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Dear Editor,
    I found the 2024 Best of Austin to be disappointing. It seems very obvious this "guide" is led by very young, party, LGBTQIA people. Heck yeah, get after it. I am accepting of all.
    I just found the categories and awards were so heavily acknowledging that side, the party, drag spots. They completely missed the mark with kids and family-friendly places and activities. That section was super small and not really geared towards any young/toddler kids. There is a category for best restaurant to bring your dog, but not your kid. It takes a village, but apparently that village is not here in Austin.

Dear Editor,
    We’re accustomed to politicians mobilizing extremist supporters through violence-evoking demagoguery. On Friday, Chip Roy went over that line on X by tweeting: “I do want to ‘ethnic cleanse’ by deporting white progressive Democrats - with a special bonus for rich ones with an Ivy League degree.”
    He was responding to a tweet likening the deportation of 20 million migrants to ethnic cleansing.
   The context includes two facts:
    1) Mr. Roy indeed wants to deport all undocumented migrants, including “Dreamers” and provisional asylees; and
    2) One of his opponents is a white progressive Democrat with an Ivy League degree.
    I don't support his Democrat opponent. I’m campaigning to repudiate careerists of both major parties, and to bring more economic/personal freedom by dramatically reducing the size/scope of the federal government. But I feel compelled to call out Mr. Roy for such hateful rhetoric. Yesterday’s tweet might be the most disgusting, but it’s not his first offense. Texas-21 needs a limited government representative who ALSO behaves respectfully towards everyone, including those with whom he disagrees. Mr. Roy’s behavior towards opponents is unbecoming of a congressman, a self-proclaimed Christian, and a Texan. (FYI, Mr. Roy is not a Texan).
    Immigration is a complex subject, and it’s true the Biden administration has been derelict in its responsibility to enforce our borders. But Mr. Roy has made clear he opposes any negotiated solution – he would rather perpetuate the crisis than to negotiate. Politically, a festering crisis on the border is more valuable than any solution. We need a representative who cares more about solutions than about getting the credit. We need a representative who isn’t seeking to entrench him/herself for a career in the D.C. swamp. Two alternatives to Mr. Roy are on the ballot: one a progressive, the other a Libertarian. You have clear choices in Texas-21. You’re not compelled to vote for a vile, populist career politician from that swamp.