- State Rep. Briscoe Cain asks for AG opinion on voters voting from any place other than the House floor & public access (pdf) – Go Cain, raise it brother!
- Masks required, COVID-19 tests encouraged for opening day in the Texas House next month, more
- Texas State Capitol grounds reopening for first time in months, building remains closed
- Op-Ed: The redistricting fight is far from over – from the far Left
- COVID-19 put schools in a financial bind that will require hard budgeting decisions – really? The Feds gave them big money and we still paid our taxes!
- US Supreme Court Sides With New Mexico in Pecos River Fight with Texas
- Lawyers group calls for investigation of AG Ken Paxton over ‘frivolous’ elections challenge – pure fascism
- Lawyer hired to defend Texas AG Ken Paxton in whistleblower case will cost state $540 an hour, more – blame the fake* whistleblowers (*fake until actual evidence of their claims is provided.) On the fee vs. his prosecution, that is mixing apples and bricks. The issue there is the gov’t (the state) paying far more to prosecute a citizens then it pays to prosecute others.
- Dozens of Houston-area teachers said they’ll call out sick Tuesday in protest of STAAR test – fire everyone of them
- Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
- Governor Abbott Attended Operation Warp Speed Briefing, Meets With CMS Administrator At The White House
- Ag. Commissioner Miller asks Gov. Abbott to utilize unspent CARES funding
- DPS Announces Temporary Waiver for DL/ID Expirations Ending in April 2021
- UIL hands down punishment following Edinburg referee attack – I am greatly disturbed at penalizing the coach and district for the actions of a 3rd party.
- Railroad Commissioner-Elect Jim Wright on His Victory and Coming Job VIDEO
- Funeral arrangements announced for State District Judge Ruben G. Reyes – rest in the peace of Christ my friend.
- Leftwing Progressive Texas candidates reflect on 2020
- Different Visions for the Future: Which way will Harris Co. Republican Party choose – Cindy Siegel elected new Harris County GOP Chair
- Dozens of Texas lawmakers hold in-person fundraisers despite COVID concerns – that’s their business and those who go. Right of free association. It’s the Democrat hypocrites that matter but they are buried at the end of the story.
- Is Greg Abbott now an obstacle for Texas Central?
- Controversy Over Eminent Domain for High-Speed Rail Continues
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Cornyn on Biden: “He’s the president-elect” – such a wet noodle of a man
- US Carries Out Rare Execution During Presidential Transition
- Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Resignation of Attorney General Bill Barr
- Supreme Court rejects challenge to same-sex parents on birth certificates
- Barr steps down as attorney general, decries ‘frenzied and baseless’ Russia allegations
- McConnell touts Trump’s ‘major accomplishments,’ congratulates Biden-Harris in floor speech
- Sen. Cruz Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging U.S. Air Force Secretary to Designate San Antonio as U.S. Space Command Headquarters
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Republican Electors in 7 Contested States Cast Conditional Votes for President Trump; GOP Electors in Michigan Blocked
- Texas electors call on peers in four swing states to erase Biden’s win – this really triggered the little Leftist media types.
- Texas electors cast ballots for Trump, ask fellow state legislators to take similar action
- Electoral College Votes to Make Democrat Joe Biden President-Elect
- Fraud-Heavy States Ready Alternative Electors for Certification
- The Election Came Down to 42,918 Votes in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia – and likely far more than those ballots for Biden were fraudulent
- Smartmatic Voting Technology Co. Serves Fox News, Others for Defamation Over Voting Machine Claims
- Biden Take Note: Businesses Flee to Texas Because Economic Policies Matter
- Reporter’s Smug ‘Flag This’ Tweet From May on Trump’s End-of-Year Vaccine Prediction Did Not Age Well
- Lady Maga booed by Trump supporters – ha
- Putin congratulates Biden as winner of 2020 presidential race
- Jill Biden Wants Us to Call Her ‘Dr.’ So Here’s a Look at Her Ed.D ‘Position Paper’ to Receive That Doctorate
- Tucker Carlson: Jill Biden Is Not a Doctor, more
- Biden’s office warned in 2015 that Ukrainian oligarch who hired son Hunter was deemed corrupt
- Progressive congresswoman-elect Cori Bush wants Biden to grant clemency to all death row inmates
- Report: Silicon Valley Executives Donated Tens of Thousands to Joe Biden
- Pride and Illegitimacy
- America’s Union Agenda at a Crossroads (labor)
- Truax: A 10-point plan to fix America’s shameful voting system – I don’t agree with all of this.
