- Lawsuit targets Texas ballot laws for third parties, independents – the law is fair and it is not in our interest to have dozens of candidates for each office on the November ballot.
- Libertarians, Green Party sue to make it easier to get on the ballot in Texas
- Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Chair Geanie W. Morrison and Members of the Texas House Hold Joint Press Conference in Rockport
- ‘Furious’ lawmaker hopes to make HOAs more transparent VIDEO
- Herman: Former Bob Bullock aides tell tales of his success, excess
- HD112: Rep. Angie Chen Button Set to Face Off Against Brandy Chambers Once Again
- State to consolidate Austin-area offices into $895M Capitol Complex
- Texas driver’s license needs a Gold Star
- State at a loss about how to deal with Bolivar ferry pass fakers
- Commentary: CPS Caseworker
- TWC still isn’t making it easy for students to learn about – or complain about – Texas career schools
- Texas Will Require High School Seniors To Apply For Federal Aid For College
- Report: VA clinic in San Antonio, 23 others are behind schedule, costlier than expected
- Rick Perry: Now that Ross Perot is gone, I can tell this story
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- Will John Cornyn face reelection headwinds in 2020?
- 2020 Senate race could be heating up in Texas
- Some progressive Democrats are urging a top Latina organizer to run for U.S. Senate – she appears to be a Communist
- John Cornyn Visits Texas Migrant Center, And A New Opponent Will Challenge Him In 2020
- Surge of Democratic candidates file to run for Congress in Texas
- Democrats are switching from caucuses to primaries, which could hurt Bernie Sanders
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- Tribune vs. Texan headline demonstrates media manipulation of news
- Trump asks Supreme Court to unfreeze border wall money
- Democrats press Texas to spend less on border security, more on aid for migrants
- ‘Two different universes’: Top Texans in Congress clash over what Trump’s migrant policies have wrought
- Sen. Cruz to Congressional Democrats: The Crisis on the Border Is Real and It’s Overwhelming Texas Communities
- When did it become a crime to cross the U.S. border between ports of entry? – if the law was passed “by a segregationist” and that makes it invalid then nothing Castro or any Democrat says is valid because they are of the party of segregation.
- Illegal Alien Family Apprehensions in 2019 Up 469 Percent over Last Year
- Zero tolerance may be over, but alien children are still being separated from parents, more – yes, because we don’t know if those people really are their parents.
- Video: Texas Reporter Watches 300 Migrants Cross Border in Six Hours VIDEO
- Vice President Mike Pence to visit migrant detention center in Texas VIDEO
- Protesters turn out ahead of Mike Pence’s visit to Texas amid immigration issues
- Deputies in Brewster County arrest smugglers, seize 300 pounds of pot
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- West Texas’ Permian leads rig count drop, detail
- Oil heads for weekly gain as supply risks buoy fragile market
- OPEC sees new oil surplus in 2020 as U.S. shale keeps surging
- Drilling Down: Top 10 drillers so far this year
- The shale boom in the Permian is slowing
- Analyst: More pipeline capacity may be needed in seven years
- Mills: Texas leads the charge in energy security
- A curious case of a fracking coup
- Plains proposes Canadian pipeline expansions to ultimately connect to Texas
- Chevron’s Houston leader returns to Texas
- Top Anadarko exec to nab $98M golden parachute from Occidental deal
- Houston company invests in portfolio of roof-top solar projects
- Developers hit the ground with new D-FW office building projects
- Downtown Dallas’ landmark Fountain Place tower sports a new look inside – great return to the original beautiful design intent.
- Construction set to begin on $335 million wind farm in Knox County
- Splashway Park to debut ‘world’s first dueling hybrid water coaster’ near Houston
- KMFA 89.5 plans to build new studios, performance space in East Austin
- A week in, AT&T, Nexstar blast each other over cancelled meeting, effort to ‘fool’ viewers
- U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson joins lawmakers urging AT&T, Nexstar to end DirecTV local stations blackout – politicians should stay out of this private matter
- Valero sues DuPont, others over contamination from firefighting foam
- Cookware manufacturer Tramontina to lay off more than 100 in Sugar Land
- Dallas Apartment Complex Hit By Crane Has Plan In Place For Residents To Recover Possessions
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- Tax funds stolen by her husband helped a DeSoto councilwoman. Why didn’t authorities fully investigate? – big Democrats!
