Greg Abbott

ICE agent in shooting case may go free as extradition request denied by judge

Minnesota authorities had argued in court that Castro, jailed in the Gulf Coast border city of Brownsville, Texas, since May 29, was a flight risk if he were released.

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An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
Members of the US Army perform maintenance on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, scheduled to be used in the US Army's 250th Birthday Celebration and Parade, following landing on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2025.

Apache helicopter crash in Texas killed two US Army soldiers, sparked large fire

Fort Hood confirmed in a statement that an AH-64 attack helicopter crashed and two soldiers died but withheld their identification pending notification to their families.

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Paige the elephant at Texas Republican party’s annual convention, June 12, 2026.

Bad 'Pee-R': Elephant in the room urinates on Republican convention floor, sparking condemnations

Paige, an African elephant, was paraded through the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston after Governor Greg Abbott’s keynote speech, and was seen wearing a large banner supporting Abbott.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization

"Radical Islamist terrorist groups are anti-American, and the infiltration of these dangerous individuals into Texas must be stopped," said Texas A-G regarding terrorist org. CAIR.

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Israel has too much to lose to be afraid of condemning the Muslim Brotherhood - editorial

The Brotherhood does not only represent an alternative political ideology; all too often, it has served as a veil for radicalization and terror.

DECEMBER 10, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a national protest for Gaza, outside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025.

Donald Trump to designate Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization - report

According to Just the News, Trump had been planning the move since his first term as president.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
US President Donald Trump looks on as he walks to board Marine One to depart for Joint Base Andrews, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 22, 2025

Are Muslim ‘Shariah courts’ taking root in Texas?

In a letter sent to the officials on Wednesday, Abbott pointed to the Islamic Tribunal, launched in Dallas in 2014. He said the group had set up a rival court system to illegally enforce Shariah law.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByADRIAN ASHFORD/THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS/TNS, TNS
Community members gather after a funeral prayer service for Sabika Sheikh at the Brand Lane Islamic Center in Stafford, Texas in 2018. Illustration.