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Eros Brousson\u2019s comedic take on Fort Worth\u2019s \u201cpoverty cosplay\u201d struck a nerve with one proud Texan.<\/p>\n
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The French influencer and baker Eros Brousson seems to have a very low opinion of people from Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas in general. (March 2, star-telegram.com, \u201cFrench influencer says Fort Worth is \u2018poverty cosplay\u2019 in viral video<\/a>\u201d)<\/p>\n If he feels this way, he should pack up his bread ovens and yeast and go back to France.<\/p>\n I, for one, will not patronize his bakery if he locates it here. I\u2019m proud to be a Texan and native of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n – June Hoffman, Fort Worth<\/p>\n Yes, SAVE<\/p>\n The SAVE America Act is basic common sense. It requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot in federal elections. Recent polls show 80% of Americans support requiring government identification to vote.<\/a><\/p>\n The U.S. House swiftly passed the bill, and Republicans in the Senate should stop pretending they cannot. They simply need to enforce a filibuster. Require senators who oppose these policies to stand and speak continuously on the floor. Once the talking stops, debate ends and the majority can proceed toward a vote.<\/p>\n Senate Republicans should welcome this debate, commit to staying on the Senate floor and get this bill passed. Passage of the SAVE Act ensures that only U.S. citizens can vote.<\/p>\n – Lane Sullivan, Dallas<\/p>\n Bigger danger<\/p>\n The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, reports there have been 1,620 convictions for voter fraud from 1982 to 2024<\/a>. Just 25 of those convictions were for nonresidents voting<\/a>. So, what is the reason behind the so-called SAVE Act, which could put many women at risk of losing their right to vote because they took their husbands\u2019 last names, so their IDs no longer match the names on their birth certificates?<\/p>\n We should know how many women in Texas could be harmed before lawmakers vote for this waste of taxpayer money.<\/p>\n – Bill Lanford, Haltom City<\/p>\n By the numbers<\/p>\n