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Thank God he’s focused on the quality of high school football. Education? Please.

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This MF just compared HS Football in TEXAS to Arizona and Florida.
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Two states where the best football teams in the state are overrun with “college prep” private schools over public schools, i.e. the exact thing everyone is saying will happen here.
9 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Two states where the best football teams in the state are overrun with “college prep” private schools that would get crushed by SOC, Rockwall, DeSoto, Lewisville, Vandegrift, etc

FIFY

2 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

This MF just compared HS Football in TEXAS to Arizona and Florida.

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I know we are now in the SEC and all because of super conf. + $, etc.

But we did not join for the academics.

So the idea the state of Texas is going to follow the examples of states within the SEC footprint is… well…. fucking stupid.

1.) This is real life and not a sports conference. I mean WTF? What does that have to do with K-12?

2.) The last time we followed that band of jack offs we ended up losing. Hard. As in the complete economic destabilization. And without oil, we’d still be just as backwards economically as those ‘SEC states’.

So Govy Greg. Kindly go fuck yourself in your atrophied orifice. You literal and figurative spineless fuck.

On 2/23/2025 at 11:57 PM, tx 3 putt said:

😂😂😂😂

 

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12% look at the Republican candidates and said "yep, that Steve Bannon guy is the one for me".  JFC.

1 minute ago, Wiler77 said:

12% look at the Republican candidates and said "yep, that Steve Bannon guy is the one for me".  JFC.

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Say what you will, but his portrayal of a crooked cop in 1989’s Batman was pretty spot on.

I still get a chuckle out of whoever on here I think said bannon looks like what fucked butthole smells like. 

18 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

I know we are now in the SEC

I will maintain until the end of time that we should have joined the B1G. Cow colleges in suicide hotspots are not our peers. 
 

Yet…

On 2/24/2025 at 8:34 AM, troph said:

How about stealing a pen?

gotta be a sharpie.

17 minutes ago, Wiler77 said:

12% look at the Republican candidates and said "yep, that Steve Bannon guy is the one for me".  JFC.

coach is his crowd 

3 minutes ago, troph said:

not sure it was a sharpie, I think it was a normal piece of shit pen that Paxton stole from another lawyer at the security line.

Yeah, but with a sharpie you can control the weather.

3 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I will maintain until the end of time that we should have joined the B1G. Cow colleges in suicide hotspots are not our peers. 
 

Yet…

I don’t think you’ve been paying attention.

Hot wheels has sent an order demanding all state workers are to RTO five days a week effective (?)

Should be a blast since many state agencies have downsized to the point that there aren't enough desks for everyone.

2 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Hot wheels has sent an order demanding all state workers are to RTO five days a week effective (?)

Should be a blast since many state agencies have downsized to the point that there aren't enough desks for everyone.

Didn’t the state completely shutter the Hobby Building? Or am I misremembering that?

The Hobby Bldg has been demo'd and redeveloped (something about an "infestation" issue). 

Mrs GOTJ works out of a leased facility in N Austin that has been shrunk down to a third of its size pre-Covid. She currently goes in one day a week because that's all the space they have to accommodate the mgmt team.

Hot wheels has sent an order demanding all state workers are to RTO five days a week effective (?)
Should be a blast since many state agencies have downsized to the point that there aren't enough desks for everyone.

Just like at UT. Everyone was to return in August full time. There aren’t enough spaces for everyone, so most administrative people are still only going in 2 or 3 days a week.
1 hour ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

The Hobby Bldg has been demo'd and redeveloped (something about an "infestation" issue). 

Mrs GOTJ works out of a leased facility in N Austin that has been shrunk down to a third of its size pre-Covid. She currently goes in one day a week because that's all the space they have to accommodate the mgmt team.

The Hobby Building had a major rat infestation.  It was so bad you couldn't leave food on your desk because rats would come out during the workday for a snack.

When my wife quit working in that building, she brought home her little dorm fridge she kept in her office and there were two dead rats under it.

