- Speaker Dennis Bonnen Breaks Silence, Expresses Regret AUDIO – and reminds all what two-faced liar he is by lying some more.
- Bonnen says that MQS knew his offer of press credentials was not for real – he lied and said awful things in the interview such as how “outside” groups, meaning we voters banding together, shouldn’t have power. He claimed he called the meeting to stop attacks on Republicans despite asking Sullivan to engage in such. Now he’s a mind read and declares what the other party heard. He has simply tripled-down on being a liar. Stupid to have done the interview but glad he did.
- Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen says he “screwed up badly” in scandal that forced him out
- “I did a horrible job,” House Speaker Dennis Bonnen says of meeting that led to his political downfall
- In radio interview, Bonnen says some “gentlemen” asked him to meet with MQ Sullivan to broker peace deal in the GOP
- Bonnen’s New Statement, Same Old Deceit
- Lt. Gov. Patrick Appointments: Senate Redistricting, Education and Higher Education Committees
- Transcript: Judge Says Removing CPS Cases from Judge Kim “In the Best Interest of the System”
- Texas tried to take over Shepherd ISD. But a surprise, last-minute court order blocked those plans. – a court happy with children and parents being cheated. These fools simply want to continue to fail children and think they are doing “good” in such. Shameful.
- Dan Patrick to San Antonio: Remember the Myth of the Alamo – in rebuttal: Frankly it is San Antonio that has been behind much of this mess from the beginning and needs to be largely silenced.
- Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement on the Texas Economy
- Governor Abbott, TDI Ask Health Insurance Providers To Waive Costs Associated With Coronavirus – see full coronavirus section lower down on this page.
- With coronavirus spreading in Texas, labor unions demand paid sick leave from Abbott – another example of why unions are awful
- Coronavirus revives push for mandatory paid sick leave rules, but Texas leaders have long been opposed – how the hell do they think any small- or mid-sized business can afford such? It’s insane.
- Dawn at the Alamo: Who Will Answer the Call?
- AG Paxton’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit Reaches Milestone with 12 , 000 Total Arrests
- Rinaldi: Price Gouging Laws Hurt the Vulnerable – exactly right
- Texas Democrat primary turnout not impressive
- Who Will Be Voting In Texas’ Primary Runoffs?
- Questions remain about Denton Co. polling locations missing on Texas Secretary of State’s website
- Some Super Tuesday Votes Won’t Count Unless Dallas Judge Fixes Democrat Election Official’s Mistake
- Dallas County’s Super Tuesday recount will go forward
- Complaint Filed With Texas Secretary of State Over Harris County Ineligible Voter – good
- HD60: GOP runoff to decide fate of House district
- SD14: Travis Co. Judge Eckhardt steps down as county judge to run for state Senate
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Royce West targets minority voters in U.S. Senate runoff against MJ Hegar – what’s Royce West ever done that substantially improved the plight of minorities?
- TX2: Runoff Democrat Elisa Cardnell suspends campaign
- Sen. Cruz Praises Nomination of Trey Trainor to the Federal Election Commission, more – disgusting that Cornyn & the Turtle didn’t get this done 2 years ago.
- Trump pitches payroll tax relief to wary lawmakers
- Health Insurance Companies Agree to Waive Coronavirus Test Costs in White House Meeting
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Joe Biden: Time to ‘Take on the NRA’
- NRA Wayne LaPierre Speech | 2020 CPAC VIDEO
- Beto ‘Hell yes’ O’Rourke’s endorsement has Joe Biden fending off allegation that he’s a gun-grabber
- Joe Biden Talks to Michigan Worker About Taking ‘AR-14s’ Away VIDEO
- Biden Loses It On Guns, Tells Worker He’s ‘Full of Sh*t’ VIDEO
- Democrat civility: Biden loses it, tells factory worker ‘you’re full of s–t’ when questioned about gun control
- Bill de Blasio Warns: Joe Biden Hasn’t Been Vetted
- De Blasio claims journalist ‘class traitors’ are helping Bernie Sanders
- Media that hammered Reagan over his age ignoring Biden’s missteps, gaffes VIDEO
- Trump Campaign Calls for Twitter to Flag ‘Manipulated’ Biden Videos on Charlottesville – a strong case of bias
- Trump camp fires back after Twitter labels Biden video ‘manipulated’ VIDEO
- Bloomberg continues to fund election efforts, target black voters in key swing states
- Poll: Mitt Romney More Popular with Democrats than Republicans
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- Border / immigration
- Assaults on Big Bend border agents up as more single males rush the border
- February Border Statistics Reveal Slight Increase in Apprehensions After Eight Months of Decline
- Year 2020 Set to Shatter Meth Seizure Records, DEA Data Show
- AMLO’s New National Guardsmen Accused of Narco-Extortion in Mexican Border State
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- Business
- How will collapsing oil prices affect Texas? It depends on these two factors, experts say.
