Episode 3691: Sen. Perry lets press have it on THC ban | About the Associated Press | Playwright Chip Polk – Pratt on Texas 3/20/2025
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The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: From a recent Podcast Extra: Roy Maynard joins us for a Pratt on Texas Podcast Extra to discuss his great column: AP’s Argument Against Being Booted From WH Event Is Laughable Given Its History. More background: White House bans AP reporter from press event over style guide’s objection to ‘Gulf of America’ AP sues Trump to force White House access following ‘Gulf of America’ row Associated Press sues three White House officials over ‘Gulf of America’ feud Federal judge rejects AP’s bid to overturn White House ban on ..read more
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Episode 3690: A simple solution to the Texas car license plate problem & more from the 89th Legislature – Pratt on Texas 3/19/2025
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2d ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The 89th Texas Legislature is more than a third of the way to ending and the Senate has been busy; the House is just now getting to work, and; there are many bills in the mix. Today is a full focus on bills of which we should be aware. One of those bills is related to car license plates and it is so simple that it makes one wonder why we didn’t go this direction years ago. 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 ..read more
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Episode 3689: Why legacy media isn’t “legitimate” media | Trump & Roberts both partly wrong & partly right – Pratt on Texas 3/18/2025
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3d ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Language, words, are what allow us to form and communicate thought and words, to a large degree, control our thought. Members of media well know this and use such to engage in opinion shaping even when pretending to be engaged in straight reporting. From more alleged abortionists being arrested in Texas, to DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the A.P., to misleading by omission in stories of the deportation of criminal illegal aliens, stories daily prove that legacy media has no right to any presumption, or reputation, of being “legi ..read more
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Episode 3688: Pro-life law needs no clarification | Abortionist, unlicensed “doctor” arrested | Texas tops in jobs – Pratt on Texas 3/17/2025
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4d ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Senator Hughes, the Lt. Governor, and others are falling prey to pro-abortion Democrats plan of incrementally making abortion legal with a new bill to “clarify” Texas abortion law. It does not need clarification, it is clear on its face and evidence supports such. Breaking today: Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Arrest of Houston-Area Abortionist and Crackdown on Clinics Providing Illegal Abortions Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business ..read more
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Episode 3687: Texas Tech HSC’s racial discrimination suit | Getting the Tx AG back to prosecuting election fraud – Pratt on Texas 3/14/2025
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1w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Senator Bryan Hughes is working to get Texas back to sanity with its Attorney General’s office prosecuting election crimes as it did since 1951 before a stupid, ignorant ruling from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2021. This is greatly needed but will a good bill move in the Texas House? The same crowd is in charge in the House to setup the sham impeachment of A.G. Paxton and nothing indicates those folk have stopped their efforts to politically destroy the conservative attorney general. Our Lone Star story of t ..read more
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Episode 3686: Sen. Perry’s water bill | Proving citizenship to vote troubles Democrats | Class is for humans only – Pratt on Texas 3/13/2025
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1w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas Senate moving fast and Lieutenant Governor Patrick has released another batch of “priority” bills. Senator Charles Perry also announced filing of his big water infrastructure package, SB 7 and SJR 66. Meanwhile, tomorrow, Friday, 14 March, is last day for bill filing which is the 60th day of the 140-day session and the Texas House has passed nothing. Democrats and other leftists are not happy that Texas wants to ensure that only citizens, those legal to vote, get to register to vote! Rep. Gerdes files HB4814, FU ..read more
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Episode 3685: Corrupting hubris at Texas Capitol | What is “public education?” | Battle of Refugio | Good on ya, Rep. Self – 3/12/2025
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1w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Legislative leadership has clear corruption that needs rooting out and once again, Rep. Charlie Geren, enforcer/hatchetman for Straus, Bonnen, Phelan, and now Burrows, appears to be involved – no surprise is that! This issue is emblematic of all that is wrong in our country – a group of people who, once elected or in a position of perceived power, see themselves as a sort of American Aristocracy – that it inherently unAmerican. Other news from the legislature: Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Pare ..read more
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Episode 3684: School choice & dishonest Democrats | Southwest Airlines gets a Neiman-Marcus-style gutting – Pratt on Texas 3/11/2025
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1w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Legislators in the Texas House are finally hearing the HB3, school choice legislation, in the public education committee today. Expect nothing but lies from the Democrats and the long line of “witnesses” they’ll have. Start with State Rep. James Talarico, a committee member, who claims that 70-percent of public school parents oppose school choice. Even the Left-leaning polls have shown overwhelming support for school choice in Texas. Texas Senators have a good point and good timing: Message to President Trump is to get ..read more
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Episode 3683: A bad problem, costing you, legislators must fix | Phelan’s speech bill would make an EU official proud – Pratt on Texas 3/10/2025
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1w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Legislators did a half-job last session and now must get the other half fixed as the problem is still a whole and it is unethical and costs taxpayers big. Read more: Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation faces lawsuit Texas Lawmakers Seek to Close ‘Affordable Housing’ Tax Exemption Loophole 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. Dade Phelan’s horrible anti-political speech bill gets t ..read more
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Episode 3682: Hegar new chief Aggie, others announce run for Comptroller | Texas wins business award 13th straight time – Pratt on Texas 3/7/2025
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2w ago
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Finally, an opening in statewide office, all thanks to the Aggies! Texas A&M has selected Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar as sole finalist for Aggie system chancellor. The Guv will appoint someone to finish out the term once Hegar resigns and the office will be on next year’s ballot. Don Huffines and Christi Craddick say they are running for Comptroller. 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 199 ..read more
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