- Republican activist sues Gov. Abbott, challenging mask order – Woodfill sums up the fundamental problem with all of this that should concern all true Texans no matter their opinion on the WuFlu: “This isn’t a body of state reps and senators voting on something, with the governor signing or vetoing it, and then with that particular piece of legislation being challenged in court. This is a governor, or a county judge, or a mayor, issuing dictates that are not being voted on by our duly elected representatives.”
- Republican committees in 8 Texas counties vote to censure Gov. Abbott over COVID response
- Opinion: Greg Abbott’s critics lose political clout as Texas COVID numbers climb – completely wrong, the anger at Abbott is firming up into something that will not go away if the issue does.
- Abbott’s Austin homeless camp takes backseat amid coronavirus
- Abbott threatens to close economy again; Do it, say border congressmen – and you see why the RGV is poor and usually has a much higher unemployment rate than the rest of the state.
- African American Lawyers Group Demands Action – or Resignation – by Texas Bar President
- Rep. Landgraf asks TEA to eliminate STAAR in 2021, more, more – using a crisis. We sure don’t want to measure the utter failure of the “distance learning.”
- Some Texas schools may not reopen for in-person classes in August. Here’s how.
- We must provide broadband to Texas schoolchildren – typical. “We are thrilled to see the “Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act” introduced in Congress.”
- Lawmakers Push For More Police Reforms On Five-Year Anniversary of Sandra Bland’s Death
- Despite Pandemic, Texans Get the Job Done
- AG Paxton: Court Affirms OAG Authority to Prosecute Felony Election Law Violations
- Officers association ask Texas AG to review comments on slain officers daughter’s tweet
- AG’s office argues Supreme Court should side with Turner over Texas GOP, Hotze
- Supreme Court rejects Texas GOP bid for in-person convention, more
- Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Order Houston to Host Texas GOP Gathering – Justice Devine is right in his dissent because there are specific laws about holding party conventions
- Texas GOP presses Houston to honor convention contract as state Supreme Court denies appeal
- 2020 SREC Candidates in Their Own Words
- Texas voters against ‘defunding’ police, but more receptive to other reforms to curb misconduct
- Texas organizers and candidates hope to engage a key voting bloc in 2020: South Asian Americans
- Homosexual Pride Center West Texas brings together area groups
- Voting by Email in Texas?
- Texas runoff elections show stress of coronavirus pandemic on state’s voting systems
- As Texas grapples with coronavirus, voter registration numbers are down -good
- COVID shutdown, budget crisis leave 74,000-plus Texas immigrants unlikely to vote in 2020
- Three Texas House runoffs give warring GOP factions chance to settle up before November
- HD60: Two YCT campaign workers from Trinity Univ. killed in vehicle accident
- TX13: Ronny Jackson Discusses Campaign, Announces Town Hall With Trump
- TX13: Sid Miller Calls Out Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Winegarner
- TX23: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz back opposing candidates in competitive GOP runoff to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
- In Senate, congressional runoffs, Texas Democrats looking for candidates who can flip GOP turf
- Whether it’s MJ Hegar or Royce West, nominee against John Cornyn could struggle to unify party
- Cornyn raised $3.5 million in 2nd quarter, has $14.5M for reelection bid against Hegar or West, more
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June – we’re great a “stimulating” debt.
- Brownfield farmer appeals to congressman to lift new restrictions on Dicamba herbicide
- Sen. Cruz on China’s Announced Sanctions: The Chinese Communist Party is ‘Terrified and Lashing Out’
- China imposes sanctions on Ted Cruz over U.S. condemnation of human rights abuses – badge of honor!
- Fossil Fuel Strangulation By Judicial Decree
- Michael Flynn bombshell: FBI believed he was ‘forthcoming’ and ‘telling truth,’ notes show
- Soros-backed orgs supported by invite-only club of billionaire donors received millions in PPP loans
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Poll: Joe Biden Leading President Trump in Texas – another worthless “registered voters” poll and another worthless from UT-Tyler.
