The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: Biden blatantly lied to the American people about border crossing numbers in his free prime time campaign address from the Oval Office. And, El Paso County’s commissioners want money to jail illegal aliens arrested under Operation Lone Star – because it’s interfering with their money haul deal housing federal detainees..
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Abilene officials appear to be pushing a tax increase while pretending that not building pickelball courts and demolishing two recreation centers is serious cutting back of expenses.
Another look by Lubbock County Commissioners at regulating so-called game rooms. Judge Bowtie-Parrish said we’d have the ordinance at this time a year ago but then let it slide into the do-nothing pile as he originally wanted.
Showing just how extremely Leftwing is Kamala Harris, the Statesman reports on three Texas names talked about as a running mate – all three are radical Left.
The favors to Democrats continue: GovTrack Deletes Website Ranking Harris as 2019’s ‘Most Liberal Senator’.
Business news:
- Why Southwest kept its open seating policy for decades – until now
- USAA announced top management shakeup
- Red Lobster to be bought by an affiliate of SPB owner Fortress
- Zachry Holdings, Golden Pass LNG settlement gets court approval
- As temperatures soared in July, natural gas kept air conditioners running while wind failed
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The City of Abilene now pays the City Manager $400K a year. His leadership has been nothing short of disappointing. Tens of millions spent on frivolous while infrastructure collapses. Recent sales tax revenues decline 7% requiring an immediate job freeze. The City is mess, high crime, low wages, business decline, and a taxpayer subsidized Hilton Hotel downtown. Now a million dollar upgrade for 1 city street downtown. They used to panic when monthly sales tax revenue declined 1 or 2 percent. Yet, forget trying to cut the budget let’s raise taxes. I witnessed this fiasco for 20 years as Facilities Manager. A staff of 8 with over 400 properties to manage. Abilene is plagued with the red ribbon syndrome. That swine is still recognizable.