GREG ABBOTT BUCK'S DONALD TRUMP ON DATA CENTERS AND CALLS FOR STRONGER STATE REGULATIONS

HOW STUPID IS GINA HINOJOSA TO JUST OUTRIGHT MISLEAD THE VOTERS ON DATA CENTERS AND STATE REGULATION?

Trump is 100% opposed to state regulation of Data Centers.  He failed in his Great Big Beautiful Bill to pass a 10-year effect moratorium on regulation.  He then tried an Executive Order.  Neither worked as the states fought back.

IT IS FACT: GOVERNOR ABBOTT IS PUSHING FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST STATE REGULATIONS ON DATA CENTERS TO INCLUDE REPEAL OF TAX INCENTIVES

Gregg Abbot's legislative agenda on the issue includes a mandate that DATA Centers bring their only electricity to the grid before they can access the Texas electrical grid.

Others are:

1. requiring new facilities to add power generation to the state’s power grid

2. requiring data centers pay for their own grid interconnection and infrastructure costs

3.  mandating the use of “closed-loop” water systems, which draw a large amount of water at the start but reuse it over some period of years.

4.  require annual reporting by all data centers on electricity and water use

5.  establishing best-practice standards to address community concerns like noise

6. repealing data center sales tax exemptions and “other outdated or unnecessary incentives for data centers”

So why is Gina Hinojosa paying a known pay to play blogger to mislead you on the facts?  Because she pays to play.

The entire thing is so silly?  She is begging for $10,000 in new donations to buy Billboards to promote this misconception of the facts.  It is a campaign which will cost millions, and Gina has found herself begging for chump change in the amount of $10,000.

I AM NOW SUPPORTING ONE STATEWIDE DEMOCRAT FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE

Clayton Tucker on the issues is running a very solid campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture. Click on his name.  You will find no such depth of understanding of the issues and how to make change anywhere in Gina Hinojosa's campaign material.

This is how the Democrats take back the state.  Clayton Tucker is speaking directly to the farmers and ranchers in Republican territory.  These voters care about their farms and ranch.  They will vote based on good policy. 

Bringing these Republican voters over to the Democratic side based on solid policy, is how we slowly flip Texas back to the Democrats.

 

CITY COMMISSION MUST ORDER INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER HEALTH SCOTT'S CONDUCT RESULTED IN VIOLATION OF MY ADA RIGHTS, AND IMPENDING SUIT AGAINST THE CITY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ADA ORDER IN PLACE

To be as clear as possible:  John Cowen will fight any such effort tooth and nail.  But come the next election he cannot protect everyone.  John Cowen will never allow for such an investigation because communications involving John Cowen, Will Treviño and Alan Guard will show Heather Scott was given a free hand.  They know she will use such communications if sued by the city.

Who does the city commission represent?  Not the people.  Tino Villarreal will not be able to use his old money to advance his political ambitions once the truth comes out and his failure to reign in John Cowen.

A proper investigation into this matter will allow for a slam dunk removal of John Cowen as mayor.

 

JOHN COWEN, THE MAYOR WITH NO CLOTHES OR IF YOU WILL - THE MINI-TRUMP

Cowen can be named in the ADA lawsuit because insiders are assuring me, he is running the show and cares more about settling scores than running a clean government.  I just need one email from John Cowen saying he opposes doing the right thing, and he then becomes a coconspirator.  There are enough people in management at the city who dislike him, the evidence will be produced.

When elected officials use their perceived inherent power, while holding a position of limited power, disaster follows.  This is a common analytical tool when studying elected officials and their downfall.

I want to say the simpleton bloggers trying to make John Cowen a racial issue need to stop.  The problem with John Cowen has nothing to do with race, just a sense of superiority.

I have spoken with enough people to know the choice of Alan Guard as city manager sent a tidal wave of double takes.  People who really run the city are clueless as to how the city commission could choose him. 

