- Governor Abbott Appoints Hughs As Texas Secretary Of State
- Gov. Abbott names new Secretary of State after flawed voter purge
- Abbott names secretary of state after 2½-month vacancy
- Governor Abbott Announces Texas Safety Commission, more
- Texas governor says ‘we’ll hit peak road in about a decade’
- Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick Receives Stent After Heart Blockage
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: ‘I had a ticking time bomb in my chest.’
- Dan Patrick out of hospital after heart procedure
- Houston Democrat Jessica Farrar Retiring from Texas House after 25+ years
- Why Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen will never be Joe Straus – Garcia is a strong Leftist and see how he respects Joe Straus. That’s who Straus served.
- Patrick declines to take sides in Bonnen vs Sullivan controversy, asks for release of audio recording of meeting
- Braddock Says Meeting Scandal Not Over For Speaker Bonnen AUDIO
- Texas put billions more into schools. Is that enough to help this high-poverty school district break out?
- What Should Taxpayers Know About Property Taxes?
- Hundreds rally at Texas Capitol to honor shooting victims, call for gun reform
- Poll: Majority Favor Gun Control – they don’t realize we already have much
- Trump’s rhetoric on race poses dilemma for Texas Republicans after El Paso shooting – what “rhetoric on race?” He’s not talking about race but about liberals, etc.
- Tarrant Tea Party official under fire for “replacement” comments after El Paso shooting
- Allen West Makes His Run for Texas GOP Chair Official
- Federal appeals court slaps down Texas Walmart liquor stores
- Texans face sting of surprise medical bills
- Texas Energy Emergency Fuels Jitters
- TxDOT Don’t Mess With Texas Campaign to make major announcement
- The Biggest Questions Facing E-Scooters
- AG Paxton: San Antonio Agrees to Deliver Records Regarding the City’s Decision to Ban Chick-fil‑A from International Airport
- Fiscal Notes: Texas and the 1115 Medicaid Waiver
- 23 Texas cities were targeted in a “coordinated ransomware attack”
- How judicial conflicts of interest are denying poor Texans their right to an effective lawyer
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- Senator Cornyn hosts roundtable in Midland, more
- Competition for Sen. John Cornyn’s Senate Seat Is Heating Up
- Texas and Alabama fight over space pork, Marshall wins Artemis manned Moon lander pork
- 2 Texas Tech graduates sworn into key positions at the USDA, Secretary Perdue’s statement
- Trump Administration’s Regulatory Reform Should Reject Preemptive Vetoes
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- Julián “Commie” Castro’s anti-“working families” tax plan
- Congressman Joaquin Castro talks about the tweet – funny how they don’t ask about his mom’s political party being inherently racist, based upon race/ethnicity. Nor do they mention her opponents being the Democrats he joined.
- Grieder: Beto O’Rourke new campaign strategy may not lead to White House, but it’s an honorable one – there is nothing “honorable” about Beto Pancho. He is a demagogue anti-American. Grieder is unsure what she is anymore.
- Beto goes full Tom Joad (with a dash of RFK)
- Analysis: Texas presidential candidates and the strength of geography
- NBC Defends Illegal Voting
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- Court: US Can Reject Asylum Along Parts of Mexico Border
- 28 Illegal Aliens, Including Infant, Rescued After Abandoned in Rio Grande by Smuggler
- Dozen of Illegal Aliens Rescued from Texas Border River Currents
- Sent back to dangerous border cities, migrants feel like ‘chickens among wolves’ – then stay home and get legal permission to come here.
- Mexico Is Busing Asylum-Seeking Migrants to Southern Border – good
- New Leader of Los Zetas Cartel Behind Mexican Border City Attack
- Innocent Bystanders Shot in Gulf Cartel Clashes for Mexican Border City
- Mexican Man Extradited to U.S. for Alleged Child Sex Trafficking
- U.S. Born Islamic Terrorist Wanted by FBI Arrested in Mexico 489
- New Mexico Company Chosen to Build Border Wall Part in Texas
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- Texas one of only five states to see employment rise in July
- High property taxes and building fees are choking Austin housing
- Accused of making threats and creating a toxic workplace, San Antonio health-care CEO [CaptureRx] resigns
- Lubbock appealing to growing technology sector, area industry leaders say
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- DPS: Troopers Fatally Shot Driver Who Pulled Gun in Dallas
- Lubbok PD officer says “It’s hard to forgive” the man who shot him 4 times
- Galveston police officers who led a black suspect through the streets won’t be criminally investigated, state says – right because they didn’t do anything wrong nor would what they did have been different for a white suspect.
