- Rep. Biedermann Blasts Abbott’s ‘Nonexistent’ Leadership on Alamo Plan
- AG Paxton Files Multistate Amicus Defending Religious Liberty for Foster Care Providers
- Two Texas Republicans to Headline Push for LGBTQ Legislation – Hunter and Davis are both anti-conservative Republicans, have always been. This is a terrible bill beyond the “social issue” realm.
- Texas Monthly focuses on Transexual healthcare – this is what TM has become. And even if you take the issue seriously note all the “might” and other speculative words and the simple choices people make on their own.
- Texas Ranger statue at Love Field removed over concerns about the depicted lawman’s racist history – it never ends.
- 5th Circuit Continues Halt on Expanding Mail Voting in Texas
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of Election Integrity
- Federal appeals court blocks expansion of mail voting in Texas during COVID-19 – Laughably, Texas Democrat chairman “Hinojosa said Republicans were trying to use the pandemic for political gain.” Who filed the lawsuits? Dems.
- US appeals court blocks expanded mail-in voting during pandemic in Texas
- Federal appeals court extends block on voting-by-mail expansion in Texas
- Ag. Commissioner Miller on 9th Circuit ruling on Dicamba registrations
- With convention plans in flux, Republicans considering Dallas for Trump nomination acceptance speech
- Bexar County GOP chair spread conspiracy theory that George Floyd killing may have been staged to hurt Trump – Brehm is a walking oddity, some good, some bad.
- Texas leaders demand resignation of Bexar County GOP chairwoman who spread George Floyd conspiracy theory, more, more, more
- TX13: Former WF Mayor Kay Yeager endorses Josh Winegarner for US Congress – the establishment folks have circled the wagons.
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- Coronavirus related
- Conservatives ask court to strike down Abbott coronavirus orders, law behind them, more, more
- With about 400 plaintiffs, Dr. Hotze and other conservatives file suit against Abbott calling his COVID-19 executive orders unconstitutional – originally posted here on 21 May 2020
- Lawsuit against Abbott’s virus orders is sound, will judges have fortitude?
- GOP Lawmakers, Leaders Allege Abbott’s Shutdowns Violate Constitution
- Not admitting mistakes is subverting freedom
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- Map of Texas COVID-19 Test Collection Sites
- Texas Relaxes More Rules to Further Open the State Economy
- What’s new in ‘Phase 3’ of Gov. Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas
- Governor Abbott Announces Phase III To Open Texas
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement Applauding Governor Abbott’s Phase 3 Reopening Announcement
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 6/04/2020 (pdf) – 1734 deaths in Q1 plus 2/3rds of Q2. Official Texas 2018/19 flu season P&I deaths were 9249 by end of July last year, over 10,095 for the annual season.
- Epidemic of Wipes and Masks Plague Sewers, Storm Drains
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits — United States, January 1, 2019–May 30, 2020
- Interim COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Toolkit for Health Departments
- San Antonio Mayor: ‘Staying Home’ No Longer Fits Under Governor’s Order – he’s so disappointed.
- Eastland County Becomes First ‘Sanctuary County for All Businesses’ in Texas
- Texans still face obstacles to collecting unemployment benefits months into the coronavirus pandemic’s economic crisis
- Huge pool party that ignited global fears about COVID outbreak has not resulted in spike in cases
- Study finds 70 percent of those infected in Hong Kong by COVID-19 didn’t spread virus
- Stalling Communion at Church While Greenlighting Casual Sex is Wrong, Dr. Fauci
- Most Small Businesses Nearing the End of the PPP 8-Week Forgiveness Period
- Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Extension Of Emergency SNAP Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Senate Confirms Nomination of Drew Tipton for Texas’ Southern District Court
- USDA Issues First Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Payments
- Sens. Cruz, Rubio, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral American Space Commerce Act
- Sens. Cruz, Risch, Menendez, Bipartisan Colleagues Recognize Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
- Cruz on Fox Rips Rosenstein: Either You Were Complicit in Wrongdoing or You Were Grossly Negligent VIDEO
- Poll finds most Americans support Trump idea to pay U.S. companies to remove operations from China
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Mark Cuban was so serious about White House bid, he got a pollster. But ‘I just didn’t think I could win’
- Nolte: Polls Show Trump’s Reelection Numbers Trending the Wrong Way
- Bernie Sanders Uses Protests to Demand Medicare for All, Transformation of Energy System
- Bill Barr: ‘No Correlation’ Between Clearing Lafayette Park and Donald Trump’s Walk to St. John’s
- Leftist Bishop Flores gives his view on ‘Trump with bible’ event – typical B.S. No problem with Biden campaigning from the alter this last weekend.
