July 2022

Governor Greg Abbott announced that in 2021, the state seized 964 lbs of fentanyl, which is a more than 1,000% increase from 2020. In a press conference on the fentanyl crisis held at a DPS crime lab in Houston, Abbott listed alarming stats that should have us all very worried.  In 2019 there were 277 fentanyl deaths. However, in 2021 there were almost 1700 deaths. Abbott said, “It’s because of Washington’s open border policies that deadly fentanyl is flooding (into) into the United States,” 

Contained in the $1.2 trillion Act was a "$37 billion fund ...

For those of y'all outside of the Lone Star State, it is hot down here. HOT. It's just mid-July and we've been living in a never-ending extra hot August since the beginning of June, with little reprieve. As a result, the power grid, which is struggling to keep up with masses of out of state immigrants is under more strain than we're comfortable with. Gas prices may be outrageous (thanks, Brandon!), but at least those of us with gas guzzling Texas-sided vehicles aren't being told to avoid charging our computer on wheels during the afternoon and evening hours.