- Senators Bettencourt and Creighton Reinforce Opposition to a Second Shutdown
- Abbott: Budget Shortfall a Challenge, New Local Stay-Home Orders Unenforceable
- Gov. Greg Abbott’s coronavirus task force members are writing checks for his re-election campaign
- Analysis: Coronavirus spreads to the Texas state budget
- Abbott to Fill Vacancy After Paul Green Announces Retirement from Texas Supreme Court, more
- Individual Liberty in a Pandemic: Government’s Power to Restrict Your Freedoms in a Crisis
- DPS: Reward Offered for Information on Suspects Involved in Texas Capitol Protests
- Straus and Ellis: Remove Confederate monuments from the Texas Capitol – Straus is as much a Democrat as is Rodney Ellis and likes to remind us.
- Abbott directs $118 million in federal funding for higher education
- Representative César Blanco announces the Vanessa Guillen Act
- Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Texas: What to know; What Might Be Next
- Tax Abatements for Solar Farms Ignite Controversy in Central Texas
- You Won’t Believe What Kind Of Sex Ed LGBT [homosexual] Activists Want In Texas Public Schools
- Trump plan in allotting congressional seats raises alarm in Texas – but Trump is correct. Those here illegally should not count for Congressional districts.
- Abbott’s approval plummets amid pandemic, poll says
- A Conversation with Chad Prather, running for Texas Governor in 2022 VIDEO
- HD60: Getting to know Glenn Rogers, new State Representative
- HD100: Lorraine Birabil concedes to Jasmine Crockett in tight Dem runoff
- New poll shows MJ Hegar within single digits of John Cornyn – she’ll lose by 5 to 11 points I’d bet at this point.
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- US Ratchets up China Tensions, Closing Houston Consulate, more
- U.S. Closes Chinese Consulate in Houston Amidst Concern of Intellectual Property Theft
- US orders Chinese Consulate in Houston to close, fire spotted in courtyard hours later – standard to burn all the paper records, we do it too.
- Politicians sound off on closing of Houston’s Chinese Consulate
- China vows to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston
- Chinese foreign minister says Washington embassy is receiving bomb threats
- Mike Pompeo says China ‘bought’ chief of WHO
- Human Rights: Pompeo vs. ‘the Experts’
- Sen. Cruz Announces Staff Updates to Washington, D.C. Office
- Cruz vs. Cotton clash on coronavirus deficits may preview 2024 contest for post-Trump GOP
- Six Texas Republicans break ranks, join Dems in vote to remove Confederate statues at U.S. Capitol
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump Raises $20 Million from 300,000 Donors in First-Ever Virtual Fundraiser
- Poll: Biden and Trump neck and neck in Texas, Sen. Cornyn leads Hegar in Senate race – “self-identified registered voters” worthless
- Obama and Biden Meet to Socially Distance and Trash Trump
- Rep. Gaetz accuses GOP conference chair Liz Cheney of working against Trump, calls for her removal
- Biden’s comms director doesn’t hate women — but he does suck at his job
- Nikki Haley drops a weapons-grade reality check on Nancy Pelosi for calling COVID-19 the ‘Trump virus’
- Lubbock-native Dixie ‘Chick’ Natalie Maines accuses Trump of murder
- Tucker Carlson: NY Times Threatening to Reveal Where I Live — ‘To Hurt Us, to Injure My Wife and Kids ‘ VIDEO
- B.S. “Fact Check” claims average American families pay more to hopsitals than in federal taxes
- Another Tactic Used to Suppress Ideas the Left Dislikes
- Defeating Cancel Culture Is Way Easier Than We Think It Is
- The crumbling lawsuit against Fox News
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- Border / immigration
- Judge Declines to Order Release of Detained [Illegal] Migrant Families
- AP Exclusive: Migrant Kids Held in US Hotels, Then Expelled
- Illegal immigrants behind on their rent are self-evicting across Texas
- Cash-Strapped Mexican Border Cartel Faction Turns to Petty Crime
- Drunk Illegal Alien Plows Into Police Bikers Club Killing Three
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- Coronavirus related (while I hold over some stories for a while this is not a collection that grows each day. You must go to previous days’ posts.)
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 7/22/2020 (pdf) [TDEM is no longer posting this until late in the day] – 4,151 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. The # tested in Texas is now 3,331,844.
- Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional
- Individual Liberty in a Pandemic: Government’s Power to Restrict Your Freedoms in a Crisis
- Texas bar owners suing Abbott over booze ban: ‘Bar Lives Matter’
- Facts About COVID-19, CDC says virus close to losing epidemic status
- Thousands of scientists and doctors condemn COVID-19 panic, more
- Shutdowns Are Not a Serious Solution to the Coronavirus Threat
- Unemployment in Costa Rica reaches 20.1%, the highest in its history, in midst of pandemic – the cost of ill-advised “shutdowns”
- Pandemic tensions revive protests in Latin America
- Time is Running Out for Coronavirus Course Correction
- Country-by-country data on mortality risk of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals is dropping
- U.S. Signs $2 Billion Vaccine Deal with Pfizer and BioNTech
- COVID-19 Outbreak Reported at Texas Federal Medical Prison
- Hard-Hit Texas Border Counties Urge Residents to Stay Home
- COVID-19: Outbreak reported at Richmond nursing home
- ‘We need to slow this virus down’: Houston’s top doc warns of worst-case scenario – ha! He knows masks are a joke; look at the B.S. cloth mask he’s wearing!
