- Work Search Requirement to be Reinstated for Unemployment Insurance on July 6
- Texas unemployment recipients will have to prove job searches again beginning July
- Years after a judge ordered fixes, Texas’ child welfare system continues to expose children to harm, federal monitors say, more
- Texas Set to Resume Executions After Delay Due to Pandemic
- Ruben Gutierrez set to die in Texas’ first execution since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state
- Balmorhea State Park to be expanded, more
- Congressmen Jodey Arrington and Henry Cuellar Propose Interstate 27 Expansion with Ports-to-Plains Highway Act
- Police brutality casts shadow on Texas Senate race as lawyer for George Floyd’s kin backs Royce West
- US Senate runoff: Andrew White endorses Sen. West over MJ Hegar
- Stop Letting Others Exploit Our Tragedies for Political Gain
- From Medicare for All to divesting from police funding, Texas Democrats now have the most progressive [Leftist] party platform in state history
- Texas Democratic Party asks Supreme Court to hear its case on mail-in voting, more, more – they never stop and why should they given the turncoat nature of SCOTUS
- Cat Parks Enters Race for RPT Vice Chair Against Alma Perez Jackson
- Herman: GOP is becoming the party of open face and open carry
- 142nd District Court: Runoff Election Profile: Midland Judicial Candidate Mary Baker
- SD14 Special: Lobby show of force for Rep. Rodriguez while Eckhardt points to polls showing her leading substantially
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Horowitz: Conservatives get massacred by fake ‘conservative’ SCOTUS
- Supreme Court declines to hear challenges to gun laws in 4 states
- President Trump signs Safe Policing for Safe Communities executive order, more
- Trump puts spotlight on Botham Jean killing by Dallas officer Amber Guyger as he unveils police reforms
- Navarro: Trump ‘Very Interested’ in ‘At Least 2 Trillion’ for Phase Four Bill, ‘Bulk’ Focused on Bringing Back Manufacturing
- Sens. Cruz, Young, Sinema Introduce Bill to Incentivize More Efficient Airport Construction
- Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Provide Tax Credits to Businesses That Test Employees for COVID-19
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision is a victory for landowners
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- Presidential race / national politics
- People are Already Lining up for President Trump’s Rally in OK
- Oklahoma governor seeks larger event for Trump’s Tulsa rally
- Trump says John Bolton will have a ‘strong criminal problem’ if he publishes tell-all book as EVERY chat is classified
- After backing from Planned Parenthood fund, Biden vows to undo Trump admin’s abortion restrictions
- Biden: ‘Race-neutral policies’ insufficient, proposes more giveaways
- How much does Trump’s rift with military brass matter?
- Trump Hater Howard Stern outed for wearing blackface, using the N-word, claims therapy changed him
- A group of woke celebrities are promoting a clip of Louis Farrakhan
- Why banking on judges is a poor strategy
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- Border / immigration
- Businesses, Colleges Plead With Trump to Preserve Work Visas
- Southern Border Apprehensions Increase 27 Percent in May
- 33 Illegal Migrants Recovered from Texas Stash House near Border
- Cartels Helped Pick Top Officials in Mexican Border State [Tamaulipas], Leaked Documents Show
- Supreme Cartel Leader’s Rumored Death Puts Mexican Government on Edge
- In Ciudad Juárez, A New ‘Filter Hotel’ Offers Migrants A Safe Space To Quarantine AUDIO
- In three years, over 1,800 minors have been arrested for murder in Mexico
- San Antonio church drops lawsuit to house migrant children
- Should international bridges be re-opened? County judges discuss
- Border county judges: Let the Mexican shoppers come across
- Border travel restrictions, immigration court shutdown extended because of COVID-19
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- Business
- Reagor Dykes Auto Group: Shane Smith “cooked the books” took home $527k he was not owed, new court records reveal
- Travis County considering Tesla incentives deal
- Developer of baseball project sues Hutto
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- Coronavirus related
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 6/16/2020 (pdf) – 1983 deaths in Q1 plus 3/5ths 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.
- Map of Texas COVID-19 Test Collection Sites
- Gov. Greg Abbott emphasizes hospital capacity as Texas continues with business reopenings
- Governor Abbott, Doctor John Zerwas Provide Update On Texas’ Hospital Capacity
- Abbott says 20-somethings let their guard down amid coronavirus
- Gov. Abbott says not to worry, despite spike in COVID-19 cases throughout state
- What’s behind the spike in Texas’ COVID-19 hospitalizations? One doctor explains. – it’s not a “spike” but a slight rise. It is an 8% race since 6/8
- Lawsuit against Abbott’s virus orders is sound, will judges have fortitude?
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- Not admitting mistakes is subverting freedom
- Swiss Policy Research: Facts about Covid-19
- WHO Now Says Asymptomatic Spread Of Coronavirus Is Rare
- Dr. John Lee: Science, doubt and the second wave of COVID
- Second wave? Where was the first?
- What a Hospital Director Thinks about the ‘Second Wave’
- ‘Masks Are Symbolic,’ say Dr Fauci and The New England Journal of Medicine
- Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era
- Texas mayors to Gov. Abbott: Let us mandate face masks to slow spread of novel coronavirus
- With enforcement off table, local leaders ask community to follow coronavirus guidelines – freedom lovers prefer persuasion to coercion. So it tells you much about the people who whine about not being able to use coercion.
