What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread

[texasdago 7,579]

On 6/22/2024 at 1:48 PM, Evil Bill Obrien said:

I guess I’m thinking further west on Richmond, lived and worked in Westchase for a while and it was an absolute moonscape out there west of and for a good while east of the beltway.

Richmond on both side of the Beltway is a beast... but moreso on the west side.  Between Wilcrest and BW8 it is a rim buster.

[BigHorn'13 3,386]

On 7/11/2024 at 11:03 AM, crash_davis said:

Deputy Fernando Esqueda spotted the suspect's car, Lee said. Esqueda then "had a phone conversation with one of the other detectives to let him know he did have the suspect vehicle in sight," Lee said.

While on the phone, "our deputy apparently was ambushed" and shot multiple times, Lee said.

So confused.  I've seen this reported multiple times and it still doesn't make sense. How did the guy ambush the copper if said copper had the vehicle in sight? Where was the suspect? 

[Slacks 6,862]

On 7/12/2024 at 2:54 PM, BigHorn'13 said:

So confused.  I've seen this reported multiple times and it still doesn't make sense. How did the guy ambush the copper if said copper had the vehicle in sight? Where was the suspect? 

Not in the vehicle.

[Rip76 4,947]

Several people arrested, taken to NRG facility as part of FBI operation in Houston, officials say

https://abc13.com/post/houston-fbi-raid-several-alleged-criminals-arrested-taken-nrg/15089477/

[Captainant 27,756]

Bible study, coming to a public school near you!

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/08/13/496540/cy-fair-district-board-of-trustees-voted-unanimously-to-approve-bible-focused-elective-courses-for-2025-26-school-year/

Hope y'all like taxes paying for Sunday school! It's only gonna keep happening at a faster clip 

 

Edit: and just to be clear, this has been happening for some time as they've been purging their board and setting extremists in place. Even banning books and curriculum that are "anti Christian"

Edited August 14 by Captainant

[Dnaguy 12,055]

On 7/12/2024 at 2:54 PM, BigHorn'13 said:

So confused.  I've seen this reported multiple times and it still doesn't make sense. How did the guy ambush the copper if said copper had the vehicle in sight? Where was the suspect? 

 

On 7/16/2024 at 7:35 AM, Slacks said:

Not in the vehicle.

[PRONG HORN 3,156]

20 hours ago, Captainant said:

Bible study, coming to a public school near you!

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/08/13/496540/cy-fair-district-board-of-trustees-voted-unanimously-to-approve-bible-focused-elective-courses-for-2025-26-school-year/

Hope y'all like taxes paying for Sunday school! It's only gonna keep happening at a faster clip 

 

 

Do you read what you post?  Those two classes are electives.  

 

 

[Captainant 27,756]

3 hours ago, PRONG HORN said:

Do you read what you post?  Those two classes are electives.  

I bet you wouldn't feel that way if it were an elective on the Koran, or some other non Christian religious work. 

Point being, this is literally the state respecting one establishment of religion over another. I'm not sure how you're not more concerned about the 1A violation, considering your previous zeal for that portion of our constitution 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

There is a very low chance that these schools will teach the Bible and not preach. Which is the guideline.

[Armybrat 40,890]

5 hours ago, PRONG HORN said:

 

 

Do you read what you post?  Those two classes are electives.  

 

 

Doesn’t matter…. Public schools have no business teaching Bible Studies, the Talmud, the Koran…. Etc.  

If you want your kids to take Bible studies send them to your church’s Sunday school. That is their business.

Edited August 15 by Armybrat

[Captainant 27,756]

And it's beyond the scope of this thread, but the new Texas 3rd grade curriculum is explicitly teaching the Resurrection Story. It's so bad that the law to use the curriculum explicitly provides the educators immunity for violating the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution on the fifth page!

Edited August 15 by Captainant
added a link to the claim in question

[ABSR 5,323]

2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

There is a very low chance that these schools will teach the Bible and not preach. Which is the guideline.

I was in High School (AISD) in the 80's and one of the books we read and studied in English class was Pearl S. Buck's "The Story Bible" (old and new testament).   Taught by a great teacher and we looked at the Bible from a literary and symbolism standpoint.  We talked about different versions and identifying different times/authors for different sections.

