Breitbart Texas reported this weekend that the Mexican government gave uniforms and assault rifles to hundreds of vigilantes in the country, creating the Rural Police Force. Authorities made the decision in response to the increasingly menacing drug cartels in the country. Recent
Texas recently ranked number one on Chief Executive magazine’s best states for business for the tenth year in a row. Chief Executive determines its rankings by surveying over 500 CEOs across the U.S. Business leaders were asked to grade states based on several
Texas-based Tactical Firearms is making national headlines for a bold sign outside the business that says, “I like my guns like Obama likes his voters. Undocumented.” The local ABC affiliate reported that the store, which is located in the Houston suburb Katy, puts attention-grabbing
Three individuals, including a father and his daughter, were arrested on May 2 for allegedly smuggling marijuana through the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), according to local reports. All three recently plead not guilty. The Monitor reported that the defendants are 44-year-old Mario Enrique
49-year-old Bobby Maldonado, a former Texas State Trooper and deputy, plead guilty to money laundering on May 12, according to reports by the Associated Press (AP). More specifically, he admitted to delivering drug proceeds from interior U.S. cities to the Texas-Mexican border.
Volunteers with the border advocacy group No More Deaths allegedly prevented Border Patrol agents from locating potential illegal immigrants. Activists have consistently resisted Border Patrols’ attempts to search a large camp outside of Arivaca, Arizona, where illegal aliens and drug
Over 36,000 criminals, including almost 200 murderers, were released back into the U.S. by immigration officials in 2013, according to fresh federal statistics obtained by Breitbart Texas. The figures, which were gathered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were outlined in
A marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration on May 7 due to its alleged ties with a Colombian drug cartel, according to the Washington Times. Four men, three of whom have been taken into federal
Uniforms and assault rifles were given to hundreds of vigilantes in Mexico, according to multiple reports. The armed civilians will be transformed into Mexico’s new rural police force. The Telegraph reported that Mexican authorities made the decision in response to the increasingly menacing drug
John Lott, an economist and an expert on firearms in society, recently announced that he is launching the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), which will produce studies on the relationship between crime and guns. Lott ultimately hopes that CPRC’s research
An appeals court ruled on May 9 that Texas strip clubs will be forced to pay a “pole tax,” according to the Texas Tribune. More specifically, strip club owners must pay millions of dollars that Comptroller Susan Combs insisted they owe
Leaders in the horse racing industry are heading up the charge to bring casino-style gambling to Texas and many Lone Star State residents are behind them. The horse racing business continues to decline in Texas, and many Lone Star State residents claim
A family in Fort Bend, Texas, recently turned over a video of police shooting their son, 26-year-old Michael Blair. The son was allegedly mentally ill and died as a result of the incident, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred in
46-year-old Amit Livingston reportedly walked out of a South Texas courtroom in 2007 after being convicted of murder. He was ordered to turn himself into prison 60 days after his sentencing, but never showed up. He had apparently been on-the-run since his
Forty-seven-year-old Mark Lampman, a former high school teacher in Texas, shot himself dead on May 7 following allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a student. The suicide came only one day after Lampman stepped down from his teaching
Local reports state that a man stripped naked and began dancing in Houston, Texas on May 9. Up to 30 people gathered around the man and watched him as he danced at a crowded intersection, according to the local KHOU. The incident,
Three men are in federal custody for allegedly holding 35 illegal immigrants against their will in a Pharr, Texas apartment on the U.S./Mexico border. The captors are accused of beating and the victims and extorting their families for money. Court
Breitbart Texas has learned that due to an influx of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) sector, 100 of them were transported by plane to El Paso for processing. The flight allegedly left on
Salvador de Haro Munoz, the chief investigator in the dangerous Mexican state Tamaulipas, is dead after a gun battle with gang members, according to local reports. The Associated Press reported that Munoz was in Ciudad Victoria, the state’s capital, investigating a
A man has reportedly been going to the bathroom on the yards of residents in the Woodland Heights area of Houston. He has defecated in some yards as many as six times, according to local media outlet KPRC. Neighbors are apparently
