U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Arrests Over 160 Illegal Immigrants After Busting 2 Smuggling Attempts Within 24 Hours As Texas declares a state of disaster along the southern border, the Border Patrol's latest actions show why it was needed. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 2, 2021
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Flickr Gov. Abbott to Veto Funding for Legislature, Strip Lawmakers of Pay After Dems Walk Out on Voting Bill Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just raised the stakes in his battle with Democrats over passing an election integrity bill. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr TX Gov. Abbott Makes It Official: 'We're Going to Defund' Cities That Defund Police Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to punish those cities that attempt to defund municipal police departments. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
SHYCityNXR / Flickr Red State Moves to Put the Brakes on Protesters Who Block Traffic 'Peaceful protest doesn’t include blocking roadways & preventing emergency vehicle access. That chaos won’t be tolerated in Texas.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 24, 2021
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Sign Bill Blocking Cities From Defunding Police: 'Sanity & Safety Will Return' 'This is what defunding the police looks like. Austin is incapable of timely responding to a victim shot in the head.' By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 24, 2021
C Hanchey / Flickr Greg Abbott: No Mask Mandates in Texas Public Schools 'Anybody can wear a mask if they want to. It’s just that it’s a decision to be made by Texans, not to be forced by government.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Reports 0 COVID Deaths 2 Months After Biden Called End of Mask Mandate 'Neanderthal Thinking' In light of Gov. Abbott's good news, it appears 'Neanderthal thinking' works better than whatever President Biden is doing. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 17, 2021
Gage Skidmore /Flickr Gov. Abbott: There Has Been an '800% Increase April Over April of the Amount of Fentanyl' Caught at Border Drug seizures are way up as smugglers use the Biden border crisis as a way to get drugs into the United States. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Voting Reform Bill Headed to House Floor Texas would become the nation's most populous state to consider a new voting reform bill following the 2020 presidential election. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 6, 2021
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Randall Stillinger / Flickr Report: Local Judge Declares 'Act of War' on Border as Four Texas Counties React to Horrific Crisis Gov. Abbott asked county judges to send him a 'full and accurate' fiscal estimate so that he could bill the federal government accordingly. By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal April 29, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Governors Stand Up to Biden's Second Amendment Attack: 'Power Grab to Take Away Our Guns' 'If only President Biden could be forthcoming and realize that his actions are a direct infringement on our right to keep and bear arms.' By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal April 9, 2021
Steshka Willems / Pexels Texas Rangers Home Opener Sets COVID-era Record as Texans Flout Biden, Fauci Advice Texas might have lost the game, but the Rangers home opener at Globe Life Field was a huge win for baseball fans. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Gov Passes on Rangers' Opening Pitch, Will Boycott All MLB Events Abbott tweeted Monday about his decision, writing, 'It is shameful that America's pastime is being influenced by partisan politics.' By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Tracy Le Blanc / Pexels Texas Senate Passes Bill Banning Social Media Platforms from Censoring Residents Over Political Views 'America was built on freedom of speech and healthy public debate, and efforts to silence conservative viewpoints on social media are wrong.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 1, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Report: Senior Border Officials Say Biden Is Wrong Not to Acknowledge 'Crisis' President Joe Bidden's White House will not call the catastrophe at the border a crisis, but a lot of other people will. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 18, 2021
Maksim Goncharenok / Pexels Texas AG Issues Ultimatum to Austin: Rescind Mask Mandates or Face a Lawsuit The Texas governor ordered 'no person may be required by any jurisdiction to wear or to mandate the wearing of a face covering.' By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal March 12, 2021
David Veksler / Unsplash Connecticut Becomes First Blue State to Announce Major Rollback of Lockdown Policies Biden referred to Texas and Mississippi's lifting of COVID restrictions as 'Neanderthal thinking.' Will he treat Connecticut the same way? By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal March 5, 2021
Official White House Photo by Chandler West/ Flickr Reporter Gives Psaki Chance to Walk Back Biden's 'Neanderthal' Jab - She Doubles Down Instead Jen Psaki had a golden opportunity to explain away President Biden's 'Neanderthal thinking' comment. Instead, she doubled down on it. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal March 5, 2021
Erich Ferdinand / Flickr We 'Don't Need Handlers': Mississippi Gov Rips Into Biden in Response to 'Neanderthal' Insult 'I guess I just think we should trust Americans, not insult them,' Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a tweet. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 5, 2021
Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash Montana Governor: If Loving Freedom Makes Me a Neanderthal, Count Me As One Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte had a great response after President Biden called the return of basic freedoms 'Neanderthal thinking.' By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal March 4, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'Uniter-in-Chief': Biden Says Lifting Mask Mandates Is 'Neanderthal Thinking' President Biden, who has claimed to be a champion of 'unity,' suggested those who disagree with him on mask mandates are ignorant cavemen. By Jack Cowhick, The Western Journal March 3, 2021