Texas Rangers Still Won’t Join The MLB’s Rainbow Antics, And Corporate Media Can’t Stand It

The Texas Rangers are staying loyal to their fans by declining to celebrate 'pride night,' despite pressure from media.

$27 billion Uvalde class-action lawsuit likely to target law enforcement, gun manufacturer for 'deliberate, conscious disregard' for human life



A class-action lawsuit on behalf of the victims and survivors of the Uvalde school shooting that occurred three months ago will soon be filed, and it is likely to name as defendants several law enforcement agencies and at least two firearms businesses.

Back on May 24, a shooter shut himself inside two adjoining classrooms in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and terrorized children and teachers for over an hour before law enforcement breached the door and killed him. In all, 19 students and two teachers were murdered in the attack, and several others were wounded.

Last week, Charles Bonner of the Law Offices of Bonner & Bonner — located in the Bay Area — announced that he would soon file a $27 billion lawsuit on behalf of the Uvalde victims. He has been meeting with survivors and family members at a local church to discuss a possible lawsuit which will hold law enforcement accountable for their actions that day.

"Up to right now, there's been no accountability, there's no justice for those 19 children and the two teachers," said Daniel Myers, the pastor of Tabernacle of Worship church where Bonner and the victims have met.

Defendants in the lawsuit will likely include: Uvalde city police, Uvalde police chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo, sheriffs, Texas Rangers, Border Patrol, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The lawsuit will also likely target Daniel Defense, which manufactured the gun used by the shooter, and Oasis Outback, which sold it to him. Members of the Uvalde school board and city council may also be named.

Bonner claims that by their actions — and in many cases, their inactions — these individuals, businesses, and law enforcement agencies violated the victims' constitutional rights.

"People have a right to life under the 14th Amendment, and what we’ve seen here is that the law enforcement agencies have shown a deliberate, conscious disregard of the life," said Bonner, who is also representing victims of the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

The civil rights lawsuit will be "one-of-a-kind in the whole world," Bonner continued.

The lawsuit is expected to be filed soon.

"Now it's time for all of us to stand up and demand change and protection," a statement on the Bonner & Bonner website says.

Other attorneys from a separate California law firm are preparing to file a federal lawsuit regarding the shooting on behalf of three individual families. Though it will not be a class-action suit, it will likely include many or all of the same defendants as the class-action suit filed by Bonner.

Texas Rangers stadium opens up at full capacity amid pandemic — and seats 38,000 people strong



The Texas Rangers packed in at least 38,000 fans during Monday night's home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) removed all COVID-19 restrictions in March, including social distancing, capacity limits, and mask mandates.

The Rangers' website stated on Monday that masks were required for all fans at the game "except when actively eating or drinking at their ticketed seats."

What are the details?

Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, fully opened on Monday night, welcoming nearly 40,000 baseball fans to a night of normalcy.

The MLB game was one of the very first full-capacity sporting events that took place in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic shut most everything down in 2020.

According to CNN, the paid attendance at the Monday game was 38,238 — a "sellout," according to Rangers spokesperson John Blake. The stadium capacity is 40,518.

Rangers manager Chris Woodward said that the game "resembled some sort of normalcy" amid the pandemic.

"We were excited, man," he said. "We haven't played in front of any crowd. We played a little bit in Kansas City, a little bit in spring training, but full capacity, it's amazing how quickly we get used to certain things and not having that was, 'Oh, this is what it felt like.'"

Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa said that the overall feel of the baseball game was like coming home.

"It felt like it was my debut all over again," he said. "It was a good feeling to just have the crowd there cheering us on. I think the introduction when I first came out early in the game, that was probably one of the coolest moments of my career to this date."

Anything else?

During a recent interview with ESPN, President Joe Biden called the decision a "mistake."

"Well, that's a decision they made," he said. "I think it's a mistake. They should listen to Dr. [Anthony] Fauci, the scientists, and the experts. But I think it's not responsible."

Last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that the state saw a seven-day average decrease in the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and coronavirus-related deaths — meaning there has been no apparent coronavirus surge in the state despite Abbott lifting related restrictions.

6-month-old baby girl rescued after being thrown from raft into Rio Grande by smugglers



A six-month-old baby girl was saved by Texas Rangers and U.S. Border Patrol agents earlier this month, who recovered her after she was thrown from a raft by smugglers while being taken across the Rio Grande River into the U.S.

What are the details?

The Texas Department of Public Safety reported in a social media post Tuesday that Texas Rangers out of its South Texas Special Operations group assisted Border Patrol on Mar. 16 "with a 6mo female child who had been thrown out of a raft and into the Rio Grande River by smugglers."

The agency added that "the child's mother had been assaulted by smugglers in Mexico resulting in a broken leg."

KVEO-TV reported that according to Texas DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez, "the mother and child had been waiting in Mexico since December to cross into the U.S.," and "the mother paid smugglers $3,500 to cross the Rio Grande River into the U.S."

The outlet added, "The family of two crossed the river in rafts along with 67 adults and 150 children in Roma, Texas."

The mother and child are now both in U.S. Border Patrol Custody, along with thousands of other migrants who have been coming in waves into the U.S. illegally since President Joe Biden took office.

Roughly an hour and 20 minutes from Roma is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection main detention facility for migrant children in Donna, Texas.

On Tuesday, the Biden administration allowed the Associated Press to tour the facility in Donna, and the outlet called the scene "a grim picture" due to the overcrowding and kids crammed together under foil blankets.

The AP reported that there are more than 17,000 unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody as of Monday, noting that Biden scrapped former President Donald Trump's policy of "expelling" them.

Biden has "tried to expel most families traveling together," the outlet noted, "but changes in Mexican law have forced agents to release many parents and children into the U.S."

Fox News reported that "the he Department of Health and Human Services is currently working to open facilities in cities throughout Texas to manage the large influx of children."

Anything else?

Under the Texas DPS's picture of the ranger holding the baby, a woman commented, "That's my son and I am extremely proud of what he is doing. Sad the news never portrays this type of heroism they all do on the border!"