- Pratt’s charge to all good citizens for 2021
- Politicians are elected to produce results, not excuses.
- Will Texas Lawmakers Finally Pass Constitutional Carry?
- What Are the Real House Deadlines During the 87th Legislature?
- Legislative Preview: Legal Challenges Impact Election Integrity Reforms
- Texas Democrats and Republicans differ on needed changes. – no kidding
- Democrats Seek to Expand Mail-in Balloting, Republicans Look to Stem Efforts During 87th Legislative Session
- Expanding internet access, closing ‘digital divide’ on the table for lawmakers this session
- COVID-19 is No Excuse to Keep Texans Out of the Legislative Process
- The Back Mic: Legislators Respond to U.S. Capitol Storming, Lawmaker Chides Attorney General, Texas GOP Fires Officer
- DPS Announces New Communications Chief
- 5 percent TWIA rate hike is rejected
- Gov. Abbott speaks up about issues putting children at risk in Texas Foster Care
- Texas repercussions from the Capitol riot
- Sen. Zaffirini denounces ‘shameful attempt at mob rule’
- Democrat: Censure Paxton for role in Capitol riot – he had no role in the Capitol mostly peaceful protest
- Ken Paxton told Trump supporters to “keep fighting.” When they breached the Capitol, he falsely claimed it wasn’t them. – so it’s now a crime or inciting violence to tell political supporters to “keep fighting?” Doesn’t Biden and all of the rest of them say the same often?
- Lawmakers ask Gov. Abbott to prioritize teachers, grocery and food workers in COVID-19 vaccine rollout VIDEO – typical extremism
- GOP megadonor couple from Hill Country launch PAC for 2022 Texas elections – let’s hope they actually back conservatives.
- ———————————————
- Federal/DC related to Texas
- House to get Trump impeachment vote, Houston congressman vows
- Texas Democrats join call for Trump’s removal after riot. Some Republicans blame antifa.
- More Texas Democrats line up for impeachment
- Irate over U.S. Capitol riot, Texas Democrats call for second Trump impeachment – riot? I thought it was a “mostly peaceful protest.”
- Texas Democrats Blame Ted Cruz for Capitol Debacle, Call for Resignation
- Castro draws legislation to prohibit Trump to have federal building in his name – see how nasty are Democrats, the true haters of others different from them.
- TX11’s Pfluger introduces legislation protecting oil and gas industry, more
- Sen. Cruz: ‘I think it’s cynical,’ when asked about call for him to resign from Senate VIDEO
- HPD Chief Art Acevedo slams Ted Cruz for ‘fanning flames of mistrust’ in U.S. Capitol attack – so Acevedo’s position is that disagreeing with his version of what is right is not to be permitted. He’s a perfect Leftist tyrant.
- Cruz responds to calls for his resignation, talks about riot: ‘President’s rhetoric was irresponsible’
- AOC calls on Ted Cruz to resign — or face expulsion
- Et tu, Dan? Crenshaw Blames Trump for DC Riot: “People Were Lied To”
- Biden Picks Texans For White House Roles
- Democratic Rep. Thompson asks TSA, FBI to add names of those who breached the Capitol to no-fly list – can you imagine the reaction of Dems if this were done to their “protestors?” This is a direct attack on freedom of speech and protest. Very few who entered the Capitol actually broke any laws.
- FBI and Homeland Security Prepare to Join the Era of Mob Rule and Extrajudicial Punishment as President Trump Prepares to Exit the White House
- ———————————————
- Presidential race / national politics
- Trump says he will not attend Biden’s inauguration
- Trump denounces violence anew, calls for healing
- Trump cabinet member on 25th Amendment: ‘We’re not doing it,’ says Trump wants smooth transition
- Haley critical of Trump for words, actions after election loss, particularly those before Hill riot – don’t support her.
- ‘We’ll see you in court’ Sen. Hawley says after publisher cancels publication of his upcoming book
- Let’s stop fixating on Wednesday’s events. We can deplore them once the Left repents of its far, far greater sins.
