Texas
Abbott-backed Texas challengers oust Republican incumbents with 'laser focus' on border
Several Texas conservatives challenging state House GOP incumbents came out on top in the Lone Star State Tuesday night in a victory for Gov. Greg Abbott.
At least nine Republican lawmakers appeared to lose their primaries and an additional eight were forced into runoffs, including Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.
Challengers Janis Holt, Marc LaHood and Helen Kerwin, who were all backed by the governor, joined “Fox & Friends First” Wednesday to recap their success.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to appeal a federal ruling that blocks a state law that would have allowed authorities to arrest illegal immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations. (Getty Images)
“It was time because of the border. The open border is one of the major issues in our district,” said Holt, who won the southeast District 18 primary.
“Our district is home to one of the largest, if not the largest illegal immigrant population in the world, in the country,” she continued. “And it is ground zero here and the open border is terrible here.”
Holt added that constituents were “fed up” with Republican incumbent Ernest Bailes “not doing anything,” specifically against the Colony Ridge settlement accused of housing illegal immigrants.
Marc LaHood said the border crisis is the “number one priority” for the voters in his district and called out the incumbent Steve Allison on the issue.
“The one thing I kept hearing time and time again, they’re tired of a politician that makes a promise [and] doesn’t do it.”
Before getting into the race, LaHood said he was told he was “too conservative” for District 121, located in the northern part of San Antonio.
“People want security. They want conservative principles and they want leadership. So we won decisively. Thank God,” LaHood said.
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Asylum seekers cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States on September 30, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Helen Kerwin forced a runoff against incumbent DeWayne Burns in House District 58, located south of Fort Worth.
Kerwin credited her “old-fashioned campaign” strategy, adding she was “laser-focused on the border.”
“One of the things that surprised us is that we ran against an incumbent of 10 years. We were outspent two to one and we had zero recognition going into it,” DeWayne said. “Most of the voters that I talked to just wanted someone that was authentic and sincere and wanted anyone they elected to stick to the conservative values of the America First philosophy.”
Abbott had endorsed a slew of conservative challengers in a bid to oust GOP incumbents who voted with Democrats last fall to kill his highly sought after school voucher plan.
“Republican primary voters have once again sent an unmistakable message that parents deserve the freedom to choose the best education pathway for their child,” Abbott said in a statement Tuesday evening.
“We will continue to help true conservative candidates on the ballot who stand with the majority of their constituents in supporting education freedom for every Texas family.”
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Texas High School Football Team In Trouble For Whipping Opponents With Belts After Blowout Victory
A Texas High School football team is facing criticism after not only putting a beating on their opponents 77-0, but also taking belts and whipping some of the opposing team’s players afterward in the handshake line.
Players at the Houston-based Willis High School were seen on a video posted on Facebook taking large belts and swinging them at members of the Cleveland High School team during the customary postgame sportsmanship handshake. At one point, one of the Cleveland players jumps out of the way in order to avoid getting whipped while Willis’s players laugh at their opponent.
WINNING FOOTBALL TEAM TOOK BELTS AND SPANKED / WHIPPED OPPONENTS
Yikes.
If being shut out by 70+ points wasn’t humiliating enough, imagine having your opponents then haze you in front of your teammates, family and school? Not a laughing matter, according to some of the Cleveland player’s parents.
“That’s just shady and there’s no point in doing that. It’s just very childish for them to do that,” Melanie Gonzales told KRHO TV.
“I just don’t get it. I don’t, and I’d be very pissed off if I’m scrolling on my phone, and I see my son getting hit with the belt,” Mary Almaguer also told the outlet as she said that the whole situation was ridiculous. In a statement, Willis High School said that the players involved in the whipping would be suspended for the first half of their next game, partake in community service and receive other disciplinary measures.
For Almaguer, that’s not enough.
PARENTS ARE CALLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FILE A COMPLAINT
“I think more than just half of a game suspension, maybe the rest of the season, some counseling,” the player’s mom said. Meanwhile, Cleveland High School released their own statement saying that Willis’s actions were uncalled for and they have contacted the proper district and league officials to file an official complaint.
How times have changed! Back when I was playing sports, the biggest thing we had to worry about was if someone spit on their hand before we all lined up. But to have to maneuver your way around the line so that you don’t get whipped and spanked is absurd.
Also, where were the coaches of either team while all of this was going on? How does nobody step up in that situation ?
Unfortunately, the whipping doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon as more Gen Zers are partaking in the trend for some unknown reason.
The 9th-ranked Missouri Tigers are road underdogs for a Saturday matchup with the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET with TV coverage on ABC and streaming on-demand.
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#9 Missouri Tigers (4-0) at #25 Texas A&M Aggies (4-1)
NCAA football matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Oct. 5 at noon ET (11 a.m. CT)
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
TV channel: ABC and ESPN+
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Texas A&M has won four straight games since falling to Notre Dame, 23-13, in its season opener, grinding through the most recent three over Arkansas (21-17), Bowling Green (26-20) and Florida (33-20). The Aggies are finding success on the ground with the nation’s No. 13 rushing attack (231.6 ypg), led by junior running back Le’Veon Moss’ 471 yards and three touchdowns.
Missouri needed overtime to take down Vanderbilt, 30-27, on its home field last weekend, but struggle or not, the Tigers still managed to improve to 4-0 while starting Southeast Conference play with a win. Missouri calls defense a strength, ranking among the top 10 teams in the country in total (219.0 ypg), passing (127.3 ypg) and scoring defense (12.0 ppg).
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The Aggies and Tigers are set for a noon ET start on ABC and ESPN+. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
NORTH TEXAS — Police are investigating a shooting involving several officers in Plano.
It happened around 4:45 p.m. at the MAA Los Rios Apartments in the 4700 block of 14th Street near Los Rios Boulevard in Far East Plano.
Officers received a call about a disturbance at the apartments. They tried to negotiate with the woman, but after some time, they opened fire.
She was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The exact number of officers involved in the shooting is not known.
Investigators from the department’s crimes against persons unit were sent to the scene along with investigators from the Collin County district attorney’s office sent investigators to the scene.
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