Were I a better person maybe I could tone it down to extreme dislike – but I’m not a better person, at least not tonight. While there’s never a good week with leftists in charge, last week was particularly bad. You shouldn’t write angry, but deadlines don’t wait for calm… and I wish them all ill.
"I will continue to call Special Session after Special Session to reform our broken bail system, uphold election integrity, and pass other important items that Texans demand and deserve," said Governor Greg Abbott yesterday, announcing he'll convene a 2nd Special Legislative Session at 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 2021. Abbott identified the following 17 agenda items for the session.
“With Gov. Abbott promptly calling us back for another Special Session, I want Texans to know the Texas Senate stands ready to begin our work immediately. We'll have a quorum, will begin Committee Hearings this weekend, and bills will be heard on the Senate Floor beginning next week,," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick following Gov. Abbott’s call for an immediate 2nd Special Session beginning Saturday at 12 noon.
"The Wall Street Journal rightly called it, ‘A major down payment on President Biden’s Green New Deal.’ That’s exactly what this bill is," said Texas Sen. Ted Cruz from the floor of the U.S. Senate, while slamming "the bait and switch" of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package – followed by a $3.5 trillion Democrat wish list. You can read his excerpted highlights here below.
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) has endorsed Representative Tony Gonzales for Congress. NBPC represents 16,000 Border Patrol Agents and other border security personnel. Gonzales is the first candidate for the 2022 elections to be endorsed by NBPC.
This sticks in many people's craws. As we are taught by the critical race theorists, when Black people do less well than white people in any field of human endeavor, the only explanation can be "systemic racism." The proper response must be some combination of reparations and racial quotas and preferences. But in any field of human endeavor, individuals' capacities are distributed on a curve.
County Judge Richard Cortez recently told local reporters there's a nursing shortage and that keeping up with COVID-19 hospitalization of residents has not been easy. In addition, the rise in asylum seekers testing positive for COVID-19 is also tipping the scale. “We’re seeing that they’re coming in with a high infection for COVID, and there’s no room for them anymore,” said the Hidalgo County Judge.
More than one year after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, the world is still reeling from the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Now is the time to use all of the tools the U.S. government has to continue to root out the full truth of how this virus came to be.
The CDC adds to the confusion each time it issues new statements. The response is always... the "science" is changing. If this latest "Delta Variant" panic should lead to another government shutdown, compliance is likely to be far less than the previous one – In fact, most Individuals & Businesses will likely ignore it.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.39 billion in July, 13.5 percent more than in July 2020. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales made in June and remitted to the agency in July.
"The Biden Administration has created a constitutional crisis between the federal government and the State of Texas. Until President Biden and his Administration do their jobs to enforce the laws of our nation, Texas will continue to step up to protect our communities and uphold the rule of law,” said Gov. Abbott after the Biden Administration sued the state to halt its efforts to deal with illegal immigrants entering the state, facilitating a potential COVID-19 outbreak.
"Right now, I'm working with my Republican colleagues to stop all mask mandates for all Americans – regardless of vaccination status. Texans and Americans deserve leaders who stand unequivocally on the side of freedom... to prevent the federal government from creating a vaccine passports and a vaccine database to track Americans based on their vaccination status," says Senator Texas Cruz.
Last month we saw the Texas economy growing in industries and in areas all across the state with the latest labor market tracking a 6.5% unemployment rate, and 55,800 jobs added over June. End of July, heading into August, and aren't we glad we get to live in Texas!
U.S. Representatives Tony Gonzales and Robin Kelly introduced legislation to form a National Digital Reserve Corps, a group of civilian individuals with relevant skills and credentials to address digital and cyber needs across the federal government.
It's all a great big lie. Only days ago, President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention publicly blamed and shamed "unvaccinated Americans" for the latest new wave of the COVID-19 CoronaVirus. I spent days ripping this narrative to shreds on my national radio show. Why?
“As Laredo is an underserved medical community with limited resources, it simply cannot accommodate a surge in COVID-19 positives” coming across the border, says the lawsuit seeking to halt the president’s policy of transferring 100s of people into Laredo every day. There were 99 CoronaVirus cases reported between July 1st-7th, a significant increase from June's COVID-19 cases.
"Here’s what Speaker Pelosi decreed: ‘If you dare walk in the hallways of Congress without a mask, I, Speaker Pelosi, will arrest you. I will put you in jail, I will find you.’ That is an absolute & complete abuse of power. She has no authority to disrespect the men & women who work here, to threaten you with imprisonment. And why does she do so? For one reason: Political Theater."
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Luisa del Rosal for election in House District 114, which covers part of Dallas County.
