- Election 2019: Texans to vote on permanent, dedicated funding for state parks
- Joint Statement on Legislative Budget Board Fiscal Update
- Rinaldi: Dan Patrick, Not Beto, Is the Biggest Threat to Texas Gun Owners
- At least a few are standing up to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
- Analysis: Texas gun laws might not change, but the conversation is evolving
- Texas raises sentencing for hit-and-run car accidents to equivalent of DWI manslaughte
- Texas sex ed revisions to focus on early grades
- Retired teachers group: Why does TRS need downtown office space?
- Communities clamor for regulation as Texas mining industry explodes
- Payouts From Insurance Policies May Fuel Ransomware Attacks
- It’s high time someone studied marijuana taxes – so we did
- Abbott Extends State of Disaster For September 2019 In South Texas Due To Drought Conditions
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- TX11: Former San Angelo councilman announces bid for Congress
- TX32: Former Rep. Dan Branch will not challenge Congressman Colin Allred
- Speaking in Austin, Gorsuch laments loss of public civility
- Justice Neil Gorsuch Speaks About Life on the Supreme Court in Austin
- Cruz Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Empowers American Worker, Keeps Economy Strong
- Ted Cruz Humorously Zings Politifact With Nixon Gif After They ‘Fact Check’ His Claim They Are Owned by DNC
- Pelosi Drug Pricing Scheme ‘Most Radical Government Takeover of Health Care System Yet’
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- O’Rourke Says He’s Open to Broadening Gun Buyback Proposal
- Beto Wants More Gun Laws After Banned Firearm Used in Shootings
- O’Rourke’s gun cause has given him spotlight, but at what cost?
- Gun-Toting Mom Challenges Beto O’Rourke: ‘Hell No, You’re Not’ Taking My Guns
- Beto: Let’s pay reparations for non-violent marijuana offenders
- Biden’s age-old challenge won’t go away easily
- Iowa or bust: Kamala Harris’ last gambit to save presidential run
- With only .02% support de Blasio ends vanity run for presidency
- HUD Secretary Ben Carson makes dismissive comments about transgender people, angering agency staff
- Brian Stelter is very disappointed that Donald Trump told the truth about the media
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- Trump administration reaches deal to send asylum seekers to El Salvador
- Pentagon: Border Wall Going Up About One Mile Per Day
- What’s the real story on the US-Mexico border? Nexstar to launch 10-day tour
- Five Mexican Prison Guards Killed in Highway Ambush
- Mexican Cartel Gunmen Killed After Crashing Into House
- 61 Retired Judges Back Peer Who Allegedly Helped Criminal Alien Avoid ICE
- This migrant mother and her child couldn’t wait for their asylum court date anymore. They drowned trying to enter the U.S. – sadly fully the fault of the mother.
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- Texas Maintains Record Low Unemployment Rate of 3.4 Percent for Third Consecutive Month
- Austin jobless rate dips to 2.8% for August, a 20-year low
- Texas rig count lowest level in over two years as industry sheds jobs, more
- Tellurian to sign $2.5 billion deal with India’s Petronet LNG
- Talos Energy buys Gulf of Mexico prospect from Exxon Mobil, sells stake to BP
- Chevron to expand Gulf of Mexico production at its St. Malo field
- McDermott stock continues to plunge
- Permian ‘child’ wells may cut oil recovery up to 20%, bank says
- Boom times and fresh starts in the Permian Basin oil fields
- Oil steadies as Texas storm distracts from Middle East tension
- Lubbock construction company builds 5 homes for Forsan ISD teachers
- First Financial to acquire Bryan/College Station bank
- Two Reagor Dykes Employees Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud Conspiracy
- Enviro Tech Chemical Services to Build New $8M Manufacturing Facility in Lubbock’s rail park
- State Street laying off 60 workers in Austin, hundreds nationwide
- How The Use Of Satellites Has Started A ‘Space Race’ In The Permian Basin
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- Severe Tropical Weather SITREP 4 (pdf)
- AG Paxton Warns Texans of Price Gouging in Wake of Tropical Storm Imelda
- Texas News Imelda Leaves 3 Dead in Texas, Others Stranded and Trapped
- TDI offers claims tips for flood victims
- Alligator captured on Houston-area school campus after Imelda
- Texas first responders to the rescue as Imelda dumps 40 inches of rain on Houston, Beaumont areas
- He was seen walking around during Imelda. One day later, he was found dead in a ditch.
