Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Why do so many “Republicans” in a conservative voting county, Lubbock County, think that constantly growing government spending, at taxpayer expense with property tax increases, is good policy and reflective of good management and stewardship? Frankly there is a lot of Washington, DC swamp thinking going on such as calling reductions in the rate of increase in spending cuts to spending. Longtime taxpayer champion Lubbock County Commissioner Jason Corley joins me to discuss this issue and why he and commissioners Rackler and Shaw have stood firm for not raising property taxes.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.We meet Texas House District 71 Republican nominee candidate Joshua Ohlemacher. We discussed school choice among other things.Alexander Duncan, a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, discusses his campaign and how previously living in, and being a police officer, in California has motivated him to love and want to protect 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: The Texas House blew up the property tax reform bill [more] and now has to reconcile with the Senate. And, the House appears to be leaning toward Texas becoming a pothead legal drug state. Plus, the House voted to reform the public school STAAR test but Odessa's state Rep. Landgraf makes clear his goal is to end testing all together – the great goal of the Leftist teacher unions that want zero accountability for the results achieved with taxpayers' 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.SpaceX: The most powerful rocket ever, built and financed by a private company, has a near perfect tenth test flight. Freedom!!!Texas' solicitor general ask the Texas Supreme Court to stop an illogical act of the 15th Court of Appeals in the Beto Pancho O'Rouke case.Campaign updates: DC Swamp make sure memo leaks to POLITICO trying to shore up Cornyn's ability to raise money. Former Amarillo City Council member announces candidacy for Texas District 13 as Democrat Mayra Flores to challenge Vicente Gonzalez again for TX-34 Old cane stomper Al Green to Wait Until CD 18 Special Election to Declare Candidacy, After Texas Redistricting 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 Texas Legislature in special session including: Burrow's leadership appears to go very soft on Dem quorum busting in GOP Caucus meeting; House passes lower percentage for voter approval requirement for local tax increases, and; Abbott adds an item to the call that makes it appear an amendment to election law in the regular session from Rep. Shaheen may have given the Dems part of their goal of same day voter registration in some cases.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 State of Texas, in socialist fashion, buys the Crockett and Menger hotels that sit next to the Alamo. Why, with all the great talent in Texas, did they have to partner with a hospitality firm out of Ohio!?Texas Service Sector and Retail reports from the Dallas Fed.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 Democrats were thwarted again Friday night as new Texas Congressional maps passed the Senate. Standard Dem-front groups such as LULAC file suit nastily claiming racism in the maps. Myra Flores call the Dems out for their empty and nasty claims of racism.Legislators are looking at new penalties for lawmaker who choose not to show up to work.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: Fake cops get the full Anti-Wimp treatment in Houston.Media may not like it but legally, and that's his job, Paxton is correct: Attorney General Paxton Instructs Schools to Display the Ten Commandments in Accordance with Texas Law.Texas manufacturing sector is growing, reports the Dallas Fed. Dr Pepper to be split from Keurig and headquartered in Frisco.Trump taps Airbnb founder Joe Gebbia, Texan, to remake federal websites.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: Quorum breaking Democrats have been sent a notice of fines they owe for breaking House rules. See the letter here. It comes to $9,354.25 each.Liberals and homosexual lobby attack conservative in House hearing on the Texas Women's Privacy Act (SB8) but DPS punishes conservative.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.Candidates pour into HD71 GOP primary race as RINO Lambert retires: Liz Case enters race for House District 71 Former Abilene City Councilman, Jay Hardaway, announces Ohlemacher joins race for Texas House District 71 Old liberal-Loyd Doggett bowing out of re-election due to redistricting.Lubbock County's Judge Bow-Tie Parrish and Sheriff Kelly Rowe whine like Democrats, again, over not passing a tax increase on the public. Way to go commissioners: Corley, Rackler, Dalby, & Shaw!A.G. Ken Paxton Appeals the Politically-Motivated Attack Targeting Him and the OAG (Beto Pancho case)Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reins in the Clown Court, a.k.a Texas Ethics Commission. I had a ton of other court rulings in the stack today, you'll need to listen to catch up.Business news: Oil & gas rig count. Foxconn's Apple and Nvidia plants in Houston to train AI workforce. Starbase Brewing launches space beer experiment. ‘Gigabay' project may create more than 500 new jobs in Cameron County. 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: After passing new Congressional maps – less “gerrymandered” than the previous – Governor Abbott has added items to the called session agenda. One is asking for more penalties for lawmakers who do not show up to work while in session.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 lawmakers revive effort to replace STAAR exam with three tests.Campaign news: Dade Phelan Calls It Quits One Session After Speakership Collapse – how about that for wasting millions of other people's money in the last election and runoff! Abilene's lackluster state Rep. Stan Lambert not running again. Abilene city councilman announces campaign for Texas House of Representatives. – same guy who didn't appear to understand the property tax system in media interviews this summer. GOP Rep. Briscoe Cain files for 9th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Chip Roy announces run for Texas attorney general. Chip Roy's House Exit for Texas AG Bid Tied to Senate Fight. New poll: Beto O'Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary 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: Democrats' big show sells no tickets: Texas House Republicans to pass Congressional redistricting maps this evening.Democrats illegally used the Texas House floor sleep-in stunt for political fundraising via video feed. This is very much against the rules. After being called on it, they altered their floor feed of the stunt.Rep. Collier has indeed filed suit against Speaker Burrows and his escort policy. Burrows should know better, this is a future crimes arrangement. Despite the claims, however, Collier was not confined to the House floor, she chose that but overall the policy is fundamentally wrong.Democrat protesters were cleared from the Capitol last night as DPS learned of a violent threat made to shoot and kill “those who will not allow lawmakers to leave.” Showing once again how ignorant of the situation the Leftist backers are.Interesting AP story on Democrat experiences being watched at all times by DPS officers: Even at the Grocery Store, Texas Troopers Don't Let Democrats Out of Sight After Walkout.HD117 state Rep. Philip Cortez draws primary challenger because he didn't leave to break quorum – makes it clear Dems do not approve of “working across the aisle.”