- What to say about 2020? (Hint: “spawn of Satan”)
- Pratt’s charge to all good citizens for 2021
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Addresses Fears of Texas Turning Blue In the Wake of Relocating Californians
- AG Paxton Sues City of Austin, Mayor of Austin, Travis County, and County Judge for Imposing Unlawful Shutdown Orders
- Travis County judge sides with City of Austin; pandemic-related New Year restaurant restrictions will stay – as predicted by me, the district courts and now appeals court for that area are dominated by radical Leftist for which almost all decisions are political more than legal.
- AG Paxton Urges Third Court of Appeals to Halt Unlawful City of Austin and Travis County Shutdown Orders
- Friday update: AG Paxton Calls on Texas Supreme Court to Halt Unlawful City of Austin and Travis County Shutdown OrdersHearing on Paxton bid to void Austin, Travis Co. local curfew VIDEO
- Gov. Greg Abbott says Austin’s new order isn’t allowed
- Gov. Abbott announces extension of emergency SNAP benefits for January
- Examining crime in Austin
- As coronavirus numbers spike in Texas, DSHS Commissioner Hellerstedt tells county judges that government has maxed out on what it can do
- Some Central Texans hit snags while applying for unemployment benefits
- Governor Abbott To Appoint Alley To Eighth Court Of Appeals
- Despite committee’s recommendation, ending Texas’ partisan judicial elections looks unlikely – a fundamental issue, we will not give up electing our judges
- Herman: The Texas Legislature comes to Austin and an idea that popped into a lawmaker’s head
- Should police be able to arrest for fine-only offenses? VIDEO – I agree that this area needs reform, the bar should be extremely high to allow for arrest for a simple offense usually handled by fine.
- Texas DPS warns of celebratory gunfire
- 2020 Year In Review for Texas Department of Agriculture
- Analyzing 2020: Shock the vote
- The Texan Special Edition: Top Stories of 2020 AUDIO
- Lockdowns, Ballots, and Protests: Top Texas Political Stories of 2020
- Defeated Williamson Co. sheriff sues over election loss, claims election fraud
- Motive still unclear, police puzzled by ex-Senate candidate’s brutal beating
- Alamo rally delayed after ‘March for Trump’ bus tour gets stuck in Texas snowstorm
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX11: Pfluger calls for investigation
- Hospitals challenge pricing transparency decision
- South Texas congressmen give their views on when bridges will reopen
- Sen. Cruz: This Year Highlighted the Resilience of Texas and the Vigor of the American Spirit VIDEO
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Tyler Judge sets deadlines in Gohmert election fraud lawsuit against Pence
- Sen. Hawley, Rep. Duncan join GOP group to challenge Electoral College
- Texas Congressmen say they will oppose Electoral College votes of some states
- TX11’s Pfluger to object to Electoral College result, calls for investigation
- Is Trump Really a Spent Political Force?
- Trump campaign wants to air evidence to Americans before Congress certifies election
- Sasse: ‘Adults Don’t Point a Loaded Gun at the Heart of Legitimate Self-Government’ – what a blind ass is Sasse.
- “This Is Absurd”: Ted Cruz Weighs In On Stacey Abrams’ Sister Abusing Her Judicial Power
- Gingrich: Swirling controversies will doom GA Dem candidates
- Insanity in Action? 55% of ‘Very Conservative’ Georgia Voters Say They’ll Skip Runoffs Because of ‘Rigged’ Process: Poll – people who deserve their subjugation!
- In contested House election results in Iowa, Pelosi plans to seat Republican candidate
- President Trump: Please Commute the Death Sentence of Lisa Montgomery
- Victor Davis Hanson: Speak with Woked Tongue AUDIO
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- Border / immigration
- Illegal Immigrants Get Help From States, Cheer Inclusion in US Bill
- 129 Pounds of Meth Found in Car Crossing from Mexico into Texas
- Cartel Gunmen Target Lawyer at Mexican Attorney General’s Office in Border State
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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 12/31/2020 (pdf) – 27,088* deaths & “active cases” of 290,155 (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
- Hospital group disputes unused vaccine concerns
- Communities of color fear side effects of COVID vaccine – stupid Leftist writers; people of color may fear such but communities neither fear or do not fear.
