IN
IN THE
IN THE STATE, 60 OF THEM HAS LESS THAN
30 DAYS OF CASH ON
HAND.
HAND.
HAND. ONE
HAND. ONE IN ALPINE HAS ALREADY FILED
BANKRUPTCY.
BANKRUPTCY. NOW TO THE SALON OWNER THAT HAS
BECOME THE LATEST
FLASHPOINT. A DALLAS CHARGE
HELD HER IN CONTEMPT OF
COURT FOR REFUSING TO CLOSE HER
BUSINESS SENT CENTER
TO JAIL FOR SEVEN DAYS.
THE SUPREME COURT RELEASED
HER AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS NO
ONE SHOULD FACE FINES
ARE JAIL TIME FOR VIOLATING THE
ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER. SO
ORDER. SO WHAT ARE
THEY WORTH?
THEY WORTH? OF PHOSPHORUS GUEST THIS
MORNING IS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS
QUESTION, IF A TEXAN CANNOT
BE JAILED FOR VIOLATING ORDERS
WHAT GOOD ARE THEY?
>> FIRST OF ALL I DON'T THINK
THE GOVERNOR
THE GOVERNOR ELIMINATED FINE.
ELIMINATED FINE. WHAT HE ELIMINATED WAS GOING TO
JAIL FOR WORKING.
I NEVER COMPLAIN WHEN THEY
STARTED, I NEVER COMPLAINED
ABOUT HER GETTING A
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. IT
FINE. IT JUST SEEMED ALL THAT AND
OVERREACHING FOR
OVERREACHING FOR SOMEBODY THAT IS DOING SOMETHING
LIKE CUTTING HAIR
IN A COUNTY THAT IS RELEASING
PRISONERS FROM JAIL,
THE STORY I HEARD WAS ALMOST
1000 WERE RELEASED, WE
ARE FIGHTING FURTHER RELEASES
OF SOME VERY BAD
PEOPLE, THAT THEY WOULD PUT HER
IN JAIL.
IN JAIL.
IN JAIL. >> UTLEY I BELIEVE THE FINES
WERE FROM HOUSTON WHEN
THE GOVERNOR WAS TELLING THE
JOURDAN LEWIS HE COULD
NOT FINE PEOPLE FOR WEARING
MASKS.
MASKS.
MASKS. SO
MASKS. SO IT IS A
SEPARATE CASE.
SEPARATE CASE. WHAT KIND OF RESIDENT DO YOU
THINK
THINK
THINK THIS MIGHT SET FOR FUTURE
ORDERS IF THERE IS ANOTHER
PANDEMIC OR AN EMERGENCY THAT
THE GOVERNOR HAS TO
ISSUE?
ISSUE?
ISSUE? >>
ISSUE? >> I THINK IT IS A GOOD
PRECEDENT. I DON'T THINK IT
AMERICAN HISTORY REPORT ANYONE
IN JAIL FOR CUTTING
HAIR.
HAIR.
HAIR. THE
HAIR. THE PRESIDENT WAS UNUSUAL, I
DON'T THINK YOU
CAN FIND ANOTHER CASE.
SO, I THINK IT IS A GOOD
PRECEDENT.
PRECEDENT. I THINK WHAT SHE DID BY TAKING
THIS
THIS
THIS CHALLENGE ON IS SHE BASICALLY
CREATED A LOT OF
TRANSPARENCY ON AN ISSUE THAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I DON'T FAULT ANYBODY FOR THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE A
ROADMAP FOR THIS.
THERE IS A LOT OF CHALLENGES, I
THINK THE JUDGE TOOK IT TOO
PERSONALLY WHEN SHE
DIDN'T APOLOGIZE.
DIDN'T APOLOGIZE. >> I KNOW YOU HEARD THIS NEXT
STORY IN APRIL LAREDO
POLICE BUSTED TWO WOMEN DOWN
THERE FOR TRYING TO
PERFORM COSMETIC SERVICES FROM
THEIR HOME, BOTH OF
THOSE WOMEN WERE CHARGED WITH
MISDEMEANORS, SHOULD
MISDEMEANORS, SHOULD THOSE CHARGES BE DROPPED?
>> I WOULD.
AGAIN, I AM GLAD THEY DID NOT
HAVE TO
HAVE TO
HAVE TO SERVE TIME BUT EVEN TWO HOURS
WAS EXTREME.
WAS EXTREME. AGAIN, I
AGAIN, I
AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FINES
BUT I DO THINK ANY
TYPE OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IS
TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH. MY
MY
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DA IS
NOT GOING TO
PROSECUTE THEM.
PROSECUTE THEM. SO I AM PLEASED TO HEAR THAT.
>> GYMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN
UNTIL MAY 18TH, THE
OWNER OF A GYM, WOULD THEY BE
CHARGED BY A LOCAL
ENTITY IF THEY DECIDED TO
REOPEN MAY 15TH?
>> YOU KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T
HEARD OF A GYM IT IS VIOLATING
THE ORDER.
