- Dan Patrick: Relaxed, confident and not joining Trump
- After kumbaya session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he isn’t leaving Texas to join Trump administration
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Statement on Sine Die of the 86th Legislative Session
- Texas House and Senate wrap up a ‘nuts-and-bolts’ session VIDEO
- Through bipartisanship, Bonnen seeks to secure GOP grip on Texas House – the last part of this long column demonstrates what I talk about when I say the elected insiders are often the most ignorant about the political war in the country.
- On His Way Out? Bonnen Backs Would-Be Democrat Speaker
- Bonnen says it `wouldn’t be right’ to seek speakership in 2021 if House turns blue
- Is Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s bipartisan session enough for GOP to hold a majority in the Texas House?
- Commentary: Texas’ Legislative Status as a Purple State – “Not a single priority of the Republican Party of Texas was achieved, despite the party having commanding majorities in both chambers. Not. A. One.”
- It’s done: Texas Legislature gavels out of session
- Lawmakers put substance over red meat in boring, but productive legislative session
- Even With A New Speaker, The Texas House Wasn’t ‘Amazingly Different’ This Session AUDIO
- Texas lawmakers are done. Here are this session’s winners and losers.
- Through the lens: The 86th Texas Legislature in photos
- Disaster of a session for grassroots Texas Republicans
- Texas Republican lawmakers exit Austin with a smile and high hopes for 2020
- From schools and taxes to medical marijuana and Chick-fil-A: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did for you
- Commentary: Wake Up. The grassroots are angry, and you aren’t hearing us.
- United Leadership And Strong Revenue Kept The Legislature On A Smooth Course
- Lawmakers Bust Conservative Texas Budget
- The property tax reform package is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk
- Property taxes, teach pay raise: What the 86th Legislature’s new budget means for Texans
- Texas Lawmakers OK School Finance Bill, Property Tax Reform
- School officials praise state funding plan – hardly confidence inspiring
- Known details of the Texas school finance (HB3) package
- Can Texas afford the school funding overhaul? Some lawmakers say not without new revenue
- School finance bill detaches teach incentives from STAAR test performance
- House Bill 3 brings more money to school districts
- Texas House, Senate pass school finance bill mandating teacher raises and cutting taxes
- Lawmakers nix review of Texas’ plan to fix special education on last day to pass bills
- Legislature approves extra payment of up to $2,000 for retired teachers
- Lawmakers approve $1.1 billion from state savings to fix teacher pension fund
- Legislature passes sweeping school safety bill
- Bill to change STAAR writing, break up tests advances to Abbott
- Lawmakers’ Greed Saved Taxpayers Millions
- Legislation with $1.7 billion for flood control and mitigation projects goes to governor
- A measure to limit arrests for non-jailable offenses passed the House after a great struggle. It still died.
- Texas plumbing board and laws abolished after legislative strife
- Despite plumbing board meltdown, Abbott says there will be no special session
- Paxton-backed trafficking bill dies abruptly in House
- Craddick: Eminent domain legislation dies in Senate, more
- Lawmakers scrap $100 million boost for border security, more
- Gun bill sqeaks by with 1-vote margin in Senate (disaster gun carry bill), more
- Gun advocates split on messenger for gun safety and suicide prevention campaign – Propaganda, paid for by you, to slowly change Texas public perception on the possession of firearms to one of shame and danger. Suicide prevention is simply the pretext.
- Texas Lawmakers Approve Safe Gun Storage Program Despite NRA
- Effort to ban death penalty for those with intellectual disabilities falls short
- Holli Jeffcoat’s family reacts to unanimous passing of Holli’s Bill VIDEO
- House approves TABC funding bill with beer-to-go provision
- Circuit of the Americas denied second chance at $25 million
- Texas Senate unanimously passes ‘Save Our Lemonade Stands Bill’
- Herman: The story of how Texas lawmakers backed lemonade stands
- Bill to legalize hemp headed to governor’s desk
- Craddick: Tech’s PA program at Midland College to receive funds
- Lawmakers pass bills to better fund Texas parks, historic sites — if voters approve
- Lawmakers hope an additional $200 million will decrease dreaded wait times at driver’s license centers
- Many marijuana and pro-LGBTQ bills died this legislative session. Expect to see them back in 2021.
- Texas Lawmakers Expand Access To CBD Oil As 2019 Legislature Ends
- “Super Bowl Session” Produces Few Pro-life Victories
- TXRTL: House Leadership Fumbles Life Issues Despite Pro-Life Majority
- Gov. Abbott signs property tax appeal law that critics say favors big business
- Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 467
- Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 536
- Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 511
- Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 124
- Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 746
- Governor Abbott Vetoes HB 1476
- Texas Secretary of State David Whitley departs as legislative session ends
- Texas’s Secretary of State, Election Chief, Resigns After Voter Citizenship Flub – there was no “flub” of significance, he’s a victim of pro-voter fraud Democrats
- David Whitley resigns as Texas Secretary of State
- Chief of embattled Texas protective services department announces abrupt exit
- Report: Texas to Lose Billions if New Major Storm Hits Coast – Captain Obvious strikes again!
- Death-By-Walking is Becoming a Chronic Public Health Issue
- Dangerous Lesson from Forest Park Trial Fallout: Defense Lawyers Proffer at their own Peril in the Northern District of Texas
- DA dismisses case against Texas parole official accused of skipping inmate interviews
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- The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal is a major victory for Texas
- Trump’s Climate Modeling Reform Heats Up His Critics
- Clarence Thomas: Abortion a Potential “Tool of Eugenics” Supreme Court Will Need to Address Soon
- Joe Biden in Dallas Wednesday for presidential fundraiser
- Beto Pancho O’Rourke: Migrant [illegal alien] families “pose no threat or danger” to U.S
- New Yorker: Can Beto Bounce Back?
