- First set of Sunset Commission staff reports published
- Gov. Greg Abbott keeps calm in COVID-19 crisis. Too calm, some say. – the Dem criticism is, frankly, funny it is so far from reality.
- How Abbott’s muddled coronavirus message resonated in a diverse state – the press attack is relentless and is basically upset Abbott isn’t showing panic and isn’t going dictator. Shows what the Left actually wants in a leader.
- A Small Business Owner’s Open Letter to Gov. Abbott
- Horowitz: State legislatures must convene to control governors’ growing tyranny – ours has been a bit more restrained and it’s infuriating the Left!
- Commissioner Craddick asks Comptroller Hegar to Issue Delay on Severance Tax Collections
- Railroad Commissioner to discuss oil market demand request
- Abbott Names Chairman And Appoints Long To Finance Commission of Texas
- Abbott Names Chairman And Appoints Four To Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
- Abbott Appoints McClinton Stoglin To Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Texas Securities Commissions acts against Forex trader claiming “safe haven” investment
- U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of ‘Texas Seven’ Inmate – good
- 4th Texas Execution Delayed in Midst of Virus Outbreak
- Infamous, Partisan Former Travis County DA Ronnie Earle has died
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- Coronavirus related
- For the purposes of Texas Executive Order GA-14 the following are considered “Essential Services”
- Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, P&I mortality surveillance
- 2019-2020 Texas Influenza Surveillance Activity Report
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 4/6/2020 (pdf)
- Governor warns emergency pop-up hospital will be moved from Dallas County if it isn’t used – Built in tensions, rocky past fuel Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ spat with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott – even Dallas’ Dem mayor is more with Abbott over Jenkins!
- Dallas County official to Texas governor’s aide: Call, don’t write if you have a problem
- Governor Abbott Holds Call With Anthony Fauci, MD, Of White House Coronavirus Task Force
- Governor Abbott Announces Incoming Shipments Of PPE, Provides Update On Distribution In Texas
- Gov. Greg Abbott ‘more confident than ever’ about supply of protective gear for the state
- Abbott: More than 1,000 hospitalized in Texas for COVID-19
- Abbott Announces Care.com Initiative To Increase In-Home Child Care Access For Frontline Workers
- Abbott Waives Certain Regulations To Expand Health Care Workforce During COVID-19 Response
- Texas Supreme Court issues 9th emergency order further delaying many actions
- Texas Troopers Begin Screening Travelers From Louisiana
- ER docs to state of Texas: ‘Let us help!’
- Emergency Rooms, Hospitals Report Declining Patient Volume
- Coronavirus creeping undetected through Texas and U.S., researchers write
- Fauci says it’s likely coronavirus will be seasonal – and herein lies the problem with shutting the world down, as it is unlikely to be contained or eradicated in the present time frame.
- Note that CDC recommendation on face masks is to preven the infected from spreading it, not that the mask will prevent the wearer from getting it.
- ‘Time will tell’ in battle to flatten curve – Dr. Lampe was a guest on Pratt on Texas way back on 24 February with guest host Matt Crow.
- Why are more young people testing positive for COVID-19 in Austin?
- Common Anti-Parasite Drug May Kill Coronavirus in Under 48 Hours, Say Researchers
- Lack of evidence disproves COVID-19 mosquito transmission
- ‘The damage was done’: Coronavirus outbreak at N. Texas center sickens 75 – it was not simply damage done. Public health officials should have implemented stringent rules for just these types of places before wasting so much time on the relatively healthy population.
- Nursing Home Coronavirus Outbreak Infects 83 in Galveston County
- Coronavirus Outbreak at Texas City Nursing Home Follows Cluster of Patients at San Antonio Facility
- Health officials wasted time on the speculative, didn’t harden the known
- ‘That is killing us financially’: Pandemic threatens rural Texans’ access to health care
- Knee-jerk decisions have ensured suffering, virus & economic, will last longer
- San Antonians fix egg shortages by hoarding chickens in addition to toilet paper because of the coronavirus – stupid is as stupid does.
- UT says 211 students went to Mexico, 49 caught COVID-19
- Corpus Christi Mayor Asking Tourists to Not Visit Amid Virus
- Coronavirus in Texas: Pastor focuses on the resurrection during surreal Holy Week
- Coronavirus creates conflict for churches, where gatherings can be dangerous but also provide solace
- Grocery Workers Are Key During the Virus. and They’re Afraid
- 95-year-old Texas woman won’t let coronavirus wreck her birthday
- West Texas pilots deliver supplies to rural hospitals
- Haskell detention officer tests positive for coronavirus
- Police looking for Texas woman bragging on social media about spreading COVID-19
- Lubbock nurses help New York during coronavirus outbreak VIDEO
- Texas hospitals will ensure equity and fairness if they must ration coronavirus treatment – hard to believe resources are being spent on this Leftist stuff at present.
