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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters the border patrol agents he met warned him about "suspected terrorists are trying to cross into the United States via Mexico." The left went crazy, calling McCarthy a liar or laughing at him. Rep. Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) tweeted that as the chairman of the subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations he never heard of this news.

While the current administration in Washington, D.C. uses National Guard troops as part of ongoing political theater, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is deploying his state troops to address a real security crisis. This weekend, Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) launched Operation Lone Star to combat smuggling people and drugs into Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he ended the state's mask mandate with an executive order and opened businesses to 100% capacity. Leftists began their freakout even though private businesses can keep their mask requirements. I'm sure local governments will hold their own as well.

See correction at bottom We have often written about the environmental impact that green energy policies have had, include the effects of wind energy technologies on bird populations and the quality of life in adjacent properties. A massive winter storm in Texas has frosted the wind turbines that are a crucial source of alternative energy, causing power outages and heating electricity prices.

U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in the Southern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on President Joe Biden's deportation plan after Texas filed a lawsuit against the administration. Tipton just extended the order for 14 days to February 23, 2021.