- SD14’s Kirk Watson to resign from Texas Senate for job in academia
- SD14: Democrat Kirk Watson resigning from Texas Senate to take job at University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs, more
- Rep. Briscoe Cain: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists Rake In Millions
- Texas Lieutenant Governor Defends Plan to Eliminate Super-Majority Rule
- Only 5% of Texans Think They Should Be Paying More Property Taxes
- Support for background checks on all gun sales remains high, UT/TT Poll finds – no surprise because people are ignorant of how it works and what it actually means.
- Border issues still loom in Texas voters’ views, UT/TT Poll finds
- With cruise ship evacuees, Lackland coronavirus quarantine grows to 235
- China Reports 1,886 New Virus Cases, Death Toll up by 98
- 2 Comal County residents sue Texas Commission on Environmental Quality opposing a limestone quarry – ridiculous!
- San Antonio ex-councilman Rey Saldaña moving to D.C. to lead national education nonprofit
- Second Amendment Sanctuary Wave in Texas Steadily Continuing
- A guide to the 10 Republican platform questions on primary ballots
- Rick Perry criminal case an issue in GOP court primary (TCCA #3)
- Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton faces primary opponent
- HD45: 3 Republicans Compete for Chance to Take Back HD 45
- HD66 & HD67: Six Democrats are vying to go up against Republican state Reps. Jeff Leach and Matt Shaheen in 2020.
- HD106: Trombley Primaries Rep. Jared Patterson – interesting race
- HD128: Local Government Takes on Rep. Briscoe Cain
- Callahan County Sheriff Candidate: If nominated, ‘I will subsequently withdraw my candidacy’
- SD14: Race to replace Kirk Watson is underway
- SD14: Austin council member Greg Casar eyes run
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- San Antonio Rep. Joaquín Castro endorses Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez for U.S. Senate, more, more – birds of a feather.
- U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate is at 6:30pm tonight
- Young Progressive Pose A Rare Challenge To Texas Democratic Congressional Incumbents
- TX2: Crenshaw should do ‘town halls, not podcasts’ says Navy vet challenging him – challengers always crave a free forum with an audience they cannot attract
- TX11: Pratt recommends J. Ross Lacy in GOP primary
- TX11: Interview with J.D. Faircloth
- TX11: Interview with Ned Luscombe
- TX11: Candidates hold press conference on election interference from Washington D.C., more – silly, donations always come from PACs around DC.
- TX11: CBS7 to interview candidate Gene Barber tonight at 8 p.m.
- TX11: Empower Texans Board Chairman Tim Dunn discusses the race
- TX23: San Antonio’s Jones has more name recognition, funds in congressional race but isn’t taking anything for granted
- TX32: Republicans looking for champion to unseat Democrat Colin Allred in once red House district
- Sen. Cruz: Democrats Have Declared War on America’s Blue-Collar Boom VIDEO
- House votes to revive Equal Rights Amendment in spite of Texas GOP opposition
- What Foreign Steel, NATO and Prescription Drugs Have in Common
- “This guy is designated by the United States”: Pompeo blasts Senate Dems over Zarif meeting – Dems have a long sordid history of lavishing attention on enemies of the United States. Chris Murphy Is a Massive Hypocrite on Iran
- Roger Stone’s Judge Ignores Juror Bias and Will Sentence Him on Thursday
- FBI Recently Raided Business Connected to James Biden, Joe Biden’s Brother
- AG Barr Knows: xxxx Democrat Hacks Demand yyyy
- GOP Campaign Donor in Texas Among President Trump’s Pardons – so what? His family has given to GOP candidates? What big time anyone has a family that hasn’t given to campaigns? Typical B.S. about nothing.
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Texas can play a big role in this presidential primary, for a change – what B.S., the Clinton vs. Obama primary was HUGE in Texas. Typical ignorant political press.
- Presidential candidates turn their focus to Texas as early voting begins
- Fight Breaks Out At Bernie Sanders Rally In Colorado VIDEO
- Too dumb to check: Did Bernie Bros brawl over a “Black Guns Matter” T-shirt?
- Bernie Sanders promises victory
- Biden and Sanders Neck and Neck With Hispanic Voters in Nevada
- Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate, more – yep, they changed the rules that applied to all others just for arrogant elitist Mike.
