(AP Photo/Ben Margot) Ben Margot, STF / Associated Press Show More Show Less 3 of5 Tesla Motors has faced stiff competition in Texas as it tries to wrangle permission to sell its electric cars, here on display in Shanghai, directly to customers. On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the electric car maker announced it has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers. JAY JANNER, MBR / TNS Show More Show Less 2 of5įILE - In this Monday, file photo, a man wearing a mask walks through the Tesla plant parking lot in Fremont, Calif. Next year, the estimated cost is $860 million. In 2020, Texas will pay out $752 million to fund such tax breaks. The Pentagon has sent senior military officials into Texas communities to quell residents' fears.Tesla received tax incentives to build its Cybertruck factory at this property. "The military is something else so, you know, I think our military is quite trustworthy and civilian leadership, you can always question that but not the military." I do it on a pretty regular basis," he said. "You know, I'm one of these guys I think it's OK to question your government. "I think you've got some paranoia which is based upon legitimate concerns by my fellow Texans, by myself and by a lot of Americans about the trustworthiness and the competence of President Obama but for heaven's sakes, let's not project that onto our military," he said.īut former Texas governor Rick Perry has criticised them all for not ruling out the rumours. Subscribe to get ABC News delivered to your email, including top world headlines, news and analysis from home and alerts on major breaking stories.Ī former state official, David Dewhurst, is blaming anti-Obama sentiment and a general distrust of government. the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration." World news in your inbox "We're assured that it is a military training exercise and I have no reason to doubt those assurances but I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty because. You know, I understand the concern that's been raised by a lot of citizens about Jade Helm. "He is a long-time friend and mentor of mine. "Well, I have a great deal of faith and confidence in Governor Abbott," Cruz said. Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he can understand why people are concerned and that he is seeking clarification from the military.
Texas governor Greg Abbott has ordered the National Guard to monitor the exercise. "It's neither over-reactionary nor conspiratorial to call into question or ask for transparency about Jade Helm 15 or any other government activity." "Whether deterrence, display of power or something more covert or devious, let's not come with any patronising nonsense of impotence and simplicity when its origin is in Washington. "I think there's something a little more involved than what they're telling us," he wrote.
I understand the reason for concern and uncertainty because when the federal government has not demonstrated itself to be trustworthy in this administration Martial artist, actor and film producer Chuck Norris this week added weight to online commenters' concerns on US news website WND, where he urged Texans not to believe government reassurances it is simply a military exercise. The theories were fuelled by a leaked military image of a training map which shows Texas and parts of southern California marked as "hostile". Listen to Lisa Millar's report (Lisa Millar)