- Norred: Law by Press Release – the same abuse we see at every turn.
- Texas State Capitol to close Saturday through Inauguration Day due to planned ‘armed protests’
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces 2021 Texas Senate Committee Appointments
- Texas House, Senate approve pandemic rules
- Texas House requires masks for 2021 legislative session, declines to expand virtual testimony
- Texas House Reinstates One-Member Record Vote Requirement, Rejects Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Members
- Legislative Preview: Cut Spending Now
- Dade Phelan Raised $4.4 Million as He Ascended to Texas House Speakership
- Democrats Seek to Let Legislature Hold Emergency Special Sessions Without Governor Approval
- Representatives ask Governor Abbott to prioritize low-income individuals for COVID-19 vaccine – so now its discrimination based on income!
- Texas House Democrat Joe Deshotel tests positive for the coronavirus – so what?
- COVID-19 case in Texas House forces exposed members to quarantine – stupidity
- Rep. Jacey Jetton Announces First Election Integrity Bill
- After Purge at AG’s Office, Senate Bill Would Strengthen Anti-Retaliation Law
- Texas Considers Abolishing Its Holocaust Commission, Decides Against It
- Booze to-go for good? Texas has a shot at permanently allowing alcohol to-go
- Texas Association of Manufactures designates pandemic liability protection as top priority
- Texas business groups: Legislature must offer ‘critical recovery measures’
- After a year of racial reckoning, Black lawmakers believe they can finally eliminate Confederate Heroes Day in Texas – it’s just one of many odd dates on an unobserved official calendar.
- The odds for legal pot and casinos in Texas just got worse – good
- The Back Mic: Lawmakers Take Sides on Abortion Abolition, Abbott Pushes Against ‘Defund the Police,’ Texas House Budgets Finalized
- Charter school competition forced DISD to up its game in southern Dallas – competition is a good thing.
- Texas schools are wary of losing funding gains lawmakers provided in 2019 – they get more money every year and yet are always crying about losing $
- Appellate Year 2020 in Review: SCOTX and the Fifth Circuit
- Court extends order delaying most trials in Texas – this must stop, it’s a violation of people’s right to a speedy trial.
- Governor Abbott Participates In Keynote Discussion At Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy Orientation
- Stop confusing the revered with the sacred. The Capitol is not “sacred.”
- Organizers Plan Lubbock March for Life on January 29th & 30th
- YCT Partners with Unify America
- NRA filing for bankruptcy, moving from New York to Texas
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Trump declassifying trove of FBI memos exposing Steele’s motivations, ties to impeachment witness
- Bombshell revelations as Trump declassifies all FBI documents in Russia probe
- Graham releases Russia probe docs, slams original investigation as ‘incompetent, corrupt’
- Trump admin races to enact term limits for top health scientists – love it!
- FAA steps up enforcement against unruly airline passengers – stop the mask crap and you’ll cut this in half
- Rep. Filemon Vela appointed as vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee – he has shown to be among the most hate-filled Dem politicians and yet this country was very good to him in business.
- House GOP leader McCarthy shoots down call to remove Cheney from leadership post, report
- Pelosi: Any lawmaker who aided Jan. 6 rioters could face ‘prosecution’
- AOC Demands Biden Follow Through on Stimulus: ‘$2,000 Does Not Mean $1,400’
- Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan could face uphill battle in Congress
- Senators Ted Cruz, John Cornyn to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration
- Equality Act would stomp religious conservatives
- Texas mayors urge Biden to send COVID vaccines directly to big cities – the places in the country least well managed!
- Trump slashed aid to China by 52 percent
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Some Texas companies rethink political giving after Capitol riot, with some singling out Electoral College objectors
- Trump’s Texas victory lap brought little fanfare – a worthless waste of a story
- Trump Plans Farewell Event on Inauguration Day
- CHP denies permit for pro-Trump rally, 6-foot-high fencing added at California Capitol
- If Trump wants the Republican nomination in 2024, who or what will stop him?