When you talk to the people on the street a clear message is heard.  Yes, the people are worried about inflation and other such matters, but the one universal issue is the failed infrastructure in Brownsville.

It is incredulous to the people on the street who follow city hall matters that an engineer who knows the infrastructure issues intimately, and the impact the budget presents to the resolution of the infrastructure problem is passed over as the new city manager, for an outsider has no understanding of these issues and how to resolve them. 

Linda Macia's is toast in my part of town.  I have already seen the mailer of her sitting in a pothole in Pedro Cardenes district, while potholes remain unrepaired in her district.  John Cowen and Tino Villarreal will be too busy defending themselves to worry about Linda Macias.  (Editor: John changed to Tino.  It bothered me all day and finally hit me.)

My neighbors are always asking me if I know when Lopez will open its roasted chicken counter.  I tell them I do not know and there are conflicting accounts of problems with the city.  It may seem stupid, but the idea of a 3-minute drive for a nice take-out dinner matters to people.

SCHEDULE

My goal today is to finish the latest mandamus to be filed with the Texas Supreme Court.  The issue is Judge Terrell refusing to rule on the Plea to the Jurisdiction.

Judge Terrell was warned that his order of assignment clearly gave him authority to hear all matters related to the recusal.  I handed him the order of assignment and he ignored it.  I warned him on the record that he had a duty to find he had jurisdiction in the case before proceeding.

"Not only may a reviewing court assess jurisdiction for the first time on appeal, but all courts bear the affirmative obligation “to ascertain that subject matter jurisdiction exists regardless of whether the parties have questioned it.” In re United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 307 S.W.3d 299, 306 (Tex.2010) (quoting Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. at Dall. v. Loutzenhiser, 140 S.W.3d 351, 358 (Tex.2004)).

Judge Terrell is a retired senior judge.  He would have you believe he did not understand simple law.  No, his acts were willful.  The law is basic; no judge can proceed in any case until on their own they find they have jurisdiction in the case.  No motion is required. 

Assuming I get the mandamus filed by this evening, I will then ask the Commission on Judicial Conduct to suspend him as a visiting judge. We are not dealing with a ruling which can be debated, we are dealing with the most basic and fundamental duty of all judges: insure you have jurisdiction in the case before you proceed.

By Monday Jackson Walker will have my demand letter for the ADA violation.  It was willful on the part of Andrew Schafer.  He knew there could be no Zoom hearings, and he did it anyway.  The federal court of appeals has made known in Title II ADA violations, damages are available if the act was willful.

Further under Tennessee v. Lane judges can be held accountable along with court for accommodation violates.  Judge Woerner gave me the accommodation concerning my hearing impairment, but then Judge Terrell took it away with an ex parte communication with Andrew Schafer of Jackson Walker. 

Heather Scott who answers to John Cowen, Will Treviño and Alan Guard was warned to take her approval off of the Schafer draft order, and she refused.  The order was highly edited by Judge Terrell, but kept the finding he considered all argument, to include that of Andrew Schafer who appeared via Zoom in violation of the Judge Woerner ADA accommodation order. 

On Monday the entire city commission will get the demand letter under the ADA which is also going to the Texas Municipal League. John Cowen can no longer keep the entire city commission from voting on settlement. 

ONE-MILLION-DOLLAR DEMAND BEING MADE ON ALAN GUARD, CITY OF BROWNSVILLE AND JOHN COWEN FOR VIOLATION OF AN ADA ORDER

 At the last hearing I learned the city hid from me the Texas Municipal League had taken control of the defense in this case.  The decision to conceal this fact was made by Heather Scott, and city attorney Will Treviño.  As the two in charge, no one else can be blamed.  Their conduct is in clear violation of Texas law.

I am beyond bored teaching this quacks basic law.  They do not know it, because they do not practice law.  They use their law license to obstruct with impunity.

But bonding companies have a way of shutting down lawyers like Heather Scott and Will Treviño. 

They do not represent the Texas Municipal League Risk Pool.  The TML Risk Pool needs to know acting city manager Alan Guard willfully violated the ADA order which protects me from zoom hearings.

