https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/15/1080521207_0:239:3072:1967_1200x675_80_0_0_009bbb629e1083344f116a1764ea467a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009211080521236-texas-plane-crash-kills-at-least-four-people—reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four people died in a plane crash near Hilltop Lakes in Leon County, Texas, on Sunday, media reported. “NTSB is investigating the 20 September 2020 crash in Hilltop, TX involving a Piper PA-46. The NTSB is not traveling […]
Texas
78 posts
Police are investigating the destruction of a 90-year old statue of Jesus that was decapitated and smashed up by a vandal in Texas. A historic statue of Jesus on a church altar in Texas was found to have been vandalised on Tuesday morning. The Diocese of El Paso shared photos taken of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080408103_0:132:3028:1834_1200x675_80_0_0_39907d9d4f0795de10455d66725646b2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009091080408141-texas-man-charged-with-allegedly-making-daesh-linked-bomb-threat-in-zoom-class/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A 19-year-old Texas resident has been arrested and charged over allegations that he made a bomb threat linked to Daesh* against the University of Houston, according to a prosecutors’ statement. “Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati is charged with making threats or […]
A Texas man has been charged with making terror threats after allegedly ‘Zoom-bombing’ a University of Houston lecture to threaten the school on behalf of the Islamic State terror group. He insists it was just a joke. Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati faces up to 15 years in prison after federal […]
Boaters flying flags honoring President Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday. Although this boat did not capsize, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office said “several” boats sank. Bob Daemmrich/AP hide caption toggle caption Bob Daemmrich/AP Boaters flying flags honoring President Trump crowded Lake Travis in Texas […]
Several vessels involved in a pro-Trump group’s parade of boats on a lake near Austin, Texas, have sunk, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office has said. There have been no reports yet of casualties. Multiple emergency calls were made Saturday afternoon regarding boats appearing to be in distress at the Trump […]
A parade of boats near Austin, Texas meant to honor President Donald Trump ended in disarray Saturday afternoon as multiple watercraft sank and boaters continually rang local authorities in distress. With temperatures at 90 degrees and helicopters buzzing overhead, the parade began at noon. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office received […]
Hurricane Laura struck the US Gulf Coast early Thursday, leaving a path of devastation in its wake as it moved inland after making landfall in southwestern Louisiana near the coastal town of Cameron. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated in its latest update that Laura was situated near Arcadia, […]
As hundreds of thousands of residents fled their homes along the Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Laura, officials warned the “catastrophic” Category 4 storm could bring with it an “unsurvivable” storm surge. Hurricane Laura, which has strengthened to a Category 3 storm with winds upwards of 125 mph, is […]
As two major storms are forecast to bring inches of rainfall and dangerous storm surges to the US Gulf Coast, thousands of residents have started making preparations ahead of what many weather experts are referring to as a “one-two punch” from Mother Nature. According to the US National Hurricane Center’s […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Texas A&M University professor working on projects for NASA has been arrested and will be charged for allegedly hiding his affiliations with Chinese state-owned academic and commercial institutions, the US Justice Department said in a statement on Monday. “Texas A&M University (TAMU) Professor Zhengdong Cheng is […]
A south Texas butterfly conservationist has a message for Steve Bannon and three others arrested on Thursday for fraud and money laundering in what the feds describe as a border wall fundraising scheme. “I just wish them well in their cavity searches,” says Marianna Treviño-Wright, executive director of the National […]
Three police officers in Texas have been shot after they were met with gunfire while responding to a call in Cedar Park, a suburb of Austin. There have been reports that the suspect, barricaded in a house, has taken hostages. The incident unfolded on Sunday afternoon, after police were called […]
For a movie that bills itself as a “grindhouse PizzaGate satire,” there’s precious little grindhouse or Pizzagate in Duncan, the new indie thriller from Austin writer-director John Valley. But it is a satire. A shockingly effective one. Duncan levels its weird, Texas-tinged gaze on profiteering, conspiracy-peddling mass media—your Alex Joneses […]
Texas medical board takes warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, others touting COVID ‘cure’ by Todd Ackerman/Houston Chronicle In an apparent warning shot at Dr. Stella Immanuel, the Texas agency that regulates the practice of medicine has advised physicians it can take action against those who promise a cure for […]
President Donald Trump has bashed his basement-dwelling presidential opponent, Joe Biden, and touted his own support for “Oil, Gas, Guns, & God,” after a fundraising trip to the Lone Star State. “Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, headed […]
Joe Biden’s campaign says it wants to flip Texas. To do that, they have put nominal ad money into the state and publicly emphasized the importance of it. But up through this week, their main digital organizing tool for getting volunteers coordinated there was being hampered by what was chalked […]
A motorist who shot and killed a rifle-toting protester, and another protester who then fired on the motorist, were both released from custody Sunday as police in Austin, Texas, worked to piece together the deadly chaos. Garrett Foster, 28, was mortally wounded as gunfire rang out during the Black Lives […]
Comedian Joe Rogan, host of wildly popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has confirmed his plan to move to Texas from Los Angeles sometime soon to escape crushing traffic, rising homelessness and overcrowding. Left unsaid was the fact that he also figures to save millions of dollars in taxes. “I […]
Broken boats and floating debris at a marina in Corpus Christi are among the damage caused by Hurricane Hanna, which was downgraded to a tropical storm and continued to shower Texas with heavy rain on Sunday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Broken boats and floating debris at […]
Gunfire has erupted during a protest in downtown Austin, resulting in at least one life-threatening injury. A chilling video from the scene shows people screaming and running for cover. Police asked the public to avoid the area while they are investigating the incident, but shared no details. It was not […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079984204_0:150:1440:960_1200x675_80_0_0_16c55a619f4700c691ea9298308899c3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007251079984144-hurricane-hanna-may-bring-tornadoes-to-texas-nhc-says/ Hurricane conditions will continue along the southern coast of Texas before the storm weakens into a depression later on Sunday, according to the weather forecast. Hurricane Hanna may cause isolated tornadoes along the southern coast of Texas, the US National Hurricane Centre said […]
Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL hide caption toggle caption NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the […]
If Congress is purging all things related to slavery and the Confederacy in the name of battling bigotry, the Democratic Party should be among them, says a resolution proposed in all seriousness by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Gohmert’s resolution, proposed on Thursday, would mandate that “any political organization or party […]