Pratt on Texas

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: There is dangerous cultural and media double standard regarding law enforcement and illegal immigration.  Texas media and the Democratic Party reflexively victimize illegal aliens while indicting American citizens and law enforcement – with little to no evidence for either action. U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz details what it appears, based on real evidence, happened in the ICE shooting in Houston.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Governor Abbott appoints Robert Howden as the 116th Texas Secretary of State.Texas Job Market Grows by More Than 177,000 Positions Over the Year. It's another month of record employment in the Lone Star State.Oil and gas rig count rises in Texas.Starship/Superheavy launch aborted at T-0; launch scrubbed. Possible retry next week.More hypocrisy from Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico: Leftist billionaire Reid Hoffman gives $10 million to pro-Talarico super PAC.Texas Tech throws aside history for a renaming of Jones Stadium – it's now Galaxy Stadium.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: Who controls the classroom? The Daily Signal asks the key question that arises from the professors' union against Texas Tech. It is a mystery to me how these employees can believe that they have the right to determine the boundaries and curricula of their employer.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 Dallas Morning News' liberal editorial board excoriates Texas Democrats and their nominee for governor: Gina Hinojosa's call for $1,500 checks smells of desperation.Paxton campaign says it will engage in a debate with little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico.Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Paxton before he intervened for Sorsby. Much ado about nothing. The AG simply reminded other parties that a Texas court, not the AG's office, had made a ruling in the case and that they should respect Texas jurisdiction.Prostitution suspects indicted as details emerge about complexity of scheme in Goldely, Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Is Abbott's H-1B visa freeze real? Texas Tech doesn't appear to think so: Did Texas Tech Just Violate Abbott's H-1B Freeze? If Texas Tech can't find its own graduates to fill this basic level job then it should shut its doors!Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Governor Abbott to propose the Legislature create a fund to help Texans get roofs up to “Fortified” status to help with runaway insurance rates. He, the Lt. Gov. and the House Speaker also direct agencies to prepare budgets 3% smaller for next biennium.ICE and Houston:  FBI obtains warrant to search Salgado's van for drugs. Abbott says Texas Rangers will investigate Houston ICE shooting Houston immigration lawyer who accused ICE of abuse charged with strangling. Please no contest to domestic violence charge today. It gets worse: Former employee questions attorney representing men in ICE shooting as felony cases proceed. Gary Boren, Lubbock city council District 4 special election candidate joins us. Early voting in the race begins Monday, July 20 and runs through Tuesday, July 28 with Election Day on Saturday, August 1st.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: CNBC is rightly being mocked for its bias that is so obvious as to be counted as stupidity in its rankings of “worst places to live.” Housing costs and population shifts show the legacy media oulet's absurdity but, don't think there are not plenty of Democrats in Texas trying to turn Texas into a Leftwing hell hole. Take this latest bit of housing cost increasing policy from the City of Houston.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.Leftist Democrats have yet another problem with pro-life crisis pregnancy centers: They may be helping save babies! Yep, now it is wrong to help a mother keep her baby if she changes her mind after attempting chemical abortion!NASA switches launch provider from ULA to SpaceX for its SunRise solar mission. Frontier Airlines picks Space X's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi. FAA seeking comments on SpaceX's request to expand Starship's landing zones.With Lubbock County's sheriff, all the needs for more money are a moving target.It's laughable except that it shows poor executive leadership and costs taxpayers' their money. And by the way, his use of “critical mass” is language nonsense, it is meaningless.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: Railcar company TTX wants to build out a large maintenance facility in Slaton. Lubbock County Commissioner Jason Corley explains and gives his side to why a property tax break should be given.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.Thursday is the target date for the next test flight of SpaceX's SuperHeavy booster topped with Starship from Starbase in South Texas.They're coming for you next!: Democrat running for Texas attorney general wants to investigate Musk if elected. Good on Bob to pickup on what a liar Nathan Johnson, and other media outlets, is on this issue.UNT Appoints Critical Race Theory Scholar as Interim Provost. Why after many years, way before the DEI scandal, has Governor Greg Abbott not done anything effective with regents at University of North Texas to stop its wallowing in the far-Leftist abyss?TX19 Democratic Party executive committeewoman, Kim Gonzalez of Lubbock, publicly celebrated death of Senator Lindsey Graham. Not a far stretch from already supporting the mass murder of babies.TX13's Ronny Jackson running for top GOP spot on Armed Services pane.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 and the Trump Administration rightly win at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the long unjust issue of illegal aliens getting in-state tuition in Texas.“Put another way, if some U.S. citizens or nationals, regardless of residency, are ineligible for reduced in-state tuition rates, then all illegal aliens must be ineligible to receive the same benefit based on residency. U.S. citizens or nationals must be treated no worse than illegal aliens,” wrote Judge Smith.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 abuse of our country by foreigners is almost infinite and so much of it has been right under our noses in plains sight – especially on the “birthright” citizenship issue. Rep. Hillary Hickland reported: “It's been exposed that hospitals in South Texas are actively advertising ‘birth packages' in Mexico, encouraging people to come to the U.S. solely to give birth and secure citizenship for their children. This is illegal, it is predatory to our already strained healthcare system, and it is a complete abuse of America's hospitality. Shockingly, these discounted packages for non-residents are often far cheaper than what our insurance companies and Texas taxpayers are billed.”Oil and gas drilling rig count for Baker Hughes.More Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico creepy hypocrisy – he clearly supports some of the most horrific and sinful things in which our society's Left believes.