- Texas cities battle state over change to telecom fees
- Under fire, TRS backs off Indeed Tower lease plan
- Texas Senate has options after Patrick doubled down on rules change
- Texas Plans to Close 2 State Prisons Amid Population Decline (Beeville & Fort Bend Co.), more
- Fort Bend County prison slated for closure
- The first group of coronavirus evacuees at Lackland is headed home
- Texas anti-abortion activists take on baby Tinslee’s life support case, attempting to strike down a law that protects doctors – notice the Tribune’s Leftist call pro-life people “anti-abortion” but what do they call pro-abortion people? Pro-choice not pro-abortion. Leftist propagandists.
- Abbott offers to lease state campsite for homeless to Chamber of Commerce nonprofit for $1 VIDEO
- Abbott Appoints Payne To Cancer Prevention And Research Institute Of Texas Oversight Committee
- Abbott Establishes Customized Clemency Application For Survivors Of Human Trafficking And Domestic Abuse
- Texas Comptroller’s Office Launches Matagorda Bay Economic and Ecological Resources Report
- Texas second for retirees seeking fresh start
- Bloomberg-backed gun group sets its sights on Texas primary
- Texans willing to stomach higher taxes to improve public schools, poll says
- Harris County Elections Plagued by Problems on First Day of Early Voting
- Raise Your Hand Texas trying to push Democrat “solutions” for public schools
- Al Gore visits Texas to register new voters and rally them against climate change
- Pratt: Larry Doss for Place 4, Texas 7th Court of Appeals
- In Democrats’ low-information judicial primaries, gender and ballot names may drive voters’ decisions – exactly why the uninformed should not vote.
- HD2: Dan Flynn Betrayed Taxpayers, Supported Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
- HD59: Sheffield Re-Election Would Put Granny Tax on Agenda Again
- HD128: The Battle to Oust Briscoe Cain, By the Numbers
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Democrat MJ Hegar draws donors for final Senate push
- John Cornyn raises $1.2M so far this year in Senate race, while MJ Hegar reports raising $638k
- Amanda Edwards snags multiple newspaper endorsements
- John Cornyn opposes legal pot, says marijuana use may harm the young, pregnant women
- Cornyn hosts roundtable discussion about online sales of e-cigarettes to minors
- 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.
- TX11: Lacy says he will sign pledge against ‘swamp’ funding – unwise
- TX11: Candidate Interview: Robert Tucker
- TX11: Candidate Interview: August Pfluger
- TX12: “Pro-Life” Granger Refuses to Stand for Tinslee Lewis
- TX12: Citizens Call out Crenshaw for Kay Granger Endorsement – I’ve told you several times that Crenshaw is NOT a reliable conservative. He’s a brand of his own.
- TX13: Harvey resigned to run for Congress but is still on Commissioners Court. Here’s why – this is how the gov’t insiders cheat the system in a way we can’t.
- TX19: Congressional candidates Arrington, Boyd campaign in Abilene VIDEO
- TX31: Democrats think campaigning on health care will flip an Austin-area U.S. House seat. But will the nominee also need star power?
- Sen. Cruz Discusses Efforts to Contain Coronavirus Outbreak, Expand Jobs and Opportunity with Irving-Las Colinas Chamber
- Trump Names Richard Grenell Acting Director of National Intelligence, Homsexual named director of national intelligence
- Lubbock woman among those for whom Trump pardoned or commuted sentences
- A.G. William Barr blasts legal protections for big tech firms
- Bolton: You know, my testimony wouldn’t have changed a damn thing
- Trump Labor Board Could Determine Outcome Of Monthslong Amarillo Copper Strike
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Grading Bloomberg, Sanders and other Democrats at the Las Vegas debate
- What gravitas? Six brawlers in Las Vegas debate but only one concerned with looking ‘presidential’
- Las Vegas debate exposed Mike Bloomberg’s inexperience and Elizabeth Warren’s hunger
- Nevada Debate Was a Total Disaster for Democrats
- Bloomberg: ‘Real Winner in the Debate Last Night Was Donald Trump’
- Nolte: The History of Tiny Tyrant Michael Bloomberg
- Breitbart News’ Joel Pollak Challenges Bernie Sanders Campaign Manager over Extremism VIDEO
- Washington Post Op-ed: ‘Give the Elites a Bigger Say in Choosing the President’ – this is what true Leftists have long believed. Look where they win, they win at the ballot box and then fair elections are over and they rule.