For those who were deeply religious I am sure there was a more spiritual connection than what we focused on, but the spirituality of it was not our focus.  Great class and great part of the class.

I am sure doing this would not be allowed today...on either end of the spectrum.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Doesn’t matter…. Public schools have no business teaching Bible Studies, the Talmud, the Koran…. Etc.  

If you want your kids to take Bible studies send them to your church’s Sunday school. That is their business.

This has always been my view on those who fight to pray in the classroom. No one is stopping you from praying at home, on the ride to work, or even during your lunch break. Why do you need a minute at the beginning of home room?

However this battle was lost long ago as I assume Texas students are praying in the classroom every day instead of learning.

[Armybrat 40,890]

Don’t kid yourself. 
I’d wager 99% of the students don’t even think about praying at public school. 
And the 1% minority just indulge right before they start their final exams……or waiting for the hot teacher to bend over.

[Stella Link 534]

2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Doesn’t matter…. Public schools have no business teaching Bible Studies, the Talmud, the Koran…. Etc.  

If you want your kids to take Bible studies send them to your church’s Sunday school. That is their business.

Uh, Jesus heard that.....

 

 

 

 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Don’t kid yourself. 
I’d wager 99% of the students don’t even think about praying at public school. 
And the 1% minority just indulge right before they start their final exams……or waiting for the hot teacher to bend over.

Ha. The number of people where prayer has helped on an exam is zero. You're better off re-reading one more paragraph before the teacher hands out the test.

[royiv 9,342]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Ha. The number of people where prayer has helped on an exam is zero. You're better off re-reading one more paragraph before the teacher hands out the test.

I think some people benefit from taking a moment and centering themselves through prayer or meditation before a big exam. I don’t think divine intervention helps anyone with an exam or sporting event, but the act itself benefits some folks.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,920]

4 hours ago, Captainant said:

And it's beyond the scope of this thread, but the new Texas 3rd grade curriculum is explicitly teaching the Resurrection Story. It's so bad that the law to use the curriculum explicitly provides the educators immunity for violating the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution on the fifth page!

I was not aware that the government could provide immunity for violating the constitution.

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

I’ll get flamed, but what would surly prefer these kids do after school? If 20 kids sign up for Bible Study. and a teacher volunteers to lead it, who cares? 

Edited August 16 by billfromlaketravis

[Dahobbs 17,678]

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I’ll get flamed, but what would surly prefer these kids do after school? If 20 kids sign up for Bible Study. and a teacher volunteers to teach it, who cares? 

Id prefer the government not violate the fucking Constitution. We aren't a god damn theocracy. 

Also, not that it is relevant, but where are you getting "after school" from? As far as I can tell, this would be in place of other classes. 

Edited August 16 by Dahobbs

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

8 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

Id prefer the government not violate the fucking Constitution. We aren't a god damn theocracy. 

Also, not that it is relevant, but where are you getting "after school" from? As far as I can tell, this would be in place of other classes. 

Post the excerpt of the law then armchair esquire. 

Edited August 16 by billfromlaketravis

[Dahobbs 17,678]

4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Post the excerpt of the article then smart guy. 

So you pulled it out of your ass? The article says elective school class. That's it. You're the one making the claim this is an after school only thing. It's on you to show some evidence. Given that this is a school board approving an elective, it seems pretty clear to me to be a during school thing. 

Edited August 16 by Dahobbs

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

1 minute ago, Dahobbs said:

So you pulled it out of your ass? The article says elective school class. That's it. You're the one making the claim this is an after school only thing. It's on you to show some evidence. Given that this is a school board approving an elective, it seems pretty to me to be a during school thing. 

This isn’t new. I took world religions class at a Texas public school prior to 2000. If you want to be outraged, read the law and state what you have a problem with. 

 

[Dahobbs 17,678]

33 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

This isn’t new. I took world religions class at a Texas public school prior to 2000. If you want to be outraged, read the law and state what you have a problem with. 

 

First, it appears you've completely abandoned your made up claim that this is after school only. 

Second, the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an religion. The government cannot adopt or show preference to one religion over another. Teaching world religions is perfect fine so long as you're focusing on facts and not theology. It isn't possible to tell from the information available how the courses will be taught. But I think courses that focus on one religion are inherently more problematic than courses that cover multiple religions. If our state weren't currently wrapped up in embracing Christian nationalism, I wouldn't be as concerned that something like this would be abused. 