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 law on Ten Commandments Public School Display blocked by district court judge in San Antonio. – “Harm” comes from not obeying God's laws, not the other way around. This document is central the entire American Experiment in the Rule of Law above persons.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Again Confirms 2026 Re-election Bid; Sen. Perry (SD28) announces for re-election, and; SD31's Sen. Sparks does same.Judge bars Paxton from taking legal action against O'Rourke's PAC– I'd sure like to see the legal reasoning on this…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: Now we know: It's not just political district maps, the ones passed by Republicans, that are “racist,” it is ALL maps are racist!Redrawn Texas Congressional district maps are set to be voted on tomorrow in the House and now we can't get some Democrats to go home! More.Texas Senate passes much, including the Hemp THC ban.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.Much space news: Northrup Grumman to name next space station cargo freighter after Lubbock's late Willie McCool. Blue Origin's New Shepard to launch again Saturday from Texas. SpaceX Starship/Superheavy flight 10 set for Sunday from Starbase, Texas. Oh by the way, the FAA has approved the August 24th launch of Starship/Superheavy 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: Enough Democrats showed up at the Capitol today, as expected, to have a quorum in this 2nd Called Session that began on Friday. Speaker Burrows says they'll have to be escorted by DPS if they want to leave. Overall, it is quite clear that not only did Texas Democrats accomplish nothing in their quorum bust but, they actually succeeded in having much of the country learn how badly Dems have already gerrymandered states like California, New York, and Illinois. Attorney General Ken Paxton Beats Beto Again, Expanding the TRO Against Him and Defeating His Attempt to Forum Shop Attorney General Ken Paxton Seeks to Revoke the Charter of Beto Pancho O'Rourke's Powered by People for Unlawful Conduct 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.NW Texas measles outbreak declared over. Remember all the panic and hate from the Left over those who choose not to vaccinate?A new reason to rebuild the Texas Navy: A protest of boats now intends to violate the range and prevent the next SpaceX Starship/Superheavy test launch.Another cyber attack at Lubbock city hall: city gave notice to Texas AG, topic added to special meeting of City Council. – utility bill paying online was working by last Thursday morning.Another example of the complete incompetence of the City of Dallas city management.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: First called special session of the 89th Texas Legislature ended this morning and the second called session began at Noon – still short of a quorum. Dems are expected to be in their chairs Monday but this morning these morons with no cards to play issued their demands: Gov. Abbott doesn't put redistricting on the call and the State of California must move forward on redistricting! What unearned hubris from this flailing bunch of people.Speaker Burrows, founder of the Burrowcrat Coalition, vows runaway Dems will be arrested if they try to sneak home over weekend.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.TEA release school ratings. Look up the score of your campus or district here. Abilene ISD school board asking for big tax increase to correct their bad spending and to make taxpayers pay for the district's failure.Oil and gas rig countfalls, again.Texas' labor market added 8,700 jobs in July says the Texas Workforce Commission; unemployment rate remains at 4%.Campaign related news: Emerson poll: Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Senate primary Incumbent GOP Senator [Cornyn] In Brutal Primary Battle In Hot Water Over Gun Control Stance Judge Dismisses 2 Counts Against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas, Moves Bribery Trial to Next Year National Border Patrol Council Endorses Aaron Reitz for Texas Attorney General 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 judge in Illinois says “no” to enforcing Texas' law on runaway Democrat legislators. No surprise but worth the try. The entire Democrat hypocrisy over Congressional partisan gerrymandering is shown in this: Anti-Gerrymandering Watchdog Announces Its Support For Gerrymandering. Not really a surprise given that Common Cause is little but a front group for Democrat policy.Meanwhile, California's Newsom announces redistricting effort to counter Texas plan. Recent polling shows California voters not aboard with this idea, yet.Texas House Democrats say they will issue their demands for the next special session tomorrow. Demands?!  Maybe we should go ahead and redistrict state House and Senate seats too and draw even more of them out.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.Identical House and Senate bills ban intoxicating THC derived from Hemp – new polling shows an overwhelming majority of Republican Primary voters support a full ban and oppose Abbott's idea of “regulating” such which would be de facto legalization of pot.For JCPenny and the rest (a bit of this played on the show today, it's in my regular bumper music database): https://youtu.be/mg5VwtODOJQ?si=EoIHPPSZY8j4boKr   Here's a little bit more from the Rev. Horton Heat on music.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 Democrats say they are headed home and pretend they “raised awareness” on redistricting but they did not raise awareness in the way they intended. Instead, the story that got out the most was how Texas is simply playing catch-up on redistricting many big Democrat states had already grossly gerrymandered their Congressional seats to benefit Dems at the expense of Republican voters. Jonathan Turley's column today is one of many demonstrating my claim of how Dems didn't accomplish what they wanted.Also, the U.S. Department of Justice is being asked to look into improper fundraising, use of funds, etc. by these AWOL Dems under federal law.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 Statement Applauding the Texas Senate's Passage of All Bills on Gov. Abbott's Special Session Call. If Dems are not in the House Friday, we'll have to do it all over again in the 2nd called session.More Trump pressure working: Mexican Government Extradites 26 Top Sinaloa, Jalisco Cartel Operators to U.S.