- Mitt Romney Praises Mattis’ Criticism of Trump: ‘Stunning and Powerful’
- 2 Million First-Time Gun Owners in First Half of 2020 Alone
- Leftists Desperate to Reclaim Phony “Moral High Ground”
- Barack Obama reminds blacks of past wrongs, despair and pain
- Government and Rulers
- Drew Brees’s Patriotism Shouldn’t Be Controversial – it isn’t with sane people
- New Jersey’s Governor Inadvertently Reveals First Amendment Rights Only Apply to Woke Democrats
- The creeping nihilism of the American left
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- Border / immigration
- Deported Child Rapist Arrested After Illegally Crossing Border into Texas
- Rep. Joaquin Castro, House Democrats call on Senate to pass DACA bill
- Kidnapped Mexico City Bank Employee Forced to Wear Explosive Belt During Robbery
- A Dallas Immigrant From Congo Overcomes Barriers To Graduate College
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- Business
- Perryman: The Short-Term Outlook for the Texas Economy
- U.S: 1.9 million filed jobless claims last week – first time since March number dips below 2 million
- Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for May 2020
- IndyCar ready to race in Texas after pandemic delayed start of season
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch successful Wednesday night VIDEO
- A detailed update on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation
- More layoffs for Howmet Castings, shortened work week
- Most Small Businesses Nearing the End of the PPP 8-Week Forgiveness Period
- Texas construction company, Microsoft clash over San Antonio data center
- Iconic cafeteria chain Luby’s is selling its restaurants and assets – thanks Gov. Abbott for the loss of yet another Texas legend.
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Leftist jerks object to law and order being dominant in our streets
- Why no order? Many local officials share vandals’ sentiments.
- Amid Protests, Abbott Warns of ‘Harsh Consequences’ for Out-of-State Instigators
- Zimmerman: American Kristallnacht
- CNN anchor claimed domestic military action would be first since 1807; it was last used in 1992
- GOP Sen. Cassidy: ‘We Are with the Peaceful Protesters’ – ‘Coddling’ the Rioters ‘Terrible’ for Peaceful Protest Movement
- New York Times, Journalists Freak Out over Tom Cotton Op-ed Calling for Military to Restore Order
- Bexar County GOP chair spread conspiracy theory that George Floyd killing may have been staged to hurt Trump – Brehm is a walking oddity, some good, some bad.
- Demonstrators call on San Antonio City Council to ‘defund police’ amid George Floyd protests
- Dallas Police: Molotov Cocktails Found in Nightlife DistrictDallas Police: Molotov Cocktails Found in Nightlife District
- Texas State student wrongly hit by Austin police with bean-bag round suffers brain damage – precisely why large gatherings are dangerous. Bad things happen when things go wrong. It is wise to stay away, especially when restlessness detected.
- WaPo: Police keep using force against peaceful protesters, prompting sustained criticism about tactics and training – ridiculous
- Austin Socialists: ‘Defund City Police!’
