“Prayers for President Trump and those injured and impacted by today’s tragedy. Political violence is completely unacceptable, has no place in democracy, and we pray for justice, civility and peace.”

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 NIV School starts tomorrow for many districts. Others will soon follow. Praying for all students, parents, teachers, administrators and staff as we start another school year. These are

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“We don’t trust Yass’s TikTok on our children’s phones, so why should we trust him with our children’s education?” $10 million later and Abbott stops talking about banning TikTok and is pushing the Yass voucher plan.

Conservatives believe in originalism, that is to value the Constitution and its authors’ original intentions. The Texas Constitution, every version since 1836 in fact, has required the legislature to ensure a system of free public education.

Homeschoolers Beware: Vouchers will destroy your freedom! Texas is one of the most unregulated states in the U.S. for homeschooling. The money may follow the child, but the government (TEA) will follow the money.

Public schools are the backbone of our rural communities. A reminder that Ag Commissioner Sid Miller made the following statement:

🤔 Did you know that many Texas charter schools receive EB-5 financing? The federal EB-5 program was recently reauthorized by Congress & offers foreign investors permanent US residency for investing in various enterprises, including charter schools. #txed #txlege

A True Voice for Agriculture? I would urge all Texans to ignore the foolishness that our Commissioner of Agriculture, Sid Miller, spreads on social media. Miller often shares the totally biased and rarely factual articles of the Texas Scorecard. The Scorecard is simply tabloid

This is our Texas Ag Commissioner If you’re not lockstep with Yosemite Sid and his Sugar Daddies, you are automatically a RINO, “not well” and he will HUNT you down. … but, at least he will sanctimoniously “pray for you.”

Longtime fan of the Far Side This one was sent from a friend and seems especially apropos 

As a candidate for State Chairman of the Texas GOP, Abraham George said the Party should have a monthly budget of $1.5 million and 100+ staff during election season. He hasn’t come close to meeting either of those benchmarks since he took office. #txlege thetexasvoice.com/texas-gop-fall…

 Dunn and Wilks need to kick in soon, their RPT needs help.

Governor, will TicTok use now be required in every state agency and every public school classroom? “Bankrolling Abbott’s scorched-earth campaign for school vouchers is Pennsylvania TikTok investor Jeff Yass, who has now contributed $10 million to Abbott in this election cycle.”

THIS Houston Chronicle - August 30, 2024 Median home price in Texas jumped 40% between 2019 and 2023, new report finds AND THIS STUDENT BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASED BY 0% SINCE 2019

Water availability and quality is THE major issue facing agriculture and the future of ALL Texans. Difficult political decisions for long term investment in water infrastructure should be given the highest legislative priority status by the Republican Party of Texas.

WE REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE ON THAT DAY. On September 11, 2001, I was in the air in route to a conference in Vancouver. An announcement suddenly came from the crew that we were landing in Kansas City. We really didn’t know what was going on. On the tarmac we were informed about

“America is a S***hole,” Says Keynote Speaker for Texas House Candidate createsend.com/t/t-E1BEC078D4… Elections Have Consequences Texas Deserves Better