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A police commander is blowing the whistle on Critical Race Theory training, in which officers are forbidden from taking notes or discussing the materials.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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Federal Judge Allows Illegals To Roam One of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive orders related to border security was temporarily stopped this week by a federal district judge in El Paso. This comes as illegal immigration is skyrocketing and crossings at the border aren’t being stopped. Robert Montoya has the details [[link removed]].

Last Wednesday, Gov. Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting private companies and nonprofits from transporting illegal aliens from the southern border into other parts of the state. At the same time, the Texas Department of Public Safety was ordered to stop such vehicles.

In response to Abbott’s action, the Biden–Harris Administration filed a lawsuit against Abbott’s order. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone—appointed by former President George W. Bush—issued a temporary restraining order against the executive action until August 13, when a court hearing on the matter is scheduled. McAllen Sets Up Tent City To House Illegal Aliens The McAllen City Commission has set up temporary tent facilities, saying the action has been taken to deal with “health and safety risks” posed by the surge of asylum-seeking migrants at the border. David Vasquez reports on the evolving situation [[link removed]].

Located in an empty lot blocks from the public library, the new facility features several large gray tents the city says it erected to “mitigate emergency health and safety risks.” The tents’ stated purpose is to provide temporary housing for those immigrants temporarily admitted lawfully into the U.S., pending their asylum hearing.

Meanwhile, the city also revealed that since mid-February, more than 7,000 immigrants have tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus and been released into McAllen by Customs and Border Protection. The city notes 1,500 of those have been released over the past seven days.

“I haven’t heard a single word from the White House. I haven’t heard a single word from the federal government,” said Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez. Special Session Winds Down, Nothing Done As the 30-day clock winds down for the first called special legislative session this Friday, the results aren’t even lackluster when it comes to the progress of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda of items that were to be considered; nothing is being done.

Jeramy Kitchen reviews [[link removed]] why it happened, and what could be coming next. Police Commander Reveals Details Of Austin’s CRT Push The Democrat-run city council in Austin is spending $10,000 a day to teach critical race theory, the hotly contentious racist ideology that states certain Americans are inherently inferior or superior and should be punished or promoted based on the color of their skin. Jacob Asmussen has the report [[link removed]].

Austin Police Department Commander Donald Baker exposed this information in an internal memo that has become public. During a training in May, Baker reports he was told everyone in the class had to agree to a “binding” verbal agreement not to take notes or talk about the material outside of class.

“It is concerning that APD is requiring all class attendees to make a verbal or physical agreement to an arbitrary ‘contract’ to attend a department-sponsored course. Currently, I am not aware of another class where the participants were told to commit to a ‘contract’ stating they will not take notes for the training,” Baker explained.

No notes, no discussion… It’s almost like the CRT crowd has something to hide in these so-called ‘training’ sessions… H. Scott Apley, 1975-2021 Conservatives around the state are mourning the loss of citizen activist Scott Apley [[link removed]]. He died following a short illness, and is survived by his wife Melissa and their 5-month-old son Reid.

A devoted fighter in the battle for self-governance, Apley has served for the last year as a member of the State Republican Executive Committee for Senate District 11.

“Please join me in lifting the Apley family up in prayer. We will miss Scott deeply but find comfort knowing he is at peace in the arms of our Savior.” – Matt Rinaldi, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas Conservative Leader Awards Nominations are now open for the 2021 Conservative Leader Awards. This annual tradition honors the men and women of the grassroots who work to make the Lone Star State shine brighter than ever through their activism.

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1,254

Total miles of border between Texas and Mexico.

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Today in History

The first income tax in the United States was imposed on Aug. 5, 1861, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act to fund the Civil War. The law was repealed in 1871.

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“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”

– Albert Einstein​

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