- Pratt’s charge to all good citizens for 2021
- Texas Capitol reopens to the public
- Which Senate Offices Will Require Appointments?
- Issue No. 8: Marijuana legalization – this is about issue #800 for most GOP lawmakers but the media is fixated on it.
- 6 Things The Texas Legislature Will Decide in 2021 AUDIO
- Proposed Bill From Texas Democrat Would Trim List of Restricted Areas for Big Knives
- Here Comes the Gavel
- Texas legislators eye tougher rules on chemical tanks to prevent explosions, spills during storms
- Governor Abbott Renews Hurricane Harvey Disaster Declaration For January 2021 – insanity, this was in 2017!!!
- Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In January 2021
- Texas hires two companies to run STAAR, moving toward statewide online testing
- Texas unveils plan to have all students take STAAR online by 2022
- Texas water fund shows good returns in turbulent market
- After Top Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M for Google Suit
- Texas Should Not Pay Outside Lawyers $3,780 Per Hour to Sue Google
- Governor Abbott Reappoints Moody To Veterans Land Board
- Governor Abbott Pardons Umayra Garza
- Governor Abbott Pardons Silvia Carrillo-Corella
- Governor Abbott Pardons Natasha Jonell Achord
- Governor Abbott Pardons Nancy Jo Villarreal
- Governor Abbott Pardons Michael Patrick Jarrell
- Governor Abbott Pardons John Joshua Montgomery
- Governor Abbott Pardons Hakan Hamoi Bulgurlu
- Second-trimester abortions increased 61% after Texas lifted temporary ban, study shows
- Report: Texas has 3rd lowest 65-plus population
- Texas is still one of the most popular states to move to
- Temporary waiver on Texas driver’s license ends in April
- Voting: Risk-limiting Audits Needed
- Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) 2021 Annual Convention to be held from April 23rd to April 25th in Austin, Texas.
- HD68: Field of Candidates Set for Texas House District Special Election
- HD68: Five candidates file for special election, more
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- $89 million approved for COVID testing in Texas
- Austin-based political consultant Emmy Ruiz to join White House as director of political strategy and outreach
- D.C. police chief warns new GOP Rep. Boebert about ‘penalties’ for carrying gun in the District
- Cuellar addresses Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State
- Congress authorizes Houston Ship Channel expansion, Port Houston mulls financing
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Our nation is ill served by those just wanting to get on with D.C. deal making
- Explaining the Twelfth Amendment for Those in the Media Who Seem to Be Reading Impaired
- Is the ultimate Republican Party failure theater about to happen?
- Cornyn Splits With Cruz, Will Vote to Certify Biden Victory – Quitter Cornyn
- Cornyn says he won’t object to certifying Biden win ‘based on unproven allegations’
- John Cornyn says he won’t join growing number of Texas Republicans planning to object to certification of Joe Biden’s win
- Losing Would Be a Fitting Coda for the Feckless GOP Senate
- Texas Republicans Divided on Question of Challenging Electoral College Results
- Texas Republicans divided over acknowledging Trump as the election loser
- VP Mike Pence’s office denies report that he will skip tomorrow’s Electoral College certification
- Trump ratchets up pressure on Pence to reject Biden electors during congressional session
- Election Challenges: The Barbara Boxer Precedent
- New poll: Almost a third say Trump was legitimate winner of election
- Peter Navarro releases second volume of election integrity report: The Art of the Steal
- Texas Lost, and Conservatives Won – interesting take but wrong.
- Trump in Great Form at Rally, Whips up GA Crowd to Get Out Vote, Has Them in Laughter at Hillary Troll
- Biden: If we win the Georgia runoff elections, you get $2,000
- Biden Should Beware of Nemesis
- Biden, Inc Looks to Massively Ramp up Regulations
- Did Kamala Harris plagiarize a MLK interview during a magazine interview?
- Republican attorneys general to keep Biden’s policies in check – funny that, we still have Obamacare after the same scenario during those years!
- Shocker: NBC finds that trans “women” retain athletic edge over real women
- CNN Finally Admits Trump Was Very Tough on Russia but Lays the Groundwork for More Lies in the Process
- Actor Rowan Atkinson: Cancel culture is ‘the digital equivalent of the medieval mob’
- Ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: House ‘out of touch’ for prioritizing gender neutral terms in new rules
- Chris Cuomo Mocks Marco Rubio’s Christianity, Confirms He’s a Terrible Person
- World Medical Association Wants Worldwide ‘Climate Emergency’ Declared
- Grifter Rick Wilson Tries on His ‘Constitutional Conservative’ Hat, Gets Responses He Deserves
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- Border / immigration
- Hundreds of Cuban Migrants Stopped from Rushing Across Texas Border Crossing
- Human Smuggler Captured After Allegedly Shooting at Border Patrol Agents
- Mexican President Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange
- First New DACA Applications Approved in Final Weeks of 2020
- Asylum-Seekers Stuck In Mexico Hope For Change In 2021 – yeah, they want to be let in to the USA.
- Border Patrol: 2 who escaped federal custody were being transported for initial appearances
- Pharr bridge expansion gets presidential permit
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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 01/05/2021 (pdf) – 27,969* deaths & “active cases” of 306,522 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, about 1% of the population.) * Texas COVID numbers appear no longer trustworthy; Is US COVID-19 death count inflated?; Here’s how the media is misreporting COVID-19’s death toll in America
- State data show slow vaccine rollout
- $89 million approved for COVID testing in Texas
- Mexico’s COVID-19 Czar Hit Beach While Urging Stay-At-Home – same crap worldwide
- Texas on Brink of Record 13K in Hospitals as Virus Surges -and?
- Wichita Co. health district claims Christmas was largest COVID-spreading holiday
- Older Texans Are Now Eligible For COVID Vaccines. But Good Luck Finding Someone To Give You A Shot.
