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April 10, 2022
A Gimmick? Abbott Proposal to Bus Illegal Aliens to DC is ‘Voluntary’
by Brandon Waltens
On Wednesday afternoon in the South Texas town of Weslaco, Gov. Greg Abbott announced his latest response to the influx of illegal immigration across the state’s southern border. It was immediately derided as a gimmick.
The most attention-grabbing proposal? A plan to send illegal aliens captured at the border to Washington, D.C., in buses.
Statewide
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is Done Funding Woke Corporations
“Texas must not allow our pension funds to be held hostage by woke corporate boards.”
How the Texas House Speaker Is Chosen
The speaker has an incredibly powerful position and sets the agenda for the state House.
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Property Taxes
With 34 Republican candidates in the May runoff elections for the state Legislature, Texas Scorecard asked for their plans to lower property taxes.
Could Texas Suspend the State Gas Tax?
California joins 19 other states in leaving the controversial organization that referred to parents as “domestic terrorists” last September.
Local
Round Rock ‘Bad Faith Five’ Condemned by Victim, Admonished by Judge
“If the defendants walk out of here and proceed with a triumphant air, we’ve all lost.”
Abbott-endorsed State Rep. Candidate Justin Berry Promotes Amnesty
Tweets from 2019 surfaced in which Berry expressed support for amnesty for illegal aliens.
Texas School Superintendents Score Super Salaries
Administrators’ lucrative salaries, plus generous benefits, are all provided at taxpayers’ expense.
Democrat District Attorney Shielding Dallas Cop Who Shoved Journalist
“I don’t even gotta touch your phone, I can just touch you.”
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Quoting...
"There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance."
- William F. Buckley, Jr.
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