- Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for SD 30 Candidates to Endorse 18 Vote Rule Change
- SD 30 Candidates endorse proposed three-fifths rule change
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Aims to Bolster GOP Strength by Redefining ‘Supermajority’
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Appoints Lucio Vice Chairman of Senate Finance Committee
- Urban-rural divide emerging as Texas Senate eyes a ban on certain kinds of lobby efforts at the Capitol
- Texas State Rep. Proposes Bill to Allow Texans to Vote on Secession – great vote but it will not allow for leaving the Union unless all of the rest of the Union were to agree.
- Texas Senate panel weighs banning abortion in 2021
- Texas Right to Life Reveals the Pro-Life Gold Standard for 87th Legislature
- Adding a new tax might be easier than ending an old tax break
- Governor Abbott Names Alvis Chair Of Texas Facilities Commission
- Governor Abbott sending DPS troopers to fight road rage in Houston, more
- Road rage deaths are on the rise in Houston. What is the county doing about it?
- Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Six To Texas State Board Of Plumbing Examiners
- DPS Expanding Hours at Select Driver License Offices
- At least three Texas Board of Education members test positive for the coronavirus after in-person meeting – doesn’t mean they got it there or that they are actual cases of illness
- Texas Dems Executive Committee calls for staff changes, accountability after disappointing cycle
- Dallas vote fraud convict Crystal Mason is no matyr despite media cheerleading
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Defense spending bill named after Texas congressman passes in U.S. House despite Trump’s veto threat – Poor ol’ Mac Thornberry. He’s 100% of the Swamp, by the Swamp, and for the Swamp. What a terrible end to a once respectable political career.
- GOP House members urge Trump to get Barr to appoint special counsel on voter fraud
- States, FTC suing Facebook over alleged antitrust violations
- Hunter Biden says the U.S. Attorney’s Office investigating his ‘tax affairs’
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump praises Paxton election challenge – Oh my! Imagine that.
- Key legal issues behind the Texas petition to Supreme Court re election issues – note this explains why I said yesterday that media reports were wrong about the suit trying to overturn the votes, it’s about electors.
- Texas Gets Support From 17 States in Bid to Help Trump Undo Election Loss
- Trump campaign, 16 other states join Texas motion to Supreme Court seeking delay of election results
- No surprise, the Washington Post dislikes Texas’ election lawsuit
- Analysis-Texas Tries to Overturn the U.S. Election Result. Can It Succeed?
- As legal experts scoff, Trump calls Texas AG Ken Paxton’s election challenge ‘the big one’ – what “experts?”
- “We are not convinced”: Nevada supreme court unanimously rejects Team Trump appeal
- Update on audit of Dominion tabulators in Michigan county
- Michigan Attorney Gives Behind the Scenes Update on the IT Inspection of the Antrim County Dominion Machines
- Suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians
- Eric Swalwell’s dip in the honeypot
- Who is Chinese honey trap spy Fang Fang?
- Voters overwhelmingly believe mainstream media outlets lacking neutrality
- Why aren’t we celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Plymouth colony?
- Our rights & freedoms are NOT rewards for good behavior
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- Border / immigration
- 18 Illegal Migrants Rescued from Frigid Rio Grande Border River
- Lawsuit accuses Galveston company of using armed illegals to guard border wall
- Witchcraft Altar Found in Mexican Border State Stash House
- Mexico Seeks Return of Fmr. Federal Police Chief Despite U.S. Drug Charges
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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 12/09/2020 (pdf) – 22,808* deaths & “active cases” of 203,203 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, about half of 2/3rds of 1% of the population.) * Texas COVID numbers appear no longer trustworthy.
- WuFlu numbers in Texas do not justify erosion of freedoms
- Abbott touts rollout of virus vaccine
- AP-NORC Poll: Only Half in US Want Shots as Vaccine Nears
- COVID-19 spiking in Houston’s suburban counties, including Montgomery, Liberty and Galveston
- Texas aims to help tenants, landlords suffering from financial effects of COVID-19
- A morning in a diner with Michigan’s COVID rebels
- ‘They’ve broke me completely:’ Abilene bar owner laments impending closure due to COVID-19 restrictions
- Abilene mayor will not impose additional COVID-19 restrictions – Williams has stood strong, even after having COVID. Good job.