- Bexar County Judge Says Residents ‘Don’t Have A Constitutional Right’ To Spread COVID-19 – that is a stupid statement fundamentally as it asserts a claim to Liberty is a claim to do harm to others.
- Mayor de Blasio allows playground gates to be chained, welded to keep children out – coercion
- New Projections Suggest Coronavirus Deaths Will Surge Ahead of 2020 Election – can you believe anyone still falls for these model projections?!
- United and American may ban passengers who don’t wear masks
- Costa Rica: Reopening plans on-track, hydroxychloroquine use to continue
- Steroid dexamethasone reduces deaths among patients with severe COVID-19 – trial shows
- US expects insurers to cover COVID vaccine without copays
- For Post-COVID Transportation, We Really Can’t Settle for “Normal”
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- ‘BLACK AUSTIN MATTERS’ being painted on Congress Avenue – so can we paint pro-life (for babies) messages on Congress Avenue? Don’t bet on it!
- “Black Lives Matter” Is Preying on America’s Belief That Black Lives Matter
- Tucker Carlson Exposes Radical Agenda of ‘Black Lives Matter’ Leaders and Politicians Who Cower in Fear
- Does It Matter What the Police-Shooting Data Show?
- Opinion: ‘It’s about way more than football.’ Oklahoma St. uprising isn’t just about Mike Gundy’s T-shirt – this entire issue is a sign of instanity
- Trump signs order on tracking police misconduct, officer training
- Houston PD sergeant who posted racist social media rant retires ahead of Monday disciplinary hearing
- Can Dallas County turn messages from protests into lasting change in battle against racism? – why now? Dems and minority leaders have been in charge for years.
- Stop Letting Others Exploit Our Tragedies for Political Gain
- Man shot in Albuquerque as armed citizens try to defend conquistador statue from rioters
- Targeting a statue at A&M and a school song at UT, Texas college students are pushing for a reckoning on race
- Denver protesters add ICE abolishment to George Floyd demands
- The CHAZ effect: *Nineteen* 911 calls get zero response after burglary, arson suspect held
- Boston mayor reportedly open to taking down 140-year-old statue of Abraham Lincoln – it’s construction was funded by feed slaves!
- The Monument-Destroying Mobs Don’t Hate The Confederacy, They Hate America
- French President Emmanuel Macron’s Stance on Tearing Down Statues Sets the Example for World Leaders
- Bastrop County judge: Removing Confederate monuments would be ‘counter-productive’
- Are New Mexico Citizens In Jail Today for Acting Lawfully? Seems That Way – finally a piece that picks up the inconsistency of the stories out of NM that I noticed.
- Defend the police
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Houston Suspect Was Out on Multiple Felony Bonds at Time of Shooting – so-called “bail reform”
- Jody Nelson, fromer Patterson UTI CFO, released from prison early under 2018 law rewarding good behavior
- Texas Parents of US Man, Trevor Reed, Held in Moscow Demand Fair Trial for Son
- Parents of US Man Held in Moscow Demand Fair Trial for Son
- Man charged with fatally shooting man
- Man dies after being booked into Ector County jail
- Fort Stockton Police investigate drive-by shooting
- WF police arrest man for allegedly burglarizing the same business four times
- Suspected burglar signs name at scene of crime
- Former Wichita Falls deputy city manager found guilty of marijuana possession
- Suspect to cops: “Not today”
- Family speaking out after murder of 18-year-old Eastland girl
- Motorcyclist killed during Brown County crash
- Grass fire off Bangs Highway
- Grass fires spark inside Abilene city limits
- Abilene PD arrests suspect in Whataburger shooting
- Man accused of sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl multiple times
- Abilene police arrest woman who threw hammer at man
- Levelland Police Arrest 3 Men for Involvement in Shooting
- Teen boy dead after accidental shooting in Sunnyside, police say
- Houston ranks first in country for postal workers bitten by dogs
- Body of Crosby firefighter found near Galveston causeway
- Central Texas man found dead on Corpus Christi beach
- Police seek leads in year-old murder of 32-year-old Central Texas woman
- Police identify shooting victim found dead in Killeen residential neighborhood
- Records show Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy was fired for striking jail inmate
- Del Valle man arrested; $360,000 of drugs, cash seized
- Armed man flees after fight inside Walmart in NW Harris County, deputies say
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- Local government
- AG Paxton Warns County Officials to Avoid Misleading the Public on Vote by Mail Laws
- San Antonio Advocates Push for Cash Payments to Tenants, not Landlords
- Over 100 San Antonio residents voice concerns about policing during City Council listening session
- San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood named ‘Chief of the Year’ by international organization
- Bexar County commissioners urged to prevent deaths in police custody
- State-appointed conservator tells Harlandale ISD to hire its old lawyers back — and trustees are baffled
- Travis County considering Tesla incentives deal
- Developer of baseball project sues Hutto
- Bastrop County judge: Removing Confederate monuments would be ‘counter-productive’
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- Colleges & universities
- UT System says it did not wrongfully withhold communication with Wuhan lab from feds
- UT Football and Senate Prove Themselves Radicals
- Football Players Demand UT’s Fight Song, ‘The Eyes of Texas’ be Retired
- Texas A&M System Dedicates $100 Million to “Diversity Issues” Scholarship Fund
- Targeting a statue at A&M and a school song at UT, Texas college students are pushing for a reckoning on race
- Texas Southern’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law moves closer to compliance
Pratt’s post for 6/16/2020
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