- Biedermann to Abbott: Don’t Move the Alamo Cenotaph
- George P. Bush says rumors he wants Santa Anna statue at Alamo are ‘flat out racist’, more – says much about what small man with a big name is P. Bush that he sees racism in what was emailed by the Save the Alamo group.
- Rep. Middleton Demands Local Governments Follow Law, Disclose Lobby Contracts
- Abbott Declares State of Disaster Due To Drought Conditions In 15 Texas Counties
- AG Paxton: All U.S. Attorneys General Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan FIGHT Fentanyl Act
- Sgts. Brewster, Sullivan among Texas police officers who have died in the line of duty
- Texas inmate who killed prison supervisor executed amid claims of false testimony
- Mother Tells Judge Her Daughter on Life Support Is ‘Sassy’
- Uninsured rate for Texas’ youngest children jumps, report says
- Natural Resources: More Mussels, More Questions
- Texas public schools are losing ground under Republican governance – it didn’t even take the 18-months I predicted, from the end of the session that put record new money into the public school system, for the Left to restart the mantra!
- Expert Says Even As The Economy Booms, Texas Should Focus On Those Left Behind – no it should focus on sustaining and building the boom because that is what truly lifts people out of dire circumstances.
- Using simple techniques to get out the vote can make all the difference.
- The Concerning Standard of Texas Republicans: “The behavior we tolerate, becomes the standard we set.”
- Is A Democrat Running for Tarrant Republican Precinct Chair?
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Twice as many Texas Republican women running for Congress in 2020 as in 2018 – O.K., so?
- TX22: Bush grandson, Fort Bend Co. sheriff among candidates running for the 22nd Congressional District
- TX22: Pierce Bush, Grandson of George H.W. Bush, Enters Crowded Congressional Race to Replace Olson – he voted in the Democratic primary in 2008 & marched in NYC opposing Trump immigration policy. Also he doesn’t even live in TX22 yet.
- Census raises pay to increase staffing for better count
- Ballinger’s mayor invited to the White House
- Sen. Cruz: As Long as There Is a Chance of Moving Past Current Impasse With Turkey, Sanctions Are Premature
- Sen. Cruz Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
- With impeachment vote looming, Allred visits White House for Ivanka Trump event on paid family leave
- Senate confirms Trump’s 50th federal appeals court judge
- Obamacare Insurers Might Get Bailouts Congress Refused to Fund
- Arlington congressman: Democrats’ ‘socialist’ policies would have stifled creation of his cancer drug
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Trump says two Texas Democrats ‘purposely misquoted’ him in impeachment inquiry
- House Impeachment Hearings Failed to Move Public Opinion
- Sen. Cruz: Democrats’ Biased & Baseless Impeachment Narrative is Falling Apart VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz BLASTS DOJ & FBI for Grotesque Abuses of Power
- Cruz to Horowitz: Did an FBI attorney defraud the FISA court? Horowitz: Yup
- Democrats Try Accusing Trump of ‘Bribery’ After Dropping It from Articles of Impeachment VIDEO
- Ratcliffe: Obama Admin Asked Foreign Governments to Investigate Candidate Trump VIDEO
- Report: Mitch McConnell Likely to Acquit Trump if Impeached
- Michael Horowitz Senate testimony: IG report doesn’t vindicate FBI
- Bongino Discovers Critical New Information In Report That Directly Contradicts IG’s Conclusions
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- Presidential race / national politics
- New Poll Shows Trump Slightly Ahead of Biden in Texas, Increases Lead on All Other Democrats
- Joe Biden in San Antonio on Friday
- Joe Biden has commanding lead in Texas in new CNN poll
- Biden holds 20-point lead in Texas, poll says
- Joe Biden signals he would not seek a second term if elected president in 2020 – he’s not smart enough to serve one term either.
- Biden one and done? Another view
- Warren Levels Corruption Charges at Rival Dems Soaring in Polls
- Julián Castro: Trump Mocking Greta Thunberg Shows He’s ‘Unfit for Office’ – taking Greta as anything other than a Leftist tool makes you a moron.
- Virginia Suggests the GOP Can’t Establish a Non-Trump Image in the Suburbs
- Ocasio-Cortez: Fox News airs ‘unmitigated racism’ by saying her district is ‘filled with garbage, litter and trash piled in public places’ – been there, some of it looks worse than some 3rd World countries I’ve visited. So does Manhatten.
