- Texas sues California: AG Paxton: California’s Travel Ban Violates U.S. Constitution by Punishing Those Who Respect Religious Liberty – covered on yesterday’s program
- Paxton asks Supreme Court to block California’s ban on travel to Texas, more
- Texas asks Supreme Court to slash California travel ban against states with ‘discriminatory’ laws
- Governor Abbott Announces Departure of Top Adviser Matt Hirsch
- George P. Bush Says Austin Bum Camps Pose ‘Safety Concern’ After Vehicle Broken Into – like many, he speaks after it affects him.
- Rep. Oliverson Named Co-Chair of Joint Interim Committee to Study Prior Authorizations
- Audit Reveals The High Cost Of Toll Roads
- A Conversation with Ryan Sitton, Railroad Commissioner VIDEO
- Christians Engaged: Activating and Empowering Believers
- Callahan County Sheriff candidate admits to ‘misleading’ public about military service, opponent under investigation for similar claims
- Beto O’Rourke’s flock remains loyal while his party debates whether to move on
- Fake Republican PAC Created to Deceive Voters – “Republican Voters of Texas PAC”
- Watch: Who will control the Texas House? VIDEO
- HD2: Two Conservatives Take on Dan Flynn in GOP Primary
- HD67: DMN backs Democrat Adair to take on Rep. Jeff Leach
- HD108: Three Dallas Democrats vie to challenge Morgan Meyer in one of Texas’ most competitive statehouse races
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- DMN editors back Corynyn in GOP Primary
- Amanda Edwards lost family member to gun violence. She doesn’t want to ‘take your AR-15.’ – B.S. Just re-elect Cornyn and you won’t have to worry about it.
- Ayala: Tzintzún Ramirez is a name you’re not likely to forget
- TX11: Batch, Faircloth, Lacy to address hometown forum
- TX11: Lacy touts experience in oil and gas
- TX11: Former Stephenville mayor endorses Pfluger – the choice of the establishment insiders including RINOs.
- TX11: CBS7 to interview J.D. Faircloth at 8pm tonight
- TX12: Rep. Granger Falsely Claims $1.2B Project Underwent Study Required for Federal Funds
- TX13: Thornberry endorses staffer/insider Winegarner in Texas 13 race – Mac is now a liar for the Swamp having said he would not try and pick a successor earlier.
- John Cornyn defends Trump’s firing of Sondland, Vindman: ‘That’s within his prerogative’
- DOJ unleashes legal assault on sanctuary cities
- In Governance and Architecture, Let’s Not Regress 2,000 Years
- U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee calls for federal probe in Watson Grinding explosion
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump’s surprising outreach to black voters – not surprising
- Van Jones warns Democrats: ‘Do not take the black vote for granted in this election’
- Understanding Why Religious Conservatives Would Vote for Trump
- Trump Holds Blowout Rally In NH on Eve of Primary ‘to Mess with Dems’, Over 25% of Attendees were Democrats
- Unexpected Winners in New Hampshire’s Traditional ‘Midnight Voting’
- 2015 audio unearthed: Bloomberg advocates targeting minorities
- Bloomberg stop and frisk speech comes back to haunt him
- Bloomberg pays social media influencers to make him look cool
- Bernie’s Dream Rival
- Communism-loving Bernie Sanders making a Valentine’s Day stop in Mesquite
- Bernie Sanders poised to win New Hampshire. Is America ready for a democratic-socialist president? – be aware that Socialism is the economic system of Communism which is the political system.
- Chris Matthews Turns Against His Fellow MSNBC Hosts: “Socialism Doesn’t Frickin’ Work!”
- Why Aren’t Jewish Voters Feeling the Bern?
- Biden will leave N.H. earlier than expected, heading to S.C. – live primary results
- Joe Biden Is Unfit for the Democratic Nomination
- Iowa and New Hampshire have no business leading the nomination process – what you claim when things are not going your way…
- Keep Politics Fun; Save the Iowa Caucuses, Alternatively, Pig-Wrestling?
- Gabbard: Let’s decriminalize sex work – Prostitution. Next Dems will call for free prostitute visits (of every type.)
- Man Behind GOP Tent Attack Allegedly Reveals Why He Did It, and It’s Not Good
- Matt Schlapp, CPAC chairman, on banishing Mitt Romney: He’s a ‘use-em-and-lose-em’ kind of guy – Yes! Very good way to put it.
- Mitt Romney’s Tales of Heroism Reach Democratic Primary Voters and Their Reaction Says A lot
- Former CNBC host Caruso-Cabrera to challenge Ocasio-Cortez
- Jewish Man Gets Forcibly Ejected During Tlaib Speech for Confronting Her About Her Antisemitism
- Pelosi’s Despicable Antics in Perspective
- Get over it: 62% of voters now advise Democrats to abandon impeachment efforts
- An Attack on Due Process
- Ricky Gervais Slams Fellow Celebs for Political Commentary During Oscars: “I Tried to Warn Them”
- The Scottish National Party’s LGBTQ Obsession
- Former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts launches black news channel
- Jussie Smollett Indicted by Special Prosecutor over Alleged Hate Crime Hoax
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- Border / immigration
- Alien Apprehensions at Border Drop 11 Percent in January amid 8-Month Decline – if it was cut by 75% it would still be scandalously high!
- U.S. Border Seizures of Meth, Fentanyl Set to Break Records in 2020
- DOJ unleashes legal assault on sanctuary cities
- What does Trump have on the Mexican president?