- Political Theater Won’t Work for the Right
- Dominion Voting Systems files $1.3 billion suit against Sidney Powell
- Ronna McDaniel unanimously reelected to another term as Republican National Committee
- ——————————————–
- Border / immigration
- Border Apprehensions Jump to Highest Level Since Year 2000
- Border Patrol detains 19 illegal immigrants in back-to-back smuggling attempts
- Armed Human Smugglers Caught at Interior California Border Checkpoint
- Four South Texas Men Sentenced for Harboring Illegal Immigrants, Unaccompanied Minors
- Tuesday Morning Emerges from Chapter 11
- Court upholds ban on order letting states refuse refugees
- ——————————————–
- Coronavirus a.k.a. WuFlu related – See this link for archive of essential WuFlu-related stories
- Texas COVID-19 situation report for 01/08/2021 (pdf) – 28,938* deaths & “active cases” of 326,600 (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
- Notice that with other disease such as influenza government has only counted “symptomatic” illness as case, with COVID they treat all tests and presumptions as cases – this is the root of why all data related to COVID is faulty and overstated.
- The Missing Flu Riddle: Epidemiologist Says Influenza Cases Are Being Counted as COVID-19
- Poll: Nearly half of U.S. voters believe public health officials have misrepresented pandemic data
- Vaccine Rollout Hits Snag as Health Workers Balk at Shots
- Experts warn against UK vaccination strategy as Biden calls for ramping up deployment
- Lawmakers ask Gov. Abbott to prioritize teachers, grocery and food workers in COVID-19 vaccine rollout VIDEO
- Is COVID-19 impacting flu season? Abilene reports hundreds less cases than last year – they are simply classifying most all as COVID
- Inside Lubbock’s pop-up COVID vaccine clinic
- The EU has botched its vaccination program
- Lockdowns continuing throughout Texas impact small businesses, restaurant and beverage industry most
- More than two dozen of Texas’ rural hospitals haven’t received any COVID-19 vaccines
- 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
- ——————————————-
- Business/Economy
- Baker Hughes oil & gas rig count
- Rig count rises as oil crosses $50 milestone
- Oil has best week in 4 months
- Lockdowns continuing throughout Texas impact small businesses, restaurant and beverage industry most
- SpaceX Starship prototype #9 completes first static fire test in Texas
- Buddy Holly Hall set to bring major entertainers, tourism to Lubbock VIDEO
- San Antonio among the minority of cities gaining new construction jobs
- Man alleges cargo crane grabbed his vehicle, sues Houston Terminal for $1M
- A lender sued thousands of lower-income Latinos during the pandemic. Now it wants to be a national bank. – so it is now wrong to sue people who don’t pay back loans because they are “Latinos?” More advocacy for the Left pseudo-journalism in the Texas Tribune.
- Austin-based private equity firm gobbles up iconic Texas doughnut shop
- Austin lands among 10 most popular metros for millennial homebuyers
- Steakhouse across from the Alamo to close (1718 Steak House)
- Valero sues commodities trader for $10M
- San Antonio refinery averts mass layoffs under new ownership
- In downturn, it’s ‘survival of the fittest,’ new KPMG energy leader says
- 6Connex creates six-member board amid rapid growth
- ATM co. Cardtronics gets unsolicited, competing acquisition offer
- Plano tech company plans Austin expansion to double workforce
- Higginbotham joins with Tennessee firm in major insurance merger
- DFW data center activity rises in 2020 despite pandemic, report shows
- ‘Castillo del Lago’ property in Heath hits market for over $4M
- JobSiteCheck lands prominent investors as it pursues wider market
- A Dallas-Based Mahjong Line Is Facing National Backlash for Cultural Appropriation
- Albertsons Made Their Grocery Employees “Essential” Workers, Now It’s Outsourcing Their Jobs
- ——————————————–
- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- 28 Times Media And Democrats Excused Or Endorsed Violence Committed By Left-Wing Activists
- Demonstrators at Capitol Hill siege already identified online, fired from jobs, report
- Capitol Police chief is resigning following breach of the U.S. Capitol building
- Authorities chase ‘plausible wild cards’ and other leads on breaching of U.S. Capitol
- Black Lives Matter boomerang: How media flipped script on violent protests after Capitol riot
- Domenech: The Consequences Of The Capitol Assault – notice the comment on TSA & capitol security and who it echoes my experience.
- Authorities chase ‘plausible wild cards’ and other leads on breaching of U.S. Capitol
- Acevedo, Cruz react to death of Capitol Police officer injured during riots
- Trump’s Fans Condemn Violence, but They Aren’t About to Blame Him – well? Trump didn’t do it and he didn’t tell people to engage in violence or break in.
