By: Rita Cook
Correspondent
Texas Metro News
AUSTIN – Here is one that I missed in 2025.
It is worth a mention since it explains a bit how Texas is in bed with Netanyahu’s Israel.
Back in the summer San Marcos, Texas’ City Council voted 5-2 to reject a resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire, arms embargo on Israel, and Palestinian sovereignty.
This came after hours of public comment supporting the resolution.
The fact that Israel is a topic in a small Texas town is one thing, Texas Governor Greg Abbott getting involved even more eye-opening.
Abbott warned San Marcos leaders if such a resolution passed it could lead to the termination of state grants.
He brought up Texas law against boycotting Israel, HB 89/793. This law prohibits state agencies and public funds from contracting with or investing in businesses that boycott Israel, requiring contractors to certify they don’t boycott Israel to get state business.
The state defends the law explaining it is protecting Israel. The ACLU and others argue this violates free speech.
The San Marcos resolution was looked at as symbolic versus real in that supporters saw it as an important stand for human rights.
Let’s face it though, at the state-level it has to do with finances.
Why is Texas involved in foreign affairs?
A lot of answers, but the one I hear most often is that many Texans do claim to be Christian. Some Christians think they must get behind Israel because of the Bible even though they seem to be tone deaf to the fact even Jews are not big fans of Zionists.
And Zionism is what is going on here.
Netanyahu is a Zionist of Polish descent whose original surname is Mileikowsky. His family was Zionist, they immigrated to Palestine, they lived in the United States and he attended high school in Philadelphia. He even earned his degree from MIT, was a diplomat in the 1980s and then returned to Israel for his political career.
And the rest is history as to his political career.
And if you are paying attention on the world stage and look at the patterns consider world leaders, wars, media narrative and who takes over a country after the United States gets involved.
Do your own deep dive there.
If the media narrative had you distracted last week Bibi was in the United States on Christmas day.
The U.S. did not provide Israel with money when he was here but his visit gave him a big Christmas gift (even if he doesn’t celebrate that holiday) with a major contract for Boeing to build F-15 jets announced around that time (worth billions). There are also the ongoing funds from larger aid packages, for example the $26B passed in April 2024 and significant military assistance continuing that will total more than $21 billion since Oct. 2023 for defense needs, missile defense, and replenishing stocks, plus the $3.8B annually through 2025.
AIPAC Trackers reported at NotMyTaxDollars.org in September 2025 that Texas has already spent $1.4 billion in federal tax dollars for Israel’s weapons.
And, as a sidenote, Texas does not directly give defense money to Israel. Instead, our state government invests in Israeli bonds as a financial move. It has been reported that former Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar who stepped down in mid-2025, had bought $185 million in bonds since 2023. This included a recent $45 million purchase to provide liquidity for Israel, which it is said will “help Israel fund its defense.”
Putting all that together and just looking at the situation regarding Austin’s involvement with Federal defense spending and Israel I understood a little better why a small town like San Marcos decided to try to bring the money back home where it is needed.
In fact, one speaker at the council meeting that night said, “As many have said before, $4.4 million of our public money has gone to Israel, while our school district is in millions of dollars of deficit.”
