Email from Tarrant County Republican Party They're taking your representatives and your oil   DONATE NOW to Help Win the Local Elections! China is Buying Texas Oil (and Representatives) Chinese Communist-backed companies, with lobbyists in our Texas Capitol, are drilling under our feet in Tarrant County. They're not just after our land; they're buying influence in our state legislature. If you’ve been tracking the Chinese land grab in America, you know Texas has been a battleground. Remember Sun Guangxin? The former Chinese military man and Communist Party insider who bought up 7% of Val Verde County for a "wind farm" near our military bases? That's just the tip of the iceberg. Sun Guangxin isn't just playing with wind; his company, GHA Barnett LLC, is deep in the Barnett Shale, extracting oil right from under us in Tarrant and Dallas counties, with over 50 wells and counting! But Sun's not alone. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has its hands in our oil pie too: The Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), under direct CCP control, is pumping out oil in the Eagle Ford Shale. They've dropped $2 billion here in Texas, and guess what? They're also in the Gulf of Mexico! Along with GHA Barnett, they have a Houston office. Shandong Xinchao through subsidiaries Surge Energy and Blue Whale Energy North America, has gobbled up 79,000 acres in Howard and Borden counties. More recently, they spent another $500 million to expand their control of Texas oilfields. They're not just drilling; they're lobbying in Austin with a team to make sure Texas laws bend their way. Both subsidiaries have offices in Houston. SinoChem, another CCP puppet, has spent nearly two billion dollars in the Permian Basin to acquire over 87,000 acres. They're in bed with Pioneer Natural Resources, ensuring their lobbyists are well-placed in our state's heart. These operations aren't just about oil; they're about control. The same CCP that's trying to control Greenland’s minerals and the Panama Canal wants a piece of Texas too. And as our Texas legislative session kicks off this Tuesday, these companies are arming their lobbyists to fight for the CCP's interests, not ours. GHA Barnett? They've got multiple lobbyists in Austin, including Chad Cantella and Eric Knustrom. Its parent company, GH America Energy, even had lobbyist Stephen Lindsey working for it until GHA Barnett got off the ground. Pioneer Natural Resources? Lobbyists galore. Surge Energy has one of Texas' top energy lobbyists working for it. Here's the kicker: The Houston office of CCP-owned PetroChina was fined $14 million last year for lying about oil exports. In fact, many of these Chinese companies have been in trouble for their business practices, like GHA Barnett. Even outside oil and gas, Hailiang USA (a Chinese company) was fined six figures last year at its Sealy, TX facility for unsafe practices; the building was constructed by CCP-owned China Construction America. Despite these failures, they're still here, drilling away at our sovereignty and lobbying your representatives. This is a wake-up call. The CCP isn't just investing; they're infiltrating. They're buying up our land, our resources, and now our legislature. Don't let this stand. We need to act now. Tell your representative to end Chinese land ownership in Texas and to stop being wined and dined by CCP lobbyists. Demand transparency, demand protection of our state, and demand that Texas remains American, not a CCP playground. The session starts Tuesday - let's make our voices heard! Jimmy Blacklock This week Governor Abbott appointed Jimmy Blacklock as the next SCOTX Chief Justice! Justice Blacklock's family are long-time Republican activists here in Tarrant County. Once again, Tarrant County shows its importance as the conservative bastion of Texas. Congratulations are in order for the new Chief Justice Blacklock! You can read more about the appointment HERE. Paxton's Speaker Tour Speaking of Tarrant County punching above its weight, the Speaker election will be this Tuesday. As you know, AG Paxton and RPT Chairman George traveled all across the State of Texas this week campaigning for our own Rep. David Cook and his Speaker campaign. The desire of the grassroots to hold accountable the representatives who refuse to vote for the Caucus Nominee David Cook has been impressive. Just at our Fort Worth event alone, there were 400 attendees, with at least as many at other events across the state. Altogether, these events boasted a total of several thousand attendees. Representatives and Austin insiders have said that they've rarely seen this much interest from the grassroots in a single issue. Capitol office and campaign phones of undecided representatives have rung off the hook and haven't stopped. Our hope is that all our representatives will do the right thing by enacting the will of the people and of the Republican Caucus by voting for David Cook on Tuesday. The pressure appears to be working. Keep it up!   Share The Roundup with Friends! Thank you for reading The Roundup, the #1 newsletter for conservatives in Tarrant County. If the Roundup has been valuable for you, please consider sharing it with friends! You can share the Roundup on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Email using the buttons below. For new readers who want to receive this newsletter every Saturday morning, click the "Get the Roundup" button below!   Subscribe to the Roundup     Share Roundup on Facebook Share Roundup on X/Twitter Share Roundup with Email       Pol. Adv. Paid for by Tarrant County Republican Party | 201 N. 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