- Grassroots to Lawmakers: No More ‘Purple Sessions’
- Dade Phelan rides bipartisan support to speaker’s chair – right, and voters didn’t reward Dems with more seats, they voted for Republican control.
- After Republicans keep the House in political dogfight, where does Texas politics go?
- The Back Mic: House Committee to Consider Potential Harassment Complaint, Lawmakers Request STAAR Test Cancelation, Influx of Pre-Filed Bills
- Prepare for a (Legislative) Gun Battle in Texas Next Year
- Top superintendents, business leaders call for giving STAAR – but nixing A-through-F grades – these folk are rabidly hostile to the public seeing how they perform relative to other schools.
- Rep. Toth Calls for End to STAAR in Letter to TEA Commissioner
- Rep. Landgraf Again Calls for Cancellation of STAAR Test
- Texas education board approves new sex ed policy
- New Lawsuit Takes Aim at Texas Universities’ Out-of-State Tuition
- Texas SBOE adopts new sex ed curriculum
- 109 veterans organizations across Texas presented with grants totaling over $30 million
- Texas Commissioner Stops Local Firm from Fraudulently Marketing Forex Investments, Making False Claims of Registration and Legitimacy
- Additional game wardens to come to South Plains for mule deer hunting season
- Texas has a plague of wild pigs, and the pandemic has only made it worse
- Texas among six states compete to host new U.S. Space Command headquarters
- Texas fake Republican Joe Straus tells you: Election is over, people have spoken, honor the cheating
- Moritz: Want to increase voter turnout? Let young people lead the way – this is all about Leftist organizing.
- 5 things to know about Sidney Powell, the Dallas lawyer on Trump’s legal team alleging election fraud – typical DMN uninformative hit piece
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw opposes Trump troop withdrawal plan in Afghanistan
- Sen. Cruz’s Service Academy Nominations Board Holds Annual Meeting
- President Trump speaks on lowering prescription drug prices
- Texan and war hero Scott O’Grady nominated to defense post by Trump, squares off with critics
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Video of Trump lawyer press conference from yesterday VIDEO
- There is evidence, actually: Giuliani gave examples of voter fraud during his presser at RNC HQ
- You don’t have to be crazy to think the election was stolen. But it helps
- Are Trump’s lawyers big enough to back their claims up?
- Stolen Election? Do President Trump’s lawsuits stand a chance?
- Why Republican Voters Say There’s ‘No Way in Hell’ Trump Lost
- U.S. Rep. Kay Granger says it’s time for Donald Trump to “move on” as most Texas Republicans remain silent – she’s worthless and too bad she won that contested primary race
- Arizona gov says he will not certify results until all lawsuits are settled
- Raffensperger claims Georgia recount shows Biden winner
- Biden presumptuously vows exec. order killing Trump’s pro-life gains
- Finally America is realizing that Andrew Cuomo is a putz – I’ve never labored under the illusion that he was anything but such!
- NY probe looking at Trump Org’s payments to Ivanka Trump – it never ends and our people are mostly unwilling to fight back.
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- Border / immigration
- October Migrant Arrest Rate at Border Up 87 Percent
- Illegal Border Crossings Rise for Sixth Straight Month
- CBP: Over $25M worth of methamphetamine discovered within corn husks shipment
- Border Wall Construction, Land Condemnation, Move Ahead Despite Biden Win
- Former Mexican Secretary of Defense Walks Hours After U.S. Court Dismissal
- For Biden Administartion, Reversing Trump Immigration Policies Has Two Problems: Volume And Bandwidth
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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 11/20/2020 (pdf) – 20,113* deaths & “active cases” of 147,030 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, about half of 1% of the population.) * Texas COVID numbers appear no longer trustworthy
- Congressman Bill Flores takes part in Moderna trial
- Tomlinson: There’s a better way to slow COVID-19 than another shutdown – he’s so terribly misinformed on masks that it sad.
- Scientists: Major measles outbreaks likely because of COVID-19 lockdowns
- Study: Children are so immune to COVID-19 that even after extensive exposure they test negative
- Midland on track to be forced to drop to 50 percent occupancy
- Midland County will create ‘pandemic policy’ to address rising COVID cases – which like all other policies will do nothing to constrain or increase virus spread
- Hospital warns COVID surge could shut down Abilene economy within 2 weeks
- Lubbock non-profit wants Texas Department of Emergency management to follow through on coronavirus relief funds VIDEO
- Austin Council Funneled Taxpayer COVID Relief Money to Special Interest Friends
- COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why.
- UT-Austin researcher explains the role his lab played in several leading COVID-19 vaccines VIDEO
- 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.
- Essay: I wonder some days if I’m crazy for wearing my mask – yes, you are and that is according to the authentic hard science.
- Szwarc: Please Pass the Mashed Potatoes: Data shows mask wearing not effective
- 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
- Study: Children are so immune to COVID-19 that even after extensive exposure they test negative
- Texas Education Agency: Schools are ‘remarkably safe environments’
- Top superintendents, business leaders call for giving STAAR – but nixing A-through-F grades – these folk are rabidly hostile to the public seeing how they perform relative to other schools.
