- Texas Republican Party’s 2020 election strategy document lands in Democrats’ hands, Democrats obtain copy of Texas GOP’s 2020 strategy – there is not really much to this other than how out-of-touch the Austin-insider Republicans may be with the populace as it relates to Trump but even that is an inference of the writer.
- RPT communications plan for targeted Dem districts was apparently leaked to freshman Texas House Democrats
- Officials advocate for local control – pay very close attention to what “local control” means to these folk. It means near unlimited ability to tax and regulate Texans living within their jurisdictions (which I remind are not independent but creations of the state.)
- Rep. Mike Lang lawmaker wants Democrat rep. caught on video with cocaine to step down from leadership roles
- Abbott Appoints Feehan And Scott To University Of North Texas System Board Of Regents
- Abbott Appoints McClendon To Governor’s University Research Initiative Advisory Board
- Surprise Medical Billing: FAIR selected as arbitration benchmarking database
- Lt. Gov. Patrick: Statement on Surprise Billing Rules
- Waiting for a driver’s license is misery. Why can’t Texas solve the problem?
- Cook Children’s Hospital Subpoenas True Texas Project in Quest to Kill Baby
- Texas man seeks restitution for imprisonment under invalid law
- Insult comic’s video at center of Texas death row appeal
- Inmate to Be Freed While Innocence Claims Investigated
- Houston Democrat challenges an all Republican Texas Court of Criminal Appeals VIDEO
- Equality Texas celebrates 30 years, hands out awards
- Texas voter registration numbers show winning Dem coalition is growing
- Translators help Korean American voters in Harris County find their electoral voice
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Cornyn’s troubles around the Violence Against Women Act continue
- Sen. Cruz: ‘This Week, Americans Will Gather With Loved Ones to Celebrate the Blessings of Liberty’
- Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Call on Administration to Take Steps to Restore Internet Access in Iran, Sanction Iranian Officials Responsible
- Animal cruelty is now a federal felony in the U.S.
- Pratt on Texas Listener: TSA and its “theater security”
- Rep. John Carter Advocates Analog Backup After Cyber Attack in Ukraine Reveals U.S. Energy Grid Vulnerabilities
- Dan Crenshaw Dunks on Jeremy Corbyn After Suggestion Jeff Bezos’ $100 Million Charity Donation Wasn’t Enough
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- House Judiciary Committee sets Dec. 4 impeachment hearing
- Nolte: Impeachment Polls Prove Schiff Hearings Were a Huge Failure
- Supreme Court extends block on Trump financial records dispute
- Democrat Brenda Lawrence Suggests Impeachment Exit Strategy — but Quickly Recants
- Kellyanne Conway: Impeachment Investigation an ‘Ego Trip’ for Schiff VIDEO
- Chuck Todd: Democrats’ impeachment hearings ‘successful’ despite not clearing ‘political bar’
- Bolton Lawyer Reinforces Impeachment-Probe Pushback
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Elizabeth Warren Signals She’ll Pick a Woman as Running Mate
- Elizabeth Warren is a contemptuous liar and patronizing hypocrite
- Elizabeth Warren’s tax return transparency conveniently leaves out the years when she represented big corporations
- Poll: Warren Overwhelmingly Leads in Support Among LGBT [homosexual] Voters
- Pete Buttigieg Lies About Education Disparities
- Obama ‘Deeply Skeptical’ of Pete Buttigieg and Most Other 2020 Democrats
- Bernie Sanders boogies to ‘Dancing Queen’
- Bloomberg blasts Trump for Navy leader’s ouster
- Kamala Harris counting on ‘black girl magic’ to resurrect 2020 bid in South Carolina
- Kamala Harris Goes Full Communist China on Prescription Drugs
- Bloomberg Spends $3M on Texas TV Ads as He Rolls Out Presidential Bid, more
- Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis
- Zimmerman: A society run by mob rule VIDEO
- Journalist Andy Ngo Gets Banned From Twitter for Stating Objective Facts
- Supreme Court allows Mann defamation case to proceed
- DSC Hires New Manager of Advocacy
- Trump campaign, GOP groups criticize Google’s new ad policy
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- Border / immigration
- Full Interview with Joint Task Force West Director Manuel Padilla Jr. VIDEO
- Trump sends park rangers to help police our border
- Jared Kushner’s new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump’s border wall
- Border Patrol K-9 to Retire After 10 Years, 2.5 Tons of Drugs Seized
- Gulf Cartel Attacks Mexican Farming Family near Texas Border – Mostly Children Shot
- Mexican Illegal Alien Convicted for Sexually Enticing 11-Year-Old Girl, False Document
- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Urges Gov. Abbott to Allow Refugee Resettlement in Texas
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- Business
- Texas Retail Sales Continue to Grow; Service Sector Expands at Slightly Slower Pace
- What is the Financial Impact of Turkey Production in Texas?