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 Hearst owned and operated Houston Chronicle has published an editorial that invites, before there is any evidence to evaluate, riots and unrest of the type we've seen in Leftwing cities across the nation over the past many years. The editorial is irresponsible from the headline down. Additionally, it continues the odd narrative that illegal aliens are somehow exempt from following our laws and simple common sense (unless of course the editors, before seeing any evidence, believe it impossible that the man who was shot did anything wrong.)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.From the campaign stack: Jasmine Crockett on Talarico Win in Primary: It Was a Racist Race' James Talarico outraise Ken Paxton by 3-1 margin in US Senate race Ted Cruz warns Talarico has “real chance” to beat Paxton – of course he does and I talk much about what worries me about today's Texas GOP leadership. Soros Continues To Pump Money Into Efforts To Turn Texas Blue Here's what you get with Soros-backed politicians: ‘My life mattered': Travis deputy says sentence for teen who nearly shot her was too lenient. The 17-year-old received probation in a plea deal defended by Soros-backed DA José Garza.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 shooting of an illegal alien, and he was despite having lived here 35 years, in Houston by ICE has the media and all the other Leftist groups in an uproar. The problem is that the Mexican man caused the situation. Why should he be exempt from the laws and customs to which all of us are held? ICE says agent shot and killed Houston driver, FBI investigating LULAC demands Houston police investigation into ICE shooting death Protests call on Houston leaders after ICE agent shoots driver Houston mayor backs federal probe, won't launch city ICE investigation Read the condemnations of law enforcement, not of the illegal alien who refused to stop and tried to run them over, by Democrats. 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 receipt numbers released. Look up your city here.Texas Tech sued over restrictions on race, gender teachings. The employees defining for the employer what their jobs are – it's absurd and not a First Amendment case of merit.Talarico tales: It's clear that mutilating children to pretend to change their sex is now, like abortion, a fundamental “sacrament” of the Democratic Party – no matter what they say to get elected.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 U.S. Supreme Court denies the tech industry and allows Texas' App Store Accountability Act to be enforced while legal challenges play out in the courts. Funny how these people are so opposed to age verification and parental control; you might even think they have something to hide! 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.Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico gets creepier, says “drag queens” are an industry that needs protection! He claimed that Texas produces “some of the best drag queens in the nation.”Governor Abbott Directs HHSC To Investigate Birth Tourism Packages To Foreign Nationals. State lawmakers to explore banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates.Texas sales tax revenue totaled $4.2 billion in June, up 4.2%.Toyota, in $3.6 billion move, shifting Tacoma production to Texas from Mexico.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Abortion if illegal in Texas but abortion trafficking is not. So why are some cities and counties, including rural areas, refusing to pass bans on abortion trafficking? Often these are electorates of very conservative pro-life people but their commissioners and city council folk are hostile to the pro-life movement. Are they just more fake “Republicans” who claim the title simply to gain office?We spend the show talking with Mark Lee Dickson, the undisputed leader in Texas of advancing the Sanctuary City and County for the Unborn 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.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates, or hear the podcast of the show after 6pm Central here.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Senator Charles Perry appeared at the Lubbock ISD trustee meeting to inquire why a vulgar book was returned to school library shelves – it became a lesson on what is wrong with most bureaucracies: focus on process over a focus on results. Senator Perry joins us today on Pratt on Texas. Read more 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.Hancock quits, Governor Abbott names Don Huffines as Texas comptroller.Baker Hughes: Texas gains more oil and gas drilling rigs.Pratt commentary: At 250 our allies are not the same as friends.Texas Regulators Approve Plan To Manage Large-Load Requests, Including Data Centers. Oklo's Texas Nuclear Test Reactor Clears Major DOE Safety Milestone.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 midterm election Republican National Convention, really a rally, is coming to the American Airlines Center in Dallas on 9 and 10 September. A “Trumpapalooza” it is being called.And related to the midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court has corrected its very bad older ruling on candidate and political party coordination: Justices strike down campaign finance 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.It's sort of a mega-flip-flop: Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods. Beware the wording as most of what he says “they've gotta do” is stuff “they” are already doing. Plus, what is a “rural neighborhood” anyway?From the Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico stack: Nolte: James ‘God Is Non-binary' Talarico Loses Lead in Senate Race – all the media is on the “he's tied” or only a point or so down. Nolte is right, the big trend, is that Talarico has gone way down in polling. Talarico Insults Military Families With ‘California Transplant' Attack Obama, Harris advisor warns ‘betrayed' Black voters could be Texas Senate candidate's kryptonite 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 court and legal news today: Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship – Alito is right. Gov. Abbott: Supreme Court decision is a missed opportunity to restore the original meaning of the 14th Amendment. Clarence Thomas Goes Nuclear on SCOTUS Majority Over Birthright Citizenship Ruling Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports teams High Court Passes On Texas Ban On Paid ‘Vote Harvesting' Trump Taps Just Confirmed Judge For 5th Circuit  War Department Moves to Order Military Lawyers to Be Immigration Judges 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.Dallas Fed: Texas' Service Sector expanded at an increased rate in June.Shock poll: Talarico ties Paxton in Texas Senate race, threatening GOP stronghold. The race will be fairly tight but I think this poll over sampled Dems or Dem-leaning “independents.”