At a time when "connectivity" of all kinds is necessary & critical for day-to-day life, two leading corporations with strong Texas ties announced this week they will be making major investments to create the country's largest commercial wholesale fiber network and help bring high-speed connectivity to more Americans. For large, medium or smaller-sized metro areas, Texans need powerful infrastructure systems.
The State of Texas is ready to provide all available resources and support for Texans in Hidalgo County as they rebuild and recover from severe storm damage last month,” said Governor Abbott. “This disaster declaration will help those impacted to move forward, recover from property damage, and continue to rebuild from severe storm damage.
Lax – or no border enforcement – means an uptick in drug trafficking & smuggling, and the entry of dangerous individuals with criminal backgrounds. The tragedy in Cleveland, Texas, where a Mexican national with a criminal record and multiple illegal re-entries shot five neighbors "execution style," underscores both the risks of Joe Biden's lack of leadership – and the need to stand for the interests of Texas and its people.
In a free and affluent country, there will always be clustering, as people choose to live in neighborhoods with congenial churches and stores, near neighbors with similar tastes or values, connected to schools and venues where their children make friends and find mates. And often some segregation is unproblematic, while other segregation, namely, separating people of one race from another, is legally suspect and loathsome.
"I want our processing facilities to be run like Chick-fil-A," said Joe Biden’s U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz Wednesday, as illegal immigrants flooded across the Texas-Mexico Border just days prior to Title 42 being lifted on Thursday, May 11th. "I do not want another Del Rio Haitian crisis on my watch," Ortiz said, noting that future illegal immigrant intake processing should be run as smoothly as the service provided by the famous fast-food restaurant.
As with many things in politics these days, the courts and Attorney Generals are often asked to step in and determine the effects of various constitutional provisions. And, while the 2023 Texas Legislature is thought to be poised to reinstitute the same State Legislative Maps used in 2022, some in Austin are worried an unintended consequence of 2021's delayed redistricting process may require all 31 State Senators to run again in 2024.
The month of May has the most days of any month in the year that are set aside for celebrating & commemorating our nation's military achievements. As such, May is known as "National Military Appreciation Month." This gives us the opportunity to show our appreciation for past and present military personnel, their families, and for their service and sacrifices. Here are some of the national observances to participate in during the month.
Joined at the groundbreaking by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nueces County Judge Connie Scott & Robstown Mayor Gilbert Gomez, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Tesla’s new Lithium Refining Facility and the economic boost it will have for South Texas and the Gulf Coast. The first of its kind in North America, Tesla’s new facility will generate $375 million in capital investment and bring over 400 new jobs to the region.
“Our border remains under assault. The resources of U.S. Customs & Border Protection remain under tremendous strain. The 13,000 encounters that're now being experienced every day would be the equivalent of throwing gasoline on an already raging fire,” said the letter that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz signed on to urging President Biden to reverse his decision to end Title 42 on Thursday at 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
H.R. 2, the "Secure the Border Act of 2023," will be considered and debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives under a "Closed Rule" which waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, provides that the bill shall be considered as read, and that for consideration of H.R. 1163, the "Protecting Taxpayers & Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act," all points of order against consideration are waived.
Most Democrat politicians are demanding unfettered "freedom" for the homeless to live on the streets. Advocates are taking over NYC Subway Stations, dominating the media with their "demands." And too little's being said about the needs of Regular Americans! What about the rights of Pedro Morales in Austin, Texas? The small-business owner had a homeless encampment pop up in the alley next to the building he owns?
“Gambling is not a win-win proposition. The question that's necessary for Texas Legislators to ask – if they’re being responsible and responsibly doing their job – is what is the cost to the state of Texas, and the citizens of Texas, if and when they are on the losing side of the bet." It's easy to see how technology has created a situation where children & young adults are targeted, groomed to be made highly susceptible to gambling – and addiction.
With President Joe Biden ending Title 42 this Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott is enhancing Texas’ unprecedented border security efforts with the tactical deployment of 100s of Texas National Guard soldiers to join the 1,000s already deployed there as part of "Operation Lone Star," serving on the new Border Force for targeted responses as the nation braces for an expected spike in illegal immigration.
Republicans have a plan — the Secure the Border Act of 2023 — to resume border wall construction, upgrade technology, and provide the funding necessary to hire and retain quality Border Patrol Agents. President Biden & Set. Mayorkas' policies have created a national security and humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border. And with Title 42 expiring in just six days, the chaos is only going to get worse.
As the COVID-19 emergency declarations come to a rightful end, Title 42, a public health order that allowed for immigrants to be sent back to their country of origin, is now set to expire next week. Instead of reimplementing policies that work, Biden is pouring United States resources into "regional processing hubs.”
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today said that Texas voters can safeguard a way of life in the Texas Constitution this November. Now that the Texas Legislature has approved the Right to Farm Act to now go before voters and be put in the Texas Constitution, every day farming and ranching and family farms will be constitutionally protected.
The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion merger of two American companies -- Microsoft and gaming company Activision Blizzard, the owner of the wildly popular game Call of Duty. This decision is bad news for investors in companies, gamers and workers. But it's very good news for America's competitors in Asia and Europe.
Last week, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, respectively, introduced two bi-partisan national weather bills aimed at modernizing the nation’s weather communication and radio service to help Texans and all Americans stay safe during weather disasters.
