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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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The prospects for constitutional carry got a boost yesterday, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott [[link removed]] offering his support for the measure – and putting new pressure on the Texas Senate. Brandon Waltens has the details [[link removed]].

The governor finally broke his silence about the Texas GOP priority, which passed by a bipartisan vote in the Texas House earlier this month but has met resistance in the Senate. “Constitutional carry” allows law abiding citizens to carry firearms without the need for a government-issued permit. The House measure would continue to prohibit the carrying of firearms in select locations – such as schools – or where property owners have posted signage barring them.

“This is something that 20 other states have adopted and it’s time for Texas to adopt it, too.” – Gov. Abbott [[link removed]] Members of the Texas Senate voted along partisan grounds yesterday to approve legislation classifying certain disfiguring and mutilating operations on minors as child abuse. Jacob Asmussen reports [[link removed]] the issue has been in the spotlight because of the case of James Younger, a young Texas boy whose mother wanted to force him—against the father’s wishes—to take sterilizing drugs and eventually castrate him.

The chamber’s 18 Republicans voted to protect children, while the 13 Democrats voted for the victimization of children.

Senate Bill 1646, by Charles Perry [[link removed]] (R-Lubbock) would apply to “puberty suppression prescription drug or cross-sex hormone to a child, other than an intersex child, for the purpose of gender transitioning or gender reassignment” or performing surgery on the child for a similar purpose.

Following one procedural vote in the Senate, the proposed plan will next travel across the Capitol to the Texas House for consideration. If approved there, the bill would then end up on the governor’s desk to be signed into law. President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a Democrat, to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As Joshua Pierce reminds us [[link removed]], Sheriff Gonzales has been a vocal opponent of ICE’s efforts in recent years .

During President Donald Trump’s administration, Gonzalez ended his department’s cooperation and training with ICE, effectively making Harris County a “sanctuary county” for illegal aliens.

The nomination must be approved by the U.S. Senate. Erin Anderson reports [[link removed]] a Tarrant County poll worker was dismissed this week for handing out fliers promoting certain local candidates while processing voters at a polling place in Mansfield. Electioneering inside the polls is illegal. The House of Representatives took up and considered Democrat-authored legislation creating the Brain Institute of Texas. The new entity would be charged with researching brain-related health and diseases. Jeramy Kitchen has the story [[link removed]].

State Rep. Jeff Cason [[link removed]] (R-Bedford) offered an amendment that would have added addiction to pornography to the list of addictions the institute would be charged with studying. His effort failed by a vote of 63 in favor and 72 in opposition.

The 13 Republican House members voting with the pro-porn Democrats include: State Reps. Ernest Bailes [[link removed]] (Shepherd), Brad Buckley [[link removed]] (Salado), Angie Chen Button [[link removed]] (Garland), Giovanni Capriglione [[link removed]] (Southlake), Travis Clardy [[link removed]] (Nacogdoches), Jake Ellzey [[link removed]] (Waxahachie), James Frank [[link removed]] (Wichita Falls), Cody Harris [[link removed]] (Palestine), Lyle Larson [[link removed]](San Antonio), Geanie Morrison [[link removed]] (Victoria), Jim Murphy [[link removed]] (Houston), Andrew Murr [[link removed]](Junction), and Gary VanDeaver [[link removed]] (New Boston). Montana’s lawmakers passed legislation yesterday making it “unlawful for employers to refuse or bar employment or discriminate against a person based on whether they have been vaccinated.” Read about it at The Hill [[link removed]]. Quote-Unquote

“A careful definition of words would destroy half the agenda of the political left and scrutinizing evidence would destroy the other half.”

– Thomas Sowell​

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Yesterday we reported [[link removed]] that Houston Methodist, one of the largest hospitals in Texas, has mandated that all 26,000 of its employees receive one of the FDA-authorized COVID “vaccine” shots.

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Number of vaccines required of students so they can be registered in Texas' K-12 government schools (unless they have an exemption [[link removed]]). Those include: Polio, Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and Meningococcal.

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John Cornyn - R

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Ted Cruz - R

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Greg Abbott - R

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Dan Patrick - R

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Ken Paxton – R

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George Bush – R

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Sid Miller – R

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