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The Holder Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a request from Texas Senator Ted Cruz to appoint a special prosecutor for the investigation into the IRS scandal in a letter released this week.  The DOJ argued that it saw no apparent

Texas continues to outshine the nation when it comes to job growth and healthy economy, according to new data released by the State of Texas. This is evident in the Texas unemployment rate, which is just around 5.7 percent. The

The Wendy Davis campaign took aim at Red State Women, a group recently formed to provide a strong, cohesive voice for Texas women after a spokesperson said that although they oppose Davis’ Texas Equal Pay Act, “we believe Texas women want and deserve equal pay,”

Roughly 5,591 pounds of marijuana was seized in a Laredo, Texas home, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) press release submitted to Breitbart Texas late Wednesday.  A tip to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about drugs being stored in a

The Medical Director of A Medical House Calls (A Medical), a Texas-based medical house call company for Medicare recipients, was sentenced to federal prison for a health care fraud conviction. According to a press release from the Texas Attorney General

43-year-old Erika Susan Perdue, a wealthy socialite grandmother of Dallas, will spend 14 years in federal prison for running a child porn operation, according to court records obtained by Breitbart Texas. She was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of transporting and

On Wednesday morning, 109 individuals were discovered inside a locked residence–Houston Police Department (HPD) spokesman John Cannon confirmed to Breitbart Texas. Cannon said that the home, located on Almeda School Road, appeared to be the site of a human trafficking scene.

An alleged member of the Mexican Knights Templar cartel, 34-year-old Manuel Plancarte Gaspar, was arrested by police in the state of Michoacán–suspected of killing young children by removing their internal organs. Michoacán state Public Safety Secretary Carlos Castellanos accused the alleged gang member of involvement in the

Perhaps the first same-sex divorce was filed in Bexar County, Texas in February by two females amid a challenge in federal court to Texas’ ban on gay marriage. Until the U.S. Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit rules on the issue later this year,

HOUSTON, TEXAS–53-year-old Samuel Ray Palasota, was convicted for carrying out a religious-themed investment fraud scheme that targeted one female victim–causing a loss of $650,000. According to an FBI report, Palasota was convicted of 21 counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire

An investigation by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently led to a $3.75 million settlement due to “a pattern of billing errors” with Medicaid patients by Texas-based Carousel Pediatrics, according to a recent state announcement. The

Illegal immigrant Saul Gamaliel Lopez Chile allegedly attempted to steal Border Patrol Agent William Davis’ pistol and shoot him with it on Wednesday morning in Brooks County, Texas according to recent court filings obtained by Breitbart Texas. A lengthy brawl then broke

A third person perished Monday as a result of the Thursday morning incident allegedly involving 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. According to previous reports in Breitbart Texas, two people died at the scene

Texas Representative and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mike McCaul asserted that the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished with 239 people on board, “was not an accident. It was an intentional, deliberate act to bring down this airplane,” on Fox News Sunday. “We

Accion Texas, a nonprofit organization whose leadership substantially favors Democratic causes and candidates is set to receive $800,000 in federal grants provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Though the Border Community Capital Initiative is intended to

Texas Governor Rick Perry endorsed the re-election of United States Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Saturday night, according to the Washington Times.  During a dinner in Kentucky at Murry State University, Perry said, “I love the number six. Sam Houston was 6

American 32-year-old Diego Santillan of Del Rio, Texas will spend 18 years in federal prison for possessing over 100 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to distribute. According to an indictment obtained by Breitbart Texas, Santillan also faces a fine

Police in McAllen discovered an alleged human stash house on Thursday and subsequently called in Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol spokesperson Danny Tirado confirmed to Breitbart Texas that 58 of the 60 individuals found were illegal immigrants.   Tirado told Breitbart

Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen was formally charged with capital murder and bond has been set at $3 million dollars, according to inquiries between Breitbart Texas and the Austin Police Department (APD) late Friday. In recent police reports offered to

A new group, Red State Women, launched this week in response to efforts by leftist groups, such as Battleground Texas, to turn Texas blue after protracted efforts to use abortion as a wedge issue against conservatives. The new Republican group, led

An illegal alien on the U.S./Mexico border in Texas assaulted a Border Patrol agent, took his pistol and then allegedly attempted to shoot the agent. Breitbart Texas confirmed the agent is reporting in stable condition, despite a possible broken bone,

Update: Austin Police Department identified the suspect as 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen to the Associated Press. The vehice used was reported stolen from a Ft. Hood soldier. The AP confirmed new details for the deceased victims. One woman was

TEXAS–Students in the Texas Tech University System will see a tuition increase of nearly 4 percent for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to the Associated Press.  More specifically, $183 will be added to tuition for 15 semester credit hours. This means that

TEXAS–Government investigations into administrative corruption at a public school district in El Paso appear to have revealed no results in spite of reported widespread knowledge that such corruption did in fact take place according to local media. The corruption in question pertains to a

TEXAS–The Single-Use Carry Out Bag Ordinance, which took effect in Austin last year, forbids most retailers from giving out plastic shopping bags in an effort to encourage the use of reusable alternatives. In response to a flood of negative feedback regarding

TEXAS–Despite large-scale efforts by leftist groups such as Enroll America to push Obamacare in the Lone Star State, new statistics confirm that uninsured Texans are not accepting health care mandates. According to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of

TEXAS–Seven San Antonio-based individuals are accused of various charges in relation to an estimated $1.6 million wire fraud scheme, according to a recently unsealed federal indictment. 46-year-old Lea Ann Blystone, a resident of Boerne, was charged with eight counts of wire fraud; 12

TEXAS–37-year-old Reynaldo Gonzalez, a deputy U.S. Marshal in San Antonio, is accused of collecting checks from an insurance company after submitting false claims. He is charged with six wire fraud counts and six counts of making false statements, and was recently arrested for

TEXAS–52-year-old Sammy Lee Nickerson, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, was arrested in Bryan on Thursday. Nickerson was previously convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and had failed to register as a sex offender. He was also wanted for

TEXAS–Texas has presided over the nation’s largest economic boom in a generation. A new report details how numerous Texas cities were on Wallet Hub’s ranking of America’s best cities for job seekers. Fort Worth was named the nation’s number one city for

HOUSTON, TEXAS— 41-year-old Mexican national Samuel Castro-Flores, better known as “Chame” or “Chamuco,” was convicted of 18 counts by a jury Thursday for conspiracy to commit hostage taking, hostage taking and associated human trafficking matters.  Castro-Flores was deported in 2011 but

AUSTIN, TEXAS–On Friday, state troopers with the Department of Public Safety increased patrols to watch for drunk drivers. The increased security, which will remain in effect until March 23, is part of an effort to keep the roads safe during

RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS–Joseph Romeo Ozuna, a former Starr County probation officer was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday for 56 counts of corruption. The indictment was made public on Friday; prosecutors claim that among other wrongdoings, Ozuno stole money from his

HOUSTON, TEXAS–18-year-old John Carter allegedly set his mother’s clothes on fire in their apartment, during a heated dispute in which she refused to give him money to buy marijuana.  The incident occurred at 11 a.m. in their northwest Houston apartment

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND–“A little rebellion is a good thing,” an energetic Rick Perry told a crowd at CPAC this morning. The Texas Governor immediately stressed that our economy is weakened and the road to prosperity lies within conservatism. “It’s time