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 has asked a district court to hold Beto Pancho O'Rourke in contempt, fine him, and detain himuntil he obeys the Temporary Restraining Order the state alleges he has violated over raising money for Democrats who fled the state to break legislative quorum.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.Speaker and Lt. Governor say they will gavel the 1st called session sine die on Friday if a quorum has not been obtained in the House. Governor Abbott will then call another special session, the 2nd called session, to begin immediately.Texas Supreme Court sets and “expedited briefing schedule” over the case of whether the quorum busting equals an abandonment of office by Democrat legislators. Its expedited schedule is actually about a month long and seems to aid Dems in their run out the clock, again and again, strategy.Lubbock city officials tell you not to worry, they are setting the property tax increase proposal at the maximum allowed without voter approval but it's just to hold the public hearings – they may set a lower rate.  This is a trick. By setting it at the maximum and having the hearings, then they can come back with a bit of lesser tax increase and not have to endure public hearings.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 Democrats claimed that flooding disaster legislation should be the first priority of the called special session – then they left. Now, the disaster bills are ready for a vote and the sanctimonious Democrats are still gone, AWOL. More hypocrisy of the lowest order. (Much of the big bill, SB 1, is ineffective and simply ticks boxes of having done something.)Paxton files to remove 13 of the Democrat AWOL legislators from office by declaring their seats “vacant.”  It will be interesting to see where this goes with Abbott, Paxton, and Cornyn putting pressure on the issue.Paxton sued Beto Pancho's fundraising group for raising money to fund the Democrats' breaking of quorum. A district judge, late Friday, agreed and issued a TRO against the O'Rourke group. My guess is that group will not stop at all, it will just change some wording and continue on.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.Beto Pancho O'Rourke makes it emphatically clear: When Democrats win they will move to legalize most all illegal aliens and give them citizenship. Abilene Democrats must share the same goals as they rally behind him and his vulgar comments.Lubbock County set to handle much of Tesla's vehicle title issuance in Texas potentially netting millions for the flatland county.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 met to reconvene today but now quorum was attained as Democrats remain AWOL. Interestingly Paxton and Burrows have filed with an Illinois court to attempt to get help with returning the AWOL lawmakers to Texas.I also discuss, again, why the bribery issue is worth a long term fight.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 & gas drilling rig count falls again.Harris County commissioners censure County Judge Lina Hidalgo over her stunt with children and other bad behavior. The Houston Chronicle editors are angry only that her poor behavior got in the way of bigger government and a tax hike. This is an example of how local government keeps expanding its reach into things outside its rightful purview and why local tax and spending has made the tax burdens of Texans so high.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: The racism and discrimination institutionalized by Democrats into our government and culture must stop. Publicly-funded racism in Texas is still racism is a good piece by Steve Rowe at TPPF.Also, this story gives a strong background on drawing political districts using race. The story includes the key information about the change in precedent in the 5th Circuit in “minority coalition” districts that I have told you has a big effect on Texas redistricting: Supremes to consider legality of race-based districts in possible boon to GOP redistricting effort.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.Senator Cornyn joins in on the largely hollow chest thumping with his headline getter that the FBI will help with the AWOL Texas Democrats. The problem is not that we don't know where they are, the problem is that we cannot arrest them and return them to the Capitol outside of Texas' borders. I hate to admit it, but that fat Illinois Leftist governor is right.Business news: Texas-based Firefly Aerospace has big initial public offering today How Apple's $600B investment will be spent in Texas Apple Says Samsung Will Supply Chips From Texas Factory Border & immigration news: Trump directs Commerce Dept. to start new census without illegal aliens ‘Superman' Dean Cain Claims He is Joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ‘Save America' Homeland Security Department reassigns FEMA employees to help with mass deportation efforts 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: The Redistricting Fight: I will help arm you to defeat the media/Democrat narrative on this issue. Also, I'll bring you the latest developments. Important column: Democrat's Hypocrite Trail of ‘Gerrymander for Me, but Not for Thee' Key column: Gerrymanderin? Meh.  Key points: Redistricting: Blue State Problem, Red State Opportunity Texas Democrats evacuate Illinois hotel after bomb threat. And they blame it on words from Texas A.G. Paxton?! It's their side using the words of “war!“ Beto O'Rourke's political group, with Soros help, funding Texas Democrats fleeing state to prevent quorum Greg Abbott sues to remove Houston state lawmaker, Gene Wu, from office. A.G. Paxton reminds court that Abbott cannot take this action. Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Seek Judicial Orders Declaring that Runaway Democrats Who Abandon Their Legislative Duties Vacated Their Office. 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.Comptroller distributes local sales tax money to Texas cities. It was up 5.2% over August, 2024 distribution. Look up your city here.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: Despite absent without leave Democrats, work continues in the 1st Called Session of the 89th Texas Legislature: Sen. Bettencourt & Chair Buckley Files Identical STAAR Test Replacement Bill in 89th Special Texas Senate Committee Moves Women's Privacy Act Closer to Floor Vote . Homosexual lobby calls it an “anit-trans” bill. Why should cross-dressers' rights outweigh those of biological women? Texas House Priority Flooding Response Set for Committee Hearing Despite Quorum Break Much more comment on the Democrat's unfounded claim of the redistricting effort being a “corrupt process” without ever asserting what about it is actually corrupt.