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Our Lone Star story of the day: Finally, on the even of the primary elections, Texas House leadership issues fines to Democrats for breaking quorum last summer ($9,354.25 each.) This should have been done in September; doing it now is actually a campaign gift from the insiders to the Democrat incumbents up for re-election as well as for some weak Republicans. I explain.

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After oral argument, full Fifth Circuit “wary” of Ten Commandments laws’ challengers. As expected.

HD88’s Ken King (the casino gambling lobby’s man in NW Texas) did more to stop mainstream conservative legislation than anyone in the House this past year. Why did Burrows give him such a powerful committee to run knowing he’s a Straus anti-conservative? To get elected Speaker of course!

WFAA: “Protesters in Fort Worth decry recent ICE arrests, cite fears for personal freedoms.” This has to be among the most shallow, clueless, and plainly stupid quotes from these type people yet: “…we’re just people who love our country, and we don’t want to see it taken away from us.” Well, it isn’t the country of those here illegally and how does anyone not see that accepting millions upon million of illegal aliens into our country isn’t itself giving away our country?!

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Our Lone Star story of the day: After thinking they had won, the homosexual Left at West Texas A&M lose at trial in federal court over having drag queen performances in a WT campus facility.

Meanwhile, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is sitting en banc this week and hearing an unprecedented seven cases. The WT case is one and the Ten Commandments in public schools is another (heard today.)

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Texas House District 88’s Rep. Ken King taking casino gambling money this campaign cycle — one of 17 Republican candidates and nine Democrat candidates.

In TX19, Gov. Abbott endorses young Trump campaigner Abraham Enriquez for Congress.  In Texas HD71, within the same area as TX19, Abbott endorses one of the least conservative candidates, retiring RINO Stan Lambert’s, staffer Jay Hardaway.

Tesla Owner Elon Musk Touts ‘Most Advanced Lithium Refinery in the World’ in South Texas.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Lubbock’s “Expo Center” has continued to be a project of questionable foundation and looks to some to be a full blown scandal. Today we visit with Gary Boren, a member of the local government corporation setup as an oversight body. Boren is spitting nails mad over the lack of transparency from those spending taxpayer money on the privately organized project.  See to recent stories:

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issues a Legal Opinion dismantling DEI in Texas, declaring decades’ of DEI frameworks — memorialized in over 100 woke state laws — unconstitutional and overruling a flawed opinion from then-AG John Cornyn that allowed DEI to flourish in Texas.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The proverbial “slippery sloap” is real; only the willfully ignorant claim otherwise. Expanding sports betting is leading to scandal after scandal including a new one this week. Texans must stand strong and oppose the incremental expansion of gambling in the Lone Star State lest they find everything corrupted by the “gaming” industry.

Former Abilene Christian University basketball player indicted in federal point shaving scheme.

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Two big campaign fundraising stories are remarkable. First, is just how much money Governor Abbott has and yet people keep giving big amounts. Second, GOP attorney general candidate Aaron Reitz isn’t being hyperbolic in saying what his campaign has done is unheard of – from zero to hero in a Texas political fundraising sense.

Baker Hughes’ oil and gas drilling rig count for the week.

Lubbock data center proposal heads to city council after planning commission rejection. Industrial things are in this area because that’s where most of the zoning is for such and has historically been so. City Council should approve this deal if for no other reason that that Adam Hernandez is against it. The first half of my life in Lubbock it was a constant mantra for NE Lubbock Democrats that “investment is going elsewhere and we need jobs in the area” then, in the last decade and a half it has been “you are harming us by putting jobs in the area.”

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Our Lone Star story of the day: While illegal aliens in Texas are costing hospitals (ultimately that means you) well in excess of a BILLION dollars per year, Democrats and others harp on healthcare costs. These same Democrats are vehemently opposed to removing illegal aliens by enforcing longstanding U.S. immigration law. It’s all hypocritical in the worst way.

Crocked Crockett wants Secretary Noem impeached for doing her job while saying the reason is the Noem is a failure at doing her job. Very little of this is serious discussion about improving our nation, it’s just ridiculous attack after attack to destabilize our nation.

ICE searching for suspect accused of ramming agents in Lewisville – happened on December 1st!

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Polling in both the Republican and Democrat primary races for Texas’ U.S. Senator.

Industrial Electric Manufacturing to add 3,000 jobs to San Antonio.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Be careful in getting too fired up online in campaign season: Citizen arrested for a Meme sues Hood County officials. Attorneys argue officials violated their client’s free speech rights.

While he probably will  prevail there is a real problem with online impersonation. What is often obvious parody to some is often not recognized as such by those outside of a specific social loop.

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Texas House District 71: We visit with HD71 candidate Liz Case.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Lubbock Co: We visit with JP candidate Traci Baxa.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: From the Stench Local Government File come stories about local school district irresponsibility in spending and deception when it comes to bond debt issues. The two main stories I mostly work from are:

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Texas Supreme Court to Decide if Detransitioner’s Lawsuit Can Proceed.

Deep-pocketed progressive group, Texas Organizing Project, again wades into Bexar DA race. – Can’t abide losing their Soros DA. Also: Bexar County DA candidate pledges to investigate ICE if elected. Texas Democrats are as far Leftwing as any in Minnesota or California Dems.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A GOP Lubbock County commissioner race features a candidate and former office holder who demonstrates some of the worst traits of an officeholder: 1) Willing to blatantly lie about his record, and 2) Wanting to be liked more than wanting to do the right thing promised to voters.

Way too many people get elected who end up wanting to be liked, a regular human trait, more than they want to be respected for doing what’s right or what they promised voters. About the only way to sift through candidates at election time is to look at their record. If they regularly stand up to do the right thing, especially in the face of big opposition, you can generally assume that behavior will continue. It’s always a crap shoot with those who have no officeholder or political activist record.

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Texas employment remains strong with very large number of jobs being created.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A needed clean-up comes from the Texas Supreme Court on the religious freedom issue of judges not performing same-sex so-called weddings but choosing to perform proper weddings. Notice how the bureaucracy continues to fight for the immoral position despite having lost in court.

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Oil and gas rig count falls by one.

Talarico outs himself as just another anti-Israel demagogue Democrat and more from the campaign stack.

Anti-Wimp update: 16-year-old’s armed robbery effort gets him killed in Carrollton.

Nolte: ICE Agent’s Footage Proves ‘Poet’ Tried to Run Him Over.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The attitude and words of Azle ISD’s superintendent Todd Smith demonstrate not only the stench of local government but also the massive decline in our social morality and sense of ethics. It’s similar to what many of the apostate “churches” have adopted: Don’t be angry with the sin, just hate the bad attention it brings. I comment from Erin Anderson’s fine piece: Facing Lawsuit, Azle ISD Bemoans ‘Negativity’ of Sex Abuse Coverage.

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Local sales tax allocations for January, 4.9 percent more than in January 2025. Look up your city here.

Finally!, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Suspends Funds for Immigration Work of Catholic Charities RGV.

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