- Liberal press: Antifa didn’t storm the Capitol
- Man pictured in Pelosi’s office turns himself in to authorities in Arkansas
- Former Midland mayoral candidate identified as woman bragging about breaking into Pelosi’s office – our friend Jenny!
- Texas GOP lawmaker calls for Cudd’s arrest
- Cudd: I didn’t do anything unlawful
- West Texans witness history at Capitol
- Democrats Not Credible, Were Silent About Other Riots, Violence
- Rep. Jodey Arrington shares ‘unnerving’ experience inside Capitol as violent mob breached building VIDEO
- Jackson, Fallon describe ‘fight or flight’ scenario after mob stormed Capitol, more VIDEO
- U.S. Capitol windows boarded up, officer dies as result of injuries
- ‘We would have been shot’: Texas organizers call out police hypocrisy at Capitol – actually they did shoot and kill a woman.
- Activist Media Smears Ashli Babbitt After She Was Killed By Capitol Police – “These are the same people who call conservatives racist for downplaying an act of police brutality by bringing up past crimes, and they are using the exact same tactic to push their agenda.”
- Is violence “never the answer,” is it always wrong? Is America illegitimate?
- A first-hand account of the rally turned riot in DC on Wednesday afternoon.
- UT professor makes absurd “coup” claims
- Portlandia’s Liberal Mayor Is Harassed At A Restaurant By Antifa Thugs
- ———————————————
- Crime & general news of Texas
- Houston fugitive wanted, accused of sexual assault of child Updated an hour ago
- Anti-Wimp: Houston thief picks wrong vehicle to burgle
- Ector Co. man charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old family member
- Charges pending on man police say fled and crashed into utility pole, causing power outage
- Electra man sentenced to four years for gun burglaries
- Man gets probation, must pay restitution in motel flooding
- Wichita Falls police chase ends in fiery crash on Armory Road VIDEO
- Single car crash near Olney sends three to hospital
- Police: Traffic stop led to officer-involved shooting, barricade situation in Odessa
- Exposure assessment shows Reese Center area residents’ blood levels exceed nation in some PFAS substances – gov’t not private industry poisoned the ground
- 2 killed, 1 injured in North Lubbock rollover crash
- James Baker III sued for $99 trillion dollars, accused of masterminding criminal conspiracy
- Killeen man held on charges of sexually assaulting a child
- Austin real estate developer pleads guilty to exposing himself to 7-year-old, gets probation
- Austin police seeking potential child sex assault victims after arresting day care worker
- Driver Arrested After Standoff On I-20 In Dallas County
- 21-Year-Old Nakayla Wright Sentenced To Prison For Using Taser On Elderly Texas Woman During Robbery
- McAllen man fires shotgun at his cousin, struggle over samurai sword ensues
- ———————————————
- Local government
- Mayor of Dickinson Chosen by Pulling a Name From Hat
- McAllen beautification project underway – remove many of the Democrat leaders and it would be among the most attractive places in Texas!
- Wichita Falls ordinance forcing residents to take down basketball hoops VIDEO
- Abilene ISD board adds to possible list for schools named after Confederate leaders
- Abilene Mayor part of ‘meet the City Manager finalists’ event in Washington state
- Federal lawsuit filed against San Angelo police for wrongful arrest – exactly the kind of strong arm bad policing that causes disrespect of all law enforcement
- San Antonio to revamp a little-known team of housing officers
- CPS Energy used same legal tactic as SAWS to stymie reform petition
- CPS Energy beats back attempted overhaul
- Bexar County Sheriff cuts ties with head of law enforcement division
- Austin’s airport lands nomination for best large airport
- Angelina County Airport installs new instrument landing system
- Kilgore ISD loses appeal in tax case
- Petition filed in McAllen police shooting remanded to county court
- ———————————————
- Colleges & universities
- Midland College Petroleum Professional Development Center extends instruction to reach a global audience
- Special graduation held for UTPB student suffering from cerebral palsy
- TTU Researcher Honored By Raptor Research Foundation
- UT professor makes absurd “coup” claims
- Amy Waer named dean of Texas A&M’s College of Medicine
- A&M renaming bus route after former state senator Matthew Gaines
- Baylor University preparing for spring semester
- UST Expands Free Mental Health Counseling To Teachers
Pratt’s post for 1/8/2021
January 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Speak Your Mind