Letters from Legislators Promote Varying … [Read more...]
Anti-Wimp: Wichita Falls State Hospital escapee nailed by homeowner with shotgun
KFDX reported: It happened at 3225 West Rathgaber … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/23/2020
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen floats 5% budget cuts … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/22/2020
Amid coronavirus, Texas Senate Democratic Caucus … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/21/2020
Bonnen Places Democrat LGBTQ Caucus Chair on … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/20/2020
Abbott Keeps Schools Closed … And Pretty Much … [Read more...]
Listener: “Next Month Massengale” addresses Lubbock’s economic task force
Pratt, I’m particularly relieved that [Lubbock … [Read more...]
Listener: Local, other governments our biggest roadblock to recovery
Pratt, I have been a listener since News/Talk … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/16/2020
Grassroots Leaders Pen Letter to Abbott, Demand … [Read more...]
Listener: Amazed at lack of context on virus in Lubbock
Good Afternoon, As I look at comments on the … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/14/2020
Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/13/2020
5th Circuit Court of Appeal Lifts Part of Order … [Read more...]
Listener: City of Abilene fights hard to keep actions secret
Pratt, I found it laughable that the City of … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/10/2020
Property Tax Loophole Could Allow Rate Increases … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/9/2020
Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional Abbott … [Read more...]
Local officials’ “abundance of caution” didn’t apply to your business or household
Funny how quick local officials were to put … [Read more...]
Anti-Wimp: Clerk uses robber’s gun to put robber in hospital
Lubbock police reported that a robbery suspect and … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/8/2020
Let’s Not Pretend This Is Constitutional AG … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/7/2020
Texas already in recession, State Comptroller … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/6/2020
First set of Sunset Commission staff reports … [Read more...]
Knee-jerk decisions have ensured suffering, virus & economic, will last longer
Fuelfix reports: “In typical times, a sudden … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/3/2020
Can governments commandeer private property during … [Read more...]
Local governments should be acting now for coming shortfall
While some of you small business people and … [Read more...]
Pratt’s post for 4/2/2020
Comptroller’s Office Extends Franchise Tax … [Read more...]
Why secret meetings on reopening and why not trust small business people?
In a commentary, Lubbock’s Scott Mann makes points … [Read more...]