- Dan Patrick says Texas Senate may lower threshold to bring bills to the floor
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to change Texas Senate rules to benefit GOP if Dems win more seats in 2020
- Governor Abbott Meets With Quebec Premier François Legault In Davos
- Rep. J.M. Lozano Appointed to TWIA Oversight Board
- Texas Secures Federal Women’s Health Funding Slashed Under Obama
- Rep. Leach Commends Federal Government Action to Support the “Healthy Texas Women” Program
- Texas’ health commissioner talks about preparing for the next decade VIDEO
- Chinese Coronavirus ‘Really Serious Business,’ Says Texas Research Physician
- Brazos County investigating first suspected case of coronavirus in Texas
- A closer look at rural health care in Texas VIDEO
- Texas legislature passed bill in 2019 making merger of Hendrick/Abilene Regional possible VIDEO – competition is much better
- Texas lobbyists and politicians dodged $800k in fines, thanks to weak campaign finance laws – it’s not “weak laws” but a stupid clown court misnamed an “ethics commission.”
- Should government help some and not others to vote?
- Secretary Hughs Reminds Texans To Register And Prepare To Vote
- Burrows Tries to Build His Team and Abbott Opposes Texas Alliance for Life
- The Fight to Keep Judicial Elections in Texas
- Travis GOP Opposes ‘Outrageous’ Candidate in Primary for State Board of Education
- Pro-Homosexual group “Equality Texas” announces 2020 Steering Committee, Love Equality leadership team
- HD31: Marian Knowlton endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
- HD107: Samuel Smith endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
- HD134: For Dems in affluent area, all that matters is who can beat Sarah Davis
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- MJ Hegar, Dem hopeful for U.S. Senate: “Our energy industry is going to go the way of Blockbuster instead of the way of Netflix” – “My number one issue is climate change,” Hegar said.
- TX11: San Angelo mayor endorses Pfluger – more evidence of his being the San Angelo insider pick. That RINO Rep. Drew Darby is his big backer should scare conservatives and traditional Republicans.
- TX11: Republicans Vie for Congressional Nomination at Granbury Forum – Faircloth appears not to be pro-life; Virdell seems truly for smaller gov’t.
- TX12: Fort Worth Rep. Kay Granger’s GOP primary heats up as conservative groups offer dueling endorsements – time for Kay to go
- TX13: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs endorses Ekstrom (via press release)
- TX13: House Freedom Caucus Member Ron Wright Endorses Chris Ekstrom for Congress
- TX13: Sheppard AFB’s Lt. Col. Wendy Rogers Endorses Chris Ekstrom for Congress
- Healthcare After Obamacare Highlighted by Rep. Roy, Others at TPPF Panel
- Two Texas Republicans explain why they aren’t afraid to call Trump out on Twitter – commentary tomorrow morning is about this.
- Houston Republican Dan Crenshaw says conservatives can’t afford to ignore climate change
- Sens. Cruz, Graham, Cotton, Rep. Cheney Applaud Trump Administration For Increasing Pressure On Iran, Call For Rescinding Remaining Nuclear Waivers
- Texas airports dominate top 10 list where TSA found guns in baggage – yes, we are a free people because we are an armed people.
- Trump administration wants to limit service animals on flights to dogs – great
- Supreme Court’s liberals pounce on school voucher case
- DoD Hospitals are America’s Most Powerful Medical-Debt Collector
- Attorney General Barr launches presidential commission on law enforcement
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Adam Schiff Delivers Fake News at Impeachment Trial
- FACT CHECK // Adam Schiff Admits Impeachment Is About the 2020 Election
- Group of Republican State AGs back Trump’s impeachment defense
- Ted Cruz launches podcast defending Trump during impeachment trial, more
- Schiff furious over Democrats’ idea to trade Hunter Biden testimony for Bolton’s
- Two Texan Members Of Congress On Different Sides Of The Impeachment Trial
- Sekulow: Dismissal? We don’t need a stinkin’ dismissal
- WaPo columnist: Who does Schiff think he’s kidding on trial analogies?