- Elizabeth Warren has strong night, Michael Bloomberg skewered at Las Vegas debate
- Warren, post-debate: If Bloomberg wants to help Democrats beat Trump, he should drop out
- Warren Hits Bloomberg As ‘Billionaire Who Calls Women Fat Broads And Horse-Faced Lesbians’
- Bloomberg campaign spending tops $409 million
- ‘Mike Bloomberg’s Technocratic Threat’
- Michael Bloomberg Wants to Micromanage American Life
- Hillary Clinton says ‘no’ to being Mike Bloomberg’s possible running mate
- Trouble in the Workers’ Paradise
- Sen. Bernie Sanders to hold weekend rally in downtown Austin
- Buttigieg questions how Christians can support Trump: ‘I cannot find any compatibility’
- Buttigieg’s Brother-in-Law: ‘Everything Pete Is Pushing’ Is ‘Anti-God’ VIDEO
- Donald Trump Rips ‘Mini’ Michael Bloomberg’s ‘Stumbling’ Debate Performance
- Poll: Trump Leads Every Top Democratic Candidate in Wisconsin
- Quinnipiac: Trump Opens Up Big Lead in Wisconsin, Trails in Michigan and Pennsylvania – have to have M & P.
- Donna Brazile Gets Reminded of Some Inconvenient 2016 History After Saying Trump Will ‘Cheat’ in 2020
- Trump Breaks Another ‘Never Trump’ Person; MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace Confesses Who She’ll Vote For
- Historically low black unemployment figures not good enough for James Clyburn; We were fully employed during slavery
- AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’
- Google AI Won’t Label People ‘Man’ or ‘Woman’ to ‘Avoid Bias’ – don’t label day or night either because it might offend those who do not believe in light and dark!
- Ancient Stores of Methane May Not Be Climate Threat
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- Border / immigration
- Trump Administration Transfers $3.8 Billion from DOD for Border Wall Construction
- The Trump Administration, Still Split on Immigration
- Child Rapist, Violent Criminals Arrested Crossing Mexican Border into U.S.
- Border patrol SWAT teams to help ICE track down undocumented immigrants
- Seven Mexican Cartel Gunmen Killed in Two Days near Texas Border
- Radio Journalist Killed by Gunmen in Ciudad Juarez
- Political Journalist Kidnapped from Bar in Central Mexico
- Mexican Border State Authorities Expect Backlash After $24M Coke Bust
- More Than 600 Asylum Seekers Have Been Sent to Guatemala Under Trump Policy – a drop in a very large bucket
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- Business
- Sewell Family of Companies purchases Odessa Cadillac franchise
- Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference kicks off VIDEO
- United Regional Health Care System addresses patient record breach
- Wichita Falls pickle juice company hopes to make splash on Shark Tank
- Multi-million hemp processing operation planned for Lamesa
- Austin-area housing market off to hot start in 2020
- Austin’s hotel boom expands to UT area with new arrivals
- The Boy Scouts must use bankruptcy to a moral purpose, not just financial – they are where they are because they set aside their original Christian moral purpose.
