“New job creation nearly reached 1000.” -vs- “New job creation fell short of 1000.”

How often have you seen the same fact spun in both positive and negative ways, depending on which media outlet you’re reading? 

We intend to both sanitize the language employed by the mainstream media, and clarify the meaning of the facts and/or figures they report. 

Media bias has become a problem with the national news media and with local media. Infuse SA exists to advance personal and economic freedom for all citizens in Bexar County, and an unbiased, neutral, and honest local news media is vital to that goal.

Infuse SA will empower individuals to hold the local news media accountable to an honestly informed and free community. The concern is that most of the mainstream news media in Bexar County, both print and electronic, is slanted toward the left, influencing local elections and public policies.

The bias of journalists and news directors influences their writing and selection of news stories and editorials. Since they are the “loudest voice” in the community and county, their voice and opinions influence elections and public policies.

Local news bias has had a critical impact on political and economic issues like local taxing and spending, COVID responses, crime and safety problems, housing and community development, and homelessness. In all cases, the local news media supported and advocated liberal, leftist policies by reporting biased and criticizing or ignoring conservative ideas and leaders.

Infuse SA will be a local watchdog group that will report and oppose any bias in the local news media. It will use citizen activism and investigative journalism to expose media bias while holding local government and community leaders accountable for any corruption and public policy failings.

Infuse SA is committed to neutralizing the local news media bias, which influences elections and public policies. It will seek to effectively educate and inform the citizens of Bexar County about the local left-wing news media bias by monitoring and exposing the local news bias, including in print publications, radio, television, social media, and websites.

As a citizen of Bexar County, it is important to know your rights.  What do we mean by that? 

It’s about knowing what we can fight, what we can protest, what is in our hands as voters, and what is beyond our control.  We have more power than is commonly believed.

Too often, rights are couched in terms of those 'granted' by this official document or that.  Worse, new ones are created and pushed that require the forfeiture of time and/or resources by another.

We aim to promote the few basic human rights with which we are all born:

To defend ourselves and our property by any means we deem fit; to associate with whomever we choose; to be free in our activities provided we do not violate the same of others; and, to be secure from excessive and unreasonable seizure of the return on our work.

“What were they thinking?”

“This is not the way to run a railroad!”

“Who’s in charge?”

“I’d like to speak with the (city) manager.”

Local decision-makers, both elected and appointed, are quick to claim success for things they are only tangentially involved with, but refuse to take responsibility for failures and boondoggles that are fully within their purview.

InfuseSA is here to help identify those responsible for various initiatives and hold them to account.

• We seek to show local citizens what characterizes an economy where we're just getting by, one in which wealth is created, and the public policy decisions that help or hinder both. 
• We aim to shine a light on the unintended consequences of the same. 
• We want to clarify the difference between private sector-driven activity and that of the public sector.

We seek to enlighten citizens of the various degrees of harm that result from different forms of taxation, and their respective market/society-distorting effects.

We intend to show their fallout on citizens' freedom.

That is a question everyone has asked themselves since the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota on Memorial Day 2020.  Mobs took to the streets, rioted, looted stores, assaulted and robbed individuals with impunity.  No longer were they fearful of the justice system or retribution for the crimes they commit.    

Since those flashes of total anarchy, we have seen an ever-increasing rise in both violent crimes, property crimes, and the outright seizure of cities by violent radicals intent on overthrowing our system of government.

Locally, elected representatives have supported efforts to undermine the authority of law enforcement and defund police efforts, while ignoring local laws passed to protect our citizens.

InfuseSA will address the issue of public safety in Bexar County. 

We will examine the cause and effect of current trends by the media, politicians, and activists intent on creating an environment where the vast majority no longer feel safe in their own homes, neighborhoods, and communities.  

We will do so in a levelheaded way so as to reaffirm and strengthen public support for law enforcement and the justice system.

We must remind voters what we expect of our Bexar County and City of San Antonio officials. They must provide for our safety and infrastructure, and we must demand transparency and success of initiatives that were promoted in the political sphere, and subsequently approved by voters.  By the same token, in the event of their failure, we must insist on their repeal in much the same way that we’d take our business elsewhere in the private sector. 

