An update with author and historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com on the current cancel culture we are experiencing, or as Bob put it: Blacklisting Americans. Interview was done Friday, 19 March 2021.

A previous interview on the subject was posted on 24 February and you can hear it here: https://prattontexas.com/2021/02/24/interview-zimmerman-on-blacklisting-of-americans/

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Lt. Gov. Patrick presses Gov. Abbott on ERCOT repricing. A missed, by most, line in reporting shows the dishonesty of the House leadership and Governor claiming the repricing could not be done (it’s been done before and the line shows why it can be so) and is some great violation of the constitution or free market principles.

Did the Lubbock Police Department collaborate with Planned Parenthood in “watching” Lubbock pro-life advocates? Sure appears so.

Oil and gas drilling rig count.

News from the legislature and other news of Texas.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Rush Limbaugh's "replacement" - don't be mislead by media reports.

Was power out in Texas' Big Freeze because of a "paperwork blunder?" No, but new report does show how well-meaning government regulator ideas fall apart.

Texas moves to protect innocent human life while and the Left opposes such. Press coverage of Pro-Life efforts is as slanted as ever but worse, seeks to condemn a strategy to frustrate baby killing that it praises on the subject of rendering the Second Amendment useless.

Dangerous developments in Texas related to WuFlu and your basic rights.

Biden’s Border crisis continues and his solution is not to slow illegal immigration, it is to expand infrastructure so we can process and release into the country more illegal aliens faster.

And other news of Texas.

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Full interview with Jim Baxa on Lubbock's pro-life ordinance coming up for a vote on 1 May 2021. Toward the end Jim tells you how you can be involved to help even if not a City of Lubbock resident.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Governor Abbott capitulates and dumps the PUC chairman he had protected over power pricing issues. D’Andrea caught in leaked audio putting Wall Street interests ahead of that of Texans. Will Abbott apologize to Lt. Gov. Patrick?

Is voting so really hard in Texas? A look at how Leftist propagandists at the Washington Post and other media outlets characterize voting integrity measures that protect the rights of all voters and ensure an even playing field in Texas.

Harris County’s bail reform continues to release dangerous felons including murderers and outgoing Houston police Chief Acevedo decries local judges and their “revolving door” at the courthouse. Problem is, Acevedo doesn’t seem to recognize that his own politics is at the root of the problem.

Biden’s Border mess continues but it is “not a crisis.” Sure…

And other news of Texas.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Did Texas Senate official attempt official censorship of pro-life activist youth at the Texas capitol? Students for Youth say they were asked to cover up their pro-life messages on clothing by multiple officials several times.

Senate joins Lt. Gov. Patrick in ignoring Gov. Abbott on ERCOT pricing repair, votes overwhelmingly in just four hours for a bill that would force ERCOT to fix pricing mistakes. Lt. Gov. hopping mad over ERCOT trying to keep records from Senate committees; threatens to subpoena such.

Charter School Equity Act gets backing in the House; appraisal-creep protection bill filed but would require sales price disclosure, and; other news from the 87th Texas Legislature.

Biden's Border mess just gets worse. Midland's Mayor Payton upset as Feds, with little notice, bus male youth immigrants in the dead of night to former man camp facilities in the Tall City.

And other news of Texas.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Will Biden’s border debacle backfire on Bolshevik Democrats? The news on the border just gets worse and this is only the beginning. Rio Grande Valley officials talk out of both sides of their mouths on the region’s WuFlu crisis as it relates to the border and Rep. Cuellar more concerned with migrants getting vaccines than U.S. citizens.

Pelosi seems to suggest, based on the data, that President Trump actually paused “climate change” for a few years.

Texas legislature is past the bill filing deadline and should be moving along. A good bill to abolish TABC has been filed.

Abbott defends his insider buddies on ERCOT power costs while Lt. Gov. Patrick and the Senate move another direction.

And other news of Texas.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, and a regular contributor to Pratt on Texas. We explore whether the so-called “stimulus” bill from DC will stimulate unemployment and a poorer nation. Many other subjects such as Warren’s “wealth tax” are covered as well.

The Battle of Refugio in the Texas Revolution began today, 12 March – we remember.

News out of the legislature in Austin and more.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

DC Democrats have passed H.R. 1 and it heads to the Senate. The bill appears to end fair elections in these United States forever. How bad is it? John Malcolm with The Heritage Foundation discusses the details with us.

News out of the legislature in Austin and more.

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HB3 has come under strong criticism and in this interview, Rep. Dustin Burrows addresses details of the HB3 substitute bill he filed today.

Jail and fines; authority of a governor; checks and balances through a nimble legislative committee or a full meeting of the legislature, and; tension between the governor and legislature are among the things addressed.

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