No one, of course – in today's race-obsessed culture – has ever objected to the fact that white males died at twice their demographic rate during the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq. That, and numerous other such measures, have always been the hallmark of American Value in our nation's tribally-blind standards that once led the U.S. to outshine the world by discarding old class-race prejudices.
Ronald Reagan once said: “We don’t have inflation because the people are living too well. We have inflation because the government is living too well.” Well, with historic and record Property Tax Relief now having been agreed to this week in Austin, the state government's budget in Texas will be living a bit less well – and returning substantial amounts of savings to property owners in future.
While President Biden has begun to try and change the narrative – saying that “Bidenomics is about the future – Bidenomics is just another way of saying ‘restore the American Dream,’” that message is sure to be a hard sell. "Bidenomics" shifts haven’t led to improvements in most Americans’ day-to-day lives, they've become worse. And, lots of his own Democrat Voters don’t believe him.
“What a fantastic package this is! There's one state voting on a record $18 billion Property Tax Relief Bill – and that is the State of Texas!” exclaimed State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who as author of the bills implementing the effort helped the State Senate pass the largest property tax cut in Texas history after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick & House Speaker Dade Phelan announced an agreement earlier this week.
"We're nearing a tipping point – and while the partnership with DPS is suspended, we will see crime increase and criminals feel emboldened. Public safety's about to get much worse in Austin," said the co-founders of Save Austin Now, Matt Mackowiak & Cleo Petricek. "This is a victory for police abolitionists and criminals, and a major setback for law abiding citizens & families in Austin."
Axios reported this week that "President Biden – behind closed doors – has a temper that sees him yelling at staff and shouting obscenities. In fact, his temper's so bad that some staff try to avoid meeting alone with him." According to website Dementia Care Central, "One common complaint & concern frequently expressed by loved ones of a dementia patient is the use of swear words, foul language."
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to rescind discriminatory guidance issued by the State Department halting bilateral scientific and technological cooperation in certain Israeli-held territories.
“The Water Infrastructure Enhancement Act of 2023 will provide essential investments needed to improve our nation’s water infrastructure, particularly in rural & underserved communities. South Texas needs better water infrastructure, and I'm committed to making that happen,” said Cong. Henry Cuellar earlier today, introducing legislation to fund upgrades and new installations of public water systems.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that he will send Cities, Counties, Transit Systems and Special Purpose Taxing Districts a total of $1.1 billion in Local Sales Tax Allocations, indicating Texas' 2023 economy has seen growth of more than 7.5% since the same period of a year ago. The July distributions are based on sales and economic activity during the month of May.
The First Lady and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson met with executives from Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, where they discussed the company's presence in Grapevine & Ft. Worth, Texas, and possible future collaborations. It is the first stop in their Texas Economic Development Corporation sponsored effort, which includes a delegation of Texas business partners.
Joe Biden is the defendant in a lawsuit accused of what Federal District Court Judge Terry Doughty calls "the most massive attack against free speech in United States history" – yet the appeal Biden filed Monday is devoid of even one winning argument in his defense. Count on it to go nowhere. Biden's been caught red-handed violating the Constitution, and Judge Doughty was confirmed 98-0 by U.S. Senate.
Disposable vape products are preferred by 55% of the youths who currently use E-Cigarettes. And, according to the Houston Health Department, in 2019 almost 11% of Houston High Schoolers – and even close to 10% of Houston Middle Schoolers – were using Electronic Smoking Devices. This is a significant increase for Houston High School & Middle Schoolers since 2017 – and that's a problem.
“Meeting the needs of Texas employers by providing a continued pipeline of workers with in-demand skills is paramount to ensuring economic opportunity in communities across the state. I'm proud Texas continues to connect more employers to work-ready Texans, and more Texans to in-demand skills training for higher-paying careers and career advancement," said Governor Abbott.
"In addition to her time in the Office of the Governor, Angela Colmenero served under me in the Texas Attorney General’s Office, and has firsthand experience on how the agency operates. Her record of experience in state government and expertise in litigation will help oversee the Texas Attorney General's Office and serve as our state’s top Law Enforcement Officer," said Gov. Abbott.
“There are two types of candidates – the ones who raise money, and the ones who lose. Well, I’ve never lost a race,” said South Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents a Congressional District that's larger than most states, and which includes two time zones and over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border – far more than any other Member of Congress.
Though Joe Biden's poll numbers are currently not much better than Vice President Kamala Harris', the latest Los Angeles Times Poll finds that "41% of Registered Voters had a favorable opinion of Harris, and 53% had an unfavorable opinion – a net rating of -12%." One has to wonder what those 41% see as Harris' accomplishments, because there have been none as far as I can tell.
"TAXPAYERS WIN! All residential and commercial real property taxpayers WIN! 5.72 million Texas homesteaders WIN – with an eye-popping 41.5% average savings of $1,373 year after year!” exclaimed State Sen. Paul Bettencourt earlier today, filing the largest property tax cut bill in Texas history after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan cleared the way for agreement following months of negotiations.
Texas' First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson are leading an economic development mission to Germany, the United Kingdom & France, organized by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Texas Economic Development Corporation. They will promote Texas’ world-class economy, and attract more global business investment to the Lone Star State.
