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Texas Tag

Stan Herd is a crop artist. Using land, dirt, and plants he creates incredible masterpieces. His latest work of art features a mug of failed Texas Senate Candidate and former Congressman, Beto O'Rourke. Revealed the same day Beto announced his presidential candidacy, the crop circle will remain intact for the remainder of the week.

On Wednesday night, former Democrat Texas Rep. Robert O'Rourke texted KTSM in his hometown of El Paso, TX, to inform the station that he is running for president. O'Rourke made it official on Thursday morning with the launch of his website and video that urged "Americans to look past their differences in order to confront the challenges facing the country."

The Houston Health Department confirmed seven mumps cases at the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.
Officials said that all seven people were adults who were detained during the time they became sick. "Since these individuals were isolated inside the facility during the period they were infectious, we do not anticipate these cases posing a threat to the community," said Dr. David Persse, Houston's local health authority and EMS medical director."

On Saturday, Fuzzy blogged that a Texas cemetery asked the public to attend the funeral of Air Force veteran Joseph Walker out of concerns that no one will be there. This shows the power of social media. It caught the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and CNN's Jake Tapper, who pleaded with people to attend the funeral. It worked.

Back in 2015, undercover videos showed Planned Parenthood "violating medical and ethical standards codified in federal law and" Texas regulations. This caused Texas to strip the infanticide organization of Medicaid funding. Planned Parenthood asked the federal courts to restore the funding. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against them and blasted them "for its rhetoric and medical practices."

The influx of blue state refugees fleeing to Texas has many concerned that the reliably red Lone Star State might be purpling. Apple's announcement of an upcoming Austin campus only added fuel to the worry fire. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas grew by 1,000 people per day this last year. Massive growth, even if half were babies.