- Grassroots Leaders Pen Letter to Abbott, Demand Plan to Reopen Texas
- Protesters gather to ask Gov. Abbott to reopen Texas businesses
- Elected Officials Are Always Responsible, Whether They Like It or Not
- Timing of the Abbott announcement on the economy
- Texas House Democrats get out ahead of Abbott announcement on loosening restrictions amid pandemic – not hard to do when the other is foot dragging
- Texas’ Oil & Gas regulators Aren’t Ready to Cut Production Yet. They’re Not Even Sure How It Would Work If They Did.
- Thousands Across the World Listen into Railroad Commission’s Oil Proration Hearing
- Railroad Commission hearing includes Diamondback’s “stunning” announcement
- Representative Briscoe Cain Requests Attorney General Opinion Regarding the Extension of Driver’s License Expiration and the Purchase of Firearms
- Texas Workforce Commission boosts hours, staff
- Federal Judge Denies Harris County Pretrial Bond Relief
- AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Because of Disability Must be Reserved For Texans Suffering from Actual Illness or Medical Problems
- AG: Apply to Vote by Mail Illegally, Face Potential Prosecution
- AG Paxton Says No to Mail Ballot Expansion
- From top to bottom, Dems use fear of virus as a catalyst for Leftwing policy efforts
- TX10: Dem runoff has Mike Siegel with 2-to-1 cash lead over Gandhi, GOP’s McCaul has 8 times the $
- TX21: Rep. Chip Roy, Challenger Wendy Davis Clash Over Coronavirus Response
- John Cornyn Maintains Wide Fundraising Lead in U.S. Senate Race, Followed by MJ Hegar, Royce West
- Prominent Democrats join group focused on studying Texas Latinos
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- Coronavirus related
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- 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 4/16/2020 (pdf) – 364 deaths in Q1 plus half of April. Official Texas 2018/19 flu season deaths were 9249 by end of July last year, over 10,000 for the year.
- Coronavirus in Texas: 46 new deaths as hospitalizations hit new high – typical scare headline! 1,538 in hospital statewide. There are over 54,000 staffed hospital beds in Texas. That’s less than 3% of Texas staffed beds. Flu seasons often see higher numbers than this.
- 963 new coronavirus cases reported in Texas, 16,455 total.– not much compared to 29,000,000 people. “The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Texas hospitals dropped by 79 to 1,459, according to the figures reported at midday Thursday by the Texas Department of State Health Services.”
- Governor Abbott, Harris County Judge Hidalgo Joint Statement On New Walgreens Testing Sites
- Governor Abbott Launches Small Business Webinar Series
- Abbott to distribute $38 million to cities and counties to fight COVID-19
- New York falsely inflates COVID-19 death toll with no evidence
- State governments announce demands before releasing citizens from house arrest
- Judge Forces McHenry County, Illinois Health Dept. to Provide Names of All COVID-19 Patients to Police, more
- Democrats more likely than Republicans to favor mandatory coronavirus tests, ankle bracelets
- How will coronavirus change offices? Think new seating, more cleaning and hands-free tech
- Two more Midland nursing home patients test positive for COVID-19
- Bexar Co. Commissioner Alleges Coronavirus Care Problems at Southeast Nursing Home
- Facebook gearing up propaganda machine to disapprove of virus opinions it doesn’t like
- Alcohol sales spike in Abilene amid pandemic
- Dawson County: 90-year-old recovers from COVID
- Listener: Amazed at lack of context on virus in Lubbock
- Dallas Delays Overflow Facility for Coronavirus Patients
- Government Loves Crises
- Enough is enough … let Lubbock work
- California churches lawyer up over state’s worship ban
- Live Free Or Die: Michigan Has Had Enough
- Dallas County Inmates Seek Release Due to Coronavirus Dangers, State of Texas Intervenes
- Bracing for coronavirus but losing money every day, this East Texas hospital had to cut employees
- The Road to Herd Immunity Will Be Long, Slow, and Painful
- Protesters gather to ask Gov. Abbott to reopen Texas businesses
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Trump taps Cornyn, Cruz, Brady and Cuellar for new task force on when, how to reopen US economy
- Powerful GOP Allies Propel Trump Effort to Reopen Economy
- Government Nears Lending Limit on Small Business Program
- Congress in a deadlock as funding for small business bailout is exhausted
- Arrington: Rural hospitals should be eligible for small biz loans
- Texas congresswoman highlights increase in domestic abuse since lockdown began
- ‘China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says’
- Sen. Cruz: China’s Censorship Direct Threat to U.S. National Security, Public Health
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Is coronavirus changing Joe Biden’s short-list of running mates?
