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Dear Luv Doc,
    Please keep pushing your woke crap. I hope y'all go broke. I'll do my best not to support ANYTHING y'all champion. Leave Austin!!

To the editor,
    Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn should support federal funding for cultured-meat research. For those who don't know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughter. Widespread adoption of this revolutionary protein will dramatically reduce our pandemic risk, our negative impact on the environment, and the suffering we inflict on animals.
    Since livestock are removed from the process of making cultured meat, zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 will have a much harder time making the jump to humans. Further, this new protein requires a fraction of the land, freshwater, and greenhouse-gas emissions necessary to raise animals. Last but not least, the cruelty of factory farming will be a thing of the past.
    An Israeli company has reduced its production cost to $7.50 for a quarter pound of cultured chicken. Still, more research is required to make the price competitive with slaughtered meat. We need to help develop this nascent industry for the sake of public health, the environment, and animal welfare. Senators should support government funding for this purpose.

Sir,
    Just when I thought Gohmert, Cruz, and other Republicans in the U.S. Congress had a monopoly on stupidity, along comes Bryan Hughes!!
    What a convoluted, inept, inappropriate, foolish, and disjointed attempt to explain his voter suppression act. Talk about winding up with egg on his face – Trump would be proud.

Sir,
   
    Just when I thought Cruz and Gohmert had a monopoly on stupidity, along comes Chip Roy – what a clown! He lost his brain along with his hair.

Dear Editor,
    A new bill – HB 1919 – is currently being considered at the Capitol, and as a small business owner who is tasked with administering health benefits to our 100+ employees, it’s very concerning.
    We at Sauceda Industries take a lot of pride in offering our employees quality health care options. Key to that offering is being in a position to have ongoing discussions about their options and provide information that helps keep premiums lower for them and us as the employer.
    Small businesses that serve Austin and our employees are already dealing with the unprecedented economic impacts of the pandemic. We have worked hard to preserve our employees’ jobs and access to health coverage through the pandemic. It is frustrating to see Legislators putting forth bills that would limit choice and inevitably make providing affordable health care more difficult for job creators .
    We spend a lot of time helping our team members choose the right plan and find the right health care resources for them to ensure they’re healthy, happy, and fulfilled. Any bill like this that prevents us from doing so as the health care plan administrator, is a non-starter.
    The bill plays right into the hands of predatory special interests while creating an unfair and unnecessary ban that would prohibit businesses from informing employees and their families about lower-cost options for their prescription drugs.
    I hope that, as our voice in the State House, our representatives in Austin and across the state stand up for the hardworking small businesses and people who call Texas home by voting against HB 1919.