- Abortion Providers Sue Governor, Attorney General for Temporary Abortion Ban Due to Coronavirus
- Planned Parenthood Sues Texas for Designating Abortion ‘Non-Essential’
- Abortion providers sue Texas to keep killing babies, more, more
- Abortion Providers Sue Texas Over Virus Outbreak Order
- Texas abortionists sue to keep committing abortions during COVID-19 pandemic
- Governor Abbott Requests Release of Federal Unemployment Funds
- Bonnen Says No Reason To Have A Special Session Right Now
- Faced with Serious Economic Concerns, Two Texas Lawmakers Nevertheless See “Silver Linings”
- Texas Gets Federal Major Disaster Declaration, Can Receive FEMA Aid
- Texas regulators vote to ban residential utility shut-offs during pandemic while buoying companies
- Battleship Texas Move, Restoration Approved by THC
- Texas campaigns prepare for more uncertainty after runoff reset by coronavirus
- Texas Democrats launch new program to continue organizing amid pandemic
- Bloomberg Staffers Sue After He Reneges on Pay Promise, more
- Cities and school districts, move your elections – and November ballots will matter more than ever
- Texas Democratic Party Convention will be held online
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- Coronavirus related
- Inaccurate Virus Models Are Panicking Officials Into Ill-Advised Lockdowns, more
- Imperial College study author shifts: Actually, I think the coronavirus death toll will be much lower than expected
- Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, P&I mortality surveillance -CDC reports total influenza deaths for this season at 50,975 (3,167 deaths in Week 8 alone – flu!)
- US reaches 1,000 deaths in coronavirus crisis
- The Implications and Legal Authority Behind “Shelter in Place” Orders – nice piece but still does not get the detailed issues that are in orders and what statute allows for such.
- 20-0003 nCoV 2020 Event DSO Spreadsheet 032620.pdf
- If Gov. Abbott, local officials want to be heeded they should…
- Abbott orders quarantine for air travelers from coronavirus hot spots, more
- Watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott provide a coronavirus update VIDEO
- AG Paxton: State Government Offices and Agencies Should Remain Fully Operational During COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
- Governor Abbott Announces HHSC Request Of 1135 Medicaid Waiver
- Texas hospitals plan to add beds, eye vacated buildings as they prepare for a possible influx in coronavirus cases
- Texas DPS Limits Public Access to Buildings Due to COVID-19, Business Operations Still Remain Open
- Zimmeran: COVID-19 made my doctor and I criminals – this is a perfect example of the ridiculous overreach. Suspension of other medical procedures should only trigger when busy with the COVID-19 cases, not be a reason to have medical folk simply sitting around unable to practice medicine.
- Officials: 5 Dallas County Jail Inmates Have COVID-19
- Coronavirus isn’t stopping us from arresting and prosecuting criminals in Dallas
- Nice weather doesn’t mean break from social distancing
- Sanitation officials: If you’re out of TP, don’t use T-shirts – can’t fix stupid
- How the spread of COVID-19 is affecting Semi-Truck drivers VIDEO
- Local jails releasing hundreds of prisoners amid coronavirus fears, up from dozens just weeks ago – dangerous!
- Taylor County Judge declares ‘Local State of Disaster’
- City of Abilene announces first positive case of the coronavirus
- Scurry County orders residents to ‘Shelter in Place’ – more ridiculousness
- Brownwood ISD will try to go ahead with prom, graduation as scheduled
- Family demanding COVID-19 results after doctor who tested positive delivered their baby
- Surrendering American values during the COVID-19 pandemic could destroy the Republic
- My friends’ stores are now closed because they aren’t ‘essential.’ I wonder what essential means
- Dallas is booming with price gouging complaints while another city gives its residents free money
- COVID-19 Hotline Responds to Residents’ Calls in Anxious Times
- ‘Is This Going To Get Really Really Bad?’ Traveler Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Layover in DFW
- Coronavirus hoaxes are being treated as terrorist threats
- Brit Hume Explains Why There’s a Mask and Respirator Shortage; Spoiler – Don’t Blame Trump
- Why coronavirus shelter-in-place orders deemed liquor stores ‘essential’
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- U.S. Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
- Stimulus Bill Filled With Wasteful Spending
- What’s in the $2 Trillion Senate Coronavirus Bill
- This is how much money you could get from the stimulus bill VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Votes in Favor of Third Coronavirus Relief Package
- U.S. halts plan to buy crude amid uncertainty over funding
- AG William Barr: Trans Girls are ‘Biological Males’ – correct unless one is a “science denier”
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Latest Gaffe? Biden Claims to be University Professor
- Could Joe Biden be replaced by Andrew Cuomo? Not so far-fetched
- Biden: Sorry, Bernie, but I think I’m done with primary debates
- Bernie Sanders Should Not ‘Press On’ with His Presidential Campaign
- Donald Trump jabs ‘RINO’ Mitt Romney for testing negative for COVID-19: McCain aide melts down
- AOC rails against evil Senate GOP for giving checks to Americans ‘off the backs of taxpaying immigrants’ and who wants to tell her?
- Guess Who’s Pushing Chinese Propaganda Disguised as News?
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- Border / immigration
- Migrants say COVID-19 fears led to disturbance in Texas immigration detention center
- Mexican Governor Claims Coronavirus Only Targets ‘Rich’ People
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- Business
- The number of Texans filing for unemployment increased 860% in a week
- Jobless Claims Soar to 3,283,000, Biggest Jump Ever
- Troubled Occidental deepens budget cuts
- G-20 may step into Saudi-Russia oil price war
- U.S. halts plan to buy crude amid uncertainty over funding
- Texas Cable Association members sign pledge to keep service active during COVID-19 pandemic
- American Airlines Introduces Social Distance Seating
- Astros move to dismiss season ticket holder lawsuits
- Xcel Energy Texas bills to drop with lower fuel costs
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Laredo Cops Raid Gaming Parlor During Coronavirus Shutdown
- 2 Earthquakes Rattle West Texas; Largest Is Magnitude 5.0
- Wichita Falls: One arrested for DWI after early morning freeway crash
- WFPD detain subject after he allegedly fired weapon inside of his house
- Brownwood man jailed after incidents involving man with a gun
- Abilene woman calls police twice for ride
- Lubbock: Family increases reward for information on missing person
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- Local government
- Wichita Co: Property tax collections suspends face-to-face transactions
- Backlog cleared at Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office
- Cities and school districts, move your elections – and November ballots will matter more than ever
- 48 City of Hutto workers laid off due to pandemic-fueled financial crisis
- Hidalgo County breaks out the megaphones in scramble to salvage census push
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- Colleges & universities
- Professors Worry Their Bias Will Be Exposed by Online Classes
- MSU Texas embraces online learning
- Tech IT staff encourages online precautions during COVID-19 pandemic
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- Military
- Dyess Air Force Base declares public health emergency
- Goodfellow AFB increases health protection conditions
Pratt’s post for 3/26/2020
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