Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Is D.E.I. gone from Texas state colleges and universities because a law mandated such? Don’t bet on it. The Texas Scorecard has a big piece out on the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and its career homosexual and DEI organizer and advocate (and transsexual) who holds the senior position on institutional “culture.” Just rem...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Ultra-pompous Texas native, a Dan Rather clone, Scott Pelley fired by CBS News. He and his forerunner Rather embody most everything that has gone wrong with the legacy news media. I recommend these stories: ’60 Minutes’ star Scott Pelley fired from CBS News after blasting Bari Weiss in heated showdown Scott Pelley’s Departin...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The Daily Caller headlined it this way: Texas announces new tool to keep illiterate foreigners away from driver’s seats . There is more to it than that but it is about being able to comprehend English to operate a commercial vehicle. DPS Announces Changes to CDL Knowledge Testing Texas lifts ban on CDLs for temporary agricul...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: We go to court today as numerous court decisions are rendered which involve Texas and Texans: Fifth Circuit Lifts Block on Texas Age Requirements for Apps , Paxton Secures Major Victory Protecting Children Online By Requiring Age Verification and Parental Approval for Minors’ App Downloads Texas Supreme Court Denies Review O...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Can taxpayers and electricity rate payers be the victors, as opposed to the victims, of the data center boom in Texas? Pete Sepp , president of the National Taxpayers Union , says such can be the case, especially if the local deals are properly structured. Read and study the piece: Data Centers: Taxpayers Can Be Victors, Not...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Does Texas state law allow for too much local control for local governments? If not, then how does a relatively small school district amass more than $1 BILLION in debt that is payable by taxpayers for generations? Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, bu...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: It is post-primary runoff election day and I’ll review all the big races that matter from around the state. Incumbents lost, in both parties, fresh matchups are set for November, and the Hearst newspapers editorial boards beg Cornyn to become a full out Democrat in the rest of his term in order to salvage his political reput...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: It is primary runoff election day across Texas. Will Cornyn survive? Will Dems nominate any candidates that can win with normal people voters? Texas Democrat’s Campaign Launches Whites-Only Volunteer Program TX35: Trump-backed Texas veteran mocked for disability in rival’s primary campaign ad Cornyn insists he can overcome T...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A big Texas school district, its board, and administrators, demonstrate what is all too commonly wrong in the management and governance of Texas school districts, counties, and cities. The ridiculous behavior is enabled only because these entities have access to your wallet and life savings. Our Lone Star story of the day is...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Just what should “due process” look like in immigration cases, especially illegal alien cases? Should those who broke the bargain of living under the Rule of Law really be able to further clog up our federal courts, depriving citizens and the law abiding of swifter justice, or should the immigration system itself serve as du...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A Texas Democrat Congresswoman unwittingly makes the argument for why majority-minority districts do not well serve those minorities . Also, the crazy sex therapist Democrat in a runoff for TX35 turns out to not be must nutty but also a raging Jew hater . Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Jim Wright elected to IOGCC lead...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: After stringing it out for far too long, President Trump issues an endorsement in the GOP race for U.S. Senator from Texas. Trump fully backs Paxton,  points out that Cornyn was “very late” in backing him and “not supportive.. when times were tough. ” Liberals at the Dallas Morning News editorial board try to tell Republican...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: New polling demonstrates the Cornyn campaign’s big lie about him being better with voters than Paxton in opposing Little Jimmy “the creep” Talarico. And, a rumor about TX19 GOP candidate Abraham Enriquez, that goes back years well before he ran for office, finally hits the press . Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A slew of important Texas stories get report and comment today: Texas Lottery Commission and former director criminally charged in connection with 2023 Lotto scheme Federal judge blocks some SB4, Texas’ controversial deportation law. State can still arrest people seen to enter illegally. Attorney General Paxton Makes History...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: SB4: Texas migrant deportation law likely to be halted again by federal Judge David Ezra . I explain why the law isn’t exactly the way it is portrayed. 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. Our of...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Our official dentist for Pratt on Texas is here – in studio! We visit with Dr. Silvia Zuñiga about the family of Pratt on Texas listeners that has developed since listeners have been going to her for dental care in Costa Rica going back to 2014.  https://prattontexas.com/dento-care/ Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsore...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Campaign news including new polling in two big Houston-area Congressional runoffs ; Cornyn flips on gas tax reprieve ; Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna considering a bid to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee – she’s a Trump ally and among the more conservative members of Congress, she also is strongly oppos...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The GOP primary runoff race for Texas Railroad Commissioner has an element to it of which voters should be aware: The challenger is being bankrolled by folks angry at a specific decision taken by the RRC. A Houston Chronicle story gets it about as accurate as can be: Railroad Commission runoff exposes bitter divide in Texas...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas 19th Congressional District Republican runoff candidate Abraham Enriquez joins us for half of the show to discuss his race against Tom Sell . His website is here: Abraham Enriquez for Congress . Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and per...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Queer Raiders and others hold a fake “funeral” for “academic freedom” at Texas Tech because they are so queered-up they don’t realize that they are simply reminding the public of how, even at Texas Tech, so-called academic freedom has strayed from scientific Truth. Wake For The Woke: Texas Tech Funeral For Gender Programs Te...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Steven Balch, Ph. D. may be America’s original D.E.I. on campus fighter!  Today we talk about this term “academic freedom” that so many on campus are throwing about, claiming such is under attack by new laws in Texas and elsewhere. Two, of many, recent stories I had in the stack are the background for the interview: Former T...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: New polling is out on the Texas Republican Primary runoff election and there are few surprises but one thing of big interest to me: The “Latino” vote doesn’t seem to follow the old RINO idea that we should comprise our conservatism to gain Hispanic votes. See the full poll here . Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored b...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Election notes: Republican Brett Ligon easily wins the special election for Texas Senate District 4. Lubbock re-elects McBrayer mayor by 70%. An Obama Marxist organizer got over 40% of the vote in Lubbock’s District 3 (Bruegel won it with 54%) Abilene has a runoff for city council Place 4 between Tammy Fogle and Benjamin Bai...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas apparently has a problem with process servers who lie and it is a serious issue . Now there is a call for more regulation and stronger licensing rules but those things will not stop the dishonest. Fix it with very strong civil and criminal penalties and make it easier to prosecute them for dishonesty but don’t grow gov...

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: More on the collapsing race-based political system the Democratic Party has used to gain power . A follow-up on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that was discussed here. 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 testin...