- Pratt’s charge to all good citizens for 2021
- Governor Abbott Appoints McClure to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals – retired Keasler was a good friend of Pratt on Texas.
- Greg Abbott says Austin can’t ban late on-site dining for New Year’s weekend as COVID-19 surge continues – right but they don’t care in the same manner that Abbott doesn’t care that the state constitution says he can’t do some of what he has done.
- Austin’s dine-in limits blasted by Paxton, restaurant owners
- State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. ‘Frontline workers should be removed from frontline if they don’t take the COVID-19 vaccine’
- Keel and Wilson: An offer to host lawmakers for a tour of a decaying capital city you will not see in the capitol complex
- Education and the 87th Texas Legislature
- Lawmakers invested big in pre-K last legislative session. A tight budget could threaten that funding. – good, Abbott’s pre-K plan is a bad use of money.
- Texas Lawmakers draft plans for legislative session in midst of COVID-19. Will public be allowed in?
- Texas still blocked from taking over Houston’s school district, appeals court rules
- Texas Schools Headed Toward A Fiscal Cliff Without State Intervention – most districts with the big enrollment drop contributed greatly to it with too much of the farce of remote learning in which the chances of learning are remote.
- ‘Beer drivers’ are now being enlisted in the fight against sex trafficking
- As a longtime police officer, I welcome a national conversation about how to improve policing
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- McConnell Introduces Bill for $2K Checks, Repeal Sec. 230
- President Trump’s $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid
- US Sanctions Venezuelan Judge for Conviction of Oil Managers
- Hospital Price Transparency Rule Moves Forward After Appeals Court Sides with Trump Administration
- Ted Cruz Sends Private Letter To Trump, Says He Can Block Biden on Day 1 (Paris Accords)
- Barr Points to the True Culprit—Comey’s FBI Team
- As Soleimani anniversary looms, U.S. sends B-52 bombers over Middle East in warning to Iran
- DOE extends LNG export authorizations through 2050
- Sen. Cruz Condemns Jailing of Chinese Journalist Who Documented Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak, Vows to Reintroduce Sanctions Bill Against Chinese Medical Censorship
- Anthony Fauci must go
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Sen. Josh Hawley to Object to Electoral College Certification
- Congressman-elect Ronny Jackson plans to challenge Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, more
- Rep. Lance Gooden to Challenge Electoral College Results
- Rep.-Elect Marjorie Taylor Greene: Republicans Will Object to Electoral College Votes from Six States
- DOJ Researcher Releases Study Indicating Massive Election Fraud in Georgia and Pennsylvania
- GA Senate Subcommittee Votes to Audit Fulton County’s Absentee Ballots Following Bombshell Testimony of Expert Witness
- Gohmert court filing: We tried to get Pence to join us, but he refused; Update: Pence trip to Israel canceled
- Sidney Powell interview on Rush Limbaugh show…”Absolutely Unprecedented”
- Joe Biden tells Americans ‘President-elect Harris’ has received the coronavirus vaccine – buffoon
- Joe Biden’s hoping everybody forgot his campaign promise to ‘shut down the virus’ instead of the economy
- Solid majority in new poll favor photo ID requirement for mail-in ballots
- Georgia signature audit finds no fraud in presidential election – what B.S. reporting, they only spot audited signatures.
- Mark Levin: Democrats Shamelessly Back ‘Anti-Semites like Raphael Warnock for the U.S. Senate’
- Victor Davis Hanson: A Guide to Wokespeak
- How the 1619 Project Aims to Change Middle America
- Perilous times are ahead, says Pastor Jeffress
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- Border / immigration
- Deported Child Sex Offender Busted Illegally Crossing Border into Texas
- Paso Del Norte Bridge blocked after more than 100 Cuban migrants show up at El Paso border
- Cuellar: I intend to bring Biden cabinet members to South Texas border region
- CBP Chief: Biden Will Spur ‘Waves’ of ‘Uncontrolled Mass Migration’ to USA
- Assassins Dress as Nurses to Kill Hospital Patient in Juarez
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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 12/30/2020 (pdf) – 26,762* deaths & “active cases” of 287,189 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, less than 1% of the population.) * Texas COVID numbers appear no longer trustworthy.
- WuFlu numbers in Texas do not justify erosion of freedoms
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Prioritizes Addicts as Next to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine
- Gov. Cuomo threatens prosecution for coronavirus vaccinations out of turn
- Rep.-Elect Luke Letlow, Louisiana, Suffered Heart Attack During Coronavirus-Related Operation
- Padilla: COVID Numbers in CA Due to ‘COVID Fatigue,’ People Not Taking Precautions, and Travel to and from ‘Less Restrictive’ States – that is beyond stupid given that numbers were high early on there too despite massive restrictions.
- China Admits Wuhan Coronavirus Cases May Be 10x Higher than Reported
- Galveston cancels Mardi Gras 2021 amid coronavirus concerns
- Despairing America: The Astonishing Psychological Cost of Lockdown
- Greg Abbott says Austin can’t ban late on-site dining for New Year’s weekend as COVID-19 surge continues – right but they don’t care in the same manner that Abbott doesn’t care that the state constitution says he can’t do some of what he has done.
