Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Not only did I tell you and legislators “so,” I told you how it would be done. Dallas Morning News headline: Hidden cameras aim to expose DEI efforts in Texas colleges despite ban. And event the story wipes out the “aim to expose” part – it did expose: “A hidden camera shows Texas college employees — including those from North Texas schools — suggesting that they’re finding “creative” ways to pursue DEI initiatives despite the state’s ban.”

And what’s up with Texas A&M offering a minor in homosexual studies?! Yep, that’s real too: Texas A&M Offers Undergraduate Minor in ‘LGBTQ Studies’.

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Governor Abbott endorses Liz Chase in the HD71 race to unseat sleepy backbencher Stan Lambert. In the HD83 race, Ken Paxton and Sid Miller are having an event next week in Lubbock to assist challenger Wade Cowan.

Chart of GOP statewide official endorsements for Texas Legislature primaries from The Texan.

State Agency Paid Millions in Real Estate Lease to Speaker Phelan’s Company.

Where is the Lubbock County game room regulatory ordinance promised by County Judge Parrish? He said it would be ready last September? Meanwhile, Ector County continues its work to try and keep these often illegal gambling dens in order.

Oil and gas rig count and an update on Texas vs. the ESG scam.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Across Texas primary races are heated and fierce. More on Abilene’s HD71 race including follow-up from yesterday’s show*. Lt. Gov. Patrick makes it clear that we need a new Speaker; openly opposes Phelan in his House re-election race.
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Ken Paxton releases final list of endorsements.

*Yesterday: Turmoil takes over the Taylor County Republican Party on the eve of its conducting a primary election.

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Texas Schools Still ‘Passing the Trash’

Musk Says SpaceX Has Moved Its Incorporation to Texas From Delaware

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Turmoil takes over the Taylor County Republican Party on the eve of its conducting a primary election. Chairman Chris Carnohan and Vice Chairman Bennie Ruth Mouser have resigned effective last night, 13 February. That puts the election management in the hands of the county executive committee. I called Carnohan and he agreed to extemporaneously tell our audience what is behind the sudden resignation, from his point of view.

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R.I.P. – the great George Strake, one of Texas’ great Texans and a key builder of the modern, majority Republican Party in Texas.

U.S. House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas last night over not enforcing U.S. immigration law. Don’t expect a stand for the rule of law over in the Senate.

Senator John Cornyn goes, again, full swamp swimmer and then lashes out at Ken Paxton for noticing. Cornyn and others need to learn the local, on the streets, problem of our open borders.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The Lakewood Church shooting on Sunday raises many issues; one of which is about so-called “red flag” laws. Why would anyone have faith in such laws when thousands of existing laws do not work?

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Anti-Wimp update: Beware robbing a Texan asleep in his pickup.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan censured by Republican Party of Texas executive committee:

…SREC Member Chris Breaux from Senate District (SD) 3, which includes Phelan’s House district, said, “I think out of everybody in this room I am the only one who can say I have been friends with Dade Phelan for most of my life. I’ve known Dade since we were teenagers [and] he’s always been a little bit of an arrogant jerk, but he’s also been very generous.”

“Dade has been very generous to me personally in my political career, and he’s been wildly generous with Jefferson County and the Republican women’s groups there. If we were judging Dade based on his generosity, this could never pass. But we’re not. We’re voting based on what he’s done that violated our rules. I wish I could support Dade Phelan in this but I can’t. He’s wrong and he’s been obstinate in his wrongness.”

Ben Armenta announces candidacy for Texas GOP Chairman. Who?

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The news of Texas covered today includes: [Originally aired on 18 January 2024]

Our Lone Star story of the day: Electrical engineer Ross Aten, engineering manager for a Texas electric cooperative that works on both the ERCOT and Southwest Power Pool grids, explains that the fundamental weakness of the ERCOT grid (and others) still exists and as long as it does, a very bad “new normal” for Texas will be conservation calls from ERCOT and real worry of being pushed into load shedding (where your power is turned off to preserve generation and the grid.)

Aten explains why such such rolling load shedding is absolutely necessary to preserve the grid and generation facilities as well as why we are in the position of being very close to having to engage in such on a somewhat regular basis.

Beyond argument is the fact that unreliable generation resources make up too much of a percentage of ERCOT grid capacity and that these subsidized resources are driving away private investment in building reliable, dispatchable power generation facility such as those powered by natural gas. [See ERCOT grid fact sheet here.]