- Southwest Research Institute Technology IDs Potential Drugs to Fight Coronavirus
- From Brick to Clay, Pearl Office Buildings’ Design Reflects History, Sustainability
- There are More G’s On the Way
- Hunt Oil files for Spraberry drilling permits in Glasscock County
- Noble Energy to drill, complete 50-to-60 wells in Delaware Basin this year
- SpaceX begins assembling its next Starship test prototype
- San Antonio hotels getting makeovers
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- 3 people confirmed dead after Coleman County plane crash, more, more
- ‘Our equipment is kind of faulty’: Last call to air traffic control recorded before Coleman County plane crash
- Former Llano police chief loses appeal of 2018 jury convictions
- West Rusk CCISD bus wrecked, no injuries
- Longview police arrest man in connection with death of Gladewater man
- Tyler man shot by officer gets 11 years on drug charges
- Marshall police arrest man suspected of fatally shooting sister’s boyfriend
- Jurors Promised Trial of Their Lives in Durst Murder Case
- Woman steals big flags from Levelland Fire Dept., caught on video VIDEO, Stolen flags found in dumpster
- Lubbock man arrested for sexual assault of a child in Midland County
- USGS reports 3.3-magnitude quake near Gardendale north of Odessa
- Student in custody after bringing handgun to Odessa High School
- Byers man jailed after grand jury issues indictment for seven counts aggravated sexual assault of child
- Report: Abilene gang member found with 6 ounces of methamphetamine
- Man accused of stabbing child at El Paso McDonald’s had pending charges, court documents say
- Carlsbad murder suspect, girlfriend possibly headed to Canada at time of arrest
- 18 small dogs removed from hoarder in north Taylor County
- Girl, 2, dies after falling into septic tank in Aransas Pass
- Bexar Co. deputies shoot child sexual assault suspect twice while serving warrant
- ‘Oh my God, oh my God!’ Train crashes into dump truck stuck on railroad tracks in Spring VIDEO
- Abilene police arrest man for assaulting wife at work
- 1 Person Killed After Shots Fired at Lubbock’s Coronado Inn, Victim Identified
- Shooting suspect arrested in Spur, was wanted in Hood County
- Man shot into woman’s car after botched cell phone sale, Lubbock police report said
- Government to permanently take guns from admitted neo-nazi discovered in Post
- Austin man indicted, accused of scamming senior citizens out of millions
- Police ID man in wheelchair killed while crossing South Austin street
- 2 killed, 1 injured in Northeast Austin break-in, police say
- Man sentenced to 18 months in jail for stealing 57 pairs of underwear from St. Edward’s students
- Accused Houston serial killer could face the death penalty
- Couple found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning inside Third Ward home, police say
- Man sought in sexual assault of 4-year-old girl playing outside Chinatown home
- License plate found near fatal Houston hit-and-run leads to arrest
- Man’s body found in Buffalo Bayou near Houston’s Second Ward
- Harris Co. constable deputy, off-duty HPD commander shoot armed suspect multiple times in Spring
- Boot brawl earns boyfriend a knife in the neck, girlfriend a trip to jail
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- Local government
- Harris County Elections Plagued by Problems on First Day of Early Voting
- Tyler ISD school board member Freeman Sterling dies
- Principal resigns, teacher fired after cheating scandal rocks Livingston ISD
- Wichita Falls officials use economic presentation to refine plans for MPEC hotel, conference center
- Texas Conservation Alliance to contest Lake Ringgold water rights permit VIDEO
- Lubbock Police Substation Groundbreaking Ceremony Happens Feb. 21
- Hutto files, dismisses lawsuit against 2nd Perfect Game developer
- Family sues after woman fatally hit by Austin’s MetroRail train
- Competitor questions minority business involvement in Austin airport contract
- Travis Co. CAD appraiser pleads for help on collecting home sales data
- Investigations, complaints surround Hays County Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm
- Dallas should end veteran homelessness this year, council member says – what magic wand store does this council member own?
- More rules for Airbnb hosts? Dallas will form a task force to explore options
- Bexar Co. Commissioner Calvert: Bringing Coronavirus Evacuees to San Antonio a Mistake – so is he a bigot?
- Revamp of San Antonio International Airport is coming, but clean restrooms now are the priority
- Callahan County Chief Deputy Rick Jowers, who’s running for sheriff, resigns
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas Southern University and ousted president agree to part ways
- Public Relations Professor Studies Climate Change Engagement, Perceptions – given the movement is more PR than science, this should be his area.
- Source: Waco, Baylor in talks about possible downtown site for new arena VIDEO
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- Military
- Remains of San Antonio soldier coming home, set to be buried Saturday
- Ex-Dyess AFB airman killed in Afghanistan crash to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
- Goodfellow, Dyess clinics part of DoD restructuring plan
Pratt’s post for 2/20/2020
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