- Bloomberg video belittles farming, factory jobs as having less ‘gray matter’
- Victor Davis Hanson: The Farming Wit and Wisdom of Mike Bloomberg
- Bloomberg said in 2011 that black and Latino males “don’t know how to behave in the workplace”
- Bloomberg now tied with Bernie for the lead in Virginia
- Bloomberg Gave to a Lot of Republicans Over the Years
- Bloomberg Unveils Higher Ed Policy With [emply] Promise to Boost GDP
- Elizabeth Warren on the Bernie Bros: ‘We do not build on a foundation of hate’
- A Desperate Elizabeth Warren Tries a New Tactic to Explain Away Her Presidential Campaign Failures
- Tom Steyer Says The Threat Of Climate Change Requires An Economic Overhaul AUDIO
- Presidential campaigns have raised nearly $4 million so far in San Antonio area
- Some Democrats Not-So-Secretly Yearn for Their Own Donald Trump
- California allows more election meddling
- Justice Department worker contributions favor Clinton, Democrats over Trump, GOP
- ‘NASCAR Democrats,’ remember them? Neither do they
- Kotkin: How Different Generations are Influencing Our Politics
- A Satire on Anti-Trump FBI Agents Is Heading to CPAC. The Left Is Threatening Retaliation.
- PETA Says Calling Your Pet a ‘Pet’ Is Offensive to Them – Fine, PETA is offensive to me. Stay off my property.
- Oklahoma Woman Finds Out Her Husband’s Barber Shop Is Men-Only, So She Reports It to the Local News: ‘You Can’t Treat People That Way’
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- Border / immigration
- Gunman Who Allegedly Killed U.S. Citizen at International Bridge to Texas Arrested
- Border Patrol released more than 375,000 illegal immigrants directly into US last year: report
- Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall
- Two Texas Men Sentenced for Selling Machine Guns Bound for Mexican Cartels
- Deported gang members become enforcers for Mexican drug cartels, investigators say VIDEO
- Border issues still loom in Texas voters’ views, UT/TT Poll finds
- ‘Narcos’ migrate to WhatsApp to evade intelligence service
- House Fights to Revive Suit Over Border-Wall Funding
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- Business
- Revenue jumps to a record at Southwest Research Institute
- Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward
- Texas oil production expected to rise, but at a slower pace
- Thousands of Edible Arrangements customers frustrated, not receive their order on Valentine’s Day VIDEO
- A toast to the economic impact of Texas distillers
- Buffalo Wild Wings, facing fallout from foul Astros tweet, shows perils of social media
- San Antonio home sales soared in January
- Pizza Hut Franchiser Jack Richmond Remembered for His Generosity
- This 15-Year-Old ‘Queen Bee’ Is CEO Of An Austin Beverage Company AUDIO
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Death penalty trial starts for Houston man who spent nearly 10 years in Harris County Jail
- Port Arthur ISD: Student removed from campus after showing BB gun at bus stop
- Man and Woman Gunned Down in Austin’s St. John Neighborhood
- USGS reports two earthquakes near Mentone – 3.2 & 3.9
- Electra man and woman break man’s leg over stolen flashlight, charged with aggravated assault
- Burkburnett pair allegedly steal packages while driving roommate’s Cadillac
- Man pleads not guilty to killing 2, including Richardson police officer
- San Antonio man stabbed 3 times during robbery attempt while walking his dog
- San Angelo police asking for help to catch robbery suspect
- Truck hits tree in north Abilene, limb impales windshield, driver leaves the scene
- Abilene woman accused of robbing 7-Eleven, coming back and trying to use ‘movie money’
- One Sent To Hospital After Structure Fire in Lubbock
- Van rams into, penetrates commercial building in Lubbock
- Lawmakers: Woman’s prison time in baby case a ‘death sentence’
- Police: Houston ISD teacher accused of molesting kindergartner
- Houston public school teacher accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old student
- Houston ISD teachers free on bond after indecency with a child arrests
- Woman shot by ex-boyfriend at Willowbrook-area apartments, police say
- Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Vatican sued for handling of ex-Conroe priest allegations
- Driver crashes into Metro Rail, bicyclist in downtown Houston, police say
- Man arrested at nearby hotel after 5-year-old girl stabbed & seriously wounded at northeast El Paso McDonald’s
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- Local government
- Second Amendment Sanctuary Wave in Texas Steadily Continuing
- Why Dallas County is about to drastically drop the cost of a jailhouse phone call
- Midland ISD board leaders to look at another charter operator
- Former employees sue Midland PD for racial discrimination
- Ector County Treasurer reflects on the past
- Developers pay Austin millions to avoid building affordable homes
- Austin Attracted Violent Vagrants
- Lubbock’s water tower to be replaced with 5 new tanks across the city
- Del Valle school district set to vote on police department
- Tarrant County Voters Must Stop District Judges From Overturning Our Vote
- San Antonio: Chris Steele’s Gambit Costs Firefighters Thousands in Wages
- Fort Worth cops, firefighters say they won’t be silent while co-workers kill themselves
- Parents of Marlin students get letters explaining the district’s accreditation revocation
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- Colleges & universities
- Democrat Kirk Watson resigning from Texas Senate to take job at University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs
- UTPB kinesiology building is nearing completion
- Texas Tech vet school seeks partners in West Texas
- Texas Tech baseball achieves No. 1 ranking, first time since 1997
- WBU Raising Support For Buckner Charity
- Should UT publish names of professors punished for sexual misconduct?
Pratt’s post for 2/18/2020
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