After ​​​​​​​Holiday Travelers all across America face a nationwide Artic Blast and are burned by 1,000s of airline delays traveling home for Christmas, and as many fight what's amounted to the "perfect storm" of issues affecting air travel in Texas – the 2nd-most populous state in the U.S. and home to 5 of its 15 Largest Cities – here’s one way for the Feds & the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to respond.

With the Holiday Season upon us, it's important to remember there are many Texas residents that may need a helping hand this winter. In this week’s column, I'd like to continue a discussion about helping others by sharing a few simple ways you can make a significant impact in the life of someone less fortunate this year. I have outlined some of the many giving opportunities available at some of Texas' Coastal Bend charities.

“Viktor Bout’s arms trafficking activity has been a concern around the globe for decades. Today he faces the prospect of life in prison for his efforts to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to terrorists for use in killing Americans,” said Barack Obama's then-Attorney General Eric Holder in 2011 after Bout’s conviction. “One of the world’s most prolific arms dealers is being held accountable for his sordid past,” Holder said. Under Joe Biden, all that's changed.

What's clear is that Elon Musk – despite the full mobilization of the D.C. Swamp against him – is undeterred, thank goodness. In fact, the normally unstoppable forces of Washington may have met their first immovable object. What is also clear, is that the Biden Campaign never denied Hunter Biden's laptop was Hunter Biden's laptop. On Tuesday, Musk fired Twitter's Deputy General Counsel – and disgraced former FBI General Counsel – Jim Baker.

My son-in-law, Greg, helped save my life a couple months ago. For those who don’t know, being added to a transplant waitlist is quite a process – and there are many more Texans waiting for a transplant than there are deceased-donor organs available. That's why Greg's "live donation" helped save my life. In less time than it'll take you to read my story, you can visit DonateLifeTexas.org to see if you're registered to help save someone else's life.

Californians pay 80% above the national average for electricity, and Germans have  the highest electricity prices in the world. Yes, contrary to what Americans typically see or hear – and are told by the Mainstream Media – reliance on wind and solar power actually increases the costs of your electric bills. California and Germany are prime examples of what happens when a state or nation relies to heavily on wind and-or solar energy.

"This incredible, groundbreaking new therapy has the potential to revolutionize how we combat fentanyl deaths and end the afflictions of addiction that burdens so many innocent Texans & Americans across the country," said Gov. Greg Abbott, celebrating the tremendous achievement of University of Houston researchers who have developed a groundbreaking fentanyl vaccine with the potential to save millions of lives from overdose poisonings and addiction.

It’s too bad the failed Socialist Experiment at Plymouth Rock is not more prominently included in the Thanksgiving Story that most Americans think of today. Perhaps it would make a difference to the 65% of Democrats who currently have a positive view of "socialism" – including about half of the millennials and Generation Zers who believe it would be preferable to our Capitalist System.

This is the story of China’s 100-year plan for world domination. To do that, they must defeat the United States of America. The Mainstream Media is certainly aware of the China threat, but does little to report on it. And the Chinese Communist Party isn't even trying much to hide their intent. But is the United States prepared to fight a war for control of Planet Earth if that’s where we’re headed?

Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens Against Government Waste, and the Center for Freedom & Prosperity are all opposed to Congress creating new government mandates for Credit Card processing procedures. So why is Texas Cong. Lance Gooden teaming up with liberal Vermont Democrat Peter Welch to introduce the bill that will also reduce Security & Fraud Protections on your purchases?

Top Democrat lawmakers and strategists are already openly 2nd-guessing their party’s 2022 campaign tactics, reflecting a growing sense that the party has failed to present an effective "message" to stave off major losses in the House – and decisive defeats in Senate. But with escalating gas & grocery prices, out of control crime and an unsecured border pushing Americans to the brink, is it really just a "Messaging Problem"?

Through the first six days of Early Voting in Georgia, the state has seen an astounding 159% increase in turnout from the same period of 2018's Mid-Term Elections. Early Voting totals in the Peach State have even shattered the record 2020 Presidential Election figures by 20%. Yet in a striking and surprisingly ominous tone, Mr. Biden said: "We the people must decide whether the rule of law will prevail, or whether we'll allow the dark forces" to triumph.

For 38 consecutive weeks a majority of voters have said they believe "The country is on the Wrong Track." Now, Americans are continuing to express deep – and in fact growing pessimism about the economy and rising inflation as Early Voting's begun and the nation has moved into the final two weeks of the decisive 2022 Mid-Term Election. More than 90% of voters are concerned.

As 45% of Likely U.S. Voters say they "Strongly Disapprove" of Joe Biden's job as president, and just 22% ‘Strongly Approve,’ Mr. Biden’s Approval Index Rating as of Friday, Oct. 21st is a -23% according to Rasmussen Reports' Daily Presidential Tracking Poll. And, he is impacting down-ballot races in the six key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin.

"They didn't maintain the required election records, and violated the law," said State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, adding, "14 polls with no proper chain-of-custody for the Mobile Ballot Boxes means the election personnel of Harris County cannot follow State & Federal laws!" An audit letter from the Texas Secretary of State's Office has revealed massive chain-of-custody breaches in Harris County during the 2020 election.

“Texas is taking action... Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug our nation has ever encountered – and it’s a byproduct of President Biden’s open border policies. Its killing innocent Texans, with well over 1,500 lives lost from communities across our state,” said Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today, launching his statewide “One Pill Kills” campaign to raise awareness of the deadly drug.

While over 70% of "Likely U.S. Voters" say the nation is headed in the “Wrong Direction” and "Economic Confidence" declined significantly between September and October, the strongest indication of Republican's growing momentum with just 20 days to go is their 7% lead to recapture Congress – up 3% from last week. Republican's expanding lead is due mainly to a 16% advantage among Independent Voters, says Rasmussen Reports.

Yes... It is Still the Economy, Stupid! And, with November’s crucial Mid-Term Elections only 21 days away as of next Tuesday, Republicans now hold a 7% lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress. As issues come into focus and voters continue to make up their minds about specific candidates and races, the GOP's lead jumped 3% from last week's Rasmussen Reports Poll.

“The chaos at our Southern Border is bringing violence to our communities, and costing Texans hundreds of millions of dollars. President Obama’s refusal to enforce immigration law was a dereliction of duty, just as President Biden’s refusal to secure our border is,” said Texas Att. Gen. Ken Paxton, after the 5th Dist. Court of Appeals ruled Mr. Biden lacks the legal authority to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.

In yet another sign that inflation is continuing to spread throughout the economy – with 60% of last month's increase due to rising food costs – the government announced earlier today that Wholesale Prices rose at a higher than expected rate in September, and exceeded August's increase. And on Friday, the nation's final key indicator for inflation prior to the election will be released.