Texas Boy in a DC World
Texas Boy in a DC World

Texas Boy in a DC World

The adventure of moving from Houston, Texas to Washington, DC, and all the shenanigans that take place!


The Vital Group Members And The Public Forget About In A Government Shutdown

27 Dec 2024 3 minute read 2 comments Cje95

Edit: Another one that I have been late to publish but that I think still needs to be published because of the fallout or lack there of due to the consiquences.   Working for Congress over the last few years has opened my eyes in so many ways. I have...

With So Many Cooks In The Kitchen Speaker Johnson's CR Was Always In Trouble

24 Dec 2024 4 minute read 2 comments Cje95

This is a couple of days late but I have been traveling and wanted to give everyone an FYI on what was going on. This will likely be the same issue in just a few months (March) as well!    In case you haven't seen, within the last few hours, the bipa...

How Serious Biden’s Pardon is and How Long He Lied to the US Population

3 Dec 2024 3 minute read 11 comments Cje95

As soon as the pardoning of his son Hunter broke people have been up in arms over President Biden and rightfully so. However, it gets worse and worse the more that comes out about it and what is wild is the first breakers of this news ended up being...

Fire in a Congress Building Causes Evacuation

23 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Cje95

The pictures of the smoke from the fire are WILD! The Cannon House Office Building where the fire occurred and is one of four House Congressional Office Buildings. From what we have been told a space heater caught fire in a Reps office leading to t...

Russian Strikes Against Civilians in Sumy Leads to Claims of ATACMS Attack

21 Nov 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Cje95

Region. This has long been a city and an area that Russia has wanted to gain control over though Ukraine has continued to repell attacks against it and the surrounding area. However, no matter how great your defense is missiles will get through over...

Update on The Possible Attack Yesterday in DC and the Situation on the Ground

7 Nov 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Cje95

As I watched the results start to flow in last night I was amazed, to say the least. No one I have talked to over the last few weeks expected to see what we are seeing at the moment and we were even warned it could take until the middle of December f...

The Current Temperature on the Ground in DC

4 Nov 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Cje95

It’s safe to say that the day before the election that the temperatures are starting to rise. The biggest example of this was last week when Capitol Police and Secret Service closed down the area around the Supreme Court including the street in front...

Navigating Life When You Are Young With Chronic Illnesses Part Eight

9 Oct 2024 18 minute read 2 comments Cje95

Policy Assistant 2023 After the November 2022 elections, we knew we were going into the Majority and that meant that we would double in size. This meant I was going to be able to move up in the Committee. When I was hired I was told I would reach the...

Navigating Life When You Are Young With Chronic Illnesses Part Seven

3 Oct 2024 13 minute read 4 comments Cje95

Burnout and Home for the Holidays After the end of my last internship, I was beyond burned out. There are only so many times you can have people call and cuss you out and wish horrific deaths on you before it wears you down. Being on the receiving en...

Navigating Life When You Are Young With Chronic Illnesses Part Six

30 Sep 2024 23 minute read 1 comment Cje95

Preparing to Move While others may love the idea of moving and taking a jump into the unknown... I absolutely unequivocally HATE moving. Everything about it sucks from the packing to the unpacking and all the spets in between. While I would have a ro...