God We Trust.” While that hardly seems newsworthy, the intense backlash that the posters have garnered is newsworthy—and points to troubling cultural trends. The posters are the result of a new law, passed by the Texas state Legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, a…Arielle Del Turco -
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America’s Elections Are at Stake. Texas Shows They Can Be Fixed.
As we approach the next election cycle, many Americans wonder whether or not their votes will count. But given the incredibly high stakes in any election, how can Americans know that their votes actually matter and that their elections are free and fair? Chad Ennis, director of the Forensic Audit Division with the Texas Secretary…Douglas Blair -
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Texas Democrat Gives Up on White House Talks to Solve Border Crisis
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has given up on having conversations with the White House about the border because top officials in the Biden administration are only interested in listening to “immigration activists,” he said in an exclusive interview. “I haven’t followed up with the White House … after months and months and months of talking…Jennie Taer -
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Is Texas the Model for Good Health Care Policy?
Health care affects every single American. Republicans and Democrats argue over the best way to provide the essential service to the population. But in Texas, a sweeping series of health care reform bills was able to make their way through the state Legislature. And it was done on a bipartisan basis. Dave Balat, director of…Douglas Blair -
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DC’s Solution to Illegal Immigrants Bused From Texas: ‘Put Them on Train to Miami’
Editor’s note July 25: In emails Monday, a D.C. Department of Health spokesperson and FEMA’s press secretary responded to The Daily Signal’s original report published July 22. This developing story has been updated to reflect their comments. After expressing alarm in April about the arrival in the nation’s capital of a bus carrying illegal immigrants…Roman Jankowski