- Taxpayer-funded gun locks are free to Texans — unless they have the wrong ‘political agenda’ – B.S., see tomorrows commentary for my response.
- Effort to remove warbler protections sees new life
- RIGHT TO LIFE: ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’ could face legal challenges – of course because the death-cult Left can’t allow for such a movement but of course they have no problem with immigration “sanctuary cities.”
- Texas Counties Passing Pro-Second Amendment Resolutions Surpasses 50, Some Avoiding “Sanctuary” Language
- Leftist federal judge upsets refugee resettlement policy
- Abbott on Economic Development Mission to Israel
- Governor Abbott Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu In Jerusalem
- Governor Abbott Visits U.S. Embassy, Western Wall In Jerusalem
- Governor Abbott Attends Roundtable At Start-Up Nation Central Headquarters In Tel Aviv, Israel
- Abbott faces GOP questions on refugees – so?
- Teacher merit pay works. Dallas ISD is proving it
- Teachers turn to Texas Supreme Court in latest attempt to battle Dallas’ merit-based pay system
- Attorneys and activists want property owners to work harder to keep tenants safe
- Former Straus Staffer Hired as Top Lobbyist for Texas Cities – no surprise
- Abbott, Patrick grow campaign war chests
- Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Turner raised $321,000
- PAC aimed at preserving Texas House GOP majority reports $480,000 cash on hand
- HD45: Leftist Democrat Rep. Zwiener outraises 3 GOP primary candidates
- HD28: TV networks reject bid by Democrats to pull down GOP ads in Fort Bend special election runoff VIDEO
- National groups getting involved to help Democrats win Texas House in November
- Campaign finance reports reveal disjointed efforts in battle for Texas House majority
- Stacey Abrams and Texas Democratic Party join forces to register voters
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX11 candidate forum in Midland shows agreement on impeachment, more
- TX11: “I Did Not Vote”: Congressional Candidates Fail on Basic Civic Duty
- TX11: Records Indicate Two Congressional Candidates Only Voted Once
- TX13: Lee Harvey holds meet and greet in Iowa Park VIDEO
- TX2: National Democrats have a new Texas target: Dan Crenshaw
- Sen. Cruz Applauds Senate Passage of USMCA
- Senate approves USMCA, as Texas Sens. Cornyn and Cruz back Trump’s revamped North American trade deal
- President Trump Signs “Phase One” Trade Deal with China
- Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal: President Trump ‘Recklessly Assassinated’ Soleimani
- Dept. of Justice announces proposed rule for equal treatment of faith-based organizations, guidance on school prayer
- Congress approves coins memorializing former President George H. W. Bush and wife Barbara
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Chief justice swears in Senate for Trump impeachment trial
- Rep. Bradley Byrne Moves to Censure Pelosi for Holding Up Impeachment
- Lev Parnas: Trump Is Lying — ‘He Was Aware of All My Movements’ VIDEO – sounds like an oddball self-promoter to me. We’ve seen a string of these types over the last 2 years.
- Sen. Cruz on Hannity: Once the President Is Able to Defend Himself, I’m Confident That the President Will Be Acquitted VIDEO
- Nancy Pelosi Hypes Impeachment Team: ‘They Will Work #ForThePeople’
- With ritual and rancor, historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Listen: After Debate, Warren Accuses Sanders of Calling Her a Liar, Sanders Says She Called Him a Liar VIDEO
- Could the Warren-Sanders spat sink them both?
- Michael Moore slams Warren over Sanders feud: ‘Elizabeth chose to stick a knife in Bernie’s back’
- Bernie Sanders, the patriot: ‘Our job is to build the United Nations’
- Sanders camp mum on pro-gulag staffer, says Iowans ‘don’t care about political gossip’; 2nd video released VIDEO
- CNN’s Van Jones laments ‘dispiriting’ debate: ‘Nothing I saw tonight’ could beat Donald Trump
- Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race
- Herman: Mike Bloomberg zags through Austin
- Protesters interrupt Buttigieg at Iowa rally
- Joe Biden says he’ll commit resources needed to win Texas for Democrats
- Socialists are coming for your children
- Democrats on county board of elections vote out pledge and refuse to stand for flag in North Carolina
- Democrats Suffering From PTSD ….. Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder That Is
- Colorado high school teacher says he was suspended for not allowing students to use ‘N-word’ – this is how speech codes, p.c., works: freedom for me but not for thee.
