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Republican gains across Texas reverse recent Democrat gains | Local sales tax collection numbers – Pratt on Texas 11/6/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A full election review today which includes Republican gains across Texas, rolling back recent gains made by Democrats. Senator Cruz wins big and both the Texas … [Read More...]
Key Texas races to follow as election returns come in tonight – Pratt on Texas 11/5/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A review of the key races across Texas to watch as election returns come in. Will the GOP make gains in South Texas and the RGV? Will a young Leftist beauty queen … [Read More...]
Texas’ top numbers guru Derek Ryan on what Early Vote turnout tells us | Election 2024 – Pratt on Texas 11/4/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Another very big stack of Texas and national news and commentary from Election 2024 including a visit with Texas' top numbers guru Derek Ryan on what the Early … [Read More...]
Judge allows lawsuit against Abbott’s campus antisemitism order proceed | Election 2024 news – Pratt on Texas 11/1/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Federal judge says lawsuit brought by CAIR can move forward against University of Texas and University of Houston systems over Governor Abbott's order against … [Read More...]
Vote stats for Texas | Garbage? Trump turns issue on Dems | Cruz/Allred race & more – Pratt on Texas 10/31/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Another very big stack of Texas and national news and commentary from Election 2024. Trump Humiliates Biden by Riding in a ‘Make America Great Again’ Garbage … [Read More...]
Pratt on Texas sponsor Vista Bank wins big awards
From our longtime official sponsor Vista Bank: VISTA BANK NAMED DFW’s #1 BEST PLACE TO WORK AND BEST BANK OF LUBBOCK! From West Texas to the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, it’s been an amazing two weeks for team Vista Bank! The first … [Read More...]
More schools caught electioneering | Election 2024 news | Paxton calls on Rep. Leach to resign – Pratt on Texas 10/30/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A very big stack of Texas and national news and commentary from Election 2024. Sadly, part of the story is that more Texas school districts are blatantly violating … [Read More...]
Huge Texas teacher certification scandal exposed | Rep. Leach broke rules in death penalty case – Pratt on Texas 10/29/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A huge teacher scandal uncovered by the Harris County District Attorney: Dishonest "teachers" from around the state, well over 400, have paid big money to have a … [Read More...]
New polling in Cruz race | Voting turnout numbers | Effort to recall an entire city government – Pratt on Texas 10/28/2024
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A new New York Times / Siena College poll shows Ted Cruz up over Allred just after a Dem-backed poll, made to help raise money, claimed the two were tied as of … [Read More...]
Older posts from Pratt on Texas...
- No “Christmas” at Neiman Marcus | Texas Early Voting numbers fall off; what does it mean? – Pratt on Texas 10/25/2024
- Paxton’s office points out lies from Roberson advocates | Trans issue hurting Dems in Texas – Pratt on Texas 10/24/2024
- Harris: Full pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens | Coverage of Roberson case one-sided, nonrational – Pratt on Texas 10/23/2024
- Save Democracy? Democrats mostly oppose law & order as well as protections of democratic processes – Pratt on Texas 10/22/2024
- Gov. Abbott, A.G. Paxton, Rep. Tinderholt make case that Tx House committee, Supreme Court out of bounds on Roberson case – Pratt on Texas 10/21/2024
- Skepticism matters: Full review of the Roberson execution debacle in Texas – Pratt on Texas 10/18/2024
- Tx House committee goes too far | Harris essentially claims Trump has run the country for a decade – Pratt on Texas 10/17/2024
- The problem with campaign debates & media coverage | 5th Circuit leaves SB1 election integrity rules in place – Pratt on Texas 10/16/2024
- New Cruz/Allred polling | TWIA bailout? | Child sex trafficking reports triple under Harris/Biden – Pratt on Texas 10/15/2024
- 3 new court decisions affect Texas | Smyers on SpaceX launch | Amended game room rules pass Lubbock Co. – Pratt on Texas 10/14/2024
- Jason Corley on Lubbock County “game room” regulation effort | New polls | Border news – Pratt on Texas 10/11/2024
- Texas Democrats backed by uber-radicals | End the Texas Lottery | Texas Voter ID controversy – Pratt on Texas 10/10/2024
- Texas’ elections director needs firing | Fort Worth to shut down “game rooms” | Sales tax turns down – Pratt on Texas 10/9/2024