- A Texas man was sent to trial with the coronavirus. Jurors weren’t told they were exposed until after deliberations ended.
- National Media Only Scrutinize Vaccine Distribution in a Few States
- 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’
- Man Allegedly Pulls Gun Over Maskless Gym Users
- 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
- Requirement that Texas schoolchildren wear masks remains subject of debate across state
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- Business/Economy
- No, Austin Won’t Become Silicon Valley 2.0
- Southwest Airlines’ routes to Costa Rica remain suspended
- Southwest Airlines — after exec’s criticism — makes deal with Sabre
- American Airlines Is Grounding Emotional-Support Animals – finally!!!
- Texas is still one of the most popular states to move to
- Oil tops $50 with Saudis pledging to cut output from next month
- Amazon Buys 11 Jets for 1st Time to Ship Orders Faster
- Amazon Failed at Health Care Because It Wasn’t a ‘Disrupter’
- Alto picks Los Angeles for first non-Texas market expansion
- K&N sells Rudy’s, Mighty Fine; Ruckit acquired
- TCU student’s STEM rocketry startup preps for launch
- Liberty Capital Bank appoints new CEO and CFO
- Truck parts company eyes 500K-SF lease in Lancaster
- Manufacturing firm renews headquarters lease in North Dallas
- Global merchandiser expands operations within Irving
- PPE manufacturer Maddox Defense moves HQ to Houston from California
- Cloud Nine coffee co. sees massive growth with chemical manufacturing pivot
- Highway Vodka owner sees significant growth amid Covid-19
- NRG Energy closes $3.6B Direct Energy deal
- At end of difficult 2020, Houston sees first positive retail absorption, report says
- Congress authorizes Houston Ship Channel expansion, Port Houston mulls financing
- The Cannon acquires equity crowdfunding platform to offer investment opportunities
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- ‘Antifa Scumbags’ Show Up at Sen. Josh Hawley’s House to Threaten His Wife, New Born Daughter
- Leftist Brownshirt Democrat Mob Goes to Josh Hawley’s Home, Harasses His Wife and New Baby
- House Majority Leader Hoyer says he doesn’t accept the ‘premise’ that Antifa is violent
- Wisconsin Gov. Activates National Guard ahead of Charging Decision in Kenosha Police Shooting
- Proud Boys leader arrested in D.C. for burning stolen BLM flag during previous Washington rally
- Proud Boys Leader Arrested For Defacing Black Church In DC
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Robbery Suspect Fatally Shot During Arrest by Houston Police
- Man Fatally Shot After Encounter With Off-Duty Austin Police Officer
- WFPD officer stops woman from jumping off bridge VIDEO
- Missing Crowell man found dead after two-day search
- Odessa man charged with pointing handgun at girlfriend
- Man charged with choking, punching girlfriend in bar parking lot
- Army sergeant found shot in stalled car on Texas highway
- Abilene man arrested for possessing heroin, meth, cocaine
- Man seen carrying his dead dog around his neck arrested for animal cruelty, affidavit says
- Lubbock Police Search for 2 Suspects After Vehicle Theft Leads to Chase
- Teenager arrested after overnight hit and run in Central Lubbock
- Gunshot victim showed up at hospital Tuesday afternoon, Lubbock Police investigating
- Three arrested after robbery at gunpoint at Executive Inn, Lubbock police report said
- Bus with over 40 passengers, several vehicles involved in New Braunfels crash
- Austin police shoot, kill driver they say cut off, pointed gun at off-duty officer
- Nueces County man indicted in 2019 death of Corpus Christi pedestrian
- Donna man charged with kidnapping woman from Edinburg hotel
- Starrville attack leads East Texas churches to take a new look at security
- ullet holes and a broken window: First look inside Starrville Methodist Church after pastor’s murder VIDEO
- Starrville church pastor remembered for belief in prayer, other victims of shooting stable
- Frisco Jeweler Catches Attention of Feds Who Seized His Assets Due to Cash Transactions
- Dallas Detectives Searching For Frederick Daniels In Connection To December Slaying
- Suspect killed, 2 others arrested after officer-involved shooting in north Houston
- 1 person killed in fiery big rig wreck on North Loop at Hardy Toll Road VIDEO
- Deputies identify man killed in shooting outside Fort Bend County gas station
- 4-year-old Vidor girl airlifted after crash with deputy’s vehicle
- Carl’s Jr. restaurant supervisor shot by employee handling gun, El Paso police say
- El Paso driver faces assault, other charges after stolen car hits police vehicle
- Man found with gunshot wounds in San Antonio’s East Side dies at area hospital, police say
- Texas Man Faces Decades in Prison for Nebraska Shooting
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- Local government
- SAWS reform petitioners fire back at utility during court hearing
- San Antonio police chief welcomes new union president, ‘breath of fresh air’ amid petition drive
- Black woman says Morton city manager called her a racial slur, ordered family’s dog to be euthanized VIDEO
- Wichita Falls City Council meets in regular session Jan. 5
- Taylor Co. commissioners approve bid specs for 1915 courthouse
- Eastland County Burn Ban Lifted
- Memo Saying Dallas Police ‘Will No Longer Be Dispatched’ to Certain Calls Rescinded, Councilwoman Says
- ‘It’s a Hard Decision,’ Five-Term Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Announces She Will Not Run for Reelection – began as a conservative and became a non-conservative after the first term.
- ‘Negroes’ Sign In Waxahachie Courthouse Leads To Controversy Over Its Preservation And Defacement
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- Colleges & universities
- The New Strategy to Suppress Conservative Voices on Campus
- TCU student’s STEM rocketry startup preps for launch
Pratt’s post for 1/5/2021
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