- Harris County Judge Hidalgo Hints at Halting Rescheduled Houston Rodeo
- Cornell University vaccine requirement exempts minority groups due to ‘injustices & current events’
- CPAC, conservatives’ big annual event, moves to Florida over COVID closures around D.C.
- Individuals with ‘significant’ histories of allergic reactions warned against taking Pfizer vaccine
- 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.
- Houston’s economy will struggle in 2021 — but wearing your mask could save 17K jobs – another outrageous claim backed up by zero actual science
- H-E-B reportedly facing bullying over mask enforcement – good, they deserve that and more
- 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
- 940 Austin teachers denied requests to work remotely – good, go to work.
- Pasadena ISD ending online learning for some students failing classes
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- Business/Economy
- Comptroller remits 3.7% less sales tax receipts to local governments, Top 20 Cities Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary, All cities lookup
- Cliffe Killam Honored by Oil & Gas Investor Magazine in ‘Forty Under 40’
- Port of Brownsville has stellar year AUDIO
- Lawsuit accuses Galveston company of using armed illegals to guard border wall
- Test Flight of SpaceX’s Starship Aborted at Last Second – on tap for about 4:40pm today.
- Momentous Starship Prototype High Altitude Test Launch In Texas
- Elon Musk confirms that he has moved to Texas
- Partners Capital launches $50M real estate investment fund
- Single-family home sales spike for the sixth straight month
- Burned Bowie nursing home sold in tax sale last week
- H-E-B reportedly facing bullying over mask enforcement – good, they deserve that and more
- Rangers officially moving Triple-A franchise to Round Rock Express
- Harris County Judge Hidalgo Hints at Halting Rescheduled Houston Rodeo
- ‘They’ve broke me completely:’ Abilene bar owner laments impending closure due to COVID-19 restrictions
- Drought Greatly Affecting Cotton Harvest
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Black Lives Matter co-founder rips Obama for dismissing ‘defund the police’ as ‘snappy slogan’
- Minneapolis City Council expected to cut police budget, mayor threatens veto
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Harris County Releases Alleged Human Smuggler on Personal Bond
- Wobbling Galveston liftoff ends in fatal plane crash
- Texas Mechanic: ‘Everything Perfect’ Before Fatal WWII Plane Crash
- Fire officials identify cause of boat explosion in Clear Lake Shores
- Austin PD seeks help solving 2013 cold case
- Cedar Park police officer struck by vehicle
- 1 killed in 18-wheeler crash, medics say
- Police: Man wounded in arm, another man arrested in drug-related shooting
- Cash rewards offered for info on wanted fugitives in Abilene
- Carjacker struggles with grandma, apologizes after conceal carry gun owner confronts him
- One Man Dead After Shooting at Lubbock Apartment, Woman describes moment when she accidentally shot and killed man in Central Lubbock
- Lubbock domestic disturbance, shots fired result in 2-vehicle crash
- 3 vehicle crash involving Lubbock PD motorcycle unit in South Lubbock Wednesday morning
- RIP: Floydada racing legend Don Hardy passes away at age 80
- Odessa police find card skimmers at gas station
- 120 endangered sea turtles flown to Texas from Cape Cod. 20 land at Houston Zoo.
- Sulphur Springs woman arrested in case of stolen show steer
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- Local government
- Mansfield elects first Black mayor in 130-year history as a city
- Wichtia Falls ISD official to negotiate multi-million dollar contract for high school construction
- Lake Wichita test results show lakebed material can be made into bricks VIDEO
- Wichita Falls EDC looks to improve Wichita Falls Business Park
- Houston Authorities Target Rise in Road Rage Amid Pandemic
- Harris County Judge Hidalgo Hints at Halting Rescheduled Houston Rodeo
- Family’s burning home may have been saved if fire station had been repaired, Dallas Fire Fighters Association president says
- ‘Our people are strong, but City Hall has fallen short,’ Mayor Johnson said in State of the City address from South Dallas
- Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough charged with DWI following September car crash in The Woodlands
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas Southern earns renewal of 10-year accreditation
- TTU Aspiring Teachers Embark on Year of Learning, Serving in Boston Classrooms
- Wayland Celebrating “Graduation in a Box”
- UTPB Celebrates Enrollment Growth and Economic Impact
- How two West Texas universities operated in COVID-19 hot spots this fall
- St. Mary’s receives grant from Texas Bar Foundation for remote legal fellowships
Pratt’s post for 12/9/2020
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