- Coronavirus exposes the stark digital divide in this country; Let’s commit to closing it – more of the same Leftism
- A device produced in a Waxahachie garage could save thousands of lives
- WTH? Bush charity shipped face masks to China
- City of Cleburne Prohibits More than One Member of a Household Engage in “Essential Activities” at a Time – more tyranny solely because they can!
- National Coronavirus Recovery Commission Launches to ‘Save Lives and Livelihoods’
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX19’s Rep. Arrington leads effort to get energy industry prioritized
- Sen. Cruz: How the CARES Act Helps Small Businesses VIDEO
- Exxon, others meet Trump over brutal oil price drops; Ted Cruz says Saudi Arabia has been ‘screwing Texas’
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump says there’s ‘no contingency plan’ for RNC in Charlotte, says it will happen
- CNN’s Jake Tapper takes aim at Trump over coronavirus response: Do you have a plan?
- Commentary: Layoffs Anyway?!
- AOC wants coronavirus ‘reparations’ for minority communities
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- Border / immigration
- Illegal Alien in Trunk, Stolen Car Found at Interior Immigration Checkpoints
- Gunmen Kill Seven Beer Depot Workers in Mexican Border City
- Coronavirus-Related Spike in Highway Robberies Expected in Mexican Border State
- Mexican Coronavirus Cases Spike 21% over Weekend
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- Business
- Why tempranillo has become Texas’ defining wine
- Court Approves Dean Foods Asset Sale
- Southwest backtracks, issues refunds for EarlyBird check-in fees
- Express ER’s across Texas forgive millions of dollars worth of medical debt
- First Financial moves shareholder meeting online
- How Does The Current Oil And Gas Price Drop Compare To Other Drastic Decreases In History?
- A device produced in a Waxahachie garage could save thousands of lives
- Virus Shutdown: Farmers destroy crops grown for restaurants, hotels
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Alleged Burglary in El Paso
- Tiger Among Animals Officials Find in Search of Texas Home
- 2 dead, 2 seriously injured in Lubbock shooting early Saturday
- K-9 officer euthanized after attacking his handler in Floyd County Saturday
- Flipped semi-truck closes eastbound lanes of I-20 in Midland Co.
- Texoma’s Most Wanted Fugitives of the Week
- WFPD: WF capital murder suspect connected to 7-11 robbery
- Man given ticket for violating shelter-in-place order, third citation in WF – another convenient but wrong use of the authority.
- Andrews man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a home
- Lubbock Police Officer Injured in an Accident With a Citibus, more VIDEO – what it is like to be hit by a bus.
- Plainview teen dead in Hale County Crash
- 3 suspects attempt to burglarize home with machete, police report says
- Juvenile shoots at police, injures Police K-9 in northwest Lubbock shooting
- Harris County man killed by hit-and-run garbage truck, police say
- Man killed after argument with woman inside southwest Harris County home
- Tow truck driver jumps out of the way of oncoming train in southwest Houston
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- Local government
- City of Lubbock bracing for hard financial hit, hiring freeze in place, discretionary spending on hold – it’s like saying we’ll not spend anymore than we are now and not buy a new car now but won’t cut the cable bill or other items when one become unemployed. Keeping spending at current levels is not a solution to a known downturn in revenue.
- Abilene’s city revenue loss could be $3M-$5M
- Abilene: United Way, DCOA projects among Council items
- Latest Wichita County COVID-19 shelter-in-place order allows curbside plant pickup
- Wichita County tax official: Why hasn’t county disbursed over $560,000 to cities?
- Bowie City Council to consider city attorney firms
- Abilene Zoo granted prestigious accreditation by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums
- Ector County suspends game room licenses
- Governor’s order on personal bonds likely not to affect Lubbock Co.
- Frisco ISD Board Delegates Authority to Superintendent, Postpones Election
- Judge Blocks Harris County Inmate Releases
- “Habitual” Felony Suspects Set Free in Harris County Before Court Order Blocked Inmate Release Over Coronavirus Concerns
- Collin Co. Defers to Statewide Coronavirus Order; Dallas Extends ‘Shelter in Place’
- City of Cleburne Prohibits More than One Member of a Household Engage in “Essential Activities” at a Time – more tyranny solely because they can!
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- Colleges & universities
- UT says 211 students went to Mexico, 49 caught COVID-19
- UT hires Vic Schaefer to coach its women’s basketball team
- McMurry University Announces Test-Optional for Fall of 2020 Admission
- Wayland Suspends Public Access to Campuses
- TTU: Breedlove, Mitchell provide update on campus construction
- Vietnam History That Spans Across Campus 45 Years After The War Ended
- TTI’s Lomax Receives TSPE 2019 Engineer of the Year Award
Pratt’s post for 4/6/2020
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