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.Democrats lose another one in their fight against election ballot integrity: Federal appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law for mail ballots, says they are ‘not secure'RIP: Texas legend and true civic leader, Morton Meyerson.Lubbock's city manager proposes a property tax increase.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: Democrat legislators flee from Texas and go to New York, then Illinois to break the quorum needed to conduct business in the Texas House. Sadly, as an aside, they won't stay out of Texas and will come back some day.Governor Abbott goes fire breathing with threats and his removal from office threat is quite unlikely to be successfully implemented. The bit about bribery has more potential.Speaker of the House Burrows gets motion, passes motion, to go after the Dems not present with civil arrest warrants. Audio is in the show.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.July Texas sales tax collection report comes in 4.9% higher than July of last year.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: The problem with limiting immigration enforcement to just criminals, etc. is that it degrades, even destroys, the value of citizenship. Remember, the American Experiment is one of a republic of self-governing, sovereign citizens. Without high value citizenship, there can be no Constitutional Republic. Ammon Blair explains the problem brilliantly in this piece: At the border, the very concept of ‘citizenship' is under siege.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.Legislative updates.Oil and gas rig count falls again.RIP: Texas music legend Flaco Jiménez; Dead at 86. We remember with music from the great squeezebox player. Watch and listen: https://youtu.be/qItru7hZqzU?si=sDO1CZhBY3E_JxsD 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: President Trump's executive order on energy and agriculture stops the planned “land grab” Biden put in motion around the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge which would have taken significant land out of agriculture production.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.Senator Cruz and others have it right. We don't necessarily need layer upon layer of weather even warning systems. We already have a robust national system from the National Weather Service via radio and it simply needs a further build-up.Senate passes THC ban in Second Reading.More on Texas Congressional redistricting.DMN libs say voters want move on from border issues but the public says it wants deportation of illegal aliens.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: National and Texas Democrats have already overplayed their hand on Texas Congressional redistricting and the Lefty show has just raised its curtain. The truth is is opposite of this headline: Texas Republicans struggle to defend redistricting as hearings grow contentious. Almost all attendance was from the shock troops of the Leftist fringe of the Democrat Party. Those people, and many of the office holders, were so “nasty” to committee members that it has bolstered their desire to move aggressively with the redistricting effort.A new proposed map has been released and it could give Texas Republicans five more seats (Dems five fewer) in the U.S. House – sources say the maps were easy to draw. What that really shows is that Republican leadership was too weak and gave away to many seats to Democrats in the last redistricting.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.Your money at work: TWU research on ‘re-closeting' of older lesbians.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: From Congressional redistricting to fixing abuse of the hemp law to banning taxpayer funded lobbying, the 89th Texas Legislature has much to do in this 30-day called special session. Some Lawmakers Sign New Pledge To Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Texas House Files Identical Hemp-Derived THC Ban Bill as Senate Democrats are fundraising for a possible quorum break to stop redistricting – funny how Dems always use other people's 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.Being bothered by “tense” or “heated” discussions, and real rhetorical fights, of government officials when they are debating and voting on policy is ignoring that our government, as Americans, at every level is supposed to be adversarial. When they all “just get along,” it means policy is decided behind closed doors. We need more “heated debate,” real debate, at all levels of government. County salary talks get tense, commissioners use the word ‘shady' in disagreement with judge Lubbock Co. Commissioners approve pay raise for elected officials, after heated debate Lubbock County commissioners participate in heated debate over salary increase for elected officials Lubbock commissioners to give 2% COLA to elected county officials after heated debate, votes Growth resumes in Texas service sector activity, retail sales flat.Anti-Wimp: Being drunk & ignoring family gets man shot.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: The problem with the attempt to panic people over Texas' mid-decade Congressional redistricting effort in the special called session: There really isn't much big Democrat states can do to offset such as they've already done the super partisan job of drawing out Republican seats and, more importantly, they've lost population.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 city Councilman Regan either doesn't understand the basics of how the property tax system works or, he is willfully misleading the public when he puts the blame for tax increases upon increased appraised values. Does he not even know what is the No New Revenue Rate?Business news: Dallas Fed: Texas Manufacturing Sector growing Samsung's Texas Fab To Build Tesla's Next-Gen AI Chips In ‘Made-in-USA' Push Waste: Texas Space Commission hands $5 million to proposed spaceport in Balmorhea Big data center may be built in Shackelford Co. with 250 full time jobs 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: The Senate moves forward on banning taxpayer-funded lobbying. Some of the objections to such are shallow at best, self-indicting at worst. Senate committee advances limited taxpayer funded lobbying ban Lawmakers Take Up Renewed Push to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Lawmakers take aim at contract lobbyists hired by local governments 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.Well now we know! Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Faces Allegations of Long-Term Affair, Abortion Payments. Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair. Video from accuser: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Faces Affair Allegations from Texas Woman.Anti-Wimp: Armed resident fights off 3 a.m. home invasionOil and gas rig count falls again.Useless story, it tells nothing including what the headline says: Abilene City Council reduces property tax rate in upcoming budget.Lubbock Power & Light didn't follow the rules, faces massive fines that ratepayers will pay in one way or another. – You'd think that the years and years of public excuse making experience Matt Rose has with LP&L that he'd get better at it. ‘We didn't know' and ‘we reduced the fine with negotiation' doesn't do much for me!