http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tx-news/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 14:52:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020997/posts Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada but is qualified to become president should he mount a campaign in 2016 or beyond. Cruz was born in Calgary, and his father is from Cuba. But the Republican senator’s mother is from the first state of Delaware, which appears to settle the issue. Government officials didn’t exactly have to scramble for the information amid speculation the firebrand freshman senator was contemplating a presidential run and might be ineligible, considering similar questions about President Obama’s birth prompted the Congressional Research Office to compile a 2009 report to try to resolve the... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020997/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 14:52:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021218/posts HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An attempted robbery just outside of downtown Houston erupted into a gunfight that left one suspect dead and the victim injured, police say. The shooting happened around 6:30am in the 2900 block of Pease. Police say a man coming home from a club was confronted by as many as five suspects. When the suspects tried to rob him, a shootout erupted. ktrk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021218/posts#comment Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021036/posts Houston 'Redneck white city down in Texas." That's how Houston Mayor Annise Parker sums up the caricature of her town, and she wants everyone to know it's bunkum. Houston is "a really cool city," she says. "Open and entrepreneurial and welcoming." It's also booming. The mayor herself is a walking testament to the cosmopolitan contrarian reality of modern Houston. Annise Parker is a Democrat in a deep-red state, the first openly gay mayor of a major American city. She's a social liberal who's also a former oil-industry executive with a pro-business attitude running what may be the nation's least-regulated metropolis.... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021036/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021011/posts The Homeland Security Department has granted legal status to 99.2 percent of all illegal immigrants who have applied under President Obama’s new non-deportation policy for young adults, according to the latest numbers released Friday. That’s a slight drop from the 99.5 percent approval rate reported last month. The policy, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, grants legal status to most illegal immigrants under the age of 31 who came to the U.S. before age 16 ... DACA is seen as a test-run should Congress pass a broad legalization for the 11 million illegal immigrants estimated to be in the... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021011/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 15:37:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020936/posts There is deception in the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America. A faction in the national leadership of the BSA wants to get rid of the longstanding membership policy against “open and avowed” homosexuality. But the way it’s going about it is not worthy of the Boy Scouts. The BSA Executive Committee recently released a resolution which will be presented to the National Council for a vote on May 23. To the surprise of many, the resolution addresses only “youth membership,” leaving in place the prohibition on open homosexuality on the part of leaders. It has been widely characterized... OnMyHonor.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020936/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020879/posts There is no way Texas Gov. Rick Perry can support the bipartisan immigration reform bill because, he says, it fails to deal satisfactorily with border security. "You cannot have a legitimate conversation about immigration reform until you deal with the issue of border security. And, as far as I'm concerned, this bill does not address it,'' Perry told Newsmax TV in an exclusive interview. Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020879/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 01:48:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020698/posts A second 'house of horrors' abortion clinic is being investigated in Texas, just days after Dr Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of murdering newborns at his Philadelphia termination center. Dr. Douglas Karpen, seen here in court, is accused of killing babies aborted in their third trimester Houston doctor Douglas Karpen is accused by four former employees of delivering live fetuses during third-trimester abortions and killing them by either snipping their spinal cord, stabbing a surgical instrument into their heads or 'twisting their heads off their necks with his own bare hands'. Other times the fetus was so big he would... UK Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020698/posts#comment Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020691/posts A leading pro-life group has put together a web site to expose Douglas Karpen. Like Kermit Gosnell, this Texas-based abortion practitioner kills unborn children who are born alive in a gruesome abortion-infanticide process. This week, LifeNews exposed Douglas Karpen — who, like the Philadelphia-based abortion practitioner, is also killing babies born alive after botched abortions. Unlike Gosnell, who killed babies by jamming medical scissors into their necks, at his Houston abortion clinic former employees of Karpen testify he goes one shocking step further, he kills the babies wit his bare hands by twisting their necks execution style. A new video... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020691/posts#comment Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020298/posts Authorities in Houston, Texas are responding to calls for an investigation of Douglas Karpen, who is being considered the second Kermit Gosnell for killing babies born alive after abortion. Yesterday, the Lt. Governor of Texas demanded an investigation of an abortion practitioner who is considered the second Kermit Gosnell. A new video expose’ of Douglas Karpen has three former abortion clinic employees of abortion practitioner Douglas Karpen exposing horrific practices that took place at his abortion clinic. That a second Kermit Gosnell would be operating in Texas is so revolting that Lt. Governor David Dewhurst is demanding an investigation. Local... