President Barack Obama’s immediate leveraging of the atrocious Islamic terror attack in Orlando toward new gun control reforms may be predictable — yet the circumstances involving the professional background of Omar S. Mateen could prove a breaking point for his fellow anti-gun activists. As the debate eventually moves toward the Second Amendment, activists must answer how the most prevalent mass shooter in American history cleared background checks, medical examination, registration and dozens of hours of mandated training.
Author: Logan Churchwell
Texas Scores Big Again in U-HAUL Moving Survey
With moving season officially underway, Texas yet again has reason to brag as three cities scored in the top five destinations, nationally.
OPEC Chief: Oil is Now Too Cheap
Leading up to a crucial meeting for the global cartel next week, OPEC leadership has made plain that the price of oil is far too low to encourage investment and supply the global market in the longer term. The comments follow a variety of indicators b…
Chinese Green Energy Giant Invades the Heart of Texas
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Mexican Airline Offering Migrants Free Airfare to Texas Border
Two foreign airline companies have begun offering steep discounts to Cuban migrants–set for border crossing into western Texas–as thousands rush to the United States in the aftermath of thawing relations with the communist island. Children under age…
Thousands of Cuban Migrants Arriving in West Texas
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T. Boone Pickens: ‘I’m on Board’ with Trump’s Temporary Muslim Ban
Iconic Texas billionaire and principal of BP Capital Management, T. Boone Pickens, offered his full-throated support for presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposal to temporarily block Muslims from entry to the United States. Pickens also made clear his intent to support the New York billionaire’s bid for the White House in a financial sense. “I’m not saying it’s permanent, but I’d cut off all the Muslims from coming into the United States until we could vet these people and see,” the hedge fund manager noted at the annual SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference, according to the New York Post. Pickens added that he admitted to Trump his prior support of Governor Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina had switched to the likely nominee: “‘I’m not supporting them anymore.’ So I said, ‘I’m on board,’ and we laughed.” The infamous proposal to ban foreign Muslim entry to the United States came shortly after the terrorist shootings in San Bernardino, perpetrated by husband and wife duo Syed Farook of Chicago and Tashfeen Malik of Pakistan. In late April, the FBI announced the arrests of three of Farook’s relatives for charges of marriage fraud, conspiracy and lying under oath, according to The Washington Post.
Multi-Billion Dollar HalliBaker Merger to Cancel After Obama Objections
The $34 billion proposed merger between Houston-based oilfield services companies, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Baker Hughes, Inc. (NYSE: BHI), is reported to be facing imminent cancellation.