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: The Legislature is in Special Session and a Senate committee has advanced a ban on THC; banning taxpayer-funded lobbying is getting a renewed push, and; politicians who often tout “local control” are now decrying such for decisions, with which they disagree, by the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.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.State Rep. Capriglione flips, now says he will not run for reelection – lawyer letter to media outlet casts heavy shadow on situation. Who threatens a media outlet for story they haven't even run?Harris County Democrats have been electing super-far-leftists, did they win a few battles to only lose the war inside the local Democratic Party?Big, long AP hit piece directed at Paxton as well as the Trump Administration may have found something important, or it might not be anything substantive at all.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: News from the 1st Called Session of the 89th Texas Legislature: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Legislation for the First Called Special Session of the 89th Legislature THC poisoning calls in Texas tripled since hemp legalization Abbott says he supports THC ban on intoxicating hemp products How legislators can instantly save taxpayers about $100 million These Democrat-held Congressional districts could be the target of Texas GOP redistricting push House Dems say they won't work on other legislation until Hill Country floods are addressed 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.NEW: Local government public debt sorted by state House district.New University of Texas system chancellor named and UT-Austin president named. From down the road in San Marcos: Texas State University Course Promoted LGBT Ideology.Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense; Fort Bliss Receives $1.26B Contract For Immigration Detention Center; Mexico Lying to Trump — Cartel Bosses Work Unimpeded in Michoacan.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: The first called session of the 89th Legislature is underway in Austin as of Noon today. Congressional redistricting takes the national spotlight but there is a long list of highly important items on the Governor's call – it is probably too much for one 30-day session.Speaker of the House Burrows, founder of the Bureaucrat Coalition, named a special committee for redistricting. On the surface it looks heavily tilted to Republicans until one realizes that the 3-vote GOP majority on the committee is offset by Burrows appointment of three of the most liberal RINOs to the committee: Geren, Hunter, and Guillen.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.Busting two common myths about Property Taxes perpetuated by politicians and  local media.Records show DEI standards used to pressure law schools to adopt racist practices. Texas law school deans (including at Texas Tech) want to deep DEI-infused ABA accreditation!Republican launches TX34 House bid in key Rio Grande Valley swing district GOP aims to flip in 2026 midterms – Eric Flores.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 A&M's provost and executive vice president Alan Sams sounds like an official of Leftist universities such as NYU or Columbia? (Maybe that's where he should be working…) Sams sent an email to faculty, staff, and graduate students telling them to report any sightings if ICE on campus to the campus cops. He also stressed how “privacy” is of the “utmost importance” in a context making it appear the A&M will not share the illegal status of a person with legitimate law enforcement.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.Jobs boom: Texas leads the nation in job creation and the unemployment rate drops.Oil and gas drilling rig count drops in Texas. Chevron wins bit in its takeover of Hess and Hess's part of the giant Guyana off-shore oil field.Dems lose their challenge, on appeal, to Texas law that specifies that local government cannot pass laws that contradict state law, they branded it the Death Star bill. 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: University of North Texas, UNT, continues to lose in court over its systematic oppression of conservative thought and conservatives. Why, I have asked for years now, does Governor Greg Abbott keep reappointing the same regents who allow for this very far-Left and illegal behavior at UNT? Is Abbott really fake, as some critics charge, on these basic issues?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.Shallow and wrong thinking praised by Lubbock County Judge Parrish. Commissioner Dalby should know better. You cannot solve a problem until the source/cause of such is determined. Otherwise you are only fixing things downstream from the source — which is no fix.Campaign news: Cornyn says he's spoken to Trump about a potential endorsement: ‘If he endorsed me, the race would be over' – how arrogant and expected of the career swamp swimmer. Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski to run again for Texas attorney general Democrat nomination TX15 – Democratic doctor challenging GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz TX28 – DOJ to Continue Bribery Case Against Congressman Henry Cuellar GOP AG candidate Aaron Reitz took $100K donation from doctor accused of millions in fraud CPAC endorses Aaron Reitz for Texas Attorney General 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 reform has been accomplished on Texas' local government property tax system but many exceptions that were needed to get bills passed need ending – especially the “hit 'em while they're down” disaster loophole abused by local politicians. A new law takes effect next year that does tighten down the disaster loophole but only time will tell if it is enough.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.In the border/immigration news stack there is a story that is an example of anti-Trump hyperbolethat only works with voters because of decades of failed public education – it's the proportionality problem as I've long called it.Campaign finance numbers rolling in: Greg Abbott logs $20M campaign haul after school voucher win Big money flows into Texas AG, comptroller GOP primaries 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: Will Texas Democrats once again flee the state to attempt to stop redistricting in the upcoming Special Session? If so, will leadership finally make them pay a serious political price for breaking the law and leaving?