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020298/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020247/posts A pack of tornadoes killed at least six people and injured dozens in East Texas Wednesday night. The city of Granbury, southwest of Ft. Worth was hardest hit. Odessa American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020247/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020153/posts In case you were wondering whether there was really an oil Renaissance happening in Texas, the state has 838 drilling rigs – about 47 percent of all U.S. rigs and 26 percent of drilling rigs worldwide. The Texas rigs are mostly operating in five fields across the state, according to the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count. The Permian Basin in West Texas has 397 rigs, the Eagle Ford in South Texas has 234, the Granite Wash in the Panhandle has 44, the Barnett Shale in North Texas has 31 and the Haynesville Shale in East Texas has 19. Our neighbors... Fuel Fix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020153/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020149/posts EOG Resources, the company with the most acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale, reported its first-quarter earnings recently. And basically, EOG is making a lot of money in South Texas. Mark Papa, CEO and board chairman of EOG, said the Eagle Ford continues to surprise “in an upside manner.” EOG’s U.S. crude oil production increased 24,200 barrels per day over the fourth quarter of 2012, mostly thanks to the Eagle Ford. The company is getting a rate of return on its South Texas wells greater than 100 percent. During the first three months of the year, EOG completed 27 “monster... Fuel Fix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020149/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 12:24:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020139/posts A massive emergency response is under way in the Granbury area, where at least six people were killed and dozens injured by up to three tornadoes as a relentless storm system raked across North Texas on Wednesday evening. At an overnight press conference, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds did not have details on the six who died. He did say that two of them were not near homes. Deeds said the death toll could rise as 14 people remain unaccounted for and nearby rural areas just outside the Rancho Brazos subdivision had not been searched thoroughly as crews did what... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020139/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020118/posts A north side man will not face charges after he shot a man who was smashing the windshield of his car in the driveway of his home, 1200 WOAI news reports.  Police say the homeowner, who is in his fifties, looked out the window of his house in the 1400 block of Thorain, which is near Basse and Blanco after he heard the sound of glass breaking.  It happened about 1:30 this morning.  He saw a man smashing the windshield, grabbed a gun, and opened fire, striking the vandal in the chest.  The vandal, who turned out to be the... woai.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020118/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020099/posts As shocking as the photos and stories from ex-employees are in this report from Operation Rescue, I canÂ’t say that IÂ’m surprised: The three informants, Deborah Edge, Gigi Aguliar, and Krystal Rodriguez, have come forward to tell of their horrific experiences working for abortionist Douglas Karpen, at one of three of his Texas abortion clinics, the Aaron WomenÂ’s Clinic in Houston. A fourth informant has co-operated with Operation Rescue, filing an affidavit about her experiences, but remains at this time anonymous.As shocking as their stories are, these women did more than just talk; they brought forward evidence of illegal late-term... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020099/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 08:36:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020027/posts Update at 8:46 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: WFAA reports homes have been leveled in Hood County. Update at 8:06 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: Tornado warning now in effect in Tarrant and Johnson counties. Tornadoes have touched down in Pecan Plantation (a residential town near Granbury) and northeast of Decatur. Update at 8 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: NWS reporting baseball-sized hail in Granbury not far from the town’s high school. Update at 7:43 p.m. by Tristan Hallman: A tornado has been spotted developing in Hood County near Lake Granbury, the National Weather Service reports. Granbury is in the storm’s path. Update... Dallas News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020027/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 01:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019965/posts The Lt. Governor of Texas is today demanding an investigation of an abortion practitioner who is considered the second Kermit Gosnell. A new video released yesterday has three former abortion clinic employees of abortion practitioner Douglas Karpen exposing horrific practices that took place at his abortion clinic. The three informants, Deborah Edge, Gigi Aguliar, and Krystal Rodriguez, have come forward to tell of their horrific experiences working for him at one of three of his Texas abortion clinics, the Aaron Women’s Clinic in Houston. A fourth informant has co-operated with Operation Rescue, filing an affidavit about her experiences, but remains... