#TXLEGE: Capriglione's Protectionist Roofing Scheme FAILS SPECTACULARLY

"Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy."
Proverbs 12:20

[Note: You can view the full discussion of HB 2101 here.  The relevant section begins at the 3 hour, 12 minute mark.  It runs for about half an hour.]

For a bill deadline day, yesterday was fairly anticlimactic.  The Texas house passed a modestly useful constitutional amendment prohibiting a state income tax.  Otherwise, the day went how we expected.

Except, however, for one bill that failed,

HB 2101, by Giovanni Capriglione, would require mandatory registration and fees for all roofing contractors in the state.  We're actually on the mailing list for the lobbyists who were pushing this bill.  That's the only we're familiar with it.

As luck would have it, we were in the house gallery as the bill was discussed last night.

We chronicled it, real time, on Facebook:



And Twitter:

#TXLEGE: Republican (Capriglione) lays out bill creating $250 mandatory registration for all roofing contractors; Democrat (Romero) asking about "unintended consequences" for "overwhelming majority of responsible business owners...." pic.twitter.com/tIzKXA0FEc

— cahnman (@cahnman) May 10, 2019

For such a wretched bill, opposition was refreshingly bipartisan.

Democrats like Ramon Romero and Abel Herrero talked about how Capriglione's bill was unfair to responsible businesses.  Steve Toth discussed how costs exploded in his industry (swimming pool services) following a similar bill by the legislature.  Matt Schaefer spoke movingly about how such regulations would have made his own economic rise impossible.

The bill failed 33 to 99.

Bottom Line: To see such a wretched elected official pushing such a wretched bill suffer this level of public humiliation was quite fun....

#TXLEGE: Democrats threaten Matt Rinaldi's life as regular session gavels out sine die....

"No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17

Soo...this happened:



Rindaldi explains further:



Pat Fallon adds context:



Note: Fallon also has a Facebook video of the protests that prompted Rinaldi to call ICE as they repeatedly bragged about being in the country illegally.  Unfortunately, due to formatting issues we can't embed that video on this website.  Fallon's original video can be viewed here.

To be fair, Romero disputes Rinaldi's account.  Readers can learn more about Ramon Romero's relationship with the truth here.  Learn more about Poncho Nevarez's relationship with the truth here.

Bottom Line: Good for Rinaldi (and, seriously, follow the link to those Fallon videos)....

In State Tuition supporters hold press conference

"You have set all the borders of the earth;
You have made summer and winter."
Psalm 74:17

Texas State Capitol - In one of the worst choreographed events this author has ever seen in politics, supporters of in-state tuition for illegals held a press conference this afternoon:





Highlights:

State Rep. Ana Hernandez (D - Houston)

• Was personally illegal until Reagan's amnesty in 1986.

Liz Magallanes 

• "DREAMer" from North Texas

State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D - Dallas)

• "This is good policy."

• Affirms "Young people who played by the rules."
• Author's Note: Irony noted.

• With Obama's amnesty we have to do this.

• "Attacking some of the most vulnerable people in our society."
• Author's note: The irony would be hilarious if it weren't so tragic.

Bill Hammond (Texas Association of Business)

• Moral imperative to educate all children.

• Illegals deserve in-state tuition "perhaps more than other Texans."

Skyler Korgel (Some dude)

• Confuses Dewhurst and Patrick.

• Message to Stickland et. al: We'll lobby against the bill.

• Celia Israel filed a bill to allow illegals to get occupational licenses

Miguel Solis (Dallas ISD)

• In state tuition gives Hispanic children "hope."

• "Dallas ISD stands with" illegals.

?!? Garcia

• Sister was raped and murdered.

• Went to college on in-state tuition.

• "Don't take my life away again."

SBOE Member Erica Beltran (D - Dallas)

• "Transformative power of Education"

• Most of her family works for government.

Jose Luis Zelaya

• Something, something, sob story, education.

• Pursuing Phd. in "Urban Education" (whatever the heck that is)

• Education = "Basic Human Right."

• In state tuition = "Human Dignity"

State Rep. Roberto Alonzo (D - Dallas)

• "Everybody came here except the Native Americans."

State Rep. Ramon Romero (D - Ft. Worth)

• Said something in Spanish.

Ft. Worth City Council guy

• He was brought to U.S. illegally.

• First person in his family to attend college.

State Rep Armando Walle (D - Houston)

• "I too am a son of immigrants."

• Straw man argument about "hateful rhetoric."

• Calls opposition to in-state tuition "ungodly."

Jorge Baldor

• Tried to redefine issue as being about "geography" instead of "politics."

• Ending in-state tuition unfair.