- Odessa shooting victim’s family demands action at House hearing
- 2 versions of TX collide over gun measures, mass shootings – typical putting words in the mouths of those who can no longer speak, and “do something” with no regard as to whether such would work.
- Mass shooting hearing at Odessa College
- Dan Patrick: Yes, I intend to downsize the Legislative Budget Board
- Opinion: In Texas government, the buck stops … somewhere
- Biedermann and Tinderholt Endorse Lone Star Agenda
- Allen West Supports Lone Star Agenda
- Prop 4 in 12 Key House Districts, Freedom Caucus on a Special Session, Abbott Staffer Moves On
- Data breach costs Texas health agency THHSC $1.6 million
- Deal with Dollar General revives concerns Texas Lottery is targeting low-income players – they target the financially illiterate of all types and Dollar General is no more filled with the poor than any other store.
- Texas pro-life group, Heidi Group, ordered to repay more than $1.5 million to state
- Judge, plaintiffs’ lawyers upset over photo of ‘suicide watch’ room at Texas foster care facility
- HD74: State Rep. Poncho Nevárez won’t seek reelection in 2020
- Senator Pat Fallon interviews with News Channel 6
- Keeping the “public” in public business gets complicated
- Citizens React to State Intervening in Austin Homeless Crisis
- Pratt: If you’re “not trash” try not living like such.
- James Younger Custody Battle Continues as Mother Files Motion to Recuse Judge Kim Cooks
- 7 Year Old Boy Whose Mom Wanted Him to Transition to Be a Girl Makes His Own Choice
- GOP calls grow to halt Reed execution; celebrities also pile on – the cause celeb of the moment.
- Oprah calls on Gov. Abbott to ‘take a pause’ on Rodney Reed execution
- Former UT regent, engineering CEO resigns after admitting to illegal political donations
- Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas (164th DC in Harris Co.) indicted on allegations of wire fraud
- Texas Partners With SANS Institute To Promote Cybersecurity Careers For Young Women
- DPS Interdiction for the Protection of Children program trains record 10,000 people
- Texas state parks to allow free admission Sunday
- Someone has died on Texas roads every day for 19 years
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX13: Jason Brinkley no longer running
- TX13: Wichita Falls Resident Jamie Culley to Run for Congress
- 13th Congressional District candidates visit Texoma VIDEO
- Leftists look at Texas Congressional District 23
- Sens. Cruz, Markey, Durbin Call on Cambodian Government to Allow the Peaceful Return of Opposition Party Members and Democracy Activists
- Bill that would make animal cruelty a federal felony passes Senate, headed for President’s desk
- Christian group ends effort to force Trump admin to move transgender women to men’s prisons — for now – they are men, not women DMN morons
- New information shows mercury spill at Coppell mail center was worse than USPS let on
- Trump Pushes Back on Reports US Will Remove China Tariffs
- Brit Hume shuts down Democrats still crying over and blaming Trump tax cuts for the deficit
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Nadler Accidentally Admits to What GOP Has Said All Along About Democratic Impeachment Motivations VIDEO
- Mulvaney Informs House Dems That He Will Defy Subpoena Just One Minute before Hearing – that’s the way to do it! J
- Whistleblower attorney calls for coup?
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Sanders calls for decriminalizing illegal border crossings – that mean open borders because with “decriminalization” you can no longer take people into custody
- Beto urges supporters to ‘get behind the nominee’
- He’s Back! Beto O’Rourke Throws His Hat Back in the Political Ring. Just in Time to Heal America
- In presidential campaign, Beto lost command of the narrative B.S.
- NY Times: There’s something ‘inherently cringe-y’ about Elizabeth Warren’s Meme Team
- Kamala Harris: I will be in Washington if there’s an impeachment trial
- DMN: Kamala Harris’ plan to expand school day to 6 p.m. isn’t terrible – see folks? Public schools are daycare, that’s behind the Pre-K, and Pre-Pre-K and the stay later movements, not better eduction.