- Is Denton Co. going to let non-citizens vote? | Harris says she’d do nothing different from Biden – Pratt on Texas 10/8/2024
- Dastard Democrat double standard on disaster response | Court wins for Texas on elections & life – Pratt on Texas 10/7/2024
- Dallas GOP says county election system failed tests | SCOTUS taking up key cases this term – Pratt on Texas 10/4/2024
AUDIO: Pratt on Texas & Podcast-Extras
- Episode 3599: Key Texas races to follow as election returns come in tonight – Pratt on Texas 11/5/2024 November 6, 2024
- Episode 3598: Texas’ top numbers guru Derek Ryan on what Early Vote turnout tells us | Election 2024 – Pratt on Texas 11/4/2024 November 5, 2024
- Episode 3597: Judge allows lawsuit against Abbott’s campus antisemitism order proceed | Election 2024 news – Pratt on Texas 11/1/2024 November 1, 2024
- Episode 3596: Vote stats for Texas | Garbage? Trump turns issue on Dems | Cruz/Allred race & more – Pratt on Texas 10/31/2024 October 31, 2024
- Episode 3595: More schools caught electioneering | Election 2024 news | Paxton calls on Rep. Leach to resign – Pratt on Texas 10/30/2024 October 30, 2024
- Episode 3594: Huge Texas teacher certification scandal exposed | Rep. Leach broke rules in death penalty case – Pratt on Texas 10/29/2024 October 29, 2024
- Episode 3593: New polling in Cruz race | Voting turnout numbers | Effort to recall an entire city government – Pratt on Texas 10/28/2024 October 28, 2024
- Episode 3592: No “Christmas” at Neiman Marcus | Texas Early Voting numbers fall off; what does it mean? – Pratt on Texas 10/25/2024 October 25, 2024
- Episode 3591: Paxton’s office points out lies from Roberson advocates | Trans issue hurting Dems in Texas – Pratt on Texas 10/24/2024 October 24, 2024
- Episode 3590: Harris: Full pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens | Coverage of Roberson case one-sided, nonrational – Pratt on Texas 10/23/2024 October 23, 2024
- Episode 3589: Save Democracy? Democrats mostly oppose law & order as well as protections of democratic processes – Pratt on Texas 10/22/2024 October 22, 2024
- Episode 3588: Gov. Abbott, A.G. Paxton, Rep. Tinderholt make case that Tx House committee, Supreme Court out of bounds on Roberson case – Pratt on Texas 10/21/2024 October 21, 2024
- Episode 3587: Skepticism matters: Full review of the Roberson execution debacle in Texas – Pratt on Texas 10/18/2024 October 18, 2024
- Episode 3586: Tx House committee goes too far | Harris essentially claims Trump has run the country for a decade – Pratt on Texas 10/17/2024 October 17, 2024
- Episode 3585: The problem with campaign debates & media coverage | 5th Circuit leaves SB1 election integrity rules in place – Pratt on Texas 10/16/2024 October 16, 2024
On Virtue & the Republic
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. — Edwin Meese III
On Political Pessimism
Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we too know an outcome – we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until He ends the game, not us. — Robert W. Pratt
On Liberty
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. — Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart
On Right
The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style. — Nicolás Gómez Dávila
On Political Correctness
Political correctness never rears its ugly head independently. It always shows up as a series of actions designed, to this observer, to crush the souls of those blessed with common sense. — Milo Yiannopoulos
On pessimism and difficulty
When you encounter difficulties, you need to be optimistic. The pessimists tend to die. — Zhou Youguang
On American Liberals
Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
On Universities
Universities have become a place to provide economic and political protection for those who hold economically and politically unworkable ideas. — Robert W. Pratt
On Rush Limbaugh
William F. Buckley is the esteemed father of the American conservative movement and gave it meaning; Ronald Reagan took conservatism to the public, showed it worked, and made it popular; Rush Limbaugh is the man who embedded political conservatism into our culture. — Robert W. Pratt
On Mistakes in Politics
Politics, as opposed to science, does not reward the correction of mistakes, given that correcting a mistake also entails admitting to having made one. Worse, the bigger the mistake, the greater the political urgency of defending it at all costs. — Lionel Shriver
On Rights and Freedoms
When we think of our rights and freedoms as rewards for good behavior, we lose. — Meghan Murphy
On Republican Moderates
Republican “moderates” rarely fight hard for anything, except for other Republicans giving up their principles. — Robert W. Pratt
On Judging Public Policy
Judge public policies by their results, not their intentions. – Milton Friedman
Trump Wins! 47th president of the United States.
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