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Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton just submitted a resolution (H.C.R. No. 54) in the Texas Legislature to inform the federal government of a series of "alleged boating accidents" that occurred across Hunt, Hopkins, Van Zandt, and possibly other counties. The alleged boating accidents caused all the private gun owners in those counties to lose all their guns and ammo, but thankfully resulted in no injury or loss of life. It seems Texas is finding it necessary to inform the federal government to save them some trouble down the road should the latter decide to further degrade the Second Amendment: The Texas...

A newly examined ice core shows what may be the chemical traces of supernovae that exploded a thousand years ago. Yuko Motizuki of the RIKEN research institute in Wako, Japan, and colleagues analysed the nitrate content of an ice core drilled at Dome Fuji station in Antarctica. Nitrate is produced in the atmosphere by nitrogen oxides, which in turn should be created by the gamma radiation from a supernova. Motizuki's group found high nitrate concentrations in three thin layers about 50 metres deep. Because snow gradually builds up into layers of ice, depth indicates age. After calibrating this icy calendar...

Four more indicted Twin Peaks bikers have pleaded not guilty to engaging in organized crime. Three of the four bikers forced prosecutors to read the lengthy, "cookie-cutter" indictments against them. Five other bikers waived attendance at their court appearances. As reported extensively by Breitbart Texas, the charges against these and other bikers stem from the shootout at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, on May 17. In all, over 175 bikers were swept up in a mass arrest. The bikers were all charged with the same crime - engaging in organized criminal gang activity.

WACO, Texas- A grand jury has returned indictments for engaging in organized criminal activity against 106 of the 177 bikers arrested following the deadly shootout outside a Waco, Texas, restaurant in May, the McLennan County district attorney said. The indictment "doesn't mean much," he said, adding he believes that since the indictments were done in such a short amount of time that they were "a cookie-cutter deal."

The “Fear of Crime” has been used by law enforcement and government as a strategy to justify abuses of discretion and punitively targeting marginalized communities for decades. The actions of law enforcement towards motorcycle clubs is a clear example. The attempt to spread fear about motorcyclists in the minds of the general public through outrageous claims and sensationalized rhetoric is undeniable. (see How Waco Is Being Used To Decimate The 1st Amendment ). WACO AND THE FEAR OF CRIME The Waco incident has afforded a new opportunity for law enforcement to vilify an entire class of people based on the...

How a Texas judge’s “irresponsibly biased public comments” led defense lawyers to file an official judicial complaint. On a seemingly normal Sunday afternoon in May, a congregation of bikers met at a Twin Peaks bar and restaurant in Waco, Texas. While reports are still vague, some say it all started with someone getting their foot ran over. What followed in that heated exchanged would be one of the worst incidents of biker gang violence in U.S. history: 9 dead, 18 injured, and 177 arrested. More than four months later, the incident is far from an open-and-shut case. There’s a gag...

More than four months after nine bikers were killed May 17 during a shootout outside the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, troubling questions stand before us, while clarity remains elusive. The mass arrest of 177 people has created a legal morass, and complicated an already complex investigation. An overly broad gag order is feeding suspicion that more than complexity is delaying the release of information about the investigation. And while autopsy reports on the nine bikers killed were released in August, ballistics testing reportedly continues. Without ballistics evidence the question of who shot whom increasingly generates harmful speculation. The embarrassing...

A bullet removed from the arm of a biker wounded May 17 at Twin Peaks and killed four months later in a traffic wreck will be analyzed by federal investigators. Jason Chambers, an investigator in the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office, obtained a search warrant last week to extract a bullet from the arm of James Kenneth “Spaz” Anderson, a member of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club from Henderson. Texas Ranger Jake Burson executed the search warrant for the bullet at a funeral home in Henderson on Friday, the day before Anderson’s funeral. Anderson, 53, was killed Sept. 3 when his...