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THE REAL REASON TEXAS IS WITHOUT POWER DURING THE 2021 TEXAS FREEZE

2/18/2021

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 As Texans faced record low temperatures this February and snow and ice made roads impassable, the states electric grid operator had lost control of the power supply, leaving millions without access to electricity.  As the blackouts extended from hours to days, top state officials called for investigations into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and Texans are demanding accountability for the disaster. 
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Reports started coming in earlier this week that over half the wind turbines in the state of Texas were frozen and not producing any energy. This number grew into almost 3/4 of the turbines in Texas had frozen solid and weren't producing energy. The only wind turbines that weren't frozen were the turbines that sit in the Gulf of Mexico where temperatures didn't drop as low as the rest of the state. State officials began blasting the wind turbines and their inability to produce power when Texans needed it most. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said, "We should never build a wind turbine in Texas". Of course liberal democrats were quick to come to the wind turbines aid and point the blame for power loss elsewhere. The fact remains that the 45 gigawatts total were offline, 20 of those 45 gigawatts lost came from the failed wind turbines and renewable energy.  (numbers provided by the ERCOT) So despite the liberal left trying to shift blame onto oil and gas, almost half the states energy was lost due to frozen wind turbines and renewable energy. ​ Oh but there is more. 
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Since the snow and ice started to accumulate across Texas, we heard mayors from across the state (San Antonio, Dallas & Houston) tell Texan's to reduce energy usage, turn off unused lights, don't crank the heater up so high, etc. At the same time, the lights in empty downtown buildings were lighting up the nights skyline, using precious energy that could have warmed your families home. It wasn't until day 3 of the power outages, before those empty buildings finally turned off their lights to reduce energy consumption, but by then it was too late, 21 Texans had lost their lives in the storm. 
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Empty buildings in Downtown Houston lit up after mayors ask Texans to reduce energy consumption .
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Empty buildings in Downtown San Antonio lit up while Texans are without power in their homes. 

Meme below was not made by TITFF, not our grammar mistake.
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Now for the ERCOT. The ERCOT operates Texas's electric grid. Did you know that a third of the Board of Directors for the ERCOT are not Texans and don't live in Texas? When Texas lawmakers found this out, they started calling for change, but Texans were already angered by this. No one should control the Texas electric grid that lives thousands of miles a way. One has to believe that if Texans were in charge of the board, things would have been a little different. The ERCOT even had to pull pictures of these board members in fear they would be targeted by angry Texans. Texas Rep Leech is drafting legislation that would require the ERCOT board to live in Texas to hold that position. 
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In San Antonio, Texas, mayor Ron Nirenberg boasted about the fact that he opened the Henry B Gonzales Convention Center to house 500 families who did not have power. Sounds good right? Unfortunately San Antonio has almost 2 million residents, so that 500 families wasn't much help at all. A drop in the bucket. When asked why there wasn't more facilities open (like the Alamo Dome, etc.), he responded that Covid was still a thing. So it's ok to allow Texans to die from lack of heat, but for God's sake don't break Covid precautions, you might kill people. Do you see the problem? 
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We will end this article by saying this, Texas needs to make some changes to ensure our power grid is capable of handling weather events like these. Although we rarely see storms like the one we are in now, we should be ready for them. In 2011 we had a winter storm hit Texas and yes we had rolling blackouts (although they weren't as bad as now), but we never fixed the problem. We still produce the most natural gas and oil in the USA, so lets protect those systems for cold weather, so we never have to face this problem again. In the same sense, we must get rid of our incompetent mayors who allow energy to be wasted on empty downtown buildings, just so they can look good from afar. Let's learn from this and correct these problems. 
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Battle of the Alamo & Remember The Alamo Ceremony.

2/13/2021

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 The public is invited to attend TITFF's 4th Annual "Remember The Alamo Ceremony" to be held on March 6, 2021, 4pm-6pm, at the Alamo (we will meet on the North Side of the Alamo Cenotaph).

