- How a property tax relief plan is prompting hefty tax increases in Texas – it is patently dishonest to claim that local governments are grabbing huge tax increases because of reform. They are doing so for the same reason the reform was necessary: rapacious inability to exercise fiscal discipline.
- Little money, lots of work is why NRA, TSRA are effective in Texas
- Dan Patrick Responds To Critics Of Expanded Background Checks
- Rep. Stephanie Klick on Defense, Backpedaling
- Texas law prompts consideration of sexual harassment policies
- Unconstitutional anti-abortion law costs Texas another $2.5 million
- Texas leads nine states in battle over new Army Corps reservoir restrictions
- Texas court halts the execution of Stephen Barbee to consider U.S. Supreme Court precedent
- Study: Texas Appellate Courts Getting Fairer to Plaintiffs
- Comptroller Announces Retirement of CEO/CIO of Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
- Comptroller’s Office Now Accepting Applications for Match the Promise Scholarships and Tuition Grants
- Gov. Abbott Travels to Japan and South Korea, Aims to Strengthen Economic Ties
- Governor Abbott Meets With U.S. Consul General Karen Kelley, Ambassador Yamamoto In Osaka, Japan
- Governor Abbott Meets With Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd And Aisin AW Executives In Nagoya, Japan
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- Battleground 2020 Update: Key Texas Races at State and Federal Level Shaping Up
- Trump joins Indian prime minister for massive Houston rally
- Modi, Trump and protesters converge on Houston’s NRG Stadium
- Herman: In Houston, “Howdy, Modi!” event offers warm welcome to Trump
- Sen. Cruz Welcomes Indian Prime Minister Modi to Texas
- Sen. Cruz Renews Calls to Allies to Resist Chinese Coercion
- Sen. Cruz Op-Ed in The New York Post: Time for Trump to Trigger the UN Snapback on Iran
- President Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Extended by House Democrats
- ‘It is clear Iran is responsible’: Britain, France and Germany make joint UN statement about drone attack on Saudi oil facility
- NASA awards Lockheed Martin long term Orion contract
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- Is Texas a presidential battleground? National players don’t believe it
- DNC tightens debate qualifications, puts pressure on Texans
- Castro, O’Rourke make pitch to Iowans at steak fry
- FBI arrests serving member of US Army over plot to bomb major news network and who suggested targeting Beto O’Rourke
- Is Warren’s New Small Lead in Iowa a Big Deal? The Media Will Say It Is.
- Democrats still passionate about gun confiscation as reality begins to set in
- In Gun Buyback Talk, How Do You Round up So Many Weapons?
- Thousands of guns taken under Red Flag law
- Blood Libel: The Conspiracy Theory That Jews Are ‘Anti-Human’ by John-Paul Pagano
- AOC: Democrat’s refusal to impeach Trump a ‘bigger national scandal’ than his behavior
- Austin billionaire Robert Smith’s tab for paying off Morehouse student debt: $34 million
- Progressive Group to Spend $50M Boosting Sun Belt Turnout
- Ready for the $10 billion election?
- CAIR Welcomes Award of $600K to Former Minnesota Sheriff in Texas Civil Suit Against Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist John Guandolo
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- Cocaine, Meth Busts by Border Patrol Hit 5-Year High in 2019
- 53 Illegal Aliens Found Locked in Tractor-Trailer near Texas Border
- Massachusetts Groups Sue Over Fast-Tracked Deportations
- ICE to resume detaining migrant families at South Texas facility
- Juárez Rages: 20 Murders in 40 Hours
- GRAPHIC: Half-Eaten Remains of Migrant Found on Texas Ranch near Border
- Mexican Police Commander Kidnapped, Beheaded in Cancun
- Victim Murdered in Mexican Hospital Identified as Drug Cartel Leader
- More Trash Bags of Human Remains Found in Western Mexico
- Film Explores Latina Union Leader Who Organized Farmworkers
- Lawyer champions migrant rights in a divided America VIDEO
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- Apple’s new Mac Pro to be assembled in Texas after tariff waiver
- A week in, these GM strikers are worried but determined: ‘This is America’ – yep, unions doing tremendous, sometimes fatal, damage their the firms that employ their members is, sadly, America.