Mexico is developing its own border patrol, as the country is increasingly burdened by illegal immigration from its southern border. “Now that Mexico’s birth rate has stabilized, and it’s economy is improving, Mexico more and more finds itself victimized by
Since the shooting at Fort Hood, which left four soldiers dead and an additional 17 people injured, Texans have expressed strong opinions on the state’s open-carry policies. Texas is not a traditional open-carry state. The Texas Constitution states that long
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) spokesman informed Breitbart Texas that on May 2, agents arrested two Mexican citizens attempting to smuggle $1.9 million worth of cocaine into the U.S. Officers stopped the two male suspects, ages 22 and 21, as they
Texas Senator Ted Cruz released a document on May 7 titled “The Legal Limit Report No. 4: The Obama Administration’s Abuse of Power,” which lists 76 of President Obama’s “lawless” actions Breitbart Texas obtained a copy of Cruz’s report, which
The American Immigration Council (AIC), a left-leaning illegal immigrant advocacy group, recently released a bold report declaring that there is a “lack of accountability in responding to complaints of abuse” by the U.S. Border Patrol. AIC looked at 809 complaints filed
A baby from El Salvador was rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents on May 1, according to a recent report by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Agents allegedly discovered the child among a group of thirteen illegal immigrants staying
Three individuals are charged with 19 counts of racketeering in connection with their alleged affiliation with the dangerous Nuestra Familia gang, according to a recent report from the Department of Justice (DOJ). A 2013 indictment obtained by Breitbart Texas accuses 48-year-old Gary
Since Governor Rick Perry signed a major anti-abortion law in 2013, half of the Lone Star State’s abortion clinics have permanently shut down. Although that law may eventually be ruled on by the Supreme Court, it has already had such a
Although State Sen. Wendy Davis is running to be Governor of Texas, lately she has been spending significant time outside of the state raising money. On May 5, Davis was in Chicago for a fundraising event put on by Democratic Rep. Jan
In Pharr, Texas, a stash house reportedly containing 67 illegal immigrants was busted April 28. Local reports state that the home was across the street from a day care for young children. According to local media outlet Action 4 News, the
During a 48-hour period over the weekend, 30 people in Dallas were admitted to local hospitals for reportedly overdosing on a synthetic marijuana product known as K2. The Austin Police Department (APD) told Breitbart Texas that an 15 additional individuals were admitted for K2 overdoses during
Over $4 million in narcotics were confiscated on the Texas/Mexico border, a spokesman with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) informed Breitbart Texas. One significant seizure occurred on April 25, when officers at the Laredo Port of Entry confiscated more
Breitbart Texas reported extensively on a March 22 collision that involved a tugboat and ship in the Houston Ship Channel. As a result of the crash, about 170,000 gallons of oil spilled into the water. Now it has been revealed that the ship involved
HOUSTON, Texas–On the evening of May 2, speaking to a crowd at Houston Baptist University, Senator Ted Cruz spoke about faith and freedom. Breitbart Texas attended the event and the pressing issue of immigration inevitably came up and was addressed by the
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz spoke about faith and freedom at Houston Baptist University (HBU). He was joined by HBU President Robert Sloan and journalist Marvin Olasky–all three shared how faith has impacted their own careers and discussed religious freedom in
Del Rio, Texas-based Border Patrol agents rescued two illegal immigrants who were attempting to illegally cross the Rio Grande River, according to a recent press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Reports state that the two immigrants were a 33-year-old
A series of violent shootouts in Reynosa, Mexico near the Texas border have reportedly left at least 17 dead. The deaths were allegedly the result of infighting between Gulf Cartel members. Ildefonso Ortiz of the McAllen Monitor reported that numerous grenade launchers, armored vehicles, and
37-year-old Jose Emmanuel Torres, a now-former Department of Defense (DoD) analyst of Miami, Florida, is accused of conducting a bribery scheme that involved accepting cash from an illegal immigrant in order to help that individual stay inside the U.S. Specifically,
Breitbart Texas has been closely following the case of Lupe Trevino, the former sheriff of Hidalgo County in south Texas who pled guilty to money laundering on April 14. The plea came only 17 days after Trevino stepped down from his