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.Told you so: Kerrville city manager says he had weather alerts turned off on his phone. We don't have a warning system problem, overall. We have a pay attention to warnings problem. More of the same, a terrible mistake of judgement: Camp Mystic did not evacuate immediately after flood warning.Told you so: TWIA Committee Recommends No Rate Change for 2026 Policiesdespite rates being “inadequate by 3% for residential coverage and 5% for commercial coverage.”TX2: Steve Toth to challenge Dan Crenshaw in GOP primary – good. TX1: Former teacher educator running for East Texas seat in Congress as a ‘conservative Democrat' – there is no longer such a thing.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 Hearst story on a “largely forgotten” flood event says much including contradicting the media outlet's extreme climate change narrative. I explain.And another point to make related to all the stories like this: Before Camp Mystic expansion, FEMA took buildings off flood plain map, records show. When will people learn that government programs are rarely a reliable solution?More heavy rain in semi-arid West Texas leads to more flooding last night and today. Many headlines.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: Great Texas artist David Adickes, dead at 98-years.Special Session of the Texas Legislature is coming: Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding named. Rep. Tepper files HB31 to prevent non-citizens from serving in public office, boards, and commissions. Very good story explaining redistricting and court decisions that will change Texas' efforts: Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reopen Record in El Paso Redistricting Case Due to Special Session 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: Warnings of warnings of warnings! How much is enough? How many systems are needed, layered on top of each other, to warn of weather and similar emergencies? At what point to individuals bear some responsibility for paying attention to known risks and warning systems that are have been in place for decades?Government officials are not our parents or masters, well that is the Leftist view I concede, and those officials are not automatically at fault for decisions we take.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.image via facebookCity of Lubbock is facing a big budget shortfall and now, due to what I believe to be incompetent and irresponsible management in the trash department, taxpayers are out even more money!Oil and gas drilling rig count falls, again.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 updates items on his Called Session of the Legislature list. Most are good but two are not. One is a cave to teacher unions and less accountability for public schools. The other is something that sounds good on the surface but in practice is bad policy for the public related to police.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.Hearst to now control the major newspapers of Texas' four largest markets: Hearst buys the Dallas Morning News.The wages of sin… State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Jasmine “Crocked” Crockett Holds Healthy Lead In Hypothetical 2026 Texas Democrat Senate Race, Shock Poll Shows – she's not even running as of yet. What a kick in the —– to Beto, Castro, and Allred! She'd be good for the Texas GOP as the Democrat nominee. More: Must Be a Day That Ends in Y: Jasmine Crockett's Claim About Biden vs. Trump Is BATS**T Even for Her.“Climate change” blamed for worsening Guadalupe River flooding – these so-called “experts” as well as media people who amplify them have little to no credibility. All they offer is assertions but not one model they have has ever come close to accurate predictions of what they claim thus they are closer to Druids dancing around a poll than to science.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: Not only have the feds, under Trump, stopped objecting to Texas' 1000-foot floating barrier in the Rio Grande, DHS has announced it is going to build 17-miles of floating barrier from Browsnville to the Gulf of America– and all using money left over from an appropriation in FY 2021 for border security that the Biden Administration didn't spend.Also, Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty' for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.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.Local government sales tax numbers releasedby the Office of Comptroller – up from July of 2024. Look up your city here.Governor Abbott order flags at half-staff to honor flood victims. More than 170 missing, at least 118 dead.San Antonio-area voters have created their own problem that may end their moniker of “Military City U.S.A.” They've been electing far-Left Marxists like Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro to Congress and local far-Left people to run the city and county.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: After failing, in 2007, to well clarify the reach of the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has now joined plaintiffs asking a federal court in Texas to stop enforcement of the horrible restriction on political speech aimed mostly at churches and pastors. Sadly, many have used the un-American LBJ-sponsored legislation as an excuse to conform Christ's Church to the world instead of working to move to the world to the way of God.Here is a very good background piece on the Johnson Amendment which was seemingly written by LBJ to frustrate his political opponents.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.DEI marches on at Baylor University and at the City of San Antonio.Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty' for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.DHS: San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls for Shooting ICE Agents. 10 arrested, police officer shot in neck after alleged coordinated attack on Texas ICE detention facility.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 natural disaster hit Texas at just the wrong time on the calendar and wrong time of day from our perspective. The disaster is already exposing who are the real adherents of “hate” and our arrogance that we can be “in control.” Some go dark at such times, others reflect the light of Christ that testify to our capability to go good. I want to thank the Christian faith of Tavia Hunt, wife of the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, for her witness at this terrible time (click to read.).   