Items that make the show stack or upon which I wish to comment or simply news of Texas I think it important to know:
- Texas House and Senate diverge on budget
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Lawmakers may need more time to pass major education, tax reforms
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick teases multiple special sessions unless Texas enacts ‘substantial’ tax relief
- Texas Senate advances bill to shore up teacher pension fund, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of Senate Bill 12
- Four Democrats boycott hearing, delay Texas anti-abortion bill, more
- Texas Democrats Abandon Abortion Survivors in House Committee
- Suddenly, Cost-Cutting States Turn Friendly to Teachers – happens every time we have flush budgets – an attempt to placate a large and noisy constituency.
- San Antonio superintendent, policy advisor spar over school finance issues in town hall
- Proposed law could require prisons to have air conditioning VIDEO
- Local barbers oppose bill that looks to abolish licenses statewide
- Lawmakers Aim to Boost Participation in High-Stakes School Elections
- Why it’s tough to get a full ban on red light cameras in Texas
- Bills would protect Texas drug users who report overdoses
- Texas investigating highly contagious whooping cough at state Capitol
- Analysis: Some of the secrets of Texas government aren’t supposed to be secrets
- Abbott Names Mills Chair And Appoints Knoll To Peace Officers’ Star Of Texas Award Advisory Committee
- Abbott Appoints Peña-Garza To Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee
- Round 2 in Redistricting Battle to Test High Court’s New Make-Up
- The Presidential Odyssey of Beto O’Rourke. Chapter One. The Journey Begins.
- O’Rourke joins calls for wealth tax to avoid ‘kings and queens’ – wealth is not the issue with royalty, power is.
- Beto Pancho hires former top Obama aide as campaign manager – what happened to all of his “I’m an outsider” talk? Just another swamp swimmer.
- Beto O’Rourke aims to satisfy the hunger for a bridge-building president, but it won’t be easy
- Beto O’Rourke lands in Nevada, a state that will test his appeal to Latino voters
- In first South Carolina swing, Beto O’Rourke faces pragmatic voters intent on beating Trump
- Beto O’Rourke, Julián Castro trail several Democratic contenders in new Iowa 2020 poll
- Twins Julián and Joaquin Castro step onto national political stage — together, as always
- Kamala Harris Calls for Federal Investment on Teacher Pay – face it, that’s just another way for a Federal takeover of public education.
- Mexican Cartels Use Grenade Launchers at Texas Border
- Cartel Executes Family in Mexican Border State Extortion Scheme
- Another Headless Body Found near Texas Border in Mexico
- Group of Mexican citizens arrested in Big Bend National Park
- 20 Migrants Run from Cops in Failed Smuggling Attempt 70 Miles from Texas Border VIDEO
- Cartel Smugglers Abandon Double-Amputee Migrant in Texas Border River
- El Paso Sector Closes Inland Checkpoints to Divert Resources to Border
- Border Patrol Inland Checkpoints Shut Down So Agents Can Help Process Asylum Seekers – “It’s really out of control. It’s bad,” said one official of the surge in families streaming across the border.
- Cradling children, migrant families cross border in waves
- With detention space full at the Texas border, migrants get court dates and a pass into the U.S.
- More than 1,000 undocumented immigrants arrive in San Antonio
- Texas Manufacturing Activity Continues to Grow
- American Airlines Extends 737 Max-Related Cancellations
- Bump stock ban takes effect Tuesday amid lawsuits, questions about whether it can be enforced
- Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Getting Upgrades
- Houston Ship Channel Could Stay Closed Several More Days
- Environmentalists take petrochemical giant Formosa to court over plastics pollution
- Hemp removed from Texas’ controlled substance list VIDEO
- Bart Reagor Sued by Universal Underwriters Corp. for Around $2.5 Million
- In court documents, Dykes addresses audio released by A-J Media last year
- Lubbock man sues Roman Catholic Diocese – claiming he was falsely accused of sexual abuse
- Texas Ag Law Blog: Common ag lease payment structures
- El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy Shot During Traffic Stop Dies
- Houston Police Sergeant Charged in Fatal Shooting of Wife
- Abilene police SWAT member arrested for DWI
- San Antonio Police Officer Wins Appeal of Dismissal Over Feces Sandwich
- Wichita County mourns loss of deputy who received liver transplant
- Here’s what happened at the Deer Park plant over the weekend
- Petrochemical cleanup continues; Houston ship channel closed
- Students Return to School Following Petrochemical Fire
- Police Chief in Private Car, 4 Others Die in Wreck South of Dallas
- Dallas-Area Woman Mauled to Death by Her Own Pit Bulls
- Three men shot during gunfight outside Galena Park home
- Study: These are the 20 most dangerous cities in Texas
- Abatement process turns upside down; owner jailed on Dallas warrant
- Texas Teen Raped by Florida Man Pretending to be ‘Instagram Famous’
- 25+ Defendants in Wichita Falls drug bust sentenced
- Midland couple endures Norwegian cruise emergency, more VIDEO
- Merkel PD cruiser transporting juveniles hit by Ford that ran stop sign, Stabbing in Merkel leads to crash in Abilene involving Merkel police officer
- Document details alleged sex crime involving Abilene teen police say set chicken on fire
- UP train catches fire in Cisco
- Anti-gang agents make arrests in Levelland
- New video shows rapper Tone Loc’s confrontation at Midland airport before detainment VIDEO
- Brownfield Doctor Accepts Plea Deal For Illegally Dispensing Substance
- Hays County teaching assistant accused of inappropriately touching 3 students
- Second arrest made in the shooting of a San Antonio Uber driver; gun believed used in shooting recovered
- Overnight storms bring hail, knock out power to thousands in East Texas – get a FlatSafe
- Pflugerville: Giving Citizens More Power “Ties Our Hands”
- CyFair ISD to Hold Billion-Dollar Bond Election
- Midland council will look at more than $2M in convention center costs
- Odessa considering water treatment plant improvements
- Ector County commissioners to hear ideas on new courthouse
- Brown County court coordinator concerned commissioners may have violated open meeting act
- Abilene council to vote on nonprofit for hotel
- Solar project requests tax abatement in Dawson Co.
- Dallas schools’ top cop steps down to focus on campus safety, other ventures
- San Antonio city council blocks Chick-fil-A from opening airport restaurant due to alleged anti-LGBTQ stance – as reported last Friday on Pratt on Texas.
- LCU to sign medical school agreement with Tech Health Sciences Center
- Tech experiences growth in spring student enrollment, diversity
- Texas Tech hosts debate on marijuana pros, cons
- Texas Tech headed back to Sweet 16 following victory over Buffalo
- Univ. of Houston advances to NCAA Sweet 16
- ACU women’s basketball team prepares for first NCAA tourney appearance
- HSU Hall of Leaders Luncheon Honors Four New Inductees
- Some El Pasoans Are Skeptical Of UT Regents’ Sole Candidate For UTEP President – standard Leftist B.S.
- Texas State’s resident ‘Viking Goddess’ Miss Susie passes away VIDEO
- UT cracks down on scooter speeds with geofencing VIDEO
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