Speakers include: RPT Chairman LTC Allen West, House Representative Steve Toth, former Senator Don Huffines, RPT Historian/TITFF Member Dr. Tim Westley. 
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BATTLE OF THE ALAMO

 
In The Beginning

    In the wake of the Battle of Gonzales which opened the Texas Revolution, a Texan force under Stephen F. Austin encircled the Mexican garrison in the town of San Antonio de Béxar. On December 11, 1835, after an eight-week siege, Austin's men were able to compel General Martín Perfecto de Cos to surrender. Occupying the town, the defenders were paroled with the requirement that they forfeit the majority of their supplies and weapons as well as not fight against the Constitution of 1824. The fall of Cos' command eliminated the last major Mexican force in Texas. Returning to friendly territory, Cos provided his superior, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, with information about the uprising in Texas.

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Tyrant Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna angered by Texians
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 Seeking to take a hard line with the rebelling Texans and angered by perceived American interference in Texas, Santa Anna ordered a resolution passed stating that any foreigners found fighting in the province would be treated as pirates. As such, they would be immediately executed. While these intentions were communicated to then US President Andrew Jackson, it is unlikely that many of the American volunteers in Texas were aware of the Mexican intention to forego taking prisoners. Establishing his headquarters at San Luis Potosí, 
Santa Anna began assembling an army of 6,000 with the goal of marching North and putting down the revolt in Texas. In early 1836, after adding 20 guns to his command, Santa Anna & the Mexican Army began marching North through Saltillo and Coahuila.



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FORTIFYING THE ALAMO

​To the north in San Antonio, Texan forces were occupying the Alamo. Possessing a large enclosed courtyard, the Alamo had first been occupied by Cos's men during the siege of the town the previous fall. Under the command of Colonel James Neill, the future of the Alamo soon proved a matter of debate for the Texan leadership. Far from the majority of the province's settlements, San Antonio was short on both supplies and men. As such, General Sam Houston advised that the Alamo be demolished and directed Colonel Jim Bowie to take a force of volunteers to accomplish this task. Arriving on January 19, 1836 Bowie found that work to improve the mission's defenses had been successful and he was persuaded by Neill that the post could be held as well as that it was an important barrier between Mexico and the Texas settlements.
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During this time Major Green B. Jameson had constructed platforms along the mission's walls to allow the emplacement of captured Mexican artillery and to provide firing positions for infantry. Though useful, these platforms left the upper bodies of the defenders exposed. Initially manned by about 100 volunteers, the mission's garrison grew as January passed. The Alamo was again reinforced on February 3, with the arrival of 29 men under Lieutenant Colonel William Travis. A few days later, Neill, departed to deal with an illness in his family and left Travis in charge. Travis' ascent to command did not sit well with Jim Bowie. A renowned frontiersman, Bowie argued with Travis over who should lead until it was agreed that the former would command the volunteers and the latter the regulars. Another notable frontiersman arrived on February 8, when Davy Crockett rode into the Alamo with 12 men.

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THE MEXICAN ARMY ARRIVES

As preparations moved forward, the Alamo Defenders, relying on faulty intelligence, came to believe that the Mexicans would not arrive until mid-March. To the surprise of the garrison, Santa Anna's army arrived outside of San Antonio on February 23. Having marched through driving snow and foul weather, Santa Anna reached the town a month sooner than the Texans anticipated. Surrounding the mission, Santa Anna sent a courier requesting the Alamo's surrender. To this Travis responded by firing one of the mission's cannon. Seeing that the Texans planned to resist, Santa Anna prepared the Mexican Army for battle. The next day, Bowie fell ill and full command passed to Travis. Badly outnumbered, Travis sent out riders asking for reinforcements. The letter read as such...
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Commandancy of the The Alamo
Bejar, Feby. 24th. 1836

