Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: City of Dallas faux pas shows that taxpayer funded lobbying may be an even bigger problem than we know. It's time we get action, not just words (acta non verba) from Speaker Burrows and the legislature and fully ban the practice of local governments using our money to hire lobbyists to lobby against our interests. More, more.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.Why is Lubbock ISD's superintendent under TEA investigation? More importantly why has local media not been covering the issue?Cause celebre Roberson execution and “shaken baby syndrome” is back with a stay issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Victim's Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson.Poll: John Cornyn, Ken Paxton tied, Wesley Hunt third in GOP primary; Why someone not yet running leads the Democratic pack in Senate race.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: There is much hubbub about the Republican Party of Texas executive committee meeting this weekend and Rule 44. This Tribune piece gives a good background of how Rule 44 came to be and has evolved. I give my overall take on the issue on today's show. Don't trust the self-interested who want to use a Party for their own advancement, trust those who work with the party to advance the interests of its members.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 sales tax numbers are out. Click here to look up your city.Campaign stories I mention: Cornyn boast $10 million in his campaign account as GOP race heats up – not hard when your are a DC Swamp functionary who helps control the money machine! Why Wesley Hunt Entered the Senate Race  – this is the Q&A that I spend much time talking about. Greg Abbott's campaign fundraises off Texas National Guard deployment – and who is that new? SD9: Casino Lobby Bets Big on John Huffman in North Texas Senate Race 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 in the Texas Tribune, picked up by media outlets across the state, makes one wonder if a lot of the Texas Tech faculty is intelligent enough to hold the cushy jobs they do. Also, these folk need a reminder: The people own state institutions, not the faculty and other employees. Those institutions should reflect the values of the people, as expressed through their representatives, not the values of the staff.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 ridiculously stupid statement from a public school administrator to justify debt and big spending. 40-years is not old for a building and if you can't maintain buildings day-to-day, they why is it responsible to give you more money to build new ones – that you also will not maintain. (Merkel ISD)Texas picks firm to administer the new school choice program.These Texas school districts ordered Bible-infused lesson plans – a typical, and ignorant, slant to the curriculum that simply recognizes that the Bible plays a huge foundational and cultural part in our history and who we are.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 volunteers the Texas National Guard for duty in Oregon and Illinois where cities are in revolt and rebellion over the enforcement of longstanding U.S. immigration law. But, a Trump-appointed federal judge stupidly says “no” to it all and the media and Democrats do what is essentially a 180 degree turn from the previous praise of using the national guard to enforce federal law in states and local jurisdictions where such is interfered with.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.Campaign news:  Wesley Hunt joins GOP Senate primary against John Cornyn, Ken Paxton TX21: Texas Republican lawyer Trey Trainor running for Congress TX10: Elon Musk PAC's Lawyer Files for Congressional Seat in Texas  Border news: Mexican Cartel Hangs Narco Banners to Threaten FBI Director Kash Patel, U.S. Citizens To Be Targeted Narco Terror: Mexican Cartel Uses Drones to Bomb Rival's Airstrip, Steals 4,000 Pounds of Cocaine 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 ever present stench of local government: Evil in Albany and tax hikes in Odessa. City of Odessa responds to Attorney General Paxton's warning over property tax rate increase – not much of a response Odessa city council finalizes property tax increase for 2026 Albany mayor doesn't appear to support open government Albany City Officials Decry Public Information Request About ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn' Ordinance – I find the appearance of collusion with the local newspaper most humorous. It's what I've said all along about why property tax increases are so often reported as anything but – it's all the same group of friends: media and town leaders. 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.Sales tax take up over September of last year. Oil and gas rig count is down and much other Texas business news.How bad is the Democrat-run court system in Harris County? This bad: Harris County Criminal Court Judge Accused of Issuing a False Bench Warrant Now Elected Administrative JudgeListen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