- Even a sheriff’s deputy can’t buy ammo under new California scheme
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- Border / immigration
- African Migrant Apprehensions at Texas Border on Rise
- 27 Migrants Rescued from Freezing Trailer near Texas Border
- U.S. Senators File Bill Targeting Mexican Cartels with Sanctions Similar to Terrorist Designation
- Potential Terrorist-Designated Mexican Cartel Kidnaps Judge, Three Policemen
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- Business
- Texas Business Leaders Welcome Deal on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade
- Texas News Southwest to Share $125M From Boeing Settlement With Workers
- Tenth Reagor Dykes Auto Group employee accepts plea agreement in wire fraud case
- Permian drilling must pick up just to maintain current production
- Basic Energy Services closes Cisco operations
- AAA Texas: Record 9.3 Million Texans Will Travel to Celebrate the Year-End Holidays
- LinkedIn’s List of the Top 15 Emerging Jobs in the U.S.
- Sandy Hook lawyer asks judge to hold Alex Jones liable without a trial – why not? These folk seem to have little respect for free speech or the 2nd Amendment.
- Some Farmers Are Taking Advantage Of A Visa Program For Specialized Workers
- Goodnight Midstream starts construction of new SWD facility
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Deputies arrest suspect in Nassau Bay police sergeant’s death
- Emotional photos capture slain Texas sergeant’s funeral
- Acevedo: Bullet did not pierce slain Houston police sergeant’s vest
- Pearland ISD teacher placed on administrative leave after being accused of child abuse
- San Antonio apartment fire forces evacuation of 16 families
- San Antonio police still searching for robbers involved in gas station spree
- Details Sparse After a Texas Man Is Fatally Shot by Police
- Former Texans among ex-NFLers charged in healthcare fraud
- FBI searching for Midland native accused of child sex crimes
- Monahans Police: Two charged in fatal stabbing investigation
- Big Spring police investigate homicide
- Crash kills 16-year-old southwest of Lamesa
- 1 killed in 2-vehicle crash in Southeast Lubbock
- Jury decides on life in prison for Jason Wayne Carlile for eight child sex crimes
- Latest earthquake one of many to shake Snyder
- Cash rewards offered for 7 wanted fugitives in Abilene
- Abilene PD: Niblo murder investigation could be in final step, more VIDEO
- Newborn baby left at Lubbock fire station
- House explodes, 2 people injured in Brownfield
- Firefighters battle massive Pearland house fire
- Anti-Wimp: Armed robber shot dead by delivery driver
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- Local government
- Recount of recount begins, ballots only counted manually
- Direct Action Texas discusses Midland bond election
- Midland School District Spent Big on Controversial Bond Election
- Midland ISD: We won. No, you won. Wait! We won! Confusion in a Texas school bond election isn’t going away.
- School districts push the boundaries on influencing voters in tax elections
- Austin unveils plan for new bridge over Lady Bird Lake at Longhorn Dam
- Austin still hitting bumps in buying properties to house the homeless
- Austin Hopes Updating Its Development Code Can Tame Skyrocketing Housing Prices – like all of these codes it will have the opposite affect
- Georgetown OKs $4.4 million incentive package for Costco – this immoral paying for retail stores to come must stop!
- San Antonio mayor’s aquifer maneuvering surprised and annoyed Council allies
- San Antonio airport officials propose more incentives for airlines
- City tightens restrictions on condo, townhome construction in San Antonio neighborhoods
- NAACP Lubbock Chapter files federal housing complaint against City of Lubbock
- Lubbock ISD Magnet School Named After Late Astronaut William C. McCool
- Vernon ISD making changes to communication, social media pages
- Clay Co. receives new equipment grant
- Wichita Falls implements credit card fee for utility bills
- Ballinger’s mayor invited to the White House
- Dallas ISD is creating more choice for parents
- Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson: ‘Obsessed’ with lowering taxes
- Houston Mayoral Runoff Final Countdown: Buzbee vs. Turner
- Tarrant County Appraisal Board Elections Will Play Key Role in Property Tax Assessments
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- Colleges & universities
- UTSA launches free tuition program for Texas students
- TTU’s Herrera-Estrella, Lin Named 2019 National Academy Of Inventors Fellows
- TTU Agricultural Researcher Named President Of The Non-land-grant Agriculture And Renewable Resources Universities Organization
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Approved for Reaffirmation of Accreditation
- Tech Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree receives THECB approval
- HPU faculty member speaks at 2nd Global Congress on Sport and Christianity
- Kirk Proud to Represent WBU as Miss Wayland
Pratt’s post for 12/12/2019
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