You can find links to many of the stories I cover on the flooding today 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 testing since 1995.Border news: ICE, Border Patrol, police come under armed attach in Texas. This morning an armed Michigan man attacked Border Patrol at a facility adjacent to the McAllen airport. Friday, a group of armed people attacked police outside an ICE facility near Alvarado. Police officers shot in each of the two incidents. Noem approves expediting waterborne barriers in Rio Grande Appeals court panel rules Texas immigration law unconstitutional Oil and gas rig count fell last week in 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: 15 suspects, including former Texas House candidate and Bexar Co. Democrat chairman have now been indicted in vote harvesting investigation despite media telling us election fraud almost never happens. These latest indictments were handed down earlier this week and yet I didn't see the story anywhere else in Texas media. If you don't report it, you can claim it doesn't happen….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.More than 100,000 illegal alien patients sought care after Texas hospitals were required to ask immigration status. It may be a small percentage of patients but it is big money costs to all. You can click each county on the map in the story for local numbers.Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg looking into run for governor‘s office, sources say – it would be good for the GOP to have him as the Democrat nominee as he's a way-out-there loudmouthed Leftist.A good update on possible redistricting: Texas Republicans Urge Abbott To Add Redistricting to Special Session.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 story from today's press review demonstrates why Democrats and Republicans are NOT a “uniparty.” On spending, maybe you can make a partial claim on such but it is universal to all elected government, all places. However, on governance, which is often the most important part, the two parties are at very opposite poles.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 Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in June, up from June of 2024.TWIA is still underfunded by ratepayers.Ex-Texas governor's energy firm buys gas turbines for ‘unprecedented' Amarillo-based grid – beware, Toby Neugebauer is partner in this deal.FAIL: ‘Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump' in San Antonio Fizzles — Less than 80 People Attend.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: Leftists can't make up their minds on whether a baby in the womb is a human being. They want it both ways depending upon the issue of the moment but even if a person, they are consistent in wanting to right to murder the child. It all shows the fundamental failure of situational ethics where there is no set right and wrong. These three stories make the point well without intending so to do: The Left Defends Unborn Babies Texas murder case raises questions about fetal personhood Democrats want federally mandated infanticide 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.Sick-of-ICE protests kick off, promoted by Party for Socialism and Liberation. Akin to thieves and murders protesting police and prosecutors!Dallas Fed: Texas' service and retail sector essentially flat from last month.Democrat do-nothing Collin Allred running for Dem nomination for the Texas U.S. Senate seat up next year. And, Rep. David Cook running for Texas Senate District 22 – Sen. Birdwell is not running for reelection.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: Man who is alleged to have fallen asleep and rammed his 18-wheeler into others, killing five and injuring more, on I-20 near Terrell this weekend appears to be a communist who likely obtained his place here illegally, reports Current Revolt. Given what is know about this guy, his being here is an indictment of our immigration system.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.Another coveted Texas Senate seat will be open next year as Sen. Birdwell will not seek reelection. Also, Abbott calls Special Election for Texas Senate District 9, Schatzline drops out of race as Wambsganss jumps in.Verbal sniping on the Lubbock County Commissioners Court has been going on for a long time and it is due to two simple things I explain.Dallas Fed says Texas manufacturing sector mostly unchanged from May survey.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: Big U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court ruling, as well as from other courts that involve Texas cases or affect Texas greatly. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship case -good ruling Court decides against Planned Parenthood in Medicaid case – good ruling Supreme Court Rules on Parents' Religious Freedom in LGBTQ School Book Opt-Out Case – good ruling Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate – bad ruling US Supreme Court Preserves Key Element of Obamacare Preventive Care – bad ruling Texas' age verification law for porn upheld by U.S. Supreme Court, more – good ruling Texas Can Use Blocked Investigation Tool, Fifth Circuit Finds – probably a good ruling Texas Supreme Court allows church to challenge SMU split – good ruling Texas governor, AG exempt from mandamus writs – good ruling 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 countsteady this week.Boeing's big problems in San Antonio continue but new leadership is coming in for the Air Force One project. Meanwhile in Fort Worth: Aircraft maintenance company to invest $120M, add 1,200 jobs at Alliance.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 new way to pay for Texas: With precious metals via a debit-like card of some type. It should be all working in a year or so depending upon outside vendors. Read more here: Texans Can Use Precious Metals in Everyday Transactions Under New Law.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.Eighth Circuit judges reject Gov. “Get High” Abbott's rational for vetoing THC ban. Lt. Gov. Patrick says legislators should just re-pass the ban in the called special session.Texas an ice breaker construction hub?Border news: Feds add 250 miles of Texas border land to a National Defense Area Trump Plans Mass Dismissal Of Asylum Claims, Fast-Track Deportations 1,500 Iranian Nationals Apprehended by Border Patrol During Biden Administration DHS: 11 Iranian Nationals Arrested Across U.S. over Weekend A tit-for-tat squabble amongst former Office of Attorney General employees and their former boss, Brent Webster. So far there isn't much in press reporting that lends much credibility to the claims Stone and Hilton but there is some credibility the other way, in my view.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: Oops! Gov. “Get High” Abbott's legal warning over SB3, the full THC ban, has already fallen apart – it was a ridiculous assertion to begin with. And, as if that is not enough, Congress is looking at reforming the hemp growing law too as it being abused beyond 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.RINO Robert Nichols (SD3) Won't Seek Re-Election to Texas Senate – great news! Rep. Trent Ashby is running for the seat and gets backing of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Ashby wouldn't be much of an improvement, if any.Which county is the best to live in Texas? Here's what Niche says. A bit different rankings than most of these I see.Secretary of State Nelson Selects Ballot Order for Constitutional Amendment 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: The called Special Session of the 89th Texas Legislature will begin on 21 July; what will be on the call?Much followup on bills signed and vetoed by Governor Greg “Get High” Abbott. And followup on yesterday's big news on the veto of SB3. (Story mentioned today.)