Abbott Petitions For Removal of Houston Democrat Leader Gene Wu

Jimmy Barrett takes you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 08/06/25.

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Well, good morning, five am. As we get started here
this morning on Houston's Morning News, I'm Jimmy Barrett bong
Our Top stories Abbott petitioning for the removal of Houston
Democrat leader Gene wu Bill and Hillary called to testify
on Jeffrey Epstein and coming up at five eight. So
thanks McDonald's. Now we know what Grimace is. Details in

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the minutes ahead. You're in Houston's Morning News.

Speaker 4 (00:39):
What the hell is he?

Speaker 3 (00:41):
You won't believe what he is? Guy, Mike something stand
by for more details. What's going on with the driver?
Let's do some Nord Freeway.

Speaker 5 (00:47):
Now, we just cleared something outbound, some road debris.

Speaker 4 (00:51):
What was it?

Speaker 3 (00:52):
Just some crap in the road outbound.

Speaker 5 (00:54):
Right after the loop, I noticed that we weren't that
loopy on the westbound.

Speaker 3 (00:58):
Just watch out for other statesations listeners.

Speaker 5 (01:00):
Right when you get through that squeeze at forty five
and you know the drill, you only have two lanes
getting through going that way west loop down to uptown.
It's it's decent for now. Two ninety southbound.

Speaker 3 (01:11):
Some people need a purpose in life.

Speaker 4 (01:14):
But southbound we're pretty good. Into the galleria. I'm sky Mike.
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It's time down for the news. Here's Cliffsonders.

Speaker 6 (01:38):
Good morning, Jimmy, Good morning every one, five oh one
on KTRH our chap story this morning.

Speaker 7 (01:43):
Texas Department of Public Safety officers are on the streets
looking for those Democratic House members to arrest them and
to take them to the Texas Capital and hold them
there until a quorum is reached.

Speaker 6 (01:55):
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Fox, who is now suing
to remove House Democrat caucussed the gene Wu from office.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying for a court ruling
to have all of the seats held by the runnaway
gems declared vacant if they don't return by Friday, but
removing them is easier said than done.

Speaker 8 (02:16):
Attorney General Paxton says leaving the state constitutes abandonment of office,
but experts say it's not that easy to prove UTSA
Professor John Taylor says a trial would last years.

Speaker 6 (02:27):
It's posturing as muss anything else, as playing to your audience.

Speaker 8 (02:30):
He expects Democrats to eventually fold and return home. That's
what's happened in pass quorum breaks. There's also a push
to go after the allies who are helping the lawmakers.
A pack run by Betto a'rouric has been paying for
the mounting expenses. I'm Beth Myers, News Radio seven forty ktright.

Speaker 4 (02:47):
Thank you, Beth.

Speaker 6 (02:48):
In meantime, the Senate continues working on the new maps,
with committee hearings today and tomorrow. They could vote on
it Friday. We'll talk to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick at
seven point fifty on Houston's Morning News and so. In Austin,
a bill is filed to replace the star test with
three smaller tests throughout the school year, which begins today
for some, but that could be in limbo because of

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the Democrat runaways.

Speaker 9 (03:13):
We don't know when the quorum break will end. We
just know that it will at some point. When it
does end, which I very much hope is sooner than later,
these bills will be ready to go.

Speaker 6 (03:24):
State Senator Paul Bettencourt there the original bill failed during
the regular session. It's now five oh three in Washington.
House Overside Committee Chairman James Comer Subpoena's bill and Hillary
the Clintons to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Speaker 10 (03:40):
I can assure you Republicans won't transparency more than Democrats,
and we're going to do our job.

Speaker 4 (03:45):
We're going to provide oversight. Comer on Fox.

Speaker 6 (03:48):
He's also issued subpoenas two former FBI directors, James Comy
and Robert Muller, and former Biden Attorney General Merrick.

Speaker 4 (03:55):
Garland got one as well.

Speaker 6 (03:57):
Now, the lawfare against Donald Trump which we saw during
the Biden years can be tied directly to that administration.
Wright parts Alex Marlow told Clay Travis and Buck Sexton
on KTRH it was all about keeping Trump out of
the White House.

Speaker 11 (04:11):
The White House was involved in the law fair against
Donald Trump, no doubt in order to try somevert democracy
and read the twenty twenty four election. I think it's
arguably the scandal of the century.

Speaker 4 (04:22):
Marlow's new book on this came out yesterday.

Speaker 6 (04:24):
Another Biden aid testified about the former president's cognitive health
for the Oversight Committee. Bruce Reid claimed Joe's disastrous debate
performance was the result of his stutter. This comes after
Hunter Biden claimed it was the result of ambient last month.
Democrat activist judges, meantime, continued their legal maneuvers against the

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new administration. So what happened to that US Supreme Court
ruling from June, you know.

Speaker 12 (04:51):
The one led by Justice Roberts that said the lower
court's overstepped in blocking the president's executive orders.

Speaker 13 (04:59):
I thought Spreme Court was pretty clear on that sixty
three that these nationwide injunctions were outside of the power
of the district judge.

Speaker 12 (05:07):
That's political commentator Sylvia Ocanto Junior who wrote about it.

Speaker 13 (05:12):
They're testing it to see how much they can get
away with. I think the solution here is for the
Chief Justice to simply say we told you already not
to do this, and we're not going to let you get.

Speaker 14 (05:21):
Away with it.

Speaker 12 (05:22):
What's the point of a Supreme Court if the Dems
ignore it?

Speaker 3 (05:26):
Juff Biggs News Radio seven forty.

Speaker 4 (05:28):
K T Thank you, Jeff. It's now five oh five.

Speaker 6 (05:31):
Just hours after the FBI unveiled a list of the
ten most wanted fugitives in Houston. One of them was caught,
as for the other nine.

Speaker 15 (05:39):
Each final future they've featured here today on this list
is considered armed and dangerous and faces federal or state
felony charges ranging from aggravated assault and murder to bank proudery.

Speaker 6 (05:52):
The FBI's got fifty grand in reward money for anybody
with information leading to the arrest of those nine. The
portal for short tor rental property owners to register and
come into compliance with Houston's new short term rental ordinance
was supposed to launch last week.

Speaker 4 (06:08):
It's been delayed.

Speaker 16 (06:09):
Though the city wanted to make sure there was enough
time for testing for feedback to make sure that this
would be a smooth launch, so the go live date
is going to be October one of this year.

Speaker 6 (06:22):
City council Woman Abbey came in telling KGRH to launch
date being moved back will not affect the start of
enforcement on January first.

Speaker 4 (06:30):
It's now five oh six.

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Be Informed, be on time.

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Houston's Morning News continues.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
With Jimmy Arrett five oh seven our time here in
Houston's Morning News. Well, we'll get to what Grimace is
here in just a second. Starting next Tuesday, McDonald's is
going to have an adult happy meal. It's called the
McDonald land Meal. Throw it back to thirty years ago

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when they featured it a lot. The McDonald land Meal
will be a limited edition mount McDonald land shake, you
a surprise flavor. Spoiler alert. You want to know what
it's gonna be very flavored? By the way, what a
Burger's got their.

Speaker 14 (07:56):
What is it?

Speaker 3 (07:56):
It's it's a it's a doctor pepper flavor. It's Elizabeth
loves it. It's a doctor pepper shake. But it's got
doctor pepper. It's like a blueberry doctor pepper shake. Anyway,
I digress. In the happy meal for adults, the McDonald's
land Meal, you get a choice of a quarter pounder
or a ten piece chicken McNuggets, fries, and a collectible

(08:19):
souvenir like postcards, stickers and other treats. These stickers for adults.
What kind of a sticker for adult are you going
to have? Or postcard? Who hang on postcards? McDonald's. This
is not thirty years ago? Who sends postcards anymore? McDonald
an is the place all of its characters come from.

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It was originally introduced in nineteen seventy one, but it
got phased out in the early two thousands. All right,
now to the Grimace story, Skymike, I saw that that
perked your interest, wanting to know what Grimace is. Evidently
a former advertising executive let it out that Grimace is

(09:01):
supposed to be. Well, before I tell you what he's
supposed to be, why don't you tell me what you
think he is.

Speaker 5 (09:06):
I think he's an accident on mutation. He's not a
random purple blob. He's not a purple milkshake. I'm not
even sure why he's purple, because he's supposed to be.
Are you ready on dregs?

Speaker 3 (09:19):
A taste bud, A taste budy, Hey, God, who makes
a character out of a taste bud? And why would
you make a taste bud purple? Anyway, that's supposedly what
he is. It tickles your taste buds purple if a
deadly I guess that's what they're going for in my mind.

Speaker 5 (09:40):
Now you know, if it makes sense to me, then
there's probably something wrong with it.

Speaker 3 (09:44):
Okay, so it makes sense to you. Five ten die
for traffic and weather. Togethers we check out the driver
of sky Mike.

Speaker 5 (09:50):
We're looking at North Freeway Transtars showing me this shot
here of I forty five at cross Timbers for playing
the home game with me. It's own camera two one seven,
and they had some kind debris I don't know what
it was. So I've got a crap sitting in the
road on the outbound side, wasn't even on the inbound.
Clear the board and let's reset the jackpot. Now, we
don't have our wreck yet at Shepherd and we look good.

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Spring down eighteen easy minutes. Let's go back further. Let's
go to Conroe. Jeff and Conroe and all this volkswagons
should be heading down this way shortly as we look.
From one oh five to three point thirty six looks
nice too.

Speaker 4 (10:22):
Forty two Shannon, doa.

Speaker 5 (10:24):
You don't even have that scooch going westbound coming over
from Porter yet.

Speaker 3 (10:29):
Go freeway.

Speaker 5 (10:30):
We don't have our wreck at the south loop yet,
or even our stalled vehicle where you squeeze down to
get onto the rep to the south loop. We don't
have any South Loop suckage. We don't have any North loops. Wow,
we don't have any suckage on the North Loop either.
Both ways from the hospital over to Garden Oaks, we're
rocking along at full speed ahead. Let's check your ship
channel bridges at five twenty and remember there's three.

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About a thirty percent chance today for those showers and thunderstorms.
Already looking at some of the activity just off shore,
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Morning News team all the infou need to take.

Speaker 3 (12:00):
On the day. Well, it's August and you know there's
not a whole ton of big news stories, but one
of the biggest news stories has been what's going on
here in Texas with the redistricting fight. Where in the
world are the Texas Democrats. Well, same place they were
yesterday and the day before Illinois. There's some still here
and DPS is looking for them. If they're here, they're

(12:22):
looking for them. Do you think they're hiding out at
hotels or do you think they're hiding out in plain sight.
Here's what's going to happen if if they can be found,
they are going to be arrested, and they're going to
be brought to the to Austin and they're going to
be forced into the legislative session. Whichever ones can be found.
They only need to find nine to reach a quorum.

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So we're going to be talking about that this morning.
The Texas Democrats are all talking about They've got their
talking points now and they they want to they want
to say that they are bringing a gun to the
knife fight more or less is what they're talking about.
We'll share some of the audio of some of these
defined Texas Democrats and reaction from Tyres on the five

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coming up next. First though, can we put a bounty
on them? Let's do you know what? We need to
print some water posters, dude.

