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Quietly Leaving New York City As The Socialist Take Over

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On Tuesday, The Dallas Express posted an article about the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE).

The article reports:

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) began production, quoting, and trading operations on Monday, kicking off a phased rollout as a new national securities exchange based in Dallas.

The launch marks a significant milestone for the Dallas-headquartered startup, which aims to challenge the longstanding dominance of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. TXSE started with limited test symbols for approved members, with broader symbol availability planned throughout July.

The exchange will operate under the market center identifier “F.”

Trading hours include a pre-market session from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., regular market hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a post-market session from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TXSE officials described the start of trading as a key step in proving the exchange’s viability. “With the start of full production trading, any last notions that TXSE is theoretical are instantly swept away,” a TXSE official stated.

Let’s look at some of the possible reasons that the Texas Stock Exchange might be opening. The Texas Constitution and Texas statutes prohibit levying a state personal income tax. Texas does not have a traditional corporate income tax–it imposes a franchise tax on businesses. That franchise tax rate is generally 1 percent for most businesses. The general corporate tax rate in New York City is 8.85 percent. Corporations with gross receipts over $1 million are subject to the General Corporation Tax.

The article concludes:

Gabriela von zur Muehlen, senior vice president and chief policy officer at the Texas Association of Business, added, “A homegrown national exchange means more jobs, more investment, and more growth opportunities for businesses and communities across the Lone Star State.”

The launch follows extensive preparation, including federal approvals and industry testing. TXSE is entirely electronic but headquartered in Dallas. Corporate listings are anticipated later in 2026.

Market participants were advised to complete connectivity and testing ahead of the launch. Additional rollout details are available on the TXSE website.

The development aligns with Dallas’ continued growth as a financial center, attracting major institutions and elevating the region’s profile in national markets.

Businesses are in business to make money. They will gravitate to places where it is the least expensive to do business.

Saving American Lives

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On Friday, The Dallas Express posted an article about a recent Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operation.

The article reports:

Armed with battering rams and search warrants, federal agents stormed homes and warehouses across the country, seizing millions in cash, piles of illegal drugs and a deadly arsenal, signaling an aggressive escalation in America’s war on drugs.

The multi-agency crackdown, highlighted by the DEA’s Operation Fentanyl Free America, comes as the United States faces a shifting landscape in the opioid crisis. Although overdose deaths have declined from record highs, fentanyl and other synthetic drugs remain a deadly threat, fueling action by law enforcement and policymakers.

In the second phase of Operation Fentanyl Free America, the DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,400 pounds of fentanyl powder between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10.

“The drug poisoning epidemic has been cultivated by designated terrorist cartels who operate like multi-billion-dollar corporations and have weaponized fentanyl with the clear objective to increase America’s dependence on illicit drugs,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole said in a statement.

Agents also confiscated 147,000 pounds of cocaine, 21,000 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 26 million methamphetamine pills, 1,200 pounds of heroin, 65,000 pounds of illicit cannabis and more than 1,500 firearms. More than 3,000 arrests were made nationwide.

…While drug overdose deaths have declined in the U.S., they remain a significant public health crisis. Provisional CDC data show about 87,000 overdose deaths from October 2023 to September 2024, a drop from around 114,000 the previous year and the lowest total in any 12-month period since June 2020. For families, the toll remains devastating.

In December, the DEA reported that the first phase of the operation put “unprecedented pressure on the global fentanyl supply chain.” DEA lab testing found that 29% of fentanyl pills analyzed in fiscal year 2025 contained a potentially lethal dose, a sharp decrease from 76% in fiscal 2023. Fentanyl powder purity also dropped to 10.3%, down from 19.5%.

The article concludes:

Last month, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca’s crew unloaded about 17,750 pounds of cocaine worth more than $133.5 million in Port Everglades from four interdictions in international waters off the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the Coast Guard.

Most of the world’s cocaine supply comes from nearby Colombia. China and other Asian nations produce most of the precursor chemicals needed to make fentanyl, the potent opioid responsible for most U.S. overdose deaths in recent years.

We need to find the core of the drug problem in America and dry up the market, but until we are able to do that, taking the drugs off of the street saves lives.

Realizing The Threat

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On Friday, The Dallas Express posted an article about the ordered deportation of Marwan Marouf, 54, a Jordanian national who has lived in the United States for roughly 30 years. This sounds a little harsh until you look closely at the details.

The article reports:

Marwan Marouf, 54, a Jordanian national who has lived in the United States for roughly 30 years, has served as the public relations and fundraising director for the Muslim-American Society’s DFW chapter. He has been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since September.

The Dallas Express previously reported that ICE arrested Marouf in September and charged him with lacking a valid entry document, soliciting funds for a Tier III undesignated terrorist organization, and providing “material support” to terrorism.

Marouf was initially charged with overstaying his visa. In recent weeks, the Department of Homeland Security filed additional allegations accusing him of soliciting funds for a terrorist organization, according to KERA.

During a hearing last Thursday, Immigration Judge Abdias E. Tida denied Marouf’s request for voluntary departure, citing donations he allegedly made to the Holy Land Foundation. Attorneys argued he should be granted post-conclusion voluntary departure to address an urgent cardiac condition — Brugada syndrome — before leaving the country. Tida rejected the request.

…The deportation ruling comes as Texas officials have intensified scrutiny of organizations connected—directly or indirectly—to the Holy Land Foundation case.

Gov. Greg Abbott recently designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations under state law, as reported by The Dallas Express. The designation bars both groups from purchasing land in Texas and authorizes Attorney General Ken Paxton to pursue enforcement actions.

Abbott’s proclamation cited evidence introduced during the Holy Land Foundation prosecution, including documents and internal records linking CAIR to the Muslim Brotherhood’s U.S. network.

Here is the link to An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Brotherhood in North America. The document is from 1991 and explains the methods and goals in turning America into a country governed by Sharia law. This document was part of the government exhibits in the Holy Land Foundation Trial. If you are unfamiliar with that trial, please look it up. It explains a lot. If you are skeptical, look around and read the definition of a color revolution. The beginning of a color revolution is to undermine citizens’ faith in their government and to encourage disrespect of those enforcing the law. The groundwork is currently being laid.