Military chaplains do not surrender their First Amendment rights when they decide to serve their country. But right now, First Liberty client, Army Chaplain Major Andrew Calvert, could be on the verge of having his decorated military career destroyed for expressing his religious beliefs. Yes—you read that correctly. A chaplain—whose duty is to provide religious and … Continued
The Biden administration discontinued flights carrying migrant children and family units from one part of the border to another in order to expel them to Mexico, CBS News reported Wednesday. Advocacy groups criticized the administration for flying migrant families and unaccompanied minors who illegally entered the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas … Continued
An unaccompanied 8-year-old Honduran girl surrendered to Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Grande River into the US with no contact information for her parents — one of the continuing flow of thousands of children and adult illegal immigrants arriving at the border as the Biden administration struggles to deal with the dramatic influx. The girl, identified … Continued
While other bills would apply to all religious activity, this proposed amendment would only apply to religious services. Yesterday, the Texas House passed a proposal to keep churches, mosques, and temples open during disasters with bipartisan support. Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 27 reached the House floor after passing the Texas Senate with 28 affirmative votes. Sens. Nathan … Continued
A farmer says he discovered the ‘baby girls’ hungry and crying Five abandoned migrant girls, all under the age of seven, were discovered Sunday by a Texas farmer on his land in Quemado, near the Rio Grande River. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, spoke with the farmer who said he discovered the “baby girls” hungry and crying. He said one … Continued
A gas shortage is expected this summer not because there won’t be enough fuel but because there aren’t enough highly trained and licensed tanker drivers to transport it. Many tanker drivers retired last year after demand for oil and gas plummeted because fewer people were traveling during the height of the pandemic. And most driving … Continued
The Republican party in Texas is drawing Hispanic voters disillusioned by the Democratic party’s extreme values, two female Hispanic Republican leaders with Democratic backgrounds told the Daily Caller News Foundation. South Texas saw both a liberal decline and a conservative surge during the 2020 election, the New York Times reported, a surge that has emboldened Republicans … Continued
After voting earlier this week to reject a bill to stop men from playing on women’s sports teams in Texas public schools, political retribution has given the bill new life. On Tuesday, the House Public Education Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 29, the proposal to protect women’s sports, which is a legislative priority of Lt. Gov. Dan … Continued
There are 25 days left in the Texas legislative session. Texas House of Representatives Convenes at 10 a.m. Will consider 93 bills total, 47 for the first time (CALENDAR) HB 1566 – State Rep. Jim Murphy (R–Houston) – Extends Ch. 313 tax abatements for 10 years HB 4242 – State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R–Dallas) – Extends Ch. 313 tax abatements for … Continued
A new bill in Texas would make it illegal to teach race or sex-based guilt in public schools. Senate Bill 2202, currently under review in the House Public Education Committee, seeks to ban the teaching of radical ideology associated with Critical Race Theory in Texas public schools. The bill also mandates a robust academic focus on the … Continued
Late last month, Gov. Greg Abbott called in to a friendly radio host apparently intent on making news. “I’m told by your press office this is the first public statement on your position on ‘constitutional carry,’” WBAP’s Rick Roberts told Abbott before asking him about the proposal, which the state House had passed days earlier in a long-sought breakthrough … Continued
Reforms authored by Sen. Bettencourt would explicitly exclude epidemics from local emergency management, and reduce violations from criminal to civil penalties… (Excerpts from The Texan)
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