Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Where do we get our money back (salary, per diem, and staff and office costs) for a Texas House of Representatives that doesn’t want to work early OR late in the 140 legislative session? Texas House leaders told everyone to prepare to work Saturday but then, Friday night, decided to close up shop until Monday which automatically killed key bills included restoring to a felony the penalty for illegal voting; stronger penalties for gun-related crimes; banning Leftist and bigoted CRT from state universities, and; other key legislation.Much other coverage from the last week of the 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature:School Choice Finds New Life in Teacher Pay Bill After Abbott Threatened Veto of Watered-Down Proposal. Sen. Creighton one-ups RINO Rep. Ken King and puts the school choice issue the House leadership killed by adjourning Friday night onto the House RINOs’ big teacher pay boost bill!Replacement plan for the former Chapter 313 corporate giveaway program gets yet another makeover – demonstrating the best policy is just to abandon these much abused crony programs.Texas House Passes Ban on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices in Public Higher Education. This is a sham of a ban on DEI and it even requires us to keep the people running this Communist stuff on staff. Who with a brain thinks getting rid of an “office” means they get rid of the programs, ideologies, and tenets of DEI? (Oh wait, that’s unfair to put a “brain” test on some legislators!)Sen. Creighton finds a way to save the ban on public schools indoctrinating your children with pro-transgender and other sexual immorality. The Dallas Morning News headline on this demonstrates the paper’s Leftist propaganda style reporting.Many have worked on this for at least a dozen years and finally it has passed but, will Governor Abbott sign it? Vehicle Safety Inspections Could Become a Thing of the Past in Texas.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: Armed Texan puts Beaumont burglar in hospitalBorder news: Biden to end familial DNA testing at border, key deterrent to fraud and child trafficking. This is a horrible, nasty move by Biden. And in other border news: Del Rio Border Sector Returns to Number 1 Position in Migrant Apprehensions.And, other news of Texas. 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 House passes a new version of property tax relief putting the ball back in the court of the Senate. Will the Senate compromise on things leadership previously said were not acceptable and you don’t compromise with “fuzzy math?”Much happening as the House began deliberations at 9am today and plans to work on Saturday. Democrats have fought hard all day to derail ban on the bigoted political (Left) litmus test of D.E.I. on our college campuses. I provide updates on other key legislation including House passage of a bill to stop children from seeing sexually explicit performances.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 History is on the line and in court Monday. Roy Maynard shows us another example of how the far-Leftist “woke” have invaded and then try to dominate our institutions – this time it’s the Texas State Historical Association.Texas sets another jobs record and oil field drilling plummets, again.Hans A. von Spakovsky, of the Heritage Foundation, tells us just how damning is Special Counsel John H. Durham’s report on the FBI. It shows sloppy work, ignoring of evidence, political favoritism, and much more. Read Spakovsky’s summary: The FBI’s Keystone Cops According to John Durham.And, other news of Texas.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: Legislature finally passes, sends to the governor, a ban on adults using medical procedures and therapies to change the sex of children. (Maybe now Texas Children’s Hospital will actually stop this evil practice.) Also, the Save Women’s Sport Act has passed barring men competing as women, and vice versa, in public college sports.Today the House debates a new version of its tax relief plan but will the Senate go along with appraisal caps?Media keeps on trying to stop the ban of bigoted and fully political D.E.I programs on Texas college campuses. Senator Creighton had it right with this: “if federally funded grants require a DEI statement, which would be compelled speech, I have serious concerns that they are in violation of the First Amendment.”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.So much for media gaslighting on the border situation: U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz tweeted that during the final 72 hours of April, agents apprehended 22,220 migrants. It’s over 182,000 by month’s end! Also, why are their now so many Chinese nationals being caught at the border? The current fiscal year number of 9,753 is about the total number apprehended in the past seven fiscal years combined.RIP: Former Texas member of Congress Charlie Stenholm, Blue Dog Democrat, dead at 84.And, other news of Texas.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: Much from the legislature including gun bills, SB728 and HB2837; a vote for more state parks; stopping cities from acting as states within a state; E-Verify opposition shows many legislators are not as concerned with the border as they claim; protecting Texas children from on-line pornography, and; more.Some bills got a vote, and some even passed, in the House before that body bothered with far more important legislation: Bill puts big costs on jewelers, allows warrant-less searches; Pet boarding safety bill awaits Texas governor’s signature; Bill to protect against hairstyle discrimination sent to Texas governor, and there are more while election integrity bills and a host of other important items languish – even tax relief!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.Go get ’em Attorney General Paxton! Paxton cracks down on hotel chains that engage in the now common practice of misleading consumers with one rate but then tack on B.S. fees such as “resort” or “amenity” fees. Marriott is settling with Texas to fix the misleading nature of this (they should drop the horrible fees) but Hyatt and others are not. Hyatt is now being sued.24 governors to send help to Texas on the border but don’t get too excited because we went through this before and help dried up when it was clear Texas was not actually using the help to stop illegal crossings of the border. And doing just what our own Texas troops did with its early deployment of razor wire, a Biden-deployed soldier opened a Texas built gate and let illegal crossers through.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