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World--
Fellow Citizens & compatriots--
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna — I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man — The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken — I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls — I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch — The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country --
Victory or Death.
William Barrett Travis.
Lt. Col. comdt.
P. S. The Lord is on our side — When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn — We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.
Travis​

​Travis's calls went largely unanswered as the Texans lacked the strength to fight Santa Anna's larger army. As the days passed the Mexicans slowly worked their lines closer to the Alamo, with their artillery reducing the mission's walls. At 1:00 AM, on March 1, 32 men from Gonzales (known today as the Immortal 32) were able to ride through the Mexican lines to join the defenders. With the situation grim, history states that Travis drew a line in the sand and asked all those willing to stay and fight to step over it. All except one accepted the offer to fight come hell or high water.
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THE 13TH DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO
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At dawn on March 6, Santa Anna's men launched their final attack on the Alamo. Flying a red flag and playing the El Degüello bugle call, Santa Anna signaled that no quarter would be given to the defenders. Sending 1,400-1,600 men forward in four columns they overwhelmed the Alamo's garrison. One column, led by General Cos, broke through the mission's north wall and poured into the Alamo. It is believed that Travis was killed resisting this breach. As the Mexicans entered the Alamo, brutal hand-to-hand fighting ensued until almost the entire garrison had been killed. Records indicate that seven may have survived the fighting, but were summarily executed by the tyrant Santa Anna.

THE AFTERMATH

The Battle of the Alamo cost the Texans the entire 180-250-man garrison. Mexican casualties are disputed but were approximately 600 killed and wounded. While Travis and Bowie were killed in the fighting, Crockett's death is a subject of controversy. While some sources state that he was killed during the battle, others indicate that he was one of the seven survivors executed on Santa Anna's orders. Following Santa Anna's victory at the Alamo, he moved quickly to destroy 
Houston's small Texas Army. Outnumbered, Houston began retreating towards the US border so he could by his men enough time to be trained for battle, but Sam Houston was also being strategic, picking when and where he would fight Santa Anna and the Mexican Army. Moving with a flying column of 1,400 men, Santa Anna encountered the Texans at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. Sam Houston & the Texans caught Santa Anna and the Mexican Army with their guard down, they were taking a siesta.
That's when Sam Houston & the Texans moved into position and began charging the Mexican camp, and yelling "Remember the Alamo,"!  It only took the Texans 18 minutes to stomp a mud hole in the Mexican Army's rear-ends. The next day, Santa Anna was captured effectively securing Texan independence.

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The Alamo should be remembered as the place where the Mexican Army, under command of General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, stormed a mission defended by a band of heroic  Texans fighting for liberty, freedom and their independence. In rooms where priests had prayed, bayonets clashed with Bowie Knives and swords.  Musket and cannon fire tore into the Alamo walls.  By dawn, all the Texan combatants lay dead.  Their sacrifice, on March 6, 1836, would immortalize them as legends, and turn the Alamo grounds into Sacred Ground. 
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 We honor our Alamo Defenders because despite knowing they were outnumbered, despite the fact that they were outgunned, despite the fact that the U.S. and other didn't come to their aid, they dug the heals of their boots in and fought till the bitter end. They fought for liberty, they fought for freedom, they fought for their God given rights, but most of all they fought for Texas. That is why we honor them.

Texans today could learn a thing or two from our Alamo Defenders. When This Is Texas Freedom Force was fighting our 3 1/2 year long fight to save the Alamo Cenotaph, there were several comments made to us saying "It's no use to fight the City of San Antonio & George P Bush, they are going to do what they want to do", or "Why show up to these HDRC, City Council, Alamo Advisory & Committee meetings, you're never going to win". Had TITFF listened to these comments the City of San Antonio & George P Bush would have won and the Alamo Cenotaph would have been damaged sitting in a basement somewhere. Instead, TITFF thought about who we were fighting for (ie our Alamo Defenders) and what they taught us. If the Alamo Defenders could fight to the bitter end, so could we. We won a Texas size victory because of it. 

