Think and Act Locally

The Think and Act Locally newsletter serves as a community-focused guide for the Deer Park, La Porte, and Pasadena areas at the start of 2026. The primary mission is to encourage civic engagement, specifically urging residents to attend city council meetings to influence local decisions like the potential consolidation of La Porte and Shoreacres. Beyond politics, the source highlights economic gro...

This text is a transcript of a Pasadena City Council meeting held on November 18, 2025, which opens with an invocation, the pledges, and Council Member reports on community initiatives like food drives and minor infrastructure completion. The proceedings include debate and votes on various ordinances and resolutions concerning contracts, budget, and amendments, with some disagreement over issues l...

The provided text is a transcript of a La Porte City Council meeting held on November 10, 2025, detailing a wide array of municipal business and ceremonial recognitions. The session begins with an invocation and the pledges of allegiance, followed by the recognition of military veterans, newly certified emergency managers, and long-serving employees, highlighting the community’s appreciation for t...

The provided sources include the agenda for a City Council meeting, the agenda for a City Council workshop, and an audio transcript of the subsequent City Council meeting for the City of Deer Park on November 18, 2025. The agendas outline several important items, including routine approvals like meeting minutes and financial reports, along with new business items such as approving multi-year agree...

This text is a transcript of a Pasadena City Council meeting held on November 18, 2025, which opens with an invocation, the pledges, and Council Member reports on community initiatives like food drives and minor infrastructure completion. The proceedings include debate and votes on various ordinances and resolutions concerning contracts, budget, and amendments, with some disagreement over issues l...

This text is a transcript of a Pasadena City Council meeting held on November 18, 2025, which opens with an invocation, the pledges, and Council Member reports on community initiatives like food drives and minor infrastructure completion. The proceedings include debate and votes on various ordinances and resolutions concerning contracts, budget, and amendments, with some disagreement over issues l...

The provided text is a transcript of a La Porte City Council meeting held on November 10, 2025, detailing a wide array of municipal business and ceremonial recognitions. The session begins with an invocation and the pledges of allegiance, followed by the recognition of military veterans, newly certified emergency managers, and long-serving employees, highlighting the community’s appreciation for t...

The provided text is a transcript of a La Porte City Council meeting held on November 10, 2025, detailing a wide array of municipal business and ceremonial recognitions. The session begins with an invocation and the pledges of allegiance, followed by the recognition of military veterans, newly certified emergency managers, and long-serving employees, highlighting the community’s appreciation for t...

The provided sources detail the November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting and accompanying Workshop for the City of Deer Park, Texas. The workshop included presentations and discussions on quarterly financial and investment reports, as well as a recognition of employee awards. The subsequent City Council meeting addressed a full agenda of new business items, including numerous agreements, grant appl...

The provided sources detail the November 18, 2025, City Council Meeting and accompanying Workshop for the City of Deer Park, Texas. The workshop included presentations and discussions on quarterly financial and investment reports, as well as a recognition of employee awards. The subsequent City Council meeting addressed a full agenda of new business items, including numerous agreements, grant appl...

This document is an email newsletter from Representative Brian Babin to his constituent, David, dated August 24, 2025. The newsletter, titled “Around TX-36,” provides an update on the Congressman’s activities during the August recess. It details his visits to various key locations and groups within his district, including NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the Mont Belvieu Chamber of Commerce, The Stump...

The provided text, a transcript from a YouTube video, explores the relevance of Austrian economics to contemporary political movements like MAGA. The speaker contrasts the economics-focused Ron Paul movement with MAGA’s lesser emphasis on economic theory, noting a growing dismissal of economics among certain right-wing influencers. The transcript defends economics against common criticisms, such a...

The provided texts discuss parental concerns regarding the adequacy of traditional schooling in preparing children for “real-world” challenges. A survey of over 1,000 families reveals that a low percentage of parents feel confident in schools’ ability to teach essential life skills like financial literacy, critical thinking, and job readiness. Consequently, a significant number of parents are proa...

