- Rep. Burrows interview on Pratt on Texa – podcast AUDIO
- Rep. Dustin Burrows breaks silence on Bonnen/Sullivan meeting: ‘I went in good faith’
- Burrows speaks: ‘Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it’ – but Sullivan wasn’t the pig here, it was Bonnen, the guy Burrows supports
- Analysis: After botching one shot at peace, the Texas GOP establishment tries again
- Abbott Holds First Texas Safety Commission Meeting On Combating Hate And Extremism In Texas
- After mass shooting, El Paso Democrats blast Texas Gov. Abbott for ‘dangerous’ tweet – what is dangerous is the illegal invasion, that is what it is.
- Governor under fire for letter asking supporters to ‘defend Texas’ from illegal immigration – the battle over language and sadly Republicans usually cave
- Texas Safety Commission discusses guns, terrorism and social media at post-El Paso roundtable
- Gun rights group holds rally before Abbott’s first meeting on El Paso shooting
- Gun Owners of America Rally While Texas Safety Commission Meets in Austin
- Herman: Not too late to address gun violence, but it should’ve been sooner – so silly, violence is already illegal to the maximum.
- Could Texas change its gun laws after El Paso mass shooting? Gov. Abbott opens talks as NRA says ‘NO, NO, and NO’ – lib hyperbole
- Want to buy a gun at steep discount? Ask a Texas state trooper. – great!
- Faith & Family Legislative Scorecard from Texas Values Action
- Governor Abbott Declares State of Disaster In South Texas Due To Drought Conditions
- New state law gives payroll cards a boost in Texas.
- Will state officials backtrack on protections for a rare lizard in the West Texas oil patch?
- Texas needs to do more to encourage carbon-free energy, advocacy group says – stupid, silly and dumb.
- AG Paxton Co-Leads 51 Attorney General Coalition in Securing Nationwide Agreement with Voice Service Providers to Address Robocalls
- 13 Voter Fraud Indictments Handed Down in Edinburg, detail
- Pardo Family to Bring Case to Texas Supreme Court After Lower Court Denies Petition
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- Cornyn says idea of universal background checks makes him ‘crazy’
- Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Gov. Abbott Praise HUD Announcement of Intent to Release Stalled Harvey Funding
- Vice President Pence vigorously defends oil and gas in visit to Permian Basin
- Dan Crenshaw Crushes ‘Young Turks’ Commentator Who Said ‘Brave Soldier F***ed’ His ‘Eye Hole’
- Nolte: 6 Reasons CNN Hired Disgraced Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe
- OUTRAGE after AOC calls Electoral College racist! CNN’s Cuomo says Trump too good looking?
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- Child Missing After Mother Drowns in Rio Grande
- Remains of Two Dead Illegal Aliens Found on Texas Ranches near Border
- Mystery surrounds dead men found in women’s clothing in Juarez VIDEO
- Mexican Border State Governor Demands Federal Aid in Cartel War
- Los Zetas: Overview of events leading to its dissension, split and transformation
- After asylum ruling, migrants in Juárez face a new choice: stay in line or try crossing elsewhere
- Feds plan to make housing assistance harder for undocumented immigrants. Few in Texas are even getting it.
