By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the gunmen behind the shooting at a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of Prophet Muhammad strongly hinted on Twitter that he was about to get violent about 20 minutes before opening fire, the Chicago Tribune reports. “May Allah accept us as mujahideen,” or holy warriors, he tweeted. One…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating what prompted two men to open fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohamed cartoons in a Dallas suburb. The man were fatally shot by police, Sunday night, CNN reports. Garland Police said the men approached the Culwell Event Center in North Garland and opened fire. A security…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge has ruled that the DEA is not required to compensate a Texas trucking company for damaging a tractor trailer that the agency used during a wild 2011 sting without permission. The Washington Post reports that the tractor trailer was riddled with bullets after the sting ended in the execution-style…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents did a double-take after checking a bus passenger’s papers at a checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. The passenger’s license, birth certificate and Social Security card all identified the passenger as 34-year-old David, a fellow Border Patrol agent assigned to the same area, Valley Central reports. Agents knew it wasn’t…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Border Patrol agents were injured Sunday evening when their agency boat and another boat collided on the Rio Grande outside of Anzaldaus Park in Mission, Texas, KRGV reports. Both agents were taken to the hospital, one by air, one by ambulance. “First is the agents’ safety. We want to make…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas judge’s decision to temporarily halt President Obama’s immigration plan could make it easier for Congress to find a temporary solution to keep Homeland Security funded, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans said they may now have support for a short-term extension to avoid a shutdown at Homeland Security. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s immigration plans have been placed on hold by a federal judge in Texas so that states have time to argue their case against the president’s controversial executive action. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen blocked the plan with a preliminary injunction, ABC News reports. The judge said the injunction was…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent opened fire on a car in Texas after the driver tried to run him over Thursday night during a surveillance sting, ValleyCentral.com reports. Border Patrol agents approached two suspects while conducting surveillance in McAllen. When the federal agents identified themselves, authorities said the car tried to run…