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SPEAKERS

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RPT CHAIRMAN
​LTC ALLEN WEST
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HOUSE REP
​ STEVE TOTH
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FORMER SENATOR
​DON HUFFINES
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RPT HISTORIAN
​DR TIM WESTLEY
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TEXAS HISTORY IS UNDER ATTACK

2/6/2021

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 Texans, we have a problem. While most Texans are distracted by National Issues like Biden being pronounced the POTUS, his executive orders, and the back and fourth between AOC & the Republicans, Texas Democrat House Reps & Senators are filing a pleather of bills attacking our Texas History.  
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 HB1186  was filed on Jan 19, 2021 by Democrat House Rep Rafael Anchia. The bill goes after a lot of monuments, portraits & buildings. In the bill section 443.01527 reads.....
REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM PUBLIC DISPLAY. Not later than December 31, 2021, the board shall remove the following items from public display.
​  (1)  the portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson located in
 the senate chamber;
              (2)  the cannons located on the south grounds of the
 Capitol and near the south entrance to the Capitol building;
              (3)  the Confederate Soldiers' Monument located on the
 south grounds of the Capitol;
              (4)  the portrait of Richard William "Dick" Dowling
 located in the house chamber;
              (5)  Hood's Texas Brigade Monument located on the east
 grounds of the Capitol;
              (6)  the portrait of Jefferson Davis located in the
 senate chamber; and
              (7)  Terry's Texas Rangers Monument located on the
 south grounds of the Capitol.
Section 2. Section 2165.251(a), Govermental Code, is amended to read as follows...
​(a)  The space in the old State Board of Insurance State
 Office Building, located on San Jacinto Street between 11th and
 12th streets in Austin, the Sam Houston Building, and the
 Jackson-Webber [John H. Reagan] Building are allocated to the
 legislature and legislative agencies for their use.
        SECTION 3.  (a)  The state office building located on the
 south side of 15th Street between Congress Avenue and Colorado
 Street in Austin, previously known as the John H. Reagan Building,
 is renamed the Jackson-Webber Building in honor of Nathaniel
 Jackson and John Webber.
        (b)  As soon as practicable following the effective date of
 this Act, the Texas Facilities Commission shall implement the name
 change made by Subsection (a) of this section.
        SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
Click here to read House Bill 1186
(D) House Rep Rafael Anchia's bill is bad enough by itself, but there is more bad news/work for TITFF.

​ House Bill 86 was filed November 9, 2020 by Jarvis Johnson. The bill is aimed at abolishing Texas's Confederate Heroes Day & making . 
HB 36
​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(2)  "State holiday" means a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)], Government Code.
SECTION 2.  Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)  A state holiday includes only the following days:
(1)  [the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes;
[(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day";
(2) [(3)]  the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";
(3) [(4)]  the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;
(4) [(5)]  the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson;
(5) [(6)]  the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;
(6) [(7)]  the 24th day of December; and
(7) [(8)]  the 26th day of December.
SECTION 3.  Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 662.021.  DATES OF HOLIDAYS.  A legal holiday includes only the following days:
(1)  a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and
(2)  a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)].
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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 Also Democrat House Rep Shawn Thierry filed HB 219 on November 9, 2020 that tries to eliminate Texas Confederate Heroes Day as well.  The bill reads.....
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HB 219
​​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
        SECTION 1.  Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
              (2)  "State holiday" means a state holiday under
 Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)], Government Code.
        SECTION 2.  Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
        (b)  A state holiday includes only the following days:
              (1)  [the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes
 Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other
 Confederate heroes;
              [(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence
 Day";
              (2) [(3)]  the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";
              (3) [(4)]  the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in
 Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;
              (4) [(5)]  the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines
 Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines
 Johnson;
              (5) [(6)]  the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;
              (6) [(7)]  the 24th day of December; and
              (7) [(8)]  the 26th day of December.
        SECTION 3.  Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
        Sec. 662.021.  DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes
 only the following days:
              (1)  a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and
              (2)  a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1)
 through (5) [(6)].
        SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
Also in the Senate, Democrat Senator Nathan Johnson filed SB 129 on November 9, 2020 that wants to eliminate Texas Confederate Heroes Day & creates the Women's Suffrage Day. This is the companion bill to the House Bills listed above filed by Jarvis Johnson & Shawn Thierry. If you would like to read the bill in its entirety you can do so on the black button below. 
Click here to read SB 129
 Texans, we have our work cut out for us. We have been on the phone and in Senator Creighton's office since Day 1 of the 87th Legislative Session asking him to hurry up and file the Monument Protection Bill. His office has ensured us the bill will be filed soon. We have worked with Senator Creighton on this bill since 2017 and we have no reason to doubt him. Things just take time. Next week (Feb 8th-12th) TITFF will be up and down the halls at the capitol. talking to Senators and House Reps trying to gather support for this bill, so we can put a end to the destruction/rewriting of our Texas history. Over the next 2 weeks TITFF will start our email/phone call push on Senators & House Reps, this is where you will be asked to do your part as a Texan and apply pressure to those that need it. (Keep an eye out on our social media pages). We will say this, if you don't email these House Reps & Senators, if you don't make those calls, and this bill doesn't pass, you will have no one to blame but yourself for the loss of our Texas History. So please be a stand up Texan and do what is right.  


