Jason Hopkins on April 20, 2020 Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted — and then quickly deleted — comments that appeared to show adulation over the price of oil dipping below $0 a barrel, which will ultimately lead to job losses. Ocasio-Cortez on Monday reacted gleefully at news that the price of oil had…
Joshua Gill on February 1, 2019 Texas Catholic dioceses released a list of 286 clerics “credibly accused” of sexual abuse in fulfillment of their October pledge to name the accused by January’s end. The list is comprised of data from 14 dioceses across Texas whose bishops pledged, in the wake of Pennsylvania’s grand jury report on clergy sex abuse,…
An ex-SWAT officer was caught on video wielding a shotgun and protecting a Houston shopping center from alleged looters. “Hey, don’t go back in that store! I’m telling you one time. I’m not scared to shoot you,” he says. “I’m an ex-f***ing SWAT deputy! I will cut your a** in half.” “[I’m] protecting the community…
The New York Times released a before and after video showing some of the effects of the flooding in Houston, Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Houston residents are blaming their mayor for not demanding a mandatory evacuation, despite the hurricane consistently increasing in strength, reaching Category 4 stage and causing widespread death and…
Tim Pearce Four children under the age of 16 drowned with their great grandparents in Houston on Monday after Hurricane Harvey flooded the area, family members told media outlets. No bodies have yet been recovered, but all six are presumed dead. BREAKING: Family of 6 drowns in northeast Houston, according to relatives https://t.co/AykvXeA9UJ pic.twitter.com/LnQTFqT0gf — KHOU…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom Six technology experts working for a global engineering firm in Houston were charged with stealing trade secrets and sending them to a Chinese manufacturing company, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The unnamed Chinese company reportedly used the stolen technology to sell products back into the U.S….
Who doesn’t love chicken? But two Texas men took their love of the delicious fowl to extremes. A fight that erupted over the last piece of chicken left one man dead and another charged with murder. ABC13 reports: HOUSTON (KTRK) — A fight over dinner has left one man dead, and another man charged with…
HOUSTON, TX – An off duty police officer pulled his gun and allegedly shot a woman in the face after a road rage incident. Kenneth Caplan was arrested and charged with shooting at a woman and grazing her face with a bullet after she honked at him for cutting her off on Houston’s 610 South…
HOUSTON, TX–Two men approached NeyKeyia Parker on the night of April 21st as she was loading her 5-year-old son in her friend’s car. The men failed to identify themselves as officers but proceeded to go about grabbing Parker, trying to force her out of the car. Fortunately, Parker’s friend had the wherewithal to record the…