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June 24, 2025Episode 3758: “Get High” Abbott’s Special Session; veto & signed review | Campaign news | Texas wins, again – Pratt on Texas 6/24/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: The called Special Session of the 89th Texas Legislature will begin on 21 July; what will be on the call?

Much followup on bills signed and vetoed by Governor Greg “Get High” Abbott. And followup on yesterday’s big news on the veto of SB3. (Story mentioned today.)

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 wins again! Texas Named Best Business Climate In Nation For Third Year In A Row.

I don’t like the Blackrock group but I love this Texas ETF. I bet Mark Miller of Edward Jones could get you started!

A group of campaign / political stories:
Retired Houston astronaut jumps into the Democrat race to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn – clearly just another bureaucracy loving liberal Democrat who hates Trump and Republicans.
State Senator Joan Huffman Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General – nope
State Rep. Nate Schatzline launches bid for Texas Senate seat vacated by Hancock (SD9.)
Jasmine Crockett drops bid for top Democrat Oversight Committee post, citing leadership resistance. Crocked is crocked.
Even Most Democrats Say No To Latest Attention-Seeking Trump Impeachment Attempt from Grumpy Al Green of Houston
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44 min
June 23, 2025 Episode 3757: Gov. “Get High” Abbott protects illegal drug industry; Lt. Gov. Patrick explains what Abbott has done – Pratt on Texas 6/23/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: He flipped on gambling expansion and now, after having told leaders differently, Governor “Get High” Abbott has flipped on marijuana legalization in Texas.

Greg Abbott vetoes Texas THC ban, calls for special session to regulate hemp industry

You must listen to what Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick explains about this to realize the enormity of what Governor “Get High” Abbott has done to Texas and Texans. Most of Patrick’s press conference from earlier today in included in today’s show.

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.

RIP: Former Congressman from Corpus Christi, Blake Farenthold.

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June 20, 2025Episode 3756: Never ignore when officials can’t smell the stink: Abbott’s hand pick of Hancock for Comptroller – Pratt on Texas 6/20/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: The Austin insider crowd has pulled out all stops to ensure it, the power crowd, chooses Texas’ next Comptroller of Public Accounts instead of voters. But don’t worry, these extreme and legally questionable measures can still be overridden by voters in the Primary Election. It may all be legal, may, but it stinks and it worries me that Hancock doesn’t smell that bit.
Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office
Veteran state Sen. Kelly Hancock to lead comptroller’s office after Glenn Hegar departs for A&M
The Texan interview: Kelly Hancock on His Bid for Texas Comptroller
When you cut corners for personal gain (to obtain an office,) it’s a reliable sign that you’ll cut corners in that office to obtain personal gain or benefit friends.

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.

More Texas employment records set.

RIP: Lubbock’s Beneva Boren.

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45 min
June 19, 2025 Episode 3755: Actor Glenn Polk on his farewell performance | Were Texas Capitol threats real? – Pratt on Texas 6/19/2025 Juneteenth
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: The man arrested over threats at the Texas Capitol last Saturday says he feels “set up.” The lack of charges and the way it wall was handled make you wonder if he is right. He is correct in asserting that the entire matter needs investigation.

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.

The “felony” charges brought against Ken Paxton have now been dismissed. Pratt on Texas listeners have been the most informed, correctly, on this matter from the moment it broke.

We visit with star of the stage, Glenn Polk about his upcoming farewell performance as Peter the Rock at the Ragtown Gospel Theater.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.
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44 min
June 18, 2025Episode 3754: Texas loses case to stop nuke waste license in Andrews | Abbott being too clever in Comptroller case? – Pratt on Texas 6/18/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas loses one at the U.S. Supreme Court and it’s a bad decision as the dissent points out. And, Texas wins one indirectly with the victory for Tennessee.
SCOTUS Tosses Texas’ Legal Challenge to NRC’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage License
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Site
US Supreme Court Sides With Federal Agency in Nuclear Waste Storage Case
Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors – a great win for morality and sanity!
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 sins 12th Gold Shovel Award for outstanding job creation and capital investment from Area Development magazine.

Is Abbott playing cute with the law and his own opinion as Attorney General in the appointment of a replacement for Comptroller Hegar? It sure looks like it.
Abbott’s Push For Interim Comptroller May Contradict His Own AG Opinion
Texas Comptroller Likely Pick Would Avoid Unlawful Appointment
Sen. Hancock now expected to resign from the Texas Senate to work at Office of the Comptroller before taking the reins
Other campaign news:
Fort Bend County Judge KP George joins GOP as he faces felony charges – another Woodfill project that is likely bad
Webb County Judge Tijerina creates committee to explore running for TX28 to challenge Rep. Cuellar.
Dallas County GOP Censures 2 House Reps and Speaker Burrows
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44 min
June 17, 2025Episode 3753: Black judge shows folly of lens-of-racism | Texas Dems elect “pan-sexual” socialist to official post | Lubbock Co. budget – Pratt on Texas 6/17/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Choosing an attitude of victimhood, especially seeing everything through the lens of race, leaves a person as, or more, poisoned than one who is a nasty racist bigot. A Bexar County-Court-At-Law judge is claiming that the only reason another Democrat is planning to run against her in next year’s Democratic Primary, is due to her being black. It’s as nasty to impute racism into someone else with no evidence for such as it is to be racist.