- Biden: A witness trade involving Hunter for John Bolton would turn the process into a “farce”
- Did Ambassador to Ukraine Order State Dept. to Monitor Journalists/Trump Allies? VIDEO
- FISA Court Confirms Two Carter Page Surveillance Applications ‘Not Valid’
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump to become first president in history to speak at March for Life
- Texas church hero takes on Michael Bloomberg: If we did things his way, many more would be dead VIDEO
- Bad news for Sanders and Warren: New polls show Iowa Democrats want a candidate who can unite the country
- Father identifies a problem with Elizabeth Warren’s plan for eliminating college tuition debt
- Bernie Sanders in the 1970s: Having a job is a lot like slavery
- Biden Makes Troubling Comments About Military, China: ‘We Don’t Need Standing Armies’
- Biden: People make money “clipping coupons on the street”
- Biden Campaign Memo Intended to End Ukraine Conspiracy Theory is Painstakingly Deconstructed
- Pete Buttigieg: The Revisionist Historian
- Awkward: Mayor Pete has his “please clap” moment in Iowa
- Buttigieg Asks Americans to ‘Put a Mayor in Charge’
- Hillary Clinton Shouldn’t Be Accusing Anyone of Being a Russian Agent.
- Voters now cringe over feminist candidates
- Tammy Bruce: Women’s March failed because ‘it had nothing to do with women’
- ‘Transwomen are Male,’ Writes Trans Woman
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comes out in favor of birth tourism
- Kotkin: Big Tech’s Hypocritical Wokeness May Soon Backfire
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- Border / immigration
- Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border as Mexico sends illegal crossers home
- Acting Mexican State Attorney General Admits Her Cousin Is a Cartel Operative
- Judge Hints He May Rule for Migrants in Border Patrol Suit
- 9 Parents Separated From Families Return to Children in US
- Mexico Rules Out Both Potential Cases of Chinese Coronavirus in Border State near Texas
- ‘Chemical incidents’ reported at La Porte plant
- Waymo Announces Testing of Self-Driving Cars in Texas
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- Business
- BP to expand midstream infrastructure in Delaware Basin
- Permian, Texas, U.S. recover losses in rig count from previous week
- Kinder Morgan shrugs off shale slump with $2.2B profit in 2019
- Halliburton, Schlumberger: US shale has already peaked
- Boeing Jet Weighs on Airlines as Southwest’s Profit Falls
- Former Houston Dash soccer star Kealia Ohai out as grand marshal for Houston Rodeo parade
- Bob Zimmerman on SpaceX’s crew Dragon AUDIO
- For Hemp To Work, Farmers Want Rules That Fit Reality
- CBD products are everywhere in Texas since the state legalized hemp. Experts warn: buyer beware.