Speaker 5 (13:13):
We could give somebody you know, like tickets to the
iHeartRadio Music Festival two nights, one stage, t Mobile Arena,
and Vegus.

Speaker 4 (13:20):
We've got our details on our about.

Speaker 3 (13:22):
A ten thousand dollars bounty. That would be good. Let's
do that. Let's do it. Ten thousand dollars bounty on
the head.

Speaker 19 (13:28):
I love that.

Speaker 5 (13:29):
Let's do some Southwest Freeway now come up for Richmond,
beautiful Rosenberg and we look good.

Speaker 3 (13:35):
Did you ever fight with each other? We look good
so far.

Speaker 5 (13:37):
Brass River twenty minutes up into downtown Katie Freeway. Whew
from Peno Road all the way. The President said, you're
not even slowing down around that curve just yet. Some
of you need to go Freeway Dickinson into downtown. A
thirty one minute stroll Nord Freeway. It's Jeff from Conro
on our tip line.

Speaker 14 (13:54):
Good morning, Mike. Everything here Post Island today, I got
a little.

Speaker 5 (14:03):
Extra sound that I didn't need. There By the way,
Jeff from Conrod giving us a clean bill. Help, I'm
trying to get rid of it. Nord Freeway.

Speaker 4 (14:10):
Jeff from Conro says forty five is good.

Speaker 5 (14:12):
By the way, he has a hot wife. He's got
seven volkswagons, and I don't know.

Speaker 4 (14:16):
How I did it.

Speaker 3 (14:16):
So there you got missus. Jeff from Conrod, shout out
to you.

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Tomorrow thirty percent storm chances with mainly sunny. Sky's ninety
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is standing by with some of our top stories, and.

Speaker 6 (14:46):
We're brought to you by dn M Auto Leasing, d
n I Telsea. Gabrick confirms reports of a Russiagate grand jury.
New York Governor Kathy Hochel claims redistricting in Texas wait
for it, is quote torching our democracy. See and Houston
no longer has the tallest building in Texas, Jimmy, the
JP Morgan Chase Tower has been surpassed by Austin's Waterline Tower.

(15:09):
Get another reason not to like Austin. Get the latest
news anytime at KTRH dot com. Our next update is
at five thirty.

Speaker 19 (15:17):
I live a Katie.

Speaker 2 (15:18):
Your best ways are round Houston. Next on the ten
on seven KTRH by the runaway Democrats. Where in the
world are they?

Speaker 3 (15:28):
Well, they're in Illinois still and JP Pritchard, who's the
progressive governor of the state, is still giving them cover.
And they're they're all gathering together and calling press conferences
and saying inflammatory things about Texas Republicans, but more in
most of the cases they're blaming Trump. This is all Trump's fault,

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of course, the whole redistrict thing thing. So here they
are talking like they like to talk. And some response
from Tyres on the five.

Speaker 6 (15:58):
This is a new Democratic part already, we're bringing.

Speaker 4 (16:00):
A knife to a knife fight.

Speaker 20 (16:02):
We need to get to fair rules across the nation
and not have Democrats showing up with a butter knife
to a gunfight.

Speaker 7 (16:09):
We have shown up to a gunfight with nothing but
good intentions and dull knives.

Speaker 6 (16:14):
Our seas are rolled up and we're ready to take
this fight.

Speaker 3 (16:16):
We are ready to fight fire with fire.

Speaker 19 (16:19):
But we're not running away. We're running into the fight.

Speaker 3 (16:22):
We're asking for help, maybe just as they did back
in the days of the alum Well.

Speaker 21 (16:27):
I believe the nomenclature he was trying to say was
you bring a gun to a knife fight. You know
you don't bring a knife to a knife fight, so
they well, you know you shouldn't say knife fight either.
None of these is anyone fearing this. Is there anyone going, oh,
you hear what they're saying over there? They're out of control.
Was there a huge mob outside sharing for just do
your job. You're elected, the people made their choice, the

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people voted the numbers they did. You're only losing. You
had seventy nine percent. You're only going down to seventy
four percent. It's not even a big change. This is
just what happens when you have no plan. You can't
say this is the brand new party when it's the
same deflated individuals that has always been. It's embarrassing and
even covering it. It's like, this is why kids would

(17:13):
who act weird get weggies. This is why bullies sometimes
get justified because this behavior. We're going to fight, but
none of them look like in fighting shaving. This embarrassing.
As Swallowell when he was talking about bench pressing people,
I'm mean, Huckleberry, I'll play with you, but he doesn't
want to do that. They always disappear. They just say things.
But who is cheering for this? Who is going?

Speaker 19 (17:32):
Man?

Speaker 21 (17:33):
I am so excited. Thank you guys for leaving your job.
Any other job you'd be fired. I was like, I
don't want to come in today because Dana is picking
on my legs today, so I'm not going to come in.
They'd replace somebody and then they wouldn't ask me to
come on the show again. When are we going to
start seeing politicians who refuse to do their jobs have
actual consequences.

Speaker 3 (17:50):
You know, I don't mind democrats leaving. I don't think
these Texas Democrats. So then they bothers me us. Eventually
they're going to come back. They'd stay away to all
be good. Five twenty six. It is time to take
a look at your money. As we say good morning
to Jeff Bellinger and Jimmy, good morning to you.

Speaker 22 (18:07):
Claire's has filed for Chapter eleven bankruptcy. It's official now.
The retailer is a mall staple known for its pre
teen focused jewelry and accessories. It also offers ear piercing.
Claire's is dealing with higher import costs for its merchandise
and to pull back in consumer spending. It filed for
Chapter eleven months before that was in twenty eighteen a

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wait on stocks. Yesterday, the major averages posted losses ranging
from a tenth of a percent to three quarters percent.
The futures are higher right across the board this hour.
That our future's up one hundred and fifty points. I'm
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Now you're in Houston's morning News. I'm Jimmy Barrett Long.
Our top stories this half are it's confirmed there is
a grand jury investigating the Russia hoax, a Texas Democrat
and bears redistricting to the Holocaust and coming up at
five thirty eight. The most unhygienic things that you could
do details in the minutes ahead. You're in Houston's Morning News.

(19:29):
Person's check this microphone. Stop copying into that microphone. St Mike,
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Speaker 6 (20:35):
It is five thirty one on k TRHR. Top story
this hour, Russia, Russia, Russia.

Speaker 25 (20:40):
There's a report tonight from the Federalist that the DOJ
is actually asking you for more documents and it's grand
jury probe.

Speaker 19 (20:49):
Is that true? And that is true?

Speaker 6 (20:52):
That is dn I Telsea Gabbard with Fox's Laura Ingram,
confirming what we heard earlier this week at Attorney General
Pamba ordered a grand jury investigation into the Russia hoax.
But not everybody is convinced that this is going to
lead to much. I think the grand jury probe into
Obama officials is an interesting step. I am still not

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convinced it is likely that any of them will face
even with a grand jury looking at them criminal charges.
KTRH is buck Sexton there. It's now five point thirty
two on KTRH.

Speaker 26 (21:27):
I want to finish by saying a few words in Spanish,
because I am a Guatemalan with much pride before I
am an American.

Speaker 14 (21:34):
Yeah.

Speaker 6 (21:34):
That's Illinois Democrat Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, who recently spoke in
Mexico putting America last and now facing backlash.

Speaker 20 (21:42):
Some conservatives are now saying she should be removed from
her seat for this.

Speaker 23 (21:46):
You sworn both to the United States. If you are
not identifying yourself as an American first and foremost, then
you should not be in Congress.

Speaker 3 (21:55):
That's political strategist Nick Linquist.

Speaker 20 (21:57):
He says, despite the outrage, don't expect her to face
any civil your consequences.

Speaker 23 (22:01):
I think at most she might be censored by the House,
which is essentially a slap on the wrist.

Speaker 4 (22:07):
I don't see her being removed.

Speaker 20 (22:09):
Lindquist did say, however, that this could lead to a
discussion about serious congressional qualification reforms. Ethan Buchanan News Radio
seven forty KTRH.

Speaker 4 (22:16):
Thank you. Ethan.

Speaker 6 (22:17):
Ramirez's stunt did not go over well with the Trump administration.

Speaker 27 (22:22):
She's a US citizen serving as a member of Congress,
her first obligation as to that state into the citizens
that put in that positions.

Speaker 4 (22:29):
Oh shame on her orders.

Speaker 6 (22:31):
Our Tom Homan there coming up now on five point
thirty four here on KTRH speaking of Democrats in their stunts.

Speaker 28 (22:37):
Well, I think they've abandoned the state. Nobody's seen anything
like it, even though they've done it twice before.

Speaker 6 (22:42):
President and Trump talking about the runaway Texas Dems who
denied Republicans at Korum for the second.

Speaker 4 (22:47):
Straight day over a districting.

Speaker 6 (22:50):
Now Governor Greg Gabbott assuming to have caucus leader Gen
Wu from Houston removed from office. Attorney General Ken Paxton
wants the Texas Supreme Court to declare the seats of
all of those Democrats vacant.

Speaker 4 (23:02):
The Dems, though, seem to be in no.

Speaker 6 (23:04):
Rush to return to Austin and are making wild statements
about redistricting. One of them compared it to the Holocaust.

Speaker 29 (23:13):
Good people remain silent, or good people didn't realize that
what happens to them can very soon happen to me
or somebody I love.

Speaker 4 (23:20):
You can't make this up.

Speaker 6 (23:22):
That was Jolanda Jones with the Don Lemon Show yesterday.
Senator John Cornyn wants the FBI to bring the Dems
back to Austin. He may be on the verge of
getting a second Republican primary challenger. His Congressman, Wesley Hunt,
is considering a run and could impact the race.

Speaker 9 (23:38):
Westen Hunt is a conservative hero and well liked in
conservative circles.

Speaker 6 (23:44):
GOP consultant Vinnie Minchilo says that if Hunt does run,
he'll draw enough votes to force a run off. Ken
Paxton leading Cornyn in the polls now here's a scary thought.
Some of the so called experts say that if the
next presidential election were held today, ac would be the
Democrat candidate. Political analytics, as Bill Miller says, bring it on.

Speaker 30 (24:07):
There's only one way to find out. Put her up
and let's see what the outcome is. But I would
predict a bad outcome, but you know, everyone will do
what they wants to do.

Speaker 6 (24:16):
Recent Democrat primary preference polls for twenty twenty eighth show
AOC winning just behind Gavin Newsom and Pete Boo to
Judge five point thirty five on KTRH Looking at your
Money Now. Futures are up one hundred and forty three
points this morning after all three indices closed down yesterday.
We told you that a new order is being prepared

(24:37):
by the White House, apparently to find banks that would
drop customers for political reasons, mostly for being conservative. The
government used their clout to make banks do their dirty work.

Speaker 31 (24:48):
The government, if they want to find a problem, and
you've got lots of different activities, they can find a problem.
So they just started shutting down some of these conservative accounts.

Speaker 32 (24:59):
Former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says this will hopefully cause
organizations to look inward and legislations the only way to go.

