Texas Board

4 years 274 days ago

***** Texas Saturday Breakfast *****

YaHootie! Saturday breakfast time! For your dining pleasure, courtesy of The Big Tex Happy Taco Stands of NewTexas, we are whipping up Saturday Ham & Egg Tacos! This is your delicious morning wake-up call Texas! We have been up all night baking hams just so we can dice them up for this delectable ham and egg taco! 100% Texas born and bred piggies plus Grade AA jumbo, free-range, farm-fresh, brown eggs, scrambled to order, equals breakfast taco heaven. The super-juicy ham is flash-fried to give it just a hint of browning on the flat top right before they are gently scrambled into the fluffy eggs. These two simple, expertly-prepared ingredients are hand-rolled in a hot, fresh flour tortilla made on the premises multiple times daily. That is all you need right there, but if you want to spice it up, just ask us to Make It Holler and we will throw in some freshly roasted green chilis. Like cheese with your ham? No prob! We have delicious shredded Longhorn Jack Cheddar cheese; we have Habanero Jack and even shredded Swiss for a nice take on a ham and cheese and egg taco. The Salsa Bar is up and running with everything you could possibly want to top your taco including Cheesy Queso, fresh Pico de Gallo, Fire-Roasted Salsa, lime, and fresh Cilantro! It doesn't stop there! We also have fresh homemade creamy Guacamole, Sour Cream, and our all-new spunky Jalapeño Ranch, all available for making your breakfast as special as you are! We will open The Juice Bar with all the standard juices - Orange, Apple, Grapefruit, Tomato. The funky one today is not that funky at all - the Breakfast Michilada complete with Avacado wedge, Lime wedge, and Pickled Jalapeño wedge. Try "The Suicide" - we dare you! If fresh fruit and/or fruit are not your bag, we will be stirring up Tang on request. Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. Of course, The Never Ending Urn of Coffee is full and ready to help you wash it all down. Texas coffee doesn't get much better. Come on down and start your day right Texas. You know you want to!®

***** Texas Election Reminder *****

In Texas Election News, Second Trimester 2019 Texas Elections start Sunday, July 28, 2019! * TOMORROW * It will start with Nominations Week which will run for a week. Speech & Campaign Week starts Sunday, August 4, 2019. Election Week will start on Sunday, August 11, 2019. And, Election Results will be announced at High Noon on Sunday, August 18, 2019!

If you have any new positions to propose, there is a place for that. You only have about 1¼ days left to do it. Tick, Tock... If you would like to make some Constitutional Amendments, have Repeals to offer and or would like to propose new Articles, then you have until August 11, 2019 - 14 more days of discussion! If you have questions about how this works, there is a link to the forum at the top of this page! Just to be clear:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/texas1/2019-2nd-trimester-elections-f275/

Threads are up and ready! Let's go, Texas!

***** Texas Chat Reminder *****

The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday***. And, if you can't be there right at Noon, that is Ok, Texas Chat usually runs 3, 4, 5 hours with some Chats running as high as 7 or 8 hours.

The Texas Chat Site is here: http://texasregion.net/blab70/login.php

Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 749 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 14¾ years! Check it out! Good stuff!

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4 years 272 days ago

**** New WA Resolution Notification *****

There is currently a new Security Council Resolution at vote. When expressing your opinion, please note which Resolution it is for. And remember Texans, your individual vote does count!

The new Resolution is called:
"Condemn Kyrusia
A resolution to express shock and dismay at a nation or region.

Category: Condemnation Nominee: Kyrusia Proposed by: Marilyn Manson Freaks

Recalling the fabled creation of Kyrusia"...

Commentary: The Security Council has a Commdemnation going for a Role-playing nation - Kyrusia. They have been around on and off since 2007, yet we have never met them. It sounds like they have done a lot of stuff, yet not all that much good stuff. Additionally, it seems they some of their judgment calls in Osiris were questionable. We just don't know on this one and are going defer to the side of caution. NewTexas will go on record as AGAINST on this Resolution. This is only the opinion of NewTexas. We look forward to other Texans' opinions and comments on this Resolution. If good arguments to the contrary are made, we will reconsider our position.

