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Got kids? Texas state rep proposes 100% property tax credit for married, opposite-sex couples with 10 children
Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican, has put forward a proposal to provide a property tax credit to married, opposite-sex couples, with up to a 100% credit for couples with enough kids.
The proposal would offer a 10% property tax credit to eligible married couples — the measure defines a "Qualifying married couple" as "a man and a woman who are legally married to each other, neither of whom have ever been divorced."
Spouses with four qualifying children, whether biological or adopted, would be eligible for a 40% tax credit, while couples with five kids would get a 50% credit, couples with six kids would get a 60% credit, etcetera — couples with 10 or more qualifying kids would be eligible for a 100% credit.
Widows and widowers would be able to continue getting the tax break after their spouse's death, as long as they remain unmarried.
"If one spouse of a qualifying married couple that is entitled to a credit under this section dies, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive the credit authorized by this section for as long as the surviving spouse remains unmarried," the bill states.
Even if the measure were to pass, there appears to be an additional hurdle — the text of the bill indicates that the measure would only be able to take effect if a proposed constitutional amendment is approved by voters.
"With this bill, Texas will start saying to couples: 'Get married, stay married, and be fruitful and multiply,'" Slaton said, according to a press release. "Supporting Texas means supporting Texas families. Strong families are the backbone and building blocks of society. We must support families by making it financially easier for them to have and raise children in a supportive and nurturing way."
\u201cSupporting Texas means supporting Texas families. Families are the building blocks of society. We must support families by making it easier for them to have and raise kids\n\nWith HB 2889, Texas will start saying: "Get married, stay married, and be fruitful and multiply." #txlege\u201d— Bryan Slaton (@Bryan Slaton) 1677612038
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Armed Antifa militants guard 'kid-friendly' drag show near Dallas; Republican Texas lawmaker calls violent leftist group's intimidation tactics 'alarming'
Masked Antifa militants were armed with rifles as they guarded a "kid-friendly" drag show near Dallas over the weekend — and a Texas Republican lawmaker told Fox News Tuesday that the violent leftist group's intimidation tactics are "alarming."
What's the background?
The Sunday morning "drag brunch" was held at the at Anderson Distillery and Grill in Roanoke, Fox News said.
BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales and porducer Kris Cruz, as well as independent journalist Tayler Hansen, were there and posted images and videos to Twitter.
\u201cI was on the outside and it was wild. #Antifa showed as body guards for the attendees of the event. #Antifa and the staff worked together to provide \u201cprotection\u201d\u201d— Kris Cruz \ud83e\udee1 (@Kris Cruz \ud83e\udee1) 1661720808
Fox News said police were there too amid tense stand-offs between protesters and counter-protesters.
\u201cTo my knowledge and I walked both sides of the arguments. The only armed group I saw was #Antifa. #Antifa also posted \u201cguards\u201d on each corner and inside the parking lot. They took pictures of all the vehicles that not supported the kids friendly drag show.\u201d— Kris Cruz \ud83e\udee1 (@Kris Cruz \ud83e\udee1) 1661721233
About 20 children and multiple self-proclaimed teachers attended the event where drag queens performed and collected dollar bills, Fox News added, citing video from Hansen. For a more detailed account of what happened inside and outside the venue, check out this clip from Hansen and Gonzales.
What did Slaton have to say?
"It's shocking to a lot of Texans, and we just need to stop it. We need to let children be children and protect them from any sexualization," Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton told Ashley Strohmier and Todd Piro of "Fox & Friends First."
Slaton told the co-hosts that "kid-friendly drag shows" don't exist, and he said he believes children must be protected in order to have a childhood and must be prevented from being sexualized at a young age.
"We have porn in our school libraries and there's pushback on removing those. There are the drag queen shows with children, and there's pushback on us for wanting to stop that. Then there's the gender modification of children. And the left is pushing back on that," Slaton noted to Fox News.
As for Antifa showing up with weapons to guard the event, Slaton told the Fox News hosts that the radical leftist group's actions are "alarming," particularly as protecttion for "grown men wearing ladies' underwear that have to dance provocatively in front of children."
"They're protecting that and trying to intimidate those that were there to speak out against it and bring attention to it that way," he told Fox News. "But, yes, Antifa apparently is getting involved, and you've crossed the line if you want to protect children, and they want to intimidate you."