- GM Strike Enters 2nd Week With No Clear End in Sight
- FBI was on the case months before Reagor Dykes filed bankruptcy
- New Schlitterbahn owner cutting jobs at New Braunfels, Galveston parks
- Will Texas Benefit From Ericsson’s New 5G Smart Factory? AUDIO
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- Portion Texas Interstate Hit With Imelda Flooding Reopens
- Fifth Death Linked to Storm That Walloped Houston Area
- Storm-Scarred Texas Coast Picks up After Imelda’s Deluge
- The highest rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Imelda across southeast Texas
- Aftermath of Imelda still has people and livestock in southeast Texas seeking higher ground
- Sheriff: Man forced Imelda flood victim to steal car at gunpoint
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- Austin police investigating death of former Ole Miss, Texas quarterback Jevan Snead
- Former TTU basketball star Andre Emmett killed in Dallas shooting
- 36-year-old Houston firefighter dies after collapsing at station
- Man Indicted for Capital Murder in Slaying of Texas Trooper
- Former Dallas policewoman to go on trial for killing neighbor in apartment mix-up, more
- Controversial Bexar Co. constable target of joint investigation by FBI, Texas Rangers, FBI raids Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable’s office VIDEO
- Man Convicted of 1983 Double Murder for the Third Time
- Police: Shooting of Dallas Transgender Woman Was Hate Crime – what murders are NOT “hate” crimes? Tell us please.
- 2 Dead in Crash of Small Plane North of Houston
- Police: San Antonio Toddler Left in Hot Car Dies, Toddler identified
- Burkburnett Police respond to bomb threat, 65-year-old named as suspect
- Airman charged with 2 counts of sexual assault of a minor in Wichita Co.
- Woman breaks tooth on man’s hand
- Odessa man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl
- Big Spring Police investigate auto burglary, stolen vehicle spree, more
- Crash leave 2 dead, 1 wounded south of Midland
- Martin County crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
- Police: Drunk driver slams into San Angelo transportation building, leaves the scene
- Fire with evacuations north of Merkel on Sunday
- Texas A&M student, 19, dies from hit-and-run injuries
- Sleeping store clerk arrested on drug charge in Abilene
- Lubbock police take Airsoft gun from teen seen carrying weapon at South Plains Fair
- DPS: Reward Increased to $10,000 for September’s Featured Fugitive
- Houston-area man arrested for DWI with his two 4-year-old children in car, according to constable
- Houston babysitter on the run, wanted for injury to a child
- Tomball police searching for man who moved ambulance while it was treating 2-year-old
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- Once again, Bexar County jailers free inmates by mistake
- Lubbock Commissioner’s Court Adopts Effective Property Tax Rate
- Lubbock’s lying County Judge takes credit for no tax increase when he was lobbying for a tax increase
- Texas Rangers, FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office raid Lubbock Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
- Wichita County considers two-cent tax increase, County approves tax increase in annual budget – called a “slight increase” in the story it is actually a 5.9% tax increase and that line was put at the bottom of the story.
- Bowie fire department receives new radios
- Abilene dispatcher rewarded for delivering baby over phone – he guided such
- Abilene Improvement Corporation focus on Pine
- Dawson County to eye jail options, financing
- Lubbock-Cooper ISD’s superintendent Keith Bryant wins Superintendent of the Year award by TASA/TASB
- Dallas’ budget gives police a mandate and resources to make this a safer city
- Crackdown at Dallas’ Booker T. arts magnet scares off suburban parents and deserving DISD students get their shot
- Internal auditor examining bid process for Fort Worth parking contract
- TRVA Panther Island Review: Dysfunctional Management
- Cap Metro board approves $403.7 million budget
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- The top 20 most diverse public universities in Texas, according to new study
- Texas Tech Chancellor’s Residence sells for $1.6 million at auction VIDEO
- TTU Alumni Association president reviews first term
- TTU’s Kirby Hocutt Named to College World Series Baseball Committee
- Lubbock High and Texas Tech Football Legend E.J. Holub Dies at 81, more
- MSU Cycling shines at track nationals; gets ready for mountain season
- MSU Texas PD excited about upgrades with NIBRS crime reporting system
- UTPB sees graduation spike
- Firework displays planned for ACU home football games
- A&M’s research using dogs is cruel and it isn’t helping to cure muscular dystrophy
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- Army Redacts Report on Texas Training That Killed 9 in 2016
- Missing Camp Pendleton Marine Found Safe at Texas Rest Stop
- Dyess AFB honors National POW/MIA day
- South Plains Honor Flight: Local heroes return from trip of a lifetime
Pratt’s post for 9/23/2019
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