Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: The Texas House, under Dade Phelan, quit early, again, ignoring the people’s business so they can go home. Drinker of the House Phelan wished members, not more time with family, but plenty of time to play golf.This is flippant and shows zero respect for Texans and is little different, in total, from Democrats who flee the state to break quorum. If you don’t want to debate and cast tough votes on bills, don’t run for legislative office!Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Says Dade Phelan is ‘Impossible to Work With’. He said that, while he had disagreements with past speakers Joe Straus and Dennis Bonnen, he could have conversations with them. Phelan, meanwhile, has not communicated with him.“This guy’s just flat out impossible to work with,” he Patrick added, saying that if Phelan is speaker of the House next session, school choice and other issues, such as a taxpayer-funded lobbying ban, will die again.80 Days Later: Texas House Speaker Phelan has yet to disclose impeachment costs.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.Anti-Wimp update: Amarillo home invader dead in driveway.A minor court win for Texas on border issues and more:‘We’ve Had Enough,’ Says Eagle Pass Mayor on Mass Migration DisasterFederal Agents Say They’re Stuck ‘Babysitting’ Illegal Immigrants Instead Of Stopping CriminalsState Rep. Frederick Frazier, a liar and no-good, pleads no contest to charges he impersonated a public servant. May he lose in the GOP Primary!Abbott issues endorsement for the most conservative candidate in HD2 special runoff election.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: Whispers of a 5th Special Session of the legislature in Austin while once again, the House’s leadership refuses to get the body to work on issues – but of course we still pay member’s daily stipend! A summary of where it all stands.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 Democrats condemn Hamas but then want Hamas protected!Governor Abbott issues his third endorsement against a Republican incumbent of the Texas House. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Patrick wades in to the big open-seat race for Senate District 30 and endorses Hagenbuch.Here’s the story on the latest hack of the Republican Party of Texas website.Much Texas football related news today.Texas loses appeal over buoy barrier in Rio Grande; Abbott appeals for en banc hearing on the issue.Abilene city council to consider changes to sanctuary city for unborn.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: There is a concern out of the Governor’s Office that came to light last night that Texas property tax cuts, Teacher Retirement System cost of living raises, and everything else we voted on in November could be in jeopardy due to lawsuits filed in Travis County challenging things to do with the election.Because of this the Texas Senate, which was in special session today, rushed through a bill but it’s yet to be seen if that bill will solve any of the potential problems. I explain why there is reason to be concerned but that likely things will work out without a major crisis.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 Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, El Paso-born and high school graduate, dead at 93.Texas sales tax collections increased in November but the report shows serious slowing in part of the economy. The Baker Hughes oil an gas rotary drilling rig count was up again this week in Texas.HD60: Abbott endorses against Rep. Glenn Rogers, backing Mike Olcott this time around. Abbott endorsed known RINO Rogers last election. And more political news including a friend, Mary Hernandez, announcing for the GOP nomination for Lubbock County commissioner, Precinct 3.RIP Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, El Paso-born and high school graduate, dead at 93.Lawman and executive director of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas resigns; accused of “misappropriation of funds.” Attorney General’s office is investigating. Director and longtime lawman and Steve Westbrook resigned and was ordered to surrender his peace officer’s license.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: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Pfizer for misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and conspiring to censor public discourse over the issue. Fantastic!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 Democrats, press included, have a problem: Their biggest conservative boggeyman, Tim Dunn, may end up with more cash and more time to defeat Democrats and RINO Republicans with the sale of CrownRock.Border: Texas loses court bid to stop the feds from destroying our razor wire at the border but it was anything but the win the Biden Administration hoped for – I explain why. Texas appeals the decision.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: By Rice University reasoning, if you can call its small-mindedness such, the Democratic Party and all Democrat messaging should be banned from its campus in Houston. I’ll explain.And on the similar subject of “hate speech” and Marxist-style revision of History, hate speech commissions and the like are anathema to freedom of conscience, political freedom, and of course to the concept of free political speech. Hate speech is most often defined as something with which the decider disagrees whether hateful of not. The only answer to speech we do not like, including vile and hateful speech, is the unencumbered right to engage in more speech – unlimited speech.