Lupe Fraga
The horrible Sandy Hook school shootings happened 10 years ago today.
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Two years ago today, the Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden’s victory as President 306 to 232. Treasonous Donald Trump and his fellow insurrectionists still have not accepted the results.
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We lost a great one yesterday. Lupe “Champ” Fraga is no longer with us. Here is a nice bio from the Texas A&M Corp of Cadets webpage:
Lupe Fraga attended Texas A&M on a baseball scholarship, was a member of A Athletics, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1957. Fraga received the T.W. Mohle Accounting Award by the A&M Faculty. He joined the Army, spent three years in France, earned the rank of First Lieutenant, and was honorably discharged. Fraga returned to Houston in the 1960s and purchased Tejas Office Products Inc. Fraga remained loyal to A&M, donating an endowed scholarship for underserved students at the Mays Business School, where, in 2003, he was named Outstanding Alumnus. Governor Rick Perry ’72 appointed him as a Texas A&M University System Regent in May 2005. Fraga w as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank Houston. He was awarded Businessman of the Year by the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and inducted into the St. Thomas High School Hall of Honor. Fraga has won the Aggie 100 Award and has been a Top 500 Hispanic Owned Business since its inception. Fraga has been a longtime member of the Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association.
Champ was a great leader and a great guy in H-Town. He set an example in our community. Superb business owner. Latino trailblazer. Contributed to the growth of our community. He was a gentleman and kind individual. Champ will be missed but not forgotten. I am glad I knew him.
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I saw this today:
Elon Musk, who implored his army of Twitter followers to vote Republican in the 2022 midterms, did not vote in the election, state records show.
The billionaire is registered in Cameron County, Texas, where his rocket company SpaceX has a launch base and development site. Musk lists a modest home as his residence, though he has been known to spend time at other luxury properties.
Oh, well. He will continue to complain.
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Former State Sen Kirk Watson was elected mayor of Austin last night. Commentary doesn’t think that is weird. Congrats.
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Channel 13’s Miya Shay posted this last night:
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Graphic porn videos popped onto several Harris County Court at Law live stream Zoom sessions Tuesday morning, startling judges, lawyers, and staffers.
How the hack managed to happen to multiple courts was the talk of the day within the corridors of justice in Harris County on Tuesday, often accompanied by a chuckle with a wisp of bewilderment.
ABC13 has confirmed that at least three and possibly up to seven of the misdemeanor courts in Harris County were hacked with pornographic videos.
Hard core or soft porn?
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If you like Christmas tunes and have the SiriusXM app, you can listen to Billboard’s Top 112 Christmas tunes. You will likely disagree with the rankings. They have Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song” at number 4. Ok.
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Carlos Correa signed a huge deal with the San Francisco Giants. Good for him. The Giants visit The Yard May 1-3. Got it?
Hall of Fame great Craig Biggio is 57 today. Happy Birthday, Craig!