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48 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

The Hobby Building had a major rat infestation.  It was so bad you couldn't leave food on your desk because rats would come out during the workday for a snack.

When my wife quit working in that building, she brought home her little dorm fridge she kept in her office and there were two dead rats under it.

Nowadays, we keep all of our rats in the Capitol and the Governor's mansion.

The Hobby Building had a major rat infestation.  It was so bad you couldn't leave food on your desk because rats would come out during the workday for a snack.
When my wife quit working in that building, she brought home her little dorm fridge she kept in her office and there were two dead rats under it.

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We don't even have half the space required to accommodate our department. And, TFC knows damn well the situation across the State. They constantly have minions walking the buildings counting people. Performative bullshit.

It's going to be a total shitshow. Fiscally, logistically, and in terms of actual productivity and quality of work. But that's what they want, so, mission accomplished I guess.

How much you want to bet some "teacher's pet" agencies like the AG's office will get an exemption from this mandate?

 

Yes, that headline is real...we are in total control. We will look for fraud, waste and abuse. But, it will not be our fault. Ignore Operation Lone Star. That is exempt. Ignore the busing migrants program. Ignore trips to South Korea. Ignore the $350k+ State agency salaries of Abbott's former office buddies.

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I manage abiut 15 people. I bet we end up having 50% turnover from this one RTO decision. Nobody (on a state salary) under 35 lives closer than an hour to HQ. And the eligible and rehired retirees are gone. And the folks with small children. So really it will just be golden handcuff people like me (pension seekers), and the childless folk who are able to live in old Austin who stay.

8 hours ago, pacman said:

Yes, that headline is real...we are in total control. We will look for fraud, waste and abuse. But, it will not be our fault. Ignore Operation Lone Star. That is exempt. Ignore the busing migrants program. Ignore trips to South Korea. Ignore the $350k+ State agency salaries of Abbott's former office buddies.

The irony is this is the most pointless and wastefully redundant office in the state bureaucracy. We already have tons of agencies and procedures for just this very thing.

And yes, if they do find fraud, waste, and abuse it is almost certainly being done by the politicians who are untouchable.

Fraud, Waste & Abuse is the name of Abbott, Patrick and Paxton’s band.

20 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

The Hobby Building had a major rat infestation.  It was so bad you couldn't leave food on your desk because rats would come out during the workday for a snack.

When my wife quit working in that building, she brought home her little dorm fridge she kept in her office and there were two dead rats under it.

Start with a roux…

 

what about all the individual agency and division policies for WFH before covid hit?? i assume that's all out the window too... that's really holy shit territory 😳 people pre-covid that had set schedules of WFH one or two days a week for years...

yeah, there's about to be some serious brain drain in Texas agencies, especially in IT. wow.

Friend of mine works for a state agency and has/had written/official permission to permanently work remotely, would still go into office in Austin when requested (and on his own dime) but that was not super often. Mentioned this to him and he said wasn't sure if it would apply to him yet... really hoping he doesn't get rat fucked by Abbott but that would not be the most surprising thing in the world at this point...

32 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Friend of mine works for a state agency and has/had written/official permission to permanently work remotely, would still go into office in Austin when requested (and on his own dime) but that was not super often. Mentioned this to him and he said wasn't sure if it would apply to him yet... really hoping he doesn't get rat fucked by Abbott but that would not be the most surprising thing in the world at this point...

We have some exclusions as well, who will continue to be excluded "for now".

The largest population that loses is working mothers. That is the only population that stands out as affected when these wfh policies get rescinded. Caring for elderly parents is another population that takes a hit here, but not near as statistically significant as working mothers. Fragile white male leadership still scared of the female boogie man.

All this copycat DOGE bullshit to try to get MAGA's attention, yet....

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25 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

All this copycat DOGE bullshit to try to get MAGA's attention, yet....