And then there is this other bit showing today’s Texas Democratic Party is a friend and promoter of perversion and communism: Texas Democrats Elect Socialist, “Pan-sexual” Vice-Chairman for Finance.

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.

Threats at the Texas Capitol on Saturday are said, by Governor Abbott, to have come from an armed man who was on Capitol grounds. KXAN reports on who sources say is the now arrested man.

Lubbock County budget talks show the same old thing: County Judge Curtis Parrish wants more raises for himself and other officials than do commissioners and, Sheriff Rowe wants tons more money and personnel. However, something missed is this: Why doesn’t UMC pick up the tab for the deputies? It has massive cash reserves and huge earnings. (Congrats to the AJ for actually having a meaningful news story – it happens rarely these days.)

Election integrity stories that blend together:
Key Election Security Efforts Met Resistance in the Texas House
Attorney General Ken Paxton Opens Investigations into 33 Noncitizens for Illegally Voting in the 2024 Election
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell found liable for defamation, ordered to pay $2.3 million
FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020 – “…in fact, another agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, had intercepted nearly 20,000 fake licenses around the time the intelligence came in a possible corroboration of the report, officials said.”
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44 min
June 16, 2025Episode 3752: Special session for taxpayer-funded lobbying ban? | Texas GOP working to end “open” primary – Pratt on Texas 6/16/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: In Harris County speech, Governor Abbott hints at a possible special session call to attack taxpayer-funded lobbying as, once again, even a watered down bill didn’t get out of the Texas House.

And, the Republican Party of Texas is planning to push forward with a “closed” primary which would require advance registration in order to vote. Officials concede the matter will likely end up in court.

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.

Two stories on the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Texas:
Will a Colin Allred, Beto O’Rourke Senate primary showdown energize or hurt Democrats? – a strong primary helps a party.
US Senate battle: Will Rep. Wesley Hunt shift Texas GOP primary race? – I think a lot of voters will like Hunt but when it comes time to vote, they’ll vote for a proven track record conservative.
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44 min
June 13, 2025 Episode 3751: Left no longer favors strong presidential power in immigration? | Abilene council cuts voters out – Pratt on Texas 6/13/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: After lifetimes of supporting strong centralized federal power, the confused and angry take to the streets to now tell us they oppose strong centralized federal power.

Under Biden and Obama, they were all for a president ignoring immigration law and importing millions into the country without due process and now, they are all against enforcing the laws passed by Congress when it relates to immigration. On this issue, the Austin American-Statesman has a piece that a reasonable person could take as encouraging rioting – or at least planning for such to be a part of one’s “protest” actions.

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.

Aaron Reitz resigns from top Trump DOJ post to run for Texas Attorney General in the Republican Primary.

TX23’s Rep. Tony Gonzales draws GOP challenge from Cotulla rancher.

The Bernie Sanders leftist clown show is coming to Fort Worth soon.

Local sales tax numbers released. Look up your city here.

Abilene officials cut voters out of the process, vote to raise property taxes with CO bond debt issue. Note how, once again, the story is written to focus on the cyber attack and mention the tax increase way down in the text.

Oil and gas drilling rig count falls.

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June 12, 2025 Episode 3749: Robert Zimmerman: Ted Cruz terrible on NASA spending | Private sector race to build space stations – Pratt on Texas 6/12/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Noted space historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com(he really did write the Encyclopedia of Space) joins us to talk about about the private sector race to build space stations and much more.

But first, Zimmerman has very critical words for Texas Senator Ted Cruz and the NASA budget. I am a big supporter of Cruz but Zimmerman is correct on this one.

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.

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June 11, 2025Episode 3750: It appears some prefer rioting by opposing preemptive measures | McKinney’s despicable behavior – Pratt on Texas 6/11/2025
The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Demonstrating that even Texas Democrat leaders must hope for the spectacle of rioting, San Antonio’s leftist mayor is furious at Governor Abbott’s preemptive call-out of the Texas National Guard for planned pro-criminal illegal alien protests.

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.

Several campaign stories including:
Rep. Mitch Little Considering AG Run
Will Hancock Replace Hegar — and Trigger a Senate Race?
Annise Parker to run for Lina Hidalgo’s Harris County judge seat
Bexar County Judge Ron Rangel considers campaign run for DA
Good riddance: Texas says goodbye to temporary paper license plates in July.

Woman wins 5-year battle for compensation after SWAT damaged her Texas home. Well, not yet. McKinney will likely appeal yet again.

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44 min