The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Senator Bob Hall is rightly calling for much needed reforms of the Texas Medical Board. The problems have long existed, and in many ways are quite un-American, but it is WuFlu that has made those problems know to a wider audience. Holly Hansen at The Texan has provided excellent coverage of the issue.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.A visit with Konni Burton, founder of The Texan and a former state senator, on her efforts to provide straight news in a world of “advocacy journalism.”Texas Democratic Party fight for chairman heats up with allegations of “workplace violence.”Some Tarrant County “Republicans” want a Democrat County judge because the Republican nominee is actually a conservative.Lt. Gov. Patrick wants a Texas version of Florida’s new law to prevent schools from sexualizing young children. Texas press runs the Leftist propaganda phrase “don’t say ‘gay'” in headlines even though the bill has no such requirement.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Anti-Second Amendment and self-defense advocates, Biden included, use California mass shooting to push for gun control already in effect in, where else?, California! Rep. Ronny Jackson making federal moves to stop some California action that taxes exercising one’s Second Amendment rights.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas sales taxes continue to rise in a big way.Lt. Gov. Patrick releases interim charges for state senators.Texas Lyceum poll is as bad as always but another real poll on the GOP primary runoff has interesting numbers. Abbott polls very bad in this poll as a GOP presidential nominee.And after getting your vote, Governor Abbott endorses the non-conservatives in runoffs for the Texas House – including two endorsed by the uber-Left American Federation of Teachers union.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Little by little Texas legislators have fought local governments to force better honesty with voters on taxes. Tax raisers want you to be fooled but never forget that there is no free money, bond issues raise taxes and usually do so for decades.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Another round of “woe is us” from the press about Texas teachers.Grand jury got it right in the no bill of Kyle Carruth.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com 

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: The push to “normalize” homosexuality rolled most like a tsunami. Now it’s the tidal wave to convince you that girls and boys are not actually females and males. Will you be cowered into submission fearing a Leftist society more than you fear and respect God? And, what of these legislators who last session tried to tell us this movement of transsexualization wasn’t a real issue and was simply being pushed by a few radical conservative group?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.HD12 runoff featuring RINO state Rep. Kacal and a challenge from Ben Bius gives evidence to my long running admonition that often our office holders are among the least informed on the politics of the state and country.Enforcement of restrictive Texas “drone” photography law partly stopped by federal court just as I predicted years ago.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: With state spending at an all time high, by a multiple, on border security, some in the legislature seem to be moving to attempt to force the governor’s hand in apply real border security as opposed to the theater security we currently have with Operation Lone Star. Good for them but I doubt most legislative leadership has the stomach to challenge the feds and start truly stopping the invasion.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Lubbock city council candidates know crime is the big issue but their campaign talk isn’t very clear or focused on the subject.Federal Election Commission fines the DNC and the 2016 Hillary campaign over hiding, in finance filings, the purpose of their expenditure for the debunked Russian “dossier” on Trump. Too bad the damage is already done.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Another update on the blacklisting of Americans from author and historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com.The blacklisting goes beyond absurdity as mindless Leftist followers work to shut down a pro-civil rights opera because a writer is white and a second grader is harassed for openly talking about Jesus and Christianity at school, plus more. Zimmerman discusses how the seeds of today's problems were planted some time ago.www.PrattonTexas.com  | Recorded 28 March 2022.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Democrats and liberals, especially in media, never stop telling Republicans what Republicans should say, believe, and do with their political party. Most folks see this clearly for what it is but there are always the dupes and sadly that sometimes includes putative Republicans. The Dallas Morning News and resume builder and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker are an example.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Behindtheblack.com’s Bob Zimmerman on the Biden Administration’s seeming effort too kill off SpaceX’s monumental work in Texas with Starship.Retail and service sector economic report from the Dallas Fed.Another installment on how Politifact and similar are not “fact checkers” but part of the Leftist propaganda effort; this time it’s the Hunter Biden laptop emails.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: It is property tax appraisal notice season and the same old tricks will be used to make you think your taxes went up just because property values increased – it’s not true. Taxes go up because elected officials at the local level set new year tax rates above the No New Revenue, or effective, Rate. A fine piece in The Texan reminds of that uncomfortable for local officials fact.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Wildfires rage across Texas and the next day or so will likely bring worsening conditions.Texas manufacturing outlook and other economic news.Trump may have had a “mouth,” or tweet, problem but it pales in comparison to “gaffe machine” Biden when it comes to the danger of such.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Biden and Democrats have the gasoline and oil price just where the want it. Really. They’ve said as much in the campaign and it’s all to kill off our robust energy industry. Rig count and more in a petro update.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Governor Abbott bragging about building a border wall but it’s only 2 miles long and the next is also only 2 miles long. The border between Texas and Mexico is over 1200 miles long and hundreds of miles are currently seeing massive illegal crossing. Much border news.Stories on Southlake show what you should learn: Any act of “democracy” that does not further empower the Left is not celebrated but is characterized as some form of evil.County border mistake(?) between Kaufman and Henderson counties has created a big problem for over 180 property tax payers.Former San Angelo police chief found guilty on bribery charges in Lubbock federal court.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com 

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: From crocodile tears to absurd positions on the role of the press, HD84’s Glasheen backer Lewis and attorney take some rather odd positions on and about free political speech in a press conference today. As with the Left, it seems things are only acceptable if it supports their position. Also, Mr. Lewis seems to have no problem making unfounded accusations about Tepper either.What we really found out in today’s press conference was that Lewis has had a long running feud with Tepper over disagreements as to the significance of military veterans in the chronically homeless population and took it to the Glasheen campaign, using their money to attack Tepper in the HD84 race.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.U.S. Supreme Court says Texas must let clergy pray with prisoner, and lay on hands if wished, in the execution chamber.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com