The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Whether liars or just incompetents, local government officials mislead often but sometimes it becomes extremely overt in “hiding the ball” from taxpayers which is the case in El Paso. (James Quintero joins us to talk about his El Paso discovery.) Other times they simply overs…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A Texas Senate interim committee hearing gets to the right question on the extravagantly funded Operation Lone Star: When can we reduce funding? It can’t go on forever. Also, an important piece on Mexico’s new president and political situation. Our Lone Star story of the day …

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

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: From the I-told-you-so file: A Texas Tech science related program hosted a “Queering Agriculture” seminar led by a drag queen – last week! This stuff is embedded almost everywhere and citizens must get past their self-deception that it’s mostly “somewhere else” if they are to…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The disingenuous, risible Texas House Republican Caucus continues to show why it and its leadership can’t be taken seriously as a GOP policy body but only as an insiders’ tool for manipulation to get more power. Others in Texas House GOP Caucus Violates Their Own Bylaws I als…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Despite massive vilification of the Texas Education Agency takeover of Houston ISD in the Houston Chronicle and from Democrats and the teacher unions, efforts of Mike Miles and the board of managers are already paying big dividends in the states largest public schools system.…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Biden’s D.O.J. pulls another political persecution move and indicts the Texas surgeon who was the whistleblower on Texas Childrens’ Hospital continuing its child sex change work after telling the public it had stopped. The good doctor is right: “They wanted to intimidate me i…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: From just south of Brownsville at Starbase all the way to the Indian Ocean, the Space X 4th Superheavy rocket and Starship test flight was an historic success this morning! Famed space historian Robert Zimmerman of Behindtheblack.com joins us to discuss this achievement as we…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: There is a practice that is prevalent, especially in our Rio Grande River border counties, that needs to be made illegal by the Legislature. Why? Because it converts taxpayer dollars into campaign advertising for serving Texas politicians. I covered this in detail many years …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Bumbling Biden’s border order is fakery for the ballot box – only morons and those who have been in a coma the past three years can take it seriously – as the A.P. does! “Why now?”: Biden’s new immigration policy to limit asylum seekers faces quick criticism in Texas Border E…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: State Senator Charles Perry and other legislators are ready to crack down on cannabinoid retailers this next legislative session. Also in the Senate state affairs committee: Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs Authorizes Subpoenas on “Big Tech.” And Lt. Governor Dan Patri…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Brant O’Hair joins us to talk about the need for reform at the Lubbock County Appraisal District and his runoff race for Place 3 on the newly formed appraisal district board of directors. Lubbock County, Harris County and many others have runoffs in these races for the new ap…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Tim Lambert joins us to discuss the major happenings at the Republican Party of Texas Convention 2024. Along side electing new leadership, delegate passed Rule 46 which establishes a “closed primary.” Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services p…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Result review of yesterday’s party primary runoff elections. There was, overall, good news on statehouse races for conservatives but a few disappointments. With the help of Jefferson County Democrats, the Dem sheriff was a big backer, Drinker of the House Dade Phelan got a na…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: It may be quiet where you are but in some places this is a BIG election day – it’s party primary runoff day. The direction of the Texas House and more may be set today. I review some of the key races to watch around the Lone Star State. Our Lone Star story of the day is spons…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Speaking to a caucus gathering at the Republican Party of Texas Convention in San Antonio, Senator John Cornyn says he is definitely planning to run for re-election in 2026. Gromer Jeffers, Jr. at the Dallas Morning News broke the story. Our Lone Star story of the day is spon…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A Texas Senate hearing showed how horrible it is for legislators to ignore the culture wars. All tax and regulatory policy, through the reps elected by voters, ultimately flows from the culture and that must be remembered. The hearing showed that DEI is “deeply embedded” in t…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Israel proves the fallacy of DEI and CRT fundamentals and of Progressive political ideology and that’s why progressives so hate the Jewish state outside of issues of antisemitism. It’s never been put better and more succinctly than in this piece: Why progressives hate Israel.…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Local government good ol’ boy bricks-for-brains running Palo Pinto County decided to infringe on political speech at election time as they are still upset that their buddy, state Rep. Glenn Rogers, was beaten in the GOP primary. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has told them …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Has your insurance company blamed skyrocketing rates on “global warming” to the media? Like with most such claims, the data doesn’t support the assertion. Texas legislators should include clear language that blaming price hikes, denial of coverage, reduction of coverage, etc.…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: As I said yesterday, don’t expect an honest media narrative on Abbott’s pardon of Daniel Perry who was wrongly convicted of murder in Travis County for defending himself against a “Black Lives Matter” protester. Dems fume! And, Texas Monthly takes the prize as the most outrag…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: After more than two years, a judge has substantiated claims of substantial illegal voting in the 2022 General Election in Harris County and declared a do-over for a state district judge race. Holly Hansen at The Texas has the story. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The entire 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, en banc, heard arguments on Galveston County’s redistricting case yesterday. At issue is whether the Voting Rights Act can be perverted to allow for “coalitions” of minorities. It is a major case that stands to greatly affect most of T…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The Biden Administration, through the IWBC, is claiming that it owns Texas’ Fronton Island in the Rio Grande from which drug cartels were working their evil. Texas secured the island from the cartels but Biden’s folks now want Texas to remove its work and effectively hand it …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted by the Biden DOJ. Now two former Democrat Party “political consultants,” a.k.a. swamp swimmers, are taking a DOJ plea deal to cooperate in the prosecution of the Cuellars. Also, a woman from Azerbaijan who lives in Houston,…

