Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Not only have the feds, under Trump, stopped objecting to Texas’ 1000-foot floating barrier in the Rio Grande, DHS has announced it is going to build 17-miles of floating barrier from Browsnville to the Gulf of America– and all using money left over from an appropriation in FY 2021 for border security that the Biden Administration didn’t spend.

Also, Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty’ for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.

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Local government sales tax numbers releasedby the Office of Comptroller – up from July of 2024. Look up your city here.

Governor Abbott order flags at half-staff to honor flood victims. More than 170 missing, at least 118 dead.

San Antonio-area voters have created their own problem that may end their moniker of “Military City U.S.A.” They’ve been electing far-Left Marxists like Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro to Congress and local far-Left people to run the city and county.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: After failing, in 2007, to well clarify the reach of the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has now joined plaintiffs asking a federal court in Texas to stop enforcement of the horrible restriction on political speech aimed mostly at churches and pastors. Sadly, many have used the un-American LBJ-sponsored legislation as an excuse to conform Christ’s Church to the world instead of working to move to the world to the way of God.

Here is a very good background piece on the Johnson Amendment which was seemingly written by LBJ to frustrate his political opponents.

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DEI marches on at Baylor University and at the City of San Antonio.

Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty’ for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.

DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents. 10 arrested, police officer shot in neck after alleged coordinated attack on Texas ICE detention facility.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A natural disaster hit Texas at just the wrong time on the calendar and wrong time of day from our perspective. The disaster is already exposing who are the real adherents of “hate” and our arrogance that we can be “in control.” Some go dark at such times, others reflect the light of Christ that testify to our capability to go good. I want to thank the Christian faith of Tavia Hunt, wife of the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, for her witness at this terrible time (click to read.).   You can find links to many of the stories I cover on the flooding today here.

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Border news:

Oil and gas rig count fell last week in Texas.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: 15 suspects, including former Texas House candidate and Bexar Co. Democrat chairman have now been indicted in vote harvesting investigation despite media telling us election fraud almost never happens. These latest indictments were handed down earlier this week and yet I didn’t see the story anywhere else in Texas media. If you don’t report it, you can claim it doesn’t happen….

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More than 100,000 illegal alien patients sought care after Texas hospitals were required to ask immigration status. It may be a small percentage of patients but it is big money costs to all. You can click each county on the map in the story for local numbers.

Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg looking into run for governor‘s office, sources say – it would be good for the GOP to have him as the Democrat nominee as he’s a way-out-there loudmouthed Leftist.

A good update on possible redistricting: Texas Republicans Urge Abbott To Add Redistricting to Special Session.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A story from today’s press review demonstrates why Democrats and Republicans are NOT a “uniparty.” On spending, maybe you can make a partial claim on such but it is universal to all elected government, all places. However, on governance, which is often the most important part, the two parties are at very opposite poles.

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Texas Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in June, up from June of 2024.

TWIA is still underfunded by ratepayers.

Ex-Texas governor’s energy firm buys gas turbines for ‘unprecedented’ Amarillo-based grid – beware, Toby Neugebauer is partner in this deal.

FAIL: ‘Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump’ in San Antonio Fizzles — Less than 80 People Attend.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Leftists can’t make up their minds on whether a baby in the womb is a human being. They want it both ways depending upon the issue of the moment but even if a person, they are consistent in wanting to right to murder the child. It all shows the fundamental failure of situational ethics where there is no set right and wrong. These three stories make the point well without intending so to do:

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Sick-of-ICE protests kick off, promoted by Party for Socialism and Liberation. Akin to thieves and murders protesting police and prosecutors!

Dallas Fed: Texas’ service and retail sector essentially flat from last month.

Democrat do-nothing Collin Allred running for Dem nomination for the Texas U.S. Senate seat up next year. And, Rep. David Cook running for Texas Senate District 22 – Sen. Birdwell is not running for reelection.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Man who is alleged to have fallen asleep and rammed his 18-wheeler into others, killing five and injuring more, on I-20 near Terrell this weekend appears to be a communist who likely obtained his place here illegally, reports Current Revolt. Given what is know about this guy, his being here is an indictment of our immigration system.

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Another coveted Texas Senate seat will be open next year as Sen. Birdwell will not seek reelection. Also, Abbott calls Special Election for Texas Senate District 9, Schatzline drops out of race as Wambsganss jumps in.

Verbal sniping on the Lubbock County Commissioners Court has been going on for a long time and it is due to two simple things I explain.

Dallas Fed says Texas manufacturing sector mostly unchanged from May survey.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Big U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court ruling, as well as from other courts that involve Texas cases or affect Texas greatly.

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Oil and gas rig countsteady this week.

Boeing’s big problems in San Antonio continue but new leadership is coming in for the Air Force One project. Meanwhile in Fort Worth: Aircraft maintenance company to invest $120M, add 1,200 jobs at Alliance.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: A new way to pay for Texas: With precious metals via a debit-like card of some type. It should be all working in a year or so depending upon outside vendors. Read more here: Texans Can Use Precious Metals in Everyday Transactions Under New Law.

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Eighth Circuit judges reject Gov. “Get High” Abbott’s rational for vetoing THC ban. Lt. Gov. Patrick says legislators should just re-pass the ban in the called special session.

Texas an ice breaker construction hub?

Border news:

A tit-for-tat squabble amongst former Office of Attorney General employees and their former boss, Brent Webster. So far there isn’t much in press reporting that lends much credibility to the claims Stone and Hilton but there is some credibility the other way, in my view.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Oops! Gov. “Get High” Abbott’s legal warning over SB3, the full THC ban, has already fallen apart – it was a ridiculous assertion to begin with. And, as if that is not enough, Congress is looking at reforming the hemp growing law too as it being abused beyond Texas.

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RINO Robert Nichols (SD3) Won’t Seek Re-Election to Texas Senate – great news! Rep. Trent Ashby is running for the seat and gets backing of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Ashby wouldn’t be much of an improvement, if any.

Which county is the best to live in Texas? Here’s what Niche says. A bit different rankings than most of these I see.

Secretary of State Nelson Selects Ballot Order for Constitutional Amendment Election.

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