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September 1, 2024
NEWS DIGEST
by Brandon Waltens
Good morning,
After losing in the Democrat primary earlier this year, outgoing State Rep. Shawn Thierry has announced her decision to join the Republican Party, citing that the current Democrat Party has “veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss” that it now promotes policies she can no longer support.
Thierry, who was first elected in 2016, faced backlash from her Democrat colleagues last year after she voted in favor of legislation banning child gender mutilation and removing pornographic material from school libraries. These votes led to her defeat by Lauren Ashley Simmons in the Democrat primary earlier this year, a candidate backed by several incumbent Democrat lawmakers.
Pointing to the Democrat Party’s support for gender mutilation for children and the dismantling of Title IX protections for women in sports, Thierry stated that she is “leaving the left and joining the party of family, faith, and freedom.”
“I have witnessed firsthand how the left stifles thoughtful debate, silences dissent, and demands blind allegiance to an ideology that is anti-family and anti-children. If you question or disagree, they will cancel you. This is why so many former Democrats plan to vote Republican in November,” Thierry said.
Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed Thierry to the Republican Party, stating, “I look forward to continuing to work with Representative Thierry to build a bigger, better Texas for generations to come.”
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Thierry will not return to the legislature next session, she joins a growing list of Texas Democrats who have switched parties. State Rep. Ryan Guillen made headlines when he joined Republicans in 2021, and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a former Democrat state legislator, also announced his party switch last year.
Featured
Attorney General Ken Paxton has made good on his recent warning by suing the City of Dallas for banning firearms at the State Fair of Texas.
Earlier this month, fair organizers announced new safety regulations, including a blanket ban on all firearms, even for licensed carriers. The policy quickly drew backlash from 70 state lawmakers, who penned a letter urging the State Fair to reconsider. In response, fair officials defended the ban, stating it was intended to foster a more family-friendly atmosphere and asserting their rights as a private organization to set their own firearm policies.
Paxton, however, issued a formal warning to the City of Dallas, demanding the policy be reversed. He argued that licensed gun owners have the right to carry firearms in locations owned or leased by governmental entities unless explicitly restricted by state law. Because Fair Park is owned by the City of Dallas and is leased to the fair, he gave the city 15 days to comply.
With the policy still in place after the deadline, Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the city and the State Fair of Texas.
State
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The attorney general also issued guidance on election law as part of his office’s Election Integrity Initiative.
Dade Phelan’s New Chief of Staff is a Democrat Donor
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‘Red Power’ Sounds Alarm on Unreliable Energy Dependence
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Local
Midland ISD Trustee Seeks to Intervene in TEA Accountability Ratings Lawsuit
Trustee Brandon Hodges argues that time-consuming STAAR exams are “a wasted effort” without release of the A-F ratings.
Absenteeism Plagues Waco Boards and Commissions
A Democrat candidate for county commissioner currently serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission did not attend any meetings for two years.
Lubbock County Commissioners Block Property Tax Hike
Commissioners Jordan Rackler and Jason Corley stood with taxpayers who opposed the increase.
Federal
Sen. Cruz Demands Answers to Airport Security Concerns Brought by Open Border Policies
Currently, hundreds of illegal aliens are being housed in Chicago, Boston, and New York airports.
New Federal Subsidies for Unreliable Energy Sources Far Outpace Reliables
U.S. government subsidies for energy sources like wind and solar are set to skyrocket from $74 billion just a decade ago to $245 billion by 2029.
Project Veritas Got FDA Lawyer on the Record: War Against Ivermectin was a Mistake
Texas’ Dr. Mary Talley Bowden and other frontline doctors are vindicated, again.
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