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 court and legal news today: Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor – but only without “cause” and that case will move forward SCOTUS Permits Counting of Mail-In Ballots that Arrive After Election Day; Justice Alito Warns Mail-In-Ballot Ruling Leaves Giant Opening For Voter Fraud Justices Reject UT Austin Professor's Anti-DEI Speech Retaliation Case Justices Turn Away Pharma, Compounder Unfair Competition Fight Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting Texas Supreme Court orders Harris Co. to stop using taxpayer funds to protect illegal aliens from deportation  Texas Secures Nearly $34 Million in Settlement Agreement with Big Pharma Company AstraZeneca for Giving Illegal Kickbacks to Providers to Prescribe Its Drugs to Texans 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 ranks as “Best Business Climate” for fourth year in a row in report from Business Facilities magazine.Dallas Fed: Texas factory growing but growth slows.Texas (Del Rio) sisters charged with stabbing mom of 5 to death. Sickening footage shows Texas sisters Cookie and Kitty grin as they're busted for allegedly hacking mom of 5 to death.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 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling in Texas that significantly affects homeowner property rights, neighborhoods, and short-term rentals.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.Fort Bend County Judge Chaos: Some Legal Considerations. Background: Is Daniel Wong Out as Fort Bend County Judge? Fort Bend commissioners call for interim county judge to vacate office. Daniel Wong pushes back against claims he no longer has authority as Fort Bend County judge.TPWD confirms established population of invasive Zebra Mussels in Lake Meredith; says lake is “infested.” The lake a major water source for Amarillo, Lubbock, and cities of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.Oil and gas drilling rig count jumps this week in Texas. Oil and gas expansion gains momentum; outlooks improve but cost pressures grow.SBOE passes much, delays highschool standards to September.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 wins at the U.S. Supreme Court on two border/immigration issues. Supreme Court rules Trump can turn back asylum seekers at US border in major immigration win Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Two Key Immigration 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.Gary Boren talks about his race in the special election for Lubbock City Council – Saturday is Election Day.Texas Democrats and their media allies talk constantly about rebuilding the party to attract Texas voters and then what do the morons running the Democrat Convention show do? They invite radical socialist Vermont Yankee Bernie Sanders as their keynote speaker; New Jersey's Cory Booker; Illinois slob J.B. Prtizker, and; New Mexico's lameduck pro-abortion mill governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. And remember, they didn't even invite all of their own Texas Congressional people to speak. Who, with any political competence, thinks Sanders and this lot positively influences Texans, outside of their weirdo base, to consider Democrats!?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 is Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico a far Leftist, he claims to “hate Christianity.' No doubt he does hate all of the clear teachings of Christianity that contradict his secular-humanist Leftist beliefs – the bulwark of his political philosophy. John Nolte at Breitbart covers this best:  James ‘God Is Non-Binary' Talarico Admits He's a ‘Christian Who Hates Christianity'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.TDI prioritizes transparency by making home and auto insurance data public.SBOE approves new elementary social studies standards. Texas to pay $8.4 million to fix errors in its new Bluebonnett curriculum. Sounds like a lot but developing curriculum is very expensive. My guess is that Texas taxpayers are still going to come out massively ahead by the savings of thousands of districts from not paying very expensive licensing fees.Europeans Visiting U.S. for World Cup Fall in Love with America: ‘The Most Wonderful People in the World'City of Austin Residents' Municipal Audit Petition Officially CertifiedListen 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 press has run stories and photos of what appeared to be hateful bigotry at the Texas Republican Convention directed at a few Muslim attendees. It was a setup! These supposed Republicans were not such, they are recent donors to Democrats.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.June Poll Finds a Competitive U.S. Senate race in Texas amid continuing economic concerns, data center backlash. I hit on a few highlights others will not. I'll discuss more in coming days.Much from the courts: Supreme Court Determines ExxonMobil Can Sue Communist Cuba for Confiscated Property Texas asks court to leave in place age-verification and parental-consent law on apps Justices issue orders on murder-for-hire case involving social media influencer, the role of race in seizing persons, and the execution of a Texas man claiming to be intellectually disabled  Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials Full Fifth Circuit to Decide Two Texas A&M Drag Show Bans Texas Judge Blocks Biden-Era DOJ Rule on Migrant Removals Texas Files Multistate Lawsuit Alongside National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors to Challenge California's Plastics Act and Protect Businesses from Costly Regulations AI startup Partly plans hundreds of Austin hires after HQ move from New Zealand. And, Axiom Space, headquartered in Houston, redomiciles 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: Texas Democrats never seem to learn that the bubble in which the live isn't often representative of the voting public. Their nominee for Texas governor is out running against school choice and against public school reforms that have improved schools massively (think Houston ISD takeover by TEA.)Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is talking about things that motivate voters like bringing the school property tax freeze down from 65 to 55 year of age.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 Parks and Wildlife data breach affects 3 million license holders. “Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial information, including credit card data, were not compromised in the breach, officials said.” And while the state has immunity, it is going after the private sector for a smaller breach.Jeramy E. Heintz Appointed Texas Securities Commissioner.Chevron signs 20-year power agreement with Microsoft for project Kilby data center in Pecos.