A special edition of Pratt on Texas from the Gonzales Memorial Museum sitting 10 feet from the “Come and Take It” cannon with museum director Gary Schurig. Recorded in May of 2022.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Democrats in DC engineer a so-called government shutdown and it appears to be motivated by an insider struggle between factions of the Democratic Party. The public face of it is over funding for Medicaid but the Dems don't want you to know it's about giving illegal aliens Medicaid access. Schumer's Shutdown Another ‘Desperate' Attempt To Fend Off Upstart Far Left, Analysts Say Vance slams Dems over shutdown, sets record straight on illegal alien healthcare Speaker Johnson Lays Out How and Why Illegal Aliens Were Getting Medicaid, and What Was Done About It  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.“Academic Freedom” has been perverted to mean things it never historically covered and teachers have been taught a false idea of what their freedom is in a public classroom. See: Charlie Kirk's murder has brought out the worst in many of the nation's teachers. Union Advises Texas A&M Faculty To ‘Resist' Reform and Accountability Four Texas Teachers Fired So Far Over Kirk Assassination Comments Democrat Talarico raises $6.2 million in first 20 days of US Senate campaign, out doing Colin Allred.Democrat rhetoric causing ‘innocent lives to be lost,' says Latina leader. Bobby Pulido has a long history of nasty talk.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 continues to be exposed as an institution that has not only coddled Leftists and Leftist ideology but as an institution that may be damaging to national security. Is this latest issue with money from Qatar an example of institutional money laundering? Maybe non criminal but certain non ethical.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 Agriculture Commissioner GOP Primary challenger Nate Sheets.Audit: Texas Inconsistent with Federal Commercial Driver's License Requirements. DPS Suspends Issuance of Certain Commercial Driver Licenses.Say what!? U.S. to Accept Immigrant Dreamer DACA Requests After 4-Year Freeze. Accepting applications better not be the same as granting such. Why is this program created by Obama, not Congress, still around!?Business news: Texas Stock Exchange wins SEC approval Dallas Fed: Texas service sector activity falters amid increased uncertainty SpaceX to launch 11th Starship Oct. 13 Another setback for Firefly Aerospace's beleaguered rocket program H-E-B announces first woman president of the company Vistra building natural gas power units to triple capacity at its West Texas power plant Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Corrected: The proper audio for 29 Sept. 2025. (The previous Friday's show audio was incorrectly loaded.)Thanks to Listener Club member David for letting me know. Robert

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas Supreme Court, tentatively, set to peel back the Leftwing American Bar Association's control over legal education in the state. “The court itself would determine which law schools are “approved” under the state's lawyer admissions rules, according to the preliminary order,” Reuters reports.This is very good and a long time in coming. The private, Left-leaning group has no business deciding who can sit for the bar exam 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.Attorney General Ken Paxton's Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Helps Make Critical Development in 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Quadruple Homicide Case. Austin yogurt shop murders cold case suspect identified after 34 years. Austin yogurt shop murders: How authorities solved the cold case. HBO documentary dives into Austin's Yogurt Shop murders 30 years after – worth watching. There is much to learn from all angles on this case, especially now that we are mostly certain of who was the guilty person.Texas' oil and gas rig count jumped up 4 last week.Dallas Fed: Texas manufacturing still growing but slower than in August.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: Noted space historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com(he really did write the Encyclopedia of Space) joins us to talk mostly about our political and social problems with a Left that celebrates even murder of those who well express ideas Leftist find difficult.Some the Zimmerman essays to which we allude are: The left's face of evil At last some real pushback against the left's slander culture The left's hatred and violence is finally driving people away The real pushback against Disney, ABC, and Kimmel continues Another day, another leftist sniper; Another day, another Democrat incites violence In the last segment we talk about SpaceX and Firefly which are both based 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.