THE ORDER. SO, I
SO, I
SO, I EXPECTED THEM TO COMPLY, IF
THEY DON'T THEY MAY
SUFFER A SIMILAR CONSEQUENCE.
HOPEFULLY NOT JAIL
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> YOU REALLY HELPED TO THE
GOVERNOR EXPLAINED HIS
ORDERS BUT WE NOTICED YOUR
CAMPAIGN MANAGER SHE IS
THE ONE WE SAW RUNNING THE OPEN
TEXAS PROTESTS.
TEXAS PROTESTS. I
I
I AM
I AM CURIOUS WHAT SIDE YOU FALL
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> I
ON. >> I HAVE A DIFFERENT JOB THAN
SHE DOES.
SHE DOES.
SHE DOES. SHE IS A
SHE IS A
SHE IS A GREAT PERSON, A TALENTED
INDIVIDUAL, I AM SURE SHE
IS DOING GREAT WORK BUT MY JOB
IS TO REPRESENT THE
GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE, NOW
UNDER THE DISASTER
ACT I HAVE TO REPRESENT COUNTY
JUDGES SO I DON'T GET
TO DO POLICY DECISIONS, MY JOB
IS TO FOCUS ON
REPRESENTING MY CLIENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, YOUR CLIENT THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
WE
WE
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
DEMOCRATS HAVE A DIFFERENT
TAKE.
TAKE.
TAKE. THEY ARE ASKING WHY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
GOVERNOR GOT INVOLVED IN A
LOCAL CASE.
LOCAL CASE. THIS ONE IS
ESPECIALLY WEEKS AFTER OTHER
TEXANS HAD ALREADY BEEN
CHARGED FOR SIMILAR CRIMES.
JOINING US RIGHT NOW IS
A STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS
TURNER.
TURNER.
TURNER. IT IS GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
>>
,
, IN
IN
IN THEIR
IN THEIR VIEW IT WAS.
>> IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE FOR HIM
TO CONTACT THE JUDGE
IN THE CASE, THAT HIS
INTERVENTION OR CONTACT WAS
UNWELCOME.
UNWELCOME. SO, ABOUT THE FACT THAT WHILE
JUDGES
JUDGES
JUDGES WERE RIGHTING BECAUSE THE
ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY SEASON AND TO ASSIST WITH THESE
KINDS OF
KINDS OF
KINDS OF COMMUNICATIONS WAS NOTEWORTHY.
I CAN'T RECALL THAT
HAPPENING BEFORE.
HAPPENING BEFORE. >> WE SAW YOU TANGLING WITH
ANOTHER STATE
ANOTHER STATE REPRESENTATIVE ON TWITTER.
IS THERE SOMETHING, DO
YOU THINK HOUSE DEMOCRATS MIGHT
LOOK AT IN THE
COMING WEEKS?
COMING WEEKS? >> WELL, LOOK, IT IS NO SECRET
MYSELF AND OTHER
DEMOCRATS ARE DISMAYED BY THE
CONTINUED BEHAVIOR OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. WHETHER IT IS
WRITING INAPPROPRIATE LETTERS
TO JUDGES, TO WEIGH IN
ON DECISIONS THEY MAKE FROM THE
BENCH OR THE THING
THAT I THINK I COMMENTED ON THE
OTHER NIGHT AS WELL.
YOU HAVE A DISTRICT JUDGE IN
TRAVIS COUNTY WHO HAS
ISSUED AN INJUNCTION SAYING
THAT BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC ALL TEXANS DO QUALIFY
TO VOTE BY MAIL IN
THE UPCOMING RUNOFF ELECTION.
THE FACT THAT THEY
CAN BE AT RISK, OF CATCHING THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THE ATTORNEY
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS TAKEN THE RULING
AND BASICALLY
AND BASICALLY INSTRUCTED ELIXIRS TO DISREGARD
IT.
IT.
IT. HE
IT. HE HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO DO IT.
HE IS ENTITLED TO HIS OPINION.
SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ACTIONS OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
GENERAL.
GENERAL. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THE
LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
>> DO YOU SEE ANY HEARINGS
COMING UP?
COMING UP? >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THERE ARE NO HEARING IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE
CAPITAL IS CLOSED.
IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO
SPECULATE BUT I THINK WE
HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST WHEN
ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE
GOTTEN TOO FAR OUT ON A LIMB A,
SOMETIMES THE
SOMETIMES THE LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT
THOSE ACTIONS.
THOSE ACTIONS. I
I
I THINK
I THINK THAT IS CERTAINLY
APPROPRIATE TO DO IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM THAT I
MENTIONED.
MENTIONED. >> GIVE ME A GRADE ON THE
REOPENING OF TEXAS SO FAR?
>> I THINK IT IS AN INCOMPLETE.
I DON'T THINK WE
KNOW YET.
KNOW YET.
KNOW YET. I AM TROUBLED BY THE FACT THAT
THE
THE
THE GOVERNOR HAD A PHASE 1, WE WERE
GOING TO GIVE IT
UNTIL MAY 18TH, HE GOT
IMPATIENT AND IT LAST ALL OF
FOUR DAYS