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: Monday is a big day for the State Board of Education and Democrats are trying to keep school students ignorant by working to block the vote on new, better social studies standards.By the way, this story details “Biblical references,” read it and tell me, by commenting below, which are objectionable in your opinion. If find none are and think there are many others that should be included.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 sets yet another jobs record! Employment numbers and this week's oil and gas drilling rig report from Baker Hughes.Democrats and Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico are trying to make a disgusting Waco plea bargain an issue in the race for U.S. Senate. I've followed the story from the start and will tell you why it's not what they claim.Texas's Camp Mystic Had No Evacuation Plans on Night of Deadly Floods, Report Finds. Remember that Uvalde ISD had top level plans for a school shooter situation but paper in a file is just that, paper in a file.Texas Supreme Court rejects beach closure lawsuit against SpaceX.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 gun right decision today from the U.S. Supreme Court; Soccer's FIFA in the USA; European anti-American propaganda (it is projection), and; Britain's serious cultural problems all rolled up into one. Supreme Court sides with challenger to law banning drug users from possessing guns in Texas case The Post: It's Called Soccer English World Cup fan in oversized cowboy hat delivers perfect verdict on Texas brisket ahead of Croatia match Londoner Pub in Dallas temporarily shut down after crowd causes damage and ‘drank the place clean,' source says Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas Democrats have a bigger problem with “unity” than do Republicans – they didn't even invite their open-seat Congressional candidate Colin Allred, T33, who was their top of the ticket nominee just two years ago!Texas can't claim immunity from public taking repurchase claims.Utility Commissioners Hit Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Line Case.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 horrible story in the Big Country of Texas that should be remembered by voters when it comes to the next election. We visit with Jeremy Newman, Vice President of the Family Freedom Project, about this ridiculous case of utter injustice: Texas Judge Greenlights CPS Reports Based on “Perceived Autism”.   Help the Family Freedom Project 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.Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George removed from office, gets jail time, probation in felony money laundering case. This story is misleading as it makes it appear George was a Republican. He was a Democrat, involved in other Democrat scandals, and only became a Republican last year as a ploy to survive prosecution.Texas win another Golden Shovel, its 13th, for outstanding job creation and business investment.Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico officially supported group working to destroy the production of oil and gas in Texas. He's as much of a “centrist” as Karl Marx.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 Sorsby saga appears to end at Texas Tech but not without some trying to do a department store beauty job on a pig they created. It's good to stand behind and help a man, it's not good to pretend the consequences of bad action do not matter. Integrity matters, at least to some.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.Republican National Committee planing midterm convention in Dallas. “While unusual in modern politics, midterm conventions are not without precedent. Democrats held a series of midterm national conventions during the 1970s and 1980s, using the gatherings to rally supporters and shape the party's message heading into congressional elections.”RIP: Vincent Kickerillo, dead at 97. He is the type of Texan we should emulate in many ways. “Rather than declaring bankruptcy [after the great Texas bust], Kickerillo made it a point to pay back his debtors… After getting out of the banking business by the late 1980s, he renewed his focus on homebuilding.”Hearst trying to play the New World screwworm invasion and problems with readiness as a political blame game between Trump and Biden. The problem they have is that the fly migration came with millions that crossed the Darien Gap through Panama during Biden's open border program.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 Big 12 athletic conference has filed a lawsuit against Texas Tech and the State of Texas: “The lawsuit is not seeking financial damages, nor is it seeking to overturn the judge's decision approving Sorsby's eligibility to play this season. Instead, the lawsuit asks that a court allow the league to sanction Texas Tech for putting Sorsby in the lineup, without the league, in turn, being sanctioned by the Texas Attorney General's office,” Breitbart reported.  More: Big 12 doesn't back off Sorsby ruling despite Pax­ton threat.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.Gary Boren joins us to talk about why he is running in a special election to return to the Lubbock City Council – early voting begins today.Getting past social medial posts, podcast interviews, and similar Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico simply cannot deny his record at work and in the Texas House as a radical Leftist. This is a must read and share story: James Talarico Worked As ‘Equitable Education' Consultant at Left-Wing Firm Developing DEI Plans for Texas School Districts. None of his actual record square with his new reinvention of himself as a centrist.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 Republicans are in convention in Houston and have elected a new state chairman, defeating the incumbent. D'Rinda Randall has been elected the new head of the Republican Party of Texas and David Covey has been elected as vice chairman. Also, the report of the temporary committee for Texas legislative priorities has reported a list of 15 priorities that will likely be reduced to about half by the convention. In the #15 item on AI, this could come right out of the Democrat Party's platform anytime over the last 40 years!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.DPS Releases Details in Midland Shooting.Attorney General Paxton ruling rightly declares that so-called ‘skill' gaming machines can still violate Texas gambling laws.Governor Abbott partly grandstand on directive making data centers pay their own infrastructure expansion (electric grid) costs. They, and every other industrial customer, generally already does this. Maybe he'll achieve a small incremental gain with this?Bill Clinton appointed, McGovern supporting federal judge in Massachusetts says Texas cannot sue the Dem money machine ActBlue because it helps Paxton's campaign. By that logic, this judge's order help's Talarico's campaign so he's wrong.