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019965/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 22:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019803/posts House Bill 928, also known as the “Come and Take It” law, passed the Texas House on May 8. The legislation mandates that no state money can be spent to enforce federal firearm regulations that do not also exist in state law and is a push-back against proposed federal rules on firearms and ammunition. However, it does not penalize state law enforcement officers who help the feds. The legislation was written by Republican Representatives Matt Krause (R-Arlington), Scott Sanford (R-McKinney), Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress), George Lavender (R-Texarkana) , and Kenneth Sheets (R-Dallas). According to Matt Krause’s website, the idea for the... ivn.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019803/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019782/posts After the conviction of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell on murder charges, Operation Rescue has been repeatedly asked if there is any evidence that similar practices exist at abortion clinics elsewhere in the nation. That documentation has now been released. Operation Rescue arranged to have Life Dynamics, Inc. produce a video interview, released yesterday, with three informants who came to Operation Rescue as the result of our Abortion Whistleblowers Program, which offers a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of abortionists who are breaking the law. The three informants, Deborah Edge, Gigi Aguliar, and Krystal Rodriguez,... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019782/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 15:28:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019601/posts An Irving high school student drugged a 15-year-old classmate for several days and forced her to have sex with men who gave him drugs and money in exchange, police said Tuesday. Nimitz High School student Travis Lekas, 17, is also accused of trying to recruit other students from Nimitz and Bowie Middle School to engage in prostitution. Police said they are working to determine whether Lekas had other victims. Lekas, who was arrested at his home Monday, faces one count of human trafficking of a minor, one count of compelling prostitution and one count of sexual performance by a child.... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019601/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 04:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019340/posts inder Morgan Energy Partners said this week it would spend $106 million to buy about 20 acres next to its Pasadena terminal, build nine new storage tanks and build a new barge dock that is expected to help relieve current barge congestion in the Houston Ship Channel. The land will be used for a future crude condensate and refined products terminal capable of handling 10 150,000-barrel tanks with a connection to the Explorer Pipeline. The new barge dock, which will complement existing infrastructure at the Pasadena terminal, will provide additional capacity to handle up to 50 barges per month. And... Fuel Fix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019340/posts#comment Tue, 14 May 2013 17:31:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019166/posts President Barack Obama says he wants to “see if we can institutionalize” in Washington the community spirit that sometimes emerges after a terror attack or an industrial explosion. The president made the comments during a fund-raising trip to New York, shortly after leaving Washington, D.C. in an uproar over an explosion of scandals, including last week’s revelations of politically motivated IRS investigations and the White House’s editing of reports on the lethal terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Shortly after Obama flew north, D.C. was rocked by another political explosion when the Associated Press said the Justice Department obtained two months... dailycaller.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3019166/posts#comment Tue, 14 May 2013 11:24:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018983/posts As Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson travels the U.S. speaking on college campuses and to churches, a common refrain is that "this is the greatest nation on earth." Robertson also name checks some of his American heroes, especially "George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson." As the Daily Tribune reported, when Robertson spoke at Northeast Texas Community College he spoke of Washington as the "father of [our] country," and he quoted Adams as saying: "Statesman, my dear sir, may plan and speculate politically, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles from which freedom can securely... Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018983/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 23:19:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018975/posts BAYTOWN, TX (KTRK) -- Baytown police were investigating a shooting at a convenience store Saturday, and whether or not it's linked to other armed robberies in the area. The store at Alexander Food Store on North Alexander has been robbed before and that's why the clerk was prepared with a gun. Police say a confrontation between the gunman and a female store clerk around 11am ended with the alleged gunman in the hospital. "We heard, 'Pow! Pow!'" witness Christina Odom said. "He just fell backwards like that." Baytown police say a man in his 40s ran into the food mart... KTRK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018975/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 23:03:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018955/posts A single vote made the difference in a Lytle ISD school board election. Turns out, it was the only vote. The final tally: 1-0. “Going back to your old textbooks: your vote counts,” Lytle ISD spokesperson Derrick Adams says. “Your vote makes a difference.” The million dollar question around Lytle: who is the one person who voted? That person isn’t talking but everyone else is, telling News 4 this is embarrassing for the town. One by one. “In 1980 we had 779 votes,” city secretary Josie Campa says. Year by year. “Had 1,161 in 1981,” Campa says. Every last vote... WOAI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018955/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:45 GMT