Proud to join Governor @GregAbbott_TX in South Texas as we defend strong conservative leadership in the Texas House.
Representative @JanieLopezForTX has been an effective voice for the Texans of Willacy County, and weβre ready to send her back to Austin. #txlege
USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.
Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.
I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."
"They just come with the table, man."
They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.
This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.
I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then β I must report this calmly β the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.
"Did we�"
"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."
Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.
My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."
Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished β an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.
I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.
Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.
I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.
Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.
State of the race in #HD41, a Trump district being relinquished by retiring Dem @BobbyGuerraRGV:
(D) #txlege staffer @JulioForRGV and McAllen Commish @sebyhaddad likely headed to a runoff
(R) Attorney Sergio Sanchez and activist Gary Groves likely headed to a runoff
#txlege
Congratulations to Representative @JanieLopezForTX and Aaron De Leon on securing the Republican nomination in House District 37.
This is an important step, and I am confident voters will have a strong conservative choice in November. I look forward to continuing our work to advance conservative priorities and defend the values that make Texas exceptional.
π¨ AWESOME: President Trump called over a boy at the Lions vs. Commanders game and gave him a presidential challenge coin
βThank you, Mr. President! Iβm honored.β
This boy will remember this moment for the rest of his life β€οΈπΊπΈ
As the @TexasGOP debates whether to censure Republican State Legislators, a new statewide survey of over 1,000 voters from Hunt Research shows that 75.9% of likely Republican Primary voters approve of Republican Texas State Legislators.
As a taxpayer, parent, business owner, and community advocate, I know the challenges our families face. HD 41 deserves a strong, conservative voice in Austin who will defend our values, fight for safer communities, lower taxes, better our schools, and protect our way of life.
π¨TODAY, Governor @GregAbbott_TX endorsed @JanieLopezForTX for re-election to the Texas House District 37.
Janie is the first Latina Republican to represent the Rio Grande Valley, and she has delivered many conservative wins this session, including meaningful property tax relief, parental empowerment, and historic education funding for her district.