See Order:

AFTER THE HEARING ANDREW SCHAFER SUBMITTED AN ORDER MOSTLY REJECTED BY JUDGE TERRELL AS NOT REFLECTIVE OF HIS RULING

Healther Scott was asked to withdraw her approval of the order, as false.  She claims she was unopposed to the enforcement of the ADA Order, but still signed off on the draft order.  It says the court considered the "arguments of the parties."  This would be a violation of the ADA order, because Andrew Schafer appeared via Zoom, after seeking permission to appear via Zoom, ex parte.

I could not hear at least half of what Schafer said.  Healther Scott and Will Treviño knew this and nonetheless bound the city to an ex parte act, 

This is on Alan Guard.  He knew he was recommended as the new city manager because he was reliable to turn a blind eye to the corruption of the legal department.

Think about this, someone from a very small town, with no similarities to Brownsville is brought in as an assistant city manager and then promoted to city manager as the best candidate for the job.  Best if the job is as a puppet.

Doroteo Garci was hands down the most qualified.  As a city engineer, he knows intimately the infrastructure problems facing Brownsville and the demands on the budget.  Doroteo is under the supervision of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.  This means any engineering questions could be subject to oversight by the TDLR.  John Cowen and his league of lemmings could never toleration such a situation. 

JUDGE TERRELLS MOSTLY REJECTED ORDER SIGNED OFF ON BY HEATHER SCOTT

Healther Scott and Will Trevino knew Judge Terrell never ruled on the Plea to the Jurisdiction.  Everyone was informed of Judge Terrell's entry into the docket which clearly stated he did not rule on the Plea to the Jurisdiction.  If Heather Scott is not relying on a corrupt judge, she has no argument. Will Treviño is the city attorney because John Cowen can rely on his support even if it means ignoring the law.

Judge Terrell chose to consider the city pleadings filed during the hearing, with no notice to me. He chose to ignore the clear evidence the city's pleading was filed 30 minutes into the hearing, with no opportunity for me to address anything in the pleadings.  It is standard practice that if counsel files anything before the hearing they bring it to court and provide opposing counsel copies and notice of the filing.  Heather Scott knows better, but you cannot win when you follow the rules.

THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE DEMAND

The city is going to have to explain why it is giving the City Manager job to Alan Guard, after violating the ADA order and exposing the city to more litigation.

The law is not on my side as to suing the Texas Municipal League over their practice of hiring unethical attorneys to protect their assets. But it is not foreclosed either.  So, I will make a separate demand on the TML for damages related to their policy of turning a blind eye to the counsel they retain knowing they use unethical tactics to win. 

THE LATEST MANDAMUS WILL BE FILED ON THURSDAY OR SOONER

It will be guided by three Texas Supreme Court cases, all won by me.  The law is so basic, it is not possible any judge can make an honest mistake. 

Until a Plea to the Jurisdiction is denied, the trial court has no jurisdiction to proceed.  Any judge who claims to not know such a simple rule, should not be allowed to act as a judge.  Judge Richard Terrell is unfit as a judge.  All of the defense counsel knew this, which is why they insisted Judge Terrell claim he denied the Plea to the Jurisdiction when in fact he did not.  

You will note at the end of the order, he removed the claim he denied to Plea to the Jurisdiction.  This is accurate, but his failure to rule on it means he had no jurisdiction to proceed with the Recusal hearing.

  “Courts always have jurisdiction to determine their own jurisdiction,” Harrell v. State, 286 S.W.3d 315, 317 (Tex. 2009) (quoting Hous. Mun. Employees Pension Sys. v. Ferrell, 248 S.W.3d 151, 158 (Tex. 2007)).

