The Pro-Life movement, especially in Texas, has seen lots of fruit the past month of May. On May 19th, Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Heartbeat Act into law after it passed in both the Texas House and the Texas Senate. This act outlaws abortion after fetal heartbeat is detected and will go into effect on September 1st, 2021.
Read More"Medical marijuana" as allowed in State programs, as well as the CBD under Texas' Compassionate Use program, are not like prescription medications that have been approved and are regulated by the FDA. That means, they've also bypassed FDA regulations for manufacturing purity and safety, and contain unpredictable and unlabeled amounts of psychoactive ingredients and other unlabeled ingredients.
Read MoreA nine-month old tiger named India was found wandering the streets of Houston, Texas on Saturday May 15th. The tiger was picked up by local authorities without harm to any humans or the tiger. India will hopefully be able to live out the rest of his days at Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas.
Read MoreThe Customs and Border Protection agency “continues to see a large influx of illegal migration along the Southwest Border,” CBP chief Troy Miller said. Border Patrol officers and other CBP agents say they came across over 178 thousand illegal immigrants attempting to cross into the U.S. at the border with Mexico in April 2021. This is a 3% increase from March 2021 and a 1000% increase from April 2020.
Read More
Lubbock, Texas has been the sight of heightened political activism for the last year. On May 1st, this period of Lubbock history will reach a dramatic climax as the citizens of Lubbock consider passing an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits.
Read MoreThis past April 23rd through the 25th, the Young Conservatives of Texas hosted their annual statewide convention. As Texas’ most active youth organization, YCT prides themselves on their “principles over party” motto and supports non-partisan initiatives for spreading the conservative principles, such as life and liberty. This year, among the many chapters and alumni that attended, politicians including Ted Cruz, Chip Roy, Mayes Middleton, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Hughes, and more attended panels, gave speeches, and speculated on the future of politics in Texas and nationwide.
Read MoreWhile the bill has wide pro-life support, it has come under fire by both pro-abortion groups and be some pro-lifers. Predictably, the pro-choice groups are upset that the Heartbeat bill infringes upon the supposed right to end a child’s life in the womb. More confusing to the political layman is the opposition from certain pro-life groups….[A]bolitionists want Texans to ignore Roe v Wade and to pass and enforce legislation that will make preborn baby killing illegal once again.
Read MoreTexas is also one of 41 States and the District of Columbia that requires a prescriber or pharmacist to ensure that drug prescriptions are based on an actual physical examination of the patient and prohibiting licensed pharmacists from filling certain drugs if there is any doubt they were prescribed following an exam. According to Public Health Law Program under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most States have multiple physical examination regulations under multiple categories. Texas is one of them.
Read MoreAs unpopular as it may sound, Traditional Denominationalism is a position which guards against the errors of separationism and ecumenicism….[D]enominations promote believers who share great amount of agreement to be united in social and general theological activism while allowing different theological nuances to be expressed without persecution.
Read MoreCruz is loved by most conservatives for his willingness to consistently stand for conservative value and for refusing to cave to the establishment Republicans or Democrats…. There are two main takeaways from Senator Cruz’s speech which apply to conservatives across the United States. First, Cruz stressed that there is a need to work hard. Second, conservatives have a reason to be optimistic.
Read More