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: Examples from everyday life of the disintegrating virtue of our society and most of it is not even noticed by most people. Just a few from this week's press review: What is the Full Cost of Richardson ISD's $2.3 Billion Bond Package? What is the Full Cost of Belton ISD's $161.8 Million Bond Package? What is the Full Cost of Friendswood ISD's $165 Million Bond Package? Odessa city council finalizes property tax increase for 2026 – mayor says it's just a penny when it's almost $40 per MONTH for average homeowner. Albany mayor doesn't appear to support open government 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.A long story worth every moment to read: How out-of-towners are moving to ‘take over' a rich West Texas county (Loving County)The Dallas shooting was a political act– The Spectator World & Gun Control Talk Won't Save Them | National ReviewTeen accused of threats toward Charlie Kirk vigil in San Antonio – really Hearst, a “teen”!? As police reminded him, he's a 19-year-old man.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: More murderous terrorism on our country today committed in Dallas. The murderer is dead, identified, and early evidence shows it is likely more Leftist violence against law and order.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.DC Swamp wants you to know that Cornyn is their man for Senate: Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP congressmen.Republican Party of Texas to consider censures of 10 lawmakers made by county party organizations.A strong win for private property rights in Texas over avaricious local government officials. You can't take it just because you might need it in the future.$6.5 billion+ investment and more than 600 new jobs in Harris County from new Eli Lilly 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: Lubbock County Commissioner Cary Shaw points out what few have wanted to let voters know:via facebook: Today [Monday] we finished the budget. Is it as low as I would like, no but it is a good start. For all the hollering about budget cuts I want everyone to know just what is going on. The budget has grown over 80,000,000 dollars in the past 5 years. That is 80 million. We keep being told a growing county has to have more money. Well during this time 1 year population growth was 1.3 percent and 3 years it was 1.2 percent, and 1 year it is projected to drop a hundred or so. At the rate it was going 16 million average per year 6 more years it would have doubled what it was in 2020. This is not sustainable for the people in Lubbock county. The judge said it is a sad day for Lubbock county but I say it is a great day for Lubbock county residents.” [emphasis added]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.Bob Albritton and other Texas A&M regents just will not stop pushing the Leftist agenda and reverse discrimination at A&M. Now, Aggies name a DEI supporter as acting-president for Texas A&M.Abbott's THC regulation is a mess: Senator Perry Requests State Agencies Create New Regulations on Hemp-Derived THC 21-Year Age Minimum for Purchasing THC Products Adopted by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission – only covers licensed booze sellers! 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: Bob Albritton and other Texas A&M regents just will not stop pushing the Leftist agenda and reverse discrimination at A&M. Just as Obama General, Mark Welsh, finally resigns as Texas A&M president over his long pushing of DEI and similar, Albritton and the other regents go and name a new president with a similar Leftwing advocacy background to be president of A&M Victoria, a campus they are taking over from the University of Houston System. Tone deaf? Dumb? Closet Leftists? Or, just proving true all the “dumb Aggie” jokes we've heard all our lives.It ain't Texan or All-American at A&M these days folks: Controversial Curriculum at Texas A&M: Feminism, LGBTQ Studies, and Marxism.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.HD71: City councilman, Blaise Regan, withdraws from race before filing ever opened. Also, Liz Case interviews with local TV stations pointing out (truthfully) that she's been doing much of the job for local voters without the title.Tarrant County schools sued over Texas Ten Commandments law. On a related note, can we band together and start suing for separation of Leftism and government or Freedom from Leftist B.S.?Tarrant County Democrats fail to use quorum denial to stop a tax cut! Yep, that's what they wanted, to stop a tax cut in Tarrant County – today's Texas Democrat with whom government is always more important than the people it was created to serve.Legendary West Texas songwriter Sonny Curtis has died, aged 88-years. We remember with song. It was a pleasure to have spent a bit of time with Sonny, a very kind man.