- Texas’ Rainy Day Fund Balance Could Take Hit if Oil Price Drop Continues
- Major cost-containment challenges for HB 3 on the horizon, CPPP report finds – could be but who would believe the far-Left CPPP on anything related to “cost” in government given I constantly advocates for more and more spending.
- San Antonio needs help with virus response, 3 lawmakers say – see coronavirus section lower on this page.
- Texas Chief Justice Hecht on Coronavirus: ‘We still have to do Justice’
- Governor Abbott Holds Call With Texas Legislators, Mayors, And County Judges To Provide Update On Coronavirus Efforts
- Environmental Extremists Are Wrong on Natural Gas Flaring
- AG Paxton Defends Religious Freedom and Due Process for Churches of Magnolia
- AG Paxton Establishes Resource Webpage for Volunteer Security in Houses of Worship
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects new death penalty trial requested under “junk science” law
- For-profit cadaver business Science Care comes to Texas over official objections
- Invasive zebra mussels found in San Angelo lake
- Air Tankers stationed in Abilene help fight fires throughout Lone Star State
- Texas Holocaust And Genocide Commission Seeks Applications For Inaugural Berkowitz Institute
- Counting in Texas for the U.S. census has begun. Here’s what you need to know.
- 4 Things Every Texas Parent Needs to Know About Sex-Education
- Democrats smell blood in Texas after sky-high primary turnout – the Dem turnout was higher in 2008 and what followed was a decade of more losses.
- Texas Democrats unveil technological `X factor’ for 2020 election
- Dallas County Recount Caused by Lack of Preparation, Commissioner Calls on Elections Administrator to Resign
- A Look at the Texas Primary Election Ballot Propositions from Each Party
- Texas GOP Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Alamo ‘Reimagining’
- Former Californians Launch Conservative PAC to ‘Keep Texas Red’
- Young radical voters: When the worm turns in voting.
- GOP members of State Board of Education say no to Robert Morrow, more, more
- HD47: Berry Beats Zimmerman by 1 Vote in Legislative Primary, Heads to Runoff, more, HD47: One vote still separates 2nd, 3rd place in Travis County GOP race, but results flip
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- President Trump halts travel from Europe, outlines ‘unprecedented’ actions
- Pence: Yes, we have good reason to restrict travel with EU over COVID-19
- CNN’s Acosta accuses Trump of ‘xenophobia’ for saying coronavirus is a ‘foreign virus’
- Do you like the Democrats’ multi-billion dollar COVID-19 spending bill? – the bill has over $1 billion more for food stamps & requires 14 days (that’s almost 3 5-day weeks) of paid sick leave!
- Sens. Cruz, Rubio Introduce Bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
- To Manage Spread of Coronavirus, Sens. Cruz, Sinema Urge Government to Implement Webform for Travelers– see coronavirus section lower on this page.
- What Comes AFTER a Payroll Tax Cut?
- House about to renew FISA with only cosmetic changes
- Rand Paul Is Poised to Scuttle the FISA Law and America Would Be Safer If He Succeeds
- LGBTQ activists, businesses line up against anti-transgender sports, health care bills
- Rep. Al Green sounds like he wants jail time for Wells Fargo CEOs
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Sunday’s Democratic Debate Moves from Arizona to Washington
- Biden bet on pitching change within our political system, and now amid coronavirus that bet is paying off – wow! A virus is indeed a Democrat political weapon, just ask the DMN editors!
- Biden Picks Up Another Deep State Endorsement
- Bernie says the U.S. economy is designed to work for billionaires. Thank goodness
- How Not to Convince White Working-Class Voters
- Democrat Campaign Dirty Tricks Have Only Begun
- Is “Progressive Theology” a Religion, or Just a Euphemism for Socialism?
- AOC Tries to Use Wuhan Coronavirus as a Socialist Cudgel, ‘Conservative’ Jennifer Rubin Approves
- Don Lemon Goes Absolutely Insane on John Kasich for Refusing to Bash Trump’s Wuhan Virus Address
- Ana Marie Cox’s claim Trump exempted UK from travel ban for being ‘more white’ BACKFIRES so badly she locks down (we got it)
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- Border / immigration
- ICE says it will take 140 years to deport illegals from border surge
- Asylum-Seekers Reaching US Border Are Being Flown To Guatemala AUDIO
- 600 Mexican Cartel Members Arrested Across U.S.A., Says DEA
- Cartel Gunmen Killed Man Who Alleged Official Extortion Schemes in Mexican Border State
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- Business
- For-profit cadaver business Science Care comes to Texas over official objections
- An inside look at Blue Origin’s new mission control center VIDEO
- Fasken Oil and Ranch’s general manager dies from leukemia
- Swiss baking company Aryzta closes Austin bakery, cuts 95 jobs
- ONEOK plans to expand West Texas LPG pipeline
- MMEX accelerates schedule for Phase I of refinery in Pecos County
- Centennial reduces operated rigs in Reeves County to three
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- Coronavirus related
- In abrupt reversal, federal officials to only quarantine Texans at Lackland
- San Antonio needs help with virus response, 3 lawmakers say
- Scientists across Texas build on each other’s research to create coronavirus vaccine
- Should Texas declare a state of emergency over coronavirus? 6 things to know
- 10 things you can do to manage your health at home with COVID-19 – that’s right, at home and it is the same as for the flu or a bad cold!