- Joe Biden’s energy adviser aided Kremlin nuclear agenda
- Mike Pence: 2020 Election a Choice Between ‘Leadership’ in Donald Trump and ‘the Left’ in Joe Biden
- How Trump Can Get His Mojo Back
- Biden lied, Trump never told people to drink bleach for WuFlu
- Second stimulus check: As White House signals support, payments become campaign issue
- Matt Rivitz of Far-left ‘Sleeping Giants’ Admits Discriminating Against Woman of Color
- In 2011 Al Gore said skepticism on global warming is same as racism
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- Border / immigration
- Human Smuggling Stash House Busted in Reo Grande City
- Illegal Alien Apprehensions at Border Jump for Second Straight Month
- Trump Rips Private Texas Border Wall Built by His Supporters – but just because it was done by supporters doesn’t mean they know how to well build a wall. They didn’t seem to even consider alluvial erosion. The photos I’ve seen show massive erosion.
- Independent Cartel Boss Outed By Breitbart Arrested in Mexican Border State
- Mexican Cartel Drug Seizures Jump 50 Percent in June
- Historian helps steer border wall clear of South Texas’ historic cemeteries and ancient plots VIDEO
- ICE Ordered To Free Migrant Children Due to COVID-19 Concerns, Advocates Fear Family Separation
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- Coronavirus related
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 7/13/2020 (pdf) – 3,192 deaths. Official Texas 2018/19 flu season P&I deaths were 9249 by end of July last year, over 10,095 for the annual season. By the way, the # tested in Texas is now 2,757,859.
- Gov. Abbott: Lack of masks, spike in COVID-19 could lead to ‘necessity of closing Texas down’ – full Cuomo tyranny. We’ll worry about our own health.
- Abbott: ‘Only Way We Can Prevent Texas From Being Shut Down’ Is for Everybody to Wear a Mask – Leftist-style political extortion
- Republican activist sues Gov. Abbott, challenging mask order
- With record 10,000 in hospital, Abbott warns: ‘Things will get worse’
- Texas bans elective surgeries in more than 100 counties as coronavirus hospitalizations keep climbing
- Governor Abbott Announces Additional Extension Of Federally-Supported COVID-19 Testing Sites In Texas
- Governor Abbott Announces Additional Department Of Defense Resources To Mitigate COVID-19
- CDC says outbreak no longer qualifies as epidemic
- State Officials Say Texas Coronavirus Counts Exclude ‘Probable’ Cases
- Sen. Bob Hall Criticizes Abbott’s Face Mask Order Shift: ‘We Are Expected to Live As If We Have a Monarchy’
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- Facts About COVID-19, CDC says virus close to losing epidemic status
- Herd Immunity: Is 20 Percent the Number?
- CDC: Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings
- Healthy People Should Not Wear Masks
- Doctors address mask concerns
- Some “experts” claim we need to wear masks “for several years.”
- Mother With Health Exemption From Mask Mandate Denied Service, Harassed
- Now Abbott’s chief wants you to wear masks inside your homes!
- Sheriffs Across Texas Say Governor Abbott’s Mask Order is Unenforceable – things I pointed out the day the decree was issued from King Abbott
- County in Ohio establishes hotline to report people not wearing face masks
- Dr. Scott Atlas: There Is No Risk To Children From Covid-19, I Don’t Know Why People Deny This. AUDIO
- CDC director says closed schools pose larger public health risk for kids than reopening
- Virus Spread, Not Politics Should Guide Schools, Doctors Say
- U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
- ‘Moving Target’: Schools Deal With New Plans, Trump Demands
- Houston Leaders Call for City Lockdown Amid Virus Case Surge – we’ve done that before and all it does is prolong them misery and economic disaster.
- Churches Amid the Pandemic: Some Outbreaks, Many Challenges
- Congress Questions DHS on COVID-19 Spike in Border States
- Lynn County Sheriff, Abraham Vega, has passed away after battling Coronavirus
- Coronavirus deaths begin to stress Valley mortuary industry
- Officials discuss possibility of field hospitals in the RGV – one wonders just how many of the patients are coming from Mexico given the sudden jump in Border Patrol crossing numbers.
- As Texas morgues fill up, refrigerator trucks are on the way in several counties – far more died in short periods of flu (P&I) in past years so why were “refrigerator trucks” not needed (or hyped in the press) then?