- Hundreds of people in Texas, 29 other states were abused at Boys & Girls Clubs
- Longhorn legend Cedric Benson dead at 36, Cedric Benson was traveling at high rate of speed during Austin motorcycle crash, police say, At Texas, Midland’s Cedric Benson was a burnt-orange star, right alongside UT’s Heisman greats
- One person arrested in connection to child’s death in Plainview car fire, New details released about the car fire that killed 3 year-old girl
- Former Whitharral coach arrested for improper relationship
- Two More Arrest Warrants Issued Relating To Celestino Rodriguez, Warrant: Missing Slaton man beaten in ambush for benefit check
- 7 People Shot After Fight Breaks Out at Houston House Party
- Lufkin Man Who Killed Boy to Make Room in House Gets Life
- 5 Texas Residents Charged in WVa in Credit Card Fraud Scheme
- Texas Man Arrested in South Carolina in Twin’s Death
- Woman Pleads Guilty to Making up Son’s Illnesses
- Body of 17-year-old recovered at Lake Meredith
- Semi-tractor trailer full of onions catches fire after running over mattress in Lynn County – headline of the day
- Area fire crews continue to battle range fires in Hardeman County, Cottle County
- East Abilene fire burns between 40 and 60 acres
- Snyder residents upset after grave sites are cleared of decorations
- Teen rescued from jumping off Mockingbird Lane bridge in Abilene
- Abilene police: Man uses bomb threat to rob Walgreens
- Zephyr man accused of online solicitation of a child arrested
- Child injured in crash involving 2 SUV’s in Jones County, dog killed
- 18-wheeler pulls down electrical pole near Travis Elementary in Odessa
- WFPD: 17-year-old arrested for beating up 15-year-old girl
- Increased Reward of $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender from Houston
- Woman fleeing from police struck by vehicle, Houston police say
- Houston-area woman injured when vape battery explodes in hand
- Smoked brisket causes house fire in north Houston
- Fifth Circuit Hands Win to TX Billionaire for Due Process Violations by Moroccan Court
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- What Should Taxpayers Know About Property Taxes?
- 23 Texas cities were targeted in a “coordinated ransomware attack”
- Ausitn city staff suggest restrictions to homeless camping – a problem of their own creation. [LA City Council Bans Sleeping in Vehicles Overnight amid Homeless Crisis]
- High property taxes and building fees are choking Austin housing
- South San ISD reopening three schools in bid to boost enrollment
- Bexar County sheriff: “Mistaken” inmate releases may have been intentional
- Plano and El Paso Eastland football game reinstated after a decision to cancel due to safety concerns VIDEO
- Claim: Black Student ‘Shamed’ When Pearland ISD Officials Colored Hair
- City of Plainview working to revamp animal shelter
- Merkel PD wants residents to report crimes before posting on social media
- Abilene man’s toilet art display can stay
- Abilene council to vote on airport fire station design
- City of Odessa begins debt projects designs
- Midland School Board to Vote on $569M Bond
- Commissioners sign off on legal counsel for Wichita County Judge
- San Antonio Agrees to Deliver Records Regarding the City’s Decision to Ban Chick-fil‑A from International Airport
- Dallas tosses proposed housing-for-homeless sites after pushback from Lake Highlands
- Saginaw Adds New Debt Without Asking Voters
- Leon Valley council member voted out for interfering with city operations
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- Farewell, Madam President: Diana Natalicio retires after 31 years as UT-El Paso’s leader
- Texas Tech Fosters Global Leadership Through Mandela Washington Fellowship
- Making their move-in: Texas Tech, LCU students flocking back to Lubbock for fall semester
Pratt’s post for 8/19/2019
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