- NBA suspends play due to coronavirus
- Mark Cuban plans to pay furloughed arena workers amid NBA suspension
- MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus
- Magnolia’s Spring at the Silos canceled amid coronavirus outbreak
- Ted Cruz, in self-quarantine, calls coronavirus ‘serious,’ but no reason to panic
- Mexico, Central America’s Few Coronavirus Cases Are All from Overseas Travelers, Say Officials
- Second Known Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Mexican States Bordering Texas
- Odessa has officially cancelled Tap into Downtown
- After citywide meeting, Sweetwater decides to still move forward with Rattlesnake Roundup – good for them!
- NJCAA to postpone upcoming men’s and women’s basketball national tournaments
- UIL limits attendance for state basketball tournament
- Coronavirus: Harris County suspending cash at toll booths, but you’re still on the hook for payments
- Montgomery County judge signs disaster declaration amid crisis
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Odessa PD respond to hotel bomb threats, more
- Odessa Police arrest man after shots fired call
- Judge orders drug, alcohol tests for Alex Jones in child custody case VIDEO
- Indicted: Abilene suspects accused of killing man for bail money
- 44 people indicted by Taylor County grand jury
- Disgruntled patron brought BB rifle to Austin strip club, police say
- Man’s body found on conveyor belt at recycling plant in Travis County
- Austin bartender illegally served driver accused of killing pedestrian, TABC says
- Woman injured after car plows into South Austin eatery’s patio
- Levelland business owner arrested in connection to fire at West Texas Grill
- 1 dead, 1 arrested after South Lubbock shooting
- Lubbock Man Arrested For Fatally Shooting Girlfriend
- Man shot, killed while walking to store in Houston’s Magnolia Park
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- Local government
- AG Paxton Defends Religious Freedom and Due Process for Churches of Magnolia
- Wichita County, City of Electra sign interlocal agreement VIDEO
- Lake Wichita committee reviews early plan for veterans plaza
- Odessa passes first SOB approval, SWOP disapproves
- Midland Co. Jail and City of Midland named in inmate suicide lawsuit
- Abilene City Council approves two DCOA (EDC) packages
- Invasive zebra mussels found in West Texas reservoir that supplies water for Abilene
- Lamesa EDC “gives” $100,000 for city street work
- Plaintiffs Look to Doom Austin’s Land Reform
- Dallas ISD cameras can be the voice for special ed kids who can’t speak for themselves
- Dallas County Recount Caused by Lack of Preparation, Commissioner Calls on Elections Administrator to Resign
- Austin Mayor Sends Mixed Messages Over SXSW’s Coronavirus Cancellation
- Commentary: God and Fear of the Coronavirus
- Court rulings mean Houston’s District B council runoff may be delayed past May elections
- San Antonio: Newly Promoted Municipal Executive Wants to ‘Liberate’ City Employees
- San Antonio Utilities Have Stopped Disconnecting Customers, Citing Coronavirus Concerns
- Austin-area hospitals limiting entry amid coronavirus threat
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- Colleges & universities
- Alleged bribes, kickbacks for law school admission at heart of Texas Southern University turmoil
- TWU’s 22nd Annual Edible Car Contest Teaches Students Engineering With A Fun Twist AUDIO
- MSU Texas extends Spring Break amid COVID-19 preparations
- MSU extends spring break, will transition to online only classes amid coronavirus concern
- HSU, ACU extend spring break; to go online-only
- Texas Tech becomes center of excellence for foster care
- TTUHSC suspends classes after spring break; plans set for online courses
- Texas Tech classes cancelled, shifting to online following Spring Break
- Angelo State postpones classes an additional week after Spring Break
- Wayland Baptist to transition to online classes
- UT Austin Extends Spring Break As Precaution Against Coronavirus
- UH cancels next week’s classes, plans shift to online courses
- Texas A&M to finish semester online, limit gatherings to 50 people
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- Military
- Fallen WWII veteran returned to Texoma VIDEO
Pratt’s post for 3/12/2020
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