- DPS emails say governor pushed for voter probe. Not true, Abbott says
- State oversight will continue, Abbott assures plumbers, more – let it die Abbott!
- Abbott Vows to Extend Plumbers Licensing Despite Legislature
- Short special session on plumbing board would do the trick, but Abbott apparently prefers testing reach of executive power
- Abbott signs laws affecting guns, booze to-go, burned vets, traffic cams and feral hogs
- Will Texas drivers still have to pay fines after the red light camera ban? Depends where you live
- Abbott Signs Legislation To Crack Down On Human Trafficking, Eliminate Rape Kit Backlog
- A $212 million final chance for DPS on drivers’ licenses
- Mackowiak Says Bonnen Needs To Do More To Support Republicans
- Is Texas really going purple? Our Heat Index shows how competitive your district was — and is.
- Texas House District 47 Flipped Blue in 2018 and Will Be Contentious Again in 2020
- Peru Owes $84M to Texas Foundations, University Endowments and Pension Funds
- State of Texas sues San Antonio, escalating Chick-fil-A fight
- Texas Attorney General Sues San Antonio Over Chick-fil-A
- San Antonio’s continued demagoguery on Voter I.D.
- Report: Blacks, Latinos at Risk of Undercount in 2020 Census – yes we know. Every “group” thought to vote Democrat in large numbers is “at risk of undercount” and we’ll hear such repeatedly.
- The Number Of High-Poverty, High-Performance Schools Is Growing In Texas – demonstrating that it’s not money that makes the most important difference
- San Antonio, the worst place in Texas for distracted driving, is launch site for campaign against it
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- Senator Cornyn’s Bureaucracy Empowerment Act
- Six Texas Republicans oppose $19B disaster bill that pries loose $4B in overdue Hurricane Harvey aid
- Harvard poll: Public ‘unusually weary’ of Trump investigations
- Auditor Says FBI Database of Faces Lacks Privacy Safeguards
- Beto O’Rourke paid bill for El Paso rally but Donald Trump still owes city $470,000 for his event
- Why Border Patrol agents don’t support Beto’s immigration plan
- 2020 Democrat Julian Castro unveils plan to overhaul U.S. police agencies with Obama-era policies
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- Judge Dismisses House Democrats’ Lawsuit Against Trump Border Wall
- Mexico Says It Is Holding Back 250K Migrants amid Tariff Threat
- ‘Large Groups’ of African Migrants Illegally Crossed Texas Border, Say Feds
- Transgender Asylum Seeker Dies After Release From US Custody
- Rep. Cloud at the Border: “There’s No End in Sight Right Now to the Situation” VIDEO
- Illegal Alien Woman Dies Shortly After Border Patrol Detention
- Fort Worth teacher asked President Trump to round up ‘illegal students’ – in tweets she says she thought were private – And herein you have another lesson from the Left: Standing for the rule of unpopular with them law is verboten. Diversity means sameness of mind on political, social, and religious issues and no diverse view will be tolerated by those who preach tolerance of differing views. Catch 22 indeed. Joseph Heller would be proud.
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- State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3 Billion in May, up 9%
- Ford Motor Credit claim against Bart Reagor: $46,740,904.61 plus interest
- Judge dismisses lawsuit against owners of Ruby Tequila’s and Twisted Spigot restaurants
- Southwest Airlines Facing Lawsuit After Refusing to Help Disabled Passenger
- AA Flight From El Paso, Texas, to Chicago Turns Back Twice
- Texas Company Signs Plea Deal in North Dakota Oilfield Death
- Walmart: Texas Family Discovers Graduation Cake Made of Plastic Foam
- Anheuser-Busch Partners With Texas Solar Farm to Meet Energy Goals
- Report: Midland, Odessa still 1-2 in rent across Texas
- Judge approves $1M Exxon settlement over Montana spill
- Cudd Energy Services Announces Sweeney as Director of Well Intervention and Integrity
- San Antonio research facility gets $2 million grant to test Zika vaccine
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- Rockwall Teacher Runs Barefoot to Warn Parents of Swirling Tornado VIDEO
- Abilene Tornado Resource and Recovery Center closing Saturday
- Texas Coastal Flooding Strands About 100 Endangered Turtles
- Castolon Fire contained at Big Bend National Park
- Big Bend National Park ready to recover from wildfires
- Governor Abbott Issues Activation Order For Increased Readiness And Resources Ahead Of Potential Flash Flooding Along Texas Coast
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- Woman Accuses Top US Cardinal of Dismissing Sex Abuse Case
- Man Fatally Shot by Fort Worth Police Was Holding Flashlight
- Young Texas Couple Die From Unidentified Illness in Fiji
- Police: Body of Transgender Woman Pulled From Dallas Lake
- Woman Jailed in Texas After Ex-Husband Killed in Ohio
- Texas Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Role in Oregon Pill Mill
- Texas Woman Pulls Gun at Karaoke Bar When She Wanted to Be Next – an example of why gun ban laws don’t work.
- WFPD make second arrest in aggravated robbery at local apartment complex
- Midland spokeswoman: Police find suspected IED
- Man charged with illegal possession of firearm, cocaine evades Odessa police
- 3-year-old drowns at apartment swimming pool in Fort Bend County
- Merkel man wanted for physically assaulting 3-year-old girl turns self in
- Three Abilene people accused of Sexual Assault of a Child, two arrested
- Homeless man struck by motorcycle, killed in Abilene VIDEO
- Goldthwaite daycare owner indicted on 13 counts of Injury to a Child, released on bond
- Lubbock: More than 100 arrests made in TAG operation
- In historic South Dallas neighborhood, residents are tired of being terrorized by a car wash
- Houston teen involved in Jack-in-the-Box robbery, shootout sentenced to 30 years
- Houston firefighter injured while battling blaze at southeast home
- Police: Intoxicated Houston-area bus driver facing upgraded charge
- Man arrested after allegedly sucker-punching elderly woman outside of Houston H-E-B
- Deceased Army Green Beret to be Brought Back to Lubbock
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- It’s official: Austin’s red light cameras turned off
- Midland: Jenny for Mayor campaign announced – Jenny Cudd (Hanning) was briefly an independent sales rep for Pratt on Texas.
- Midland P&Z approves zone changes for apartment complexes
- Rory McKinney assumes duties of Midland Co. Sheriff
- Concerns Raised Over Access to Public Beaches in Galveston
- Mesquite’s deputy city manager finalist for Greenville, SD top position
- City of Cisco welcomes new water treatment plant VIDEO
- City of Abilene Water Utility Office has new home VIDEO
- Abilene: McAlister’s Facebook posts linger in Place 5 campaign
- Medical Examiner group NAAG fails to meet Lubbock County’s deadline, future uncertain
- Dallas’ crime uptick — and the semantics surrounding it — become hot issue in mayoral race
- How The Understaffed Dallas Police Department Plans To Curb The Surge In Homicides
- More Waste Found from Tarrant Regional Water District
- Texas Attorney General Sues San Antonio Over Chick-fil-A
- San Antonio’s continued demagoguery on Voter I.D.
- Ron Nirenberg Faces Saturday Runoff for San Antonio Mayor Amid Investigations
- Harris County aims to expand countywide polling to general elections
- Houston city hall to turn pink in honor of Maleah Davis as activists march to jail
- Wichita Falls Councilman Jackson suggested random drug-testing of city officials, employees
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- Texas Rangers draft TTU’s Jung with eighth overall pick
- Peru Owes $84M to Texas University Endowments
Pratt’s post for 6/4/2019
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