The Texas response was flat on the last SC vote -- Commend Auralia -- which was defeated after gaining only 20.8% of the vote. As a reminder, all we are looking for is a simple 10% of Texans to say one way or another. We are a force for change in the WA. Every vote counts! There were 2 publicly-expressed opinions on the last Resolution with the final Texas tally running 0 FOR and 2 AGAINST and 0 ABSTAIN and 0 UNDECIDED. Texans were unanimous! Yay!

Big Tex

PS: Remember, be sure to vote at the World Assembly too!

Fort verden and The ales

4 years 272 days ago

***** State of The Region Address *****

July 28, 2019

It is our great pleasure to announce that once again, the long-awaited Texas Elections process has begun on the offsite forum! The Second Trimester 2019 Texas Elections start ***TODAY***! Currently, we are accepting nominations for 4 positions of the Texas Cabinet. We are also accepting nominations for the 5 positions of the Texas Representative Council! All nations are free to make nominations whether they are registered on the offsite forum or not. If you are not registered, we ask that you sign your post with your nation name and send us a telegram on NationStates so we can confirm it was your nomination and not someone off the street. Information and postings should be made here:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/texas1/2019-2nd-trimester-elections-f275/

It can also be navigated to by going to the URL in the Factbook entry above and then going to:

NationStates Texas Forum->Texas Government Forums->Texas Election Commission->Current Elections.

The nomination process will be the first of three parts, each lasting one week. First, any Texan can nominate any other Texan for any of the positions listed (please read the rules on the post and in the Notes section). After a week of this activity, the next week will include any speeches or comments by the candidates, questions for the candidates and responses by the candidates; this will last seven days. Finally, polls will be created and the final voting will last for one week. Only Texans as of today - July 28, 2019 - will be eligible to vote.

Nominations close at High Noon (GMT -6) Sunday, August 4, 2019. Constitutional matters close Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Any questions about any of these positions can be asked publicly on this forum, privately by Telegram to NewTexas, via Personal Message on the offsite board or by e-mail on that board. The URL for the Texas Forum is: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/texas1/

Thank you in advance for your participation! And, by all means, participate and Have Fun!

Long Live The Great Region of Texas!

Big Tex
Governor of Texas

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Fort verden

4 years 272 days ago

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Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas,

I have great news! I have been moved to the Cardiac Ward and I am extremely happy to be discharged from the ICU. I hope I will be discharged from hospital soon and not be taken to hospital in an ambulance or wind up in the ICU again this year. Being hospitalized and ending up in the ICU is one of my greatest fears since the first time I ended up in the ICU as a 10 years old boy. Also, four ambulance rides to hospital in the same year are four too many. :(

My deepest gratitude to everyone in Texas from the bottom of my still recovering heart for your greatly appreciated prayers and support.

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Issues Test Bed wrote:

Good to hear it. Keep up the recovering part. We all pitched in to get Leia a black belt in the wifely art of skillet.

Oh God Buddy!

Issues Test Bed wrote:

You will need that recovery part to keep up.

Alright Buddy.

Trecdom2 wrote:

Now to see who really needs a social studies teacher and apply. We shall see what happens.

I wish you the best of luck in job hunting, Trec Buddy.

