- Sen. John Whitmire Says Prison Closings Show Texas Is ‘Smart’ About Crime
- Two Diamond Princess evacuees in San Antonio test positive for coronavirus
- Cornyn: Coronavirus Evacuees to be Tested on Base, Away from Civilians
- Quarantined evacuee says CDC has major issues at Lackland AFB
- Lackland Air Force Base Releases 90 Evacuees Cleared of Coronavirus
- AG Paxton Leads 42 States in Support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act
- Gov. Abbott establishes clemency application for survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking
- Abbott Appoints Estevez Presiding Judge Of Ninth Administrative Judicial Region
- Greg Abbott Says Homeless Camp ‘Has Better Government Than Austin City Council’
- Decades after oil spill, Barnett Shale lake deemed safe
- TWIA vote could eventually force rate increases
- This major player wants you to pay attention to what’s going on in Texas public schools – no he wants you to raise taxes and hand over even more money to public schools and do so with less accountability on results. Texans willing to stomach higher taxes to improve public schools, poll says
- Analysis: Is Texas political sentiment changing?
- What is this Link Letter? Some praise, others question legitimacy of ‘pay-to-play’ voting guide
- Lewd tweets, the N-word and just plain weirdness: A wild-card candidate rattles education board races.
- Denny, Doss face off for Place 4, Texas 7th Court of Appeals VIDEO
- Pratt: Larry Doss for Place 4, Texas 7th Court of Appeals
- SD14: Dem Reps. Howard, Israel pass on race to replace Watson
- HD2: Dan Flynn and Bryan Slaton Set For Third Showdown – go Slaton!
- HD45: Is a GOP candidate’s nonprofit helping veterans?
- HD45: Republicans Looking to Unseat Rep. Erin Zwiener in Texas House Share Top Policy Priorities
- HD108: Democratic race for Park Cities, Old East Dallas seat in the Texas House heats up over guns, GOP ties
- HD132: Abbott-backed candidate fights Schofield for his old seat as November looms large
- The Back Mic: Potential Kirk Watson Successors, Bernie Sanders Rallies in Texas, New Committee Assignments
- Dallas Morning News editors think party resolutions are to fool and divide people! – these folk are morons.
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- MJ Hegar keeps fundraising lead as Democratic primary to challenge Cornyn reaches end
- AOC backs Tzintzún Ramirez for Cornyn seat, more – I guess it is news but it is hardly surprising, both are extreme punitive radicals.
- Senate candidate ‘Mamá’ Garcia isn’t Hispanic, but says she has ‘el corazón Latino’ – it’s like watching a circus or old BBC parody of politics!
- TX10: Democrat Mike Siegel’s close loss in 2018 won him tougher primary competition this year for a nationally targeted congressional seat
- TX10: Fort Worth is only about 40 percent of the vote’: Putnam plays outsider vs. Granger
- TX11: Batch responds to reports he was a ‘Never Trumper,’ says they’re ‘disingenuous’ – who cares? He never even bothered to register to vote until this last year which says all you need to know.
- TX11: Ned Luscombe uses grassroots to try and earn spot in Congress
- TX12: Kay Granger has raised $730K so far this year, showing aggressive response to GOP challenger Chris Putnam – story has info on TX24 race too
- TX13: Pratt: Chris Ekstrom for Texas 13th Congressional District
- TX13: Jackson: ‘I can run in this district … without changing anything about who I am’
- TX13: Democrat Congress, Senate candidates speak in Wichita Falls
- TX28: Fierce S. Texas race brings together Pelosi and the Koch brothers as the left targets Henry Cuellar – this story demonstrates how the Democrat Party has changed in Texas over the past 2 decades.
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Mills: Bloomberg’s money funds anti-fossil fuel agenda
- Michael Bloomberg Wants to Micromanage American Life – a good point-by-point rundown of the basics.
- Watch out for Bloomberg’s paid stooges on the Internet
- Joe Biden Essentially Pushing Ban on All Semiautomatic Firearms
- Biden Vows to ‘get those clips that have multiple bullets in them not for sale’
- Giuliani: Joe Biden’s Bribery, Corruption, and RICO
- Weekend with Bernie: Sanders in Texas for four rallies ending in Austin
- Cramer on Sanders: ‘Is He Really a Socialist or Is He a Communist?’
- Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Co-Chair Loses Her Mind Over Socialism Questions
- Crenshaw Translates Bernie Sanders’ Unity Talk So You See What He’s Really Saying
- Can Bernie Sanders switch roles, unite fractured party?
- At the Democrat Debate, Only Losers
- Buttigieg’s ‘husband’ defends Pete from Rush Limbaugh’s comments and wonders if America is safe for young people – talk about making it up! Rush didn’t say much of anything except observe exactly what Pete purposely put front-and-center – male kissing.
- Van Jones: There’s ‘something defective’ in the Democrats’ party
- Reproductive rights fractures coalition of church-affiliated investment groups – sadly what a full read of this piece tells me is that few of our branches of the Church are actually in awe of God and dedicated to following His will. It is profoundly sad. Do-goodism is not the same as living as God would have us.
- North Texas corporations are crucial allies in advancing LGBTQ rights – companies are pushing the social change that opposes Biblical teaching.
- Wow! Omar really DID marry her brother! Democrats freak out as Sanders continues to lead
- Why don’t we teach American history anymore?
