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By Nik Rajkovic May 21, 2021 Texas bail reform appears headed for a closed-door showdown after Houston Sen. Joan Huffman “gutted” the House version and replaced it with her own SB 21. Huffman and others want to ensure local judges are not handing out get out of jail free cards by banning personal bonds and the release of anyone with a conviction on their record. “The whole purpose of cash bail is to be in court and to behave when youre out on bond. We know that over 106 people have been ...

"Somebody has got to stand up"

By Nik Rajkovic May 20, 2021 Harris County Judge Lina hidalgo continues to hear criticism over her COVID threat level, even after she finally lowered it to orange this week. Judge Hidalgo this week admitted the positivity rate, which kept us in the red for the past year, was no longer useful because of the sharp drop in those being tested for COVID. “She got her feet stuck in concrete on these original metrics and it became increasingly clear over time they were not good metrics, or its noth...

By Nik Rajkovic May 20, 2021 Border Patrol agents apprehended more than a half million illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico line over the first four months of 2021, but the sector chief in Del Rio is telling agents hands off suspected coyotes because its more trouble than its worth. Agent Chris Cabrera says legally, its tough to distinguish between an actual coyote and somebody just helping asylum seekers cross the rio grande. “These guys arent stepping foot on American soil. Theyre getti...

That 70's Presidency: The Biden administration has brought us back to the Jimmy Carter era

By Nik Rajkovic May 17, 2021 Nearly six-out-ten Texans support some form of gambling in the state, yet bills to legalize casino gaming and sports betting stalled again the state legislature. Las vegas sands spent at least $3 million to lobby a statewide vote on four casino resorts in Texas largest cities. “More of the conservative members have reservations, but this was the first time that we had bipartisan support,” says Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. “The political landscape certainly...

There are several petitions being signed calling for recurring payments

Buyer's remorse could fuel GOP takeover in 2022.

By B.D. Hobbs You definitely wont hear about this from the mainstream media. A new study that was posted in the Wall Street Journal shows that after the first month of the pandemic, lockdown orders made things worse, not better. The report was completed by former Trump economist, and University of Chicago Professor Casey Mulligan who told KTRH, "once businesses and schools figured out how to slow the spread, they took real action and got real results. Unfortunately, we werent allowed to go to ...

By Nik Rajkovic May 13, 2021 Weve talked a lot about "mainstream media" in recent years, but a recent survey suggests the term may not mean what you think it means. According to Pew Research Center, most Americans believe cable news outlets and newspapers fall under the definition of mainstream media, which almost always lean to the left. "What youll see in the press is they will celebrate the people who fight the GOP and celebrate the most leftwing of people in the Democratic Party. Theyre a...