Gaylyn DeVine, SREC SD 11

Thanks for giving me a chance to respond, Matt. Super great journalism and the exact opposite of the objective hearing that I will give to people on the bench.

Apology owed to Chip Roy. A week ago he called in a frenzy, claiming Mayes Middleton lied about his amendment to the Protect Children’s Innocence Act - that it would let Blue states keep mutilating kids by narrowing jurisdiction. Roy was right - Middleton didn't mention it would have castrated federal authority in red states too. The gist of Roy's amendment is that it narrowed jurisdiction (i.e. enforcement) to gender clinics with “direct federal funding.” (see screenshot) "Direct" being the key word since direct federal funding has legislative/legal precedent - this is federal money that goes directly to recipient (i.e. CDC, NIH, grants/awards). This would provide a carve out not only for private gender clinics but also those with “indirect” funding like Medicaid (i.e. gender clinics at major children's hospitals) - federal funds go to state and then state Medicaid agencies manage payments for services, hence, "indirect." This is a big deal because "indirect" funding applies regardless of whether its a Blue/Red state. So, if the law was passed with Roy's amendment, it would have castrated the Fed's jurisdiction (original law was written to allow broad enforcement), leaving it up to Red state legislation banning pediatric gender interventions - most of which are also neutered in terms of enforcement capacity (i.e. SB14 in Texas does not even grant Texas AG's office civil investigative authority). In my estimation, the only gender clinics Chip Roy's amendment would apply to would be if RFK opened one up at the CDC (direct federal funding) and started offloading his extra supply of T to angsty teenagers. What makes this totally insane is this was only a few months ago, December 2025 - way long after the average normie was convinced on the gender issue. Roy eventually pulled the amendment but the fact that it was even proposed is apex treachery. If he was willing to attempt a gambit like this, just imagine what else he would do as Texas AG. All those major victories from the Texas AG (i.e. $10 million TCH gender clinic settlement, big tech censorship settlements, etc) you could kiss goodbye. I bring this up because tomorrow is election day for Texas Republicans and I have an important reminder for everyone: John Cornyn will appear twice on your ballot: 1) First, in the U.S. Senate race against Ken Paxton. 2) Second, in the Texas AG's race against Mayes Middleton - but as a reincarnation manifesting as Chip Roy.

Apology owed to Chip Roy. A week ago he called in a frenzy, claiming Mayes Middleton lied about his amendment to the Protect Children’s Innocence Act - that it would let Blue states keep mutilating kids by narrowing jurisdiction. Roy was right - Middleton didn't mention it would have castrated federal authority in red states too. The gist of Roy's amendment is that it narrowed jurisdiction (i.e. enforcement) to gender clinics with “direct federal funding.” (see screenshot) "Direct" being the key word since direct federal funding has legislative/legal precedent - this is federal money that goes directly to recipient (i.e. CDC, NIH, grants/awards). This would provide a carve out not only for private gender clinics but also those with “indirect” funding like Medicaid (i.e. gender clinics at major children's hospitals) - federal funds go to state and then state Medicaid agencies manage payments for services, hence, "indirect." This is a big deal because "indirect" funding applies regardless of whether its a Blue/Red state. So, if the law was passed with Roy's amendment, it would have castrated the Fed's jurisdiction (original law was written to allow broad enforcement), leaving it up to Red state legislation banning pediatric gender interventions - most of which are also neutered in terms of enforcement capacity (i.e. SB14 in Texas does not even grant Texas AG's office civil investigative authority). In my estimation, the only gender clinics Chip Roy's amendment would apply to would be if RFK opened one up at the CDC (direct federal funding) and started offloading his extra supply of T to angsty teenagers. What makes this totally insane is this was only a few months ago, December 2025 - way long after the average normie was convinced on the gender issue. Roy eventually pulled the amendment but the fact that it was even proposed is apex treachery. If he was willing to attempt a gambit like this, just imagine what else he would do as Texas AG. All those major victories from the Texas AG (i.e. $10 million TCH gender clinic settlement, big tech censorship settlements, etc) you could kiss goodbye. I bring this up because tomorrow is election day for Texas Republicans and I have an important reminder for everyone: John Cornyn will appear twice on your ballot: 1) First, in the U.S. Senate race against Ken Paxton. 2) Second, in the Texas AG's race against Mayes Middleton - but as a reincarnation manifesting as Chip Roy.

An unexpected visitor showed at Mayes Middleton’s Get Out the Vote rally in Galveston Friday evening. Alex Brueswitz, President Trump’s advisor, said Trump saw a few of Chip Roy’s texts claiming to be Maga. Trump sent Alex to get the record straight in Texas.