- The Lynch Mob Comes for Citizen Trump
- Parler Claims Amazon ‘Repeatedly Asked’ if President Donald Trump Joined Platform
- Parler said Amazon shut it down to prevent Trump from joining
- Twitter Insider Records CEO Jack Dorsey Laying Out Roadmap for Future Political Censorship
- After Trump bans, Facebook and Twitter see combined $51 billion in losses
- Big Tech Targeting Leads to Massive Increase in Signal App Users
- Dallas lawyer Sidney Powell’s Texas roots: Ambition, prestige and a propensity for conspiracy theories – she has been proven right many times.
- Pray, And Get To Work: Stop waiting on others to save the Republic!
- The Lincoln Project Appears To Scrub Team Page After Allegations That Co-Founder Offered Jobs In Exchange For Sex
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- Border / immigration
- Border agent opens fire when suspected smuggler attacks with vehicle, CBP says
- Human remains found in Starr County of illegal alien
- Advocates call on Biden to rescind Title 42 rule, say it’s ruse to block asylum-seekers
- Cartel Turf War Rages in Mexican State with 120 Murders in 12 Days
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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 01/15/2021 (pdf) – 31,050* deaths & “active cases” of 366,475 (out of over 29,000,000,000 people, about 1.2% 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; With almost no ILI (flu) deaths being reported we can also assume many of these are flu deaths.
- Norred: Law by Press Release – the same abuse we see at every turn.
- FDA Admits PCR Tests Give False Results, Prepares Ground For Biden To “Crush” Casedemic – “Some hack at the CDC or FDA will issue new guidance lowering the Ct the labs use, and cases will magically start to fall.” Maybe, purely speculative but we’ve known from the beginning that the testing is massively inaccurate.
- Facial recognition software now being used to check temperatures – invasion of health privacy?
- Representatives ask Governor Abbott to prioritize low-income individuals for COVID-19 vaccine – so now its discrimination based on income!
- Court extends order delaying most trials in Texas
- CDC, FDA provide guidance for administering COVID-19 Vaccine, as Texas leads the nation in doses administered
- San Antonio assistant city manager: Mass vaccine rollout a success despite ‘some glitches’
- Texas Association of Manufactures designates pandemic liability protection as top priority
- Texas mayors urge Biden to send COVID vaccines directly to big cities – the places in the country least well managed!
- 23 Dead In Norway After Taking COVID Vaccine
- The Big Shift Continues, Narrative Now: ‘Lockdowns Have No Benefit’
- Peer Reviewed Study Shows COVID Lockdowns Have No Benefits Compared to Voluntary Measures
- 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
- Watch: Democrat Rep. David Cicilline Pulls Down Mask to Sneeze into His Hand VIDEO – documents the absurdity of the entire mask movement
- Double-masking becomes latest effort in fending off the coronavirus – beyond stupid
- 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
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- Business/Economy
- Baker Hughes oil & gas drilling rig report up again, Texas up 8
- Rig count jumps by 13 after oil crossed $50 milestone
- Gasoline profit margins rally as US refiners ready for summer
- Permian natural gas flaring lowest in a decade
- Blue Origin aims for first manned suborbital flight in April
- SpaceX replacing two engines on Starship prototype #9
- Yuengling beer is officially coming to Texas
- Federal Report Says Pandemic Hit Seafood Industry Hard
- Apple Fails to Overturn VirnetX Patent Verdict, Could Owe Over $1.1 Billion
- Chevron backs a startup proposing to turn carbon into gravel
- CenterPoint has a hedge fund problem; solution could cost consumers
- Lightsource BP starts operating massive solar project in North Texas
- Houston will soon be home to the largest urban solar farm in the country
- Iowa Park meat processor faces 77 misdemeanors
- H-E-B rated among the best places to work in 2021
- San Antonio’s Frost Bank confirms layoffs, its first in nearly two decades
- Some Texas companies rethink political giving after Capitol riot, with some singling out Electoral College objectors
- CPS Energy Chair John Steen confirmed for second 5-year term
- Texas Association of Manufactures designates pandemic liability protection as top priority
- Austin airport loses Norwegian Air nonstop to London, Paris
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- Protest, rioting, looting & more
- Stop confusing the revered with the sacred. The Capitol is not “sacred.”
