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 Democrats tout bipartisan support for gun storage safety bills – anti-gun all the way. A gun you have to go and unlock is a gun you’ll be dead before get to it when the need arises.
- Austin Democrats see hope for gun-safety legislation
- Rep. Matt Schaefer shares why he voted “yes” on the budget
- Texas House to Ratify Robin Hood – just as I told you would be the case
- Texas House Considers $750 Million Full-Day Pre-K Plan
- Heated debate over pet care bill runs late in House committee – we’ll ask Chairman Springer about it on today’s show.
- Senate moves to block local governments from partnering with abortion providers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 22
- Hemp advocates urge lawmakers to allow ‘cash crop’ in Texas – it’s a crop but just that. It’s grown in a huge number of places and they aren’t getting rich off of it.
- Senate committee considers overhaul of farmworker housing inspections
- Herman: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller needed at fuel pumps – the only reason to move the program is punitive and thus a needless expenses.
- Monica’s Law unanimously passes through committe
- Battle over short-term rentals starts anew this week at the Capitol
- Strange bedfellows push for changes to Texas free speech protections
- Rep. Middleton files bill authorizing up to 100% homestead exemption
- Texas would no longer change clocks under ballot measure to abolish Daylight Saving or Standard Time – I’d go with permanent DST but never Standard but Federal law doesn’t allow for permanent DST at the moment though Rubio filed a bill which would.
- Battle Over “Renewable” Energy Takes Shape At The Texas Capitol
- Senate’s free speech proposal could force a policy change at UT-Austin, other campuses
- Blend Texas House and Senate Bills for a Campus Free-Speech Win
- Senate approves occupational licensing bill LGBTQ advocates call a “license to discriminate”
- “Republicans have been turned French”: Hardline Texas conservatives worry their allies have gone soft
- US Supreme Court Case Could Cripple Photo Enforcement
- Hundreds of Texas Teachers Leaving Their Jobs Mid-Year – yes and paying people more who don’t like the job is stupid. It simply delays their exit.
- Land Office wants cemetery status for Alamo church
- Lawmakers say Texas getting shortchanged on highway funds – and yet Cornyn was #2 in the Senate the last few years.
- Governor Abbott Appoints Armstrong To Finance Commission Of Texas
- Abbott Reappoints Rucker Presiding Judge Of The Seventh Administrative Judicial Region
- Abbott Announces Grant Funding to Enhance Terrorism Preparedness
- Pratt: A recent scam on barriers to Texas voting
- Gov. Greg Abbott and Officer’s Widow Demolish the Houston Chronicle After Lying About Her
- U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway introduces Second Chance at Life Act
- Castro v. Cornyn: U.S. Senate race would feature two undefeated Texas lawmakers
- Beto Pancho O’Rourke compares electoral college to slavery
- O’Rourke Misleads on Young Voter Turnout – it matters because he is lying for a self-serving purpose
- Julián Castro, Beto O’Rourke say they’ll release their tax returns, but timing unclear – neither are very accomplished at anything so who cares?
- Julián Castro calls for ending criminal penalties for border crossings – the only criminal penalties for such is for those who were already caught doing so before
- Julián Castro Calls for End to Criminalizing Border Crossers
- McConnell Warns About Impact of Closing Border – the Turtle is a disgrace and incapable of true leadership
- Mexican Feds Seize 790 Marijuana Plants in Nursery near Texas Border
- Caravan Illegal Alien from Viral Video Arrested on Assault Charges in Texas
- Woman, 3 Young Children Rescued from Texas Border River
- Administration Officials Grapple With Trump’s Border Threat
- From avocados to autos, here’s how experts say Trump’s border shutdown could wreck the economy – funny how they never talk about the Dem policies such as regulation and higher taxes that actually “wreck the economy”
- Texas Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.6 Billion in March
- Southwest doesn’t expect to fly Max 8 planes until June
- San Antonio medical building auctioned in bankruptcy court
- The Alliance of American Football is suspending operations eight games into its first season
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for December 2018
- McLennan County DA dismisses remaining charges in Waco biker shootout – told you
- Another Texas Chemical Fire Kills 1 Worker, Injures 2
- 4th Person Dies Following Fire at North Texas Pastor’s Home
- Amarillo Police Say Burglary Suspect Found Dead in Burned RV
- Another Ex-Aide to Former Texas Congressman [Stockman] Gets Prison Term
- Former Brownwood man arrested in Maine in connection with Brownwood sex crime
- Suspect sentenced to life after pleading guilty to Eastland Walmart murder
- Abilene police arrest panhandler on Day 1 of new ordinance
- Ector Co: Woman arrested, charged in fatal shooting
- Two charged with assaulting man, woman with whiskey bottle, pipe wrench
- Convicted child rapist receives eight life sentences
- Taylor Co. Jail now has ‘Jail Navigator’ position VIDEO
- Brown County commissioners refute open meeting act violation claims – how does County Attorney Shane Britton have credibility on anything?!
- Wilson Appointed President of University of Texas at El Paso
- Students Forced To Leave Texas For Veterinary Education As Interest, Pre-Vet Enrollment Increases
- TTU, SPC initiates transfer program after memorandum signing
- Lubbock Christian to host victory party for national champion Lady Chaps
- HSU mourns the loss of Dr. Virginia Connally at 106 years
- Odessa College receives Rising Star award for improvement of student outcomes
- Craddick’s amendments set aside another $4.4M for UTPB
- Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Southern University Board Of Regents
- Abbott Appoints Three To Stephen F. Austin State University Board Of Regents
- Senate’s free speech proposal could force a policy change at UT-Austin, other campuses
- Blend Texas House and Senate Bills for a Campus Free-Speech Win
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