Today’s special edition of Pratt on Texas is an interview, 2 of 2, about our good friend, true conservative, and guest host Matt Crow and how he became part of the Ronald Reagan re-elect effort (1984) and then the administration in the 2nd term. (This is not a repeat, this is the first airing.) Matt also served in both the Bush 41 and Bush 43 admin…

Today’s special edition of Pratt on Texas is an interview, 1 of 2, about our good friend, true conservative, and guest host Matt Crow and how he became part of the Ronald Reagan re-elect effort (1984) and then the administration in the 2nd term. Matt also served in both the Bush 41 and Bush 43 administrations. Matt is a native of the San Francisco …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Charles “Cully” Stimson on “rouge prosecutors and the rise of crime” from the March 2024 issue of Imprimis. It’s about the George Soros backed district attorney candidates who, once elected, choose to go to extremes to NOT effectively prosecute criminals. Listen to the June 2…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: At the center of what is going wrong in America is the use of Marxist “disparate impact” thinking throughout society. Heather Mac Donald covered the Imprimis, February 2024 issue. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best ser…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Former RNC member from Texas Tim Lambert talks about efforts for a closed GOP Texas primary. 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 r…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife have been indicted by the Biden D.O.J. Cuellar denies wrong doing and plans to continue to run for re-election. There is reason to wonder if such is legitimate or simply part of the ongoing effort from DC leftists to get rid of the so-ca…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A feature story at Texas Tribune today focuses on Lubbock’s pro-pot election and how important it is statewide from a political perspective. It’s a repeat of what I have told you all along. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing th…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas and A.G. Paxton to lead coalition of states to fight the latest anti-gun rights ATF rule coming out of the Biden Administration. The rule puts people in jeopardy of prosecution for private sales and goes well beyond what Congress defined as a gun “dealer.” Our Lone Star…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Rep. Carl Tepper (HD84) rounds up state legislator support countering the pro-Hamas leftists on Texas college campuses – students and faculty. Signed letter reads, in-part: “Israel has a fundamental right to defend itself and should use any and all means necessary to destroy …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Violent and disruptive student protests are nothing new but Leftists in the press romanticize such which often gives more coverage than such deserve. The pro-Hamas anti-Israel protests on our campuses are sometimes held within the proper bounds of protest and expression but i…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Study of the Texas Republican efforts at property tax reduction over the past 3 legislative session, from a not-friendly-to-Republicans source, shows tax reduction has generally been very successful statewide. Read it here: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/26/texas-proper…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: State Rep. Carl Tepper (HD84) joins us to discuss a major story out today from ProPublica and the Texas Tribune which shows that school districts are not complying with the law that says local governments must post candidate campaign finance reports online. Of the 35 district…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: An elected Democrat County Court-at-Law judge in El Paso let go the 100+ rioting illegal aliens that tried to breach the border wall claiming there was no probable cause for their detention! Fortunately the El Paso district attorney immediately took the cases to a grand jury …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Lubbock faces a pro-marijuana use proposition (Prop. A) on the May 4th ballot. What of all the libertarian and other promises of the benefits of legal weed? Three words: Up in smoke. Read: Americans are watching legal weed’s promise go up in smoke. Our Lone Star story of the …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Travis County’s far-left, Soros-backed, district attorney could be the first to face possible removal under last session’s HB17. And despite the Lefty DA claiming it’s all “MAGA Republican” partisanship, it turns out that the petitioner appears motivated by her experience wit…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Lubbock is facing a big mayoral election that will either further empower the tax and spenders or, will restore discipline and trust at City Hall. I talk with candidate for mayor Mark McBrayer about the issues including why big money developers are working to elect his tax ra…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A longer look at the unethical election for bond debt, with a huge tax increase, by the Lynn County hospital district. Lynn County citizen Jennifer Ritz joins us to express the frustration of many in the county that sits just south of Lubbock. Our Lone Star story of the day i…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A slew of court related items involving Texas dominate the news today and I provide commentary on all: Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Unanimous SCOTUS Win on Texas Property Rights Case – ridiculous spin and I explain why Both sides claim victory after Supreme Court rules…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The old fossil federal judge, Janis Jack, is at it again – thinking she can just mandate, fiat, that a giant government bureaucracy work the way she wants. Jack demonstrates much of what is wrong with liberal Democrats. Texas fined $100,000 daily in foster care abuse lawsuit.…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: State Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston) was a paid consultant for a lobbyist group representing public schools while in office and serving on education committees. VanDeaver’s two-timing the taxpayer is an example of what is grossly wrong in Austin and hopefully voters will …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: As if illegal immigration, in the millions now, isn’t enough of a problem and disservice to the American people, Texas Democrats want colleges and universities to hand out financial aid to children of illegals (which would include many illegals themselves.) What effrontery th…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Senate Bill 2, from the 2nd Called Session of the 88th Legislature, provides a new law that allows the public to elect 3 representatives to sit on the board the governs appraisals in counties with 75,000 or more in population. This election is coming fast and I’ll explain how…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The Texas House Republican Caucus shows its members support their incumbent colleagues over voter trends – and that’s not surprising. However, Rep. Brian Harrison has it right overall in his pointing out the tone-deafness of it all. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Votebeat broke one of the strangest stories I have read in a while last week that was then picked up by other Texas outlets. “Texas counties surprise surcharge from voter registration software vendor.” Counties should not be late on their payments but why did the firm not sha…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Democrat Chuck Schumer is attempting to coerce by political intimidation federal courts in Texas to run court business has he and other liberals want. So far, the Northern District of Texas is ignoring the New York Leftist and it is to be commended. Since the FDR-era, the Lef…