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWOB9GBqJAAListen 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 Texas A&M to Texas State to Univ. of North Texas (and most all others too,) the Leftist intolerant mob has infected Texas Higher Education. So many, of late, have shown their true faces publicly that it has forced into action those who usually like to pretend nothing bad is happening. The state's Left-leaning media can't stand it and tries to trivialize and soft pedal what is happening. That same media loves to destroy conservatives and just plain normal people but decries prudent action when it hits their fellow Leftists. Mark A. Welsh III resigns as Texas A&M president following controversy Texas A&M President Steps Down Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Answers from the University of North Texas for Kicking Student Out of Class For Denouncing the Assassination of Charlie Kirk Fired Marxist Texas State professor sues university over termination 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 Adds 17,600 Jobs as Labor Force Grows in August. Texas Leads All States For Jobs Gained Over Last 12 Months.Baker Hughes Rig Count shows a loss of drilling rigs in Texas this week.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Out for a family obligation today and I wanted to repeat this show anyway: https://prattontexas.com/2025/09/12/dear-leftists-we-will-not-quit-we-will-not-accept-your-riots-and-violence-we-will-fight-with-the-vote-pratt-on-texas-9-12-2025/www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: What is protected political speech on campus and is being expelled from a public university okay for engaging in protected speech? I contrast the Texas Tech story versus the Texas State story.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.Race pimp Democrats say redrawing some of Texas' Congressional districts is “inherently racist.” I say having special districts for people based on their race is inherently racist.Constitution Day: The Shining Light on a Hill: America's ConstitutionListen 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 Left is hostile to the Constitution and even to “Democracy” when things do not go its way. And, when the facts don't fit its destructive narrative, those on the Left simply ignore reality and make things up. The latest: The murderer of Charlie Kirk was a rightwing Trump lover!  FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination Kash Patel Says FBI Probing ‘A Lot More' Than 20 Discord Users In Connection With Charlie Kirk Assassination DFW Antifa Group Possibly Tied to Kirk Assassination? Report: Man Initially Arrested After Kirk Shooting Was Distracting Cops 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.Business news: Court throws out environmental lawsuit against SpaceX, FAA, and Starship/Superheavy The causes behind the launch failure of Firefly's Alpha rocket in April Phillips 66 to acquire WRB Refining, including Borger unit that serves west 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: We must ensure that institutions stop imposing the costs of Leftist intimidation and violence upon the victims of such. McCarthy has it right: After Charlie Kirk, Trump should crack down on campus ‘safetyism'The incident at Texas Tech with the 18-year-old loud and vulgar student shouting at the students honoring the memory of Charlie Kirk gives an insight in the poison that is CRT and DEI. I'll play audio to demonstrate.Teacher union Texas American Federation of Teachers calls TEA investigation of inappropriate remarks by Texas classroom teachers, on the Kirk assassination, a “political witch hunt” and condemns such. Does AFT believe it appropriate that the people entrusted with molding American civic responsibility into the nation's children in public school be those who celebrate political murder and violence?A.G. Paxton secures win requiring Austin ISD to comply with Texas law banning radical, anti-American Critical Race Theory.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.Ken Paxton's sinful personal behavior continues to destroy an excellent political reputation.Rep. Michael McCaul announces he will not seek reelection after 11 terms in Congress.Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell will not seek reelection in 2026.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 message to Leftists of all stripes and their adherents in media, colleges & universities, and all other institutions in which Leftists thrive or have taken control: We will not quit. Political polarization is not a problem unless, like the Left, you cannot abide anyone existing with whom you disagree – and don't kid yourself, political polarization has always been defined as existing because conservatives will not abandon their beliefs and defer to those on the Left.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.Good win for the future at the State Board of Education.Another positive oil and gas rig count report from Baker Hughes.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: Leftism is not just about silencing conservatives, and any opposition even within its own camps, it wants to kill the American bedrock of Natural Rights which include freedom of conscience, the right to fully disagree with others, and to debate issues freely. Charlie Kirk was murdered because he was effective at reintroducing to propagandized young people this very concept of peacefully have one's ideas challenged and debated. Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. He died for it. Charlie Kirk saw himself as holding back a revolution Killing Lincoln Again: Human Rights, God, and the Curse of Kaine Pastor Hibbs: ‘Nothing More Important to Charlie Kirk Than Knowing Jesus' Charlie Kirk's First Email, from High School to Breitbart News: Where It All Started 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 State University fires professor for pro-violence remarks at Revolutionary Socialism Conference 2025, calling for overthrow of the United States government. The Leftwing media is trying to soften this guy to suggest he is a victim so read this story. He has every right to hold these views but not to use our resources to espouse such and to push these views on students in the classroom. You can study these things in class but you cannot advocate for such as a prof.Texas Drops Lawsuit Against Doctor Accused of Illegally Providing Care to Transgender YouthListen 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: Why does it seem to always take a big on-video scandal of radical Leftists using our public institutions to indoctrinate and push their perverted revolution for so many elected and establishment type Republicans to accept what is happening when we knew and presented evidence of such all along?! The Texas A&M scandal blows up more but it is nothing new and Governor Abbott's appointed regents knew Welch was a big Leftist when they hired him! (Reminds of all the big wheels claiming the transgender scandal wasn't real just a few years ago and publicly demeaning conservatives who were publishing evidence of just how widespread such was in our Texas institutions.) Texas A&M regents demand audit of all courses after transgender lesson controversy A&M fires professor after gender identity remarks in class A&M Is Offering a ‘Race and Ethnicity' Course This Fall Texas A&M's Mark Welsh Has Long Promoted DEI, LGBT Agendas – regents appointed by Abbott chose this known Obama Leftist to be A&M president. 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 sales tax numbers released by the Comptroller's office. Look up your city here.Anti-Wimp update: Homeowner stops violence spree, shoots Austin gunman during manhunt.RIP Charlie Kirk. Pray for our country.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: Boomerang! An example in Fort Worth as to why “hate crime” laws, the entire concept of such, are a ridiculous and dangerous affront to basic liberty. Plus an example of Texas conservatives making the same mistake as Leftists on free speech and expression. Free speech and expression is always under attack from all sides! The Alex Jones case is as bad as any of the horrible cases we've recently seen out of Great Britain.The answer to speech we don't like is always: More speech.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Abbott's THC mess drags on. This is a great opinion piece on the very real problem we face that Abbott has messed up: Smoke shop labels are deceptive. Texas should stop them.Lefty A&M president reverses course. An update on the latest Texas A&M DEI/homosexual agenda promotion controversy.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: Why does so much illogic, utter stupidity, and simple blindness to practical reality surround the right to keep and bear arms? Three Second Amendment related stories today: NRA opposes possible DOJ gun ownership ban for transgender people – of course NRA is right but who on the “Right” thought it okay to adopt this Leftist idea of denying basic rights to people for future crimes or similar? Illinois can ban concealed carry on trains, buses: Appeals court. This is so shockingly bad that it is hard to accept that people with functional IQs could come up with it. I explain. What a deadly game of ding-dong ditch says about Texas. Beyond the pale of ridiculous illogic. One man lies in wait and shoots kids equates to a culture wide situation with over 30 million? If he had simply jumped them from the bushes and stabbed them….? 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 2026 GOP Primary ballot issues released.More DEI and pro-homosexual teaching at Texas A&M exposed..Texas space business news: EchoStar sells spectrum licenses to SpaceX for $17 billion while buying into Starlink Midland-based AST SpaceMobile update on its cellphone to satellite Bluebird constellation Houston companies are betting big on space data – very interesting story that highlight numerous Texas private space companies. Campaign news:  HD71: Hardaway says lifelong calling led him to race. Why no mention of being a Republican, about limited government, lower spending and taxes, or even conservatism? Texas state Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate Betts jumps into GOP race for TX 21 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: It was in the cards from the beginning: The Republican Party of Texas is suing the state in federal court to establish Republican-only primary elections which the establishment players in Austin oppose. Other state parties have prevailed in federal court over this same issue.