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 We do have a bit of good news to report as well. (R) House Rep Steve Allison has filed HB 446. He filed this bill on Nov 10, 2020. The reads...... 
HB446
​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 28.03(b) and (f), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (f) and (h), an offense under this section is:
(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if:(A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is less than $100; or
(B)  except as provided in Subdivision (3)(A) or (3)(B), it causes substantial inconvenience to others;
(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary loss is $100 or more but less than $750;
(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if:
(A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is $750 or more but less than $2,500; or
(B)  the actor causes in whole or in part impairment or interruption of any public water supply, or causes to be diverted in whole, in part, or in any manner, including installation or removal of any device for any such purpose, any public water supply, regardless of the amount of the pecuniary loss;
(4)  a state jail felony if the amount of pecuniary loss is:
(A)  $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;
(B)  less than $2,500, if the property damaged or destroyed is a habitation and if the damage or destruction is caused by a firearm or explosive weapon;
(C)  less than $2,500, if the property was a fence used for the production or containment of:
(i)  cattle, bison, horses, sheep, swine, goats, exotic livestock, or exotic poultry; or
(ii)  game animals as that term is defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(D)  less than $30,000 and the actor:
(i)  causes wholly or partly impairment or interruption of property used for flood control purposes or a dam or of public communications, public 
transportation, public gas or power supply, or other public service; or
(ii)  causes to be diverted wholly, partly, or in any manner, including installation or removal of any device for any such purpose, any public communications or public gas or power supply;
(5)  a felony of the third degree if:
(A)  the amount of the pecuniary loss is:
(i)  $30,000 or more but less than $150,000; or
(ii)  $750 or more but less than $150,000, if the property damaged or destroyed is a public monument; or
(B)  the actor, by discharging a firearm or other weapon or by any other means, causes the death of one or more head of cattle or bison or one or more horses;
(6)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of pecuniary loss is 
$150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(7)  a felony of the first degree if the amount of pecuniary loss is $300,000 or more.
(f)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the damage or destruction is inflicted on a place of worship or human burial[, a public monument,] or on a community center that provides medical, social, or educational programs and if the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property or to tangible personal property is $750 or more but less than $30,000.
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date
of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.


 Basically (R) Rep Steve Allison's bill increases the criminal penalty from $750-$150,000 if the property damaged or destroyed is a public monument for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument. This bill is great if the local PD's will arrest the person and the DA will prosecute them.

We hope this info was informative and we hope to see more of you get involved with TITFF so we can stop these History erasing bills and protect our history once and for all. 
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