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Editorial/Opinions
The Economist
by Dr. Ray Perryman
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ing from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Thursday, March 9 at Spring
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ing room), 9005 Broadway
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ment of Health and Human Ser-
vices from eliminating funding
for Planned Parenthood in the
ue to have access to medical care
at their chosen providers” and
will then schedule a trial date.
Texas Attorney General Ken
Paxton expressed disappoint-
ment in the ruling and said he
Life will host a fundraiser at
Dairyland from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m., March 18. Raffle baskets,
kids games, and crafts. Dairy-
land will donate 10 percent of
sales to Take a Bite Out of Can-
cer Relay for Life team.
Embrace Grace is an area
support group for all single
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The Alvin library is accept-
ing donations of books to be
included in its used book sale.
Proceeds fund local library
The Alvin Extension Edu-
cation Club invites all home-
makers interested in expand-
ing their homemaking skills in
this age of electronics to meet-
ings at 10 a.m. on the second
and fourth Wednesdays of each
month at the Church of the
Nazarene, on the corner of Kost
and South streets. For more in-
formation, call 281- 585-1448.
or visit www.manvellionsclub.
org/. To register, log on to
www.lionscamp.com/
The Alvin Garden Club
meets the first Thursday of
each month from September
to May at 9:30 a.m. at the Alvin
Senior Center, 309 W. Sealy.
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President
Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414
comments @ whitehouse, gov
U.S. Senator
John Cornyn
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-5922
(202) 224-2934
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 980
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 572-3337
Fax: 202-228-2856
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U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz
B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
(202) 224-5922
U.S. Representative
Randy Weber Dist. 14
1708 Longworth
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2831
weber.house.gov
U.S. Representative
Pete Olson Dist. 22
2133 Rayburn
House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5951
6302 W. Broadway, Ste. 220
Pearland, TX 77581
281-485-4855
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Governor
Greg Abbott
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
Info and Referral:
800-843-5789
Opinions: 800-252-9600
govemor.state.tx.us/contact
The Sparkman
&
The Big Dog
State Senator
Larry Taylor Dist. 11
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-0111
174 Calder Rd. Ste. 151
League City, TX 77573
281-332-0003
State Representative
Dennis Bonnen
Room CAP 1W.6, Capitol
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0564
122 E. Myrtle
Angleton, TX 77515
(979) 848-1770
dennis.bonnen@house.state.tx.us
State Representative
Ed Thompson Dist 29
1400 N. Congress Ave., E2.506
Austin, TX 78701
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768-2910
(512) 463-0707
ed.thompson@house.state.tx.us
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and will remain a nation of im-
migrants.
Texas, more so than most oth-
er
a
income available for additional
spending in the state economy.
About 75.2 percent of the for-
eign-bom population in Texas
are of working age (25 to 64),
and immigrants made up 21.7
Military Moms and Wives
of Brazoria County is collect-
ing cash and other donations.
This month’s requested items
are Girl Scout cookies; travel-
size tooth paste, mouthwash
and hand lotion; and the Sun-
day comics. To donate items
for the next shipment, you can
take them to the Alvin-Sun Ad-
vertiser, 570 Dula St. in Alvin.
To donate cash and for more
information, call 979-236-6861
or 281-585-2206. The website
is militarymomsandwives.org.
Capital
Highlights
by Ed Sterling
Brazoria County WIC will
host its 6th Annual Fam-
ily Fitness and Nutrition Fair
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March
14 at the Brazoria County Fair-
grounds, 901 S. Downing St. in
Angleton. The fair is free and
open to the public, rain or shine.
In addition to local nutrition
and fitness professionals, the
day will include food demos,
taste testings, Zumba, hands-
on activities for children, an in-
flatable obstacle course, blood
pressure readings, and more.
For more information, call 979-
864-1576 or 281-756-1576.
The Alvin Extension Edu-
cation Club offers schol-
arships to graduating 4-H
members and will accept ap-
plications until March 22. Ap-
plication forms can be obtained
from the student’s 4-H leader
or by contacting the president
of Alvin E.E. Club, Toni Tax, at
281-585-1448. Mail completed
forms to Alvin E. E. Club, RO.
Box 21, Alvin, TX 77511. For
more information, contact Toni
at the above number.