Speaker 31 (25:06):
So you don't have commercial entities being bullied by regulators
to exclude disfavored organizations.

Speaker 32 (25:14):
He says this would put an end to democrats effort
to suffocate dissenting views. Andre Parard News Radio seven forty KTRIGHT.

Speaker 6 (25:21):
More than ten thousand Americans lost their jobs in July
because of AI, and workplace expert Julie Jones says, it's
rapidly getting a foothold in your office, and about.

Speaker 30 (25:31):
The time you learn one of the AI software, there's
going to be another one come up that's better, or
there's gonna be another use of it.

Speaker 6 (25:38):
And a report by the job tracker firm Challenger Grain
Christmas shows that the layoffs related to artificial intelligence are
only going to get worse. The Astros beat Miami seven
to three and go for the sweep. This afternoon coverage
starts at two thirty right here on Sports Talk seven
ninety I'm Cliff Saunders on Houston's News. Whether in traffic

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Our time here at Houston's voorting news. All right, germs, bacteria,
Where do you run into most germs and bacteria? What
are the most unhygienic things you could do? And how
many of these things do we routinely do? Here's a
list and you may find out you're doing some of
these things. Number one on the list, touching a sticky

(26:37):
condiment bottle at a restaurant table, or better yet, how
about the syrup bottle at a breakfast restaurant. If there's
a bottle of syrup, that's that's sitting on the table.
I noticed that most restaurants don't do that anymore. They
don't leave the syrup on the table for good reason.
Number two. Licking your fingers when counting money or turning pages,

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Pulling a chip or tartilla out of the bag then
putting it on top of the package, thinking you're keeping
it off your countertop, but the outside of the packaging
is actually much worse than your countertop is. Eating while bowling.
People think the grossest thing about a bowling alley is
the rental shoes, But it's the fingerholes of the bowling balls.

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That's where all the germs bacteria are scrolling on your
phone while on the toilet, not washing your bedding enough
or be really unhygienic at all. Putting a filthy suitcase
on your bed. I do this all the time to unpack, right,
but that suitcase. Think of all the places it span,

(27:47):
all the people at the airport doo handled it, handled it,
and you don't know what's you know they're sick or whatever.
Wearing your outside shoes inside your home and ice machines
also make the list of some of the most unhygienic things.
So here's my question today. What is the most unhygienic
thing that you do that when you think about it,

(28:08):
you go, well, I really, if I was worried about hygiene,
I really wouldn't do that. Maybe I should stop. You
go to the iHeart Radio app ktrh uh. You hit
the preset button. You make us you're number one on
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calling from. And the most unhygienic thing you do, or
maybe the most the most unhygienic thing that you see

(28:29):
other people do. You don't do it, but you see
other people do it? Five forty time for traffic and
whether it's the other Yes.

Speaker 5 (28:36):
Do you know what the unclean thing is in the
ice machine?

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What the ice? The ice?

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We have listeners. Here's here's the listener engagement part. We've
got one or two listeners that's going to click the
iHeartRadio app or my tip line and they're gonna tell
you what's wrong with the ice machine. Yeah, you know
where I'm going with that. Seven three two one two tip. Yes,
let's check your belts and loops and six' ten. North
we're not loopy westbound at the squeeze just. Yet this

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on The East Loop Ship Channel, bridge we're. Good from
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Parrett instead of making wanted posters those, democrats that's.

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Clouds down there now again a few of those little
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effect on the afternoon rush, hour but we're mostly. Sunny
those pop up showers and storms coming. In it looks

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like mainly after about three. Pm thirty percent chance we
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should be for this time of. Year tonight mostly, clear
the overnight low in the upper, seventies that is a little.
Warm and Then thursday, sunny thirty percent chance for those
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Five forty nine is their time here In houston's morning.
News so interest rates remain where they have. Been The,
fed despite having two members of The fed who said
they wanted to lower interest, rates it objected to What
Jerome pouel was doing and leaving interest rates. Alone they
left interest rates. Alone now they don't have another meeting Until,

(31:24):
september so that would be the earliest rate drop could.
Happen Victor David hanson has some thoughts on Why Jerome
powell is being so stubborn on interest. Rates i'll share
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Chess, yes.

Speaker 19 (33:17):
Help you.

Speaker 3 (33:22):
Chess all, right, kids let's sit down and talk about interest.
Rates here for a, second which remain unchanged at The
fed level, anyway five point fifty two your time here
In houston's Morning. News the remain unchanged Because Jerome powell
is convinced himself, that, uh that that he has to

(33:45):
leave interest rates alone because the inflation monster is going
to show up from the tariffs that are in. Effect
at least that's what he, thinks or what he says he.
Thinks Victor Davis hansen has some other. Ideas he has
some other ideas of what is Motivating Jerome.

Speaker 36 (34:01):
Powell, well it's inconsistent In march And april when every
day we picked up The Wall Street journal and they forecast,
recession stock market, collapse, stagflation and he kind of joined
in with.

Speaker 19 (34:12):
His public worries about the. Tariffs that was the classical.

Speaker 36 (34:16):
Conditions when you think and worry over a stagnet, economy
you'd cut interest.

Speaker 14 (34:20):
Rates but he.

Speaker 36 (34:21):
Didn't and even though he believed that the economy was heading,
south and then when it didn't head, south he didn't
and there was no sign of, inflation he didn't cut them.
Either and, then of, course traditionally The fed is reluctant
to cut interest.

Speaker 19 (34:37):
Rates sixty days before an.

Speaker 36 (34:38):
Election but he did that in twenty twenty four when
there really wasn't any sign that the economy was headed,
down so he kind of lost. Credibility and it's very
critical For Donald trump because he's kind of campaigned on
reducing this budget deficit and he's trying to do it
with non traditional. Mechanisms he thinks he's going to get

(34:59):
two hundred billion in THE doge. Cuts The Treasury secretary
thinks they might get a third of a trillion in
the revenues from.

Speaker 19 (35:06):
Tariffs.

Speaker 36 (35:07):
Maybe but if he could just cut the interest rates
some instead of paying three billion a, day we'd pay
two billion and we'd save, ANOTHER i don't, know a
third of a trillion dollars that, way And trump would
get into maybe forty cutting forty percent of the budget.
Deficit and that's Why trump is railing so, hard because
he's trying all of these different ways to get that

(35:29):
deficit down without raising taxes or endangering his tax.

Speaker 19 (35:33):
Cuts AND i think he's right about.

Speaker 24 (35:35):
It so why do you, think why Is powell? Agreed
why Won't powell play?

Speaker 3 (35:40):
Ball why?

Speaker 24 (35:41):
Here why Won't powell?

Speaker 25 (35:43):
Partner you, know let's put the politics ASIDE i know
that's impossible, nowadays but he could partner with the.

Speaker 36 (35:51):
President he doesn't understand the art of the deal the
Way trump. Negotiates so When trump calls him too late,
pale or he uses ad, hominem he takes per small
offense at, that and that's. Understandable but he's got a
responsibility to three hundred and forty Million, americans maybe one
hundred million of them or paying, mortgages and that's a
make or break deal for them when they're paying seven

(36:13):
and above on a thirty year.

Speaker 19 (36:14):
Mortgage and so.

Speaker 36 (36:15):
He's got to get he's got to rise above. It
and you, know that's JUST i think he's very.

Speaker 19 (36:20):
Sensitive he's kind of Like Merrick.

Speaker 36 (36:22):
Garland Merrick garland was broken by The republicans when they
used to you, know they kind of delayed A Supreme
court nomination into, nothing and he never forgave, them and
he was sort of an erratic and vindictive attorney. General
And palace starting to show the same symptoms As.

Speaker 3 (36:39):
Garland so hang on the number one reason If i'm
If i'm If i'm hearing this, Correctly the number one
reason That victor That Victor davis answer deciding THAT dromepo
will not lower interest. Rates is his feelings have been
hurt By Donald. Trump, wow you, know if you're in

(37:03):
that kind of a, position it seems like you said
thicker skin than, that doesn't. IT i, MEAN i don't
know about. You it takes a lot to hurt my
feelings for any great length of. TIME i would like
to think that you get over something like. That But
Merrik garland is a great. Example he never got over.
It he never got over not becoming A Supreme court

(37:26):
justice and when he was The Attorney. General by the,
way he's among those who are called to. Testify it's
not Just bill And hillary that have been called to
testify About russian The russian. Hoax you've got a laundry
list of people who have been called to. Testify you've
Got Merrick, garland the FORMER Us Attorney. General you've got
FORMER fbi Director James. Commy you've got Former Attorney General Bill,

(37:48):
barr Former Attorney General, gonzales Former Attorney General Jeff, sessions
FORMER fbi Director, mueller FORMER Us Attorney General, lynch And
Eric holder all are being called to. Testify I'm Jeffrey.
Epstein it's five point fifty.

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Studios six am is our time here In Houston's Morning.
News I'm Jimmy. Barrett among our top stories this Fr
bill And hillary among the people who have been called
to testify On Jeffrey, epstein the governor ready to arrest
and Remove democrat. Leaders and coming up at six oh,
eight The feds are bringing back A confederate. Statue details

(38:45):
in the minutes. Ahead you're In Houston's Morning. News, first
we're checking out that morning drive again With. SKYMINE i
Got Tall.

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Bridge suck a southbound you lose about ten. Minutes we'll
find out. Why in ten. Minutes you've got the six
to Ten Sherman, bridge four carspackle on the.

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Southbound two Ninety Mike, Magnolia.

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Open there is no swine an ice machine On june.

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Ninety all, right very, nice and your go.

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Freeway if you live In Texas city and you work
in the, ghetto you're good to.

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Go Like Hippie Dave.

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Ice machine you.

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Center never look at ice the same. Way from OUR
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your official severe weather, Station News radio seven forty K.
Trh it is time now for the. News Here's Cliff.
Saunders thank, You.

Speaker 6 (39:53):
Jimmy good morning. Everyone it's six oh one on KT,
rh our top.

Speaker 4 (39:56):
Story we are.

Speaker 9 (39:57):
Now in this fight not just for, tech BUT i
think for taking the country back.

Speaker 6 (40:02):
Everywhere Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan patrick as the Runaway dems
DEN I republicans a quorum again.

Speaker 4 (40:08):
Yesterday Governor Greg abbott is.

Speaker 6 (40:10):
Now suing to Remove Gen, wu The House Democrat caucus,
chair from. Office, Meantime Attorney General Ken paxton is trying
for a court ruling to have all of those seats
held by Those dems declared vacant if they don't return By.
Friday this is a new, thing it's never been triving,
for but we think it has a very good possibility
to be. Successful, actually WITH Ktrhs Sean hannity, experts they'll,

(40:33):
say taking all of Those democrats out won't be so.

Speaker 37 (40:36):
Easy it would take, courts it would take, discovery it
would take.

Speaker 9 (40:40):
Trials it would drag, out probably as long as Ken paxton's.

Speaker 6 (40:43):
Trials political Scientist John taylor says that while this is political,
posturing he does Expect dems to eventually fold and come.
Home The Senate, committee, meantime will hold hearings on the
new registic maps today and. Tomorrow they could vote on This,
friday and we'll talk To lieutenant Goan Or patrick at
seven point. FIFTY a bill to repeal and replace The

(41:04):
Star test with schools starting this week for some has
been filed in The senate after it failed to pass
during the regular.