These sources outline the Tuttle Twins Back to School Sale 2025, a promotional event running from July 23 to August 13. The sale features discounted educational resources aimed at parents concerned about traditional schooling, offering a children’s storybook bundle and a new World History category within the Tuttle Twins Academy for teens. The materials emphasize teaching liberty-minded values and...

This newsletter from the “No Agenda” show, sent on July 23, 2025, serves primarily as a fundraising appeal, encouraging various forms of financial support from its “Producers,” ranging from one-time donations to recurring subscriptions and even a “PhD in Media Deconstruction” package. Beyond its financial solicitations, the correspondence previews an upcoming episode that will focus on political c...

The “NEW YOUTUBE SOURCE” presents an interview with Christina Dent, founder of the non-profit organization End It for Good and author of the book “Curious.” Dent, who grew up in a conservative Christian family and previously supported a criminal justice approach to drugs, shares her personal journey and change of perspective after becoming a foster parent and witnessing the negative impact of drug...

The provided texts offer a comprehensive look at the City of La Porte’s initiatives, with a significant focus on its newly launched Livable Centers Study. This eighteen-month project, undertaken in partnership with the Houston-Galveston Area Council, aims to transform the city’s central core into a more connected, walkable, and vibrant area. Key objectives include enhancing multi-modal transportat...

The source consists of a podcast episode from “Wealth Without Wall Street” featuring a roundtable discussion among four financial experts: Russ Morgan, Mark Podolski, Joey Mure, and Sharran Srivatsaa. Each expert presents a unique strategy for generating $100,000 in six months with an initial investment of $5,000 or less and dedicating ten hours or less per week. The proposed methods include lever...

The provided text is an audio transcript from a presentation by Mikkel Thorup of Expat Money, introduced by Tom Woods. Thorup, an expert in international living, discusses the concept of a “Plan B” – an economic backup plan for individuals and families to secure their freedom, assets, and lifestyle in an increasingly unstable world. He outlines a “Four Plus One” framework, detailing strategies for...

The provided text is an excerpt from Antiwar.com, a non-profit news and viewpoints website that focuses on critiquing U.S. foreign policy and military interventions. The content highlights a strong anti-interventionist stance, frequently publishing articles that condemn Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank, criticize U.S. involvement in conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war, and question the...

This document, “TRADING APPLICATIONS OF JAPANESE CANDLESTICK CHARTING” by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny, offers a comprehensive guide to Japanese candlestick charting, a technical analysis method for financial markets. The authors explain the historical origins of candlesticks in 17th-century Japanese rice trading and their evolution into a modern tool for analyzing equities and commoditie...

The provided sources consist of an email from Rep. Brian Babin to a constituent, David, dated July 20, 2025, discussing the recent passage of a rescissions package. This package aims to eliminate over $9 billion in federal spending, targeting what House Republicans deem “wasteful programs,” some of which were identified by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. The email high...

This content outlines Seth Godin’s personal blog, providing various ways for users to interact with his work and ideas. Readers can subscribe for updates, search through his extensive content, and access learning resources such as workshops and courses. The blog also offers connection points via social media and showcases popular and curated articles. Additionally, it provides access to Godin’s br...

This financial newsletter, dated July 19, 2025, from RIA Advisors and authored by Lance Roberts, offers a comprehensive outlook on the current market environment. It highlights the S&P 500’s new all-time highs while cautioning about overbought technical indicators and narrow market breadth, suggesting a need for tactical positioning. The author discusses the surge in company buybacks, which pr...

This analysis forecasts a significant economic downturn in China, largely attributed to a collapsing real estate sector and the government’s resistance to essential reforms, which creates systemic financial instability. As a result, global capital is expected to flee China in search of safer havens, with the United States dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds positioned as the primary beneficiaries due t...