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 start its statewide polling like an Aggie joke by putting out wrong numbers. I'll bring you the corrected numbers and you can see the numbers here. Beyond that, we find that the “Platner Paradox” explains much about Texas Dems nominating Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico – and excellent read.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 Judges Refusing Same-Sex Weddings Get $950,000 in Fees – good.Even when liberal media people get somethings right, they get basics wrong! They may fix it before you see it but the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board got a foundational fact wrong in their otherwise good editorial on the Texas Tech gambling QB saga. The judge was not a hometown judge but a judge from their patch, Tarrant County. The Sporting News got it right days ago.City of El Paso's environmental franchise fee illegal, appeals court rules – Pickett sued and has won at trial court and the appellate level that the fee is an illegal tax.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: I speak briefly, in relation to the conviction of Karmelo Anthony yesterday, to how unfair it is to so many “Black” people in this country that the liberal media very often amplifies race agitators of the most ignorant and stupid type as “Black leaders.” Well beyond the arena of bigotry or racism, much of what gets amplified as black leadership often leads people, not just “White” folk, to distrust and even hold in contempt, black people. I think it really shows that the Left/liberals are not really the supporters of minorities they claim, but actually the people who push narratives, in a sideways and often subtle style, that damage minorities.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 distribution for June was 7.4% more than in June 2025.  Look up your city here.Texas high school students show gains across all subjects on STAAR test.Texas Tech's gambling quarterback issue is disgusting in that it shows how easily some will set aside obvious right and wrong – and for something is inconsequential as possible football champion ship. I think Cedric Golden's piece especially good: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby should never play football again. Also worth noting is this: NCAA's Charlie Baker eviscerates Brendan Sorsby reinstatement decision. The bit about courts and judges is correct, it's partly how we got to this point. This is interesting too: What to know about judge who granted Brendan Sorsby's injunction.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Is Little Jimmy ‘The Creep” Talarico trans!? He sure is transitioning his positions on issues 180-degrees! Just as it is a lie to be a man but tell yourself and others you are a woman, Talarico blatantly lies. James Talarico Calls Biden's Border ‘Utter Chaos' In Attempted Immigration Rebrand Trump Aligned Group Drops Six Figures On ‘Talafreako' Ad In Texas Democrats' Acceptance Of Sex Changes Nosedived By Double Digits In One Year, Poll Shows New pro-Talarico super PAC courts GOP voters in Senate race Texas Rep. James Talarico blasts conservative blogger who published name of his girlfriend -t his leftwing press outlet admits it covered for Little Jimmy. Talarico Faces Questions About Relationship With Former Staffer, Second Capitol Staffer Confirms Past Relationship With Talarico 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.Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet by a Collin County jury. The sentencing phase began after a brief recess.The real world effect of DEI: Real crimes become less important that “thought crimes” which actually diminished “justice” for everyone: House Report Finds Minnesota Officials Ignored Fraud To Avoid Racism Accusations.Houston ISD sees dramatic grade improvements after Texas state takeover. Demonstrating that the Democrat front groups really do NOT care about “the children.” According to them, it is racial discrimination to improve the education of minority and poorer students.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: Nathan Johnson, the Democrat nominee for Texas Attorney General, pledges to abandon Texans and leave them victim to the Left's cultural revolution if elected in November. What “governance” is he talking about? Clearly he doesn't understand that most everything, all from his side of the aisle, from trying to sex change children to banning gas stoves, are day-to-day issues that none of us should have had to have been facing over the last decade. These are the very things he callas “partisan” that Paxton has fought to protect us from and that Middleton will also fight hard to counter.Talarico Tale: Second Capitol Staffer Confirms Past Relationship With Talarico; Talarico Faces Questions About Relationship With Former Staffer, Abortion Lobbyist .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 World Screwworm issue worsens in Texas: New World Screwworm case confirmed in dog in Andrews Second case of flesh-eating parasite reemerges in South Texas cattle, Ag. Secretary Rollins warns Texas Governor Wants to Speed up Work on a Fly-Breeding Factory to Fight a Cattle Parasite– recommended reading Gov. Abbott Deploys State Resources To Combat New World Screwworm WATCH: Leftist Groups Attempt to Breach Police Line at Turning Point USA Event in San Antonio. This goes way beyond “protest.”Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby Defeats NCAA, Regains Eligibility to Play Football – despite breaking the rules and placing about $90,000 in gambling bets on sports!Court: Texas hemp ban (regulation) can be enforced while drug dealers' legal battle challenging the state plays out.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: Fourteen Texas Democrats missed the May 5th deadline to pay their fines for trying to tank “Democracy” by breaking quorum in the Texas legislature. Some who did pay wrote vulgarisms on their checks which is a reflection of who they are.Meanwhile, Democrat media is wondering if the extremely liberal, and on the record as such over and over for years and years, Austin-centric Dem ticket is that good of an idea for November (a little late, no?)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 Justices Toss Cities' Challenge to Cable Franchise Fee Cap – great!Texas Tribune cries that Republicans might further reduce the scope of local governments' power and this story is a good example of why it's not a bad idea: Harris County electronic monitoring program doesn't track defendants who become fugitives. They don't track those who cut off the monitors!!! What's the point of the program then?Oil and gas rig count shows Texas adding more drilling rigs. Meanwhile Chevron and Exxon/Mobile execs warn of a disastrous price spike possibility.Alamo renovation moving along.