- Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Alamo repairs are ‘off track,’ hits George P. Bush for poor oversight – 97% of GOP voters supported Prop. 7: Texans should protect and preserve all historical monuments, artifacts, and buildings, such as the Alamo Cenotaph and our beloved Alamo, and should oppose any reimagining of the Alamo site.
- Jerry McGinty to head troubled Legislative Budget Board
- Texas Democrats sue the state to keep straight-ticket voting in 2020
- Deadly white-nose syndrome confirmed in Texas bat for first time – not good
- Anatomy of an Upset: Jim Wright on His Shocking Victory Over Ryan Sitton for Texas Railroad Commissioner
- Did Jim Wright pull an upset on Tuesday because of his name?
- Who pays attention to the Railroad Commission? Republican upstart shocks in Tuesday primary
- Railroad commissioner’s defeat surprises industry
- Democrats Eye More Gains After Texas Stars on Super Tuesday
- `No one should wait six hours to vote,’ but in Texas, thousands did on Super Tuesday – incompetent Democrat county officials caused this.
- “Last in Line” Voter in Harris County Was Not Eligible to Vote Under Texas Law
- Harris County’s cascade of election day fumbles disproportionately affected communities of color
- Democrats’ run Harris County, and they own the problems that Democratic voters experienced.
- Texas lawmakers to hold hearing into excessive Super Tuesday voting lines
- Travis County voters faced long lines on Super Tuesday — but they had choices, clerk says
- Texas Republicans Overwhelmingly Adopt All 10 Propositions
- HD2 & HD59: 2 Texas Republican Lawmakers Face Runoff Challenges in May
- HD92: Voters picked conservative Jeff Cason to replace Stickland in the House
- How do you solve a problem like Robert Morrow?
- In Super Tuesday ‘heat check,’ Texas progressives got warmer – bull
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- With votes finally tallied, Hegar and West advance to Democrat Senate runoff
- Royce West Faces An Uphill, But Not Impossible, Battle Against MJ Hegar
- TX11: August Pfluger is ‘humbled’ by local support
- TX12: Granger Scores Worst Margin of Victory – but she still won
- TX24: Former rival endorses Candace Valenzuela in Democrat runoff
- Sens. Cruz, Inhofe, Colleagues Pen Letter Urging EPA to Continue Granting Regulatory Relief to Small Refineries
- Sen. Cruz on ‘Fox & Friends’ Discusses Coronavirus Containment Efforts, Slams Sen. Schumer’s Supreme Court Threats
- Congress takes up insurance rate discrimination
- Democrats Block GOP Bill to Require Respect for Fetal Remains
- Sen. Romney weighs in on possible Senate probe of Biden/Burisma (Mollie Hemingway: ‘Even for Mitt Romney, that’s pretty Mitt Romney’)
- Judge Fires Up House Lawsuit for Trump’s Tax Returns
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Hey, Bernie, Check Out Government’s 10 Most Wanted ‘Medi-crooks’
- Bernie Sanders May Want to Praise Joseph Stalin, Too
- Joe Klein: Dear Bernie Bros, please don’t be stupid when Biden gets the nomination
- ‘Why the Democratic Establishment Still Has Juice’
- Is Biden Surging or Is Sanders Choking?
- Biden’s slim win over Bernie in Texas has big meaning – “According to the Texas Democratic Party, Biden will receive 111 of the state’s 228 convention delegates; Sanders will get 102 delegates, Bloomberg will get 10 delegates, and Warren 5.”
- Sam Donaldson: Biden ‘doesn’t have what it takes to get in a knife fight’ with Trump
- Biden: Beto O’Rourke to lead gun-control push
- Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Drops Out of Presidential Race VIDEO
- ‘THREE DAYS TOO LATE’: President Donald Trump tweets of Elizabeth Warren ending White House bid
- Like so many women, Elizabeth Warren turned invisible – a silly, victimhood view
- Warren: Of course sexism in Democratic Party presidential primaries is a problem; Update: Pelosi too?
- Hard to swallow: Bill Clinton has come up with a creative new excuse for his affair with Monica Lewinsky
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- Border / immigration
- Court Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy on Part of US Border
- Trump says government will withhold funds from sanctuary cities after court ruling
- Illegal Alien Family Apprehensions at Border Down 92% in Feb from May 2019 Peak
- Migrants have ‘hopes dashed’ after court reversal on ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
- 350 Pounds of Hard Drugs Seized at U.S. Border Crossings over Weekend
- Chihuahua, Mexico: Huachicolero Carlos Cuevas Abundis Kills 2 of His Bodyguards
- Chihuahua: YouTuber Accused Of Abducting Woman And Demanding Bitcoin Ransom
- As Feds Force-Feed Another Hunger Striker, Judge Raises Concern
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- Business
- Exxon to Cut Activity in Permian Basin as Oil Prices Plummet
- Contractor Pays $495K Back Wages to 411 Workers in 3 States
- Chip and Joanna Gaines Reveal New Show on Forthcoming TV Network
- New: The Otis Hotel, Autograph Collection, gets attention
- Hyperloop Selection Process in North Texas Moves Into Second Phase Amid Some Opposition
- Owner of former Lone Star Brewery complex wants at least $13.5 million for property
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- Coronavirus related
- Austin, other Texas cities now can test for coronavirus, Abbott says
- What can Texas do if a coronavirus outbreak hits?