Slaton also said it was concerning that law enforcement failed to take action to shut down the event due to it being over capacity according to the local fire code, Fox News added.
After Texas state lawmaker promises a bill to protect kids from being exposed to drag shows, California state lawmaker says he has an idea: 'Offering Drag Queen 101 as part of the K-12 curriculum'
Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton pledged to put forward legislation to protect children from being exposed to drag queen performances, but in response, California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) issued a tweet in which he raised the idea of integrating drag into the K-12 school curriculum.
"This guy just gave me a bill idea: Offering Drag Queen 101 as part of the K-12 curriculum. Attending Drag Queen Story Time will satisfy the requirement," Wiener tweeted.
Drag queen story hour involves drag queens reading stories to children. "DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models," according to the drag queen story hour website.
\u201cThis guy just gave me a bill idea:\n\nOffering Drag Queen 101 as part of the K-12 curriculum. Attending Drag Queen Story Time will satisfy the requirement.\u201d— Senator Scott Wiener (@Senator Scott Wiener) 1654622628
Slaton responded by stating that Wiener "is clearly sick," and then inviting people to "join me in praying for him."
Wiener replied to Slaton by sharing the link to a video that appears to feature children frolicking about with a drag queen — the video is posted on the TikTok account of an organization that offers drag queen telegrams and entertainment.
\u201c@BryanforHD2 https://t.co/Nk8CT0ZdPI\u201d— Bryan Slaton (@Bryan Slaton) 1654622836
A bar in Dallas, Texas, held a drag show on Saturday that had been billed as "fit for guests of all ages," and disturbing video footage showed that there were children in attendance at the event.
"Mr. Misster's Drag The Kids To Pride Drag Show provides the ultimate family friendly pride experience. This signature event is a family friendly spin off of our famed Champagne Drag Brunch, with our resident DJ Charlie Phresh playing some of your favorite hits while host Nicole O'Hara Munro brings together some of the best drag entertainers around!" a description of the event stated.
Slaton announced on Monday that he plans to propose legislation to protect children from being exposed drag performances.
In a statement, Slaton said, "The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children. As a father of two young children, I would never take my children to a drag show and I know [Texas House] Speaker Dade Phelan and the rest of my Republican colleagues wouldn't either. Protecting our own children isn't enough, and our responsibility as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that is happening across Texas."
"I promised my voters that I would stand up for their values and fight to protect Texas kids. I was re-elected on that promise and I intend to keep it by authoring legislation to defend kids from being subjected to drag shows and other inappropriate events. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this important legislation," Slaton said.
Texas state lawmaker says he will propose bill to protect children from being exposed to drag queen performances
Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton has pledged to put forward legislation to protect children from being exposed to drag queen performances.
On Saturday, the Mr. Misster bar in Dallas held a drag event that had been advertised as "fit for guests of all ages." Disturbing video footage shows that children were present at the event.
"Mr. Misster's Drag The Kids To Pride Drag Show provides the ultimate family friendly pride experience. This signature event is a family friendly spin off of our famed Champagne Drag Brunch, with our resident DJ Charlie Phresh playing some of your favorite hits while host Nicole O'Hara Munro brings together some of the best drag entertainers around!" a description on Eventbrite stated.
In a statement, Slaton said, "The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children. As a father of two young children, I would never take my children to a drag show and I know [Texas House] Speaker Dade Phelan and the rest of my Republican colleagues wouldn't either. Protecting our own children isn't enough, and our responsibility as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that is happening across Texas."
"I promised my voters that I would stand up for their values and fight to protect Texas kids. I was re-elected on that promise and I intend to keep it by authoring legislation to defend kids from being subjected to drag shows and other inappropriate events. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this important legislation," Slaton said.
Democratic state Rep. Jessica González responded on Twitter, taking issue with the proposal and calling for gun control.
"This isn't about protecting children, it's about further censoring the LGBTQ+ community and taking more rights away from parents. Let's actually protect children by passing common-sense gun control," González tweeted.
\u201cThis isn't about protecting children, it's about further censoring the LGBTQ+ community and taking more rights away from parents. \n \nLet's actually protect children by passing common-sense gun control. #txlege\u201d— Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez (@Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez) 1654541378
Last month, a deadly shooting perpetrated at a school in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead.
"It's sad that this is an apparent priority in a state where 19 children were just murdered," NBC Los Angeles reporter Alex Rozier tweeted in response to Slaton's post.
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