- Austin’s dine-in limits blasted by Paxton, restaurant owners
- Austin’s mayor: Dine-in limits don’t break state orders
- Frustration, confusion over COVID-19 vaccine administration for Texans in Phase 1B
- Vaccine sitting on hospital shelves, Abbott says
- Report: Texas Moderna shipments delayed because of temperature problems
- UK approves another vaccine, but with a twist, more
- San Antonio nurse contracts COVID days after first Pfizer vaccine dose
- Reuters evidently just can’t resist the urge to terrify people about the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine because Real Journalism
- Abilene Trauma Service Area hits 2nd highest COVID hospital capacity of the pandemic
- Scientists: Common sleep aid could be used to help prevent or treat COVID-19
- The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep
- Stay-at-Home Orders May Be the Problem
- Colorado confirms first U.S. case of new, more infectious COVID-19 strain
- Governor Abbott Announces Additional Extension Of Community Based COVID-19 Testing Sites In Houston, Harris County
- Sen. Cruz Condemns Jailing of Chinese Journalist Who Documented Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak, Vows to Reintroduce Sanctions Bill Against Chinese Medical Censorship
- State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. ‘Frontline workers should be removed from frontline if they don’t take the COVID-19 vaccine’
- Anthony Fauci must go
- 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.
- Leftist media attempts to shame people into wearing masks
- Senator (and doctor) Rand Paul: Masks ‘Are All About Submission’
- 17 people cited, warned or kicked out of Alamo Bowl for ‘repeated refusal’ to wear face masks, city says – good for them, UT won anyway
- 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 Schools Headed Toward A Fiscal Cliff Without State Intervention – most districts with the big enrollment drop contributed greatly to it with too much of the farce of remote learning in which the chances of learning are remote.
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- Business/Economy
- Texas is the #2 most popular state to move to in 2020, study finds
- As oil and gas prices tumble so does Basin rent
- Port of Corpus Christi approves agreement for Bluewater offshore terminal
- DOE extends LNG export authorizations through 2050
- Earthstone to acquire IRM assets in Midland, Ector counties
- Worker claims employer failed to prevent harassment, threats that led to his assault
- Austin’s dine-in limits blasted by Paxton, restaurant owners
- Austin chamber chair upbeat on recovery prospects
- SolarWinds breach could reshape cybersecurity
- Jason Kemp explains how VitaNova Brands reinvented buffets for pandemic times AUDIO
- Austin attracts another electric vehicle startup in powersports maker Volcon
- Developer buys Collin County land for new $2 billion community with thousands of new homes
- J.C. Penney CEO Jill Soltau exits abruptly, as new owners say they’ll seek someone focused on ‘modern retail’
- Frost Bank continues Houston market expansion with new locations
- A boutique hotel is in the works across from Fort Worth’s Kimbell Museum, again
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- BLM Activist Sasha Johnson Calls For ‘Race Offenders’ Register’ For Microagressors
- Boston Removes Lincoln Emancipation Memorial – beyond disgusting!
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Houston’s Susan Wright, who killed her husband in 2003, released from prison – parole? Crazy.
- Friendswood police: Man shot while waiting for his order outside Wingstop restaurant
- 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide at Harris County home, sheriff says, more
- Partial Skeletal Remains Found Near Fort Sam in San Antonio
- Restoring Longleaf Pines, Keystone of Once Vast Ecosystems
- Amarillo: Crews say blaze at building across from Tascosa Golf Club now under control
- Aggravated assault suspect wanted as Amarillo Crime Stoppers’ ‘Fugitive of the Week’
- Midland Police searching for murder suspect after shooting leaves one dead, another injured
- Midland man killed in crash on Business 20
- Police: Iowa Park woman cold-cocks husband on toilet
- Abilene police: Intoxicated man arrested after fighting customers in restaurant lot
- Plainview Police Arrest & Identify Suspect in Drive-By Shooting
- Joe Franco Garza, Jr., sentenced to death for 1998 murder, found dead in cell
- Brownfield man indicted on charge of failure to stop and render aid after fatal hit-and-run
- Killeen home robbery suspect arrested
- 6-car crash involving 18-wheeler brings I-35 traffic to halt in north Austin
- 1 person killed when SUV crashes into 18-wheeler on Grapevine highway
- Tenant shoots, kills man attempting Fort Worth home invasion robbery, police say, more
- 3 people in Parker County attacked by stray cat that tested positive for rabies
- Cherokee County Sheriff’s narcotics officers raid home, arrest three
- Man dead after confrontation with driver outside his San Antonio home
- Laredo man, 22, jailed for racing on I-35
- Firefighter who ‘mooned’ San Antonio PD helicopter suspended 20 days – a society with no sense of humor is dead
- Wichita Falls Police make second arrest in O’Brien’s Bar murder
- Twice-accused spousal abuser is the latest troubled deputy inherited by Bexar Co. Sheriff Salazar
- DFW, Love Field Airports Closed Until 5:30 p.m., All Incoming and Outgoing Flights Delayed
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- Weather
- City of Odessa to open temporary shelter due to inclement weather
- Rain, sleet, snow expected as Winter Storm watch continues for Big Country
- TxDOT Brownwood Prepares for Winter Storm
- Snow falls in Scurry County
- Snow, winter storm arrives in far West Texas, El Paso region
- Apparent Tornado Damages Homes, Snaps Trees in Corsicana Wednesday Morning, more
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- Local government
- Potter County awards district courts building pact
- Potter County building closure order extended
- Randall County Sheriff Joel Richardson to retire on New Year’s Eve – well served
- Wichita County may step up to PACE for economic development
- Houston councilman’s Facebook post on first ladies and VP-elect Kamala Harris draws harsh criticism, caves VIDEO
- Texas still blocked from taking over Houston’s school district, appeals court rules
- Lubbock ISD responds to lawsuit brought by police officer
- In court filing on bond issues, SAWS takes aim at petition drive – the stench and arrogance of local gov’t on display
- After nearly 15 years in elected office, Bexar County’s Kevin Wolff returning to private sector life
- Dallas City Manager Hires California Police Chief to Lead the Dallas Police Department
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- Colleges & universities
- Texas hopeful for 2021 following Alamo Bowl win
- A look at MSU’s COVID-19 policy for 2020 and Spring 2021
Pratt’s post for 12/30/2020
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