- Protest against Gov. Abbott’s bar closures held in Pasadena on Sunday
- Harris Co.’s Hidalgo, Houston’s Turner call for new stay-at-home order
- Fund: Evaluating Fauci’s Record – Dr. Faulty
- 1.5 Million Healthcare Jobs Were Eliminated at the Height of the Supposed COVID-19 Hospital Surge; Biggest Scam Ever
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- Business
- Average US Gas Price up 2 Cents Over 2 Weeks to $2.24/gallon – heck of lot cheaper than that in Lubbock
- Greyhound owner says Trump rhetoric caused less [illegal] immigration, forcing $156 million write-down
- Lee Lewis says some are taking advantage of PPP loans
- Claims in most recent Liquidation Plan provide new hope of compensation for victims of Reagor-Dykes fraud
- RRC: Midland region accounts for 59.9% of drilling permits
- RRC: Top 8 Permian counties produce 51.29% of Texas oil in April
- Business Has Improved For Oil Refineries, But Not Enough
- Historic El Paso hotel gets updated look
- No more A-frame Whataburger buildings? Here’s the new look
- Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s to Hire 5,000
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Thomas Sowell: ‘Systemic Racism’ Has ‘No Meaning’
- Do all black lives matter to BLM?
- Woke Panic! Washington Redskins Officially Drop Name – how does that help American-Indians? It should be a point of pride to have the team named Redskins.
- Redskins announce name change to ‘enhance the standing of our proud, tradition-rich franchise’
- Portland Protester Taunts Officer: ‘I Hope Someone Kills Your Whole F**king Family’
- Authorities execute search warrant on St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
- Wichita Falls protestor files charges after altercation at monument rally VIDEO
- Wichita Falls BLM Movement members discuss petition preview
- African-American Leadership Council forms in Abilene days after racist graffiti
- UT-Austin will rename RLM Hall, erect statue for Julius Whittier, rename field in honor of Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams – mostly a cave to activists
- Gonzales faces ghosts of ‘Confederate Square’
- Lawmakers Push For More Police Reforms On Five-Year Anniversary of Sandra Bland’s Death
- Alabama Five Guys workers refuse to serve cops. Now they don’t have to serve anyone
- African American Lawyers Group Demands Action – or Resignation – by Texas Bar President
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Two McAllen police officers die in ambush shooting, more
- Officers association ask Texas AG to review comments on slain officers daughter’s tweet
- Tributes pour in for fallen McAllen police officers
- Ruling: False assassination hoax of fed judge no reason for re-sentencing
- USGS records 2.6 magnitude earthquake north of Midland
- Escaped wild horse corralled after hours-long chase through north Lubbock
- Lubbock business owner’s trailer recovered with help of social media
- San Angelo woman arrested for crash that killed two teens in Hockley Co.
- Power outage in downtown Lubbock, 562 customers without power – yet another!
- Lubbock man accused of trying to cash invalid check for more than $300,000
- Nocona man drowns in Red River over weekend
- DPS investigates Archer Co. fiery wreck after two people injured
- Wichita Falls man arrested, accused of showing gun and scaring customers in local store
- Police: ‘Pooped’ T-shirt leads to thief’s arrest
- Dyess AFB Airman arrested for child sex crime
- Vandals spray paint mural at The Local, Abilene police looking for suspects
- Lubbock Police Arrest 2 Parents for Child Endangerment
- Couple dies in murder-suicide in Katy
- John Travolta thanks Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center, where Kelly Preston was treated
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- Local government
- Abilene Regional Airport accepts grant to recruit new airline
- Name change process begins with Abilene school board meeting Monday
- Lubbock County Commissioners appoint Dr. Addington as acting chief medical examiner in emergency session, more
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- Colleges & universities
- UT making sweeping changes in response to athlete requests but keeps ‘The Eyes of Texas’ – mostly a cave
- MSU Texas prepares return to campus safety plan
- North Texas professors question how safe campuses will be for them – their Leftist bias is a far bigger risk to lives
- UTSA Special Collections Preserve Legacy Of Latinx Voter Registration Efforts – there is no such thing as “Latinx” people.
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- Military
- Keeping up with the bombers, a look at the B-1 wash process VIDEO
Pratt’s post for 7/13/2020
July 13, 2020 by 1 Comment
I wrote Chairman Evans, Lubbock County GOP, asking why they had not joined the other GOP counties in censoring Gov. Abbott. No response.