TYB
Do any of these petitions get any action?
I never heard of one that did.
I see many have met their signature requirements, like the Qatar and George Soros ones, but I wonder is any action taken?
so what does this mean in practical terms?
ESTJ here. I hate mornings and I hate social media, but I do like being around people, but since Trump my people do not like being around me. So here I am.
Conservative Judge punished for making CPS follow the law.
https://texasscorecard.com/metroplex/county-in-cover-up-after-conservative-judge-punished/
After receiving open records requests regarding last month’s controversial decision to remove certain cases from a North Texas judge, Tarrant County commissioners have appealed to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to keep the records hidden. Gary Fickes was the only member of the commissioners court to respond to questions regarding the county’s position on Judge Alex Kim.
Last month, the Tarrant Board of District Judges met and voted to remove all cases involving Child Protective Services (CPS) from the 323rd District Court of Judge Alex Kim.
The meeting—originally to be open to the public—was moved behind closed doors, out of view of the voters.
A transcript of the meeting revealed Judge James Munford of the 322nd District Court and Judge Chris Wolfe of the 213th District Court were the only ones to vote alongside Kim against removing all CPS cases from his court.
Judges Ruben Gonzalez, Elizabeth Beach, Don Cosby, Josh Burgess, and Megan Fahey did not attend the meeting.
The rest of the judges sided against Kim and the voters who had hired him to handle the majority of the county’s CPS cases.
Why the decision? Sources claimed Local Administrative Judge David L. Evans of the 48th District Court—under the influence of CPS, Cook Children’s Medical Center, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Tarrant County—was targeting Kim for being unbiased and making CPS follow the law. They alleged his signing a last-minute injunction saving a baby’s life was the last straw.
In the transcript, Evans said removing CPS cases from Judge Kim was “in the best interest of the system” and the “stakeholders.” He also added moving these cases would be “cost-efficient and promote consistency.”
THE STAKEHOLDERS? COST EFFECTIVE? WTF?
the swamp is every where.
media and dems like to say republicans love corporate welfare, well Houstonis a "minority-majority" city run by democrats with districts run my Al green and Sheila "the pedo ring" Jackson Lee.
The just gave corporate welfare to a hotel.
https://texasscorecard.com/local/houston-gives-luxury-hotel-43-million-tax-break/
Houston Gives Luxury Hotel $43M Tax Break
The city council voted 16-1 to approve a special deal for a W Hotel
A new luxury hotel coming to Houston will get a free ride, thanks to a special deal approved by the city council. Houston will be handing out a $43 million tax break to bring a luxury W Hotel to the city.
The deal was approved overwhelmingly by city council members, with little discussion, in a vote of 16-1. Amy Peck was the lone dissenting vote.
Backlash from the community was swift:
“The fact that the city council approved a $43 million tax break for a luxury hotel is a slap in the face,” said Charles Blain of Urban Reform, a Houston-based organization that advocates conservative reforms to city government. “But what’s worse is that only one council member, Amy Peck, stood against the deal.”
The deal is a change from the city’s original development plan. When proposals for a hotel were solicited in 2014, Houston officials made it clear there would be no tax abatements.
“When the city originally sent the proposal out, they told potential bidders that the project wouldn’t include any tax incentives,” said Blain. “It wasn’t until the current vendor was selected that the tax incentives were added on. This deal was questionable from day one and should infuriate Houston taxpayers.”
“Even the chairman of Houston First, the agency charged with tourism for the city, said the deal wasn’t the best possible deal for taxpayers,” Blain continued.
While bad for taxpayers, the deal is very good for Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s cronies. Developer Al Kashani, who is leading the project, served on Turner’s inaugural committee and has donated to his campaign. Two investors involved with the project have also given money to Turner and serve on boards he appointed.
The swamp is deep. Where's Ken Paxton the TX AG?
people die every day. no sauce those are "Fema" and FEMA already has a ton of those.
http://applet-magic.com/mortality0.htm
in 2007 the daily number of deaths was 6640. I gander that opioid use and suicide has upped that figure somewhat.
I still remember the hubub of teh coffins stored in a Georgia field.
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/debunked-fema-coffins-plastic-grave-liners.904/