- AP Sources: FBI Is Investigating Texas Attorney General, more – no doubt. His investigation to which staffers objected was partly of possible misconduct by federal agents. They are abusing their positions not trying to get revenge.
- AG Ken Paxton on misconduct allegations: ‘I make no apologies’
- SCOTUS Backs Texas Attorney General’s Office in its Representation of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- State troopers to be sent to Dallas in response to spike in violent crime
- For a price, this Texas DA drops drug charges — and gives the money to local charities – Dumas – covers Moore, Hartley, Dallam & Sherman counties
- Governor Abbott Reappoints Four To One-Call Board Of Texas
- A Preview of the Property Tax Debate Ahead of the 87th Legislative Session
- Nearly 70 Texas lawmakers call on state to move toward canceling STAAR
- Teacher union, TSTA, backs effort to cancel STAAR
- New Republican bills would block Texas counties from sending mail-ballot applications
- In a recession, turning to sin might save the Texas budget – more of this obsession with marijuana
- Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative submits report to Governor Abbott
- Report: Texas needs dependable funding for public health, before next pandemic strikes
- Matthew McConaughey says he would be open to running for Texas governor
- SD30: Liberal Lawmaker Appeals to Austin Swamp to Help Drew Springer
- After Final 2020 Races Called, Texas Legislative Body and Congressional Delegation Now Set
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Cruz shreds Twitter CEO: ‘You don’t get to pretend you’re not a publisher’
- Sen. Cruz: Democrats and Big Tech’s Desire to Silence Dissent Is A Dangerous Totalitarian Instinct
- Ending ‘Willful Neglect’: Cornyn-sponsored bill to build National Latino museum closer to passage
- EPA Definition of ‘Navigable Waters’ Hashed Out at 10th Circuit
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Report: 9,626-Vote Errors Found in Georgia Hand Recount
- Bonanza of Election Peculiarities Surface
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Trump Argument: Observers Just Have to ‘Remain in the Room’ – then there is no observation
- GOP Board of Canvassers Members in Wayne County, MI Cave After First Refusing to Certify 2020 Election Results
- Poll: Most Republicans Believe Trump ‘Rightfully Won’
- Zuckerberg-Funded ‘Safe Elections’ Project Announces Grants for Georgia Senate Runoff Elections
- Why academics hold Thatcher and Trump in such contempt
- Bovard: Twitter Has Too Much Power Over America, and It Needs To End
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- Border / immigration
- One-Year-Old Migrant Founded Abandoned in Texas at Border
- 4-Year-Old Migrant Found Abandoned at Border in Texas
- Deported Sex Offenders Arrested After Illegally Crossing U.S. Border from Mexico
- Judge Orders US to Stop Expelling Children Who Cross Border – more abuse from the judiciary.
- 580 Pounds of Meth Seized at Texas Border Crossing
- Mexican Cartel Figure Leading Shock Troops near Texas Border Unmasked
- U.S. Drops Drug Charges Against Former Mexican Secretary of Defense
- For Texas immigrants, the switch from Trump to Biden is ‘like leaving years of abuse’ – hyperbole and doesn’t speak for the many pro-Trump immigrants I know
- O’Caña: Trump White House extends presidential permit for Madero Bridge
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- Coronavirus a.k.a. WuFlu related – See this link for archive of essential WuFlu-related stories
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 11/17/2020 (pdf) (no 11/18 update published by 2:30pm) – 19,579* deaths & “active cases” of 135,231 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, about 4/10ths of 1% of the population.) * Texas COVID numbers appear no longer trustworthy
- Texas Surpasses 20,000 Virus Deaths, Second Highest in US – but actually 22nd highest per capita and 31st highest number of total recorded cases per capita
- Nolte: Photos Call into Question Newsom’s ‘Outdoor’ French Laundry Party, California Medical Association Execs There Too!
- Biden Coronavirus Adviser Urges National Lockdown for ‘4 to 6 Weeks’
- ‘A really critical time’: Texas sets new coronavirus case record
- Are businesses paying for destruction in hyperbolic COVID reporting?
- “Cancel gatherings, large and small”: Texas officials raise alarm ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
- Coronavirus cases in Texas are soaring again. But this time Gov. Greg Abbott says no lockdown is coming.