Speaker 20 (41:12):
Session if, Passed texas public schools would have three shorter
tests throughout the school.

Speaker 9 (41:16):
Year it's a better way for students and teachers to
understand where they are in the learning process and then
get prepared for an end of year.

Speaker 20 (41:24):
Test State Senator Paul, bettencourt who's leading the charge on this,
bill says it will be a game changer for.

Speaker 34 (41:29):
Education it's got a lot of momentum because it makes
a lot of good fundamental changes in the star testing
and reinforcing the ah TO f public accountability.

Speaker 20 (41:38):
System, unfortunately these, reforms like every other, bill are being
held up by The democrat. Quorum Break Ethan Buchanan News
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Speaker 4 (41:46):
It is now SIX zho.

Speaker 6 (41:47):
Three In, Washington House Overside Committee Chair James comer subpoenas
The clintons to testify in The Jeffrey epstein probe and
says it'll be tough For bill And hillary to say.

Speaker 19 (41:57):
No The democrats voted for.

Speaker 10 (41:59):
IT i don't know that they realized what they voted,
for but they voted for a subpoena for The, clintons
and because it was voted on By congress in a
bypart of, MANNER i think that'll have good standing in.

Speaker 6 (42:08):
Court among the, others he subpoioned Former Biden Attorney General
Merrick garland and two FORMER fbhi, Directors James comy And
Robert muller From Russia gate to The Biden Law Fair.
Right Breike Bart's Alex marlowe told Katrh, Is Clay, travis
And Buck sexton that the more we find, out the
more it Hurts dems in next year'smid.

Speaker 11 (42:28):
TERMS i think that that's a positive development and it
would get people motivated to stay engaged typically go to
the polls and keep voting out the bad.

Speaker 6 (42:35):
Guys the, meantime Another biden stafford testified about the former
president's Cognitive Declinist Bruce reid told The Houseoversid committee That
joe's debate performance was the result of his. Stutter remember
last week or last. Month Hunter, biden in a YouTube
interview blamed it on. Ambience so which is? It remember

(42:57):
The Supreme court ruling From, june you, know the one
at lower courts did not have the authority to issue
nationwide injunctions to Block. Trump, well political Analyst Silvio Canto junior,
says the leftist judges have completely ignored.

Speaker 13 (43:10):
It it's all a big, game BUT i don't think
it's a good game for the. COUNTRY i, mean the
opinion came down from The Supreme court was pretty, clear
AND i think if they don't like the, opinions they
can always change him by winning. Elections that's how you
do these.

Speaker 4 (43:22):
Things she.

Speaker 6 (43:23):
Says it's now up To Chief Justice John roberts to
clarify his opinion and put these radical judges in their.
Place six h five hours after THE fbi put out
their list of the ten most wanted fugitives In, houston
one of them is behind.

Speaker 27 (43:37):
Bars this regional fugitive list is part of THE Fbi
Summer keat initiative targeting violent crime and communities across The United.

Speaker 6 (43:47):
STATES fbi is also offering fifty grand in a reward
for anybody with information leading to the arrest of those
still on the.

Speaker 4 (43:55):
List the launch.

Speaker 6 (43:56):
Of the portal For houston's new short term rental, ordinance you,
know the one that register and, Comply, well that's been.

Speaker 4 (44:03):
Delayed so what does that mean for the actual.

Speaker 16 (44:05):
Enforcement there is no delay in the implementation of the ordinance.
Itself that brings relief to residents that have been grappling
with this free. Year we just want to make sure
that it goes.

Speaker 6 (44:18):
Smoothly city Council Woman abby came and says the launch
date for the portal is Now october first enforcement still.
Remains january, first at six oh six ON, ktrh and.

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That's at high in the.

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Year the left hours is going back at the wall looking.

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Up see LETTER.

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A three run homer For Yuiner.

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Diz that's how it sounded On Sports talk seven ninety
as The astros Beat miami seven to.

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Three they go for the.

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Sweep today covered starts at two thirty On Sports talk seven.
Ninety The Lamar Little leaguers out Of richmond Beat louisiana
five to. Two they're going to The Little League World.
Series this incredible.

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great coaches that we have him to the, spot choots
for the TWELVE u and a cheats for all these
kids that are trying to get.

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On Houston's news whether in traffic Station News radio seven
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Park your best ways are Round. Houston next on the
ten ON.

Speaker 3 (45:22):
Ktrh, so the The trump administration is bringing Back Actley National.
Parks under the direction of The trump administration is bringing
back A confederate. Statue it's the only One i'm aware
of that they're bringing. Back it's In, washington, well it
was In, WASHINGTON dc until the twenty twenty. Protests the

(45:49):
statue Of Confederate General Albert pike, toppled set on, painted, toppled,
vandalized set on, fire.

Speaker 14 (45:58):
But.

Speaker 3 (45:59):
FIXABLE i don't know where it's been. SINCE i guess
in the possession of The National Park. Service it's a bronze.
Statue it has been undergoing cleaning to remove corrosion and,
paint and then they're going to repair it and then
they're going to put it back where it, was restoring
a little piece of. History it's the. FIRST i don't

(46:23):
know if there's going to be. Others As i've, SAID
i would guess it depends on whose control is. Under
if it's under the federal government's, control then maybe more
will be coming. Back there are plenty of cities that
Had confederate statues that were toppled in twenty. Twenty the
One i'm most familiar, With, Richmond, virginia probably had the.

(46:44):
Most they had something there Called Monument avenue where they
Had Roberty lee and many other statues Of Confederate war
heroes that were erected mainly in the eighteen nineties to
right around nineteen. Hundred beautiful, BEAUTIFUL i mean, huge, big
beautiful statues and just a beautiful street change forever when

(47:07):
all those things were. REMOVED i don't know that they
have any intention of changing their minds or bringing any
of that. Back the original idea was, to you, know
to put plaques with the statues explaining what they, were
explaining you, know why they were, there and putting some
historical perspective on. IT i don't, BELIEVE i never have
believed in tearing down. HISTORY i just. Don't The Civil

(47:28):
war is a part of our. History slavery is a
part of our. History it's a horrible part of our,
history but it's a part of our. History, nonetheless you
don't sanitize history and remove, it because if you, do
you forget your. History you. Forget forgetting your history is
a big part of what socialists and communists like to

(47:48):
do in order to make you forget about your. Country
it's it's it's it's just kind of part of what they. Do.
Now i'm not claiming that all These confederate statues were
torn down because because as a communist or socialist. Movement
BUT i am saying that that's the end. Result when
you lose your, history you no longer learn your. History

(48:08):
you're doomed to a. Country So i'm glad to see
the statue come. Back you, know the interesting thing About Albert,
pike The confederate, general he was born In. Boston he
wasn't from The. South he was born In boston and
lived In, washington D. C he wasn't from the. South six.
Ten time for traffic and weather. Together as we check
out the Drive skymike has discovered.

Speaker 5 (48:28):
Something we were the first to know that there was
some then messed up on the Ship channel Toll, bridge
not the east, Loop Sherman, bridge the Tall bridge southbound
and here we, are whoa the toll bridge people found
that this is southbound that when they got the laneage
you have right lane.

Speaker 3 (48:43):
Black is that a big eighteen wheelers stuck?

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younger it used to be a place of. Sin but
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Jeff there are some, around especially offshore of, course and
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There but right along the.

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Coast as we get into the latter part of the,
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the isolated showers and. Storms about a thirty percent chance
looks like mainly after three, pm mostly, sunny like you,
said otherwise headed up to the low, nineties the heating
decks around one oh Three, tonight mostly, clear the overnight
low falls back to a warm upper, seventies and then For, thursday,

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sunshine thirty percent chance of those showers and storms coming
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pronti you biden New South windows. Solutions, well one thing
the progressive left has not, Changed, well they haven't changed
anything actually when you get right down to, it that
they have not changed their belief. System that there's something
historically wrong with The United. States we have A United states,
representative A, democrat Progressive democrat From. Illinois representative The Leah,

(51:27):
ramirez who had a conference In, mexico said that she's
proud to be A guatemalan Before. American she said it In.
Spanish she says THE us prioritizes, imperialism, militarization, conquest, control and.
Competition it's attempt to. Dominate she's proud to Be, guatemalan

(51:48):
not proud to be An. American we'll talk about that. Next,
first traffic and weather together as we check. THEM a Short, yes, Guy, mine.

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(52:39):
on some some of the stories that we're following in
our newsroom this morning THAT i think we. Are here's,
cliff we.

Speaker 4 (52:43):
Are don't.

Speaker 6 (52:44):
Worry one of the Runaway Texas dems compared redistricting to The.

Speaker 4 (52:47):
Holocaust who was?

Speaker 19 (52:48):
There who was?

Speaker 4 (52:49):
That Jolanda?

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Jones Yolanda, Jones i'm right in, here Named.

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Speaker 2 (53:09):
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Speaker 3 (53:14):
Hour i'm seven FORTY. Ktrh, Well Lee greenwood's proud to
be An. American you're proud to be An. American i'm
proud to Be. American But illinois Represented Daliah ramirez is.
Not she's proud to be A, guatemalan not proud to
be An. American That lnquist joins thos political. Strategist you,

(53:34):
know even if you're a, progressive that doesn't strike me
as the smartest thing to. Say if you're if you're
so proud to be A guatemalan and you're not proud
to be An, american why are you not In? Guatemala?

Speaker 23 (53:45):
OH i totally. Agree and number, one why aren't you In?
Guatemala number? Two why are you a member Of congress
that swore an oath.

Speaker 14 (53:54):
To The United?

Speaker 23 (53:54):
States if you see yourself as A guatemalan, FIRST i
mean that that completely negates the idea that you should
be In.

Speaker 3 (54:01):
Congress you, know that's that's an interesting. Point could somebody,
say could could The president say that you that she
has broken her? Oath in what happens if you break
your oath as a congress?

Speaker 23 (54:13):
Person, WELL i think it's an interesting thing to look.
At The White house came uh made a pretty strong
statement about, this as DID dhs and several other members
Of congress Like Mike. Lee you know that there are
a lot of people very mad about, this and rightfully.
SO i, mean you, know this statement isn't, just you,

(54:34):
know something we can move past, quickly especially when you
also look at her. Background her mother was an illegal,
alien she's married to doctor recipient right, now and she
sits on the subcommittee For Border security right? Now why
why is that the? Case if she has loyalty to another?

Speaker 3 (54:58):
Country so is her was her father a citizen.

Speaker 23 (55:03):
THAT i don't?

Speaker 3 (55:04):
Know because of? It if her mother is an illegal
alien and she's married to a docta, recimbion are we
potentially looking at somebody who's elected who was not a
citizen in The United. STATES i think.

Speaker 23 (55:15):
That that is a very strong possibility and it should
be looked into because this is not. OKAY i, MEAN
i think at the very least she should be strict
of her committee assignments and maybe censored by The, house
but we we should look into. THAT i know that
her mother came over first and then her, father so
there's a very strong possibility that there's a citizenship issue.

