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This is very important news. Texas has a serial rapist targeting elderly women living alone in mostly rural homes.

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Scott and White took in two hundred pints yesterday. They had to turn people away last night, but today is a different story. If you can donate blood please do, they were working last night to set up a place near the McLane Dining Room in the main entrance to take in blood donors. This would be in Temple at Scott and White Hospital. Seton Medical in Round Rock and Darnell Hospital in Killeen also have soldiers injured. I am sure they need blood as well.

I only know about Scott and White because it is where we go, and the local news has covered extensively.

May God work with these brave men and women to heal them today.

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As a Texas political junkie I look for positive things in each cycle. Last November I will say other than Cornyn winning I did not see much Republican hope in Texas.

What I was asked on Tuesday was how to switch parties. Which considering I live in one of the last yellow dog counties I was thrilled. Knowing that my name will be on a ballot soon I refrained from answering. I wanted the next judge to answer. He did a bang up job.

I reflect on how all eleven amendments could have passed, many read the amendments for the first time in the booth. Many did absolutely no research, many thought they could figure out what the language meant. But many brought “cheat sheets”, they would clutch and go down the ballot. I encourage cheat sheets, it is a lot to vote on.

The reality is had even 1% of my precinct turned out the outcome could have been different. Prop 11 passed with flying colors, many that I did not support did not pass in my precinct or county. But we live in a big state, and what I consider a huge reach of government a 25 yr old might think is a great idea.

Please show up on March 2nd, and vote your conscience.

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The Secretary of State has a wonderful searchable website for election results. Go HERE to find out the results statewide or county by county, or issue by issue.

It looks to me that our state constitution will be changed. After working my last election I know I am too tired to do much else other than take it all in.

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As I have reread the amendments I have changed my mind yet again. I will be voting no on all amendments up to #10 and #11.

There should be better bills out there if they want my vote.

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As I prepare to work the election I am very conflicted. Much like the US Constitution, I really like the original Texas constitution. I think our forefathers did a great job. So basically after rereading and chatting with different Texans all I really want to do is vote in a few things.

I am using the Womens League of Voter primer with the link I posted to decide what to do.

Prop #1 No I don’t want the counties and cities to issue bonds to take on land from others.

Prop #2 Yes  This one looks like it evens the playing field for taxes.

Prop #3 I was for it before I was against it.  No, our taxes are high enough. Austin, Dallas and Houston have sky high rates, I don’t want their rates in my county. It gives Texas too much power.

Prop #4 Toss up, one part of me wants far more research based universities in Texas, the other part of me knows Texas has limited funds to spread for research. This amendment may be in the wrong time for economical reasons, I have no idea what lever I will pull.

Prop #5 No, because as written some other county could write your appraisal. That is a no go in our county, we want local people doing the job they know.

Prop #6 No. Any bond possibility is not okay with me. Plus this is a mix between the State of Texas and the federal govt.

Prop #7 No, One job at a time. There is a reason our constitution was written this way. A county or city job is important, and being in the Texas National Guard would take away people from a job that may require on call service which would make a county or city suffer.

Prop#8 No, not because I don’t support veterans, because I am a realist. They are former federal employees, the federal government or donations should do something for the veterans. Texas has no extra funds with all the illegals we are dealing with.

Prop #9 No This would allow the state if it wants to take land that storms have eroded. I am a property first eminent domain protector.

Prop #10 Yes, many counties struggle to find and keep qualified appraisers, I see nothing wrong with this choice.

Prop #11 Yes, it is better than nothing. It is not perfect considering Perry may win but he did veto this bill, after it passed the house and Senate.

I reserve the ability to change my mind about all of these except 11 if I think longer about them.

I will be working the election tomorrow so no post on Tuesday. I expect Texans to vote tomorrow!

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I would love to think the Israel trip was for a good reason, but watch this video then tell me if you think Texans are getting jobs from this tell me where the Israel based company is hiring in Texas, I have plenty of family that need work.

The Link is HERE. It is a good report using what “Freedom of Information Act” they could. Transparency is good for Texans, it allows us to see what is really costing us in real money.

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I was looking at the number of amendments and how many days I have left. I am out of time. What I will say as a conservative our original constitution was written in perfect form. In many ways I have libertarian lean thinking no amendment is a good one. The more you mess with a perfect document the murkier it gets.

That being said I am going to give you a non partisan link for information on the Amendments I have not covered as of yet. I will still go through as many as possible but know that if you download this, print it double page print it is only four pages. If all you do is go in and vote no on all of them at least you have done what you are allowed to do and why we have a republic!  As an election judge I know how few people are turning out to vote. This election does have some amendments that can change Texas, so go out and vote no matter what. On this election there is no trick “no” answer. Sometimes if you want something you have to vote no, but this election has none. So vote with confidence.

HERE is the download link, it is a PDF and 8 pages but you can book print it and do only 4 pages. You can transfer the numbers and yes or no on a small piece of paper and take it with you.

I am going over mine today. I will try to post several amendment posts at a time.

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The Proposition as it reads the first time will be about leveling the playing field for property owners. Texas has an outrageous game of property taxes where they raise your rate one year and your value the next.

Here is the difference in the wording they want to change:

First is what the ballot wants to say:

Administrative and judicial enforcement of uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes shall be prescribed by general law.

Now to what the wording was before:

(b) Administrative and judicial enforcement of uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes, as prescribed by general law, shall originate in the county where the tax is imposed, except that the legislature may provide by general law for political subdivisions with boundaries extending outside the county.

That being said some say this is a back door way for Texas one day to have a state income tax. It did pass unanimously in both the house and senate.  So it has by partisan support.

There is always good and bad when you clean up language on a bill. This may be our best best to have lower property taxes. Or our first hint of a state income tax. My personal belief is Texans will do anything before a state income tax, but the state is changing so that could be a wrong take.

I will be voting for this bill, and hope for the best.

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Perry campaigns heavy handed. The pyramid scheme where you earn money for signing up people. The TABC head guy is sending out campaign letters and without even skipping a beat Perry has no problems with it.

Words cannot say how far out of touch Perry has become, perhaps his bubble is just too protective. All I can say is nothing I have seen in this election will move me to vote for him.

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