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Is D.E.I. gone from Texas state colleges and universities because a law mandated such? Don't bet on it. The Texas Scorecard has a big piece out on the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and its career homosexual and DEI organizer and advocate (and transsexual) who holds the senior position on institutional “culture.” Just remember, whomever sets defines the measurements, or metrics, controls who is recognized as having merit.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 collection was up in May significantly over May of last year.The fight over giving subsidized in-state tuition to Texas colleges to illegal aliens was heard at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals this morning.Lubbock leaders mostly claim to be conservatives but the City of Lubbock is hosting, at taxpayer expense, a “World Environmental Day Celebration” tomorrow.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: Ultra-pompous Texas native, a Dan Rather clone, Scott Pelley fired by CBS News. He and his forerunner Rather embody most everything that has gone wrong with the legacy news media. I recommend these stories: '60 Minutes' star Scott Pelley fired from CBS News after blasting Bari Weiss in heated showdown Scott Pelley's Departing Statement Contains the Most Cringe-Inducing Quote Ever From a Lib ‘Journalist' – Twitchy CBS Fires Professional Prevaricator Scott Pelley – PJ Media Scott Pelley's out at CBS News. His historic career started in Lubbock Exclusive | What CBS staffers are really saying about Scott Pelley's brazen attack on new ‘60 Minutes' boss Terry Moran Crashes Out Defending Scott Pelley … Demands Martyrdom for the Idiot Who Got Himself Fired Related: CBS's Margaret Brennan Tries to Paint America as a Nation in “Darkness” — Medal of Honor Heroes Shut Down the Narrative with Powerful Defense of American Greatness Nolte: Bari Weiss Accused of Killing '60 Minutes' After Pelley Firing (Let's Hope So) 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 has the most Fortune 500 company headquarters of any state in the new list.Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson Stepping Down After Three and a Half Years as Head of the Agency.Paxton at the White House with Dan Patrick and President Trump last night.National Democrats target Texas House seats but not enough to gain a majority.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 Daily Caller headlined it this way: Texas announces new tool to keep illiterate foreigners away from driver's seats. There is more to it than that but it is about being able to comprehend English to operate a commercial vehicle. DPS Announces Changes to CDL Knowledge Testing Texas lifts ban on CDLs for temporary agriculture workers Texas Begins Enforcement of Commercial Automated Vehicle Requirements 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.Want evidence of the utter stupidity of today's leftist credentialed class? Just take this editorial: Trump's messy mass deportations hurt American workers. By this reasoning a shortage of workers leads not to higher wages from demand pressures but to more unemployment!Decision take: The historic Downtown Dallas flagship Neiman Marcus to be closed at the end of September by bankrupt Saks Global.National Republican Senatorial Committee to back Paxton the same as all others.Judge cancels Ken Paxon's public divorce trial – because bother parties are coming to a settlement without a trial.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 go to court today as numerous court decisions are rendered which involve Texas and Texans: Fifth Circuit Lifts Block on Texas Age Requirements for Apps, Paxton Secures Major Victory Protecting Children Online By Requiring Age Verification and Parental Approval for Minors' App Downloads Texas Supreme Court Denies Review Of Heartbeat Act Procedure Court Clears Way for Texas to Enforce Migrant Arrest Law Attorney General Paxton Secures Emergency Court Order Forcing Discord to Protect Texas Children and Stop Lying to Parents School Trustees Can Bypass Education Bureaucracy To Force Records From ISDs 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.City of Denton sued for violation of the Texas Women's Privacy Act related to homosexual “Big Gay Swim Day” at a city owned pool where the event expressly advertises it will be for all ages and that changing rooms will be “gender-neutral.” Denton failed to stop the violation despite having been put on notice.Oil and gas drilling rig count calmed down last week, Texas added only one rig.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: Can taxpayers and electricity rate payers be the victors, as opposed to the victims, of the data center boom in Texas? Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union, says such can be the case, especially if the local deals are properly structured.Read and study the piece: Data Centers: Taxpayers Can Be Victors, Not Victims, in the AI RevolutionAnd note, Mr. Sepp said the NTU can help local activists/taxpayers to have the right information to use with local elected officials to do this right.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.Police: Man threatened to kill Erika Kirk at upcoming San Antonio event. Read it, it's a serious threat. Evil is with us.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: Does Texas state law allow for too much local control for local governments? If not, then how does a relatively small school district amass more than $1 BILLION in debt that is payable by taxpayers for generations?Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Lubbock Central Appraisal District: Are accusations that company played property tax process to gain advantage a one-time issue or burgeoning problem? Yes, there are statewide problems with the way the appraisal side of the property tax system works but that's not what is really at issue here. In this case it seems more of a mattter of integrity of LCAD officials: If you give one firm a deal, you should give the same deal to the other firms representing taxpayers.Hearst's Chron.com lashes out at a Lubbock TV anchor implying he made “racist” statements on the air.What shoddy work by the reporter who neither shows how the comments are in any way racist or that what was said was demonstrably untrue. It is the reporter and media outlet that needs to issue an apology to the Eppler unless it can present actual information. And if Eppler was wrong on the statement, all that needs is an on air correction, it certainly isn't a racist or bigoted comment in and of itself.