The new ‘Operation Lone Star’ initiative will send ground, air, marine and tactical security assets to high-threat areas of the state’s border with Mexico to stop cartels and other smugglers from bringing drugs and illegal aliens into Texas. Abbott announced the strategy late Saturday, one day after former President Donald …
Read More »California’s Newsom doubles down (literally) on mask-wearing as he says Texas made ‘terrible mistake’ in lifting mandate
Asking Californians to “get the most out of masking,” the state’s new guidelines recommend an extra cloth covering as a way to “improve fit and filtration,” with Newsom noting the update was prompted by decisions in several states to lift their public masking requirements. “We are encouraging people basically to …
Read More »Texas power grid operator axes its CEO after deadly blackout caused by winter storm
The board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has given a 60-day notice to President and CEO Bill Magness, the non-profit company said in a statement after a meeting on Wednesday night. During the transition period, he will “work with state leaders and regulators on potential reforms,” while …
Read More »Biden blasts Texas, Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions: ‘No time for Neanderthal thinking’
“I think it’s a big mistake. Look, I hope everybody’s realized by now, these masks make a difference,” Biden said when directly asked about the two states. Despite a promise that vaccines will be available for every American by May, Biden said masks are as important as ever. “The last …
Read More »‘You don’t need our vaccine’: Michael Moore, others libs rage at Texas for daring to fight Covid-19 without authoritarian lockdown
Texas’ decision to walk back Covid-19 restrictions like mask mandates has triggered plenty of meltdowns, the worst of which have included prominent liberals showing their true colors and apparently wishing death on the state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he was ending Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in his state got …
Read More »‘Mass murder’ and ‘reckless’: Texas ending mask mandates triggers Democrat meltdown
Abbott marked the anniversary of the 1836 Texan independence on Tuesday by announcing that the state will reopen “100 percent” by next week in order to “restore livelihoods and normalcy.” While Covid-19 has not disappeared, state mandates are “no longer needed” to force people to maintain safety practices, so the …
Read More »Texas gov lifts mask mandate & OKs businesses to operate at 100% capacity
Abbott delivered the “exciting news” during a speech to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, informing the assembled small business and community leaders that the mask mandate – in place since July – was no more. “We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas …
Read More »Four board members of Texas grid operator RESIGN over blackouts during deadly winter storm
Chairwoman Sally Talberg, vice chair Peter Cramton, finance and audit chair Terry Bulger and human resources and governance chair Raymond Hepper have tendered their resignations to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), effective Wednesday. They did so “to allow state leaders a free hand with future direction and to eliminate …
Read More »WATCH: Huge EXPLOSION in Texas after train collides with 18-wheeler truck
Local reports indicate both the train conductor and truck driver escaped the crash, which occurred at a grade crossing. Footage from the scene shows train cars flipped and aflame. Milam County Sheriff Chris White has said the fire was mostly fueled by petroleum and there are “no reports of chemical …
Read More »‘People turn off their power because they can’t afford it’, Texas woman slapped with $11,000 electricity bill tells RT
The pipes in her home burst, and the water was out for four days, but it turned out that it wasn’t the worst that happened to Akilah Scott-Amos during the Texan cold snap. While she was lucky enough to suffer only a brief power outage, the electricity bill of $11,000 …
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