The 2025 Sugar Bowl, which was scheduled to take place Wednesday night in New Orleans, has been postponed following a deadly terrorist attack that shocked the city. The attack, which took place earlier in the day, left at least 10 people dead and dozens more injured, prompting authorities to continue their investigation. The Sugar Bowl, one of the four college football playoff quarterfinals this year, was set to feature a highly anticipated matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia. The game will now be played on Thursday night, though the change has cast a shadow over the event.
The Congressional Ethics Committee has concluded investigations into multiple representatives accused of misusing campaign funds, stating that while there were violations, they were not intentional. The committee acknowledged that existing guidance on campaign spending was often ambiguous and lacked clarity, and therefore, new guidance on the personal use of campaign funds and recordkeeping requirements will be released.
In the small, rural Jackson County, Texas, sheriffs and deputies have been tackling an unprecedented surge in cartel-related crime through the collaborative efforts of the multi-agency Operation Lone Star (OLS) Task Force. Led by Goliad Sheriff Roy Boyd, OLS has been crucial in combating the influx of cartel operatives, human smugglers, and drug traffickers moving through the region, particularly along Highway 59, a major corridor used for trafficking between Houston and Mexico.
C.J. Stroud, quarterback for the Houston Texans, leaned on his Christian faith during a difficult moment when his teammate and best friend, Tank Dell, suffered a serious knee injury after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
A Venezuelan migrant, Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, is facing serious charges in Texas after allegedly setting his Fulshear home on fire with his three children inside. Pulgar has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of arson in connection to the incident, which occurred on November 6, 2024.
Another tragic death has underscored the consequences of lax immigration enforcement in Harris County, Texas. On December 1, 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed by a drunk driver in northeast Houston. Her mother sustained serious injuries in the crash. The alleged driver, 41-year-old Venezuelan national Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, was in the country illegally and had a prior criminal record. He now faces charges of intoxicated manslaughter.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut funding to Texas Children’s Hospital after a Houston doctor, Dr. Tony Pastor, posted a TikTok video advising patients to disregard a new state law requiring hospitals to inquire about patients' citizenship during intake. The executive order, effective November 1, mandates that hospitals accepting Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) payments collect this information.
A new report from Open the Books details how the Biden administration spent more than a quarter of a billion taxpayer dollars on "misinformation" efforts.