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- Border / immigration
- Border Patrol Agent Assaulted by Smugglers During Migrant Rescue in Texas, Says Union
- Border Patrol Agents Arrest Registered Sex Offender
- 33 Migrants Apprehended After Failed Smuggling Attempt in Laredo
- ‘Perverse’ Individuals Back New Migrant Caravan, Says Honduras’ Top Cop
- AP Visits Immigration Courts Across US, Finds Nonstop Chaos
- Leftist federal judge upsets refugee resettlement policy
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- Business
- Trinity Univ. students who designed ‘smart pill-bottle cap’ say technology was stolen
- Southwest Joins Rivals in Again Delaying Boeing Jet’s Return
- Recycling Push by Beverage Companies Starts in North Texas
- Meat Loaf sues Dallas hotel, convention after fall from stage that he’s still recovering from
- Study: Oil firms pay investors more than they can afford
- AAA Texas: Gas Prices Take a Tumble Due to Abundant Supply and Low Demand
- Astros Scandal Causes Another Manager To Step Down
- Vista Bank Among 5 U.S. Banks named to ICBA’s Independent Banker Inaugural Class of Best Community Banks to Work For
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- Weather related news
- Winter Weather Alert: Freezing rain sticking to trees in Scurry County
- Xcel Energy preparing for possibility of weather-related outages
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Ex-Texas Nurse Pleads Guilty in 1981 Death of 11-Month-Old
- Murder Indictments Handed Down in Deadly Houston Drug Raid
- Police: Two students stabbed during targeted attack at Abilene High School, more, more
- Witnesses capture stabbing at Abilene High School, two students injured VIDEO
- First case of rubella since 1999 confirmed in Travis County
- 1 Killed, 2 Missing After Fishing Boat Hits Tanker in Bay
- Prosecutor: Houston Teen Mistakenly Killed Friend in School
- Texas Inmate Executed for Killing Wife in 2005
- Stolen guns fuel uptick in Austin gun crime – typical stupidity in reporting and belief systems. The guns themselves do not “fuel” crime of any type. In fact, the stealing of the guns would be the crime uptick itself prior to the uptick they mention.
- Texas baby in stolen car found shivering 20 miles away VIDEO
- Robbers disarm armored truck guard near Houston’s Galleria, leave empty handed
- Abilene parents react to daycare drop off burglar
- Abilene police need help identifying suspect
- Man arrested for driving toward people at police station
- Two people arrested after sword fight at Buda apartment complex
- 66,000 missing boxes of cookies leave central Texas Girl Scouts scrambling to fill orders
- Power out in ‘several blocks’ of downtown Austin after energy feed damaged near Red River Street
- ‘Shocking quantity’: Plano man found with 18 terabytes of child pornography, authorities say
- Wichita Falls Police Issue ‘Bank Jugging’ Warning
- A Squirrel is Terrorizing One Texas Neighborhood, Two People Already Attacked – they don’t attack at my house because I shoot several per week.
- Wichita Falls church damaged by fire, more VIDEO
- Wichita Falls construction company owner charged with theft
- Iowa Park woman with lengthy criminal history sentenced for summer robbery
- $17.5 million lotto Texas winning ticket sold in Laredo
- Lubbock High School Lifts Hold Protocol After Rumor of Weapon on Campus
- One dead, one injured seriously in crash near I-27 in Amarillo
- Suspect wanted in Wednesday morning pawn shop robbery in Amarillo
- Fatal shooting in south Houston linked to dice game
- Human trafficking suspects sought by Houston police
- Four arrested in armored-car robbery investigation stemming from 2019 slaying
- 19-year-old killed in shooting in Gulfton area
- 19-year-old shot, killed at west Houston apartment
- Prisoner escapes custody at Ben Taub hospital, Houston police say
- 120 mph police chase ends in violent crash in northeast Houston VIDEO
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- Local government
- Former Straus Staffer Hired as Top Lobbyist for Texas Cities – no surprise
- Klein ISD responds to controversial rape question on 9th grade assignment
- A subway in Austin? City leaders explore massive transit expansion
- After Statesman reports, hundreds of lakefront properties in Austin [legally] avoiding taxes now may have to pay up
- Cisco police chief resigns in the ‘best interest’ of his family
- RIGHT TO LIFE: ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’ could face legal challenges – of course because the death-cult Left can’t allow for such a movement but of course they have no problem with immigration “sanctuary cities.”
- Holliday ISD improvements progress
- Brownfield ISD cancels class on Friday for flu outbreak
- Wichita County will soon have a new Memorial Plaza
- Wichita Co. officials react to county auditor retirement
- The effect that closing schools has had on the Wichita Falls community VIDEO
- Dawson County eyeing roadway rules
- Plainview city council approves dispatching training simulator for PD, other purchases
- Creuzot: Bail reform in Dallas must differentiate dangerous defendants from poor defendants
- Teacher merit pay works. Dallas ISD is proving it
- Proposed Renters’ Commission for San Antonio Takes Long-Awaited Step Forward – these are far Left California style moves which will be disasterous
- San Antonio City Council Supports Asking Voters to Reauthorize Pre-K 4 SA Funding in May
- San Antonio City Council Conflicted Over Potential Aide Pay Guidelines
- State Rep. Larson: Nirenberg Should Let Voters Decide on Aquifer Versus Transit
- Allen’s Mayor Admits Triggering “Automatic Resignation” Last Month
- Law Enforcement Commission Reprimands Montgomery County Constable
- Texas Counties Passing Pro-Second Amendment Resolutions Surpasses 50, Some Avoiding “Sanctuary” Language
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas Tech University’s Online Programs Recognized Among Best In Nation
- TTUHSC School of Nursing recognized for online programs
- Retired Horn Professor Opens Exhibition Of Life’s Work At Museum Of Texas Tech University
- Trinity Univ. students who designed ‘smart pill-bottle cap’ say technology was stolen
- HPU graduates 90 students at fall commencement ceremony
- HSU Van Ellis Theatre’s History of Faculty and Student-led Construction
- NCAA ‘predator pipeline’ has caught the attention of Congress
- Texas A&M-San Antonio Hires Athletic Director; NAIA Competition to Begin This Fall
- Dell Medical School’s vice dean talks about fixing health care
- MSU acquires property formerly used by Bank of America on Maplewood
Pratt’s post for 1/16/2020
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