- Bonnen Doubles Down on Opposition to Constitutional Carry
- Rep. Dennis Bonnen says he’s received ‘repeated death threats’ since he became Texas House speaker – terrible but Mr. Speaker so have I over the years, sadly it comes with the territory. But many of these things released are not death threats but common pronouncements about politicians such as “should be publicly hung.”
- Bonnen: Death threats prompt security detail
- Texas House set to tackle property tax legislation – “In the background is a chicken-and-egg leverage problem: The House has made school funding its top priority and wants to ensure the Senate acts on its school finance bill, House Bill 3, while the Senate has signaled it wants property tax relief taken care of first.” Are Democrats still running the House? Nope, but it seems many Republicans are still more concerned with keeping big government growing than with constraint.
- Texas Tax Fight Pits GOP Governor and Allies Against Local Governments
- Bettencourt’s opposition to a sales tax increase in 2019 sounds much like Bonnen in 2015, when he proposed cutting the same tax
- House votes to name part of Airport Blvd. after WWII vet Richard Overton
- Every Texan should support the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act
- ‘Monica’s Law’ passed by Texas Legislature VIDEO
- Not giving up, embattled Texas Secretary of State David Whitley asks Senate Dems for another chance
- Lawmakers Consider Boosting Dual Credit Education Program As More Students Opt In
- Senate OKs ban on lions, tigers, bears and other animals that make you say, ‘Oh, my!’
- Cemetery trust bill advances to Senate
- Houston state senator demands end to reading of killers’ last statements after they’re executed
- Abbott Appoints Boatright To Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks At Texas Prayer Breakfast In Austin
- Immigrant-Heavy GOP States OK With Census Citizen Question
- Texas Permanent School Fund’s investment returns don’t measure up, but bonuses do
- A $2 million Powerball ticket in Texas was never claimed. Here’s what happens to the money.
- Texas prison guards not ‘feeling cute’ after losing their jobs
- Workers in a state office building describe a constant pest infestation
- Tiguas to file appeal after judge’s issues a permanent injunction on gaming operations
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- NRA Suspends Top Lawyer as Infighting Roils Group
- NRA ousts president Oliver North after alleged extortion scheme against chief executive
- Oliver North won’t return as NRA president, says ‘There is a clear crisis’
- NRA’s Board of Directors Faces Big, High-Stakes Decisions
- At NRA Conference, Ted Cruz Says Corporate America Is ‘Going After Liberty’
- Did more Texas Latinos vote in 2018? Here’s what census data shows
- Joaquin Castro looking like an also-ran for U.S. Senate
- Joaquin Castro’s U.S. Senate deliberations baffle state and national Democrats
- MJ Hegar “not at all” backing away from celebrity supporters as John Cornyn targets Patton Oswalt
- Anti-Semite Congresswoman Omar set to speak in Austin to young Democrats in May
- Beto Pancho Unveils Climate Plan With Yosemite as Backdrop – “a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change.”
- Beto Unveils $5 Trillion Plan to Accomplish Only Half of the Green New Deal’s Main Goal
- A Couple Dozen People Go To Beto Campaign Event at UNLV
- Beto Pancho switches his style and tone as the spotlight dims
- Clueless Beto: Let them eat ‘free range’ chicken! Ocasio-Cortez in campaign trouble again?