Trecdom2 wrote:

Verner, nice to see you back here. Fort verden

Thank you Trec Buddy. It is good to be back. :)

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Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas,

Are you job hunting? You might be interested in this article:

6 things I loved about the most impressive resume I’ve ever seen—based on 20 years of hiring
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/26/most-impressive-resume-ever-based-on-20-years-of-hiring-and-interviewing.html

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<<Fort Verden's vote against "Preventing Unjust Warfare" has been noted.>>
<<Fort Verden's vote against "Condemn Kyrusia" has been noted.>>

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Welcome Back to Texas:
The Dictatorship of Tyler

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Have an absolutely fantastic day everyone. :)

Your Buddy,
Verner Von Richthofen
The Eternal Emperor

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United vinceland

4 years 271 days ago

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NewTexas wrote:

***** State of The Region Address *****

July 28, 2019

Dudes and Dudettes of Texas

Thank you very much for praying for my Dad to get well. :)

I’d like to nominate all members of the Texas Cabinet and Texas Representative Council to be re-elected for their current positions. To the current members of the Texas government: Good luck in the elections y'all. I'd like everyone to be re-elected. :)

NewTexas wrote:

the 5 positions of the Texas Representative Council!

Big Tex Dude, why were there 6 positions on the Texas Representative Council last time and only 5 this time? Cause when Boozylvania was in the Texas Representative Council there were 6 members on it.

Vincent

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The Holy Empire of The Quiescent Platypus

4 years 270 days ago

United vinceland wrote:

Big Tex Dude, why were there 6 positions on the Texas Representative Council last time and only 5 this time? Cause when Boozylvania was in the Texas Representative Council there were 6 members on it.

Vincent

Howdy Vince Buddy, from exactly 100 days ago when Frist Trimester 2019 Elections were over:

NewTexas wrote:

The Great Region of Texas officially issues Congratulations to each and every nation that was elected, that ran, that voted, that viewed these proceedings! These were some great elections as usual. This Trimester, there were zero surprises in the Texas Cabinet races. That is nice. All of our Cabinet Secretaries ran uncontested for their positions and each won easily. Sadly, there was one vote of No Confidence, but that is ok. Now, the Texas Representative Council was a different story. With three new candidates in the race, something was bound to happen. And it did, actually, several things did. First off, two incumbents lost their seats to first-time-to-Texas Government candidates! Woo! And secondly, there was a three-way tie for the third position, meaning we will have six TRC members this Trimester instead of five. Woo! That is awesome! That is good news for Texas as we will have a full complement of veterans as well as three newcomers holding up the mantle of Texas Government. We could hardly ask for a better contingent to represent and serve Texas. All will be valuable assets to Texas Government and we look forward to working with each and every one.

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Nix pardusia

4 years 269 days ago

United vinceland wrote:

I’d like to nominate all members of the Texas Cabinet and Texas Representative Council to be re-elected for their current positions.

Seconded/ditto.

I wanna thank everyone who prayed for my Dad and wish all candidates good luck in the upcoming elections too.

Varian Von Richthofen (Arian)

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Spiritus

Good luck in y'alls elections! I always love a good election :D
Haha just realized it logged me out of my puppet here, and into my main. Pesky technology xD

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Quetzalleia

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Issues Test Bed wrote:

We all pitched in to get Leia a black belt in the wifely art of skillet.

I'd rather have a Michelin Star in the art of skillet and be known and admired worldwide like one of these famous Chefs:

The World’s Most Decorated Michelin Star Chefs
https://trulyexperiences.com/blog/decorated-michelin-star-chefs-still-business/

But thank you for the black belt in the wifely art of skillet. :)

Trecdom2 wrote:

Spent 8 hours on the road today but I made what I hope are some good connections at a job fair. Now to see who really needs a social studies teacher and apply. We shall see what happens.

Good luck. Hopefully you'll find an enjoyable and fulfilling job as a Social Studies teacher soon. :)

The Quiescent Platypus wrote:

Good luck in y'alls elections! I always love a good election :D
Haha just realized it logged me out of my puppet here, and into my main. Pesky technology xD

Hi! Nice to meet you and thanks for visiting us! :)

Leia

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Fort verden

I CAN BREATHE! I can breathe without using supplemental oxygen. I am extremely glad to be able to breathe normally again. Nyah ha ha ha!