(55:38):
Here AND i also think, that you, know members Of,
congress like The, president should have to be natural born
citizens to be in The. House.

Speaker 3 (55:48):
ABSOLUTELY i want to ask you. Too you might have
heard during our headlines here before our interview began About
Jolanda jones From, houston one of the Runaway Texas, democrats
saying Comparing texas redistricting to The. Holocaust what do you
think it is about these Progressive democrats that they want

(56:10):
to compare everything To Nazi.

Speaker 23 (56:11):
Germany it's because they've gone to such extremes that there's
really no other pathway for. Them they have to keep
going to. Extremes now they've backed themselves into a. Corner
and it's also ridiculous to say THAT i was talking
about this the other. Day it's ironic that they use
this language and they're making a big deal out of

(56:32):
this when they all fled To, illinois most of, them
which is if you look At illinois congressional district, map
it looks like a five year old drew. It it
just it's such a. Mess it's clearly extremely, gerrymandered And
texas's map rightfully Represents. Texas so they really have no
leg to stand on with, this and they just need

(56:53):
to lean on the extreme rhetoric because that's all they
know how to.

Speaker 3 (56:56):
Do i'm glad you mentioned that BECAUSE. JB. J pritzker
was On colbert last night and he admitted that their,
map The illinois, map looks like a kindergartener.

Speaker 23 (57:06):
Druid, yes, yes it looks. RIDICULOUS i, mean And illinois
is a state WHERE i think forty percent of it
or something like that voted For trump and they have almost,
medium not even close to that representation in The. House
so If democrats want to Criticize republicans for their, maps
they should draw some good maps themselves.

Speaker 3 (57:27):
First too, funny all, Right, Nick good to hear from,
you SO i appreciate. It Nick, Lindquist political. Strategist as
six twenty, Seven time to take a look at your
money as we check in once again With Jeff bellinger
And Jimmy.

Speaker 22 (57:39):
Walt disney's quarterly results are getting a thorough going over right.
Now the entertainment company's quarterly profit was bigger than, expected
and it raised its full year, forecast But disney shares
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top stories this f are A Texas democrat can bearing
redistricting to The, HOLOCAUST a grand jury has been called
in The russia, Hoax and coming up at six thirty,
Eight alligator Alcatraz is can be joined by the speedway

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slammer In. Indiana details coming in the minutes. Ahead, first
we're checking out that morning drive. Again Here's.

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of this pretty. Quickly Nord. Freeway i'm forty. Five It's
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Mike northbound at lou had a multiple car accident involving eighteen.
Wheeler just happening right.

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Speaker 4 (59:46):
STORY i would liken this to The.

Speaker 29 (59:47):
Holocaust people are, like, well how did The holocaust? Happen
how is somebody in the position to kill all their. People,
well good people remain.

Speaker 6 (59:54):
Silent now That's texas Runaway Democrat Joelanda jones talking To
don and literally comparing redistricting In texas to The. Holocaust
this Is Attorney General Ken paxson wants the State Supreme
court to declare the seats Of jones and all the
Other gems that left. Vacant Governor rabbit is suing to
have concuss leader Gen wu removed from, office and The

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president is weighing in on.

Speaker 4 (01:00:18):
This should THE fbi get, Involved, well they may have,
To they may have. To, NO i know they want him.
Back that Was trump.

Speaker 6 (01:00:23):
YESTERDAY A Senator John cornyn has called for THE fbi
to find The dems and bring him back to the state. Capitol,
Meantime cornyon's run for re election may be getting more.

Speaker 39 (01:00:34):
Interesting Texas Attorney General Ken paxton is trying to unseat
Incumbent John, cornyn and now there's reports that a Third republican,
Candidate Congressman Wesley, hunt is pondering a. RUN gop Consultant
Vinnie minchillo says that if he, does he'll draw voters
from other. CAMPAIGNS i think he would certainly get enough
votes to keep anybody from getting fifty percent of the

(01:00:56):
vote and not having a run. Off houston area lawmaker
does not have name, recognition but That minchillo says can be.
Bought hunt's political ads have already started running In San
antonio And Dallas rex so it's news radio seven forty.

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Ktright of, course that race is next.

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AND aoc maybe third in. Line but she's a strong,
fundraiser so she's a top. Contender political Analyst Bill miller
says marketing is the reason for her fame And republicans
might welcome her.

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Thank, You.

Speaker 6 (01:01:51):
Michael And director Of National Intelligence Telsey gabbert confirms a
report from earlier this week That Attorney General Pam bondi
has ordered a grand jury investigation into The obama officials
that came up with The russia.

Speaker 25 (01:02:04):
Hoax Attorney General Pam, bondi through The department Of, justice
is taking this necessary first step toward, accountability which is
essential for The american.

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People gaberd On fox last.

Speaker 6 (01:02:16):
Night Trump Special Envoy Steve witkoff is meeting With Russias
Vladimir putin ahead Of trump's deadline for a ceasefire With.
Ukraine whitehouse is threatening more sanctions on The. RUSSIANS A
democrat congresswoman is in hot water after claiming she was
a Proud guatemalan before being An. American some are calling
for reform for congressional.

Speaker 23 (01:02:36):
MEMBERS i think the rules that apply to The president
should apply to The house and The senate as. Well
house leadership on both sides needs to be harder on
these people and actually punish them when things like this.

Speaker 6 (01:02:47):
Happen political Strategist Nick lindquis says that as far as
actual consequences For Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, goo don't expect.

Speaker 4 (01:02:55):
More than a slap on the.

Speaker 6 (01:02:56):
Wrist it's six point thirty five overnight trading is up
across the board after all three indices closed down. Yesterday
this as The White house is putting together a new
order to find banks that drop customers for political purposes
after years of complaints from. Conservatives Former Kansas Governor Sam
brownbeck says these banks have done the dirty work for the,

(01:03:17):
left but this may finally lead to.

Speaker 31 (01:03:19):
Change it's an effort really by the, left, unfortunately to
suffocate people of dissent that they disagree with their cultural.

Speaker 4 (01:03:28):
Views and that's.

Speaker 31 (01:03:29):
Wrong you shouldn't have to check your views going into
the public marketplace or being able to get a, Bank he.

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Says legislation is the only way to stop.

Speaker 6 (01:03:38):
This, meantime the number of layoffs related to artificial intelligence are.

Speaker 38 (01:03:44):
Increasing they're seeing unemployment numbers higher than that of high school,
grads according to job Trackers Challenger greg And. Christmas workplace
Expert Julie jones suggests finding unique ways to GET ai
to help you at, work to know how to.

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Use it so you can help your company implement it
to keep up with that.

Speaker 38 (01:04:02):
Technology companies are just learning how to INTEGRATE. Ai so
the idea, is if you understand HOW ai can help
you without replacing, you you're doing much better than Most
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K a new study reveals that nearly one third of
young girls are turning To TikTok Or google for health
advice before speaking to a doctor or their.

Speaker 35 (01:04:24):
Parents healthcare is especially true of that because the cost
of consulting with that expert is so very high and
comes at a great cost when people at that age
may not have.

Speaker 6 (01:04:35):
Coverage healthcare Expert David bilot, says while Doctor google can
help with minor, things a trained physician has experienced that
can catch underlying conditions THAT ai might. Miss six point thirty,
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INFORMIACY i don't like what's happening in all.

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Day we have.

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Apostles this is happening in our.

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Houston's Sporting News indiana is the Second red state up
to open up its own version Of Alligator. Alcatraz they're
calling it The Speedway. Slammer according TO dhs And Homeland

(01:05:29):
Security Secretary Christy, Nome indiana is expanding its space by
one thousand beds to house immigrants taken into custody by.
Ice the beds will be available at The miami That's
miami Of, Ohio Miami Correctional, center which is a prison
In Miami, County, indiana about seventy miles north Of. Indianapolis

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thus the name of The Speedway. SLAMMER i don't think
Is indiana known for anything else other than The indianapolis five.
Hundred not a whole lot. Anyway, indiana according To Christy,
doom taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach to combating illegal
immigration and will continue to lead the way among. STATES
i wonder when war going to open up something here In.

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TEXAS i know we volunteered land for, that but what
would we call? It what would we call? Ours if
this The Speedway slammer In, indiana An Alligator alcatraz In,
florida what would we call it? Here? Hmmm might have
to work on a. Name So we're ready to go
when the time. COMES a question of the day for

(01:06:32):
today has to do with, hygiene as reading off a
list earlier this, morning of all these unhygienic habits that
many of us, have like licking your fingers when you're counting,
money or turning a, page or touching a sticky condiment
bottle at a restaurant, table or you, know scrolling on
your phone while you're on the, toilet that kind of.

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name where you're calling. From most unhygienic thing you've ever
done or seen somebody else, Do.

Speaker 35 (01:07:05):
Yeah david And.

Speaker 10 (01:07:06):
Oakridge i'll never forget the TIME i was in a
restroom when a guy comes in with his son and
before they, leave rather than washing their, hands he tells
his son don't touch.

Speaker 6 (01:07:14):
Anything people are, Slobs.

Speaker 3 (01:07:19):
Yeah people who use the toilet and don't wash their. Hands,
yeah that's probably a pretty common one right. There and
you know the ones that make me the most nervous
are the. Employees you're in a restaurant and you're going
into the restroom as employees starting to come, out and
you know that they didn't wash their. Hands they're supposed to.
Sick forty time for traffic and weather, together we're checking

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out that drive. Again here's guy my.

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north bound ON i forty. Five That's i'm going to
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Speaker 14 (01:07:49):
Better my northbound at lou had.

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A multiple car accident involving eighteen.

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Wheeler just happening right.

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Wood this is, outbound not. Inbound the backup starts from Cypress.
Wood that's about nineteen extra minutes of. Hoopla if you're
a big, shot let's do the hardy toll. Road commoners
the east. Text now we've cleared the toll. Bridge, EARLIER
i thought that was a. STALL i was distracted by
sliming the ice Machine autumn From. Friendswood set me. Straight

(01:08:19):
we had a wreck. There she broke up Our schulenberg.
Festival we've got twenty extra minutes southbound on the toll,
bridge so let's do some. Rerouting let's do six to ten.
Instead and you've got also Downtown east. Text, boy that's
becoming quite a scunch right at equipment trying to.

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Exit, well it's early for, him but if you try
to hit the med, center that's an extra twenty minutes that.

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Way and let's.

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See we've got also your golf freeway starting to smunch
up just a little at the south.

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Loop but we're not bumping into each other. Yet you've got.

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Jeff you, know he's. Inventary she's on. Vacation this. Week
forecast is pretty much the same every day this, week isn't.