This is all compounded by the fact that at least one of the trustees, Blasingame, is in fact one of those Christian nationalists, doesn't believe in separation of church and state, and has campaigned on "getting Jesus back in the classroom". So yeah, I think some concern that not everything is on the up and up is warranted.

 

 

Edited August 16 by Dahobbs

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

I love this thread. Goes from please mods don’t move us to the Cloak Room to a de facto Cloak Room thread within 1 page. 

If the pop ads bother you, talk to @immamac, don’t purposefully drag your shit over here. 

Can we please talk about something more interesting like Houston drivers running red lights or the new paper plates, “Please be Patient, Student Driver” bumper stickers? 
 

Thank you all. 

[Dahobbs 17,678]

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

I love this thread. Goes from please mods don’t move us to the Cloak Room to a de facto Cloak Room thread within 1 page. 

If the pop ads bother you, talk to @immamac, don’t purposefully drag your shit over here. 

Can we please talk about something more interesting like Houston drivers running red lights or the new paper plates, “Please be Patient, Student Driver” bumper stickers? 
 

Thank you all. 

??????? You asked the question. I just answered it.  

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

You jumped over here to start shit as did the original poster. Look up your posting history. 99.999% of it is in the Cloak Room. 
 

I’m not engaging. Good bye. 

Edited August 16 by billfromlaketravis

[Da Fino 2,783]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

This isn’t new. I took world religions class at a Texas public school prior to 2000. If you want to be outraged, read the law and state what you have a problem with. 

 

What school? 

[Da Fino 2,783]

19 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

You jumped over here to start shit as did the original poster. Look up your posting history. 99.999% of it is in the Cloak Room. 
 

I’m not engaging. Good bye. 

You asked and he answered. Now you aren’t engaging?

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

6 minutes ago, Da Fino said:

What school? 

CFISD. 9th grade. 

[Da Fino 2,783]

5 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

CFISD. 9th grade. 

Well that probably checks out. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

Just now, Da Fino said:

Well that probably checks out. 

What? Do I need to send you a copy of my transcript? 

[Da Fino 2,783]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What? Do I need to send you a copy of my transcript? 

Nope. I believed you when you said cy fair isd. 

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,293]

6 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Can we please talk about something more interesting like Houston drivers running red lights or the new paper plates, “Please be Patient, Student Driver” bumper stickers? 
 

I have seen these stickers so many times diving around Houston the past few months and every time I simply can’t help myself:

…they usually look even more stupid than they drive, and they are usually driving like regards…

[Captainant 27,756]

8 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

If you want to be outraged, read the law and state what you have a problem with. 

This isn't the thread to talk the policy but I did link the law a few posts up and pointed out my specific issue is that the signed law in the books explicitly gives the teachers immunity for violating the establishment clause. That's a pretty goddamn clear statement of intent. 

[Chopper 17,245]

Impressive

 

[wildcat09 29,378]

On 8/15/2024 at 10:48 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I love this thread. Goes from please mods don’t move us to the Cloak Room to a de facto Cloak Room thread within 1 page. 

If the pop ads bother you, talk to @immamac, don’t purposefully drag your shit over here. 

Can we please talk about something more interesting like Houston drivers running red lights or the new paper plates, “Please be Patient, Student Driver” bumper stickers? 
 

Thank you all. 

*CRs thread, bitches about other people CRing the thread* 

[Covri 6,253]

On 8/15/2024 at 9:34 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I’ll get flamed, but what would surly prefer these kids do after school? If 20 kids sign up for Bible Study. and a teacher volunteers to lead it, who cares? 

 

On 8/15/2024 at 9:43 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Post the excerpt of the law then armchair esquire. 

 

On 8/15/2024 at 9:51 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

This isn’t new. I took world religions class at a Texas public school prior to 2000. If you want to be outraged, read the law and state what you have a problem with. 

 

 

On 8/15/2024 at 10:48 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I love this thread. Goes from please mods don’t move us to the Cloak Room to a de facto Cloak Room thread within 1 page. 

If the pop ads bother you, talk to @immamac, don’t purposefully drag your shit over here. 

Can we please talk about something more interesting like Houston drivers running red lights or the new paper plates, “Please be Patient, Student Driver” bumper stickers? 
 

Thank you all. 