- Sen. Cruz: Coronavirus Is a Real and Serious Challenge That Requires Cool Heads and Fact-Based Decisions
- Sweeping Senate vote sends Trump $8.3B bill to fight virus
- Houston-Area Man Had ‘Presumptive Positive’ Coronavirus Test
- Harris Co. judge urges vigilance as more Houston-area coronavirus cases expected
- Dim sum and rumor control: Houston Mayor, officials lunch in Asiatown in bid to calm coronavirus fears
- Netflix Cancels SXSW Screenings, Events Amid Virus Concerns
- TI Cancels Teaching-With-Tech Confab, Cites Coronavirus Fear
- Companies Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff as Virus Spreads
- Coronavirus scare upends Austinites’ travel plans
- Coronavirus post citing NewsWest 9 is false
- No, you can’t use Tito’s Vodka to make your own hand sanitizer
- 6 at UH under coronavirus ‘self-quarantine’ after traveling abroad
- From China’s Patient Zero to North Star Mall: A San Antonio Timeline of the Global Coronavirus Outbreak
- How Texas would benefit from $8.3B coronavirus response package
- Coronavirus is sending shivers through participants in San Antonio conventions
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Captured: Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Sought for Trafficking Arrested in Houston
- Man Gets Jail for Video of Himself Licking Ice Cream Tub
- Argument over loud music led to fatal shooting of Round Rock teen, police say
- Wife filed for divorce prior to double shooting
- Ector Co. man charged with sexually assaulting niece in the bath
- Another earthquake reported near Coyanosa
- Report details how 11-year-old’s body was discovered in Wichita Falls, Two arrested in Las Vegas after boy’s body found in WF
- Police: Suspect uses magnets to steal from store
- 43 indicted by Taylor County grand jury
- Judson ISD teacher accused of touching student’s private parts several times
- Lubbock man accused of burning mother alive in 2011 found not guilty by insanity
- Robbery of pharmacy, Lubbock police say narcotics taken, more
- Littlefield Man Indicted for Role in the Death of LaTisha Smith
- Two Female Suspects Sought in Robbery on Burnet Road in Austin
- Body found in burning car in Independence Heights
- Man found shot dead outside west Houston home
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- Local government
- Dallas police chief tells officers to request higher bail for revolving-door defendants
- Wichita Falls picks group for compensation analysis
- Lee Harvey returns to Wichita County Commissioner position after primary election VIDEO
- Wichita Co. inmates assist with the demolition of acquired property
- Callahan Co. Sheriff’s Race in limbo until embattled winner officially withdraws
- Lubbock JP says kids not going to school is a problem in her precinct VIDEO
- San Antonio Council Oks Rule Requiring Baby-Changing Stations in New Buildings – more costly nanny-state rules from a Texas city that business groups went along with. Utter fools. Each is free to do this without a gov’t rule.
- It’s easy to cheat a new system that offers half-price discounts for drivers on our HOV lanes
- Round Rock ISD students create app to thwart mass shootings
- Austin ISD finds way around state ban on source of sex ed lessons
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas Southern Univ. internal audit showed money missing and a possible payoff in the admissions office
- A look into the MSU president’s life
- MSU Title IX Coordinator search: an update of where we are now
- ACU: Kittley, Wells honored at Alumni Day luncheon
- HSU’s “World Famous Cowboy Band” Marches in Mardi Gras Parades
- TTU’s first “practice baby” helped home economics students learn about parenting
- WBU Lubbock to Honor Powers at Annual Banquet
- WBU: UN Participant, Researcher Headlines Willson Lectures
- CC, the world’s first cloned cat, dies in College Station
- 6 at UH under coronavirus ‘self-quarantine’ after traveling abroad
- Charles Miles, part of first class of black UT students, dies at 81
- A&M study: The future of Texas depends on climate preparedness – stupid as hell. The climate is always changing and at various speeds, all the changes these warmers predict are still very long term issues to which people naturally adapt.
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- Military
- Remains of US Navy seaman killed in WWII at Pearl Harbor returns to Bowie VIDEO
- War veteran’s Medal of Honor loaned to Tech Alumni Assoc. for display
- Lubbock man whose remains left unclaimed might be a Vietnam War veteran
Pratt’s post for 3/5/2020
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