Speaker 18 (01:09:12):
It that's pretty much, it you, know the pop up
showers and storms for the, afternoon kind of keeping an
eye over Towards Port. Arthur, again some of these storms
making their way a little farther, inland and it looks
like the possibility here for some heavy rain to be,
falling and that's going to be just south Of, Iten
so we'll keep an eye on that as we go
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(01:09:36):
when we're going to see some of these storms kind
of firing up more. Inland thirty percent, chance very, isolated
but these, storms of course capable of producing some heavy
rain when they do. Form we'll get up to the
low ninety set indecks into the low one hundreds, today mostly,
clear low in the upper, seventies and Then thursday And,
friday thirty percent chance of storms for the, afternoon pop up,

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Speaker 3 (01:10:15):
News Governor Greg abbot back On fox yesterday talking even
tougher about the Fleeing. Democrats what he had to say
is coming up next, well by the, Way Lieutenant Governor Dan.
Patrick we're going to talk to him in one, hour
but first let's do a little traffic and weather. Together, yes, Guy,
mike what have you? Discovered, well we.

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Had it first AND i have shared it with the
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Outbound THAT'S i forty five At.

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Louetta big Rig randy From spring with the banana sticker called,
this two left lanes and a transit. Lane got one
of these cars turned around. Backwards ambulance on the scene
and a twenty minute. Drag here, boy that toll. Bridge
the problem is, gone but southbound that's a thirty minute.
Drag let's don't get on the toll. Bridge let's reroute
to six.' ten we had An, Earlier, RICK oh i

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about The fleeing democrats. Getting tough he's he's talking about
we already heard that, YOU, know dps state police are
all involved in trying to track some of these folks

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down who might still Be. In texas there is a
possibility in fat Person in, trump, said, yeah well maybe
we can GET the. Fbi involved you imagine You're A
texas democrat and you KNOW the fbi might be coming.
After You Here's governor.

Speaker 7 (01:12:44):
Abbott Yesterday texas Prominent Of public safety officers are on
the streets looking For Those democratic house members to arrest
them and to take them To the texas capital and
hold them there until a quorum.

Speaker 19 (01:12:56):
Is Reached The texas Reprominent.

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Of public safety is also working with officials and other
states to find ways in wish we can try to
Arrest The texas democrat members in other states and bring
them back to the State.

Speaker 19 (01:13:08):
Of texas Represent.

Speaker 41 (01:13:10):
Of oliverson has said that both you And A Trade General,
kim paxenough have looked into whether or not they're funding
these trips or fund raising off of, these trips which
would amount. To bribery would that open up the potential
for you to go retrieve some of these representatives who
have fled.

Speaker 3 (01:13:23):
The state.

Speaker 19 (01:13:26):
It opens up.

Speaker 7 (01:13:26):
Several opportunities one Bribery in texas is. A felony felony
is the type of offense that we can issue papers
to Have these democrats. Brought back another, thing though That
the democrats don't seem, to know and that is taking
or receiving a payment like they have to escape or

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not take, a vote subjects them to forfeiture of. Their
seat it's going to be one of the legal grounds
you can see asserted here immediately to seek the vacation
or elimination or abandonment Of these house seats By. The
democrats so we will remove them from office and call
for elections to. Replace them but what.

Speaker 41 (01:14:07):
Kind of timeline you? Said immediately my understanding is that
is a. Legal process it would have to be established
by a judge at least that's the opinion Of The,
ATTORNEY general, i believe established in twenty, twenty one and
that would require a judge to. Discern abandonment so that
seems like that could take.

Speaker 19 (01:14:24):
Some time.

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SO when i, Say immediately i'm talking about when all
the paperworker is going to be filed with, the courts
which is going to. Be, immediately secondly there will be
requests for immediate responses from, these courts knowing that they're
dealing with an. Immediate timeline, your lawyer you know you
can go into court and you can get a quick
resolution for matters that have a. Short timetable that's exactly

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Priminent public safety officers are on the streets looking For
Those democrat house members to arrest them and to take
them To The texas capital and.

Speaker 19 (01:18:19):
Hold them there until a quorum.

Speaker 6 (01:18:21):
Is Reached Texas Governor greg Abbott on fox he's now
suing To Remove house democrat Caucus Chare gene wu. From
Office Attorney General ken paxton is looking to have all
The runaway dems declared their offices in, seats vacant but
removing all of them it's going to be easier said.

Speaker 8 (01:18:38):
Than Done Attorney general paxton says leaving the state constitutes abandonment,
of office but experts say it's not that easy TO
Prove Utsa Professor john taylor says a trial with last
years it's.

Speaker 23 (01:18:51):
Posturing as much as, anything else as playing to.

Speaker 8 (01:18:53):
Your audience He expects democrats to eventually fold and. Return
home that's what's happened in past. Korum breaks there's also
so a push to go After. The allies we're helping.
THE lawmakers a pack Run by betto a'rouric has been
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THANKS Beth a senate continues working on the, new maps
with committee hearing scheduled for today. And tomorrow we'll Talk
To Lieutenant Governor dan patrick at seven. Point fifty also
this Morning, in austin a bill's file to replace the
star test with three smaller tests throughout the, school year
but it could be in limbo because Of.

Speaker 4 (01:19:30):
The dems we don't know.

Speaker 9 (01:19:32):
When the quorm break. Will end we just know that
it will at. Some point when it, does END which
i very much hope is sooner, than later these bills
will be ready.

Speaker 6 (01:19:42):
To Go State Senator paul bettencourt Talks to jimmy at.
Seven twenty it is now seven oh Four. In Washington
House Oversight Committee Chair james comer has Subpoenaed the clintons
to testify In The jeffrey.

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EPSTEIN investigation i.

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Can Assure you republicans won't trains ferency More, than democrats
and we're going to do.

Speaker 4 (01:19:59):
Our job we're going to.

Speaker 6 (01:20:00):
Provide oversight Comber on fox also issuing Subpoenas To, James Comy,
robert muller And Former Biden Attorney General. Merrik garland the
Lawfair Against donald trump can be tied Directly to garland
And The Biden. White house Right Barts alex MARLOW Told
Kgrhs clay Travis And buck sexton it was all About
keeping trump out.

Speaker 11 (01:20:20):
Of Office The white house was involved in the law
Fair Against, donald trump, no doubt in order to try
svert democracy and read the twenty twenty. FOUR election i
think it's arguably the scandal of.

Speaker 6 (01:20:31):
The, century Elsewhere another biden aid testified about the former president's.
Cognitive issues Bruce reclaimed joe's disastrous debate last year was
the result of, his stutter as opposed To What hunter
biden said, last month he blamed it On ampion democrat
activist judges continued their legal maneuvers against the. Current administration

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so what happened to THE Big Us supreme court reeling
we just Got, in.

Speaker 12 (01:20:56):
June, you know the one Led By justice roberts That,
said low where court's overstepped in blocking the president's.

Speaker 3 (01:21:03):
EXECUTIVE orders i.

Speaker 13 (01:21:04):
Thought The supreme court was pretty clear on that six
three that the nationwide injunctions were outside of the power
of the.

Speaker 12 (01:21:11):
District judge that's Political Commentator Sylvia ocanto junior who wrote.

Speaker 13 (01:21:16):
About it they're testing it to see how much they
can get. AWAY with i think the solution here is
For The chief justice to, simply say we told you
already not to, do this and we're not.

Speaker 4 (01:21:26):
Going to let you get away.

Speaker 12 (01:21:27):
With it what's the point Of A supreme court If
the dems. Ignore It Jeff Biggs news radio seven FORTY.

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You jeff it's now seven.

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Oh five hours AFTER the fbi put out a list
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Was caught each final.

Speaker 15 (01:21:43):
Futitive feature here today on this list is considered armed
and dangerous and faces federal or state felony charges ranging
from aggravated assault and murder.

Speaker 6 (01:21:54):
To bankroroubera FBI's offering rewards for the others still. Out
there the portal for short term rental property owners to
register and come into compliance with the city's New Short
Term rental ordinance was supposed to launch.

Speaker 4 (01:22:08):
Last, week however it's. Been delayed the city wanted.

Speaker 16 (01:22:11):
To make sure there was enough time for testing for
feedback to make sure that this would be a, Smooth
launch so the go live date is going To be
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So artificial intelligence is a. Little scary i've always found
a little, bit scary but the stories ABOUT how ai
is coming for virtually every Job in america are a
little bit. More scary, IN fact i HEARD as ceo
from a company say that other CEOs who are looking
at filling spots with artificial intelligence to save money are

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not looking at the. Bigger picture if, an artifice if
artificial intelligence can do all the jobs in, your company,
mister ceo it can do, you too which means you
could have artificial intelligence, running companies not just providing, working
companies but actually. Running Companies mike, gross says there's a more.

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Practical Solution mike gross LIKE like. I am when it
comes to, you know the college. Degree thing to get
a college has to be in something that you can
make a, living at in something that makes sense from a.
Financial Standpoint Here's mike Row. ON fox i don't have a.
CRYSTAL ball i. DON'T know i suspect it's.

Speaker 4 (01:24:10):
Going to be.

Speaker 24 (01:24:11):
MONUMENTALLY disruptive.

Speaker 19 (01:24:14):
I don't know when and who is going to pay the.

Speaker 43 (01:24:18):
Price FIRST but i do feel pretty certain that the
jobs we're training. People For and i've been saying this for.
SEVENTEEN years I know i'm a broken record on, your
network but it is gratifying in, a weird twisted kind
of way to see this come. To pass we have
welders and steam fitters and, pipe fitters and such a

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huge need right now for ELECTRICIANS and hvac and. Collision,
repair honestly People think i'm just all hyperbolic, About it
but there's not a week goes by at my FOUNDATION
where i don't get a phone call from somebody at
the top of the food chain in a major industry,
who's saying we're looking for fifty one hundred thousand the marine.

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Maritime base, right now the guys that build our submarines
are looking to hire two hundred and fifty. Thousand tradespeople
so you just can't ignore that amount. Of opportunity having, SAID, that,
ai robots all of it eventually is going to. Impact
everybody but at, the MOMENT if i, Were betting, i'd

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say learn a skill that's, in demand avoid, the debt
and go.

Speaker 28 (01:25:24):
To.

Speaker 3 (01:25:24):
Work AMEN our ai is certainly coming for, some jobs
there's no doubt. About that is it going to come
for my job Or sky. Mike's job the only time
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My truck let's talk on the golf, Freeway, here Jimmy southbound,
all right, As, usual jimmy we are the first to
know about. A rick i'm trying to get the rest
of the media, on This but i'll tell. You What
the transtar camera system right there has had.

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Some challenges you.

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Know what.

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It's related it's not.

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Their fault it's related to the, road construction so it's
tough for them to say what's. Going on this is
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Hard hat this Is Outbound golf Freeway at highway Six The.
Texas city why and we're backed up all the way
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Bayou vista now we've got this north. Freeway deal you
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WAS involved i don't see where.

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He went two, left lines big smush on, the outbound
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And inbound we're. Not bad twenty five minutes now From The.

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Speaker 3 (01:28:18):
The day So the star test that is done in
our schools Here in. TEXAS controversial a lot of people
are concerned about teaching to. The test they're also concerned
how much time it takes to do the. Star testing
So the texas legislature the ones that are, still there
are proposing replacing the star exam with three. Shorter tests

(01:28:41):
we'll Talk To Texas State Senator paul bettencourt about that
in just a couple. Of minutes, first though seven twenty
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Speaker 3 (01:30:03):
Yeah you might be waiting a while because we Can't.
Find Democrats paul BENCOUR Joins us texas state senator to
talk about. Star testing but the FIRST thing i have
to ask you about are There any democrats showing up In.
The senate.

