- House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety hearing VIDEO
- Why 300,000 Texans Want to Secede – beware writing on this by Leftists in such an alternative universe they do not understand Texas
- State to provide temporary space for homeless camps in Southeast Austin
- Austin business leaders vow to raise $14 million for new homeless shelter
- Austin Business Leaders Launch Temporary Homeless Shelter Plan
- Homeless camp cleanups underway in Texas, per Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders
- ‘I’m a Texan. Not trash:’ Austin’s homeless navigate the battle between the city and Greg Abbott
- Secret Service study says most school shooters showed warning signs
- The Left is using public education to take your liberty and country from you.
- Study finds Texas CASA kids less likely to find permanent homes
- Court to Rehear Law on Adoptions of Native American Children
- Federal judge delays execution of “Texas Seven” prisoner over claims of religious discrimination
- Overruled twice, Texas court tosses out Bobby James Moore’s death sentence
- Greg Kelley conviction overturned by state’s highest criminal court
- Jefferson: Economic development — or a giveaway of tax dollars? [San Antonio]
- Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Honors Texas Farm and Ranch Families at 44th Annual Family Land Heritage Ceremony
- Governor Abbott Names Hicks Policy and Budget Director
- Abbott Appoints Overman As District Attorney For 286th Judicial District
- Abbott Appoints Puryear To 460th Judicial District Court
- Abbott Appoints McClure To 339th Judicial District Court
- Abbott Appoints Kennedy To 78th Judicial District Court
- TxDOT urges drivers to “end the streak” of deaths – well, that will work.
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- “I wasn’t raised to be silent”: U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela is willing to tussle with colleagues from both parties – they love to point to Trump’s crudeness but have plenty of their own
- Rep. Chip Roy Calls On Lawmakers to Designate Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
- Ted Cruz: Big Tech Is a ‘Growing Threat to Our Democracy’
- Cruz, Toomey Call to Fully Debate & Advance Bipartisan SECURE Act, Gold Star Families Tax Relief VIDEO
- Senate Democrats Obstruct Sens. Cruz, Toomey’s Proposal to Fully Debate & Advance Bipartisan SECURE Act, Tax Relief for Gold Star Families
- Federal judge strikes down rule allowing clinicians to object to abortions for moral or religious reasons
- Texas progress touted as VA unrolls outsourced care system
- Rep. Cuellar: USMCA is Bigger, Better than NAFTA
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Adam Schiff Makes Up New Rules for Impeachment Inquiry; Restricts Republican Witness Questions
- House Democrats Release Impeachment Testimony of Top State Dept. Official
- Rep. Conaway discusses impeachment inquiry at town hall
- ‘This whole hearing is out of order’: Austin-area Reps. McCaul, Roy protest impeachment inquiry
- Report: Fox News Management Forbids Hosts from Using Alleged Name of Ukraine ‘Whistleblower’
- Poll Finds Public Support for Impeachment Waning
- WaPo: Bolton no-shows Schiff but willing to testify — if a court rules against executive privilege
- Rep. Lee Zeldin shares portion of William Taylor’s Ukraine testimony transcript that takes hearsay to the next level
- Whistleblower attorney: You’d better believe I meant “coup” … a legal coup, that is
- Rep. Eric Swalwell trips all over Obama trying to roll out legislation to protect ‘whistleblowers’
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Immigration Opens Ideological Fault Lines for 2020 Democrats
- Iowa Poll: Warren and Buttigieg in a Dead Heat
- Kamala Harris proposes keeping schools open until 6 p.m.
- Julián Castro launches Iowa TV ad in hopes of lifting sagging poll numbers
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ‘Angry’ that Donald Trump Siding with Saudi Arabia
- Tulsi Gabbard to Breitbart News: Syria’s Assad ‘Agreed to’ Elections, ‘Differing Reports’ on Chemical Weapons
- Elizabeth Warren’s health care math is a populist dream — and fiscal nightmare
- ‘So fake’! Elizabeth Warren’s attempts to be relatable are making her ‘even more inauthentic’
- Bristling at Mayor Pete’s surge, Julián Castro scoffs that San Antonio is 14x bigger than South Bend – and both were bad Leftist mayors
- Joe Biden gets Rep. Marc Veasey’s backing as he tries to seize control of Texas presidential primary
- Hillary Clinton still lamenting ‘deeply flawed’ 2016 election and its ‘unprecedented problems’
- What Michelle Obama Leaves Out About ‘White Flight’
- ‘All You Americans Are Fired’ — Blacks First?