- These rioters in the Capitol are not Trump protesters VIDEO
- Leftist activist arrested for inciting riot at Capitol
- Radical BLM activist arrested by feds for his role in the Capitol debacle
- Far Left Activist Charged in Capitol Riot, Heard on Camera: “We Gotta Get This Sh*t Burned”
- Capitol Rioters Included Highly Trained Ex-Military and Cops
- Feds: Capitol mob aimed to ‘assassinate’ elected officials – right, and Russia was behind electing Trump. Zero credibility. Where were the weapons, that guy’s prop spear?
- DOJ walks back claim Capitol rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ lawmakers – of course, note my comment above
- Cudd and Rosa out on P.R. bond – “insurrectionists,” at least of the Right, don’t get out on P.R. bonds!
- Carrollton woman arrested, faces criminal charges in U.S. Capitol riots, complaint says The complaint included a picture of her posing in front of a broken window outside the U.S. Capitol building. – so taking a photo is a crime!
- The Texas woman who took a private jet to D.C. to ‘storm the Capitol’ has been charged
- Frisco real estate broker who stormed the Capitol says she went to Washington because Trump urged it – He did not even imply people should “storm” the Capitol.
- “Kill him with his own gun”: D.C. cops describe confronting the Capitol mob – sounds like ANTIFY and BLM all year across the country
- Army vet charged in shooting Black girl at Trump rally in Iowa
- Justice Department internal watchdog agency to investigate department’s handling of Capitol riot
- Austin council member wants APD to find out if employees were involved in U.S. Capitol riots
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Low-hanging power lines close I-20 in both directions in Terrell
- Army identifies Fort Bliss soldier suspected of raping fellow soldier later found dead
- More than $300K found sealed in gas tank during traffic stop in Cameron County
- Alton Police seek man for aggravated robbery
- Texas Game Wardens bust Wichita Co. meat processing plant, discover 80 rotten deer carcasses, Iowa Park meat processor faces 77 misdemeanors
- Ancient skull found near Big Bend; Claimed to be 42 million years old
- Man charged with murder in Wichita County
- Man left with non-life-threatening injuries after shooting in Wichita Falls
- 1 dead, 1 injured following shooting at Quanah truck stop
- Man, woman charged with burglary counts after allegedly stealing items from storage units
- Abilene couple arrested for abuse after child shows up with ‘severe bruising’ at school
- Abilene Christian Univ. student arrested on child porn charge
- 2 arrested after Hutchinson County deputies, Stinnett police find meth during traffic stop
- Amarillo crews battled grass fire near W Hastings, Smelter Road
- Crews battling fire at [Amarillo] Grand, 58th with structures threatened
- Man wanted for armed robbery at Stripes in southeast Lubbock County
- FBI, police, Homeland Security raids office of popular Lubbock dentist
- Plainview man sentenced for receiving child porn
- Dog’s fate up to judge after being accused of attack in Old Town Spring – put it down, it is a dog.
- Mulitple fire crews on scene of house fire in Slaton Friday morning
- U.S. Dept. of Justice details child pornography charges filed against Lubbock dentist Jason White
- High winds force ground stop at DFW Airport
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- Local government
- Midland ISD board picks California school leader as superintendent pick – they got her because she was successful in getting people to pass a big bond issue!
- Montague County justice of the peace offices closed
- Wichita Co. courts tighten COVID restrictions
- Wichita County may name new HR director Tuesday
- Abilene ISD board chooses new names for 3 elementary schools named after confederate leaders
- Hale Co. to have users of event center sign liability waiver for COVID
- Charter school competition forced DISD to up its game in southern Dallas – competition is a good thing.
- CPS Energy Chair John Steen confirmed for second 5-year term
- Fort Worth Police Chief Candidates Talk Community Policing and Increased Murder Rates
- Texas mayors urge Biden to send COVID vaccines directly to big cities – the places in the country least well managed!
- Austin council member wants APD to find out if employees were involved in U.S. Capitol riots
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- Colleges & universities
- New fossil found at MSU’s Dalquest site
- MSU scholarship to honor 1963 graduate
- Data scientist Joel O’Hair to be honored at Wayland Baptist Univ. homecoming
- Texas Tech Chancellor talks COVID-19, Stollings scandal, system’s future
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- Military
- Army identifies Fort Bliss soldier suspected of raping fellow soldier later found dead
- Navy SEAL Pleads Guilty for Role in Death of Lubbock Green Beret
Pratt’s post for 1/15/2021
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