- Elizabeth Warren volunteers to be Joe Biden’s running mate
- Ocasio-Cortez blames ‘late stage capitalism’ for recent job losses, not the coronavirus
- Masks are for social distancing but for some everything is about race
- Rep. Omar wants ‘national moratorium’ on rent, home mortgage payments until pandemic ends
- Democrats praise media’s coronavirus coverage, Republicans say media added to panic, poll finds
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- Border / immigration
- DHS Grants Environmental Waiver to Speed Texas Border Wall Construction
- Identity Revealed of Mexican Gang Leader Challenging Los Zetas Cartel near Border
- Mexican Government Takes Legal Action Against Border City Newspapers for Coronavirus Fake News
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- Business
- More than 1.2 million Texans have filed for unemployment
- Dallas Fed Says Texas Housing Demand ‘Declined Notably’
- One driller is still buying assets amid the oil rout – this is why we should not do general bailouts. Many save cash and snap up those who didn’t in down times.
- Wichita Falls among 35 Red Robin locations temporarily closed due to COVID-19 – one of the many franchises that were already ailing that might not come back.
- Cinemark Says It Plans to Reopen Its Theaters in July
- Coronavirus Killed the XFL
- Border Manufacturers Increase Focus On Medical Devices During Pandemic
- Double E gas pipeline receives favorable assessment from FERC
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- NWS: More Than 100 Tornadoes Hit From Texas to Maryland
- Man charged with assaulting disabled girl, leaving boy home alone
- Pair accused of kidnapping boy from adoptive mother
- Stolen car chase ends in wreck in Odessa
- Graham man dies in rollover accident
- Texas Rangers investigating hunting accident in Jack County
- Abilene police offering cash rewards for info on 7 wanted fugitives
- 33 indicted by Taylor County grand jury
- Abilene police: Man armed with screwdriver charges man mowing yard
- Eastland teen accused of sexually assaulting child he was babysitting in Taylor County
- DPS identifies Seminole teen killed in crash
- High-speed police chase ends with shots fired Thursday afternoon in Lubbock
- Man sentenced to 8 years for scalding Lubbock boy
- Man shot dead at apartment in Houston’s Energy Corridor
- Gun-toting suspect shot by deputy in north Harris County, police say
- Child thrown from car, killed in crash with 18-wheeler along Beltway 8
- Rabbit hemorrhagic disease confirmed in Hockley County
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- Local government
- Federal Judge Denies Harris County Pretrial Bond Relief
- Ector County commissioners look to slash budget – way to go
- WFISD officials working to finalize plan for summer classes
- City of Lubbock Working to Create Micro-Transit System
- Lubbock County property values up by 4%; COVID-19 not affecting recent tax bills
- Dallas Delays Overflow Facility for Coronavirus Patients
- Dallas County Inmates Seek Release Due to Coronavirus Dangers, State of Texas Intervenes
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas universities are getting millions in federal money to offset coronavirus losses. It won’t be enough, officials say.
- Munoz named vice president of SRSU Middle Rio Grande campuses
- MSU Board of Regents approve delegation of authority to president amid COVID-19
- Wayland students earn Top 100 rating in worldwide business contest.
- Texas Tech Student Named 2020 Truman Scholar
- Nine Texas Tech Faculty Members Named Integrated Scholars
- TTUHSC selects new dean of School of Health Professions
- St. Edward’s University Discontinues 6 Sports, Citing Coronavirus Impact
Pratt’s post for 4/16/2020
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