- AG Paxton Sues City of Austin, Mayor of Austin, Travis County, and County Judge for Imposing Unlawful Shutdown Orders
- Gov. Greg Abbott says Austin’s new order isn’t allowed
- Hearing on Paxton bid to void Austin, Travis Co. local curfew VIDEO
- Cameron County judge reinstates curfews and limits on social gatherings
- Vaccine passport could soon be required at movies, airports and concerts – deserving of violent response
- CDC testing requirement for U.K. travelers creates doubt with new variants popping up
- Despite critics, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins remains steadfast on COVID response – he is a tyrant and should be run out of the county
- 1 Illinois county allows indoor dining to governor’s chagrin
- L.A. Sheriff: 235 Arrests Enforcing COVID-19 Restrictions – armed response is justified
- Los Angeles County prosecutors sue DA Gascon for not enforcing the law
- Inflated death toll allowing ‘antithesis of a free society’
- Head of Trauma in Contra Costa, CA Fired for Questioning COVID Restrictions While CA Unions Canvass for Stacey Abrams
- The coronavirus vaccine rollout in Texas is leaving some with more questions than answers
- ‘Admitting mask/lockdown policy was a fail would be political SUICIDE’: Receipt-filled thread takes COVID/hospital fear-mongering APART
- Remember Distilleries Who Aided in the Pandemic This Year? The Feds Are Hitting Them With Surprising Surcharges from the FDA
- Galveston and Brazoria Co. judges want to change trauma regions
- El Paso hospitalizations below 400 for 1st time since mid-October
- As coronavirus numbers spike in Texas, DSHS Commissioner Hellerstedt tells county judges that government has maxed out on what it can do
- 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’
- 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
- Austin schools to resume without most extracurriculars
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- Business/Economy
- Hospitals challenge pricing transparency decision
- Federal Checks Salvage Otherwise Dreadful 2020 for US Farms
- A ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for some restaurants, the end of the line for others
- San Antonio energy company to buy Corpus gas processing plant
- Buckeye Partners completes 2nd deepwater dock at Corpus Christi Ship Channel entry
- ‘2020 is a Texas-sized dumpster fire’: Taylor-based brewery hopes for better new year
- Remember Distilleries Who Aided in the Pandemic This Year? The Feds Are Hitting Them With Surprising Surcharges from the FDA
- Proposed solar farm would bring employment bump, big economic impact for Wichita County
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Rallies against police brutality in Abilene
- Ex-public radio reporter charged in connection torching police cars amid BLM protests in Arkansas
- Democrat leaders ruled over 50% increase in Chicago homicides in 2020
- Apparent Radical Leftist Attack on Gas Lines in Colorado, Leaving Thousands Without Heat
- Protests in Minneapolis after first police shooting since George Floyd
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Anti-Wimp: Home invader killed by armed resident in Fort Worth
- Motive still unclear, police puzzled by ex-Senate candidate’s brutal beating
- Late-night phone call on Christmas leads to stabbing in Edinburg
- The most prolific serial killer in American history, with ties to Lubbock, died, more
- OPD investigating suicide in east Odessa
- Odessa police searching for man who stole 18-wheeler and crashed it into another 18-wheeler
- WCSO: Woman stashes grass in pants
- Abilene PD asking for help locating 11-year-old boy
- Cash rewards offered for info on 7 ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives in Abilene
- Fireworks pop during fire at San Antonio fireworks stand VIDEO
- Family pleads for quiet New Year’s celebration after home hit twice by celebratory gunfire
- Two earthquakes reported north of Stanton
- Teen indicted in shooting that injured woman
- Arnold Foundation sues men who allegedly conspired with Denis Calabrese to steal millions
- Bryan man charged with terroristic threat
- Two East Texas men charged with capital murder after Sunday shooting
- One person dead after shooting in Longview
- Canton man killed in wreck, four people, including two children, hospitalized
- Fort Worth Police Need Help Identifying Man After Violent Crime Spree
- 14-Year-old Girl Shot and Killed During ‘Large Fight’ in South Fort Worth
- Former manager of Rusk Chamber of Commerce arrested for theft
- Motorist shot and killed on Northwest Side was a three-minute drive from home
- Laredo police arrest second suspect in armed home burglary
- San Antonio man arrested in connection with two armed incidents at San Marcos apartment complex
- Man arrested almost a year after missing woman found murdered in Burnet
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- Weather
- ‘Do not attempt to enter the park’ | Massive snowfall at Big Bend National Park causes operational delays, impassable roads
- Snow Begins in Southwest Texas, Storm Warning Into Oklahoma
- Snow pictures from all over the Permian Basin
- Winter Weather causing closures and delays across Permian Basin
- Inches of snow expected to fall as winter weather impacts the Big Country
- Winter strikes on final day of 2020 as Abilene receives second snow of the season
- High water locations reported on Houston-area roads
- Alamo rally delayed after ‘March for Trump’ bus tour gets stuck in Texas snowstorm
- I-10 reopens through Culberson, Hudspeth counties after winter storm that stranded thousands
- Up to 4 inches of snow possible in parts of the Hill Country
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- Local government
- Examining crime in Austin
- CTRMA announces new toll road rates
- Defeated Williamson Co. sheriff sues over election loss, claims election fraud
- New focus on Williamson County Confederate statue starts in January
- Cities hoping for more federal relief funds
- San Juan’s new police chief sworn in
- Abilene city leaders lay out plans for 2021, focusing on roads and park improvements
- City of Lubbock’s Phone Lines Go Down
- Lubbock council approves TBG firm to start designing downtown civic park
- San Antonio renovation of former Frost Bank headquarters ups total price tag to $141 million
- Harris County sees first election under new management, more
- Gregg County approves new hangar development at airport
- ‘I’m not a stay-in-the-office chief’: Incoming chief Eddie Garcia says in video sent to Dallas police – a good sign
- Galveston and Brazoria Co. judges want to change trauma regions
- Schertz police officers involved in Zekee Rayford case won’t be suspended, will return to patrol, city says
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- Colleges & universities
- ACU: Dr. Tom Lee inaugural recipient of the Clark Stevens Endowed Professorship
- Last ’21 was make-or-break year for SFA
Pratt’s post for 12/31/2020
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