This Podcast Extra begins with two blacklisting of Americans updates from author and historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com. I’ve made this a separate Podcast Extra because of the important discussion which follows about the decline of intellectual ability, flipping of the Enlightenment, and much more about the lowering of our society and how people in it relate to one another.Blacklisted Americans is Zimmerman’s term for victims of what is currently called “cancel culture.”See all Blacklisted Americans stories here: https://behindtheblack.com/blacklisted-americans/Find other Pratt on Texas Podcast Extra blacklisting updates here: https://prattontexas.com/?s=blacklistwww.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Former Trump Administration official and Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, joins us to talk about the scam that is Ranked Choice Voting. There is a bill in the Texas legislature to ban the use of such in Texas, SB 921, which passed the Senate but appears to be sitting with no action in the House Elections Committee.Cuccinelli also explained why he has called out Governor Abbott for “B.S.” repeatedly over Abbott’s misleading claims about what he was doing on the Mexico border with Operation Lone Star.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.Abilene’s new mayor, Weldon Hurt, shamefully says churches should be punished for being involved in politics. Is he just ignorant or fully Leftist un-American? His comments, if presented in the correct context, are frighteningly ignorant.Texas House changes its version of property tax relief again but it seems to be cause for more worry than less.Science writer and space historian Robert Zimmerman, behindtheblack.com, tells us how NASA is now putting woke before quality science work.And, other news of Texas.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 former Texas Governor Rick Perry looking to launch a campaign for President? He says he is talking about it. I’d love a President Perry but I think he’s too far detached from his moment in the public mind, like many others thinking about running.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 goes after the Texas House and its latest non-school-choice school choice bill. Abbott threatens a veto, which wouldn’t bother any of these House anti-school choice people, but also threatens special sessions on this issue.Democrats fought it hard, with lots of crocodile tears Friday, but the House finally, at the last minute, passed legislation protecting children and minors from trans-gender medical abuse.New York Post editorial board gets it right on media and the border this weekend: Media gaslighting goes to max as US border fully opens.And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com 

Another update on the blacklisting of Americans from author and historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com.Blacklisted Americans is Zimmerman’s term for victims of what is currently called “cancel culture.”See all Blacklisted Americans stories here: https://behindtheblack.com/blacklisted-americans/Find other Pratt on Texas Podcast Extra blacklisting updates here: https://prattontexas.com/?s=blacklistwww.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Casino gambling bill dead, sports betting passes.Abilene’s Rep. Stan Lambert tries to have it both ways on gambling votes but claim doesn’t match action.Bill to protect children from sexually oriented performances is moving after smart changes.A Pratt told you so and other insight into how the House works, often to fool voters back home. And more from the 88th Texas Legislature.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.Border chaos worsens while the White House claims it isn’t so bad. Congressman Cuellar again criticizes the Biden Administration as well as “sanctuary city” mayors.Oil and gas rig count is down but production and exports from Texas are up and rising.Reports Show UT Austin and Texas A&M DEI Policies Found in Academic Departments.And, other news of Texas.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 House faces another major deadline tonight, and another tomorrow, and yet leadership prioritized votes on gambling and other matters over critical issues – they haven’t even gotten to tax relief reconciliation. They are getting votes for bad bills before those that affect Texans’ well-being! (I guess on the gambling front it shows that you may not can buy all the votes but you can buy getting a vote on the House floor!)And on the subject of gambling, Abilene’s Rep. Stan Lambert voted FOR both expanding casino gambling and online sports gambling in Texas!Texans For Fiscal Responsibility gets this right: The Petulant Children Squabbling Over Property Tax Relief.And then you have all you need know about today’s Democratic Party: Texas Democrat, the heretic Rep. Talarico,  slams Ten Commandments in schools after giving pass to sexually explicit books in those same schools.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.On 11 May 1956 and 1970, Waco and Lubbock, respectively, were hit with deadly, costly tornadoes. Lubbock’s 1970 F5 gave rise to Dr. Fujita’s “Fujita Scale” to measure cataclysmic wind events and led to modern weather technology.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MjcyWk6YzoAnd, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com