- Rep. Henry Cuellar balks at annual cost to operate border surveillance blimps dubbed ‘eyes in the sky’ VIDEO
- Feds Blocked From Using Marriage Interviews for Deportation
- Appeals Court Halts Deportation of Child With Head Injury
- California Lawmaker Pushes Bail Reform to Protect Illegal Immigrants
- Is there room in the United States for legal immigrants who need assistance? – no, beyond emergency, temporary help we give to all.
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- Business
- Southwest Airlines is giving its employees 6 weeks of extra pay
- 2 out of 3 Texas hospitals have never reported a ‘bad’ doctor to National Practitioner Data Bank, records show
- Dell Children’s Hospital Plans Major Expansion
- Oil From Federal Lands Tops 1B Barrels as Trump Eases Rules
- WIC welfare clinic now in Lubbock grocery store VIDEO
- Houston woman goes viral for unique approach to finding a job
- Judge clears a major path to T-Mobile’s $26.5B Sprint bid
- Charity founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong announces re-launch plan – these “charities” never die, it’s called the March of Dimes Syndrome.
- Former Baylor head coach Matt Rhule selling Waco mansion for $2.5M
- Authorities investigate explosion at another Chesapeake Energy site
- San Angelo book shop hopes to inspire others to have an interest in Texas history
- RDAG hearing to decide if company stays in reorganization or is liquidated
- Blue Bell’s Red Velvet Ice Cream returns to stores
- Happy birthday, Mattress Mack. Here’s everything you need to know about the furniture magnate
- Hot Wheels Legends Tour roars back in Houston this April
- Carrollton Baseball Pitcher Sues Astros over Cheating
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Temple police officer Carmen DeCruz charged in fatal shooting
- Status update of critically injured Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson’s condition
- 3 People Found Shot to Death in Tarrant County Home, more
- Defense rests in trial for former Dallas police officer who shot 12 times into car, killing woman
- Waco man, 56, beaten to death with hammer, suspect in custody
- Man shows up at Fort Hood gate, says he killed his roommate
- Texas stripper falls off 15-foot pole, asks for help with medical expenses
- Dead infant found on South Congress Avenue in Austin VIDEO
- Family plans to file lawsuits after loved one killed by security guard at north Houston sports bar
- Serial sexual assault suspect accused of tying up victims while holding them at gunpoint
- Man accused of fatally shooting other man, kidnapping victim’s girlfriend identified, police say
- Bail set at $100 for ex-Galena Park ISD employee accused of inappropriately touching disabled student
- Insult to injury? Hit-and-run victim says tow truck driver stole items from his car, has video to prove it
- Man shot, killed outside Houston McDonald’s may have known shooter, police say VIDEO
- Bystander Hurt in Shooting at Dallas Arcade and Sports Bar
- North East ISD Reagan High School student dies in apparent suicide
- K9 sniffs out $105K worth of drugs packed in suitcase at San Antonio airport
- Utah man killed in Ward Co. after semi-truck fails to yield right-of-way
- Strange man climbs into Wichita Falls woman’s car, falls asleep and gets arrested
- Bob Boykin, the voice behind Big Tex, dead at 73
- SUV Slides Off Frontage Road Into Southbound Lanes of I-27 in Lubbock
- Man points gun at Lubbock couple over parking dispute, police report said – learn to park snowflakes.
- Anti-Wimp: Family’s home stormed by gunmen, father returns fire
- Driver thrown from pickup, dies near Crosby
- 27 displaced after Southwest Austin fire, officials say
- Registered sex offender arrested in Travis County on assault charge
- UT police nab suspect in groping, indecent exposure cases
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- Local government
- Dallas ISD chief auditor faces job review despite finding contract overpayments in district
- Atmos Energy is asking Dallas for $18.3 million gas rate hike to pay for aging pipes
- Texas Rangers open criminal investigation into Midland County Sheriff’s Office VIDEO
- Midland County commissioners approve nearly $300,000 in funds for nonprofits – another thing that should be stopped. Counties were not given the property tax in order to be a collection agency to benefit non-government agencies – profit or not.
- Odessa Municipal Court closing for software transition
- Bowie City Council halts any decision on draining Bowie Lake
- Brownwood ISD’s Martinez lone finalist for Brady superintendent’s job
- Wellman-Union announces finalist for superintendent’s spot
- Early ISD searching for new superintendent, will hold Town Hall
- Abilene’s ‘State of the City’ Address for 2020 VIDEO more
- City of Abilene releases downtown socialist hotel new renderings
- Callahan County Sheriff candidate admits to ‘misleading’ public about military service, opponent under investigation for similar claims
- Clyde police officer resigns after allegations
- Hale Co. commissioners approve contract for new business for Plainview, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
- Lubbock Co. Commissioners to adopt renaming of Loop 88
- Lubbock County to recover tissues, records from NAAG
- Feds to Repay Final $26 Million for Mission Reach Project in Bexar Co.
- New Poll: Voters Prioritize Aquifer Protection, Pre-K Funding Over VIA in San Antonio
- Bexar County plans to offer inmates in San Antonio new treatment option to fight deadly opioid epidemic
- San Antonio ISD students ask for limits on school policing, amendments to their Bill of Rights
- CBD Boom Hits Houston As Authorities Grapple With New Hemp Law Enforcement
- Ex-Pflugerville police officer files lawsuit over ‘whistleblower case’
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- Colleges & universities
- This is why Rice University was named one of the most relaxing campuses in the US
- Hardin-Simmons University alumni, Logsdon Alumni Council address decision to close seminary school
- TTU energy law lecture series kicks off with guest speaker Dana Newsome
- Texas Tech Hands TCU Its Worst Basketball Loss in 30 Years
Pratt’s post for 2/11/2020
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