- Cattle raisers statement on new WOTUS rule
- Austin staple Trudy’s Tex-Mex files for bankruptcy
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Former Bexar Co. Precinct 2 Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela faces charges of aggravated perjury, official oppression
- Fire at Texas aerospace facility prompts road closures, evacuations
- Rocket test gone wrong ends in fire, evacuations at Firefly Aerospace facility in Burnet Co. VIDEO
- Possible perjury probe looms for San Antonio oilman Alfaro
- New Charges Filed in Case Linked to New Hampshire Couple’s Deaths
- Nearly 200 animals rescued from Spring home, including rabbits, turkeys, exotic birds VIDEO
- Missing Standing Rock Reservation (ND) Mother Found in Texas
- Tomball teacher arrested for allegedly taking handgun to private school
- Melee breaks out at Tomball ISD high school after basketball game
- Coast Guard searching for owner of kayak found adrift near Galveston
- 2 men drive to fire station for help after Crosby-area shooting
- 18-wheeler driver dies in crash on North Freeway at FM 1960
- Houston woman gets 50 years for deadly shooting during purse snatching
- Man killed in hit and run in NW Harris County
- Man jumps out of moving car, allegedly shoots at Houston police officers during traffic stop
- Houston recording studio owner surrenders on trafficking charges
- Texas Rangers investigating police officer-involved shooting in Midland, more
- Three-year-old shot by Midland Police during search, according to father
- FBI continues search for Odessa bank robbery suspect
- Abilene church pays off over $1.5 million of community’s medical debt
- Man assaults mom over keys to get more alcohol
- Burkburnett Burglar Accused Of Pooping on Victim’s Floor
- Man arrested after allegedly pouring ammonia on girlfriend’s father’s truck
- Seven years later, WF man charged with indecency with a child
- Brownwood resident won $2.5 million from scratch ticket purchased in Anson
- Game room raided in Brownwood, evidence of possible gambling seized
- Judge denies Bill Ruth’s bid to toss evidence in arrest for assault on peace officer
- Watch: Taylor Co. deputy corrals loose buffalo in Buffalo Gap VIDEO
- SAPD Street Crimes Division seizes drugs, stolen guns and stolen vehicles at San Angelo hotels
- Lubbock Firefighters Rescue Woman From Burning Home, more
- Lubbock Fire Rescue battling blaze in Central Lubbock
- Suspect arrested after police chase starts in Lubbock, goes to Petersburg and beyond
- Prosecutors, defense weigh impact of Slaton man’s acquittal in sexual abuse trial
- Amarillo man arrested after barricading himself in abandoned home after multi-county chase
- Killeen man recounts home invasion VIDEO
- Nineteen-year-old killed in Waco neighborhood shooting
- Man robbed at gunpoint overnight in Waco
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- Local government
- Grassroots Speak as Fort Worth Considers Punishing Small Businesses
- Austin Transit Study Envisions Car-Free Rainey Street
- Austin Costs for Outside Legal Counsel in Land Code Fight: $121,000
- KXAN investigation leads to $140K in Austin PD sick time payouts VIDEO
- Resolution aims to tackle illegal scooter dumping and litter in Austin’s waterways
- Councilman Sues McKinney to Stop Recall Election
- Brownfield ISD to break ground on new $34 million high school VIDEO
- Should government help some and not others to vote?
- Midland ISD publishes turnaround plan for Scharbauer
- Ector Co. trustees eye discipline policies
- Abilene approves purchase of facility for homeless veterans
- Budget issues force Abilene ISD LIFT Center negotiations, Over-budget bids surprise Abilene ISD School Board members, negotiations now underway
- Abilene ISD sending letter home to parents hoping to stop spread of flu
- Sweetwater ISD searching for new superintendent
- Lamesa water project nearly ready to start
- Lamesa: Purchase may boost city garbage fees
- Plainview: More properties demolished through Minimum Housing Ordinance
- Lubbock under the microscope: Study on ‘PFAS’ exposure near Reese Center
- As DART plans more work for Cotton Belt line, Far North Dallas residents continue pushback
- South San ISD to Add Dual Language Programs at 5 Elementary Schools – ensuring children who are bad in two languages and thus doomed to the bottom in multiple cultures.
- Criticizing Media Coverage, South San ISD Board Votes to Hire its Own Spokesperson
- Final Sponsor Payment Will Fund San Antonio Bike Share Through April
- Commissioner Calvert Questions Potential $200M in Bexar County Linear Creekway Funding
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- Colleges & universities
- MSU students learn about study abroad program VIDEO
- Women entrepreneurs in Costa Rica benefit from ACU Study Abroad course
- TTU: University Career Center Offers various internship resources for students
- TTU Board of Regents Approves $90 Million for Vet School
- UTSA, Texas State announce extended football series
- Palo Alto College Becomes Second Texas College to Offer Winemaking Degree
- Just How Liberal Are College Professors?
Pratt’s post for 1/23/2020
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