- Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick to lay out Texas’ plan to prevent spread of coronavirus
- Governor Abbott Reappoints Norris As Adjutant General of Texas
- Fiscal Notes: New Funding for Early Education
- AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas’s Method of Appointing Presidential Electors
- Court upholds Texas’ winner-take-all system of electoral votes for president
- Texas DPS issued 1 million licenses to carry firearms in last decade
- TTI’s Wunderlich Briefs Texas Senate Panel on Traffic-Related Crash Trends, Causes
- Gun Activists Rally at Texas Capitol to Urge Senate to Block Restrictions
- Texas Agency Prepares Crackdown on Sex Trafficking at Massage Parlors
- Undercover TABC Spring Break stings will target Texans selling alcohol to minors
- Texas state crime labs won’t test suspected marijuana in low-level cases
- Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. Unveils Plan to Fund I-35 through Austin
- Abbott Reappoints Dorton To Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee
- Abbott’s state-run camp for the homeless in Austin to be taken over by nonprofit with new shelter plans
- State commission approves $1-a-month lease of Austin campsite for homeless to local nonprofit
- Abbott says the homeless need mental health care. Advocates say Medicaid expansion would help. – typical and B.S. on Obamacare expansion. Everyone of these bums already qualifies for Medicaid under current rules! The expansion simply ups the household income to quality to full-middle-class earners.
- Voting in Texas: Why your primary ballot includes propositions, and what they are used for
- Both parties up from 2018 in early vote totals – of course, presidential years are always much higher than gubernatorial cycles.
- The number of immigrant voters has doubled since 2000. What impact can they have on Texas politics?
- Community censorship or taxpayer funded lobbying? Local control looms large in Texas House GOP primaries
- HD2: Dan Flynn Paid for Netflix with Campaign Cash, Termed it “overhead”
- HD45 & HD47: Central Texas GOP primaries draw donations as election day nears
- HD47: Five GOP Primary Candidates in West Austin House District Outline Policy Agenda Ahead of Super Tuesday
- SD14: Rep. Eddie Rodriguez forms exploratory committee for possible Texas Senate run
- SD27: Sen. Eddie Lucio is a household name in South Texas. Can progressive Democratic challengers topple him?
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Cornyn to campaign in Wichita Falls March 3
- TX7: Jim Noteware on why he is running for Congress
- TX13: Winegarner’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ Snake Oil
- TX13 Candidate Profile: Winegarner, Foglesong, Hays VIDEO
- TX13 Candidate Profile: Herman, Snider, Carr VIDEO
- TX24: Trump endorses former Irving mayor Beth Van Duyne in heated Texas congressional primary
- TX24: Democrats Think They Can Finally Flip District
- TX28: Battle For Future Of Democratic Party On Full Display In TX28 Dem Primary
- TX31: Eclectic crew compete to fill Hegar’s shoes in bid to boot Carter
- Alabama senator’s power play kept coronavirus cruise ship evacuees in San Antonio
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Texas Looms Large as Super Tuesday Bonanza for Democrats
- The whole of the Democratic Party is “off the rails”
- Obama demands TV stations stop airing ‘despicable’ anti-Biden ad from Pro-Trump PAC that misuses his words
- Austin donors favor Bernie Sanders. In Houston, it’s Joe Biden.
- Huge staff, ad blitzes, free T-shirts: How billionaire Michael Bloomberg is campaigning for the White House
- Democrats for President: Pete Buttigieg on LGBTQ Issues
- You’re not imagining it: Nearly every campaign ad in Texas is from Bloomberg
- Democratic presidential candidates begin to crowd Texas for final pre-primary sprint
- Delegate Cutoff Looms Large for Some Presidential Candidates in Texas
- In Texas, most Black voters so far are backing Biden.
- Democratic Presidential Candidates: Meet Texas’ Fastest-Growing Demographic Groups. – they actually used the term “Latinx” in the sub-head
- A Candidate’s Progressive Stance On Immigration Isn’t Equivalent To Latino Outreach
- Warren releases plan for border communities
- Democratic presidential candidates push for universal [fully government run and controled] health care
- Democratic presidential candidates run on overhaul of U.S. health care system – no, see above. They are running on a government takeover.