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 wins again! Texas Named Best Business Climate In Nation For Third Year In A Row.I don't like the Blackrock group but I love this Texas ETF. I bet Mark Miller of Edward Jones could get you started!A group of campaign / political stories: Retired Houston astronaut jumps into the Democrat race to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn – clearly just another bureaucracy loving liberal Democrat who hates Trump and Republicans. State Senator Joan Huffman Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General – nope State Rep. Nate Schatzline launches bid for Texas Senate seat vacated by Hancock (SD9.) Jasmine Crockett drops bid for top Democrat Oversight Committee post, citing leadership resistance. Crocked is crocked. Even Most Democrats Say No To Latest Attention-Seeking Trump Impeachment Attempt from Grumpy Al Green of Houston 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: He flipped on gambling expansion and now, after having told leaders differently, Governor “Get High” Abbott has flipped on marijuana legalization in Texas.Greg Abbott vetoes Texas THC ban, calls for special session to regulate hemp industryYou must listen to what Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick explains about this to realize the enormity of what Governor “Get High” Abbott has done to Texas and Texans. Most of Patrick's press conference from earlier today in included in today's show.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: Former Congressman from Corpus Christi, Blake Farenthold.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: The Austin insider crowd has pulled out all stops to ensure it, the power crowd, chooses Texas' next Comptroller of Public Accounts instead of voters. But don't worry, these extreme and legally questionable measures can still be overridden by voters in the Primary Election. It may all be legal, may, but it stinks and it worries me that Hancock doesn't smell that bit. Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office Veteran state Sen. Kelly Hancock to lead comptroller's office after Glenn Hegar departs for A&M The Texan interview: Kelly Hancock on His Bid for Texas Comptroller When you cut corners for personal gain (to obtain an office,) it's a reliable sign that you'll cut corners in that office to obtain personal gain or benefit friends.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.More Texas employment records set.RIP: Lubbock's Beneva Boren.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: The man arrested over threats at the Texas Capitol last Saturday says he feels “set up.” The lack of charges and the way it wall was handled make you wonder if he is right. He is correct in asserting that the entire matter needs investigation.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 “felony” charges brought against Ken Paxton have now been dismissed. Pratt on Texas listeners have been the most informed, correctly, on this matter from the moment it broke.We visit with star of the stage, Glenn Polk about his upcoming farewell performance as Peter the Rock at the Ragtown Gospel Theater.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 loses one at the U.S. Supreme Court and it's a bad decision as the dissent points out. And, Texas wins one indirectly with the victory for Tennessee. SCOTUS Tosses Texas' Legal Challenge to NRC's Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage License Supreme Court Blocks Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Site US Supreme Court Sides With Federal Agency in Nuclear Waste Storage Case Court upholds Tennessee's ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors – a great win for morality and sanity! 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 sins 12th Gold Shovel Award for outstanding job creation and capital investment from Area Development magazine.Is Abbott playing cute with the law and his own opinion as Attorney General in the appointment of a replacement for Comptroller Hegar? It sure looks like it. Abbott's Push For Interim Comptroller May Contradict His Own AG Opinion Texas Comptroller Likely Pick Would Avoid Unlawful Appointment Sen. Hancock now expected to resign from the Texas Senate to work at Office of the Comptroller before taking the reins Other campaign news:  Fort Bend County Judge KP George joins GOP as he faces felony charges – another Woodfill project that is likely bad Webb County Judge Tijerina creates committee to explore running for TX28 to challenge Rep. Cuellar. Dallas County GOP Censures 2 House Reps and Speaker Burrows 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: Choosing an attitude of victimhood, especially seeing everything through the lens of race, leaves a person as, or more, poisoned than one who is a nasty racist bigot. A Bexar County-Court-At-Law judge is claiming that the only reason another Democrat is planning to run against her in next year's Democratic Primary, is due to her being black. It's as nasty to impute racism into someone else with no evidence for such as it is to be racist.And then there is this other bit showing today's Texas Democratic Party is a friend and promoter of perversion and communism: Texas Democrats Elect Socialist, “Pan-sexual” Vice-Chairman for Finance.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.Threats at the Texas Capitol on Saturday are said, by Governor Abbott, to have come from an armed man who was on Capitol grounds. KXAN reports on who sources say is the now arrested man.Lubbock County budget talks show the same old thing: County Judge Curtis Parrish wants more raises for himself and other officials than do commissioners and, Sheriff Rowe wants tons more money and personnel. However, something missed is this: Why doesn't UMC pick up the tab for the deputies? It has massive cash reserves and huge earnings. (Congrats to the AJ for actually having a meaningful news story – it happens rarely these days.)Election integrity stories that blend together: Key Election Security Efforts Met Resistance in the Texas House Attorney General Ken Paxton Opens Investigations into 33 Noncitizens for Illegally Voting in the 2024 Election MyPillow's Mike Lindell found liable for defamation, ordered to pay $2.3 million FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020 – “…in fact, another agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, had intercepted nearly 20,000 fake licenses around the time the intelligence came in a possible corroboration of the report, officials said.” Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com