Her wife must hate living with her.

The misdirected idea that if people come to speak at court it will change anyone's opinion.

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Lina in the back room on break

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Probably also wearing cutoff jorts

Also Lina used daycare children as political props. I may have already posted this.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/09/09/texas-dfps-investigating-two-houston-daycares-after-judge-hidalgo-brought-kids-to-commissioners-court/

""DFPS will investigate whether or not abuse or neglect occurred in this case. Findings from our investigation will be turned over to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the state agency that licenses and regulates day care in Texas," said Melissa Lanford, a DFPS spokesperson...

Dionne told KPRC 2 that once a fight broke out between politicians, the children should've been taken out of the situation. She said both of these daycares receive federal funding, and they participated in the Commissioners Court meeting to talk about county funding.

"I don't care what the politics are. These are children that really, really need to be in school, on fun educational field trips. They don't need to be subjected to somebody losing their temper, yelling, and putting that kind of pressure on them," said Dionne."

Note: no foster kids were in attendance and all the others had permission slips.

This article was updated yesterday, be interesting to see how this plays out.

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I'm going to let you continue with the court. I don't want to be a part of this nonsense," she said

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Dude, F her.

Picking up where I left off yesterday.

1st. The 1st 3hrs was all public comments. I didn't watch this because its brutal but there's always discussion by commissioners and in this case probably heavily by Lina. Shes delusional to think public comments will sway anyone, too idealistic. But it gives her a moral victory when though the single platform activist groups swamp the process.

Anyway.

In the recording around 5:10ish mark she and Ellis try a round about on early childhood care/education. Iyem 16. Pulling from active ARPA projects to backgill general fund. This was an ARPA program which had a definitive federal funding, it ran out as per plan, and they're trying to salvage it. Failed 3-2. There isn't enough tax revenue to support ARPA programs.

At 5:18 they are discussing motions regarding offets, reducing specific departments to backfill others. Also know as balancing but what Lina repeatedly refers to as Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

1. Pull from County Engineer, $3M offset, passes 3-2
Dr. RHAMAN, not sure how it'll impact their services. Lina pushing him for specifics. He replies landscaping, janitorial, deferred maintenance for roofs

2. Pull from $4.5M (of $200M) expenses to fund 2417 ?? Passes 5-0
A new resource that wasn't on the Auditor's list. Briones is really agitated with Lina, because keeps adding commentary and disparaging her fellow officials.

3. Pull from $2M from Universal Services (IT), Passes 3-2
Reducing responding time to respond to issues. Reducing investments in AI. And she says, Reducing it efforts to support pay raises for their re-elections.

4. Pull from 813k in ARPA reallocation, as suggested by steering committee. Item #16, Passes 3-2

5:30ish mark Ramsey has the floor and is ripping all the Ds for reckless spending on new programs without identifying a funding source. My comment, most of these social programs were ARPA backed which means they would always be unsustainable.

1. Reduce the $50M pay equity fund by $10M to $40M which is what they spent last year. No Second: No vote

Ellis regrets giving raises to department heads first while ignoring the lowest paid. Makes argument to not cut the fund. When the oay equity study comes back, they expect the recommendation will be an additional $100M.

2. Reduce temp staffing which is currently at $50M. No second: No vote
Pay for the employee and pay the firm a profit on that employee. Highly inefficient. Reduce it by $5M to $45M

3. Freeze on new software purchases. ?
Its not coordinated as to who's buying what. $60M on licenses. Reduce by 10%.

4. Eliminate usage out of state consultants. $40M and Reduce by 10%. ?

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2. Reduce temp staffing which is currently at $50M. No second: No vote
Pay for the employee and pay the firm a profit on that employee. Highly inefficient. Reduce it by $5M to $45M

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I'm sure a staffing firm is just going to be hunky dory about their profit being removed. Such dumbassery.

I got distracted and not sure what happened to Ramsey 3&4 proposal and the tools to view the vid are pretty crude.

6 hr mark Lina makes a motion to get rid of all 1x funding moves to "patch" the budget for 2025. Arguments if her motion is even legal. Delay law enforcement raises until 2027 and put it before the voters in 2026. Something about early childcare, to go to voters as well. This is her 3rd or 4th attempt to derail safety raises and push through her babysitting agenda.
Ellis 2nds.
Fails 3-2.

Lina disparages the GOP 3.

2nd item. Remove court offices from proposed hiring freeze. TBD.

Also, how many other early childhood funding programs are already out there between Federal, State, City, and likely already, County?

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How in the world do you have time to watch/listen to the hours upon hours of that garbage?

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Mostly its just on in the background. You can also use the transcript to find specific items and when you click the text it advances the video to the spot.

I didn't listen to public testimony, I usually skip all that, as well as all the proclamations. Its all fluff. Its way easier the day after to jump around to the hot spots and I generally try to focus on what Ramsey says, he talks more on the hot topics. If he knows he doesn't have the votes he'll say "let's just vote".

Once you know how to navigate and read the agenda its much easier to narrow down. 90%+ of the agenda is an auto vote because its day to day business.

I also listen at 1.5x speed for the most part. Once you cut out the fluff and garbage there's usually not much to these meetings. I always look to see what each Pct wants to talk about, executive session and emergency supplemental agenda as well as budget.

Almost all of the other department agendas can be ignored unless its topical like Flood Control. On a meeting day i wont even turn it on until 2 and just have it going for 2-3hrs. Plus a quick search to see if anything made the news.

That public testimony stuff is sometimes fun to watch for entertainment. There are some real wackadoodles who get up there during that period.

I used to listen but I can't stand it anymore. Its only interesting if she gets worked up about something but all the speakers are just distracting. I know others who listen and sometimes they'll tell me to check something out with a time stamp reference.

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CDUB98 said:

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How in the world do you have time to watch/listen to the hours upon hours of that garbage?

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Mostly its just on in the background. You can also use the transcript to find specific items and when you click the text it advances the video to the spot.

I didn't listen to public testimony, I usually skip all that, as well as all the proclamations. Its all fluff. Its way easier the day after to jump around to the hot spots and I generally try to focus on what Ramsey says, he talks more on the hot topics. If he knows he doesn't have the votes he'll say "let's just vote".

Once you know how to navigate and read the agenda its much easier to narrow down. 90%+ of the agenda is an auto vote because its day to day business.

I also listen at 1.5x speed for the most part. Once you cut out the fluff and garbage there's usually not much to these meetings. I always look to see what each Pct wants to talk about, executive session and emergency supplemental agenda as well as budget.

Almost all of the other department agendas can be ignored unless its topical like Flood Control. On a meeting day i wont even turn it on until 2 and just have it going for 2-3hrs. Plus a quick search to see if anything made the news.

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I can't imagine what Dora's already whiny voice sounds like at 1.5X speed.

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I can't imagine what Dora's already whiny voice sounds like at 1.5X speed.

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Alvin & The Chipmunks?

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I can't imagine what Dora's already whiny voice sounds like at 1.5X speed.

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Alvin & The Chipmunks?

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Only if they are loaded up on coke and purple drank.

SSRIs and Xanax

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SSRIs and Xanax

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Potayto/Potahto