- 58 Texas cities face off against the state over telecom laws on Wednesday
- Speaker Bonnen appoints newly elected members to committees
- Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
- Watch three experts predict the future of higher education in Texas
- ‘Victims of circumstance’: Cruise ship passengers quarantined at Lackland faced chaotic trip home VIDEO
- Bexar Co. Judge Asks for Coronavirus Patients to Be Kept on Base
- UT researchers make ‘critical breakthrough’ in coronavirus vaccine
- TCEQ: Emissions drop sharply after Luminant coal plant closures
- Federal judge dismisses suit against Army Corps for post-Harvey flooding
- Judge says downstream victims of Harvey have no right to ‘perfect flood control’
- Texas’ proposed African American Studies course explores ‘richer history’ in high school
- Gun-Control Activists Next Target? Turning Texas Blue
- Texas is ‘the big target’ for gun safety group planning $8M campaign – they are not a “gun safety group” but an anti-2nd Amendment group. Typical media collusion, refuse to call pro-life groups pro-life but generously call these gun banners a “gun safety group.”
- Gun-safety group vows $8 million in Texas campaign spending – same thing.
- Putting Domestic Abusers In Prison Could Be The Key To Decreasing Overall Gun Violence
- Execution Rescheduled for Texas Man Condemned in 1996 Death
- Is a Nonprofit Influencing Action Against Judge Alex Kim in Tarrant Co?
- Is Judge Jesse Nevarez Biased About Upcoming Judge Alex Kim Decision?
- Sources: Judge David Evans to Cover Up Vote Against Judge Alex Kim
- More problems with Harris County’s Early Voting
- Early figures indicate high turnout in 2020 Texas primary
- Most Texas voters — but not most Republicans — would admit refugees from other countries, UT/TT Poll finds
- Dems running for Supreme Court showing how odd they are
- Harris County District Attorney Race Embroiled in Debate Over Leniency For Criminals Amid Concerns Over Crime
- HD25: 5-Way Race to Replace Bonnen
- HD60: Pratt recommends Jon Francis for state representative
- HD60: Candidates Stake Out Their Priorities in Heated GOP Primary to Replace Freedom Caucus Leader Mike Lang
- HD92: Five Candidates Seek to Replace Retiring Rep. Jonathan Stickland, Here’s Where They Stand on the Issues
- Could Bernie Sanders’ Brand Of Liberalism Thwart A Democratic Statehouse Takeover?
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Democratic Senate candidates agree on legalizing pot
- 11 Democrats disagree on who can defeat Sen. John Cornyn, but all agree marijuana should be legal
- Democrats in U.S. Senate race turn up heat in first televised debate
- During debate, Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidates differ on best way to oust Republican John Cornyn
- Democrats Make Their Cases On Immigration, Gun Laws and Marijuana In U.S. Senate Primary Debate AUDIO
- Fact-checking the Democratic U.S. Senate debate in Texas
- Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez gets super PAC help in Democratic primary to challenge Cornyn
- Yancey dubs self ‘Reagan Republican’, challenging Cornyn VIDEO
- TX11 Congressional candidates target Pfluger for association with PAC, more
- TX11: Faircloth: Government borrows 22 cents for every dollar spent
- TX11: Robnett: Pfluger is the right choice to represent oil and gas, Permian Basin
- TX11: Arkansas’ Cotton endorses Pfluger for Congress
- TX11: Jamie Berryhill compares borderless nation to a woman “raped and defiled” – yes, morons at the Tribune, that is Biblical language, it’s not similar to Clayton Williams’ comment about rape.
- TX24: Where does congressional candidate Kim Olson stand on guns? Rival suggests it’s hard to tell. “Weapons of war do not belong on the streets of America. Full stop,” Olson said. She added: “We need to get these weapons that have high-capacity magazines off our streets.” Sounds like a typical Leftist gun banner calling the most common rifles used “weapons of war.”
- Judge: Army Corps Not Responsible for Harvey Flooding Damage – B.S.
- Congressman pushing to remove restrictions on churches talking politics – there is no legal restriction, just the issue of not-for-profit IRS status.
- Democrat AGs have history of meddling in politically sensitive cases
- Rep. Chip Roy to Lindsey Graham: No Amnesty for Illegals
- ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt disingenuously accuses Ted Cruz of ‘[perpetuating] anti-Semitic tropes’ (but no comment on Bernie’s anti-Semitic pals)
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Herman: Texas Early voting is under way. Don’t do it.
