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Democrats in “blackface” terrorizing college girls… violence by illegal aliens…. small businesses being killed by city bureaucrats…

If the vote held on this day back in 1845 were held today, one wonders how it would go. You’ll see what I mean when you get to the Today in History section.

This is the Texas Minute for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Illegal Aliens Commit Violent Crimes at Higher Rates Than Texans

• As President Joe Biden’s open border policies continue incentivizing illegal border crossings, the Center for Immigration Studies analyzed data previously used to claim illegal aliens commit fewer crimes than Americans. It turns out, the opposite is true. Sydnie Henry has the details.
   
• “Illegal immigrants in Texas appear to be convicted of crimes such as homicide, sexual assault, and kidnapping at higher rates than the state average,” reports the Center for Immigration Studies, based on their review of data from the Texas Department of Public Safety. “Due to delays in identification, the number of illegal immigrants arrested or incarcerated in Texas is undercounted at any given time.”
      

• The soft and sympathetic picture of illegal aliens – portrayed as down-on-their-luck hapless victims – is a P.R. con job. The criminals crossing the border illegally are committing violent crimes at higher rates than the rest of the population. These are bad people who are invading our country.

Patrick Slams Democrat Challenger in New Ad

• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is taking aim against his opponent, Democrat Mike Collier, in a campaign ad released this week that slams Collier for his relations to President Joe Biden.
          
• As Soli Rice reports, Collier was a senior advisor for the Biden-Harris campaign in the 2020 presidential election. 
     
• “If you line up [Biden’s] policy point of view with my policy point of view, you don’t see a lot of daylight.” – Mike Collier
       
• So, if you want more Joe Biden in your life, Mike Collier says he’s your man!

Dallas County Judge Faces ‘Blackface’ Allegations

• New details are surfacing surrounding Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ arrest for trespassing while attending college, with reports suggesting Jenkins may have been wearing blackface during the incident. Brandon Waltens has the details.
       
• A report from the Waco Police Department, first released by the news site Current Revolt, says Jenkins and two other men broke into an apartment in an attempt to scare the female college students who inhabited it. The report stated “all three men were dressed in dark colored clothing like camouflage and had on dark oil … or paint or dark makeup on their faces to make them look like black people,” according to a claim made at the time by one of the witnesses. 
       
• Jenkins did not respond to a request for comment from Texas Scorecard.
    
• The revelations come at a time when Jenkins is up for re-election, facing off against Republican Lauren Davis in a campaign that has largely centered around crime. This year, Dallas has hit a record murder rate. Davis has focused on Jenkins’ support for defunding law enforcement.
      
• Race-baiting Democrats seem to have no problem with their elitist white politicians wearing blackface to entertain, demean, or – as in Jenkins’ case – terrorize others.

Salcedo Storm Exposes Grid Vulnerability

• If you’re not listening to the Salcedo Storm every day, you’re missing some of the absolute best content on the internet. For example, Chris Salcedo recently interviewed David Tice, who just completed production on a documentary entitled “Grid Down, Power Up.” This is an exposé on the vulnerability in the U.S. power grid.
   
• You can find the Salcedo Storm at Texas Scorecard and on your favorite podcast app.

Plano Killing Business Owner’s Dream With Eminent Domain Nightmare

• The City of Plano has spent $350,000 on outside attorneys litigating against a small-business owner whose land the city has been trying to take for almost six years so they can extend a bike trail. Erin Anderson reports city officials said this week they intend to spend even more.
      
• Effie Safie bought the land in 1995 to build and operate Montessori Children’s House. She chose the spot because it abuts a creek and provides a natural setting for students to explore. In 2017, the city decided they would rather own the land next to the creek for a proposed bike trail.
      
• “Instead of being supported by my community, I am killed,” said Effie.

Tonight In Dallas County!

• I’m looking forward to being with the great folks of the True Texas Project’s Dallas County chapter in Farmers Branch this evening.
      
• The meeting gets underway at 6:30 p.m. Visit the True Texas Project’s website for all the details.
   
• If your group or organization would like someone from the Texas Scorecard team to talk about the issues facing Texas, we’d be happy to be there! Get things started using the form on our website.

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