 

On 8/15/2024 at 10:59 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

You jumped over here to start shit as did the original poster. Look up your posting history. 99.999% of it is in the Cloak Room. 
 

I’m not engaging. Good bye. 

A tale of DT surly in five parts. 

[PRONG HORN 3,156]

 

 

Somewhere between Houston and Baytown

 

 

[GreenspointTexas 9,664]

On 8/16/2024 at 10:19 PM, Chopper said:

Impressive

 

Wife sent me this a few days ago. As someone who lives in the neighborhood and goes to Uncle Beans every morning, i hope those bitches get what they deserve. Also, not really moved by a purse snatching. Props to the lady for running them down but dont really feel less safe because of this incident

[elfenix 34,332]

Why do people in this town fucking suck so hard at parallel parking? You do not need to leave 4 feet on either side of you. Pull all the way the fuck forward instead of centering yourself between the cars front and back. If you are first or last, put your bumper on the sign. 

[Hitch 53]

On 8/15/2024 at 9:34 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I’ll get flamed, but what would surly prefer these kids do after school? If 20 kids sign up for Bible Study. and a teacher volunteers to lead it, who cares? 

I think stuff like this has been going on the entire time. When I was a kid in the 90’s, the YMCA had an after school program in our gym and it was a Christian organization. We didn’t study scripture, but there was prayer. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,522]

Guess the location.

[Mez2 4,025]

Trinity Gardens?

[Dahobbs 17,678]

7 hours ago, Hitch said:

I think stuff like this has been going on the entire time. When I was a kid in the 90’s, the YMCA had an after school program in our gym and it was a Christian organization. We didn’t study scripture, but there was prayer. 

What does the YMCA have to do with public schools? 

[Hitch 53]

12 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

What does the YMCA have to do with public schools? 

My only point was that I experienced teachers and volunteers encouraging prayer. It was technically after school but it was on their grounds and felt like a continuation of school as a kid. The line got pretty fuzzy. 

[Captainant 27,756]

19 minutes ago, Hitch said:

My only point was that I experienced teachers and volunteers encouraging prayer. It was technically after school but it was on their grounds and felt like a continuation of school as a kid. The line got pretty fuzzy. 

When you're getting graded on it as classwork seems like a pretty bright red line to me

[Hitch 53]

34 minutes ago, Captainant said:

When you're getting graded on it as classwork seems like a pretty bright red line to me

I think we all agree on that. I’m just speaking to my situation, which was much more subtle. 

[crash_davis 23,115]

https://slatereport.com/news/texas-woman-found-engaging-in-bestiality-with-dog-after-husbands-arrest-for-exposing-himself-to-children/

Texas Woman Found Engaging in Bestiality with Dog After Husband’s Arrest for Exposing Himself to Children

April 17, 2024 by Tom Henry

Joely, 53, and William Mitchell Keen, 52, were arrested on March 27 after dozens of disturbing photos and videos were allegedly discovered on his phone.

They allegedly included at least one video of Joely engaged in ‘multiple sex acts’ with the couple’s Great Dane – the world’s biggest dog breed.

Police uncovered the video after confiscating her husband’s phone after he was charged with indecent exposure on March 13.

The father-of-two, who goes by Mitchell, was caught masturbating while following children around a H-E-B supermarket in Spring, just outside Houston.

Further investigation led to him also being charged with indecency with a child by exposure – and the discovery of the videos.

The couple’s home was raided by heavily armed police and they were taken away in handcuffs while their two children, aged 18 and 10, and three dogs were rescued.

‘We don’t know what kind of environment they were exposed to on a regular basis. Maybe they weren’t exposed to anything. Maybe they were exposed to a lot,’ Montgomery County Constables Lieutenant Ken Washington said. 

Mitchell is a former US Navy sailor and Joely a family nurse at nearby Total Men’s Primary Care until she was fired on Monday.

Joely was charged with bestiality and Mitchell with possessing fewer than 100 images of child pornography a third-degree felony.

 

‘Something comes up every now and again when you are investigating a crime. So when these detectives were going through this investigation, and they find the images and the video and the sexual acts – that’s extremely concerning. 

‘But then you see an animal involved, which makes this odd.’ 

 

 

No need to shame their kink, bro.

[tx 3 putt 77,376]

if kim jong was mayor of houston …..