Texas Lions Camp is ac-
cepting registration for this
year’s camps. For children
with physical disabilities, type
1 diabetes, or cancer who live
in the Manvel-Iowa Colony
area who would like to attend,
the Manvel-Iowa Colony Lions
Club can help with registration
or sponsoring a child. For more
information, call 713-857-7518
Judge sides with plaintiffs
in Planned Parenthood case
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Texans who rely on Planned
Parenthood as a medical care
provider won’t have to seek
states, also has strong ties to those services elsewhere, pend-
immigration. Since the 1960s, ing an upcoming trial,
over 60 percent of immigrants
settled in just seven states - Cal-
ifornia, Florida, Illinois, Massa-
‘Bathroom bill’ continues
The Trump administration
has reversed last year’s Obama
administration move to allow
transgender students to use the
bathrooms and locker rooms of
their choice.
The civil rights divisions for
the federal justice and education
departments on Feb. 22 issued a
joint “Dear Colleague” guidance
letter reversing the controversial
move last May.
In late August, a Fort Worth
federal district court enjoined
nationwide enforcement of the
Obama admi ni strati on’s di rec-
ti ve.
Meanwhile, Senate Bill 6 by
Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, is
awaiting a hearing by the Texas
Senate’s State Affairs Commit-
tee.
The state legislation, con-
sidered a high priority by Gov.
Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick, would require transgen-
der students to use facilities that
match the biological sex
were assigned at birth.
Senate panel hears bill
The Senate Education Com-
mittee on Feb. 23 heard testi-
mony on legislation that would
prevent a teacher fired for sexual
misconduct in one school dis-
trict from getting hired by an-
other district.
“We have to remove any pos-
sible obstacle to identify teach-
ers or educators with this prob-
lem and pull their license,” said
Sen. Paul Bettencourt, author of
Senate Bill 7.
SB 7 also would:
See Case, page 7A
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senior's Social Security
Most retirees are on a fixed in-
come, and with inflation and as-
tronomical medical costs, some
are forced to get part-time jobs
or even go back to work fulltim.
Something is wrong with this
picture.
Not all seniors had jobs that
provided great retirement ben-
efits. They were just hard-work-
ing citizens that were forced to
give a large percentage of their
hard-earned income to the gov-
ernment so that they, in turn,
could waste it or give it to those
who knew how to work the sys-
tem.
Grr! Grr! I agree, everybody
needs to work just like I do to get
a treat. There’s not any handouts
around our house. Sometimes I
have to sit up like a pretty boy,
shake hands, and turn around in
circles. Now that is hard work
for me.
Allow me to explain why it’s
that way around our house. I was
raised poor and have worked
hard all my life to make a living.
I’m 63 years old and never had
wealthy parents, received any
government assistance, entitle-
ments, or the like. I only drew
unemployment one time and that
was for four weeks. I know what
it’s like to fall on hard times, but
work is the answer, not hand
outs.
Just the other day I saw some-
one standing on a street begging
for money.
They held up a sign that said
“homeless, hungry, please help.”
The next day I saw them with a
phablet cell phone in one hand
See Security, page 7A
AMEMBER
2017
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Give me your tired, your
... on wait, never mind
Immigration is once again
at the forefront of American
politics. Following President
Trump’s infamous travel ban,
the highly-publicized immigra-
tion raids, and the Day Without
Immigrants protests in response,
policymakers from both sides of
the aisle are turning increasing
attention to the need for immi-
gration reform. It is important,
however, before diving into the
political rhetoric, to have an ac-
curate understanding of the vital
role that immigrants play in our
economy. New American Econ-
omy, a major bipartisan group
of business leaders, celebrated a
“Day of Impact for Immigration
Reform” on Feb. 21; I thought
this was a good time to explore
the issue in some detail.
According to the U.S. Census
Bureau, the immigrant popula-
tion was 42.4 million in 2014,
accounting for 13.3 percent of
the U.S. population. The “im-
migrant stock” in the U.S., first
generation immigrants and their
U.S.-bom children, numbers
around 81 million, over a quar-
ter of the U.S. population. Given
current immigration and birth
rate trends, the Pew Research
Center estimates that 93 percent
of the growth in the working-age
population through 2050 will be
accounted for by immigrants and
their children, which could grow
to comprise close to 40 percent
of the entire U.S. population. So
while many try to frame the im-
migration debate as an “us and
them” issue, it is important to re-
alize that it is really just an “us”
issue; the U.S. has always been
BASF Planetarium full
dome and live narration will
be held at 7 p.m., Tuesdays in
March and March 10, 17 and
24. Admission is adults $5,
children/students $3. Tuesday’s
presentation is “Venus, Earth,
Mars.” Friday’s is “Earth,
Moon and Sun,” along with
“What’s up in tonight’s sky.”