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.Governor Abbott makes first endorsement against incumbent Republican state rep: Endorses Hillary Hickland against Rep. Hugh Shine in HD55.Senator Paul Bettencourt named “2023 Legislator of the Year” at ALEC’s National Policy Summit.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: Ironically, in a Texas school district named “Godley” a professional escort with prostitution convictions was serving on the district’s sex-ed council and other positions including the long term facilities planning committee. On one-hand district officials said the background check didn’t catch the convictions because they were misdemeanors and on the other they claim she didn’t go through the proper appointment process – which is it?It’s FOX 4 that has the big story: Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed.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.Anti-Wimp update from Frisco.More bad economic news: Texas service sector activity declines in November; retail sales fall again.Future of abortion ban exemptions lies with Texas Supreme Court after oral arguments this morning. The state’s lawyer gets it right: These people should be suing the doctors not the state.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 and a 106-year-old WWII veteran skydived this morning. The questions from reporters afterward was whether the governor would call a 5th special legislative session to try and get school choice passed if the failure in the current special session continues. He wouldn’t say. We better hope he doesn’t let the issue plummet to earth and die a political death.My guess is he will not call another and will say the battle is moving to his endorsements and campaigning to get pro school choice folks elected for the next regular session. But that session will not start until January of 2025 and doing such would require record incumbent beating in the GOP Primary.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.Not good: Texas manufacturing slips back into contraction. “The new orders index has been negative for 18 months…”Tomorrow, the Texas Supreme Court will hear a case challenging Texas’ abortion ban laws.Much border and illegal immigration news including:Report: ‘Mysterious’ Entities Giving Migrants GPS Coordinates to Unsecure Locations on Southern Border21 Illegal Alien Sex Offenders Busted in One Texas Border Sector in 7 WeeksMore rot of local government: City of Midland looks to avoid state takeover of firemen’s retirement by pushing huge bond debt issue on citizens.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: Reverend Daniel Hinton joins us to talk about the state of the polis in America and how we were sold a lie about being able to have a religion-neutral government and yet remain a virtuous people.Hinton is pastor for Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock (an orthodox Missouri Synod Lutheran church.)The online audio bible series I mention is found by clicking this link.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.Harris County backs down and withdraws from its lawsuit against Texas over Senate Bill 1750 that ended its ability to have an Office of Elections.Razor wire and Thanksgiving did nothing to slow illegal crossing into Texas from Mexico.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: Like the distortions with the plaque at the Statue of Liberty about the “huddled masses,” a great distortion about Thanksgiving being about “immigration” is being spread by the usual Leftwing press propagandists. It is untruth. Thanksgiving Is A Celebration Of Pioneers, Not 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.Levelland’s police chief among the finalists for chief of the Abilene police department.Event in Llano County Fights Pornography in Libraries, ticket info is here: https://texasscorecard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/protect-our-children-friends-flyers.pdfAmarillo raids another “game room” for illegal gambling but in Lubbock County still no movement on a county game room ordinance and no visible effort by the City of Lubbock to rein in such places. Who is on the take? Remember: Lubbock County Commissioners vote to keep game room order tabled until September.I end the show today with: Why George Washington thought the practice of gratitude was essential for the American character.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 endorses for re-election 58 Republican members of the Texas House who voted for school choice. Lieutenant Governor Patrick again goes after “lack of leadership” from Speaker Phelan and the hypocrisy of House Republicans who voted against school choice. Clearly the school choice vote is shaping up to be the main skirmish line for the 2024 Texas Republican Primary.Across the state, reps who voted against school choice, and often for the Paxton impeachment, are finding themselves with serious primary opponents. Abilene’s Stan Lambert (HD71), a do-little back-bencher RINO, has conservative activist Liz Case running against him as do many more who have skated by without serious opposition.The Austin establishment finds itself at odds with two of the three biggest powers in town so what will its members do? They’ll whine, moan, get nasty, and defend themselves with plenty of money.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.I explain why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is right to investigate Media Matters for “fraud” in its efforts to interfere with X.com and advertisers.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com