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Barton Springs Shutdown: Salamander Conspiracy or Globalist Takeover?

City claims pool repairs are for safety, but insiders know it's a deep-state plot to undermine Texan traditions.

Alex Jaxon

By Alex Jaxon

Published February 11, 2026 at 6:15pm


Folks, they’re at it again! The so-called 'city officials' in Austin want you to believe that Barton Springs Pool is closing for 'repairs' because of some 'unstable infrastructure' from the 1940s. Wake up, sheeple! This is nothing but a cover story cooked up by the deep state elites who run this town from their tofu-filled bunkers. They can’t stand that we have a natural, God-given swimming hole where real Texans enjoy real freedom—like jumping into 68-degree water in January without a permission slip from the nanny state.

Let’s break this down. They claim an old 'bypass structure' is at risk of collapsing during a flood. Sounds convenient, doesn’t it? I’ve been saying for years that the globalists use 'infrastructure' as an excuse to shut down anything that brings joy to ordinary people. Next thing you know, they’ll be telling us the Alamo needs 'renovations' to make room for electric scooters and vegan taco stands. This isn’t about erosion—it’s about erosion of our values!

And get this: they’re doing it to 'protect' the Barton Springs salamander. Oh, sure, because a slimy little amphibian is more important than your right to take a dip! I’ve seen the memos—this is all part of the Agenda 21 playbook. They want to turn our sacred springs into a sanctuary for newts while they plot to replace barbecue pits with solar panels. Mark my words, by the time they’re done, you’ll need a permit from the U.N. just to skip a rock in the creek.

They say the work is 'scheduled for winter to minimize impact.' How thoughtful! Meanwhile, they’re probably using this shutdown to install surveillance devices to monitor who’s swimming without a carbon footprint permit. And don’t even get me started on the 'Habitat Conservation Plan'—sounds like something a bunch of kale-munching bureaucrats would dream up while sipping fair-trade coffee.

So, while the mainstream media parrots this nonsense about 'public safety' and 'endangered species,' remember: the real danger is the shadowy figures pulling the strings. They’re closing Barton Springs to distract you from their plans to ban pickup trucks and mandate yoga in schools. Stay vigilant, patriots! And if you see a salamander wearing a tiny hard hat, you’ll know I was right all along.