Airport Ablution Stations And Texas Pushback

A government-owned airport installs an ablution station and a prayer room stocked with faith-specific items, and suddenly Texas is forced to answer a question we keep dodging: is “religious neutrality” actually possible, or does it just reward the loudest demands? We walk through Gov Greg Abbott’s order to review state airport grants and his request for federal investigation tied to DFW and IAH, then we unpack the argument Houston’s mayor uses to defend the facilities and why that defense doesn’t settle the bigger fight. If you care about Texas politics, religious liberty, public funding, and what our civic spaces should represent, this conversation gets real fast. From there, we shift to the day-to-day costs of local mismanagement with Patrick Von Dohlen, Republican candidate for Bexar County Judge. We talk crime reporting, the jail crisis, deaths in custody, debt, and why budget choices and prosecution policies can create cascading public safety problems. We also break down Attorney General Ken Paxton’s move to restrict property tax increases for cities that fail audit and transparency requirements under SB 1851, and why that matters for taxpayers who keep getting stuck with the bill. We round it out with community notes like the Livingston gun show, then turn to a darker trend: school threats around the Houston area. We talk parenting, attention, public school culture, and what it takes to stop threats before they become tragedies. ************************************************Listen every day to our strong conservative programs on Patriot Talk 920 AM.  Tune-in on your radio in Houston to KYST 920 AM or download our app by visiting 920app.com or search for "Patriot Talk 920" from your app store!