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 is post-primary runoff election day and I'll review all the big races that matter from around the state. Incumbents lost, in both parties, fresh matchups are set for November, and the Hearst newspapers editorial boards beg Cornyn to become a full out Democrat in the rest of his term in order to salvage his political reputation and get revenge on Trump. Here are two of those editorials: John Cornyn was humiliated by Ken Paxton. He still can leave a legacy. Dear Sen. Cornyn: Your defeat could be your redemption 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.Dallas Fed: Texas service sector expanding at the same rate it did in April.Governor Abbott: Texas college tuition remains frozen for 2026–2027.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 is primary runoff election day across Texas. Will Cornyn survive? Will Dems nominate any candidates that can win with normal people voters? Texas Democrat's Campaign Launches Whites-Only Volunteer Program TX35: Trump-backed Texas veteran mocked for disability in rival's primary campaign ad Cornyn insists he can overcome Trump endorsing Paxton Republicans worry Texas' ugly Cornyn-Paxton runoff leading to deeper fractures in the party – typical B.S. story run every time. 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 completes a largely successful 12th orbital test flight of Starship/Superheavy. ‘I haven't cried in years': SpaceX fans travel across country for 12th Starship launch.Texas factory output growth slows to a moderate pace, outlooks stable.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 big Texas school district, its board, and administrators, demonstrate what is all too commonly wrong in the management and governance of Texas school districts, counties, and cities. The ridiculous behavior is enabled only because these entities have access to your wallet and life savings.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.New TEA measurement tool shows an average of over 200- Texas public school employees, per month, are arrested or have updates to their criminal records!Oil and gas drilling rig count jumps this week by a big number.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: Just what should “due process” look like in immigration cases, especially illegal alien cases? Should those who broke the bargain of living under the Rule of Law really be able to further clog up our federal courts, depriving citizens and the law abiding of swifter justice, or should the immigration system itself serve as due process? It seems to me that if an illegal entrant to the country goes through the process and is under a deportation order, that person has experience due process no matter what the open borders tear jerker crowd claims.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.Are Soros funded groups behind the ginning up much of the hysteria surrounding the build out of computer data centers in Texas?Lubbock County Justice of the Peace GOP runoff candidate Mary Hernandez joins us.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 Texas Democrat Congresswoman unwittingly makes the argument for why majority-minority districts do not well serve those minorities. Also, the crazy sex therapist Democrat in a runoff for TX35 turns out to not be must nutty but also a raging Jew hater. Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Jim Wright elected to IOGCC leadership Progressive [far left] justice reform groups go dark in Bexar County DA race Chip Roy gets multi-million cash infusion from Amarillo businessman Border Patrol union president endorses Abraham Enriquez in TX19 runoff 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.Lubbock judge recuses from TTU QB Brandon Sorsby's case against the NCAA. Brandon Sorsby's gambling habits exposed by Texas Tech QB's NCAA lawsuit.Governor Abbott Appoints University Student Regents, Representative To Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas justices dismiss challenge to COVID-19 election law.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 stringing it out for far too long, President Trump issues an endorsement in the GOP race for U.S. Senator from Texas. Trump fully backs Paxton, points out that Cornyn was “very late” in backing him and “not supportive.. when times were tough.” Liberals at the Dallas Morning News editorial board try to tell Republicans, who they want to lose in November, how to win! They are right that Texas is “in play” but not because of Paxton or Cornyn in the race but because of a general apathy this race by the GOP base to turn out. That will likely change by the fall.Court of Criminal Appeals Candidate, Alison Fox, Faces Criticism Over Event Hosted by Attorneys in ICE Attack Case. Her comments in this story are spot on, this is ridiculous.Jim Wright gets big money from Texas Sands PAC and the fake outrage is ridiculous. The RRC has nothing whatsoever to do with gambling. Adelson, who is Jewish, and her late husband have long been one of the biggest GOP donors in the country. No doubt it is true that Bo French's seemingly anti-Semitic “rhetoric” is the motivator 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.SpaceX's Upgraded Starship V3 Ready for Debut Launch Ahead of IPO – launch is likely tomorrow. SpaceX's IPO to Mint Millionaires in Poor Texas Border Town – Brownsville is a city and all there are no poor!NY Post story: Brandon Sorsby's gambling habits exposed by Texas Tech QB's NCAA lawsuit. His comments in the story show that despite being off to rehab, he doesn't yet take the gambling addiction as a serious problem.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: New polling demonstrates the Cornyn campaign's big lie about him being better with voters than Paxton in opposing Little Jimmy “the creep” Talarico. And, a rumor about TX19 GOP candidate Abraham Enriquez, that goes back years well before he ran for office, finally hits the press.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Governor Abbott names nine to the the Texas Bicentennial Commission.Phillips 66 bets on growing demand for natural gas chemicals with new Texas projects.Feds cite national security to stall 54 Texas wind projects – good, it's about time this very real threat was taken seriously.Harris County Seeks $90k No-Bid Contract with Former Newsom Aide.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 slew of important Texas stories get report and comment today: Texas Lottery Commission and former director criminally charged in connection with 2023 Lotto scheme Federal judge blocks some SB4, Texas' controversial deportation law. State can still arrest people seen to enter illegally. Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation's First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Secures $10 Million from Texas Children's Hospital for “Transitioning” Children Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott's bid to oust Rep. Gene Wu from office A big win for the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) and for a pro-life activist at the Texas Supreme Court. 