Speaker 9 (01:30:17):
We, believe so but those that are here.

Speaker 34 (01:30:20):
Salute you after today we'll find out. For sure and
it looks like we're going to be able to hear
some bills and pass a few bills While the democrats
are In. The house are spread Out, From, Lesie, Chicago.
Albany boston we've seen pictures. From, EVERYWHERE jimmy i bet.

Speaker 3 (01:30:38):
You have it sounds, like maybe According To, president TRUMP
the fbi might get involved in bringing.

Speaker 19 (01:30:44):
Them, home well.

Speaker 34 (01:30:46):
There's obviously a lot of interest in getting. Them HOME
and i will, Say, this jimmy this time when every
when they took off just by running into people on
the street going, to church pick. A place people are
really hacked off about this because.

Speaker 19 (01:31:00):
This is just, you know a.

Speaker 34 (01:31:03):
Political gig it's really everybody realizes that this is just a,
you know a.

Speaker 4 (01:31:09):
Temporary dodge they're eventually going to have to.

Speaker 34 (01:31:12):
Come back and so we have to pass these bills
all over again and really get to the state's business with,
you know, flooding relief, you know a siren system is
another Bill that. I'm carrying and then we're going to
get to Doing the, star replacement which is SOMETHING that
i think everyone in the public education would love to.

Speaker 3 (01:31:32):
See happen what's the big gripe About the star test
the way it? Exists now it takes too, much time
too much teaching to, the test too long of. A
test what's?

Speaker 4 (01:31:39):
The, gripe yeah the gripe is too long of.

Speaker 34 (01:31:42):
A test at the end of, the year, high stakes everybody's,
stressed out and the real question is is what are the? Kids,
Learning okay so the bill that we're going to be
Hearing In education Committee By chairman creighton is going to
hear MY. Bill spa it basically breaks Up the star test.

(01:32:02):
Into three you've got the beginning of the, year test
the middle of the, year test an end of the,
year test and the first two tests are like item
level tests that feedback within forty.

Speaker 4 (01:32:11):
Eight hours, you know how are?

Speaker 34 (01:32:13):
You doing what do? You know so that the teacher
knows exactly where the student is in the. Learning cycle
and then we'll have an end of year test which
will be criterion based with the norm output of how
the student. Is doing but it's gonna be Based on,
texas teagus which is what we want the kids to

(01:32:34):
learn from from public education in.

Speaker 4 (01:32:38):
The STATE so i think it's a.

Speaker 34 (01:32:39):
Great improvement it's probably, long overdue and we're gonna hear,
it today even If The house democrats aren't here to.

Speaker 3 (01:32:50):
Hear it, you know. You're right it just make a
whole lot of sense because we have an opportunity, to
know as, you said what a kid knows when they
when they come to class at the beginning of the
school year where at and then you get sort of
a midterm check up on how, they're progressing so that
maybe you can identify kids that are going to need some,
more help and then by the end you'll know whether
or not they have learned enough to be passed on

(01:33:12):
to the. Next.

Speaker 34 (01:33:12):
Grade right and then the other part of the bill
is to continue upgrading THE state's A through, f system
which is the system that basically grades public education on.
Public accountability so we've had a bunch of lawsuits from
schools that didn't want this, to occur and those have

(01:33:34):
been lost by. The plainness so actually we're about ready
to release last year's RESULTS within i think. Next week
and so between the combination of both sides of, the bill, which,
is okay how are the public, schools doing how's my public?
School doing and then we're going to change the, testing
regime which, we'll, say great how's my? Kid doing and

(01:33:57):
what help do they need in the year to? SAY
seed i think are really two great reforms that will
really help tune up public educations that the teachers really
like the idea of getting the, Information, early jimmy as,
you said because if somebody, needs, help, well great give
the student help early so that they can score well

(01:34:20):
on the test at the end of.

Speaker 3 (01:34:21):
The, year well and and give the parents that. Information
too so they can ride their kid to make sure
that they're, you know they're, applying themselves that they're doing,
their homework that they're that they're doing the extra studying
they need to do to.

Speaker 34 (01:34:31):
Catch up jimmy shocking prontal involvement.

Speaker 19 (01:34:34):
In schools THIS.

Speaker 3 (01:34:35):
Is, I know i'm like. A dinosaur i'm like. A, dinosaur.

Speaker 34 (01:34:40):
Wow, You know I'm just i'm not sure What The
house democrats think, of That but i'll ask them when they.

Speaker 3 (01:34:45):
Show up, believe me they won't. Like it they won't like.
It all last question, for, you sir has to do
with the school. Grades itself it's helpful to know if
a school system is GETTING, AN, A, B c d OR.
An f but for those that are getting D'S or
c or are very close to, getting f's is there
any kind of a carrot stick approach that the state
will use knowing those grades for those school systems to

(01:35:08):
force them. To improve.

Speaker 34 (01:35:11):
To tell you how this was really, Going down Jimmy's
this the lead plaintiff was a school district kings bill
that GOT an f and they were suing to stop
the release of the of the of the grades because
there are real consequences up to and including getting taken

(01:35:32):
Over LIKE hi sd did within just a couple. Of
years so there's escalating penalties. For that and that's why
what gets measured. Gets fixed and That's something i've said
for a, long time and that's why we've got to
have the e throught public accountability system because it's not also, to,
say hey where are the, good schools how are?

Speaker 4 (01:35:52):
People doing how can?

Speaker 34 (01:35:53):
You improve but if you've got chronically bad schools and,
school districts we have learned you just have to take
action and you can't. Wait around, you know, people, think
well give them a couple, of years, you know then
you know they'll straighten their. Act out well by then
the kids move from ninth grade to. Eleventh grade pick,
a timeframe and it's not fair to. The students if

(01:36:15):
people are falling flat on, their face get them out of.
That job and that includes taking. Over trustees and there's,
you know probably a handful of trustees that are probably
thinking maybe that's going to happen. To THEM and i
think it's actually good because that's what public accountability is.

Speaker 3 (01:36:34):
All, about, amen sir thanks for. Your time. As always
That Is State Senator paul bettencourt seven. Twenty eight time
to take a look at your money as we check
Them With jeff Bellinger.

Speaker 22 (01:36:42):
And jimmy looks like a positive start to the midweek
Session On. Wall street S and p futures are up,
NINE points nasdak futures are up, twenty three AND the
now futures are up one hundred and. Twenty eight, This
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I'm jimmy barrett among our. Top storices have our Bill
and hillary will be called to testify before a grand
jury On the. Russia Hoax The progressive Left compares texas
Redistricting To nazi germany and coming up at seven, thirty
eight WHY or i should say, not why but more

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of the things that we see people do that are just.
Not hygenic details in the. Minutes, ahead first let's check
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Speaker 4 (01:38:09):
You jimmy seven. Thirty two our top story.

Speaker 25 (01:38:11):
This hour there's a report tonight From the federalist THAT
the doj is actually asking you for more documents and
it's grand.

Speaker 19 (01:38:20):
Jury probe is?

Speaker 24 (01:38:21):
That true and that?

Speaker 6 (01:38:23):
Is true Director Of National Intelligence telsea Gabbard With Fox's,
laura ingram Confirming That Attorney General pam body has ordered
a grand jury investigation Into the, russia hoax but not
everyone is convinced this is going to lead.

Speaker 42 (01:38:37):
TO much i think the grand jury Probe into obama
officials is an. INTERESTING step i am still not convinced
it is likely that any of them, will face even
with a grand jury looking at them.

Speaker 6 (01:38:51):
Criminal charges that is Ktrh's. Buck sexton it's now seven.

Speaker 26 (01:38:55):
THIRTY three i want to finish by saying a few Words,
in Spanish Because i'm guatemalan with much PRIDE before i Am.

Speaker 4 (01:39:02):
An American.

Speaker 6 (01:39:03):
Illinois Democrat Congresswoman delia ramirez getting some backlash for that
comment over. The weekend some conservatives are now saying she
should be removed from her seat.

Speaker 19 (01:39:12):
For this you.

Speaker 4 (01:39:13):
Sworn both To The.

Speaker 23 (01:39:14):
United states if you are not identifying yourself As an
american first, and foremost then you should not Be.

Speaker 4 (01:39:21):
In congress that's Political Strategist.

Speaker 20 (01:39:23):
Nick lindquist, he says despite, the outrage don't expect her
to face any. SEVERE consequences i think at most she
might be censored By, the house which is essentially a
slap on.

Speaker 4 (01:39:33):
THE wrist i don't see her.

Speaker 20 (01:39:34):
Being removed lindquist, did, say however that this could lead
to a discussion about serious congressional. Qualification Reforms Ethan Buchanan
news radio SEVEN forty Ktrh.

Speaker 4 (01:39:45):
The ramire stunt did not go over well with.

Speaker 42 (01:39:47):
Administration officials SHE'S a, us citizen serving as a Member,
of congress her first obligation as to that state and
to the citizens that put in.

Speaker 19 (01:39:55):
That, Positions oh shae, not her.

Speaker 4 (01:39:57):
Or Is Our tom?

Speaker 6 (01:39:58):
Homan there it's now. Seven thirty Speaking of democrats and, Their, STUNTS.

Speaker 4 (01:40:02):
Well i think they've abandoned.

Speaker 28 (01:40:03):
The state nobody's seen anything, like it even though they've done.

Speaker 4 (01:40:06):
It Twice Before.

Speaker 6 (01:40:07):
President, Trump Yesterday Governor greg aabbott suing to have Caucus
Leader gen wu removed. From Office Attorney General ken paxon
Wants The State supreme court to declare the seats of
all of The runaway. Dems vacant by, the Way those
dems are no rush to Return. To austin and now
they're well at least one of them is comparing redistricting
to wait, for It.

Speaker 4 (01:40:28):
THE holocaust i will.

Speaker 1 (01:40:29):
Liken this To.

Speaker 29 (01:40:30):
The holocaust people, are, like well how Did the? Holocaust
happen how is somebody in a position to kill all?

Speaker 4 (01:40:35):
Their, people well good people.

Speaker 6 (01:40:36):
Remain Silent jowanda Jones On The Don. Lemon Show Senator
john cornyn WANTS the fbi to Bring the dems Back,
to austin and he might be on the verge of
getting A second republican primary challenger, Next Year Congressman.

Speaker 4 (01:40:49):
Wesley.

Speaker 9 (01:40:50):
Hunt weston hunt is a conservative hero and well liked in.

Speaker 6 (01:40:54):
CONSERVATIVE circles Gop Consultant vinie minchillo says That if hunt
does join, the race draw votes to force. A, Runoff
Currently ken paxton Is leading cornan in.

Speaker 4 (01:41:04):
The polls here's a.

Speaker 6 (01:41:05):
Scary thought some of these so called experts say that
if the next presidential election were, Held Today Alexandria ocassio
cortes would Be the. Democrat nominee Political Analyst bill, Miller
says republicans would be just fine.

Speaker 30 (01:41:19):
With this there's only one way to. Find out put
her up and let's see what the. Outcome IS but
i would predict a. Bad outcome but, you know everyone
will do what they wants.