- What do Democrats have to fear about Bernie Sanders? Plenty
- Bernie Sanders, Mainstream Democrat
- Trouble in the Workers’ Paradise
- Bernie Sanders will be in San Antonio for Saturday rally
- Bloomberg’s support for paid sick leave called into question
- Bloomberg slams transgenders, farmers, and more! Bernie: Fox News is more fair than MSNBC
- Rivals take pre-debate shots as Bloomberg faces major test
- House Impeachment Manager From Texas Endorses Joe Biden, more
- Bloomberg, on stage for the first time, may become punching bag for Sanders
- Bloomberg holds campaign event at Interfaith Peace Chapel
- Bloomberg Should Keep Waiting
- Bloomberg: Not a Vanity Campaign, But Vanity-Plus
- WSJ: Bloomberg is paying people $2500/month to say nice things about him on social media
- So what if Bloomberg is financing his own campaign? Voters still get to choose
- Poll: Bloomberg Gains Support among African-American Voters
- Buttigieg says he’s ready to debate ‘family values’
- Andrew Yang Joins CNN, So They Will Finally Ask Him Some Questions
- Chicago demonstrates the abject failure of Democratic Party policies
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- Border / immigration
- Hot ticket: Private border wall bolsters demand for South Texas riverboat tour VIDEO
- DHS waives federal statutes to build 177 miles of border wall
- Mexican accused of being Russian agent after photographing U.S. informant’s car in Miami, Mexican Scientist Spied for Russia in Florida, Says DOJ
- Five Things Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico Gets Wrong – just 5?
- Rep. Chip Roy to Lindsey Graham: No Amnesty for Illegals
- Horowitz: Senate Republicans looking to repeat 1986 amnesty, seeking President Trump’s support: Sources
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- Business
- Dell to sell security firm RSA for $2 billion
- Austin real estate-tech firm Swivel scores $8M to expand
- Atlas Technical Consultants becomes Austin’s newest publicly traded company
- Appraisal company asks San Antonio appeals court to reverse record $706M verdict
- SpaceX signs deal to fly four tourists on Dragon
- Meal-Kit Company Blue Apron Considers Selling Itself, Closing Arlington Facility
- Southern Baptist Convention removes Midland church with registered sex offender pastor
- Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Take Aim at Boy Scouts’ `Dark History’
- Astros name barred by Little Leagues near Williamsport
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Midland PD fires detective charged with family violence
- Texas Man Found Guilty of Killing Police Officer, Other Man
- San Antonio doctor found guilty of falsely diagnosing patients in $325 million fraud scheme
- Man arrested at nearby hotel after 5-year-old girl stabbed & seriously wounded at northeast El Paso McDonald’s, Police ID Suspect
- Woman reportedly stabs victim in the throat nearOlive Garden in Wichita Falls
- WFPD arrests man for indecency with a child after a witness allegedly catch him in the act
- Another appeals hearing for Wichita Falls serial killer
- Ector Co. SO: Missing person found dead, more
- Police looking for new leads in Brown County cold case murder
- Girlfriend of Carlsbad murder suspect arrested by Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office
- Man accused of cutting off ankle monitor, killing ex-wife arrested in Texas
- Some cases involving Callahan County deputy being dismissed due to ‘lack of credibility’
- Jury verdict against Lubbock mom who admits she slammed baby to floor
- Flags stolen from Levelland Fire Department
- Man drove with ‘mangled corpse’ after crash, Austin police say
- Two Patrons Shot in Pre-Dawn Robbery of Austin Bar
- 17-year-old shot, killed outside Channelview home
- North Austin mom charged with murder in death of toddler
- Man Convicted, Paroled in Police Officer’s 1997 Death Found in Texas
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- Local government
- San Antonio Seeks Network Builders for Economic Development Abroad
- San Antonio Officials Propose Keeping Aquifer Protection Program In-House
- San Antonio ISD superintendent pushes need for $1.25 billion bond, more
- New Alamo Heights ISD Grading Policy: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again
- Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD places superintendent on administrative leave
- City of Midland faces racial discrimination lawsuit, more
- Wichita Falls: Proposed Lake Ringgold cost could top $443 million, more
- WF City Council gives go ahead for transportation grant applications
- Work Services Corp. announces plan to paint over 550 fire hydrants each year in Wichita Falls
- Brown Co. commissioners, business owners discuss parking issues around courthouse
- Austin Council weighs Muny negotiations with UT
- Austin City Council calls for timelines on homeless goals
- Austin’s Streets are Becoming Dangerous
- Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz resigns
- Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz resigns, will take position at UT-Austin
- More problems with Harris County’s Early Voting
- Bridges to Nowhere: Fort Worth Eyes Completion Date for Panther Island’s Delayed Bridge Projects
- Lindale City Council Rejects Ordinance to Ban Abortion in Favor of Non-Binding Resolution – wimps
- Dallas County picking up the bill for primary election after Dems, GOP fall short on poll workers
- Dallas’ homeless strategy is at crossroads with the resignation of the city’s homeless director
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
- Watch three experts predict the future of higher education in Texas
- When the national anthem singer became dehydrated, Texas A&M fans stepped in
- Hardin-Simmons Attends 2020 TMEA Convention
- HSU: Former Logsdon Seminary Dean claims reasons for program’s closing are political, not financial
- HSU community pens letter to university president asking for transparency, integrity
- TTU Researcher Discovers Passion For Organizational, Computer-Mediated Communication
- Texas Tech sees increase in total student enrollment for Spring 2020
- Is ‘Food Insecurity’ a Big Problem for College Students?
- UT researchers make ‘critical breakthrough’ in coronavirus vaccine
Pratt’s post for 2/19/2020
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