- Plunge in oil price prompts swift response
- Shale drillers are staring down the barrel of worst oil bust yet
- Ace Hardware scores early victory in trademark battle with San Antonio handyman
- Mitch Hagney: From Trinity debater to Local Sprout CEO
- Austin’s Stone Aerospace shoots for the stars
- Dallas Cowboys offer Prescott richest contract in NFL history – stupid
- Lubbock 7th Top Recession-Proof City
- First high CBD-hemp distributor in Texas launches in Lubbock
- As Dallas Opera learned, when algorithms decide, we all lose
- Dell encourages Austin-area employees to work from home
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- Coronavirus related
- Patient One: First U.S. Coronavirus Case Suffered Pneumonia, Recovered
- Governor Abbott, TDI Ask Health Insurance Providers To Waive Costs Associated With Coronavirus, more
- Feds to Allocate N95 Masks to States Based on Coronavirus Risk
- With coronavirus spreading in Texas, labor unions demand paid sick leave from Abbott – another example of why unions are awful
- Lackland quarantine site empty ahead of arrival of Grand Princess evacuees
- San Antonio command tells families not to attend Air Force graduations at Lackland because of coronavirus risk
- San Antonio city, health officials will not cancel Fiesta — yet
- Officials: Quarantined traveler visited Austin, but health risk low
- Austin puts coronavirus conditions on large events
- SXSW reeling from cancellation as company assesses losses
- MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas postponed due to coronavirus
- Man Back From California Is 1st Coronavirus Case Near Dallas
- Collin Co. patient’s wife, child test positive for new virus
- Health Insurance Companies Agree to Waive Coronavirus Test Costs in White House Meeting
- Cruz says no one who had contact with him need take special coronavirus precautions
- First East Texas case of Coronavirus confirmed in Gregg County
- Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup to take additional precautions amid coronavirus concerns – yeah, that’s really the chief worry handling rattlesnakes!
- Walmart sets emergency leave policy for 1.4M hourly workers amid coronavirus concerns
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Man stabbed 2 in Northeast Austin barber shop, police say
- Lawyer: Durst Found Body of Slain Friend, ‘Panicked’ and Ran
- Odessa: Man charged with assaulting 3
- Man charged with throwing lighter at woman’s face, threatening her with baseball bat
- Odessa man crashes into truck towing hazardous material, causing both vehicles to catch fire
- Wichita Falls woman sentenced for Glock incident
- Morriss gets maximum Tuesday for raping a child, indecency with a child
- Documents: Abilene man killed by suspects trying to rob him for bail money
- 21-year-old woman killed in Callahan Co. crash
- Clyde man found guilty of sexual assault
- Former Abilene lawyer sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication
- Dallas: Man ‘randomly’ slits victim’s throat while waiting for bus
- Woman injured, small explosion with paint thinner in Lubbock County house
- Harris County deputies recover stolen car engines taken near Texas border
- Woman killed while crossing Westheimer in west Houston, police say
- Driver critical after guardrail impales car along North Freeway in Houston
- FBI: Man charged in alleged assault of teen aboard Carnival Vista cruise ship
- Rep. Louie Gohmert confirms exposure to novel coronavirus at conservative conference
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- Local government
- Austin to spend $320,000 to relocate current residents of Rodeway Inn – Yes, they are going to make homeless the residents so they can then move the homeless bums into the former motel!!! Classic government.
- Light rail transit system could bump Austin tax rate 22% – the city is already unlivable for most due to high taxes but they just can’t say no to even more.
- Austin puts coronavirus conditions on large events
- Judge rules Dallas owes gas driller $44.5 million in damages and interest
- Petrolia without water, boil order in effect once restored
- Brian Fritze wins against Wilbarger Co. Sheriff
- Brownwood city council discusses city staff concealed carry policy
- Breckenridge highlights completed projects under city manager
- Abilene: Road over Lake Fort Phantom Hill dam in need of repair, but dam is ‘structurally sound’
- Infowars founder Alex Jones arrested, charged with DWI in Travis County
- Lubbock County runoff not coming, ballot board confirms the final outcome of commissioner GOP race, more
- Former Victoria County sheriff calls for forensic audit of Hurricane Harvey recovery money
- Texas tried to take over Shepherd ISD. But a surprise, last-minute court order blocked those plans. – a court happy with children and parents being cheated. These fools simply want to continue to fail children and think they are doing “good” in such. Shameful.
- Fort Worth ISD Hacked, Joining Other Texas Schools, Towns Hit By Ransomware Attacks
- Randolph Field ISD Names New Superintendent Finalist from Panhandle District
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- Colleges & universities
- American Bar Association says Texas Southern’s law school not meeting admission standards – sadly typical for TSU.
- Ayala: UT oral history project on mariachi begins where it must, in San Antonio
- As colleges across country suspend classes, UT learning could go online after spring break – stupid
- UT Permian Basin’s Response to Coronavirus
- MSU’s Moffett Library renovations near completion
- TTU: Former foreign ambassadors discuss relations with China during annual forum
- Texas Tech Ambassadors Forum highlights testy relationship between U.S., China
- TTU Nutrition Research Finds Novel Target For Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Treatment
- A Blind Children’s Specialist Shares How Texas Tech University Shaped Her Life And Career
- Texas Tech cancels spring break study-abroad for COVID-19 safety
- UNT study looking for homosexual “parents” for study
- Texas A&M canceling classes Monday, Tuesday
Pratt’s post for 3/10/2020
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