Mass shooting at Texas outlet mall
The panel reacts to the latest mass shooting in Texas that occurred at a Dallas area outlet mall in Allen, Texas this weekend.
A copy of the ten commandments in every Texas classroom
Critics see the measure as a blatant erosion of the separation between church and state while supporters see the commandments as universal moral truths which can help our young people better lead successful, productive lives.
Ted Cruz has a competitor in the U.S. Senate race
U.S. Representative Colin Allred, a Dallas area Democrat has announced his run against Senator Ted Cruz. What's Your Point? host Greg Groogan poses the question to the panel - Does Colin Allred have what it takes to break a statewide democratic losing streak that's more than a quarter century long?
California Reparations
The California Reparations Task Force formally recommended that the state offer payments of up to $1.2 million to every qualifying Black resident. The nine-member panel called on the state to offer its Black residents a formal apology in addition to the payments. These recommendations will be sent to the California legislature.
The 2% solution over election ballot paper
SB 1993 which passed easily through the Texas Senate, will require Harris County, and only Harris County, to fully repeat any election in which 2% or more of total polling places run out of ballot paper. GOP election judges say the November 2022 ballot shortages in Harris County were intentional.
One on one with Harris Co. District Attorney Kim Ogg
Greg Groogan talks with Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg about a variety of topics including the reduction in backlogged cases, crime statistics in Houston, and the on-going obligation to attack serious corruption among police and elected officials.
Houston sees a 27% drop in homicides
HPD Chief Troy Finner told city council, "People are coming together. We are safer than we were last year, and we are never satisfied.” Finner said both violent crime and the overall crime rate declined as well. The panel discusses whether that top is a trend or a temporary blip in the statistics, and despite the numbers do Houstonians feel any safer?
Suspect in mass shooting had been deported 4 times
Francisco Oropesa snuck back across the border at least one more time, .managing somehow, in the interim, to illegally acquire a powerful semi-automatic rifle, which he used to massacre five innocent neighbors in Cleveland, Texas. The panel discusses immigration and violence in Texas.
Troops to the border
The expiration of Title 42 has President Biden sending 1500 troops to the border and experts raising alarm bells as a surge of illegal immigration is expected in the coming week. Border Patrol estimates 7,000 crossings a day.
Biden & Trump dealing with allegations and investigations will it effect votes for either candidate?
In the week Joe Biden announces officially for the 2024 campaign comes word that federal prosecutors apparently are preparing to formally charge the president's son with at least one felony. Will another DOJ probe change the election or will it be Trump vs. Biden - the sequel?
Texas GOP elected leaders plan to reign in "rogue" District attorneys - What's Your Point?
State leaders have expressed concern over some Texas District Attorneys "announcing" that there are some state laws they just won't prosecute in their jurisdiction. House Bill 17 would allow citizens from a given jurisdiction - Travis County for instance - to file a "removal petition" against the district attorney...and have that claim heard by an outside judge. The proposal passed by the Texas House lists as actionable misconduct "categorically refusing to prosecute criminal offenses under state law"..
We must protect our children, we must protect our educators" Tx House approves school safety bill
House Bill 3 requires an armed security guard on the campus of every public and open-enrollment charter school in the state. The first-year price tag for this additional campus protection is $1.6 billlion. Will schools have the funding to maintain this mandate?
What's Your Point?
On this week's Texas, The Issue is - Steven Dial talks to State Representative Joe Moody about safety on school campuses and state gun laws. Sunday morning Greg Groogan and the panel discussed the topic
16 City Council seats up for election this November
Greg Groogan and the panel discuss who's going to run for city council and their willingness to stand up to the mayor, whoever that might be.
One on one with Lee Kaplan, candidate for mayor
What's Your Point host Greg Groogan sits down one on one with Houston attorney Lee Kaplan to talk with himeabout why he wants to be Houston's mayor.
Former Vice President Mike Pence testifies before grand jury for 5 hours
Former Vice President Mike Pence testified for five hours this week before a federal grand jury investigating his former bosses' efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
What's Your Point?Former Vice-President Pence testifies before Grand Jury for 5 hours
Former Wice President Mike Pence testified for five hours this week before a federal grand jury investigating his former bosses' efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Biden's presidential run and the Hunter Biden baggage
In the week Joe Biden announces officially for the 2024 campaign comes word that federal prosecutors apparently are preparing to formally charge the president's son with at least one felony. Will another DOJ probe change the election or will it be Trump vs. Biden - the sequel?
A slight move towards decriminalization of pot
The Texas House passed a bill this week decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, the panel almost all agree it'll never pass the Texas Senate.
Reigning in "rogue" District Attorneys
State leaders have expressed concern over some Texas District Attorneys "announcing" that there are some state laws they just won't prosecute in their jurisdiction. House Bill 17 would allow citizens from a given jurisdiction - Travis County for instance - to file a "removal petition" against the district attorney...and have that claim heard by an outside judge. The proposal passed by the Texas House lists as actionable misconduct "categorically refusing to prosecute criminal offenses under state law"..