- Bonnen ‘likely violated’ law but shouldn’t be charged, report says
- Panel says Texas House Speaker Bonnen ‘likely’ violated state law, but doesn’t call for charges
- Speaker Bonnen ramps up retribution for Republicans who withdrew support amid scandal
- New Texas law you never heard of means they can’t shut you up at government meetings anymore
- Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller sued over regulatory impact on small farms
- Texas to pay feds $15 million over falsified data
- Opinion: Harris County is redefining Texas justice – in a dangerously soft-on-crime manner in some ways.
- Texas sees Obamacare enrollment rise by 2.5%
- TxDOT to raise toll rates, especially for those who pay-by-mail
- DPS Increases Enforcement Efforts to Help Keep Texas Roads and Drivers Safe This Holiday
- Memorial would honor Republic of Texas diplomacy in Washington
- Work on Alamo Cenotaph in downtown San Antonio could start in February
- Hilary Doran, former Chief to Gov. Clements, UT Regent has passed away
- Beto O’Rourke creates new group to support Texas Democrats in 2020
- HD45: 3 Republicans eyeing Rep. Zwiener’s blue seat in Central Texas
- HD28 poll: Democrat Markowitz 42, Republican Gates 42
- HD65: Michelle Beckley’s Denton County State House Seat Top Target For GOP
- Judge blocks Harris County GOP Chairman Paul Simpson from disqualifying Josh Flynn from the ballot in race for Bohac Texas House seat
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX10: Dem Congressional candidate’s legal work attracts scrutiny in battleground Democratic primary – see how the Left works?
- TX13: Democrat primary candidate says he has been blackmailed to drop out of the race
- Republicans are leaving the House at a record pace. Why?
- Ted Cruz doubles down on claim of Ukrainian election interference
- It’s Time to Hit the Off Switch for Solar, Wind Power Tax Breaks
- Rep. Arrington on USMCA, B-21s at Dyess, budget VIDEO
- House Passes Broadband DATA Act, Paving the Way for Re-Mapping Internet Coverage
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- ‘Liars!’: Trump Fires Off Post-Christmas Tweetstorm Over Impeachment Impasse
- What are Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn’s intentions as Trump’s impeachment goes to trial?
- IG Report: Steele Funneled Claims Through McCain After FBI Dropped Him
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Democratic Debate Ratings Hit Lowest Point of 2020 Presidential Campaign
- Candidate Mike Bloomberg Used Oklahoma Inmates for Campaign Calls
- Buttigieg Proposes No Jail Time for Possession of a Any Drug
- Pastor Darrell Scott Shoots Down Pete Buttigieg’s Politicized Christmas Greeting
- Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal – that it is news to anyone that Christianity Today has been overtaken by the Left is more surprising than any of this story involving Trump.
- Facebook, Twitter disable sprawling inauthentic operation that used AI to make fake faces
- Airline ends ‘ladies and gentlemen’ for inclusive language – there is no more inclusive language as there are only two sexes.
- Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. ‘is not an advanced society’ – her election does give some evidence to the idea we have slipped a long way!
- The wine cave conundrum: Do Democrats want successful people in their party anymore?
- Pollsters adjust 2020 methodologies after 2016 failure
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- Border / immigration
- U.S. Citizen Killed in Mexico While Waiting to Cross Port of Entry into Texas
- Mexican Authorities Downplay Murder of U.S. Citizen at Port of Entry to Texas
- Mexican Border City Cop Gunned Down on Christmas Eve
- Bank Customers Rescue Kidnapping Victim in Mexican Border City
- Border Patrol Agents Deliver Christmas Gifts to Kids in Texas Border Community
- Deported Child Sex Offenders Caught in Texas, Arizona near Border
- Texas Migrant Helper Released From Mexico After Detention
- Without DACA, Texas Will See Shortage of Bilingual Teachers – the latest in Leftist hyperbole and drivel.