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 Sends Letters Prohibiting Over 130 Texas Cities from Illegally Raising Taxes After They Failed to be Transparent With Taxpayers.Anti-Wimp update: Man escalates situation, homeowner neutralizes threat with firearm.Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Warns Dallas Judge Over Courtroom Mask Mandate.Oil and gas drilling rig count rises again 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: SB4: Texas migrant deportation law likely to be halted again by federal Judge David Ezra. I explain why the law isn't exactly the way it is portrayed.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Our official dentist for Pratt on Texas is here – in studio! We visit with Dr. Silvia Zuñiga about the family of Pratt on Texas listeners that has developed since listeners have been going to her for dental care in Costa Rica going back to 2014.Abbott expands DPS repeat offender task force to D-FW, Dallas police chief supportive.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: Our official dentist for Pratt on Texas is here – in studio! We visit with Dr. Silvia Zuñiga about the family of Pratt on Texas listeners that has developed since listeners have been going to her for dental care in Costa Rica going back to 2014.  https://prattontexas.com/dento-care/Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas Tech gets a procedural win in federal court in the case of the law school lefty who is alleged to have celebrated the murder of peaceful conservative activist Charlie Kirk.You know what you get with little Jimmy “the creep” Talarico as a Senator? You get more of terrible Obama from the open border to the soft on crime policies. Obama campaigns for Talarico in Austin.Interesting: Ex-Texas Lottery Director quietly indicted – then unindicted.We remember the great Bob Wills. He died this day in 1975.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: Campaign news including new polling in two big Houston-area Congressional runoffs; Cornyn flips on gas tax reprieve; Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna considering a bid to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee – she's a Trump ally and among the more conservative members of Congress, she also is strongly opposed to TX19 GOP runoff candidate Abraham Enriquez.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.Thanks to Attorney General Paxton the City of San Antonio is now following the law when it comes to licensed concealed carry at city hall.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 GOP primary runoff race for Texas Railroad Commissioner has an element to it of which voters should be aware: The challenger is being bankrolled by folks angry at a specific decision taken by the RRC. A Houston Chronicle story gets it about as accurate as can be: Railroad Commission runoff exposes bitter divide in Texas oil industry. If you read it you can tell that it's not a 50/50 split but most against a few.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.Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following indictment.May 11th is a big day for Texas tornado history: The great Lubbock tornado of 1970 – westernmost F5/EF5 tornado recorded in the United States. 1953 Waco tornado outbreak – On the same day as the Waco disaster, a high-end F4 tornado struck San Angelo, causing catastrophic damage. 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 19th Congressional District Republican runoff candidate Abraham Enriquez joins us for half of the show to discuss his race against Tom Sell. His website is here: Abraham Enriquez for Congress.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Oil and gas rotary rig count from Baker Hughes rises again in Texas.Paxton vs. Cornyn: Another poll this week shows Paxton with a commanding lead over Cornyn in the GOP primary runoff election. Read the summary here.Bad news!: You won't be able to get Fredericksburg peaches this year.Texas Tech paid $3.5 million for adjacent historic house for its new chancellor, $1.2 million more than the estimated market value. Always easy to negotiate soft when you are using other people's money!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: Queer Raiders and others hold a fake “funeral” for “academic freedom” at Texas Tech because they are so queered-up they don't realize that they are simply reminding the public of how, even at Texas Tech, so-called academic freedom has strayed from scientific Truth. Wake For The Woke: Texas Tech Funeral For Gender Programs Texas Tech students plan on-campus funeral for academic freedom Texas Tech's targeted grad research warnings draw concern – this story is quite ridiculous as it tries to claim doing the action correctly with the most personalization is somehow terrible. Dr. Steven Balch well explained on yesterday's show what academic freedom was defined as by the AAUP – it isn't anything like what today's perverts and Leftists claim it to be.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 receipt numbers released, it's up 7.7 percent of same period last year. Look up your city here.Attorney General Paxton investigating several school districts over compliance with SB10 & SB11. Lubbock ISD, Abilene ISD, Wichita Falls ISD, and many more are on the list.Two Muslim related stories: One is correct action by the state for breaking the law, the other is not and yet it is being praised by many of short sight.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: Steven Balch, Ph.D. may be America's original D.E.I. on campus fighter!  Today we talk about this term “academic freedom” that so many on campus are throwing about, claiming such is under attack by new laws in Texas and elsewhere.Two, of many, recent stories I had in the stack are the background for the interview: Former Texas Tech professors criticize course content changes, cite academic freedom concerns Left-Wing Faculty Association Threatens To File Complaints with TAMU, Texas Tech Accreditor Dr. Balch is an American conservative scholar and higher education reformer. He was the founding president of the National Association of Scholars from 1987 to 2009. Balch received a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, in 1964. He received his master's degree (1967) and Ph.D. (1972) in political science from the University of California in Berkeley. It was during the Berkeley riots that he became a conservative and he is now a Republican. Dr. Balch was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush at the White House on November 15, 2007. The award cited him “for leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions in higher education,” and went on to say that “his work on behalf of reasoned scholarship in a free society has made him a leading champion of excellence and reform at our nation's universities.”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