** HYR Weekly Update
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** A NEWSLETTER FROM HOUSTON YOUNG REPUBLICANS
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** JULY 13
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the HYR newsletter, !

An ICE raid on a pot farm in California epitomized the national debate on immigration. The White House’s economic agenda is beginning to pay dividends.

It was an eventful week in Texas. President Trump visited the Lone Star State to survey the destruction wrecked by flash floods. The upcoming midterm elections took riveting plot twists as the state legislature prepared to reconvene.


We break it down below.


** Matt Murphy
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** Political Director
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** Crazed and Confused: California Cannabis Clash
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An ICE raid on a California pot farm went viral this week after Gov. Gavin Newsom posted footage ([link removed]) of the operation. It was a calculated choice by the presidential hopeful, but boy is he bad at math.

ICE agents apprehended 10 minors at the facility; all of them are illegal aliens and 8 of them are unaccompanied minors. This weed growing operation violated both immigration and child labor laws, a move very on brand for a farm already facing a class-action lawsuit ([link removed]) for other illegal labor practices.

The ICE agents who conducted the sting had a gun drawn on them, and their vehicles pelted with rocks and projectiles. Liberal pundits labeled ([link removed]) ICE’s presence in LA as an “invasion,” a term they oddly reserve for federal law enforcement, but not military-aged foreign nationals or illegal indentured child laborers. Friendly reminder that California enforced Covid-lockdowns for American citizens by way of police in helicopters.

Newsom’s flawed political calculus didn’t stop there. The Palisades, a once-affluent neighborhood prior to being ravaged by wildfire ~6 months ago, is not going to be rebuilt as it was, but will absorb a massive state-forced and funded (to the tune of $101M ([link removed]) ) low income housing project. Champagne socialists are discovering the hard way NIMBY’ism is only sustainable with a certain voting record.



** Economic Acceleration
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The White House’s economic agenda is coming to fruition. For the first time in two decades the federal government announced a monthly budget surplus. The Trump administration reported a ~$26B in monetary excess for June, largely driven by tariff revenue despite “expert” skepticism.

Numerous significant international trade deals are reportedly fluid, but close to being finalized. The inflation index has dropped to 1.66%. The economic policies of the Biden administration weakened the purchasing power of the dollar by ~25%(!!) over 4 years, but a course reversal appears imminent.

The economy is growing so quickly, and the White House is so bullish this will continue to be the case that they’re posting memes ([link removed]) from official government accounts to take a victory lap. Fingers crossed.



** In Other News
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* President Trump is considering assuming federal authority over Washington DC–a federally operated district under the Constitution.
* A game changing mine for American manufacturing has been revealed in Wyoming, which contains an abundance (1.7M tons) of rare earth minerals. Domestic reserves like this haven’t been found in over 70 years. This is not a meme, but a prophecy ([link removed]) .
* Don’t trust ([link removed]) any calls you get this week from Marco Rubio.
* University of Houston grads may need to retroactively update their diplomas if this socialist professor has his way ([link removed]) .
* TSA has announced air-travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at security checkpoints. 20 years of inconvenience (thanks to this guy ([link removed]) ) got the boot.
* Democrat officials continue to learn ([link removed]) their immigration policies ultimately result in proverbially letting the wolf into the henhouse.
* Hoping the French President won’t see or sue us over this, but presented without comment. ([link removed])
* El Chapo’s son is between a rock and a hard place ([link removed]) .
* Houston’s own Derrick Lewis, a heavyweight, record breaking UFC knockout artist, got a phone call ([link removed]) from President Trump after his Saturday night victory. Siri, play “Tops Drop” by Fat Pat.



** Presidential Prospecting and Political Predicaments
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President Trump visited Central Texas to scope out the devastation and aftermath of the Independence Day floods, which have claimed at least 170 confirmed lives. The White House has extended the scope of disaster declaration protocols to 8 counties in Hill Country. FEMA is sitting on ~$13B in reserve funding; here’s hoping it comes quickly.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX-30] of course managed to somehow make ([link removed]) the tragedy about her.


President Trump’s trip comes on the heels of a formal decision to re-district the electoral map for the House of Representatives in Texas. This process could have huge ramifications. If the state GOP draws a new map strategically, it could erode three Dem seats in the House. If the map overextends itself the process could backfire biblically.

The redistricting endeavor threw the literal landscape of the Texan Congressional Delegation into chaos; but the lower chamber of Congress wasn’t alone when it came to plot twists. TX AG Ken Paxton, who is engaged in a dogfight of a campaign against incumbent Senior Senator John Cornyn, revealed he and his wife of 38 years are divorcing.


Paxton proved to be a prolific fundraiser this past fiscal quarter, amassing ~$2.9M in his war chest, but the ramifications of (albeit a deeply personal and private split we will not scrutinize further) of ending a marriage may well play out in interesting fashion.

While all this was transpiring, Gov. Abbott revealed some details surrounding the special legislative session he’s calling (details here ([link removed]) ) shortly.

Get your popcorn ready.


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Author: Matt Murphy, Political Director, Houston Young Republicans

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