- Katy clinic apologizes after incorrectly diagnosing woman with COVID-19 – false positives (or just outright lies) are happening all over.
- Florida Gov. DeSantis orders investigation of reports that people who did not take a COVID-19 test are listed as testing positive
- Connecticut pathologist’s study shows CDC coronavirus test kits generate 30% false positive results
- Concerns arise as some receive positive COVID-19 results but never got tested
- Record number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus – numbers like this happen in big flu seasons regularly. 10,848 patients is a small part of Texas’ 58,000+ staffed hospital beds.
- Covenant Health officials debunk coronavirus rumors, theories – this story is full of bull bleep, especially their very unscientific “study”
- Texas Gov.’s office labels Hidalgo County’s shelter-at-home order ‘simply a recommendation’
- Hidalgo County Judge Renews Lockdown and Curfew, Prohibits Unaccompanied Minors in Public
- State curtails Midland Memorial Hospital’s access to rapid response tests
- Another steroid is thrown into the mix of potential COVID-19 treatments
- Oxford epidemiologist says COVID herd immunity threshold may be ‘much lower’ than earlier estimates
- Why San Antonio’s COVID numbers are skewed
- Group of Texas bars plans to open illegally in statewide protest Saturday against Gov. Abbott’s shutdown order
- COVID & masks
- CDC: Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings
- Now Abbott’s chief wants you to wear masks inside your homes!
- Sen. Bob Hall Criticizes Abbott’s Face Mask Order Shift: ‘We Are Expected to Live As If We Have a Monarchy’
- Some “experts” claim we need to wear masks “for several years.”
- MASKS – manners, manipulation and maths – what are your odds of getting or dying from COVID-19? Healthy People Should Not Wear Masks
- Republican activist sues Gov. Abbott, challenging mask order
- Sheriffs Across Texas Say Governor Abbott’s Mask Order is Unenforceable – things I pointed out the day the decree was issued from King Abbott
- Woman takes Lefty talking points about how ‘it’s just a mask’ apart
- SRI finds ‘counterfeit’ masks among hospital supplies of coronavirus gear
- Texas Faculty Association calls for Abbott to mandate that colleges enforce mask rule
- Miami, Florida Enforcing Mandatory Face Coverings with Dedicated Unit – jackboot thugs / brownshirts
- Public shame won’t work against anti-maskers. FBI hostage negotiator explains what will. – nothing will short of armed force for many
- Health leaders say Lubbock beginning to see positive results from masks – more laughable B.S. I’ve done a count out and about and the compliance rate is 20% at best. More like 10% including in many businesses I’ve been to.
- Mask Mandates Put People and Businesses “in a Tough Position”
- Travelers must wear masks at San Antonio airport. But message has been mixed
- COVID & schools
- CDC director says closed schools pose larger public health risk for kids than reopening, U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
- Dr. Scott Atlas: There Is No Risk To Children From Covid-19, I Don’t Know Why People Deny This. AUDIO
- Dr. Scott Atlas: Too much hysteria over school reopenings VIDEO
- Virus Spread, Not Politics Should Guide Schools, Doctors Say
- Teachers call on Texas Education Agency to rethink reopening schools
- State Will Allow Districts to Offer Online-Only Instruction for First 8 Weeks of School Year
- UIL announces plan for high school sports
- New TEA Guidance Does Little to Allay Teacher Fears – prisoner to their “fears,” are they smart enough to be teachers?
- Harris County leaders ask schools to delay in-person classes
- Tarrant County Shuts School Campuses for 6 Weeks
- Teachers voice concerns about reopening
- Teacher Union Demands Far-Left Economic Policies Before Reopening Classrooms
- CDC director: “Absolutely” I’d send my grandchildren back to school in September
- Amid calls for school shutdowns, U.K. scientist says student-teacher infections ‘incredibly rare’
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- Business
- As Restaurants Endure Economic Losses, Others Feel Pain, Too – thanks Abbott
- Flight from the Cities: Existing Home Sales Soar Nearly 21%—A Record Shattering Monthly Jump
- Report: Number of homes sold in Midland County jumps
- Houston is now home to Texas’ first drive-thru strip club
- SpaceX successfully catches both fairings from a launch
- Government Shutdowns Could Kill Nearly All of Austin’s Live Music Venues
- National Lacrosse League Announces Expansion Into the State of Texas
- 1950s building on Austin waterfront site hits market
- Tesla picks Austin for $1 billion auto factory – leaves CA because of tyranny of gov’t and moves to CA-lite in Texas?!