- In Austin, a liberal bastion, protests force another reckoning with racism, segregation
- Community Cleanup Can’t Undo the Damage of Austin Riots
- It’s Now a Racist Showing of White Privilege to Clean up Graffiti
- As Protesters and Police Converse Over Cookies, Officers Shield Crowd from Oncoming Truck
- Police probe motive after officer stabbed in the neck in NYC, NYPD officer ambushed, man who stabbed him shot
- Central Texas veteran photographs violent protests to invoke change
- Odessa officials, activists partner in Black Lives Matter rally, more
- San Antonio Mayor Sets Curfew, Says He Does Not Want ‘Anyone Injured’ During Protests
- Despite Vandalism, Travis Park Church Stands With Black Lives Matter Movement – fools
- Armed Lubbock Man Arrested at Protest After Suggesting Threats Against Trump Supporters on Social Media
- Houston Chief Art Acevedo Wants A National Conversation On Policing ‘Immediately’
- A Houston restaurant owner joins the protests
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says America must turn to God to heal racism
- ‘Of Course Destruction of Property is Violence’ VIDEO
- Massachusetts Attorney General: ‘Yes, America is burning, but that’s how forests grow’
- New Jersey’s Governor Inadvertently Reveals First Amendment Rights Only Apply to Woke Democrats
- Barr says signs of ‘foreign actors’ exacerbating violence in George Floyd protests
- Why are protesters exempt from lockdown restrictions?
- Is Black Lives Matter a religion for woke white people?
- The ‘nonlethal’ force that SAPD is using can seriously hurt people – no kidding
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- DPS says post-it notes left on cars in Lubbock are likely not sex trafficking ploys – why do people believe these strange things that people simply assert on social media? No intellect?
- Man arrested after conflicting stories, accused of shooting his wife
- Police investigate 3rd deadly Killeen neighborhood shooting in less than 48 hours
- Waco toddler’s body dumped 2 days after he died, Mother disowns daughter after grandson found dead in dumpster VIDEO
- Man dies in connection to car-pedestrian collision in Odessa
- Ector Co: Two teens charged with robbing man at gunpoint
- Suspect indicted for robbery connected to shooting of Abilene teen
- Suspect still at large after South Abilene apartment complex shooting, victim in critical condition
- Three young adults killed in Comanche County crash
- 36 indicted by Taylor County grand jury
- Man injured in southeast San Angelo shooting Thursday
- Lubbock: Wednesday night chase leaves two deputies injured, one suspect at large VIDEO
- Frenship High School teacher named Texas PTA Secondary Teacher of the Year – one of us.
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- Local government
- Spoof text accuses Brewster Co Sheriff of using racial slur
- Holliday ISD names new Superintendent
- Thousands of Wichita Falls residents at risk of water disconnection
- Eastland County Declared Sanctuary County For All Businesses VIDEO
- Eastland County Becomes First ‘Sanctuary County for All Businesses’ in Texas
- Lubbock’s Arnett Benson residents complain about new utility poles VIDEO
- Austin Socialists: ‘Defund City Police!’
- Controversial Dallas County Elections Administrator Retiring
- San Antonio Council to Weigh $80M Workforce Development Program, Small Business Aid
- San Antonio ISD Union Leader Shelley Potter Reflects on 36 Years of Work
- Texas Ranger statue at Love Field removed over concerns about the depicted lawman’s racist history – it never ends.
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- Colleges & universities
- Conservative Academics Reflect on the Relationship of Politics to Scholarship
- A Stanford law professor read a quote with the n-word to his class, stirring outrage at the school – the coming dark age is maybe already here?
- UTPB athletic director to retire
- TTU’s La Ventana announced as finalist for 2019 Pacemaker
- TTU Researcher Hopes To Understand Habitat Functionality Of Texas Kangaroo Rat
- Tech’s Sands garners Central Region Coach of the Year honors
- Texas colleges expect larger online summer classes as students lose jobs, internships
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- Military
- Dyess AFB to resume full base access Sunday
- Joint Base San Antonio among seven U.S. military installations named for 5G testing and experimentation
Pratt’s post for 6/4/2020
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