Good morning, 

In this week’s One Click Survey, I’m curious what you think about early voting.

But first, here is the Texas Minute for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Abbott & O’Rourke On Guns

• While Texas voters continue to vote in favor of firearm freedom and Second Amendment protection, Robert “Beto” O’Rourke has long been a proponent of gun restrictions and control. Soli Rice has the details.

      
• Last year, Abbott signed seven bills into law expanding Second Amendment protections, including legislation that removes the requirement for law-abiding adults 21 and older to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
      
• “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke infamously said during a presidential debate. He’s flip-flopped several times and is again on the side of unconstitutional “red flag” laws.

School Trustee Raises Taxes… But Doesn’t Pay Them

• School board shenanigans continue in Round Rock ISD, as trustee Kevin Johnson approved a 23.07 percent tax rate increase for taxpayers—that he’s exempted from paying. Sydnie Henry has the details.
      
• Research compiled by iVoterGuide.com shows the tax-raising Johnson is exempt from school property tax hikes due to the homestead and disabled veteran exemptions.
     
• “Elected officials demand homeowners tighten their belts as the government squeezes every drop of taxes they can from homeowners,” said Tim Hardin, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. “The problem is they never have to play by the same rules; local governments and ISDs are free to spend with no fiscal restraint whatsoever, while homeowners are forced to cut expenses and get second jobs just to stay in their homes.”

Library Sued For Moving Explicit Books Out Of Children’s Section

• Earlier this year, seven Llano County residents filed a lawsuit against the county commissioner, county judge, library systems director, and several library board members, accusing the local officials of censorship. Katy Drollinger reports the plaintiffs alleged that library employees violated citizens’ First and 14th Amendment rights after moving explicit books from the children’s section to the adult section.
       
• Not so, responds Llano County Library System Director Amber Milum. “There is no conceivable violation of the plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights when they remain able to check out or read online each of the books that they falsely claim they have been ‘denied their right to access.’”
     
• The books in question were simply moved out of the children’s section, according to Milum.
      
• Later this month, the case will have its first hearing before U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee with a history of blocking conservative legislation.

In Case You Missed It… IMPEACHMENT

• Make sure you subscribe to Chris Salcedo’s daily podcast, the Salcedo Storm. In one episode last week, he tackled the issue of impeachment with U.S. Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA).
       
• You can find Salcedo’s show on our website and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

In The RGV Tonight!

• After speaking last night in Webster, I’m excited to be heading to Harlingen this evening to chat with the fine patriots at the True Texas Project chapter there. If you’d like Brandon Waltens, me, or anyone from the Texas Scorecard team to address your club, group, or organization, we’d be excited to oblige! To get the ball rolling, just complete the simple form on our website.

ONE CLICK SURVEY

The two weeks of in-person early voting for the general election start on Monday, Oct. 24. Do you like having two weeks of early voting, or would you rather have everyone vote on Election Day?
  

Once you’ve clicked an answer, reply to this email with any thoughts you’d like to share!