All one need do is see what happened during the danger hours on Monday and Tuesday morning, 15 and 16 January 2024. While wind generation was 28.6 percent of grid capacity it was only able to generate around 6.9 and 12.06 percent Monday and Tuesday respectively at 7:30 a.m. (much lower later in the day.) Solar was 0.00 and 0.05 percent respectively.

Natural gas was fueling 67.22 percent of what was on the grid when its percentage of grid capacity, from the fact sheet, is only 41.8 percent of the ERCOT grid!

To learn much more about how all operates with Ross Aten, visit:

• 2/18/2021 – In-Depth on the Texas rolling blackouts

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This is a very good follow-up story: It’s Official: Winter is Becoming the New Summer by Brent Bennett, Ph.D.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The U.S. Supreme Court’s oral argument session yesterday on Colorado’s case for removing Trump, or anyone, from its presidential ballot made a mockery of the Mile High (on marijuana) state’s legal talent. I share with you a summary from the brilliant Amy Howe of Howe on the Court as well as a fine piece from The Federalist:

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Abbott goes after HD60’s RINO Glenn Rogers in a Mineral Wells rally and in HD19, Abbott’s team sends another cease-and-desist letter to a candidate, Kyle Biedermann for wrongly claiming endorsement from Abbott.

Texas down 2 in the Baker Hughes oil and gas drilling rig count.

Big procedural win for Texas as a court allows Texas’ lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s asylum rule to move forward.

A&M shutting down it’s Qatar campus, finally.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Many in the wave of migrants crashing our border believe they can vote, and will vote for Biden. What if local jurisdictions let them?

A very good interview with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Exclusive Photos: Migrants Slowly Return to Eagle Pass, Avoid Texas-Seized Park.

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Lawmakers too stupid to hold office because they can’t see around the corner. Story I use to make the point: Loneliness Declared a Public Health Emergency in San Mateo County.

Texas State Board of Education creates a rubrics for school instructional material and review of such that are praiseworthy.

Political pot pusher in Lubbock hints at what I’ve told you is behind the pro-marijuana ordinances. These community organizers are using the issue to build a voter base to turnout for all Leftist politics. “One would hope they see voters showing up by the tens of thousands, and know that’s not a small thing.”

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Mayorkas narrowly survives impeachment vote in the U.S. House but there is still a chance of passing such next week. Meanwhile Senator Ted Cruz calls on McConnell to step down as GOP leader in the Senate.

And, another media report verifies what I’ve told you: President Biden did a deal with Mexico’s Leftist president to make the border look better, temporarily. So what did the Latin American Marxists Mexico’s AMLO supports get out of it?

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Comptroller releases local sales tax numbers – let’s hope Abilene’s number is an error!

Drinker of the House Dade Phelan remains sober long enough to cut a curious advert for his reelection campaign attacking, not his challengers, but Attorney General Ken Paxton. From every angle this is an odd choice in a campaign.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The Senate’s border bill is so bad that the pressure has The Turtle, and even possibly it’s lead GOP negotiator, turning from it. And all of this waste of political energy was unnecessary because the House already has a bill that actually addresses illegal immigration.

Through it all you can bet that the mental midgets of the Texas Democrat Congressional caucus are out slinging statements so stupid that a Soviet propagandist would blush. For example, did you know that talking about the millions crossing the border illegally is inciting violence and putting a target on Americans of Hispanic decent?!

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Anti-Wimp update: Resident uses firearm to stop Dallas break-in.

Key Endorsements, Issues Will Influence Texas GOP Legislative Primary. University of Houston’s Hobby School Survey Considers Impact of Vouchers, Paxton Impeachment, Trump Endorsements, Other Factors. Click to link to full polling data. I mention how the GOP voter data demonstrates, once again, that about 20% of the Party is made up of non-conservatives or RINOs.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Two GOP Primary candidate interviews today beginning with the race to unseat House District 83’s Rep. Dustin Burrows. Challenger Wade Cowan discusses his background and the difference he would make as state rep.

In the last segment, Mary Hernandez joins us to talk about her race for the Republican nomination for Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 3. This is the last Lubbock County position held by a Democrat and longtime police officer and LPD detective Mary Hernandez believes she can beat the Democrat in November if she obtains the party nomination.

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Governor Abbott hosted 13 governors at the border in Eagle Pass on Sunday.

A bill filed in Congress by Texas freshman Rep. Morgan Luttrell should be discussed seriously and passed: Republican bill would give National Guard lethal force powers to repel ‘armed invaders’ at border. Wouldn’t reasonable people think that was already the case – with any national border anywhere!

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