I must be able to stand up and walk normally again before I am discharged from hospital. Tommorow morning, I am going to attempt to get up from my hospital bed and walk around. Being bedridden for nearly a month, I will probably need to use a walking frame to aid me which will be incredibly embarrassing - I am only 39 years old and not an old coot.

I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my still recovering heart for praying for me.

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Welcome to Texas Visitor!
The Holy Empire of The Quiescent Platypus

Welcome Back to Texas
Narusegawa

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Good night everyone!

Your Buddy,
Verner Von Richthofen
The Eternal Emperor

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Queen falcona stark

The Spring Nation of Trecdom2

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Sorry y'all. I didn't have internet access last weekend. :(

Trecdom2 wrote:

Spent 8 hours on the road today but I made what I hope are some good connections at a job fair. Now to see who really needs a social studies teacher and apply. We shall see what happens.

If there aren’t any job openings for a social studies teacher you could try applying to teach a different subject and wait for a social studies teacher vacancy. Good luck Trecdom. <3

Fort verden wrote:

Queen falcona stark, thank you very much for your Get Well Hugs which my beloved wife and all three of my sons gave me from you.

You’re welcome Verner. Get well soon! <3

*Queen Falcona Stark welcomes The Quiescent Platypus, Tyler and Narusegawa to Texas.* <3

Edge calibur, Kyletana, and The ales

Queen falcona stark wrote:

Sorry y'all. I didn't have internet access last weekend. :(

If there aren’t any job openings for a social studies teacher you could try applying to teach a different subject and wait for a social studies teacher vacancy. Good luck Trecdom. <3

You’re welcome Verner. Get well soon! <3

*Queen Falcona Stark welcomes The Quiescent Platypus, Tyler and Narusegawa to Texas.* <3

It doesn't work that way. For Middle/High school education I am only certified in Social Studies.

Indian Empire, Edge calibur, and The ales

Queen falcona stark

The Galactic Empire of Gig em Aggies

Trecdom2 wrote:

It doesn't work that way. For Middle/High school education I am only certified in Social Studies.

Awww. That sucks :(

NewTexas and The ales

The Spring Nation of Trecdom2

Trecdom2 wrote:

It doesn't work that way. For Middle/High school education I am only certified in Social Studies.

at least you have more then me I only have a BA in History and I also minor in CJ I did think about getting a teaching cert but I don't think I could teach w/o getting slight stage fright type feelings when I get in front of large groups of people to speak

Edge calibur and The ales

The Galactic Empire of Gig em Aggies

Gig em Aggies wrote:

So far having a teaching certification hasn't been too helpful. There's still a few weeks until the start of the school year so we'll see what happens. If you don't mind me asking, what do you plan on doing with a BA in History?

The ales

Trecdom2 wrote:

I'm trying to get a job working in a History Museum but no luck

The ales

The Oppressed Peoples of Issues Test Bed

With our BA in History, we were going for NSA, CIA, SS (no, not that SS (a little joke for the History Majors, younglings won't get it)), OSI, any type of intelligence agency. Do you know what the first question the CIA asks? How many languages do you speak, fluently? Two is the absolute minimum, three to four is preferred. They told us to come back after we had that down. Just a little nugget of info for aspiring spies out there from your good ol' Uncle Big Tex.

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I just finished "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court" by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino.[1] I remember much of what they write about in the book, especially that part they refer to as "journalistic malpractice." But there is much, much more I missed or forgot about. Everyone should read this book. Left, right or center, it shows where we have allowed our society to go. It does not bode well for the future.

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[1] https://www.amazon.com/Justice-Trial-Kavanaugh-Confirmation-Supreme-ebook/dp/B07PLN4CLN/

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**** New WA Resolution Notification *****

There is currently a new General Assembly Resolution at vote. When expressing your opinion, please note which Resolution it is for. And remember Texans, your individual vote does count!