- Houston-area schools see surge in failing students as COVID wreaks havoc on grades – the stay at home is what wreaked havoc.
- Many Texas families say remote learning isn’t working and they want it fixed
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- Business/Economy
- Texas Unemployment Rate Fell to 6.9% in October; 118,100 Nonfarm Jobs Added, more
- Rig count falls for first time in 2 months, Baker Hughes rig count detail
- America’s biggest oil storage hub is filling to the brim again
- Oil companies stock up on Gulf leases
- How offshore driller Talos weathered waves of challenges
- How San Antonio’s major hotels are staying afloat
- Austin music community calls for immediate aid to save city’s stages – gov’t killed their business and they turn to the same folks for help?
- Astros officially make Sugar Land Skeeters the Triple-A affiliate
- The SpaceX fleet of Dragons
- American Airlines drops nearly every change and reservation fee
- American Plans Flights With Boeing 737 MAX In December; Southwest Not Until Next Year
- Midland Reporter-Telegram to transition to 5 days a week
- Xcel Energy recognized as veteran friendly employer by TWC
- H-E-B ranked best employer in Texas, Forbes survey finds
- Longtime River Oaks Bookstore to close after 47 years
- Big solar plant planned for NE Texas
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Black Texas Official Speaks Out Against Old ‘Negroes’ Sign – they sign should not be there.
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- US Government Executes Man Convicted of Killing Texas Teen
- Houston PD Chief Art Acevedo calls Houston’s skyrocketing murder rate a ‘perfect storm’, more – stop blaming a virus, blame the gov’t reaction to such. And the bail “reform” is the true culprit of the rise being so high and quick.
- Houston PD: Woman fatally shoots ex-boyfriend who broke into her apartment
- 2-year-old Maliyah Bass’ death ruled a homicide, medical examiner confirms The Houston toddler was found dead in Bray’s Bayou in August after her mother reported her missing.
- Metal crashes right through windshield of car on Highway 249
- RIP: Well-known Houston radio host Dinah Powers dies after cancer battle
- Shooting suspect admits to killing 52-year-old man, Dallas police say
- Police: 3 people arrested after Dallas man’s body found burned in bed of pickup
- Police release photos of suspect in fatal shooting of Dallas rapper Mo3 VIDEO
- ‘Definition of a serial killer’: Man arrested in Celina killing also accused of 2 Dallas homicides, police say
- Drought conditions worsening across the RGV
- 2 hospitalized after bad drug reaction charged with Fentanyl possession
- Driver dies after vehicle hits tree in Midland
- One man dead and another injured following a fatal crash in Odessa
- Man dies in Odessa structure fire
- Midland Police Department asks community for help locating man exposing himself
- Two arrested near Wichita Falls police station with large number of $20s and drugs
- Charlie Wheeler, under scrutiny after the Anaqua Springs deaths, arrested for DWI in Austin
- 26 indicted by Taylor County grand jury
- Court wrangles with scheduling issues in the death penalty case against Daniels in Lubbock, more
- Texas financial advisor charged with murder after allegedly staging client’s suicide
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- Local government
- Local officials move to increase debt despite voters opposing ballot measures
- Black Ellis Co. Official Speaks Out Against Old ‘Negroes’ Sign – they sign should not be there. Shame on them.
- Q&A: Clear Creek ISD superintendent finalist talks social media backlash, vision for future
- Big Spring offices open to public by appointment and electronic means only
- Ector County Sheriff’s Office introduces new drone equipment
- Abilene City Manager proposes budget cuts for fiscal year 2021 – Recall my commentary on 3 April 2020: Local governments should be acting now for coming shortfall
- Taylor County family frustrated at Sheriff’s Office using neighboring property as firing range – if it’s a registered range then too damned bad
- Lubbock: The next steps for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance VIDEO
- No, Lubbock council members are not piles of human excrement. They are malicious cowards.
- Austin Council Funneled Taxpayer COVID Relief Money to Special Interest Friends
- Lawsuit: Austin improperly disqualified signatures on camping ban petition
- Hewitt installing license plate readers
- $2 Million Buyout of Lancaster ISD Superintendent Put on Hold
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- Colleges & universities
- Modern-Day Hippocrates: Incoming School of Medicine Students Write Their Own Oath – pure Leftist dogma
- Sen. Cruz’s Service Academy Nominations Board Holds Annual Meeting
- TTU Doctoral Student’s Research Finds Hormone Released During Exercise Can Suppress Acute Stress-Induced Memory Deficit
- TTU Psychology Researchers Examine Precursors To Suicide Attempts
- TTU Sumner Named To New National Task Force On Campus Free Speech Expression
- Southwest School of Art secures national accreditation but still seeks regional approval
- New Lawsuit Takes Aim at Texas Universities’ Out-of-State Tuition
- $1.25 Million Salary Approved for UT President
- UT-Austin researcher explains the role his lab played in several leading COVID-19 vaccines VIDEO
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