- 2020 Dem Primary Calendar May Boost Hispanic Voter Clout
- NR Institute Seeking Regional Fellows in Dallas, San Francisco, and Chicago
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- Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Traffic Stops Net Two Alleged Human Smuggling Attempts
- Border Patrol Agents Rescue Unconscious Alien in Texas Brushland
- Another Illegal Alien’s Body Recovered from Texas Border River
- Judge Blocks Trump from Building Sections of Border Wall
- Gulf Cartel Taxis Block Mexican Border City Bridges to South Texas
- Mexican Villagers Kidnap Soldiers, Demand Return of Seized Cartel Weapons
- Five Mexican Federal Police Investigators Arrested on Kidnapping Charges
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear US-Mexico Border Shooting Case
- Group Vowing to Build Border Wall Puts up New Mexico Segment
- Private group backed by Trump supporters builds border barrier in El Paso
- Texas lawmakers scrap $100 million boost for border security
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- F1 Remains Confident in US Grand Prix Future in Texas, more
- Texas Manufacturing Expansion Continues but Pace Slows
- Expect a sweet peach crop out of the Hill Country this year
- Bart Reagor ordered to pay back Ford Motor Credit Company
- High Plains vineyards deal with hail damage VIDEO
- Report Says U.S. Now Among World Leaders In 5G Readiness
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- NWS confirms EF-2 tornado touched down in Plainview Saturday
- Residents react to close call with tornadoes Sunday night
- Plainview tornado rated EF-2, caused damage on north side Saturday evening
- Lucy Park flooding draws a crowd in Wichita Falls VIDEO
- Global non-profit provides assistance for those affected by Abilene tornado VIDEO
- This Meteorologist Has Had Enough of Your Complaining
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- Judge bans Houston FD captain from contact with daughter after child pornography charges
- Coast Guard rescues two people adrift on cooler near Texas City dike
- Fire Destroys 115-Year-Old Former Luxury Hotel in Dallas – so much for all the debate about what to do about the Ambassador. I went and took photos of it a few years ago.
- Odessa Police Say Person Dies After Officers Open Fire
- Authorities Probe Fatal Shooting of Man by Houston Police
- Houston Man Sentenced for Robbery Spree Where Kids Were Threatened
- Nacona Hills fight sends 3 to hospital, 2 jailed
- Crash injures 3, closes Hwy. 59; 1 driver arrested in Montague Co.
- WFPD: Drunk woman punches paramedics trying to wake her up
- Odessa police officer accidentally hit by vehicle released from hospital
- Bomb threat called in at Odessa Wal-Mart Monday VIDEO
- Former Lubbock Sportscaster Johnny May Passes Away
- Brownwood: In addition to First Street shooting, weekend incidents included armed robbery and deadly conduct
- Intoxicated Brownwood man arrested, says he was shooting tires on thieves’ vehicle
- 18-Wheeler Rollover in Plainview Leaks Ethanol, Causes Evacuation
- Suspect arrested, potential witness sought after deadly shooting in Lubbock
- Bee attack claims life of Central Texas man VIDEO
- Two men found shot dead on porch in southwest Houston
- Man shot in the head during struggle with wife over gun in Houston
- Houston taxi driver shot by passenger who was upset about fare
- Texas Court: Tossing A Cigarette From Car Is Illegal
- ‘The senior citizens are getting armed’: Residents call for more security after body found in San Antonio public housing complex
- WFPD: Man assaulted with metal pipe after running over extension cord with bulldozer
- Boy, 14, Accused in Texas Deaths of Woman, Pregnant Daughter
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- RIP: Midland County’s sheriff, Gary Painter, dies morning, Community leaders respond to Sheriff Painter’s death
- Midland County closing offices for Sheriff Painter’s funeral VIDEO
- Slaton mayor, city councilman die within 1 week of each other
- Lubbock city council to name interim police chief during Tuesday council meeting
- Lubbock County’s medical examiner says it will not renew contract ending in September
- FAA Investigating Chick-Fil-A’s Exclusion at San Antonio Airport
- Federal jury: Houston ISD staff repeatedly violated copyright laws, owe company $9.2M, more
- Dallas’ Police Chief Launches Summer Jobs Program for Teens
- Iowa Park police and fire facilities in need of attention
- WFISD plans tax ratification election
- Wichita Falls considers increasing hotel/motel tax
- Jackson votes against Wichita Falls council code of ethics – because it the part aimed at him is stupid and not enforceable.
- Stephens County continues cleanup of North Jackson Road property
- Abilene ISD feeding kids up to age 18 for free all summer long – disgusting teaching of dependency
- Dallas ISD board candidate accused over residency requirement
- Last police officer in Mart resigns
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- Univ. of Houston medical student survives 6 brain surgeries while studying to be doctor
- Texas Tech awarded No. 8 national seed, take on Army in Lubbock Regional
- Texas Tech will host NCAA Baseball Regional
- Craddick: Tech’s PA program at Midland College to receive funds
- HSU Physician Assistant program competes in National Medical Challenge Bowl
Pratt’s post for 5/28/2019 – includes much legislative wrap-up
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