- There’s Big Money in Democratic Socialist Pronoun Buttons
- Lowry Is Everywhere Making the Case for Nationalism
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- Border / immigration
- Fugitive Criminal Alien Arrested After Crossing into Texas from Mexico
- 11 Human Smugglers, 27 Migrants Arrested near Texas Border
- Three Men Shot in Mexico near Texas Border, One Died After Crossing
- Three immigrants located on Brewster County ranch VIDEO
- Immigration Opens Ideological Fault Lines for 2020 Democrats
- Travelers Mull Safety Amid Arizona-Mexico Border Violence
- Mexican Cartel Ambushes Wounded Cops After Border State Shootout
- 10 Dead After Cartel Gunmen Attack in Juarez — Many Victims Innocent Factory Workers
- Mexico massacre proves need for border wall, strict judges, Donald Trump says
- A massacre in Mexico requires an American response. Here is what it should be
- Lebaron family is more Mexican than American–and other points of contention
- Mexican Migrants Wait In The Streets Of Juárez For Their Chance To Claim Asylum
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- Business
- Jobless Claims Tumble By More Than Expected
- Tilman Fertitta’s empire just keeps growing
- San Antonio’s USAA wins $200M jury verdict against Wells Fargo
- Astros announce major changes to business ops team
- New York News Exxon Denies That It Misled Investors on Climate Risks
- Houston Endowment’s new HQ will become architectural ‘jewel’ for the city
- NASA rejects Blue Origin’s proposed SLS upper stage
- Four Nate Paul-led entities file for bankruptcy
- Wichita Falls business recognized internationally
- XTO president: Permian Basin now requires new approach
- Diamondback is latest company to face drilling woes
- Additional creditors object to Reagor-Dykes reorganization plan
- As LNG booms, some fear bubble
- Chevron files permits for 21 wells in Midland, Culberson counties
- Rystad reports another increase in gas flaring, venting in Permian
- Longtime Insurance and Benefits Execs Launch Firm Aiding San Antonio Businesses
- Austin digital marketing agency T3 sold to California firm
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Texas Executes Inmate for Strangling El Paso Woman in 2002
- ‘It should have never happened’: Aryan gang leader apologizes before being executed for El Paso murder
- Shallowater man arrested, charged for sending obscene messages to minor
- Woman scalped, in critical condition after dog attack in west Lubbock County
- Utah Man Arrested in Mexico After Couple Found Dead in Texas
- New details emerge in botched Houston PD Pecan Park drug raid that left couple dead
- Katy ISD educator accused of striking autistic student with cell phone, charged with injury
- 4 High School Students Killed in Collin Co. Car Crash That Also Injured 3: ‘We Grieve Together’
- 73-year-old pedestrian struck, killed in Cedar Park Walmart parking lot
- Ft Worth man jailed in WF for inducing sexual performance of a child
- WFPD arrest three people in connection to murder case
- Odessa woman charged with threatening to shoot, kill officer
- Odessa hospital worker threatens to hurt self, others inside hospital
- High speed chase in stolen vehicle ends with one arrested in Midland
- Stephens Co. Sheriff’s Deputy, wife recovering from house fire
- Brady PD looking for man who robbed convenience store at gunpoint Thursday morning
- Lubbock County Woman in Critical Condition After Dog Attack
- One Person Hospitalized After Stabbing in East Lubbock
- Two Arrested After Allegedly Beating and Kidnapping Lubbock Man
- FBI arrests man in Shallowater, charged with sending obscene communications to a minor
- Inmate Failure to Report to Designated Residential Reentry Center from Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring
- Galveston police searching for driver in hit-and-run that severely injured child
- Houston man with pedophilic disorder indefinitely committed to lockdown facility
- Mother in Dallas 7-year-old [alleged] transgender child custody case calls for judge’s recusal – the DMN should be ashamed for calling the child transgender
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- Local government
- Jefferson: Economic development — or a giveaway of tax dollars? [San Antonio]
- San Antonio Council Awards Geekdom $250,000 for Civic Technology Program
- San Antonio City Council OKs development deal for South Side land near college
- San Antonio judge hears familiar arguments in ‘sick and safe’ leave case
- Lime, Lyft and Razor emerge as San Antonio scooter contract favorites
- Midland County says new voting system experienced technical difficulties on Election night
- Midland ISD: 95 mail-in ballots have not been received
- With provisional ballots pouring in Election Officials talk next steps for Midland ISD School Bond Election
- Gov. Abbott appoints Wichitan to Judge Fudge’s position
- Wortham ISD Receives $137,657 Jobs and Education for Texans Grant
- Ballot in Ballinger had 33 propositions
- Taylor County commissioners lift burn ban
- In depth with Abilene Mayor Anthony Williams VIDEO
- State to take over Snyder, Houston ISDs by replacing school board
- Snyder ISD responds to school board takeover, closure of junior high possible
- Failed ratings prompt state takeover of Snyder ISD
- Merkel councilman accused of groping woman ‘cannot be removed under these circumstances’
- Gov. Abbott appoints new district attorney for Hockley and Cochran counties
- Brownfield City Council votes to terminate city manager, more
- Water conservation districts to host planning meeting in Plains
- City of Lubbock explains change to ‘Guaranteed Maximum Price’ of Citizen’s Tower, move-in date VIDEO
- Dawson Co: State report calls for more jail space
- Texas Panhandle Voters Back School District Bond Debt
- Democrats Crushed in The Woodlands
- Conroe ISD Fails to Pass Complete Bond Package
- RGV Races Surrounded by Corruption Head to Runoffs
- Converse councilwoman to keep her seat until January trial
- Dallas will spend $60 million for tornado repairs, debris removal
- Tornado-Damaged Property Owners in Dallas Will Get Some Tax Relief
- The wild world of developers and MUD’s
- The Left is using public education to take your liberty and country from you.
- Ellis County Becomes Latest ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’
- State to provide temporary space for homeless camps in Southeast Austin
- Austin business leaders vow to raise $14 million for new homeless shelter
- Austin Business Leaders Launch Temporary Homeless Shelter Plan
- Homeless camp cleanups underway in Texas, per Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders
- ‘I’m a Texan. Not trash:’ Austin’s homeless navigate the battle between the city and Greg Abbott
- Austin ISD Parents: Hand Over Sex Education Documents
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- Colleges & universities
- Vernon College helping special needs students find comfort at the doctor
- MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights returns
- HSU unveils updated spaces during Homecoming festivities
- TTU Dept. of Advertising & Brand Strategy Hosted Student Advertising Competition
- Texas Tech Hosts Events For Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month – ridiculous
- TTU SGA hosts Townhall meeting; executive officers discuss campus issues
- WBU honors Flying Queens wth WBU Athletics Hall of Honor induction
- This UT Program’s Message: You Can Go Home Again AUDIO
Pratt’s post for 11/7/2019
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