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Abbott signs redistricting bill; lawsuit challenges it Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation redrawing Texas’ congressional map on Friday. A lawsuit challenging the redrawn districts as being racially discriminatory was filed even before the bill became law.

I’m Back….

My time away from writing the last two months—for repairs, rejuvenation, reconnection and respite from the world of 24/7 care-giving— has been more than rewarding. Resulting are at least two more “R” words: Resumption and re-commitment.Truly I have missed writing weekly.

Who Will Protect the Kids?

Some parents abuse their kids.Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids.But bad things often happen while they watch. 'Children have a right to safety,' says Tim Keller. 'If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect those children.

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Redistricting bill heads to Abbott’s desk Both the Texas House and Senate have passed a middecade redistricting bill that positions the GOP to pick up five additional congressional seats next year.

A New Addiction!

I am addicted!To my phone. I check an email and before I realize it, I'm watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things ...I look up, and an hour has passed. I've wasted time, ignored my family and friends, and accomplished nothing.

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Special session ends; Dems make new demands With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, RLubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a second special session that has already convened.

My Socialist Mayor Part 2

The Socialist politicians are coming!In Minneapolis, Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh is favored to be Minneapolis' next mayor.In New York City, bettors say there's an 80% chance that socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor.

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Paxton sues to remove 13 absent Democrat House membersAttorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan, the Austin...

My Socialist Mayor

by John Stossel I live in New York City. 'Proud Democratic Socialist' Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor.I'm not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other candidate in the city's history.Minneapolis may also elect a socialist mayor.

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GOP legislators redistricting map as Dems flee Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported.State Rep. Gene Wu, DHouston, announced the Democrats had left the state to break the quorum and stymie a vote in that chamber.