Steve Blu
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Steve Blu
@texan_steve
Sun-seeking - Ketovore - Mitochondriac in Texas. Sold my automotive websites now focused on ecommerce. Science & Faith can co-exist. †








Last update was on HHSC contracts and very limited data. Now that I have a few more agencies contracts pulled in, I can safely say in 2026, across a handful of agencies, we are spending at least $20M a month on IT staffing augmentation contracts that appear to be going to non-citizens. Often these contracts are for very common tech sector functions which should not be hard to find. Here's a recent example from the Texas Railroad Commission. On 3/10/26 a solicitation was emailed to the approved ITSAC vendor list (almost all of which wouldn't be able to operate without foreign labor) seeking a Database Architect. On 4/10/26 the contract was awarded to the vendor at a rate of $161 per hour. ($334k per year). The vendor who was awarded the contract has a strong history of H1B use, so much so that you can even find them advertising benched consultants on known H1B labor boards (at a rate of $75 an hour). Are these staffing contractors really getting $86 an hour cut? Can the state really not hire someone to do this without relying on vendors? Does the state have any requirements for American placement on contracts? Does the state vet our vendors? Should I keep digging? @bofrench @GregAbbott_TX




I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.