- Disney Wonder tops U.S. News ranking of 8 best cruises from Galveston
- Famous barbecue family from Lockhart, Texas, opens Terry Black’s Barbecue in Deep Ellum
- Charles Schwab Buys TD Ameritrade in Brokerage Blockbuster – to be based in Texas
- Texas Central: High-speed train is “shovel-ready”
- Gas ‘witch’s brew’ has U.S. exporters facing worst scenario
- AAA Texas: Gas prices up slightly as millions of Texans travel for Thanksgiving
- IBC claims Ford is trying to intimidate or browbeat in Lubbock federal court
- Some Farmers Are Going All In On Hemp. But Could It Be The Next Emu?
- Hill Country Landowners Say Kinder Morgan Is Lowballing Them. Special Courts Are Agreeing.
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Driver who struck motorcyclist in South Austin charged with manslaughter
- Police ID pedestrian killed while crossing South Austin street last week
- Ex-cop at center of deadly raid to stay in federal custody
- Employee of McAllen federal jail indicted for alleged sex act with inmate
- Woman killed by feral hogs outside Texas home: ‘One of the worst things I had ever seen’
- Rooster Teeth executive no longer employed after assault arrest
- Police Officer, 2 Others Shot in Laredo
- Wreck in Wilbarger Co. claims the life of a NM man
- Man points gun at wife’s lover – don’t mess with another man’s wife!
- Police: Mission man stabs wife 12 times, claims he thought she was a burglar
- Round Rock ISD teacher arrested for improper relationship with student
- Houston ISD teacher aide charged with sexual assault, accused of sexually abusing minor at high school
- El Pas: Brothers arrested in connection with viral video of men shooting guns out of car VIDEO
- TGCSO seizes 39 grams of meth from San Angelo man who tried to evade arrest
- Man shot by police in 2017 Northeast Lubbock standoff sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Lubbock man arrested in online sting sentenced to eight years in prison
- Massive fight erupts outside Houston Latin night club after woman shot in rear end
- Tekashi 6ix9ine Houston assault case dismissed after charges are dropped by alleged victim
- Fires spark across Panhandle amid high winds
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- Local government
- Fort Worth teacher wins appeal after firing over anti-immigrant tweets to Trump
- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Urges Gov. Abbott to Allow Refugee Resettlement in Texas
- Council to consider stalling Austin police academy amid racism investigations
- Edinburg Police Shooting Range Shut Down in Texas After Man’s Injury
- Wichita Falls officials give updates on street closures and construction
- Future Vernon ISD principal dies in wreck
- Midland Co. deals with aftermath of hot oiler fire explosion
- City of Midland approves millions of dollars for equipment
- Midland ISD: Recount votes are finalized by law – with an 820 ballot discrepancy? They could agree not to commit to any spending until all is worked out.
- Midland County investigating after 820 votes go missing during MISD bond recount VIDEO
- Callahan County latest in Big Country to become ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’
- Eastland Co. becomes ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary County’
- Collin Becomes Biggest Texas County to Support Second Amendment
- More Counties Pass “Second Amendment Sanctuary” Resolutions, Collin County Reaffirms Constitutional Oath
- City of Brownwood announces new fire chief
- City of Abilene hosting town hall to discuss adding downtown parking spaces
- Taylor County issues 90-day burn ban
- Taylor Co. commissioners seek input on former jail’s fate
- San Antonio: Bring City Council Aides in from the Cold
- Victoria County seeks more work documentation from Harvey repair company
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- Colleges & universities
- Abbott Appoints Feehan And Scott To University Of North Texas System Board Of Regents
- Abbott Appoints McClendon To Governor’s University Research Initiative Advisory Board
- UT Southwestern, UTD pull in $12 million to recruit cancer researchers to North Texas
- Texas Tech partners with MC, Exxon
- Tech psychology researchers examine motivation behind sexting
- MSU Wilson School of Nursing grant
- 7 things we love about ACU in the fall
- ACU partners with Clinton Foundation and Laundry Luv to offer reading area
- Study: College Costs Rise 112% Above Inflation over Past Four Years
- Bioethicist Wants to Morally Cleanse Medical Schools
Pratt’s post for 11/26/2019
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