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- U.S. rig count falls by double digits, detail
- Oil sinks as China targets U.S. crude with tariffs in trade war
- Midland now has second highest average price of gas
- Citgo’s new CEO confident in an uncertain time
- Hotter’N Hell Hundred opens with Consumer Show in Wichita Falls
- Buc-ee’s is teaming with TxDOT to tackle trash VIDEO
- Developer to build apartments in small town Lamesa
- Lamesa chosen site for $20-million modular home manufacturing facility
- Lubbock Continues To Show Strength From Local, National Economies
- Four Seasons Hotel Houston Earns Lone Star Safety Award
- Ex-Texans security coordinator files lawsuit against team
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- Incident Information – Texas Forest Service
- Crews continue to battle grass fires in Ector County
- Copper Breaks Fire controlled; second wildfire grows
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- Juvenile Justice Department employee arrested for having sex with inmate in Brownwood, more
- Former Houston PD officer charged with murder in botched raid at Harding Street house
- 13 indicted in Edinburg illegal voting investigation
- DPS Trooper Sanchez in critical condition, back in operating room
- Man arrested with guns purchased rifle despite felony warrant, gun shop owner says
- Former FBI director’s San Antonio divorce shrouded in mystery
- Two drug dealers arrested in Wichita Falls
- Police: Toddler taken to hospital drunk on schnapps, grandma arrested
- Woman arrested for using play money to purchase a shirt at Wichita Falls Walmart, Walmart on Lawrence Road [Wichita Falls] evacuated for fire
- Police: Man accused of killing mother in San Antonio home in July
- Man crashes new truck with no insurance into utility pole, Castle Hills police say
- Arrest made in killing of man found in a swirl of dollar bills outside strip mall
- Child sex assault suspect kills self at Johnson Co. sheriff’s office
- Driver charged with intoxication manslaughter after 2-vehicle wreck
- Boy killed in rollover near Marfa
- Del Rio man killed in Glasscock County crash
- Arrest warrant issued in ice cream-licking incident in Texas
- Odessa couple charged during domestic dispute that ended in stabbing
- Man leads Brown Co. deputies on 65-mile chase before stopping at home
- San Angelo Police investigating early morning vehicular assault
- North Texas Navy veteran fighting to bring 7-year-old son home from Peru VIDEO
- Officers help dozens of Greyhound passengers stranded in Merkel
- Police Arrest Littlefield Woman for Attempted Capital Murder
- Court records reveal suspects involved in robberies, officer-involved shooting had stolen firearms from Gebo’s in Littlefield
- Several South Plains Counties Experience Temporary Power Outage
- Bat With Rabies Located in Southwest Lubbock
- Arrests made related to shooting of Lubbock Police dog
- Elderly man found dead near his Liberty Co. home a month after he went missing, sheriff says
- 2-alarm fire near Humble destroys at least 24 homes, displaces 27 people
- Magnolia drug ring that targeted school children busted: Cocaine, meth and acid seized, say police
- Two men struck by Metro bus in Bellaire
- Man pushed off bridge in north Houston because he refused to sell drugs
- 3 dead, 2 injured in southeast Houston gang shooting
- Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Captured
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- Dolt of a Lubbock County commissioner shows from where we recruit dolts for DC AUDIO
- How Lubbock County Fended Off A Ransomware Attack AUDIO
- Reinventing Probation in Harris County
- Austin City Council endorses Dell for state incentives program for facility
- Austin Homelessness Forum Attended by Over 1,000 Leaves Residents Unsatisfied
- South San Antonio ISD spent $6 million to re-open 3 campuses to boost enrollment – response “dismal”
- Bexar Co. Commissioner Kevin Wolff will not seek re-election, only Republican on the court
- San Antonio’s paid sick leave law allows time off for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault — but advocates are worried
- Midland County proposes higher property tax rate
- Taylor Co. working to preserve history VIDEO
- Long-time district judge in Taylor Co. not seeking reelection [Lee Hamilton]
- Haskell Memorial Hospital celebrates 80th anniversary VIDEO
- Frenship ISD Unveils New Bus Tracking Phone Application
- Mission city council unable to come to consensus on tax rate
- Mission city council extends city manager’s contract
- Montgomery County Joins Property Tax Revolution
- Tarrant Regional Water District Raising Taxes 62%
- Amarillo City Council Backing Tax Increase
- Midland Property Taxpayers to See Across-the-Board Increases
- Here are the challenges awaiting DPD Chief U. Renee Hall when she returns
- In South Dallas, City Hall looks to undo decades’ worth of damage wrought by City Hall
- What’s the status of Dallas’ pedestrian push buttons? Curious Texas investigates
- The Struggle To Secure Water In Texas Is Pitting Rural Areas Against Cities AUDIO
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- Baylor dorm room has been home to three generations of women from the same family
- Midwestern State University staff train with new technology
- Midland College ranked among the top 10 Safest Campuses in Texas
- Texas Tech telemedicine improves teens’ mental health in 24 school districts
Pratt’s post for 8/23/2019
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