- Exclusivity Is Not Racism
- Sign outside Abilene store trending on Twitter, retweeted by Kellyanne Conway’s husband – yeah, learn to spell or you just make an ass of yourself
- Why the constancy of the term “widespread” in relation to election fraud?
- Socialist candidates win a stunning 90% of their 2020 election races
- Buchanan: Has America’s Suez Moment Come?
- Move Over Blackface: There’s a Whole New Kind of Cultural Appropriation to Condemn
- ‘Vindictive’ Americans for Prosperity Foundation FOIA Lawsuit Targets Conservatives Working to Repeal Section 230
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- Border / immigration
- Mexico: Border travel restrictions to stay in place through December 21
- Obama-Era Program for Illegal Immigrants Faces New Court Challenge – AP left out “illegal” from the headline, imagine that! I added it back in.
- Biden’s Pledges Could Spur More [Illegal] Migration. but in a Pandemic, the Border Is Unprepared
- Birth on a Riverbank: Woman’s Ordeal Shows Risks at Border
- Suspect found smuggling 19 people during traffic stop in Albany
- Law enforcement cooperation leads to suspected juvenile smuggler caught
- CBP seizes 2,500 pounds of meth in trailer at El Paso border
- Twice Deported Immigrant Arrested for Third DWI in Harris County
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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 12/15/2020 (pdf) – 23,937* deaths & “active cases” of 259,053 (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
- Data: Hospitals underwhelmed by 2nd COVID wave, as they were with 1st
- Escott: Hospitals could be overrun with coronavirus cases
- COVID treatment drugs touted by Abbott have done little to quell Lubbock’s crisis – utter B.S. More sensationalized propaganda. Note the that number they hype as being in hospital in Texas is considerably fewer than in late July when we were moving toward more opening up!
- American Medical Association Considers Resolution on Statement Against Prescription of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 Patients
- Restaurant Workers and Owners Rally in NYC: This Is ‘Choking the Life Out of Everyday People’
- Fauci Wants Trump, Biden, Harris, Pence All Vaccinated for Coronavirus
- An eviction moratorium expires at the end of the month, but thousands of Texans are still not able to afford rent – then stop the restrictions so they can have jobs!
- Ag. Commissioner Miller asks Gov. Abbott to utilize unspent CARES funding
- Employer could terminate you for opting out of taking COVID-19 vaccine, says attorney – and that employer will face years of lawsuits
- Vaccine Could Protect Against Variety of Coronaviruses
- Billionaire Bill Gates “sadly” says businesses will have to shut down again for coming wave of coronavirus cases
- Angry California restaurant owner confronts inspectors: Why are you fining me for trying to keep my business open? – time for armed confrontation?
- The California Costco Man Speaks for Every One of Us VIDEO
- Real Resistance: Over 150 Small Businesses in Minnesota Will Resist COVID Restrictions if Extended Wednesday
- FDA finds second COVID vaccine ‘highly effective,’ with final approval as early as week’s end – at present I’d choose the Moderna over the Pfizer.
- Supreme Court sides with Colorado church over state’s cap on worshipers at services – fabulous!
- Dr. Faulty: Mask-wearing and social-distancing likely needed until ‘early next winter’ – we need distancing from him and his ilk
- The Chinese Government Further Obscures Origin of the Coronavirus
- Glenn Greenwald NUKES mainstream media in receipt-filled thread for spreading vaccine disinformation to fuel Trump-HATE
- Covid-19 tests our value for life, how we have decayed
- 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.
