Religious Freedom and Government Schools: We demand school administrators and officials to
protect the rights of students and staff to pray and engage in religious speech, individually or in groups,
on school property without government interference. We urge the Legislature and the State Board of
Education to require instruction on the Bible, servant leadership, and Christian self-governance. We
support the use of chaplains in schools to counsel and give guidance from a traditional biblical
perspective based on Judeo-Christian principles with the informed consent of a parent.
Adopted As Amended; 2022 Plank 108
Christian theocracy back at it again. Also they want to make gay marriage illegal again.
Definition of Marriage and Family: We support the definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal,
and moral covenant only between one biological man and one biological woman. Further, we support a
traditional definition of family with only one biological man in the role of father and one biological
woman in the role of mother. We are opposed to same-sex parenting, intentionally subjecting a child to
the loss of their biological father or mother, and other non-traditional definitions of family.
Adopted as Amended: 2022 Plank 210
State Authority Over Marriage: We support withholding jurisdiction from the federal courts and
nullifying federal Executive Branch rules, orders, or regulations in cases involving family law, especially
any changes in the definition of marriage, and the requirement of licensing from the state.
Adopted as Amended: 2022 Plank 211
Nullify Unconstitutional Ruling: We believe the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, overturning the
Texas law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Texas, has no basis in the Constitution and should be
nullified.
Retained with No Changes: 2022 Plank 212
Spousal Benefits: We shall not recognize or grant to any unmarried person the legal rights or
status of a spouse, as defined in Principle #6 of the Platform, including granting benefits by political
subdivisions.
Retained with No Changes: 2022 Plank 213
But “as it gets warmer earlier, we see a larger amount of mosquitoes earlier,” said Max Vigilant, director of mosquito and vector control in Harris County, where Houston is located. “We are getting hotter temperatures earlier.”...
Balaji, a 43-year-old Long Island native who goes by his first name, has a solid Valley pedigree: He earned multiple degrees from Stanford University, founded multiple startups, became a partner at Andreessen-Horowitz and then served as chief technology officer at Coinbase. He is also the leader of a cultish and increasingly...
As someone who has made campfires, I can confirm that blowing on a fire gives it oxgen and makes it bigger. Goshdarn windmills blowing on the whole State as part of the librahl agenda to make wildfires around north America.
Source? I game a lot on Linux and have only ever found two games which I couldn’t play on Linux. Genshin and valorant which have incompatible anti-cheats.
That’s not to say that most games which have anticheats don’t work. A lot of them I’ve tried do work like helldivers 2, ow2, titanfall 2.
Alt text: While the formal sector stuck in leetcoding. The informal sector stuck in a tunnel. Both waiting for light at the end. This is my India!! Below, there is a bisected image, one half is professionals in a metro train working on their laptops wearing formal clothing. All of them have frowns. Second half is miners in a...
Climate Town recently did a fantastic video detailing how banks use our money just sitting around in our account to invest in fossil fuels. Wanting to avoid this, I figured it’d be better to direct my money in an investment that’s at least a little less planet destroying, which lead me down this ecological rabbit hole that I...
Vanguard’s VEOIX is my favorite one. It is actively managed with a 0.75% expense ratio, but I prefer it over sphere 500 for two reasons.
Sphere 500 just takes s&p 500 and removes the fossil fuel companies. So it avoids destroying the world, but doesn’t actively try to heal it by investing in companies which are fixing the planet.
Sphere 500 invests in the military industrial complex, VEOIX doesn’t.
Here’s the fossil free funds link for veoix. There is only one holding that gets flagged as a fossil fuel company, but if you actually google the name of the company, it’s a renewable energy company. Here’s the homepage of the company that’s flagged as fossil fuel.
The US Senate today confirmed nominee Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, finally giving President Biden a Democratic majority on the telecom regulator more than two and a half years into his presidency. The vote to confirm Gomez was 55-43 and went mostly along party lines....
“If confirmed, she would give the Democrats a majority at the FCC that would enable them to impose a radical left-wing agenda, including investment-killing and job-killing so-called net neutrality rules, otherwise known as Obamacare for the Internet,” Cruz said.
**Lawyers for Eminem have sent a letter to aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asking that he stop rapping to his songs. ** The letter comes more than a week after the biotech entrepreneur delivered an impromptu performance of “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair....
I would argue that the main reason isn’t FOMO. It’s increased awareness, resources to educate yourself, and resources to participate. All of these come from the Internet.
For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept it...
The goal of Death Star is simple. The deeply conservative Texas Legislature wants to effectively deny cities—the state’s large Democratic-leaning cities, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin in particular—the ability to pass local laws and regulations in eight major policy areas: agriculture, business and commerce, finance,...
If I get in a car crash on a highway and get transported to a hospital, I don’t want to die because some doctor decided they don’t like my religion, my sexuality, my ethnicity, or anything else about me.
I haven’t gone to Florida in over 5 years. However, if Ron becomes president, he’ll be using his bully pulpit for bills like this and more states will follow suit.