Speaker 6 (01:41:28):
To Do recent democrat primary preference polls for twenty twenty
eight SHOW that aoc is running Just Behind California Governor.
Gavin Newsom In Former Transportation Secretary pete, buddha judge it
is seven.

Speaker 4 (01:41:42):
Thirty six looking at.

Speaker 6 (01:41:43):
Your money overnight trading is up across the board after
all three indseas closed. DOWN yesterday a new order is
being prepared By The white house that would find banks
for dropping customers over, political reasons.

Speaker 4 (01:41:55):
Mostly conservative, of course.

Speaker 3 (01:41:57):
The government used their clout to make banks do their.

Speaker 31 (01:42:00):
Dirty work, the government if they want to find, a
problem and you've got lots of, different activities they can find.
A problem so they just started shutting down some of these.

Speaker 32 (01:42:10):
Conservative Accounts Former Kansas Governor sam brownback says this will
hopefully cause organizations to, look inward and legislation's the only way,
to go.

Speaker 31 (01:42:19):
So you don't have commercial entities being bullied by regulators
to exclude. Disfavored organizations he says this would put an
end to democrats effort to suffocate. Dissenting Views, Andre Parard
news radio SEVEN, Forty ktrh.

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Thank, you andre and it's seven.

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And TRAFFIC how i listened to ktr instantly so we
we've been talking about germs and being unhygienic. Or hygienic
hopefully most of us. ARE hygienic i mean some of
us have. BAD habits i, YOU know i am guilty
of taking my cell phone into the in the bathroom
and looking at Things while i'm doing. My business that's

(01:43:20):
that's one of the top things you can do to.
Be unhygienic, by way we're asking, this morning either something
you do that's unhygienic or something you've seen other people do.
That's unhygienic.

Speaker 38 (01:43:33):
Good morning This is Henry from spring watching people blow
snot rockets In, Public jimmy Chris.

Speaker 37 (01:43:41):
And cleveland the WORST thing i ever saw WAS when
i lived and Worked. IN atlanta i was washing my
hands in the bathroom. At work driver comes out of
the saul after doing, number two flies right, by me.
GOES upstairs a vendor had dropped off a fresh box
of doughnuts greens all up in. The lift grads one

(01:44:03):
turned me off.

Speaker 4 (01:44:04):
On tonuts, SINCE then.

Speaker 3 (01:44:06):
I don't, blame you, YOU know i guess the, good Things.
Guy mike the good thing about germs is a the
more germs you expose yourself to the more, you know
the more your body builds up immunity to some of.
Those germs but it really is kind of discussing sometimes
what we do and what other. People do you got
even more, for us you?

Speaker 5 (01:44:23):
KNOW what I just i keep getting these slime and the, ice,
machines OBVIOUSLY but i like the caller this morning that
gave us your pickup truck or your your your right
into work is is you know you forget how dirty your,
car is especially if you're like me and you eat in.
Your ride so how about that hit us on that
free iHeartRadio. App marco you can fire off my music if.

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You want we've got. We northbound we've cleared that WRECK
at i, sixty Nine The southwest freeway that's gone a
little bit of a smudge now coming up from For
in us southbound going Down. To uptown it's breaks from.
Two ninety we've Got The north freeway and the wetter
wreck that one was on the outbound too left floe
And The East ship channel bridge there's a stall he's
minding his. Own business. Toll, bridge finally. Chillaxing alone we've

(01:45:06):
got some Breaks At. Jacento port jason's right. Behind that
he's doing better.

Speaker 19 (01:45:12):
In the Machine And.

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North freeway the Problem at, lueta's outbound. Not inbound the inbound.
Looks good tarrell's coming in from the woodlands from.

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The hard work in. North side, good job good tennis,
or whatever make.

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Shift happen it's kind of Been about marvin.

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Speaker 18 (01:45:41):
Right now, oh yeah you've moved towards the Coast towards
galveston and again Over Towards. Port arthur that's kind of
breaking up over there towards. The east but as we
progress through, the day that will become more and more
common as we watch some of these showers and storms
that are primarily along the coast or in open waters
start to push their. Way inland so it'll light up

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a little bit. Later on we'll keep it mostly sunny throughout,
the day and it looks like it will be a
later part of the afternoon before we start to see
those pop up storms really start to cover the area
a little more as we get up to the. Low
nineties the heat indecks right around one oh. Three tonight
mostly clear in the upper seventies is where. We're headed
plenty Of sunshine Thursday, and friday both days we head
to the, mid nineties and both days we've got chances

(01:46:23):
for those afternoon pop up showers and storms right down.
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Windows Solutions So Lieutenant Governor dan patrick is. Standing by
we'll talk to him about Those runaway democrats coming up
here in just a minute or maybe a minute and.
A half, first though let's check out that Drive sky
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Working On That nord freeway outbound Wreck.

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Grant parkway we can't, see IT.

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Speaker 6 (01:47:24):
Thank, You Jimmy texas democrats remain on. The run seattle's
version of Zoron mom donnie advances to a, barrel runoff
and the triggered left is now Going After Sydney sweeney's,
german shepherd calling It a nazi pet more backlash Over
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The ten, All right still try to get The runaway
democrats Back in austin seven to. Fifty time Here In Houston's,
born news we are Joined By Lieutenant Governor. Dan patrick
welcome back To, The show, Good morning. Good, MORNING hey
i Heard From, president trump, not DIRECTLY but i heard
him say that maybe there might be A little fbi
involvement in trying to extradite some Of These.

Speaker 40 (01:48:16):
Texas democrats i'll let the legal work stay in the
hands of those pursue that for. A living, for Me
as president Of, the senate my job is to, pass
bills and that's what we're going. To do we're going
to pass the redistricting map sometime early. Next week we
will power it through because, it's legal it's the right thing.

(01:48:37):
To do, you know when you look at, These NUMBERS
and i was With the hannity, Last night laura the,
night before we talked about these, national NUMBERS and i
think people are stunned when they see the jerrymandering That
the democrats have created. Over decades, For, example massachusetts the
president got thirty six percent of. The vote they don't Have,
one republican not One. For Congress, in illinois Where the

(01:48:59):
Democrats from texas have Fled, with pritzker they have seventeen,
congressional Seats, fourteen Democrats, three republicans even Though the president
got forty three percent of. The vote, in fact if
you take the five biggest, blue states or five of
the Bigger Ones, New Jersey, New, York Illinois, washington State.
And california the president averaged forty two percent of, The
vote and yet of the one hundred and seventeen congressmen,

(01:49:23):
and women Ninety are democrats and only Twenty. Seven republicans
they they are emperors with. No clothes, trust me they've
been doing. This forever all we're doing is fighting back
to be sure our red state is represented as our. Voters. INDICATE.

Speaker 3 (01:49:40):
Yeah jb pritzker Was on colbert, last Night, and Colbert
even colbert liberal as, he is was giving him a,
hard time and he, finally, said yeah our map kind
of looks like was drawn by. A, kindergartener yes.

Speaker 40 (01:49:51):
It was, you know this goes back to it's vice
president Of The united states Got Named, elbridge jerry and
he was the first to draw a map Like the
democrats have drawn, for decades a map that someone said
looked like, a salamander and, they, said well it's. Really
gerrymander that's where the word came from from our fifth.
Vice president and that's What the democrats have done. For decades,

(01:50:13):
you know when you see the elections on, you know
the election maps on. Election nineteenth look at the whole
country and it's, all Red, like texas and, you say
How could congress be so close because?

Speaker 4 (01:50:22):
Of that and all.

Speaker 40 (01:50:22):
We're doing all we're doing is drawing Districts, in texas
five Districts That donald. Trump won and all we're doing
is just making sure that our red State that and by, The,
way jamy in the last two and a, half years
we batted about three million people of, the state two
and a half to three million just in the last,

(01:50:43):
few years about eleven to twelve million in the. Last
twenty the state. Has changed we're Much more republican than we've.
Ever been and it's perfectly legal what. We're doing we're
just drawing maps to make sure we have the right
Representation in congress on.

Speaker 19 (01:50:56):
Behalf of a.

Speaker 3 (01:50:57):
RED state I Had State Senator paul bettencourt on a
little bit earlier on, our SHOW and i asked Him
If senate democrats were Still. In austin are they still?
Around you you don't better? Anybody.

Speaker 40 (01:51:07):
Else yes, In fact i'm on the road right Now.
To austin we go in at nine o'clock this morning
and we'll start our redistricting hearings later today than Tomorrow,
and friday and bring them back to the. Floor soon
If the house comes back and gets, a quorum they
need four or Five more democrats to. Come back they're
very close, right now they're in the. Mid nineties they
need one hundred total votes two thirds Of the house

(01:51:28):
to have. A quorum we have a quorum In, the
senate but RIGHT now i have a Number of democrats
who have left and gone to. VARIOUS cities i don't
know if they're coming back.

Speaker 3 (01:51:36):
Or not here's.

Speaker 40 (01:51:37):
A question Are the democrats going to stay out? Of
state are they going to stay out of state and
kill the bills that we're going to address, the flooding
this terrible tragic storm that we Had on? July fourth
are they going to stay out and not do that
and kill? Those bills now In, the, SENATE again i have,
a Quorum and i'll keep. A quorum i Have enough

(01:51:58):
democrats With my republicans to stay so we'll pass. These
bills the question is In. The house what are they
going to do In. The house are all Of these
democrats going to stay out and kill another property? Tax
bill are they going to KILL the. Thhc band are
they going to kill getting rid of the? Star tests
are they going to kill all? These bills there's no.
ENDGAME here, i mean there's. No endgame they have to

(01:52:18):
come back at. Some time so the question is do
they want to get back before? SESSION ends a special
session is. Thirty days we're. Halfway through it Ends on,
august nineteenth in, two weeks a little less than. Two
weeks and if they don't, come back then we come
back for another thirty days and do. It again and
if they, stay out we do, it again and we do.
It again there is no. Endgame here, and meanwhile the
People of texas are not getting their true representation and on,

(01:52:42):
these bills they could all die Because, the democrats and
they're ought to be ashamed of themselves, quite frankly with
all this focus on the, flooding issues and that's our
number one priorities to. Address that we lost lives Here.
In houston, and look you've got almost All The, houston
democrats almost all of them to, my knowledge have fled.
The state all, of them the, same ones by, the
way that won't pass ball reform to keep murders. Behind

(01:53:03):
Bars the Democrats In harris County and houston. In general
they are a disgrace to our city and by, the Way, To,
republicans democrats. And independence, for Example In, bell reform everybody
wants to keep people who have committed murder or been
charged with murder, in jail not. These democrats these are
the same people that have taken off for these. Other

(01:53:24):
states theyelt to be ashamed. Of themselves and if you
get back to work and do, their job, all.

Speaker 3 (01:53:27):
Right sir thanks, as always appreciate your time and.

Speaker 40 (01:53:29):
Thank you.

Speaker 4 (01:53:29):
Appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (01:53:30):
You Bet That's Lieutenant Governor. Dan patrick you all have a.
Great day we'll see you, tomorrow morning bright early. Five
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