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.Business news: Texas adds oil & gas drilling rigs for second week in a row Lubbock-based restaurant chain Abuelo's files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Interlune to Create Texas-Based R&D Facility with $4.8 Million Texas Space Commission Grant SpaceX proposes 21-acre expansion of Starbase facility A highly recommended read on Texas' new business court system, very well written: Texas Bid to Lure Business From Delaware Faces Trial … by Jury. Everything that is wrong with the public education system: F-rated small school district, Roscoe Collegiate ISD, spends big money on fancy buses claiming: [The fancy buses] will boost it boosts morale—students feel valued when they're riding in a vehicle that reflects their importance to the school community.” How about the F-rated district put the money into academics so that students earn real, lifelong “morale!”DC Swamp allies of Senator John Cornyn try to freeze fundraising for U.S. Rep Wesley Hunt's possible U.S. Senate bid.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 calls it quits for the 2nd Called Session even though there was plenty of time left to keep working on important bills that help Texans. I guess they were too worried about running home to raise money for themselves and not worried enough about our growing property tax problem.Flood deaths lead Texas Republicans to act as Democrats with heavy regulation, attacks on private property use, and more spending – never letting a crisis go to waste isn't limited to Dems!Other items from the legislature: Texas House Cracks Down on Quorum-Busting With New Rules – but not really…. Texas Legislature fails to pass bill barring public from most police complaints – that's a good one to not get passed. HB 8 Passes, Replaces STAAR with 3 Tests & Restores Public School A-F Accountability 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 related:  ABBOTT: Texas Truckers Should ‘Fully Comply' with Trump's Executive Order Requiring English Proficiency. Some background: Mexican B-1 visa truckers conducting illegal runs in US, more. And more: New Texas law combats fake international CDLs – note, we didn't even require a work visa until 2023! Gulf Cartel Brings Mexican Border City to Standstill After Fierce Gun Battle Pirro Strikes Blow to Narco-Trafficking: Historic Seizure of Precursor Chemicals Exposes China–Cartel Drug Route Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals Flawed Injunction and Continues to Order That the Ten Commandments Be Displayed in Texas SchoolsListen 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: Legislative update as lawmakers are trying to wind down the 2nd Called Session early: Deal on hemp THC ban is rumored to be at hand with Texas House Public Health planning to vote in a formal meeting tonight Legislature Reverses Course on Same-Day Voter Registration Changes Senate Cracks Down on Abortion-Inducing Drugs House Votes To Prohibit Fundraising During A Quorum Break – Halfway House continues to go light on the matter. Senator Bettencourt Statement on Texas House Vote on SB10 – “Unfortunately, not a single House member who voted No contacted me as Senate Author to get information before the vote.” 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.Illegal immigration news:  Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Reuniting Alien Kids And Parents 5th Circuit Rules Against Trump Admin on Its Use of AEA to Remove TdA Members ABBOTT: Texas Truckers Should ‘Fully Comply' with Trump's Executive Order Requiring English Proficiency – but he didn't put the legislative changes that need to be made on the session agenda! RIP: Dr. John Thomas – a good Christian man. Operation HOPE founder, Lubbock surgeon Dr. John Thomas remembered. Hear my many WuFlu interviews with John here.Banking giant Scotiabank is bringing 1,000+ jobs – averaging $135K – to Dallas.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: Stupid, shortsighted, “shocking,” and more can be used to describe why a group of conservative legislators today voted with Democrats to ruin SB10 – the bill that lowers the voter approval election trigger from 3.5% to 2.5% for local property tax increases.Also, if Burrows is for the ban on taxpayer funded lobbying, as he has long claimed, why is he allowing RINO Ken King to kill it yet again?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Oil and gas rig count actually went up Friday.Is Plano ISD giving direct school support to anti-Israel demonstrations? Attorney General Paxton is investigating.From the legal stack: It appears there is interest at the 5th Circuit to reconsider Texas' state arrest law for illegal aliens. A rehearing has been ordered. Federal judge blocks Texas ESG investment advice disclosure law. The Trump appointed judge is incompetent if he cannot understand who the law protects. It clearly protects investors. All you need know about the ACLU in Texas: ACLU of Texas Seeks Legal Challenge to Texas' ‘Parental Bill of Rights. I have a good question for the ACLU lawyer on this story. 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: 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