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Hostage situation underway at Texas synagogue

The FBI and local police are responding to a hostage situation at a Dallas area synagogue. Colleyville, Texas police said Saturday that they are “conducting SWAT operations” in the vicinity of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue. “All residents in the immediate area are being evacuated,” a spokesperson from the department said on Twitter. “Please avoid … Continued

Report: Californians Leaving for Texas So Rapidly, U-Haul Ran Out of Trucks

A recent report from U-Haul revealed migration to southern states has continued and Texas was the top destination for those moving. “California and Illinois ranked as the states with the greatest one-way net loss of U-Haul trucks, and most of that traffic appears to have gone to Texas and Florida,” Fox Business reported on Friday. “So many … Continued

Nearly Half of Omicron Cases in Houston Hospital System Among Vaccinated: Study

About half the Omicron cases in a major hospital system in Texas have been among the vaccinated, according to a new study funded in part by the U.S. government. Researchers with Houston Methodist Hospital and other institutions performed genome sequencing of patients with COVID-19 in the Houston area and identified 862 people with symptoms whose infections were caused by … Continued

Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Head Start Vaccine Mandate in Texas

President Joe Biden’s administration was ordered late Friday to stop mask and vaccine mandates for workers and volunteers of the Head Start program in Texas. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) likely acted without congressional authorization when it imposed the mandates in response to the president’s push to increase COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. District Judge James … Continued

Still Defying Governor, Austin Schools Implore Kids To Double Mask

Austin Independent School District (AISD) — the fifth largest district in Texas — is urging parents to have their kids double-up on masks in preparation for their return from winter break, according to an email obtained by The Daily Wire. The district, which currently has a mask mandate in place in defiance of the governor, … Continued

Parents outraged after educator mocks bigots, evangelicals in Dr. Seuss-style poem at school board meeting

Parents in the Austin, Texas, area expressed outrage after an educator read a Dr. Seuss-style poem mocking “evangelicals” and parents who have expressed concerns about books they call pornographic. Krista Tyler, a former instructional technology specialist at Grisham Middle School in the Round Rock Independent School District (ISD), read the poem at the Leander ISD school board meeting … Continued

Texas hospital shuts down major ‘transgender clinic’ for kids after months of protests

A top “gender clinic” in Texas that provided dangerous, experimental transgender drugs to children has shut down after months of pushback by conservative activists and local parents. Dallas Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center quietly shuttered the program, known as GENder Education and Care, Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS), late last month, the Dallas Express reported. In a statement … Continued

Ted Cruz warns Dem nastiness towards Manchin could backfire: ‘We would welcome him’ into the Republican Party

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hailed his Democratic colleague Joe Manchin, W. Va., following his shocking declaration he could not support Build Back Better. “I think Joe’s decision was the right decision. I think it’s a really big deal,” Cruz told Fox News on Monday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix. “The Build Back Broke Bill … Continued

1st US Death With Omicron Variant of CCP Virus Reported in Texas

Texas on Dec. 21 reported what is widely believed to be the first death in the United States related to the new Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. An unvaccinated Houston man in his 50s with underlying health conditions is believed to be the victim of the Omicron-related death, Harris County Judge Lina … Continued

Across U.S., houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance

When Westminster United Methodist Church in Houston resumed in-person services late last year, after a seven-month halt due to COVID-19, there were Sundays when only three worshippers showed up, according to the pastor, Meredith Mills… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)

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