- Abbott Says Texas Already Paid Out $2B in Unemployment – who will pay for all of this?
- Rep. Stan Lambert says hair salons, barber shops, other beauty businesses should be allowed to open
- ‘Back to Work’ Dallas Rally: Abbott’s Plan Not Good Enough
- West Texans Call on Government to Reopen Businesses
- Abbott hints at supporting permanent alcohol-to-go sales
- Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas is short on triggers for easing or tightening measures, experts say – more “experts”
- Abbott Temporarily Allows For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference For Real-Estate Instruments
- San Antonio sues feds for testimony in sanctuary city lawsuit defense
- Texas Association for Groundwater Compensation (TAG-C)
- Texas AG Helped Donor Fight Virus Lockout (in Colorado)
- Bipartisan group of Texas House members asks Gov. Abbott for additional resources for nursing homes during COVID-19 pandemic
- Abbott Appeals FEMA Denial Of Major Disaster Declaration For North Texas Tornadoes
- Texas to Launch Loan Repayment Program to Encourage Law Enforcement Careers
- Governments Slow to Match Sacrifices Texans are Making During the Coronavirus Lockdown
- Texas regulators to vote on whether to cut oil production
- Texas labor advocates call for extension of unemployment benefits to those affected by coronavirus
- Former state Rep. Al Edwards passed away – was Jesse Jackson’s campaign chairman twice
- Abbott’s coronavirus bump in approval rating is small compared to other governors
- Voters sue over Texas age restriction on voting by mail – more Democrat Pary work
- Harris County Authorizes $12 Million to Provide Mail-In Ballots for All Voters
- Wichita County clerk opposes mail-in ballots
- Political bigamy? South Texas [TX27 Democrat] congressional nominee just filed to run for yet another seat, in Miami
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- Coronavirus related
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- COVID-19 mitigation is a weighing of harms
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 4/29/2020 (pdf) – 690 deaths in Q1 plus most of April. Official Texas 2018/19 flu season deaths were 9249 by end of July last year, over 10,000 for the year.
- Coronavirus Deaths Spike in Texas as Businesses Prepare to Reopen – 732 at mid-day update
- As the denominator expands, Wuhan virus looks less and less unique
- Health officials wasted time on the speculative, didn’t harden the known
- 26 coronavirus deaths at Austin-area nursing homes
- Midland: State has been onsite at medical lodge since April 17
- The Swedish experiment looks like it’s paying off
- Do face masks work?
- Government Bears the Burden of Proof on Coronavirus Restrictions
- The Most Tragic Case of Governmental, Medical, and Media Malpractice In the History of the World
- Our Dress Rehearsal for a Police State
- Want to eat in a restaurant? You should follow this Texas checklist from Gov. Abbott
- 9th Cap Metro worker positive for coronavirus, officials say – their beloved public transportation has been nothing but a virus spreader. And how did drivers get it, they’ve been wearing the magical masks.
- Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell: ‘Texas is ready to open for business’
- Hopkins County Allows Businesses with “Less Than 10 Employees” to Open by Appointment Only – this word “allows” is offensive.
- San Antonio mayor says it’s too soon to start opening so many businesses – the Leftist loves this power.
- Montgomery Co. judge challenges Abbott on plan to reopen Texas
- Fauci Praises ‘Important’ Study on Remdesivir’s Effectiveness Against Coronavirus
- Giuliani Rips Fauci, Says US Paid for ‘Damn Virus That’s Killing Us’
- Houston Lab Mass-Processes FDA-Approved COVID Antibody Test
- YouTube Censors Video of California Doctors Calling for Reopening of Country
- YouTube: California Doctors’ Comments on Reopening the Country Are ‘Misinformation’
- Prison guard at Middleton Unit dies after testing positive for COVID-19
- Rural hospitals now qualify for PPP; Haskell Memorial using federal funds to pay workers, stock up on PPE VIDEO
- Gov. Greg Abbott ends self-quarantine mandate for travelers from Louisiana
- More beaches open in South Texas
- City of Lubbock wants businesses to register to re-open “Lubbock Safe” portal
- Lubbock nurses return home from the NY front-lines VIDEO
- Fort Worth Nurse Anesthetist On Treating COVID-19 In NYC
- Civil Rights Under Assault During the COVID-19 Lockdown
- Despite Governor’s Order, Austin Socialist City Councilman ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Shut Down Businesses
- COVID-19 Hits Abilene’s First Responders Hard
- Texas sending restaurant and retail employees back to work without child care – typical Leftist propaganda. Texas is not sending anyone to work, that is as voluntary as it was before the virus outbreak.