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- Border / immigration
- Border Patrol Prepared for Migrants Arriving with Coronavirus, Says Incoming Deputy Chief
- Mexican Border State Hospitals Drill for Future Coronavirus Cases
- Court: Migrant Child With Head Injury Can See Neurologist
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- Business
- Apache calls it quits on Alpine High after $3 billion charge
- Apache layoffs impact Midland office; No word on how many affected
- J.C. Penney Sees Key Sales Figure Down for the Year
- Prosecutor: Arkema Jeopardized Public Safety During Harvey
- Arkema trial: Everything you need to know about the case against the Crosby plant
- San Antonio Startup Readies Early-Payday App for Launch
- Clear Channel Outdoor posts $27 million profit in 4Q
- Austin tech startup Olea raises $9 million
- Austin’s Kong Capital aims for $200M fund
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- La Marque teen gets life in prison for killing his pregnant mother
- Driver slams into Houston fire station, arrested on DWI charge
- WFPD discover body in vehicle, more
- PHOTOS: High water takes over east Houston neighborhood, roads after water main break
- 37 Kids From Texas Have Gone Missing This Month
- Hico man uses apps to catch online sex predators targeting minors
- Report: Driver flees fuel pump after filling tank with 222 gallons of diesel in Abilene
- Welding sparks 5-acre grass fire in Hamby
- Levelland couple Mathis, Garza indicted for capital murder of toddler
- Arrest affidavit reports Midland woman was locked in closet and starved; Boyfriend charged with negligent homicide
- One person shot in Central Odessa neighborhood
- Midland man may never walk again after he was shot by car burglars VIDEO
- Lubbock Man Accused of Having Sex With Underage Runaway Girl
- Arrest made in shooting of teenager along University Avenue in Lubbock VIDEO
- Former teacher’s aide pleads guilty to sending obscene material to a minor
- San Antonio body shop owner get 2 years in jail for insurance fraud
- Near Minimum Sentence for Man Who Raped, Threatened Pflugerville Woman With Knife
- DEA says Houston is a major meth ‘transportation hub’, target of new crackdown
- Driver seriously injured after crashing into North Austin Kohl’s
- Austin police seek robber who held up 3 stores in past 2 weeks
- Round Rock La Frontera stores robbed before dawn
- State orders Austin agent to stop selling investments
- Meth raid results in gambling den discovery in San Antonio
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- Local government
- FBI Conducting Probe at Houston ISD Offices, more
- Federal agents descend on HISD administration building, COO’s home
- FBI conducting ‘court authorized law enforcement activity’ at HISD’s headquarters
- Wichita Falls police officer Tim Putney to be let go because of the toll of his on-the-job injuries
- A look into the Wichita Falls ISD’s want for two new high schools VIDEO
- Vernon Police technology leading the nation VIDEO
- Burkburnett releases draft for downtown master plan VIDEO
- Texas Water Development Board approves $754,600 to City of Carbon for water system improvements
- Abilene Police Chief Stan Standridge resigns, what happens next? VIDEO
- City leaders refusing to talk about Abilene Police Chief’s resignation
- Abilene ISD board approves $38.1 million contract for ‘The LIFT’
- Lubbock city council votes to reclassify zone for county’s proposed expo center
- ACLU Sues Texas Towns Over “Sanctuary of the Unborn” Ordinances
- Dallas council members approve $400,000 grant for city’s first boarding school for poor students
- Dallas County Bail Reform Policies Scrutinized Following Increase in Homicides
- After the Allen ISD superintendent left to lead his hometown district, the wheels came off his career
- Family of prisoner who died in Nueces County Jail sues county, jailers
- Austin ISD revokes Pease student transfers
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- Colleges & universities
- LCU named Scott McDowell as 7th President
- MSU hosts final community conversation about possible TTU alliance
- Texas Tech total student enrollment sees growth from previous spring
- Law enforcement from Taiwan learn tactics in American policing at UH Downtown
- UT System gives plan for Tyler medical school final approval
- UT Regents give preliminary nod to construct training center
- Regents OK $8 million to boost security around UT Austin
Pratt’s post for 2/27/2020
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