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Appraisal increases do not have to equal tax increases
A shocking story out of Callahan County was reported in May by KRBC in which it was learned that property owners across the county are facing huge appraised value increases for the purposes of property taxation (ad valorem taxes.) This … [Read More...]
Dallas: Assist “gender transition” or be fired | FBI raid at Webb Co. Sheriff’s Office | Best Texas Chef – Pratt on Texas 6/6/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: From the City of Dallas forcing employees, and especially supervisors, to actively support homosexuality and so-called "gender transistions" to family venues like … [Read More...]
Which is best, Senate or House property tax relief plan? | Texas leads in big-biz HQs | Border news – Pratt on Texas 6/5/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The fight between the Texas Senate and House on how to best provide property tax relief is not well understood. The Texan's Brad Johnson does a better job than … [Read More...]
Huge Texas biennial budget growth | Celebrity lawyers hired for impeachment making it more of a “show” – Pratt on Texas 6/2/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The regular session was 140 days and yet lawmakers were unable to pass tax relief but did find time to continue a spending spree growth of government trend that is … [Read More...]
Abbott, Patrick, Phelan feud | End of vehicle inspections & more that passed | Texan to lead Marine Corps – Pratt on Texas 6/1/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: There is much press across the state about the feuding between Lieutenant Governor Patrick, Speaker Phelan, and Governor Abbott over the best way to deliver tax … [Read More...]
Phelan’s unnecessary impeachment gambit | Interim A.G. named | Annoying flippancy of the Texas House – Pratt on Texas 5/31/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: There is a flippant arrogance to Texas House leadership and culture over the last decade (Straus, Bonnen, and Phelan) which is unseemly and causes one to think … [Read More...]
Older posts from Pratt on Texas...
- Appraisal increases do not have to equal tax increases
- Pratt: The self-defeating arguments against school choice
- Texas House has abused its power to impeach irrespective of who is the target – Pratt on Texas 5/30/2023
- May we remember on Memorial Day
- Corrupt, unethical, and Soviet-style is Texas House action on A.G. Paxton – 5/26/2023
- WOTUS win! | Women who objected to male in their restroom in Texas Capitol investigated by DPS & much more – Pratt on Texas 5/25/2023
- Texas House leadership as unethical as the DC crowd: A drunk Speaker & theater investigation? – Pratt on Texas 5/24/2023
- A House of go-lite Republicans in Austin earn enmity from informed voters – Pratt on Texas 5/23/2023
- Anti-Wimp: Armed Texan puts Beaumont burglar in hospital
- Diabolical, or lazy, House leadership kills key bills by deciding not to work on Saturday! Full review – Pratt on Texas 5/22/2023
- Jobs up, oil drilling down | Much legislative news | Texas History is in court | The Durham report – Pratt on Texas 5/19/2023
- Big victories in the Texas Legislature on transsexual issues | RIP Charlie Stenholm | Border news – Pratt on Texas 5/18/2023
- Gun bills, opposition to E-Verify use, and more from Austin | Texas A.G. attacks hidden hotel fees – Pratt on Texas 5/17/2023
- Podcast Extra: Is rational thought & good behavior now found mostly with the religious? Bob Zimmerman discusses.
AUDIO: Pratt on Texas & Podcast-Extras
- Episode 3233: Dallas: Assist “gender transition” or be fired | FBI raid at Webb Co. Sheriff’s Office | Best Texas Chef – Pratt on Texas 6/6/2023 June 6, 2023
- Episode 3232: Which is best, Senate or House property tax relief plan? | Texas leads in big-biz HQs | Border news – Pratt on Texas 6/5/2023 June 5, 2023
- Episode 3231: Huge Texas biennial budget growth | Celebrity lawyers hired for impeachment making it more of a “show” – Pratt on Texas 6/2/2023 June 2, 2023
- Episode 3230: Abbott, Patrick, Phelan feud | End of vehicle inspections & more that passed | Texan to lead Marine Corps – Pratt on Texas 6/1/2023 June 1, 2023
- Episode 3229: Phelan’s unnecessary impeachment gambit | Interim A.G. named | Annoying flippancy of the Texas House – Pratt on Texas 5/31/2023 May 31, 2023
- Episode 3228: Texas House has abused its power to impeach irrespective of who is the target – Pratt on Texas 5/30/2023 May 30, 2023
- Episode 3227: Corrupt, unethical, and Soviet-style is Texas House action on A.G. Paxton – 5/26/2023 May 26, 2023
- Episode 3226: WOTUS win! | Women who objected to male in their restroom in Texas Capitol investigated by DPS & much more – Pratt on Texas 5/25/2023 May 25, 2023
- Episode 3225: Texas House leadership as unethical as the DC crowd: A drunk Speaker & theater investigation? – Pratt on Texas 5/24/2023 May 24, 2023
- Episode 3224: A House of go-lite Republicans in Austin earn enmity from informed voters – Pratt on Texas 5/23/2023 May 23, 2023
- Episode 3223: Diabolical, or lazy, House leadership kills key bills by deciding not to work on Saturday! Full review – Pratt on Texas 5/22/2023 May 22, 2023
- Episode 3222: Jobs up, oil drilling down | Much legislative news | Texas History is in court | The Durham report – Pratt on Texas 5/19/2023 May 19, 2023
- Episode 3221: Big victories in the Texas Legislature on transsexual issues | RIP Charlie Stenholm | Border news – Pratt on Texas 5/18/2023 May 18, 2023
- Episode 3220: Gun bills, opposition to E-Verify use, and more from Austin | Texas A.G. attacks hidden hotel fees – Pratt on Texas 5/17/2023 May 17, 2023
- Episode 3219: Podcast Extra: Is rational thought & good behavior now found mostly with the religious? Bob Zimmerman discusses. May 17, 2023
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
Pratt: The self-defeating arguments against school choice
It is like those congregants who wrongly confuse a building as being the Church. What is? Confusing buildings, organizations, and traditions with being the essence of public education. In reality public education is simply a public … [Read More...]