Houston West Quadrant Breakfast

[Mxrdad]

I can't make it, cheers to those attending.

[ktfiend]

I'll have on my custom tailored BRCC tshirt. I customize all of my t-shirts.

Then it'll be off to GRB for shopping and people watching for me!

[EastTexasRancher]

If I'm not fishing I will be there.

[Skiprr]

I don't know if I'll be able to make it. The sheriff just canned the 287(g) program today and I don't know when we're going to be transferred out. The transfer will be on a Saturday, I just don't know which Saturday and I'll be going to first shift.

So Sheriff Gonzalez has made it official? Complete suspension of 287(g)? Other than some fluff piece in January about his intent to keep his campaign promises, I haven't seen anything on the news about it.

The juxtaposition--and especially the timing--of the direction the feds and ICE will take compared to the city/county efforts in the populous areas that have gone bright Blue will be...interesting to watch play out. The way Abbott responded to Travis County, I can't wait to see his message to Harris.

[Skiprr]

Yep. We got the word around 8 o clock last night. Last week the ICE director came from D.C. to meet with the sheriff and it sounded like we were going to stay. Strangely, he leaves and the sheriff pulls this.

Found the first media notification. From ten o'clock last night: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/ho ... 949617.php.

Sigh. While Waller, Montgomery, and Galveston Counties move forward with the program, Harris County scraps it.

To pull this back on topic, even though I can't be there, maybe this might be a point of conversation next Saturday at the breakfast.

[Skiprr]

Link is paywalled. Here's a better one: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas ... 949264.php

Sorry; didn't realize the other was a subscription link. I don't have a Chronicle subscription, digital or paper. Maybe they're cookie-tracking number of hits and I came in under a "preview" count. The non-paid link shows only an abbreviated portion of the article, though; more detail in the other one. But if sbrawley makes it to the breakfast, he'll certainly know the history of the program in the county and how it used to operate.

[LDB415]

I'm glad to see you guys are getting this going. I'm going to at least have good intentions of going although it's a long hike from Friendswood that early in the morning. One thing Chris failed to mention is he also has a ready smile and you won't see it beforehand but he has a solid handshake for everyone as well. I hope this goes really well for you guys, as well as ours has. Congratulations on getting it going.

[Lumberjack98]

I can't make this one. My wife has a training ride for the MS150 and I'm helping out.

[Vol Texan]

It looks like we might get a few folks tomorrow. I'm looking forward to meeting y'all.