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We have some exclusions as well, who will continue to be excluded "for now".
The largest population that loses is working mothers. That is the only population that stands out as affected when these wfh policies get rescinded. Caring for elderly parents is another population that takes a hit here, but not near as statistically significant as working mothers. Fragile white male leadership still scared of the female boogie man.

I don’t see how a single parent could do it these days the way traffic is

this thread as good as any in CR for this news i guess.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/07/texas-am-system-chancellor-glenn-hegar/

he was a not terrible boss and didn't come across as a fanatical asshole as Abbott, Patrick, etc... but he's definitely had to swing farther to the right to keep pace which was disappointing to witness. i know he had higher elected aspirations but those fuckers are entrenched. 

bet he'd secretly like to roll someone off a cliff himself lol

5 minutes ago, mchookem said:

this thread as good as any in CR for this news i guess.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/07/texas-am-system-chancellor-glenn-hegar/

he was a not terrible boss and didn't come across as a fanatical asshole as Abbott, Patrick, etc... but he's definitely had to swing farther to the right to keep pace which was disappointing to witness. i know he had higher elected aspirations but those fuckers are entrenched. 

bet he'd secretly like to roll someone off a cliff himself lol

Couple of friends worked for him over the years. One left in the mid teens and caught up with hegar a couple yrs ago… said he had turned from semi normal to raging ideologue shit head idiot in that period. 

well then he's definitely the right man for the job lol

33 minutes ago, mchookem said:

this thread as good as any in CR for this news i guess.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/07/texas-am-system-chancellor-glenn-hegar/

he was a not terrible boss and didn't come across as a fanatical asshole as Abbott, Patrick, etc... but he's definitely had to swing farther to the right to keep pace which was disappointing to witness. i know he had higher elected aspirations but those fuckers are entrenched. 

bet he'd secretly like to roll someone off a cliff himself lol

 

he'll do as he is told 

i have an engineering degree from a newer tamu school (90 yo college of engineering) and can verify they follow the abbott budgeting method - no money and figure it out on your own 

Following pressure from health officials in Texas and around the country to address the growing measles problem in his state, Abbott said the following:

 

1 hour ago, mchookem said:

i know he had higher elected aspirations but those fuckers are entrenched

It started with Perry, but the Governor not moving up or out delays everything.  It doesn’t help that Perry and Abbot are too narcissistic to think anything other than POTUS is worth their post-governor aspirations.  

The Comptroller is taking over aggy.  It'll be interesting to see which mouth breather Abbott appoints as the interim to fuck up one of the few state agencies that is largely apolitical.  Putting a MAGA disciple in charge of what is effectively the bank of Texas for a few months can't have any negative effects, right?

 

On 3/7/2025 at 3:19 PM, CooterBrown said:

The Comptroller is taking over aggy.  It'll be interesting to see which mouth breather Abbott appoints as the interim to fuck up one of the few state agencies that is largely apolitical.  Putting a MAGA disciple in charge of what is effectively the bank of Texas for a few months can't have any negative effects, right?

 

They gonna convert the rainy day fund to bitcoin.

 

On 3/6/2025 at 6:20 AM, CleverNickname said:

I manage abiut 15 people. I bet we end up having 50% turnover from this one RTO decision. Nobody (on a state salary) under 35 lives closer than an hour to HQ. And the eligible and rehired retirees are gone. And the folks with small children. So really it will just be golden handcuff people like me (pension seekers), and the childless folk who are able to live in old Austin who stay.

RTO combined with the doge committee asking if agencies can be moved out of austin to save on rent seems about right for our dumb leadership

16 minutes ago, elfenix said:

RTO combined with the doge committee asking if agencies can be moved out of austin to save on rent seems about right for our dumb leadership

I hear San Angelo is lovely this time of year. 

3 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I hear San Angelo is lovely this time of year. 

 

bloomington, tx

san diego, tx

irran, tx

lot of good options 

Private companies have been dumping WFH too.   Even those that had some kind of WFH pre-covid.  My company is making most people come in 5 days a week now.  

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