- David Temple’s second wife files for divorce amid murder retrial
- San Antonio police detective fired after he’s accused of making deadly threats to estranged girlfriend: ‘I will end you’
- Chris Estrada, murderer’s friend, sentenced in Zuzu Verk case
- 18-year-old man shot to death in vehicle in east Oak Cliff, police say
- Dallas police officer, prisoner hurt when vehicle crashes into squad car in Rylie neighborhood
- Texoma’s Most Wanted Fugitives of the Week
- 17-year-old Midlander sentenced after pleading guilty to murder
- Black Hawk helicopter lands in Troup neighborhood
- UTSA student among 30 accused of child sex crimes
- Three Odessa men killed in fiery New Mexico crash
- 5 Texans, Including 1 From Arlington, Killed After Fiery Crash In New Mexico
- 2 killed in head-on collision in Martin Co. 2 killed in head-on collision in Martin Co.
- Affidavit: Man murdered at San Angelo Red Roof Inn during ‘drug deal gone bad’
- Woman dies after being pulled from the water unconscious in Lake LBJ
- Reward of up to $1,000 offered for info on catfish dumped at Kirby Lake
- Body found at Lake Cooper identified
- Abilene police: Woman held man at knife point
- Levelland police seek information on missing 25-year-old woman
- Carlos Rodriguez Confesses to killing Zoe Campus to KAMC News in Letter
- Two women, including a bank employee, indicted in bank fraud & aggravated identity theft case
- Lubbock couple spends honeymoon stuck on cruise ahead of tropical storm
- Man in custody after police chase in central Lubbock
- Aggravated assault, money laundering among indictments returned this week in Lubbock County
- After discovery of skull and bones, friends of missing San Antonio woman express hope, shock
- Driver sentenced in DWI crash that killed woman, infant son
- Bicyclist hit by wrong-way driver in northeast Houston, witnesses say
- Surveillance video shows assistant police chief hanging on suspected shoplifter’s car in Houston
- Anti-Wimp: Lubbock man fires gun to stop home break-in
- Missing Austin woman’s ex-boyfriend led police to her body, APD says VIDEO
- Brenham woman charged with trafficking minors
- North Texas man finds rattlesnake in truck’s air vent VIDEO
- El Paso man run over by his own car after he tries to stop it from being stolen
- Elderly woman found dead after house fire in Spring
- Patriots linebacker accuses Fort Bend deputy of harassing him during traffic stop
- Texas Rangers investigating after Upshur County Jail inmate death
- Former El Paso priest denies child sex abuse at trial, but admits to fathering ‘secret baby’
- FBI raids home of El Paso Goodwill CEO; spouse charged with fraud & forgery
- Lubbock man admits to shoplifting firearms from sporting goods store
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- Dallas police now say no officers were put on administrative leave for social media investigation
- Dallas Drag Queen Show Promoted to Infants
- Dallas firefighters gear-cleaning service suspended until further notice VIDEO
- Wichita County: Inquiry begins into conduct of Judge Woody Gossom VIDEO
- Wichita County Judge Gossom under inquiry for alleged salary discrepancy
- More firing at Wichita Co. Adult Probation Office following alleged misconduct, sexually inappropriate activity
- How does your local school fit into Wichita Falls ISD’s facility proposals?
- Reeves County pitching reliever route to community
- Abilene City Council approves demolishing of buildings to clear space for taxpayer subsidized downtown hotel
- Abilene City Council approves new grinder purchase, commercial brush disposal fee
- Canyon Police get armored vehicle VIDEO – those rowdy WT students!
- Budget cut — called impossible — deadlocks South San ISD board
- Business groups announce plan to sue San Antonio over its paid sick leave ordinance
- TEC says former San Antonio councilman violated financial reporting rules
- Municipal chaos rules in San Antonio suburb of Castle Hills – Garcia is so liberal I’m not sure he would recognize true chaos.
- Fort Bend leaders approve 95 remains agreement; school district offers $1 million for memorial
- Tax funds stolen by her husband helped a DeSoto councilwoman. Why didn’t authorities fully investigate? – big Democrats!
- Fort Worth, Tarrant County Officials Refuse to Release Full Panther Island Review to Public
- How Fort Bend County got its youngest chief of staff
- Democratic judges bring diversity to Harris County Special Commissioner appointments
- Commissioners pitches ethic reforms for Harris County
- Manor ISD approves pay raise for teachers, all district employees VIDEO
- Travis County commissioners plan to give themselves [27%], other officials raises VIDEO
- Wet Northeast Texas: no burn bans so far in summer 2019, with more rain on way
- Aviation company sues city of Galveston for ending airport lease
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- West Texas serves as backbone for free tuition endowment at UT Austin VIDEO
- Bernie Sanders praises UT’s decision to provide free tuition for families making $65K or less
- Hardin-Simmons Doctor of Leadership Program travels abroad
- Trailblazer ‘Bess’ Haley Retires After 38 Years Of Transforming Texas Tech – among the best TTU has had.
- Austin Community College extends program giving students free bus passes
- Here’s where Texas ranks among states with most student debt
Pratt’s post for 7/12/2019
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