It is not disputed  “Subject matter jurisdiction is ‘essential to a court’s power to decide a case.’” City of Houston v. Rhule, 417 S.W.3d 440, 442 (Tex. 2013) (quoting Bland Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Blue, 34 S.W.3d 547, 553–54 (Tex. 2000)).  Judge Terrell clearly had no authority to move onto the Motion to Recuse until such time as he decided the Plea to the Jurisdiction.  There is one exception, a judge can authorize limited discovery if germane to the facts in the Plea to the Jurisdiction. 

 

THE GOLANIZATION OF LEBANON AND GAZA

UPDATE:  ON JUNE 22ND, ISRAEL ANNOUNCED IT WILL NOT WITHDRAW FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON

The world with the exception of Israel and the US consider the Golan Heights to be part of Syria.  In 1967 Israel took control during a 6-day war.  The world considers it a military occupied territory.

The Golan Heights allows Israel to look down on Syria, as a form of security. Given drone technology, I am not sure I see the need for Israel to control the Golan Heights. I guess an extra buffer zone never hurts.  I will note the residents of the Golan have benefitted from not being involved in Syria's bloody civil war.  

Israel will permanently occupy southern Lebanon and Gaza for security reasons, such as they occupy the Golan Heights.

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED BY IRAN OVER ISAEL'S REFUSAL TO ACCEPT THE PEACE DEAL BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN

Until Trump ends all military aid to Israel, there will be no chance for peace.  Iran cannot simply remain silent as their allies in Lebanon and Gaza remain under a policy of genocide.

This is called geopolitics.  I took several courses as an undergraduate and graduate student.  It is really coming to understand some basic concepts, and having played Risk as a kid.

My best course was by a Polish visiting professor.  He taught geopolitics.  At the time Poland was controlled by the Soviet Union.  Also, Poland had a long history of being a pawn in regional politics.  He understood geopolitics unlike as US American professor could ever understand.

 

IF A 12-YEAR-OLD WITHOUT PRODDING CAN EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE INFLATION, ELECTED OFFICIALS BETTER BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THEIR PARENTS THINK

Last weekend three of my roommate's grandsons came to use the pool. When this happens, I will go to Walmart for a couple of packages of Ballpark Angus beef hotdogs, and a few other things.  Now I did have left over chili from the Spurs game.  It is perfect combination for the kids.

When I got back, I explained to them how much more expensive the Angus hotdogs are.  The 12-year-old says to me it is because of President Trump.  I did explain how the screw worm is impacting the price of anything with beef.

We know how this works.  The kids are shopping with mom, and mom tells them everything has gotten so expensive and then blames Trump.  The kids are told they cannot have what they want.

Are we building an entire generation of voters who will blame the Republicans for inflation?

 

WHY DOROTEO NEVER HAD A CHANCE FOR CITY MANAGER: THE BLOGGERS HAVE IT ALL WRONG

As an engineer Doroteo is highly regulated by the state of Texas.  If he were to continue the dirty work of John Cowen and the city commission, he could see his engineering license under attack.

John Cowen could never tolerate as a city manage under such scrutiny by the state.

The claim Doroteo was denied the position because of his in laws is just ridiculous.  In terms of qualification, he is as qualified as Alan Guard if not significantly more qualified.  The reason is not complex.  Doroteo as an engineer is subject to significant oversight by the state of Texas.

The problem with the bloggers is they cannot think outside their very small box of nonsense. 

On this issue Mr. Vendetta, his self-given modicum, calling John Cowen and other city commissioners Comrade shows a level of petty childlike mentality which should make anyone with a minimum education to move on from whatever he is saying.

If he wants to use the Comrade insult, maybe he can apply it to Mayor Mamdani in NYC who is the polar opposite of John Cowen.  And not that facts matter, more and more NYer's are embracing Mamdani as a real NYer.  Ed Koch was the last mayor so connected to the people.

A CALL FOR HELP

Is the city blocking the Lopez on Boca Chica from opening their chicken kitchen.  Like HEB's it will sell chicken.  It has been complete for months but has not opened.

Multiple sources have told me Lopez is in a spat with the city and cannot get the permits needed to open.

If this is true, we need to develop the story as yet another abuse by the code office.