- Judicial conduct commission wants JP same-sex weddings case moved to Austin – of course these nasty little Leftism pushers do.
- Congressman Brady and State Representative Steve Toth Expect Federal Waivers to Standardized Testing by End of Week
- Golf cart, off-highway plates available at motor-vehicle office
- Abbott Waives Certain Vehicle Registration, Titling, And Parking Placard Regulations In Texas
- How Will the Oil Bust and the Coronavirus Affect the Texas Budget? – an admission that your taxes are going up if you elect Dems in Texas!
- Villalba launches think tank dedicated to studying Texas Latinos – I’m just not sure he is the guy to lead anything like this, he is so confused on so much.
- Texas Republicans will delay state convention as nation guards against spread of coronavirus
- Texas Democrats call for all-mail elections amid pandemic, more – as well predicted!
- Texas exploring all vote-by-mail ballots for May runoff
- Democrat Request on Voting by Mail Should be Rejected
- ‘Move on’ From Mistakes, Says Harris Co. Democrat Election Official
- Texas runoff elections for U.S. Senate, local races in flux amid coronavirus spread
- SD14: Virus concerns delay special election for Watson seat to July 14, more
- Thinking of Running for Office? Change Your Name to Rickhoff
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- Coronavirus related
- Don’t let the panic excuse bad action by elected officials
- Texas Ramps Up Coronavirus Testing Capabilities With Drive-Through Centers in Major Cities
- Virus-related price gouging can bring stiff fines in Texas – stupid law that harms people as opposed to helping them. The gouging law(s) makes it not economically viable to build and hold extra inventories for times of disaster. That in-turn simply means less is available – at any price! Better to have what you need and it be costly than not to have it at all. No one is forced to buy.
- Governor’s Office Clears Path for Governmental Bodies to Meet Telephonically or by Video-conference During Coronavirus Disaster
- Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19
- What is the military’s role during the pandemic?
- Abbott Waives Certain Vehicle Registration, Titling, And Parking Placard Regulations In Texas
- TxDMV Regional Service Centers Closed to Public for In-Person Transactions
- While other states fighting coronavirus enforce widespread closures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott goes with a patchwork system – this is the big liberal meme in Texas and of course it is inherently asking for authoritarian central control and ignores the size of Texas and differing situations.
- Coronavirus Spread Illustrates How Inequality Complicates Public Health – more liberal weirdness in how things are seen. If every Texan had a great insurance policy it would not change any of the situation we are in today.
- Nexstar to air virtual town hall on coronavirus with Governor Abbott Thursday night VIDEO
- Abbott says to expect “exponential” increase in positive coronavirus cases
- Matagorda County reports first coronavirus-related death in Texas – sad but it quite likely that any season’s flu would have done the same to the 90-year-old.
- Texas Reports 1st Coronavirus Death as Bars, Clubs Close
- Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo orders bars to close, restricts restaurants to takeout for 15 days
- Four coronavirus cases connected to Houston rodeo cookoff tent, organizer says – back on 28 February
- Coronavirus Madness is Fever Pitch – The economic harm from the reaction is a greater harm than the virus
- Tucker Carlson Explains How Shutting Our Economy Down Over Pandemic Fears Only Makes Things Worse
- Coronavirus Spikes in Mexico with 82 Confirmed Cases
- COVID-19 Stay: Texas Execution Halted for Man Who Killed Family
- ‘We all just need to calm down’: Brown County judge quells community fears on coronavirus VIDEO
- Big Country police departments find lighthearted humor amid COVID-19 outbreak
- Pandemic policing: More Houston-area cops to take reports over the phone
- Visitor to Texas Civil Commitment Center in Littlefield has tested positive for Coronavirus
- Dallas County official orders new isolation requirements, more widespread testing
- As coronavirus spreads, hoarding won’t save you but it will endanger others
- Pastors Pray and Encourage During Coronavirus Pandemic
- Bill de Blasio wants ‘literally a nationalization’ of some private companies over coronavirus
- San Antonio Bars Gatherings of 50 or More
- Austin joins other major cities shuttering bars, entertainment venues and in-house restaurant service
- Balancing the Individual and the Community During the Coronavirus Crisis
- As the number of cases has expanded, the mortality rate has declines
- Social distancing has upended the financial lives of countless Texans. And many don’t know what’s next. – “Many?” None do.
- COVID-19 Just Made Helping The Homeless A Lot Harder
- Waco order closure of all restaurants, bars, and gyms.
- Galveston County judge calls Harris County restaurant closures illegal – I tentatively agree as to-date I’ve not seen a statute that allows for this.
- How to file for unemployment in Texas if your job is affected by coronavirus
- Coronavirus derails ground game for Texas census count
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- ‘A vacuum of leadership:’ MJ Hegar blasts Trump, Cornyn coronavirus response
- House Coronavirus Bill Imposes New Federal Sick Leave Mandate on Small Businesses, Cost Remains Unknown
- Coronavirus Bill to Proceed to Senate – a tax credit? That is often worthless for small businesses.
