The Big and Bright Podcast

Episode 84- What. Just. Happened??!

Nick and Justice James talk about the current economic status of Texas, the best town to live in according to a recent study, the Presidential Debate, and Attorney General Ken Paxton getting shut down by an El Paso Judge. 

Episode 83- Will Texas teach about Jesus?

Nick and Justice James talk about the Texas Stock Exchange, the greatest places to live in Texas, and Texas Education Agency thinking about infusing the Bible into elementary curriculum. 

Episode 82- Texas is smut shaming

Nick and Justice James talk about Texas dealing a heavy blow to the Porn industry, the pro-Hamas rioters, and much more. 

Episode 81- Oklahoma is the Worst

In this episode Nick and Justice James talk about the current state of the College Football SEC, Texas offering jobs to New York Cops, and the latest antics in the reliably terrible Harris County. 

Episode 80-Are we arresting illegals yet?

Episode 79-Texas Department of Deportation

Justice James talks about Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which allows state officials to deport or prosecute illegal immigrants, the result of the Texas constitutional votes, and Texas Rangers Win the World Series.

 

Citations:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/11/14/texas-bill-to-send-undocumented-migrants-to-mexico-might-be-unconstitutional-experts-say/

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/analysis/html/SB00004I.htm

https://immigrationforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SB-4-five-questions.pdf

https://abcnews.go.com/International/texas-house-considers-bill-authorizes-officers-arrest-migrants/story?id=104857797

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/texas-constitutional-amendment-election-results/

https://abc13.com/hank-dugie-galveston-county-treasurer-voters-texas-city/14035609/

 

Episode 78- Where have y’all been?

Just Justice James here. He talks about the floatation barrier along the Rio Grande and how the Justice System wants to take it down. He also talks about corporal punishment...is it good, is it bad? And also a ruling against the Texas House Bill 900 "Reader Act" that was passed by the Texas Congress and signed by Governor Abbott.

 

Citations:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/93211-in-a-blistering-opinion-judge-officially-blocks-texas-book-rating-law.html

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/federal-judge-reasoning-blocking-texas-law-booksellers-rate-books/269-e58be588-e8ba-43f8-9436-fb27a2c92d6f

https://legiscan.com/TX/drafts/HB900/2023

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/19/texas-principal-corporal-punishment/

https://news.yahoo.com/texas-principal-arrested-paddling-student-151448040.html?

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/09/06/federal-judge-tells-texas-remove-rio-grande-barriers-abbott-vows-supreme-court/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/floating-border-wall-can-stay-along-texas-border-court-rules

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/texas-water-barriers-migrants-appeal

 

Episode 77- Discrimination isn’t real.

Nick and Justice James talk about the Title 9 controversy at Baylor University and the fallout of that lawsuit, the Save Women's Sports Act signed by Governor Abbott, and the Texas Constitutional Amendments that will be on the ballot in November 2023. GO VOTE!!

Citations:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-transgender-college-athletes-bill-greg-abbott-sb-15/

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-signs-vital-save-womens-sports-act

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/08/15/baylor-lgtbq-sexual-harassment-exemption/

https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/doe-confirms-baylor-universitys-religious-exemption/

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/u-s-department-of-education-reaffirms-baylors-religious-exemption-in-response-to-sexual-harassment-complaints/

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/12/baylor-title-ix-sexual-harassment/

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/racial-slur-hoax-air-force-academy

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122977386/byu-apologizes-to-a-banned-fan-saying-it-found-no-proof-they-yelled-racial-slurs

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governors-abbott-noem-pillen-reynolds-stitt-band-together-to-secure-border

 

Episode 76- Texas is the WORST!

Just Nick delivering the news this week! Nick talks about the #1 Texas Rangers, and how Texas has become the WORST place to live according to the news.

Episode 75- It’s as hot as Texas out HERE!

Nick and Justice James talk about the recent Heat Wave going on in Texas and the Climate Crisis, the overturning of Affirmative Action for College admission, Texas's Special Session outcome and the Second Special Session priorities, and Property Tax debate...again!!

Citations:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/27/weather/texas-heat-wave-nighttime-temperatures-climate/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/11-dead-texas-heat-related-illness-amid-scorching/story?id=100479859

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/parts-of-texas-could-hit-100-degrees-next-week/#:~:text=Part%20of%20the%20reason%20for,weather%20fluctuations%2C%20is%20climate%20change

https://filterbuy.com/resources/across-the-nation/us-cities-that-lack-air-conditioning/#:~:text=Of%20these%20states%2C%20households%20in,1.6%25%20of%20households%20in%20Texas

https://nypost.com/2021/07/14/more-die-of-cold-medias-heat-death-climate-obsession-leads-to-lousy-fixes/

https://talk.tv/news/4522/greta-thunberg-deletes-tweet-warning-humanity-could-be-wiped-out-by-2023-climate-change

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/29/texas-college-top-ten-percent-plan-supreme-court/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/texas-population

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/27/texas-legislature-special-session-ends/

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-senate-approves-property-tax-relief-bill-extra-payments-teachers/