- Judge: Police Lacked Probable Cause in Immigrant Smuggling Case
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- Business
- Report: Dell may buy rest of cybersecurity company Secureworks
- Set to close, Kingsville Record gets 11th-hour reprieve
- Bart Reagor wants a new trial in the Ford lawsuit
- U.S. gas drillers saw record gains in 2018, EIA reports
- Abilene lawyer disbarred for ‘professional misconduct’
- Permian crude oil production expected to add 48,000 bpd in January
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- San Antonio ISD officer killed trying to break up restaurant brawl
- Former La Joya housing director arrested, in federal custody
- 4-year-old child dropped off at Houston fire station on Christmas, CPS looking for parents
- Arrest made in Harris County related to kidnapping, death of Heidi Broussard, missing Austin mom, Kidnapped Baby Reunites With Father
- Court date set for woman linked to slain Austin mom Heidi Broussard
- Man Shot, Killed Inside SUV At Dallas Apartment Complex Christmas Morning
- Church Roof Collapses In Dallas; No One Was Inside
- Christmas day gas well blowout causes evacuations in Harrison County
- Houston teen accused of killing godparents captured in Third Ward, police say
- Houston man gets 5 years after threatening Stafford theater manager with knife
- Dad angry over 13-year-old’s haircut shoots barber three times, Harris Co. police say
- 2 children, 1 adult dead in early morning Friona fire
- Admitted member of Nazi-group takes plea deal in Lubbock
- Police: The Colony Man Confessed to Killing Pregnant Sister
- 2 Metro officers hospitalized after Midtown crash; driver in custody
- North Texas father, 22, killed in home invasion after recent move to Michigan
- Woman Fatally Shot After Fight Breaks Out at Dallas Dance Hall
- Man Faces Murder Charge for Shooting Death of Fort Worth 18-Year-Old
- Dallas Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed, Shot on the Job
- Harris Co. Sheriff: Ex-boyfriend walks into woman’s birthday party on Christmas Eve, fatally shoots her
- Pregnant San Antonio Woman Shot in Head By Ex-Boyfriend on Christmas Day While Exchanging Children
- New Details Revealed in Case of San Antonio Woman Who Claimed to Have Miscarriage, Flush Baby Down the Toilet
- Round Rock police: Man who shot driver had false kidnapping story
- Aide to Austin Police Chief Brian Manley faces animal cruelty charge
- Faulty wiring likely cause of fire that killed Central Texas girl, 10 VIDEO
- Teens in stolen car who fled from Killeen police, arrested after crash
- Austin Measles Case Not a Threat, Officials Warn of Fevers
- Wichita Falls Woman Stabs Husband for Allegedly Watching Pornography on Christmas Eve
- Texas High School Student Pleads Guilty to Putting Anti-Freeze in Classmate’s Drink
- 2 men in jail after allegedly breaking into home, taking items on Christmas morning
- Midland Community Credit Union Robbed today
- Deadly Christmas Day Shooting in Odessa
- Monahans Officer accused of having sexual relationship with Andrews student
- SWAT standoff at Abilene RV park ends with tear gas, arrest
- Man arrested for kidnapping woman in Big Spring, driving her to Abilene, sexually abusing her
- Teenager charged in hit-and-run that injured 6-year-old free on bond
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- Local government
- New Texas law you never heard of means they can’t shut you up at government meetings anymore
- Lubbock County commissioners put off decision on open government policy
- Reason for CFO’s departure from Lubbock ISD revealed
- Dallas ISD Offers Free Meals To Students In Need During Winter Break – no, taxpayers provide the “free” meals
- Puff-piece on San Antonio ISD superintendent Pedro Martinez – shows why competition from charters and other things is good, pushes one to change.
- Big changes ahead for Fort Bend ISD high schoolers
- Opinion: Harris County is redefining Texas justice – in a dangerously soft-on-crime manner in some ways.
- After 75 years, one of San Antonio’s weirdest intersections will get a makeover
- Timing of arrest of Beaumont sexual assault suspect raises questions about public safety
- Horrific car crash leads Montgomery County on hunt for doctors responsible for the most mayhem
- Travis County to walk away from Expo Center?
- Met Center group sues Austin to stop 2nd motel conversion for homeless
- Questionable Actions Taint Midland Bond Election
- Pecos Police and Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD team up for safety VIDEO
- La Joya undergoes post-election personnel changes
- Plainview ISD seeking of District of Innovation status
- Rosenberg City Council censures member after he pushes for drug, alcohol testing
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- Colleges & universities
- Free speech group ranks Texas colleges on campus policies
- MSU professor, student achieve cover story status in Journal of Paleontology
- MSU student captures aftermath of Australian fires VIDEO
- TTUHSC School of Nursing ranked among best in nation
- Texas Tech addresses “discriminatory video” that went viral – why? Why is a personal statement of someone made on a non-university platform any of the school’s business and why should it speak to such?
- Texas Tech moves forward with Amarillo vet school, baseball field construction
- Texas Tech Student-Athletes Achieve Record GPA
- Longtime University of Houston professor and pianist Abbey Simon dies at 99
Pratt’s post for 12/26/2019
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