- Leftists: It’s time to counter Trump’s disinformation in Texas
- Gallup: Surprising GOP voter enthusiasm edges Dems
- Here’s What Happened in Virginia (Explained)
- Zimmerman: The dark future predicted by this week’s electionsThe Left: Homosexual “Pride” is great but Straight Pride is fascist
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- Border / immigration
- Three Men Shot in Mexico near Texas Border, One Died After Crossing
- Trump’s Unprecedented Turnover Rate at Homeland Security Highlights Importance, Complications of Securing Border
- Cd. Juarez: 4 “Mexicles” Arrested for Burning Vehicles; Pay: a Few Grams Of Crystal Meth
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- Business
- North America Rotary Rig Count Summary – Texas down by 3 this week
- Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for October 2019
- Oil falls amid uncertainty over trade war and OPEC supply cuts
- Mills: Natural gas prices down, inventories up as winter approaches
- Equinor sells Eagle Ford position for $325 million to Repsol
- Targa Resources seeks to sell crude assets in Permian Basin amid Q3 loss
- Exxon blasts N.Y. for walking back claims at end of trial
- Kinder Morgan stock shoots up after co-founder buys $6 million of shares
- Tellurian grows revenue from Haynesville Shale wells
- Houston FBI helps energy companies avoid cyberattacks
- CenterPoint reports growing profits from hot Texas summer
- Martyr or scoundrel? Maverick San Antonio lawyer faces fight to keep his license
- ‘Come and Take it’: A turf war between two bock beer giants has begun in Shiner, Texas
- San Antonio Archdiocese Names New Director for Old Spanish Missions
- Inertia Stokes Fears That ‘Entertainment District’ for Alamo Plaza Businesses Is Dead
- Meet The Guy Behind The Doritos Locos Tacos
- Subdivisions cropping up with houses built solely for renters
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Police: Sucker punch outside Round Rock bar fractured man’s skull
- UT student arrested after mother found dead at Holiday Inn in downtown Austin
- Austin police searching for man who led officers on chase to Rollingwood
- Midland: High speed chase in stolen vehicle ends with one arrested
- Rio Grande City Teen Beats Murder, Dismemberment Charges
- West Texas baby’s sex-reveal ends in spray plane crash
- Texoma’s Most Wanted as of November 8, 2019
- Tuscola man indicted for threatening customer with sword at 7-Eleven
- Nude woman arrested on busy Abilene street
- South Abilene apartment fire started in kitchen of hoarder’s unit, ruled accidental
- Historic building in downtown Amarillo catches fire during demolition
- Family loses home, firefighter hurt in Aldine house fire
- Lubbock Police Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Robbery Suspect
- Lubbock rapper Parkway Tee’s lyrics used in conviction for drug trafficking
- Man charged for allegedly pulling knife on co-worker at Baylor U. museum
- 1 dead, 1 injured after both shot in back of head in north Houston home
- Investigator says homeowner killed in botched Houston drug raid was shot in the back
- Woman shoots husband in south Houston neighborhood, police say
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- Local government
- Keeping the “public” in public business gets complicated
- Snyder ISD moves forward with process to close junior high, realign grades
- Failed ratings prompt state takeover of Snyder ISD
- Snyder Junior High Could Be Closed Down Due to Bad Performance
- Houston ISD: How the TEA takeover is going to work
- Houston police union calls for firing of prosecutor
- Why Austin school closures disproportionately affect black, Latino students
- City to investigate complaints against ex-Austin police assistant chief, others
- Austin fire crews must beat two foes even before blazes: Traffic and distance
- Port San Antonio board could OK ‘innovation center’ Nov. 20
- Inertia Stokes Fears That ‘Entertainment District’ for Alamo Plaza Businesses Is Dead
- Court Delays Ruling on San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Injunction
- Lyft, Lime, Razor Recommended for 3 San Antonio Scooter Contracts; Bird Falls Short
- Highest-paid public high school football coaches in the San Antonio area
- Abilene mayor receives Council of Governments Regional Services Award
- Abilene council approves big bond issuance
- Callahan County lifts burn ban despite extreme drought, county judge urges caution
- Plainview votes ‘yes’ for $76.6 million school bond
- Floydada ISD Increases School Security Due to an Anonymous Threat
- City of Lubbock to host investiture ceremony to welcome new police chief
- Ending a $30 million ‘con’ or making an ‘11th hour’ blunder? Dallas County still divided on TechShare
- Dallas mayor taps attorney Tim Powers as ethics czar, promises ‘teeth’ to city code
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- Colleges & universities
- Governor Abbott Appoints Three To University of Houston System Board of Regents
- University of North Texas legal staffer resigns after using racist slur during a free speech panel – she gave a proper statement that no matter how offensive such is protected speech but, in today’s America, she wasn’t protected!
- U.S. Dept. of Ed. reviewing Texas State University’s compliance with a federal crime-reporting statute
- Former UT regent, engineering CEO resigns after admitting to illegal political donations
- MSU welcomes second-largest freshman class
- MSU WFMA Receives highest national recognition
- Texas Tech National Wind Institute announces partnership with three universities
- Lawsuit accuses TTU coach Matt Wells of not acting on sexual assault cases while at Utah State
- Texas Tech Football Coach Matt Wells Gives Inconsistent Dates Concerning Knowledge of Torrey Green Sexual Assault Allegations
Pratt’s post for 11/8/2019
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