The citizens of Bexar County, who work for their income and/or rely on their frugality, deserve to see the public revenue that derives from the taxes they pay used wisely, and beneficially for the county as a whole.  This is regardless if their contribution is voluntary at the cash register, or involuntary on their property.  We seek not only to shine a light on both sides of the public ledger, but to convey both the benefits and damages of these actions.

Working families have a financial and emotional investment by voting for fiscally responsible individuals and advocates for our freedoms.

RESOURCES:

https://www.bexar.org/906/Budget-Department

https://www.sanantonio.gov/Budget/Current-Budget

https://www.leonvalleytexas.gov/FY%202021%20Adopted%20Budget.pdf

https://www.conversetx.net/317/Budgets-Audits

https://bhtx.gov/departments/finance/city-budget 

https://tx-castlehills.civicplus.com/Archive.aspx?AMID=78&Type=&ADID= 

https://www.alamoheightstx.gov/departments/administration-and-finance/financial-reports/

https://www.helotes-tx.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2021_Final_Budget_Document_10.09.20sm.pdf 

http://hcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/FY-2020-21-Adopted-Budget.pdf 

https://hollywoodpark-tx.gov/finance/

The only thing worse than an absent voter, is an uninformed voter.  The latter arguably does more harm than the former.  Increasing low voter turnout is a hollow victory if voters do not have a comprehensive view of the good and bad that results from government action.  Our goal is to provide just that.

The more you understand about how local Government works, the better equipped you will be when it comes time to defend your homestead, your livelihood, and your children.

First, Let’s start off with Bexar County government civil servants:

https://www.bexar.org/27/Government.  

When it comes to our leaders in San Antonio, click here to see all elected officials in San Antonio and their responsibilities:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/council

We also have MANY employees here in Bexar County. Take a look and get an idea of where part of your tax money is going. Click here to view employee positions, plus their salaries and job descriptions:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/bexarcountytx

Click here to view the duties of City Council & Mayor:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/Council/about-us

Here you can find anything you need including Meeting Agendas, Council Members, Mayor, Committees, City Clerk, and more:

https://www.sanantonio.gov/councilLocal Elections are held for City Council Members every 2 years on “odd” years, as well as the Mayor.

Here you will find the duties and responsibilities for the Commissioner’s Court, including meeting agendas, archived agendas, and live broadcasts:

https://www.bexar.org/146/Commissioners-Court

In order to find out about anything regarding elections;  for registration, election results, change of address on voter’s card, visit here:

https://www.bexar.org/1568/Elections-Department

What about the school board?  Here are the SAISD / NEISD board.  Have a beef with them?  CALL THEM, set up an appointment – let’s let it be known that we are watching! Here is a link to all Bexar County school districts:

https://www.bexar.org/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=38

Infuse SA will help you stay up to date with current elections, what local politicians are up to, what decisions affect your children’s education, what is happening in your own back yard, how the Council’s decisions affect your pocket, etc.  The more you know, the better we can hold our local government accountable.

An informed voter is an effective voter.  We need to have ALL information accessible in order to make wise decisions for ourselves and our families.

Will your car’s tires survive the city street potholes?

Has endless construction made traveling a nightmare?

Are you worried about water flooding your neighborhood or roads being washed out?

Is your water supply contaminated?

Can you count on utilities being there to keep you from freezing in the cold or broiling in the heat?

InfuseSA is here to serve as an avenue through which citizens can collectively see to it that these issues are addressed and resolved.

For too long now, we have had to be backseat drivers of our children’s education. We have limited knowledge of and input on the curriculum, spending and administrative functions that govern a good part of the first 18 years of their lives. In addition, because of the primary method in which schools are funded and district lines are drawn, we have limited ability to choose which schools they attend.

Children are our greatest investment in the future, and those of us who invest the most need to be able to make informed choices on their education.

Increased citizen awareness can be a catalyst for modifying the antiquated model of simply sending our kids to the school up the street and blindly trusting they’re receiving an education that aligns with our values and is equal amongst all schools.