- Harris County deputy rescued after attempting to save resident during Imelda
- Interstate 10 bridge at the San Jacinto River closes after being hit by multiple barges
- Caney Creek fire station destroyed by Imelda floodwaters
- High water, heroes and hijinks: Videos capture the sights of Imelda VIDEO
- Houston Bush airport reopens after Imelda forces closure
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- DPS Seeks Information in 2004 Cold Case
- FBI Offers Reward to Solve Arson Fires at 3 El Paso Churches
- Eyewitness Account of UPS Truck Erupting Into Flames in Lubbock – photo
- Fire guts South Austin condo project, damages neighboring apartments
- ‘Act of God’ tears scaffolding from downtown San Antonio building days before scheduled removal
- Robbery Suspect Apprehended by Armed Citizen in Wichita Falls
- 7-month long ‘Operation Bates Motel’ ends with meth bust in Chillicothe
- Ex-city of Wichita Falls worker guilty of stealing brass from city; he sold it for cash
- Texoma’s Most Wanted as of September 20, 2019
- Alarm system malfunctioned on night Midland police officer Heidelberg was shot and killed, according to brief filed by Wilson’s defense team
- Debunking Selena’s Killer: Prosecutor in murder trial reveals evidence for first time in 23 years
- Merkel PD seizes $10k in marijuana, THC after traffic stop
- Abilene woman indicted for arson after setting t-shirt on fire in closet
- Abilene man indicted after allegedly robbing two convenience stores and invading home
- Man pulls guns on woman serving eviction papers
- Abilene police: Woman reported two guns pointed at her while serving eviction notice
- Midland sex offender skips out on court before he’s sentenced
- Odessa community fund has accumulated over $320,000 for victims and families
- Lubbock Man Receives Nearly a Century Behind Bars
- Three arrested, suspected gunman identified in shooting death of Sugar Land store clerk
- Feds Charge 58 Across Texas With Health Care, Opioid Fraud
- Former La Feria deputy constable pleads guilty to extortion
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- San Antonio is slowing down the bidding process to avoid ‘train wrecks’ like the Chick-fil-A vote
- New Wichita County Jail on budget and on track, more
- Cisco FD gets grant for new equipment
- Abilene officially certified as ‘Music Friendly Community’ – what towns are music unfriendly?
- Abilene Police Department’s fallen K9’s being laid to rest in memorial cemetery
- Odessa explains ordinance proposed for polluted groundwater inside the city limits
- Omega Flex Dismisses Lawsuit Against City of Lubbock
- An artist working inside City Hall just might help solve Dallas’ housing crisis
- Victoria Plans Property Tax Hike
- Austinites Angry With City Council for Public Safety “Disaster”
- Another kind of water politics bubbles up in Austin
- Panther Island Agency’s Bloated Budget
- Judge Rules Against Plano Citizens
- Many Mercedes residents barred from attending city commission meeting
- Candidate for Edinburg City Council asks secretary of state to ensure fair election
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- MSU Texas PD excited about upgrades with NIBRS crime reporting system
- HSU Career Services offers more employment opportunities
- McMurry celebrates 96th birthday at fall convocation
- TTUHSC recognized for work environment
- TTU Environmental Engineering Professor Receives Grant To Find Ways To Effectively Treat Landfill Leachate
- A&M dog lab is sorrowful but necessary
Pratt’s post for 9/20/2019
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