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- DPS: Reward Offered for Information on Suspects Involved in Texas Capitol Protests
- President Trump, A.G. Barr to expand anti-crime surge to several US cities
- Poll: Majority of Whites Believe ‘American Society Is Racist’ – it’s all they’ve heard for more than a generation.
- Push to Remove Confederate Statues Stalls in Rural America
- Sen. Cruz in Wall Street Journal: A Way to Take Back Portland
- Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Hold Local Officials Liable For Allowing Violent ‘Autonomous Zones’
- ‘Redskins’ Is Gone, But Changing ‘Washington’ Would Be a Much Bigger Job
- Patricia McCloskey’s gun didn’t work so a prosecutor ordered it reassembled and then declared it lethal
- Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home vandalized, hours later she votes to protect police funding, more
- De Blasio: We’ll sue if Trump orders federal police to defend federal property in NYC – why not waste more NYC money on a worthless lawsuit?
- NYPD remove ‘Occupy City Hall’ demonstrators from public encampment during pre-dawn raid
- De Blasio’s NYC: Watch How Differently He Treats Defacing BLM Lettering vs. Graffiti Done by BLM
- Feds Come out Swinging in Portland: Oregon AG Filed Lawsuit Over Detentions — Wait Until She Sees This
- Hearing On Oregon AG’s Request For Order To Prevent Enforcement Of Federal Law Ends Without A Decision by Judge
- McKinney councilman, mayor spar over statue of Confederate figure as shouting match spills into audience
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Fort Hood Soldier’s Body Found Near Base; 3rd Death in Month
- Woman apologizes to Texas musician Clayton Gardner after intentionally coughing on him during show
- USGS: 3.5 quake hits SE of Pecos
- Quake strikes near Odessa, 2.7 magnitude
- Man charged with pushing pregnant girlfriend
- Man charged with stealing vehicle, charging credit card
- Gilleland gets prison for murder of Aliff
- Police: Paint trail leads to burglary suspect
- Man allegedly steals from Target, says he can take whatever he wants – sounds like a Democrat
- Cops’ lunch interrupted by assault in Wichita Co.
- Firefighters making progress on Archer County grass fires
- Eastland man arrested for arson in connection to 100-acre grass fire
- Cash rewards offered for info on wanted fugitives in Abilene
- San Antonio woman found in pool of blood with two-year-old in home
- Grand jury declines to indict Lubbock man on murder charge
- Co-owner of Lubbock dent-repair shop accused of dealing heroin – NOT A-1 Dent Company where all folk should go!
- Odessa PD: Guns stolen from vehicles are being used in drive-by shootings – exactly why expanded background checks are worthless
- Lubbock police arrest three in prostitution operation
- Warrant reveals more details on Lubbock man’s arrest following deadly January crash
- Police provide new details on Tuesday SWAT standoff in Central Lubbock neighborhood
- Lubbock man charged with manslaughter found in Anchorage Alaska
- Lubbock man charged with endangering a child with criminal neglect
- Lubbock man indicted for indecency with a child with sexual contact
- Man indicted for online solicitation of a child in Lubbock
- Hill County man sentenced to total of 37 years in prison for cattle theft
- Drunk Illegal Alien Plows Into Police Bikers Club Killing Three
- Houston police engage in gun battle with pursuit suspect
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- Local government
- Ignorant Midland woman, 24, campaigns for sustainable recycling program
- Midland Co. commissioners discuss raises for elected officials, County judge says he won’t support raises
- Wichita Falls proposes balanced budget despite revenue loss
- Abilene City Council passes first reading of proposed budget with property tax increase
- Lubbock County still working toward Woodrow Road construction
- First-ever female sheriff in Lynn County, appointed Tuesday
- Radical Marxist Documents Shared in Plano ISD
- Round Rock City Council Delays Local Elections Until 2021 Over Coronavirus Concerns – self-interested nasty action
- Austin’s Airport Expansion Was Cleared For Takeoff. The Pandemic Has Caused Some Turbulence.
- Push continues for $100 million cut to Austin police budget
- San Antonio zoning board blocks Starbucks from building in Gov’t Hill area
- Tax Abatements for Solar Farms Ignite Controversy in Bell Co.
- McKinney councilman, mayor spar over statue of Confederate figure as shouting match spills into audience
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- Colleges & universities
- Angelo State announces schedule for spring semester, eliminates Spring Break
- TTU Transportation & Parking Services Plans For Increased Campus Traffic This Fall
- Texas Tech University, South Texas College Sign Agreement To Further Online Education Opportunities In Rio Grande Valley
- Veterinary Anatomist, Curriculum Expert Joins Texas Tech School Of Veterinary Medicine
- Grant to Tech biolab shows facility’s value in virus battle – no it shows they have good grant writers
- UT-Austin preparing to let football fans fill half its stadium when games resume Sept. 5
- UT-Austin faces a third lawsuit claiming that white students were unfairly denied admission under affirmative action
- Abbott directs $118 million in federal funding for higher education
Pratt’s post for 7/22/2020
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