by Tyler Durden
Friday, May 07, 2021 - 08:40 PM
Texas lawmakers have launched an all-out effort to block a Chinese billionaire from building a massive wind farm near Laughlin Air Force base in southwest Texas. The wind farm s close proximity to the military base has raised concerns about potential spying and attacks on the energy grid by China.
The Chinese-backed project called Blue Hills Wind, which could house up to 40 turbines in Val Verde County, Texas, is being managed by GH America Energy, the US subsidiary of the Chinese Guanghui Energy Company. The project sits on approximately 140,000 acres of land located about 70 miles from Laughlin.
Laughlin Heritage Corner with the 47 FTW Historian
A plan by a billionaire Chinese industrialist named Sun Guangxim to build a huge wind farm is causing seismic upset among longtime landowners,
The project by Sun’s GH America Energy also threatens to disrupt critical pilot training missions at Laughlin AFB in nearby Del Rio.
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) with Senators Cruz (R-TX) and Rubio (R-FL), and Congressmen Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act, a bill to stop foreign adversaries from acquiring land near military bases. This legislation restricts any efforts by Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea to buy U.S. land within 100 miles of a U.S. military installation or 50 miles from military operations areas. It will also allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to prevent construction on any site under investigation and would mandate sending reports on this construction to lawmakers. Specifically, this bi
An in-depth interview with the Democratic senator about Supreme Court reform, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley’s culpability in the Capitol riot, and the importance of investigating the previous administration
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting an empty facility in Donna, Texas as proof that the administration has a handle on the border crisis. But the surge of unaccompanied minors being detained at the southern border hasn’t ended, and the children are being moved from one detention facility to others. The Biden administration is becoming more adept at moving the children out of temporary custody on the border.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that this is a sign that the border is under control. The flood of migrants arriving at the southern border continues. The Biden administration was called out by politicians in March when they were finally able to tour a facility in Donna, Texas that was extremely overcrowded with unaccompanied minors. Video filmed during a visit from several Republican lawmakers, including Senators Cruz and Cornyn, at the facility showed the horror of children crammed together, covered with foil emergency blan
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Mike Masnick
Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Mike Lee, all hold themselves out to be constitutional lawyers. All graduated from law schools and went on to clerk for Supreme Court Justices (Cruz clerked for Rehnquist, Hawley for Roberts, and Lee for Alito though before he moved to the Supreme Court). And yet, all three have shown that their support for the Constitution they swore to uphold and protect is a little wishy washy when they can build a culture war around it and get some silly press attention. The latest move is their new bill to strip Major League Baseball s antitrust exemption.