- Steven Spielberg’s daughter Mikaela launches porn career: I’m ready to ‘capitalize on my body’; parents ‘ultimately supportive’
- AOC announces new PAC aimed at winning a ‘progressive majority’ (Frank Luntz says it’s ‘excellent news for the GOP’ and Trump)
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- Border / immigration
- $5.3 Million in Meth, Cocaine Seized at Texas Ports of Entry in Two Weeks
- Kidnapped Mexican Journalist Rescued After Shootout
- Report: Mick Mulvaney Claims U.S. ‘Needs More Immigrants’ Because Country ‘Running Out of People’
- Trump’s Chief of Staff to American Workers: Drop Dead
- Sanctuary: Illegal aliens in Cambridge, Mass. won’t be arrested for driving without a license
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- Business
- Oil & Gas Drilling Rig Count Summary
- AAA Texas: State Gas Price Average Increases for the First Time in Six Weeks
- LNG opponents sue feds over Brownsville permits
- CenterPoint names interim chief in wake of CEO’s resignation
- Kinder Morgan CEO offers new guidance on Permian Pass Pipeline
- Archer County News now a subsidiary of L&D Haile Properties
- Helicopter on display at Abilene farm show was flown into place inside Coliseum
- Texas solar shines through as leader in renewable energy
- Landlord cleared to take Reagor-Dykes Plainview facility
- Pioneer Natural CEO calls on investors to divest in companies with high flaring
- Austin Real Estate Trust Approaches $1 Billion in Annual Revenue
- SpaceX reportedly seeking to raise $250M as Starlink and Starship efforts ramp up
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Cibolo police officer arrested on child pornography charge, placed on administrative leave
- Texoma’s Most Wanted as of February 21, 2020
- Survey: Average Texan could only run 1/5 of mile without stopping – but we can drive 85mph and do it for thousands of miles!
- Two women arrested at massage business, charged with prostitution
- Woman sentenced to jail after violating parole for using baby as collateral
- McAllen man dies in gang shootout in Midland
- Second student arrested on gun charge at Odessa High School
- Odessa police looking for person involved in multiple hit and runs
- Odessa kidnapping suspect arrested in Lubbock
- Big Spring couple sentenced to combined 140 years in child exploitation case
- Three men killed in Coleman County plane crash identified, more
- Abilene man indicted, accused of threatening guests with gun after fight at party
- 10-year-old girl killed while riding bike to school in San Antonio identified
- San Angelo murder investigation leads to child porn bust
- Three people, including 7th grader, stabbed to death in San Saba
- Bank robbery reported Friday before noon in Lubbock
- Wharton Co. Man Added to Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender List
- Austin Investment Advisor Indicted in Connection With Ponzi Scheme
- Austin: Two Homeless Camp Fires on Same Day, Two With Serious Injuries
- Anti-Wimp: Couple shoots 3, kills 2 after attempted home invasion
- Austin artist’s body found weeks after going missing at Hippie Hollow, family spokesperson says
- 2 killed in Texas City, shooter dead after police chase southeast of Houston, police say
- Man run over, killed during disturbance outside northeast Houston motel
- Alvin High School staffer investigated for inappropriate conduct with student
- Police chase ends with suspect shooting himself on Gulf Freeway, authorities say
- Ex-Rice football player pleads guilty in ex-teammate Blain Padgett’s opioid death
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- Local government
- Lina Hidalgo’s Year of Living Dangerously – the know-nothing Leftist who lucked into the role of Harris County Judge.
- Callahan County Sheriff candidate resigns from Chief Deputy position amidst military service controversy
- 2 of 5 Fort Worth Police Officers Reinstated After a Man Died in Custody
- Tarrant Co. Judges Defy Voters
- Greg Abbott Says Homeless Camp ‘Has Better Government Than Austin City Council’
- On Night Patrol With Austin Police: A Glimpse Into The City’s Homelessness Crisis and the People Trying to Keep Austin Safe
- Investigation Underway After Inmate Dies at Travis County Jail
- LCRA updates water management plan for lakes Travis, Buchanan
- Midland ISD announces new Chief of Staff – again, why does a school district need a Chief of Staff? Can the superintendent not deal with his top team?
- Former pastor turned Midland mayor: Patrick Payton’s journey into politics
- After 3 days without water, Abilene resident calls KTXS for help – called the media before calling the water department it appears!
- Water main break leaves Olton without water
- Idalou ISD names Eldorado administrator as superintendent finalist
- In Irving, troubled ex-mayor’s appointment to a prestigious board is classic political cronyism
- San Antonio Seeks Applicants for Two New Climate Committees – seriously
- San Antonio Dials Back Spending for This Year’s SXSW Festival
- Potter County Turns Heads on Vacant Lot Spending
- Round Rock ISD officially votes to create its own police department
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- Colleges & universities
- TTU: Political Science Researcher Helps Nonprofits Help People
- TTU SGA hosts townhall meeting, spotlights campus issues
- TTU: Cowen discusses information technology at Free Market Institute lecture
- WBU: Veteran Shares Heartwarming Story
- Tarleton delays more than a year releasing records of a gunman on campus
- Texas A&M University System announces major development project in Houston’s Texas Medical Center
- A&M Student Senate passes a resolution in support of DRAGgieland – Event the Aggies have gone Leftist.
- TSU Student Government senator acquitted of two of three articles of impeachment – see how the young libs think!
- TSU Student Government passes composting bill – see, the little liberals begin very early with the social demands.
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- Military
- Navy names aircraft carrier for Dorie Miller, black sailor from Waco and unlikely Pearl Harbor hero
- Midland Gold, White Star Family share their story of loss and hope VIDEO
- Black History Month: Dyess AFB leaders make history
- Public meetings scheduled for input on B-21 Raider planes coming to Dyess AFB
- Family emotional, but extremely proud of Texa soldier killed in Afghanistan attack VIDEO
Pratt’s post for 2/21/2020
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