Brazosport Astronomy Club is
open to the public and meets at
8 p.m. the second Tuesday of
each month. For more informa-
tion, visit TheCenter@bcfas.
org or call 979-265-7661.
Ongoing
Computers (no print ac-
cess) and wide-screen TV are
available at the Alvin Senior
Center, 309 W. Sealy St., most
days and times, M-F (8 a.m.-
4:30 p.m.)
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pregnant women. Meetings
are held from 6:30-8:15 p.m.,
every Wednesday through
April 5 at The Harbor, 2821
W. Parkwood in Friendswood.
Attendees will not be admitted
after Feb. 1. For more informa-
tion, call or text Amber Cole at
832-877-3644. Visit embrace-
grace @theharbor. life or go to
embracegrace.com to find a
group near you.
disrupting the health care of
some of Texas’s most vulnerable
individuals.”
Sparks found that an injunc-
tion would ensure that Medicaid
Bark! Bark! Happy Birthday,
Big Dog.
Now that you are a senior
citizen you can join AARP and
qualify for senior discounts.
You will soon be old enough
to receive senior benefits, too.
Thanks, Sparkman, but I’m
way ahead of you.
I have been a member of
AARP and qualified for many
senior discounts for a few years
now. However, I’m not old
enough to qualify for senior ben-
efits yet. Besides, if they keep
moving the age limit up I may
never receive them.
Yap! Yap! I saw on TV the oth-
er night that “on the hill” (that’s
what the political crowd calls
Washington, you know) there is
some talk of messing with Social
Security and Medicare.
Don’t those foolish politi-
cians know that they are going
to get old one day? Besides, I’m
young, but I’m smart enough to
know that you don’t mess with
senior citizens, because I live
with one.
You’re absolutely right,
Sparkman, but don’t believe ev-
erything you hear from the lib-
eral media.
President Trump has declared
that he will not go down that
path.
For years, our generation has
worked hard and paid our taxes
only to get the shaft while the
government gets the gold. I have
a novel idea - why don’t they
stop all that government waste
and there would be enough mon-
ey to take care of our seniors
when they retire?
In the lawsuit titled Planned
Parenthood et al. v. Texas Health
and Human Services Commis-
chusetts, New York, New Jersey sion, U.S. District Judge Sam
and Texas. The state is continu- Sparks of Austin on Feb. 21
ing to receive a large portion of granted a preliminary injunc-
immigrants entering the U.S.; tion to prevent the Texas Depart-
from 2010 to 2014, the immi-
grant population in Texas grew
by 8.7 percent, outpacing the
growth rate in the nation. About state’s 2017-18 budget.
one in six Texans are now for- ‘There is no legitimate pub-
eign born. lie interest in allowing Texas to
In total, nearly 4.5 million complete its planned termina-
Texans were bom outside the tions (of funding) based on the
U.S., approximately 16.7% of current facts,” wrote Sparks,
the state population. Texas has “Instead, the public interest fa-
the second-largest immigrant vors enforcing the individual
population in the U.S., behind plaintiffs’ rights and avoiding
California. The immigrant com-
munity in Texas makes a large
contribution to the state econ-
omy. In 2014, immigrant-led
households earned $118.7 bil-
lion and contributed more than recipients in Texas “will contin-
one in every six dollars paid
in local and state tax revenues.
After taxes, these families held the Texas Department of Health
collective $89.6 billion of net and Human Service’s termina-
tion of Planned Parenthood’s
provider agreements likely vio-
lates federal law.
Sparks ordered the plaintiffs
and defendants to work out a
schedule for presenting argu-
percent of the state’s workforce, ments within 30 days. The court
The immigrant population pro-
vides a significant portion of the
labor for numerous industries.
For example, in Texas, immi-
See Me, page 7A plans to file an appeal.
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