- Texas Borrowers to Save ‘Bigly’ under Trump’s Student Loan Interest Waiver
- Handout: Mitt Romney proposes giving every American $1,000 during COVID-19 outbreak
- Robert Mueller’s Biggest ‘Bombshell’ Indictment Just Got Dismissed With Prejudice
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Biden’s Felon-Only Deportation Plan Will Cause Border Rush, Says BP Union VP
- By the way, Joe Biden won the Washington primary
- Joe Biden wins Washington presidential primary, beating Bernie Sanders in state he won four years ago
- Biden vows to be anti-Trump on energy: ‘No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill’
- Biden Renews Call for Government-Funded Campaigns — Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea
- Biden, Coronavirus, and Illegal Immigration
- Bernie and Biden: Two Old Geezers Talk Past Each Other, Part I, Part II
- Voters support Trump’s policies on immigration
- US Democratic Party Symbol Changed to a Rat in Google Search – good fun “dirty”tricks!
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- Border / immigration
- Border Patrol Agents Cautious, Prepared for Migrants with Coronavirus, Says Union VP
- Biden’s Felon-Only Deportation Plan Will Cause Border Rush, Says BP Union VP
- Asylum Seekers Attend Border Court Amid Outbreak
- Voters support Trump’s policies on immigration
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- Business
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 aborts automatically at T minus 0
- Coronavirus strikes at Amazon’s operational heart: Its delivery machine
- Amazon limits warehouse restocking to household staples, medical supplies amid coronavirus pandemic
- Hess Midstream cuts budget, braces for lower pipeline volumes
- Concho to cut capital spending by at least $600M after oil crash
- Pioneer cuts budget nearly in half as oil falls below $30, more
- ExxonMobil looking to ‘significantly reduce spending’
- Saudis to hike oil export to record 10 million barrels a day
- Missing 17-year-old male from Marlin
- San Antonio Restaurateurs Fear Fallout if Shutdown Ordered
- Texas crop progress and condition, March 17, 2020
- Hit by Virus, US Airlines Seek Aid Far Exceeding Post-9/11
- Southwest Airlines sees more cancellations than bookings amid coronavirus crisis
- Southwest Airlines cutting back on food and drink service
- American, Delta in talks with banks for loans to get through pandemic’s impact
- American Airlines cuts leave deal with pilots as airlines scramble to reduce workers
- Data center company CyrusOne could see more pressure ahead, gets downgrade
- Juniper Networks, Cox invest in StackPath as total funding reaches nearly $400M
- UAW wants GM, Ford and Chrysler to close auto plants for two weeks
- J.C. Penney responds to coronavirus by cutting store hours
- Which Houston companies made Inc. magazine’s fastest-growing Texas companies list?
- Dallas Cowboys put a tag on it: QB Dak Prescott locked in for 2020 season
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Two Lubbock bank robberies connected, same man confesses to both
- Teen charged in ‘racially motivated’ Midland Sam’s club stabbing – so it would be less heinous if he stabbed them without “racial” motivation?
- Border Patrol Agent recounts Sam’s Club stabbing
- Teenager charged in fatal Odessa shooting
- Andrews PD asking for video footage after shots fired into home
- Nocona City Council declares itself a Second Amendment Security City
- Burkburnett approves final version of downtown master plan
- Houston man shot during dating app meet up
- Anti-Wimp: Lubbock burglar picks wrong house
- Demolition of beloved UMC Brackenridge Tower begins VIDEO
- Triple homicide victim identified as Fort Hood soldier
- Former Bosqueville High School coach pleas to inappropriate relationship with student
- Dallas Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Man Riding Scooter
- Arlington Woman Tells Police She Shot Her Husband, Charged With Murder
- San Antonio Attorney Arrested After Firing Gun Outside Ex-Girlfriend’s Work, Stealing From Her Car
- El Paso man faces more charges after being shot by police near Riverside High School
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- Local government
- Don’t let the panic excuse bad action by elected officials
- Harris Co: Perry Homes sets deadline in negotiations for property accused of flooding Kingwood neighborhood Elm Grove
- ‘Move on’ From Mistakes, Says Harris Co. Democrat Election Official
- Houston Gives Luxury Hotel $43M Tax Break – insanity
- Ector County Clerk’s office closed to public until further notice, more
- Odessa Municipal Court cancels appearances through April
- Officials: Midland DC budget can weather sales tax revenue decline
- Comptroller’s office visits Stephens County for game room inspections
- Dallas ISD auditor’s departure leaves probe of construction costs in limbo
- Nacogdoches city manager candidates narrowed
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- Colleges & universities
- TTU President – Announcements Coming Soon On Graduations, Dorms
- Degrees of anxiety: As college classrooms empty, students fear for educations, jobs
- Two North Texas MBA programs named among top in nation
- Texas A&M system to build medical complex in Houston to harvest engineering medicine
Pratt’s post for 3/17/2020
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