- Dallas hospitals continue to not be even near capacity weeks after virus “peak”
- Cameron County’s Treviño concerned about reopening; County judge thinks gov’s order goes too far too fast
- Hood County attorney refusing to prosecute violators of governor’s orders
- Wylie City Officials Cover Skate Park in Dirt to Enforce Social Distancing Protocols – utter mendacity
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- House Democrats say returning to DC too dangerous for them
- Paper stimulus checks start going out today: What you need to know
- Northern District of Texas federal court continuances extended through May
- Sen. Cruz to Introduce Legislation Cutting Off Hollywood Studios Over Complicity in Chinese Censorship
- Abbott Appeals FEMA Denial Of Major Disaster Declaration For North Texas Tornadoes
- Supreme Court rules federal gov’t owes ACA insurers $12B
- Supreme Court declines to rule in first major gun case in a decade
- Taxpayers helped rescue liberal news outlets
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Will Hillary be Biden’s VP? – What’s funnier than Trump beating Hillary? Trump beating Hillary twice
- NYTimes Shoots Down Biden Talking Points: We Made ‘No Conclusion Either Way’ on Tara Reade
- ABC News’ Jon Karl: ‘No Question’ Joe Biden Will Have to Address Sexual Assault Allegations
- Stacey Abrams, Other Democrats Mimic Joe Biden Campaign Talking Points on Accuser Tara Reade
- Progressive Mag CounterPunch: Sexual Misconduct Allegations ‘Swirling Around Biden for Many Years’
- Some Democrats see toothless VP job as perfect spot for Elizabeth Warren
- Donald Trump letter to stimulus check recipients raises objections – everything “raises objections.”
- Never-Trump Justin Amash to seek third-party presidential bid
- Hillary Clinton: Coronavirus ‘Would Be a Terrible Crisis to Waste’
- Global warming crowd demands censorship of documentary by Michael Moore
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- Border / immigration
- San Antonio sues feds for testimony in sanctuary city lawsuit defense
- Federal government sued for denying stimulus checks to Americans married to undocumented immigrants
- Lawsuit: US Citizens With Immigrant Spouses Should Get Help
- ICE, FBI agents took bribes to provide ‘protection,’ cook books on immigration cases: Feds
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- Business
- As Texas restaurants brace for 688,000 job losses, federal stimulus loans are little help
- Restaurants, retailers navigate new rules
- San Antonio-based USAA’s profit surges 75% in 2019
- Rancher: U.S. Importing Beef While Prepping to Possibly Discard American Herds
- Southwest Airlines is betting it won’t need 140 737 jets for a while
- Southwest Airlines may cancel your flight on short notice as it ‘tactically’ trims more capacity
- First Financial announces dividend increase
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for February 2020
- Another reason to avoid Costco
- Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 28, 2020
- San Antonio’s $15B Tourism Industry Suffers ‘Devastating’ Blow Amid Pandemic
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Houston-area thunderstorm kills 1 in Huntsville
- Midland PD sergeant charged with DWI
- Conviction upheld in hit-and-run that killed Stony Point coach
- San Angelo Police search for second ‘Walmart Imposter’ burglary suspect
- Man reports neighbor hit him with baseball bat
- Stalled car leads to confused driver’s arrest
- Stephens Co. man jailed on multiple charges after allegedly assaulting woman holding baby
- Domestic violence rises in Midland amid coronavirus shutdowns
- Lubbock police searching for beer theft, vehicle burglary suspects VIDEO
- ‘I’m ready for y’all’: Houston police kill suspect who taunted officers with gunfire – he was craving the eternal dirt nap.
- Tomball boy’s death inside a hot car is first in the country for 2020
- Houston man charged after 3 killed during late-night robbery
- 5-year-old apparently drowns in apartment swimming pool in Fort Bend County
- 4-year-old is second to drown in Harris County within hours
- Williamson Co. commissioners send cease-and-desist to ‘irresponsible Sheriff’ Chody, others over Live PD
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- Local government
- Governments Slow to Match Sacrifices Texans are Making During the Coronavirus Lockdown
- Travis County to offer $10 million in small business grants for coronavirus relief – love these local governments taking our money and then making us apply to get some of it back!
- San Antonio sues feds for testimony in sanctuary city lawsuit defense
- Montgomery Co. judge challenges Abbott on plan to reopen Texas
- Wichita County clerk opposes mail-in ballots
- Wichita Falls revises order following report from Abbott
- Construction on Lake Wichita Boardwalk complete VIDEO
- Bowie mayor resigns, cites turmoil within city government
- Saint Jo PD warns residents of bee’s nest in main warning siren
- Midland council approves $9M in construction costs for fire stations
- Travis Co. judge shutters the EOC
- City of Lubbock wants businesses to register to re-open “Lubbock Safe” portal
- $2 million Support Lubbock Fund accounted for by Lubbock small businesses
- In Closed-to-Public Meeting, Canyon City Commissioners Approve Tax Incentives for Coffee Shop
- Despite Governor’s Order, Austin Socialist City Councilman ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Shut Down Businesses
- Houston NAACP speaks out against councilman’s ‘insensitive’ Rosa Parks comparison – another example of what fools make up the NAACP. The comparison is direct and appropriate.
- Amid Coronavirus Instability, Magnolia ISD Plans to Reduce Property Tax Rate
- Cameron County’s Treviño concerned about reopening; County judge thinks gov’s order goes too far too fast
- Hood County attorney refusing to prosecute violators of governor’s orders
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas A&M researchers to test tuberculosis vaccine in fight against coronavirus
- HSU’s Tradition of Western Heritage Day Educates Local Youth on Life in the West
- Texas Tech announces intent to bring back in-person classes by Fall 2020
- Titan Of Equine Industry Joins Faculty At School Of Veterinary Medicine
- Wayland Baptist University is offering a new digital marketing degree.
- “This ain’t the time to follow rules”: Texas A&M wants to run human coronavirus tests in its animal labs
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- Military
- Sheppard AFB 80th Flying Training Wing flying over Texoma
Pratt’s post for 4/29/2020
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