Vehicles under $15k are 1.6% of the market, and their share of the market has dropped over 90% since 2019. The old advice that you can get a beater and drive it in to the ground for $5k hasn't been true for years but it still seems pervasive in personal finance spaces.
Toyotas and Hondas have pretty huge markups right now. A new Prius for example (in Texas at least) costs 39k (with taxes and everything) for the base trim.
I guess the type of person who would buy a lot of toilet paper during the pandemic is also the type to try to make a "smart" linkedin post about it ( lemmy.world )
xkcd #2947: Pascal's Wager Triangle ( xkcd.com )
Alt text:...
Texas Secessionsts win GOP backing for independence vote: 'Major step' ( www.newsweek.com )
Oncor Electric Delivery Charges $50?
Does everyone have this ridiculous fee attached to their electricity bill?
[resource] Political Typology Quiz: Where do you fit in the political typology? Are you a Faith and Flag Conservative? Progressive Left? Or somewhere in between? ( www.pewresearch.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/17821633...
Texas GOP Wish List Includes Death Penalty for Abortion Patients ( www.commondreams.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15998782...
Mosquitoes are swarming around Houston. The future could bring even more. ( wapo.st )
But “as it gets warmer earlier, we see a larger amount of mosquitoes earlier,” said Max Vigilant, director of mosquito and vector control in Harris County, where Houston is located. “We are getting hotter temperatures earlier.”...
Where to start..
[email protected]...
The Tech Robber Baron who wants to take over San Francisco ( newrepublic.com )
Balaji, a 43-year-old Long Island native who goes by his first name, has a solid Valley pedigree: He earned multiple degrees from Stanford University, founded multiple startups, became a partner at Andreessen-Horowitz and then served as chief technology officer at Coinbase. He is also the leader of a cultish and increasingly...
‘Sovereign citizen’ shot, killed during exchange with Harris County deputies ( www.houstonpublicmedia.org )
xkcd #2912: Cursive Letters ( imgs.xkcd.com )
xkcd.com/2912...
Texans find a way ( lemmy.world )
Texas battles second-biggest wildfire in US history ( www.bbc.com )
Microsoft rolls back decision to stop Windows 11 22H2 preview updates ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
The difference between US and China in a nutshell ( media.mas.to )
If you really thought this, it'd be company policy and the employee wouldn't have to ask. Faked for engagement? ( sopuli.xyz )
I don't think the lesson from this comic is that manual labourers stuck in dark tunnels have it just as bad as people interviewing to be salaried office workers ( sopuli.xyz )
Alt text: While the formal sector stuck in leetcoding. The informal sector stuck in a tunnel. Both waiting for light at the end. This is my India!! Below, there is a bisected image, one half is professionals in a metro train working on their laptops wearing formal clothing. All of them have frowns. Second half is miners in a...
Fossilfreefunds.org | A place to help discover funds that don't support the Fossil Fuel Industry, or to check how much your current funds are invested into fossil fuels. ( fossilfreefunds.org )
Climate Town recently did a fantastic video detailing how banks use our money just sitting around in our account to invest in fossil fuels. Wanting to avoid this, I figured it’d be better to direct my money in an investment that’s at least a little less planet destroying, which lead me down this ecological rabbit hole that I...
NSFL ( lemmy.ml )
Is it really possible to make a house very good in passive heating and passive cooling, and can an apartment building do it as well?
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Senate confirms Biden FCC pick as 5 Republicans join Democrats in 55-43 vote ( arstechnica.com )
The US Senate today confirmed nominee Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, finally giving President Biden a Democratic majority on the telecom regulator more than two and a half years into his presidency. The vote to confirm Gomez was 55-43 and went mostly along party lines....
Eminem tells Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to stop rapping his songs ( www.bbc.com )
**Lawyers for Eminem have sent a letter to aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asking that he stop rapping to his songs. ** The letter comes more than a week after the biotech entrepreneur delivered an impromptu performance of “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair....
Buying a used car, best source for financing?
My family needs a second car. I’m thinking about a used Chevy Bolt or Nissan Leaf so I think the cost will be about $20,000....
Gen Z’s FOMO is driving them to trade more than any other generation ( archive.ph )
He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town. Then a white minority locked him out ( www.theguardian.com )
For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept it...
Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law ( slate.com )
The goal of Death Star is simple. The deeply conservative Texas Legislature wants to effectively deny cities—the state’s large Democratic-leaning cities, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin in particular—the ability to pass local laws and regulations in eight major policy areas: agriculture, business and commerce, finance,...
Meet Ron DeSantis ( infosec.pub )
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/1686408...
Male expression of emotions like anger ( youtu.be )
In this video from 1hr 14min -1hr 25min the topic is how Garnt/Gigguk feels about his expression or rather non-expression of anger....
It's Almost Impossible To Find A Decent Used Car Under $20,000 ( jalopnik.com )
Vehicles under $15k are 1.6% of the market, and their share of the market has dropped over 90% since 2019. The old advice that you can get a beater and drive it in to the ground for $5k hasn't been true for years but it still seems pervasive in personal finance spaces.
Well that's just typical ( i.imgur.com )
(trying with a direct gif link instead of gifv - my other posts always seem to have a broken preview)