- Harris County Judge Calls for Residents to Cancel All Gatherings ‘Large or Small’
- ‘Protect Tarrant County’ COVID-19 Plan Recommends Virtual Church Service, Limited Business Capacity
- ‘Shut them down’: Dallas officials struggle with how to respond to new wave of COVID-19
- El Paso is fighting the coronavirus and state resistance as officials desperately try to keep up with sick and dying Texans
- Lubbock health authority: ‘We’re in trouble’ on COVID-19
- Lubbock to close large city facilities, city athletic facilities for the rest of the year
- Governor Abbott to provide update in Lubbock on Bamlanivimab distribution in Texas – a costly and useless trip. Stay in Austin.
- After driver dies of COVID, VIA continues installing dividers that shield bus operators – if it’s in the air then these do nothing
- Walmart using drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits to El Paso homes VIDEO
- New county judge for Travis won’t reopen bars yet
- COVID & masks – See this link for a group of essential mask-related stories
- Sheriffs Across Texas Say Governor Abbott’s Mask Order is Unenforceable
- Masks are neither effective nor safe: Summary of the science – ignore who the author is, it does not matter, simply check the sources/footnotes.
- New study: Lockdowns & masks are useless and might even increase COVID-19 spread
- COVID & schools – See this link for more.
- CDC director says closed schools pose larger public health risk for kids than reopening, U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
- Governor Abbott, TEA, TDEM Announce $420 Million Reimbursement Program for Texas Schools To Continue Supporting Remote Learning During COVID-19
- Education Commissioner on Coronavirus: Schools ‘Relatively Safe’
- December finals to be canceled in Abilene ISD
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- Business/Economy
- There Are Real Estate Bidding Wars Underway in Texas, Experts Explain Why.
- Prominent Austin and Dallas Plaintiffs’ Law Firms Merge
- Oil companies snag Gulf of Mexico waters for offshore drilling in last bid before Biden transition
- The Permian Land ‘Bust’ Could Be Around Well After The Pandemic
- Shiner Bock Wins Gold in International Beer Competition
- Luby’s liquidation: Shareholders OK plan to dissolve business
- Austin airport’s passenger traffic levels off but revenue to fall short
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- College Officer in Tyler Shoots Man Threatening Staffer
- Slain Houston Police Sergeant Remembered for His Dedication
- Wichita Falls man jailed on half-million-dollar bond for sexual assault
- A child’s sexual abuse outcry lands man in jail
- WFPD arrest second man for capital murder
- Traffic stop nets thousands in counterfeit bills
- Woman arrested for assaulting victim with SUV
- Barefoot man walking along creek behind houses arrested
- Big Spring police arrest man in fatal hit-and-run
- Cash rewards offered for info on wanted fugitives in Abilene
- Abilene man accused of shooting victim twice to steal cell phone arrested
- Abilene man accused of child sex crime after newborn tests positive for meth
- Lubbock man indicted on 2 charges of sexual assault of a child
- Lubbock suspect went back to scene after deadly hit-and-run, then fled again, police report says
- Attorney couple ID’d as central El Paso shooting victims: wife killed, husband remains hospitalized
- Travis County Democratic Party headquarters vandalized, officials say
- Texas appeals court reinstates ex-BU player’s rape conviction for a second time
- Teenager arrested after deadly crash on Sunday that claimed the life of teenage girl
- Carrollton man’s death staged as suicide after being killed by his financial advisor, police say
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- Local government
- Lubbock, Texas City Council Refuses to Stand with Justice, more
- Lubbock Rejects Ordinance to Outlaw Abortion, more
- Lubbock, Texas City Council Ignores Residents, Rejects Proposal to Ban Abortions, more
- Will Aransas County Judge Force Citizens to Fund a Project They Rejected?
- City of Wichita Falls to restart Kickapoo Downtown Airport construction process
- Nueces County works to mitigate the impacts of storm surges
- State troopers to be sent to Dallas in response to spike in violent crime
- Travis County DA-elect’s transition team brings history of justice reform
- Fort Worth City Council to open its meeting on Dec. 1 with Hindu mantras
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- Colleges & universities
- WBU Students Rank No. 1 in Global Competition
- TTU School Of Law Professor Leads Third Symposium Addressing Mental Illness And The Law
- Texas Tech implements additional restrictions; athletics, graduation will move forward
- Texas Tech international student enrollment down 10.4% from last fall
- Texas Tech to receive $237K federal grant for mental health, suicide prevention
- Baylor College of Medicine regional campus to open in Central Texas
Pratt’s post for 11/18/2020
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