- If I get the COVID-19 vaccine, do I still need to wear a mask? – guess what the answer will be
- London’s Khan: Make Public Wear Masks Outside, Don’t Relax Corona Rules For Christmas
- Voters broadly in favor of national mask mandate, but more divided on vaccine mandate
- 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
- COVID-19 put schools in a financial bind that will require hard budgeting decisions – really? The Feds gave them big money and we still paid our taxes!
- Bryan ISD employees to receive bonus for working amid pandemic
- Half of Port Arthur ISD moves online due to coronavirus cases
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- Business/Economy
- Amid Bay Area exodus, new factor emerges as Texas tries to lure more headquarters
- Businesses Flee to Texas Because Economic Policies Matter
- Texas-Based Company At Center Of Hack That Penetrated Several U.S. Government Agencies
- SpaceX in preliminary negotiations for another big fundraising round
- Oracle HQ to Texas, Ellison headed to Hawaii
- Oracle the latest Silicon Valley giant to move its headquarters to Austin
- Not For Sale: Urban sprawl threatens Texas farm VIDEO
- Advertisers Shaken: ‘We Are Now in a Situation Where the NFL is Declining’ –
- Brownsville to receive Tesla service location, mayor confirms
- Midland oilman’s Ansel Adams pictures sell for $6.433 million
- Is Greg Abbott now an obstacle for Texas Central?
- Luxury hotel to open near San Antonio’s Tobin Center in early 2021 – let’s hope there are guests!
- LIST: Austin businesses close permanently during COVID-19 pandemic
- 30 major retailers and restaurant chains that filed for bankruptcy in 2020
- Cost to renovate former Frost Bank tower grows to $88M
- Sable Permian Resources to lay off all employees after bankruptcy
- Apollo, Hudson Executive funds to take Cardtronics private in $2.3B deal
- J.C. Penney has found a home for the larger-than-life James Cash Penney statue
- Neiman Marcus executive health coverage perks challenged on anonymous hotline
- New Uptown Dallas Marriott hotel set to debut in January
- Austin developer plans Uptown Dallas tower
- Megatel Homes to build 1,200-lot Venetian Lagoon community north of McKinney
- DeSoto Teenager Bakes Up Home-Based Business VIDEO
- Personnel Moves: Former Neiman Marcus CEO to Chair The Perot Museum Board
- El Paso Electric project faces New Mexico hurdle
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Georgia Sheriffs Condemn Democrat Police Reform as ‘Crazy Talk’: ‘The Country Will Be Less Safe’
- Soros-backed DA George Gascón Seeks Reduced Punishment for Accused Cop-killer in LA
- New home options found for Bastrop’s Confederate monuments
- San Francisco Education Officials Want to Cancel Abraham Lincoln: Lived a Life ‘Stained by Racism’
- Advertisers Shaken: ‘We Are Now in a Situation Where the NFL is Declining’ – ha ha!
- If Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot were a Republican, EVERY Dem in America would be calling for her resignation right now
- 33 arrested, multiple people stabbed as protest groups clash in DC after Million MAGA March
- Violent Protesters Demand Antifa Rioters Released from Jail
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Twice Deported Immigrant Arrested for Third DWI in Harris County
- Retired Houston PD officer dead after exchange of gunfire with retired Customs officer in Kerr County
- Alton police investigating homicide
- Mission homicide ruled as murder-suicide
- Midland PD is investigating shooting death of 20-year-old man, more
- Affidavit: Woman lied about stabber’s identity
- One killed in rollover near Big Spring
- Wichita Falls man accused of soliciting prostitution from a minor
- Brownwood police respond to call for help: ‘He has a knife to me’
- Sheriff: Breckenridge man had sex with girl, 15, for over a year
- Abilene police: Man with brass knuckles on hand hit woman
- Lubbock man sentenced to 5 years in prison for indecency with a child
- Lubbock Police searching for missing elderly man, Ysabel Flores
- Texas State student missing after his car was found crashed in Luling
- Missing 1-year-old Pearland boy found following Amber Alert
- Woman beaten with stick wrapped with barbed wire during fight
- Woman in custody after Killeen PD finds several stolen vehicles