- Poll: Biden, Beto and Bernie running even with Trump in Texas
- Presidential candidate Ryan speaks at Austin’s Paleo f(x)
- Texas is leading fundraising state for Donald Trump’s re-election so far
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- Another Migrant Drowns in Rio Grande River Crossing Illegally
- Mexican Border State Cops Kill 9 Cartel Gunmen in Clash VIDEO
- Pope sends aid to migrants stranded at the US border
- Trump’s threats amount to amnesty for immigrants entering country illegally
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- Growth in Texas Manufacturing Activity Picks Up Slightly
- Anadarko Opens Occidental Buyout Talks; Chevron in the Wings
- Natural gas prices down to zero at Waha Hub
- Texas AP Broadcasters Awards Presented
- Houston oil companies seek next boom amid azaleas and live oaks
- Eagle Pass bus company accused of price gouging has disclosed lower prices
- Fastest-growing U.S. city is scrambling to survive the shale boom
- San Antonio Robotics Company Seeing Big Growth
- Ranchers Say ‘Big Four’ Meatpackers Colluded To Keep The Price Of Beef Down
- Houston trucking company connected to fiery Colorado crash has history of safety issues involving brakes
- Criminal charges filed over ITC fire in Deer Park
- Tech Job Openings Are Increasing In Houston
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- Gregg County Prosecutor Arrested and Resigns
- Kerens Police Chief Arrested for Not Appearing in Court Case
- Austin Police Shoot, Kill Man Suspected of Assaulting Woman
- Marble Falls police officer dies in motorcycle crash
- Police: Texas Woman Charged in Infant’s Death Had Blamed Son
- 2 Dead, 3 Hospitalized, 1 Charged in Hit-And-Run Crash in Kyle, Victims identified
- Laredo Woman, Accused of Putting Daughter’s Body in Acid, Prison-Bound
- El Paso Man Arrested After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash in New Mexico
- Texas Man Accused in Fatal Colorado Crash Appears in Court
- Kangaroo Who Had Been on the Run in Central Texas Captured
- Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Beating Puppy
- Texas Tech Football Player Shot in Lubbock, Suspect in Custody
- Texas Tech students describe frightening scene at apartment shooting VIDEO
- WFFD investigating fire at Rider High School
- Man involved in alleged Wichita Falls street racing wreck turns himself in
- Young County man sentenced to 50 years for super-aggravated sexual assault of a child
- Name of suspect in Vernon officer-involved shooting released
- Head-on collision in Glasscock Co. kills 2
- Fort Worth high school student disappears after senior trip VIDEO
- Man charged with punching, suffocating girlfriend
- Border agent accused of serial murders appears in court
- Hill: Two arrested in weekend altercations with Brown Co. deputies
- Merkel police officer accused of sleeping in patrol vehicle under investigation
- Taylor County bee experts relocating several hives, swarms a week
- Sweetwater dog stung by swarm of bees dies
- Report: Man fires gun inside occupied vehicle near Abilene Christian University, injures himself
- Lubbock: Workers evacuated from site in downtown due to gas leak
- Ex-A&M football player’s trial begins in jogger’s killing
- 91-year-old Air Force vet, Harvey survivor finally returns home
- Man arrested in shooting that left Uber passenger dead in Harris County
- El Paso rabbi’s children, son-in-law were at Poway synagogue when shooter attacked
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- Abilene issue brings out the Republicans of convenience
- Running the numbers: how do the finances of the proposed Downtown Hotel work? VIDEO
- Hotel explanation eases our reservations – I’ve never seen any reservations?
- Abilene Police Chief Apologizes To Family Of 1922 Lynching Victim – one cannot apologize for something one had no responsibility for.
- Colleyville Mayor Supports Abbott’s 2.5 Percent Tax Reform
- District judges should not sue the Bexar County over bail changes
- Full-time EMS and Fire Department on Reeves County election ballot VIDEO
- City of Lubbock planning and zoning director stepping down for another job
- City of Lubbock kicks off new Public Art Map
- Potter County still recovering from virus attack
- Amarillo College Bond Election Puts Future of Senior Center in Question
- Fort Worth school board president has business relationship with lawyer from Linebarger firm
- Dallas mayoral candidates want to curb corruption, but is it possible?
- Wylie ISD Proposes $193M in New Debt, But No New Campuses
- Small Celina ISD Proposes Massive New $600M Debt
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- Texas universities among those cashing in as most profitable college football programs in US
- Group vows to sue UT again over use of race in admissions
- UT Austin out-of-state tuition is among the most expensive in the nation. Here’s why.
- Best in the nation award for Alamo Colleges
- Pickup-bicycle collision on UT-owned road raises broad liability issues
- MSU: 2019 Hardin, Clark Scholars Named at Honors Recognition Banquet
- Texas Tech, Chris Beard agree to big-money contract extension, more – shouldn’t the highest paid be the one who won the title? Just asking…
- TTU College of Engineering students face consequences of water line break
- ACU issued alerts during shooting near campus
- HSU Students Participate in TEG Student Advocacy Day at the State Capitol
- A&M’s Pettigrew wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
- Johnson named Texas A&M’s Dean of Science
- The TPUSA debate does not define Texas State
- Three TJC Professors Recognized for Teaching Excellence
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- Remains Identified as Texas Soldier Missing in Korean War
- LBJ’s Daughters Christen Stealthy Warship Bearing His Name
Pratt’s post for 4/29/2019
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