The new Resolution is called:
"Treatment Of The Deceased
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency Strength: Mild Proposed by: Fecaw

This august General Assembly,

Having already guaranteed provisions for the deceased in wartime"...

Commentary: The General Assembly wants to legislate how you deal with your dead. They are "authorizing" you to do things you can already do without the World Assembly's permission. Cut the bureaucracy! NewTexas will go on record as AGAINST on this Resolution. This is only the opinion of NewTexas. We look forward to other Texans' opinions and comments on this Resolution. If good arguments to the contrary are made, we will reconsider our position.

The Texas response was up on the last GA vote -- Preventing Unjust Warfare -- which was defeated after gaining only 22.4% of the vote. As a reminder, all we are looking for is a simple 10% of Texans to say one way or another. We are a force for change in the WA. Every vote counts! There were 4 publicly-expressed opinions on the last Resolution with the final Texas tally running 0 FOR and 4 AGAINST and 0 ABSTAIN and 0 UNDECIDED. Texans were unanimous! Yay!

All Texas WA Member nations please vote. Please make your Texan opinions known in Texas by 11:00 PM Monday and in the World Assembly voting booth by 11:00 PM Texas Time on Sunday the 4th. Current voting in The World is running - Votes FOR: 1102 Votes AGAINST: 10394

Big Tex

PS: Remember, be sure to vote at the World Assembly too!

The ales

The Galactic Empire of Gig em Aggies

***** Texas Saturday Breakfast *****

WooHootie! Saturday breakfast time! For today's dining delight, courtesy of The Big Tex Happy Taco Stands of NewTexas, we present Saturday Fajita and Egg Tacos! Get your day started off right with this big beefy, juicy steak and egg taco! Genuine Texas Angus Beef is freshly-butchered on-premises and is gently grilled before your very eyes on the open grill to tender, juicy perfection. At the same time, delicious, super jumbo, organic, farm-fresh, brown eggs are scrambled to order. These two simple, expertly-prepared ingredients are rolled in hot, fresh flour tortillas made on the premises multiple times daily. We have the Salsa Bar up and running with everything you could possibly want to top your taco including Cheesy Queso, fresh Pico de Gallo, Fire-Roasted Salsa, and fresh Cilantro! It doesn't stop there! We also have fresh homemade creamy, chunky, Guacamole, Sour Cream, delicious shredded Longhorn Jack Cheddar cheese, and an all-new spunky Jalapeño Ranch, all available for making your breakfast as special as you are! We will open The Juice Bar with all the standard juices - Orange, Apple, Grapefruit, Tomato. The funky one today is the Maple Mint Mulch Shot. For one day only, we have a harder selection, our new Jalapeño Maria de Sangre. Try "The Suicide" - we dare you! If fresh fruit is not your bag, we will be stirring up Tang on request. Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. Of course, The Never Ending Urn of Coffee is full and ready to help you wash it all down. Texas coffee doesn't get much better. Come on down and start your day right Texas. You know you want to!®

***** Texas Election Reminder *****

In Texas Election News, the Second Trimester 2019 Texas Elections Nominations Week is winding down. Speech & Campaign Week starts Sunday, August 4th at High Noon Texas Time (GMT -6). So you only have about 1¼ days if you have any Texans to nominate for the Texas Government Cabinet and Texas Representative Council positions. We have a small slate of candidates, and can definitely use more nominations! So, get out there and nominate your friend, your neighbor or even your enemy!

If you would like to make some Constitutional Amendments or Repeals to offer and or would like to propose new Articles, then you have until Sunday, August 11th! Or, if you just have questions about how this works, there is a link to the forum at the top of this page!

Just to be clear Texas Elections are here:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/texas1/2019-2nd-trimester-elections-f275/

Threads are up and ready! Let's go, Texas!

***** Texas Chat Reminder *****

The Texas Chat Site is here: http://texasregion.net/blab70/login.php

Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 750 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 15 years! Check it out! Good stuff!

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