Why Texans Feel Powerless And How To Push Back

Politics isn’t just noisy right now, it’s demoralizing, and we’re watching more people quietly check out. We lay out the two big reasons: the sense that your individual vote can’t move anything, and the faster-growing belief that nobody can change anything because the system is designed to win no matter who you elect. That second mindset is poison for a representative republic, so we get specific about where the levers actually are in Texas politics, and where they’re being blocked.From there, we hit several major Texas news stories with real consequences. We walk through the fight over closed primaries in the Texas GOP and why open primaries make grassroots voters feel unrepresented. We also cover Houston-area immigration enforcement and public safety, including an illegal immigrant accused in two separate murder cases being denied bond, plus a separate federal illegal re-entry case that raises an uncomfortable question: why are taxpayers funding years of prison time for someone who’s just going to be deported anyway?Then Julie Pickren joins us to talk Texas public education, curriculum reform, and the role of the Texas State Board of Education. We discuss civics test failure rates, the push to rebuild history and civic literacy, what “instructional materials” really means, and why these standards matter even if your kids aren’t in public school. We close with the State Fair of Texas firearms ban court ruling, what it means for Second Amendment rights, and a look at Houston’s growing biotech manufacturing footprint, including Bristol Myers Squibb’s planned facility.************************************************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!