Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Democrats flip the script on violating the Constitution and court precedent with the NYC lawsuit again bus companies delivering aliens. It’s a stupid lawsuit on the face of it and even more stupid politically.Also border related: B.P. agents to get pay raise and Senator Cruz finally gets law passed to stop the hold up on federal permitting of border bridges.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 “gun safety” and “gun control” hypocrisy of Texas Democrats is on display in crime story after crime story. The latest is another example where a Leftist D.A. and court system, Travis County, did nothing to keep criminals who illegally carry guns off the street – and it ended in murder.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Even with sanitizing the border and cooperation from Mexico, people still crossed the Rio Grande illegally during U.S. House Speaker Johnson’s press conference at Eagle Pass. And Johnson got it right: The border is a disaster of the President’s own making.And it is no surprise that Biden’s DOJ is suing Texas over SB4. I address, again, why we need to get this issue before the Supreme 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.Problem with the aprons: Grand Lodge of Texas masons are conducting an internal “trial” of their former Grand Master accusing him of theft. The accused is suing them for defamation. Somebody really must of messed up the secret handshake!An update of an Anti-Wimp Update from this week a year ago: Grand Jury no bills Anti.Wimp.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Is there a Texas GOP “Civil War?” No, the leftists at liberal Texas Monthly know so little that there reporting is near useless. There focus on Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock demonstrates how little they know. It’s as if their understanding of the who, what, when, and why is limited to the last couple of years.There are big disagreements within the GOP as well as active factions but, that has always been the case – there is no Texas GOP Civil War. Beware leftists telling you what is happening inside Republican circles; what Republicans believe, and; what Republicans are doing – it’s a world these people don’t understand and of which they have only surface knowledge.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 tax collection grew only “moderately” in December.More from the border as the U.S. House Speaker and a huge delegation visit Eagle Pass today. A Border Patrol source charges that things have been greatly cleaned up for the visit. Border residents to Congress: “Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border.”5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules for Texas and human life in emergency room abortion case created by an overreaching Biden Administration action.Governor Abbott, for the first time, openly criticizes the Texas House having Democrat committee chairs.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: While Texas easily circumvents Chicago and New York City restrictions on the voluntary relocation of illegal aliens, the media attention on these “sanctuary cities” and their economic plight is infuriating given how insignificant are their costs compared with Texas. Stories I mention:Record-Shattering 232K Migrants Apprehended So Far in DecemberIllegal immigrants land at Rockford Airport, bused to Chicago suburbsBuses With Migrants Dock in New Jersey, In Apparent Effort To Skirt NYC’s New RuleEagle Pass fire department hemorrhaging $20,000 a day dealing with migrant-related callsReleased Migrants Overwhelm Texas Border Town on New Year’s DayTexas Border Sector Reports 22K Migrant Apprehensions in One WeekTexas AG blasts Biden admin for ‘aiding and abetting’ cartels after migration numbers smash recordTexas sheriffs: Cartel influence is statewide, not isolated to certain communitiesOur 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 abortion related stories: Amarillo pols dither and Abilene pols tinker. Meanwhile there are people organizing to ensure babies can be murdered in the womb for the convenience of those who created them. The Abilene group even has an appropriate name from the Marxist-Left: Abilene Health Justice Advocates. Justice for whom, the babies?Third year in a row that U-Haul says Texas is the most popular state to which to move.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: As expected, Biden’s DOJ is threatening Texas with a lawsuit over our new law allowing the arrest of people who cross the border illegally. This is not a surprise and getting the issue before the Supreme Court again, to try and right problems with Arizona vs. United States is an important goal.Also, the liberal sanctuary city mayors continue their hypocrisy over sanctuary for illegal immigrants.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.Oil and gas rig count is up.Believe me now? Speaker (Drinker) of the House Dade Phelan fundraiser is being hosted in San Antonio, way away from his SE Texas district, by legislative liberals including former speaker Joe Strauss and the Democrats’ former nominee for Lt. Governor. People who hitched to Phelan’s bandwagon are telling us something about themselves!Texas community college has to pay professor it fired because a student objected to having fair and open debate in the classroom.Texas GOP announces 13 propositions for the 2024 primary election ballot.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: A man the Left loves to hate, Marc Morano of ClimateDepot.com, joins me to discuss the risible recent global climate confab in Dubai. Marc also addresses one of the latest absurdities from the climate change crowd: Human breathing is destroying the planet – and it differs by, you guessed it, 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.Census Bureau data now says “whites” are a minority in Texas. Current Revolt asked the SBA if whites now qualify for minority owned business benefits and the response will surprise you.Texas Nationalist Movement couldn’t even run its petition program effectively. Frankly, the TEXIT organization and any other has little business asking the Republican Party of Texas to do its work.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: William Barrett Travis’ famed “Give me Victory or Death” letter from the Alamo will be displayed for only the second time at the Alamo this coming February 23rd through March 24th. Learn details and get tickets here: https://www.thealamo.org/visit/return-of-the-travis-letterNote: “Admission to the Alamo Exhibit will be free to the public on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to make the viewing of the Travis Letter accessible to all.”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 service sector rebounds in December but the same cannot be said for the retail sector.Texas AG secures settlement with parent company of Optimum for customer complaints.Illegal immigration and border news continues to worsen:EXCLUSIVE: 29K Migrants Apprehended at Border During Christmas WeekendCBP Sneaks Out Report of 191K Migrant Apprehensions on Friday Before ChristmasSpeaker Johnson Asks Biden to Use Executive Action in Border CrisisMigrant caravan heading to US-Mexico border is largest in more than a yearListen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: NRA President Charles Cotton: No one should be forced to confront evil with empty hands. What Texas lawmakers did to solidify the 2nd Amendment. And, an Anti-Wimp update out of Arlington.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 employment growth continues to lead the nation but manufacturing activity has contracted and was flat in December.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Governor Abbott rightly ratchets up the pressure on liberal-run “sanctuary cities” such as Chicago. Since Chicago has decided to harass busing companies delivering illegal aliens, Governor Abbott switched to flying them in.And then there is this very good editorial: Biden Regime Nears 10 MILLION Illegal Entry Mark, But It’s Trump’s WORDS The Media Calls ‘Extreme’.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 won another election integrity lawsuit brought by a Democrat front group. This one is important and relates to voter registration.Texas. A.G. Paxton sues the federal Department of Transportation over climate change inspired rule.Campaign and political news.RIP: Jere Thompson, a great Texas businessman and an even better man by all accounts.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: “Our Republic Endures Only When Enemies Can Retire in Peace,” is a recent piece by our good friend Stephen Balch, Ph.D., in which he asserts that if losing elections is criminalized a vicious circle sets in rendering politics warfare by other means.Dr. Balch is an American conservative scholar and higher education reformer. He was the founding president of the National Association of Scholars from 1987 to 2009. Balch received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, in 1964. He received his master’s degree (1967) and Ph.D. (1972) in political science from the University of California in Berkeley. It was during the Berkeley riots that he became a conservative and he is now a Republican. Dr. Balch was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush at the White House on November 15, 2007. The award cited him “for leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions in higher education,” and went on to say that “his work on behalf of reasoned scholarship in a free society has made him a leading champion of excellence and reform at our nation’s universities.”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.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asserts that Drinker of the House Phelan is breaking the lawin avoiding state auditors over impeachment expenditures. Also, Speaker Phelan’s polling doesn’t look very good but it will be extremely difficult to defeat him in his home district.Far-Left Austin congressman, Greg Casar, who defunded Austin Police as a city councilman is ripped for requesting police patrols at home: ‘Height of hypocrisy’Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com