AUSTIN–“We have got to fire the fake conservatives in Austin,”
Softball Still Among Safest of HS Sports
May 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
NORTH TEXAS– Softball is one of the safest high school sports in Texas. But serious injuries do happen — especially at positions like third base or pitcher, where screaming line drives can do major damage.
Texas State Police Surges Challenged By Borderlands Sherrifs
May 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
MARFA – Mistrust of law enforcement on the border is hardly rare. The ebb and flow of policing the border in a post-9/11 world means someone or some group is almost always upset.
But in Texas, there’s apparent distrust within law enforcement itself. It involves how intelligence is not shared and how that’s in turn causing stress for some citizens along the largest section of the United States-Mexico border.
Currently, Texas border sheriffs and state police (the Department of Public Safety) are trying to resolve a major difference of opinion.
Texas Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
February 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
United States District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled the 2005 Ban on Gay Marriage is unconstitutional based on the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The amendment, in summary, is the basis of civil and legal liberties within the United States, guaranteeing due process and equal treatment of all U.S. born citizens. He made the decision today […]
TX Puts Luminant Mining Under Closer Financial Scrutiny
July 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
HOUSTON – Texas may be known for its oil but it’s also a coal state. And now, there’s concern over what the state is doing to ensure that old “strip mines” are cleaned-up. State Impact reporter Dave Fehling found that one Texas Company in particular is now getting special scrutiny.
What SCOTUS’ DOMA Decisions Mean For TX
June 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
DALLAS – What does it mean for Texas now that the U.S. Supreme Court says a key part of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional? Because Texas has its own DOMA law, there will be no immediate changes for most, but for others, perhaps.
Texas Says Drug Cartels Extending Reach Across State
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio News PLAY AUDIO SAN ANTONIO – Texas state law enforcement is beefing up its efforts to fight Mexican drug cartels away from the border and in the state’s larger cities. The cartels are using big cities such as Dallas-Fort Worth as hubs for cartel activity. Mexican drug cartels […]
TX – OK Water War Before Supreme Court
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
OKLAHOMA CITY – There’s often been tension between Texas and Oklahoma. A dispute over the state boundary line dates back nearly 200 years. And for more than a century Texas and OU football teams have clashed in the Red River Rivalry. Tuesday the latest skirmish goes before the U.S. Supreme Court when the State of Oklahoma and the Tarrant Regional Water District in Fort Worth argue over water rights.
Texas Rangers Lending Aide to West, Texas Community
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Following the explosion in West, Texas on Wednesday evening that killed five to fifteen people and injured hundreds. The Texas Rangers baseball organization is going to lend a helping hand.
Perry sits down with GOP to discuss Medicaid Expansion
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AUSTIN – Governor Rick Perry sat down for a roundtable discussion on what will be Texas’ answer for the issue of Medicaid Expansion.
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