- Bellmead man arrested for trying to meet 16-year-old girl for sex
- Art Briles resigns as football coach at Mount Vernon ISD
- 160 Pound Mountain Lion Killed In Hunt County Likely Same Animal Spotted In Rowlett VIDEO
- Killeen: Person of interest in connection to missing runaway arrested
- Man charged with exposing himself to citizens and police – genius
- Bell County Woman Arrested for Vehicle Theft
- Wylie Police Seek Armed Man Who Robbed Dollar General, Then Fled On Foot
- Pascale Ferrier Faces New Federal Charges In Texas For Allegedly Mailing Ricin To White House
- Richardson Police Investigate Suspected Murder-Suicide That Left Man And Woman Dead
- Man in Custody After Chase, Shots Fired at Fort Worth Police Officers
- 10-Year-Old Killed in Drunk Driving Crash: Dallas Police
- Mother of boy abandoned at Goodwill store claims he was kidnapped by man who tried to prostitute her
- Man jumps from third-story to avoid being served warrants
- Lufkin man arrested for manslaughter in connection to Thanksgiving Day shooting
- Jurors sentence Houston woman who tossed her toddler into a lake, then pretended doll was her daughter
- 4 Pasadena officers shoot and kill armed thief who took 2 vehicles VIDEO
- 4 teenagers arrested after female shooter fired several rounds at group, leading to vehicle chase, San Marcos officials say
- El Paso man arrested in Northeast desert death
- Prosecutors: Ex-Houston PD captain charged with assault suspected A/C repairman was in bogus ballot scheme
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- Local government
- Williamson County announces 90-day burn ban
- Mayor: Round Rock’s downtown plans moved forward in 2020
- Bastrop approves city’s first speed hump policy
- Starr County issues order prohibiting certain fireworks
- Dallas City Manager Wants New Police Chief to Continue ‘Reimagining’ Public Safety, Announces Final Contenders
- Midland City Council approves small business grant program
- WFISD educator named Middle School Principal of the Year for Texas
- Wichita Falls City Council meets in regular session today
- Wichita Falls needs more drivers before restarting Saturday bus service
- Clyde CISD not yet changing policy that led to suspension of gay male for nail polish
- Brownfield City Hall lobby closed to the public
- Lubbock County to open Slaton location to renew driver’s license
- Lorenzo VFD renovate excess Stewart Stevenson military truck into fire truck
- New CPS Energy committee will open the hood on rate structure, energy resources
- San Antonio temporarily splits health director role as Bridger again delays departure
- Robertson County Courthouse closed due to spike in COVID-19 cases
- Dallas: Ahead of Police Chief Interviews, Most on Council Voice Support for Search Process
- Dallas Police Chief Finalists Confront Rising Violent Crime VIDEO
- Pine Tree ISD approves program to arm certain trained staff, raises substitute pay
- San Juan hires new chief of police
- PSJA ISD to install more than 600 air purifiers across district
- Beaumont ISD faces social media backlash over possible stadium name change
- Dozens of Houston-area teachers said they’ll call out sick Tuesday in protest of STAAR test – fire everyone of them
- Stormwater plan would boost El Paso Water bills
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- Colleges & universities
- Howard Payne University’s Model United Nations teams take honors
- McMurry University’s President Dr. Sandra S. Harper Receives Luthman Meritorious Award
- Midland College Associate Degree Nursing program celebrates graduating class
- TTU Prof: Youth Justice Policy Ignores Impact of Trauma – mostly Leftist dogma
- UTSA and Port San Antonio sign 5-year pact
- UTSA switching bowl games due to Covid
- UTHSCT names Bryant as Interim Chair in Psychiatry
- ETBU Bass Fishing receives 2020 Tackle Warehouse Title
- Texas A&M to require all faculty, staff to test for COVID-19 before returning to campus – utterly stupid given the massive inaccuracy of the tests
- A&M on-campus residents required to test for COVID-19
- UST Launches Digital Initiative with MAX Studios
- Two Texas universities that serve students of color receive multimillion-dollar donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Pratt’s post for 12/15/2020
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