Immigration policy continues to be debated following the Cleveland, TX, shooting. Fellow Mark P. Jones joins Houston Matters to discuss the political implications surrounding the issue and bills passed or currently under consideration in the Texas Legislature.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s comments on the Cleveland, Texas, shooting victims were part of an effort to push his legislative agenda, especially on school choice, said fellow Mark P. Jones. “Abbott ... needs his political power to be at its pinnacle.”
With one month to go in the TX legislative session, the pressure is on for Gov. Abbott to draw his line in the sand. But without Tucker Carlson scolding him on primetime TV, that pressure eases ever so slightly, fellow Mark P. Jones told the Houston Chronicle.
After some Harris County polling locations ran out of ballot paper on Election Day, several Republican candidates filed lawsuits challenging the results. Fellow Mark P. Jones said the challenge will be proving that people intended to vote but could not.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy is promoting SB6, wherein TX would fund natural gas-fired power plants. Fellow Mark P. Jones explains how there are many groups “ranging from companies to nonprofits to experts who are openly stating that this is a bad bill.”