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…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Despite a media feeding frenzy, Texas did not “backtrack” or “reverse course” on SB4 in oral argument before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today. No, in a Rush-style I-told-you-so, Texas’ solicitor general told the court that SB4 does exactly what I have been explaining …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: While stripping Americans of their gun rights, the same “progressive” Leftist judges are arming illegal aliens! What could go wrong!?” That and other Second Amendment related stories: Biden Administration Launches New Gun-grabbing Scheme – Texas Scorecard Big win for NRA memb…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Avian, or bird, flu is found in Texas. A dairy work has a case, it’s a mild illness, some dairy cows have it, and now poultry have it. The only area for panic is for the economic loss to dairies and poultry farms and that it might raise some prices but, don’t worry, the alway…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: An El Paso magistrate judge, on Easter Sunday, let the rioting illegal border crosser go free on personal recognizance bonds and blamed the local district attorney. More. Also, one of our great historians points out that Mexico’s president has become an outright enemy of the …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Reverend Daniel Hinton joins us to talk about Good Friday, Holy Week, and about worship using the liturgical calendar. Hinton is pastor for Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock (an orthodox Missouri Synod Lutheran church.) Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Co…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: More reporting is out bolstering all I have told you about the demise of those so-called “fraud” charges against Ken Paxton that were held onto for 8-years without trial. Be familiar with the entire history with my assembled links here. Our Lone Star story of the day is spons…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Political goals trump justice for much of the state’s leftwing media as well as many politicians – a sinful shame. Headlines such as “Ken Paxton is Not Vindicated” and “This is Ken Paxton’s Texas” show the media going nuts over the dropping the spurious charges levied against…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A MUST LISTEN SHOW! For well over a decade, I have covered the charges lodged against Ken Paxton over the so-called “securities fraud,” which was never fraud by the way. All that time, the evidence has shown it all to be a political revenge issue and I have said that the reas…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Texas WuFlu heroine, is still fighting and has won a big victory over the Food and Drug Administration that tried to frighten Americans away from treating COVID-19: Houston Doctor’s Lawsuit Forces FDA to Remove COVID-19-Related Ivermectin Posts. Reme…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Governor Abbott repeats the goal of eliminating public school M&O property taxes at TPPF summit. Lt. Gov. Patrick gets standing ovation for committing to passage of school choice. 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: Middle-of-the-pack, voting wise, Republican state Representative Tom Oliverson has announced a very public run to be the next Texas Speaker of the House. It is a practical admission that Phelan is finished as speaker even if he wins his runoff election. I’ve much about the an…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Leftist “wokeness,” a common mental and moral deficiency, will not go away even with Texas history. The Marxist-style attempts to rewrite Texas history continue with a new group being hosted by U. in Fort Worth – that’s TCU which has long been said to be where the “C,” as in …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: After extending the pause on Texas SB4 border enforcement bill yesterday, today the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Texas arrest and prosecute for illegal entry law to take effect while the case makes its way through the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals! Our Lone Star story of t…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The Big Lie: “Working with Democrats” requires empowering Democrats in Texas. That and much more of the mess regarding the Phelan runoff and how the self-anointed Austin Aristocracy are rushing to help the Drinker of the House hold on to his seat. House Chairman: Dade Phelan …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: If you are Hispanic, or any other so-called “minority,” and do not follow your Democrat Party “masters” orders to vote as they instruct, you are akin to a “Jew for Hitler” in NAZI Germany! That is the opinion of a Democrat Texas Congressman and it’s an example of the racism a…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Beware misleading national news service headlines: SpaceX’s test of Super Heavy and Starship from Texas this morning was a huge success as well as a big step forward. Space historian Robert Zimmerman of behindtheblack.com joins us to discuss the big test. See: SpaceX’s Superh…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A reminder from The Daily Caller that when Texas legislative leadership, as has that of the Texas House, confuses working with Democrats with empowering Democrats, terrible things happen to important bills. Story: Even In Border State, Republicans Fail To Protect Elections Fr…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Abortion clinic “waste” hauled into Amarillo for disposal from many places outside of Texas. Texas’ anti-abortion laws do not address the disposal of the remains of an unborn child killed by an elective abortion outside the State of Texas at a waste management facility inside…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The border and illegal immigration crisis continues and Democrats appear to want it this way: Democrats Vote Unanimously to Include Illegal Immigrants in Census Attorney General Ken Paxton Prevails Over Biden’s Unlawful Attempt to Redirect Money Away from Border Wall Construc…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The illegal alien charged with murdering Laken Riley “easily” entered our country despite links to a bloodthirsty gang – NY Post’s “bombshell” report. Democrats simply don’t care and do not want real border security or deportation of aliens who commit crimes as evidenced by 1…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: More election follow-up including who advocating for and supporting homosexuality is central to the Texas Democratic Party and a key statehouse runoff. Also, more of the Leftwing effort that almost worked to unseat one of Texas most conservative Supreme Court justices. And, A…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Full election review. After halfway efforts in the past, Gov. Greg Abbott finally wen all-in as a leader and dealt a big blow to the Texas House RINO aristocracy. Eight, likely nine, outright wins over anti-school choice incumbents and four others, including the Drinker of th…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Last night the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4 which allows the state to arrest illegal border crossers, and more, until the Court decides what it will do with the case. Meanwhile, the great Paul Bedard reports on a Biden program that should …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Two big court decisions today. The U.S. Supreme Court issues a “unanimous” decision that states cannot remove Trump, or any other federal candidate, under the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment – it was really a 5 to 4 opinion. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Biden talked “climate change” at the border in Brownsville yesterday while Trump talked about the very real crisis facing us with the “Joe Biden Invasion.” I bring you Trumps remarks on today’s show. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services pr…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The stories continue to be published that document law breaking by public school officials. It is no surprise that many of them are fighting school choice but doing so with taxpayers’ money is illegal and demonstrates a lack of integrity. The whole issue mathces up well with …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas wins big on a key constitutional question about Congress passing bills without a quorum of members present but, how does the Leftist press characterize the story? The Leftist Texas Tribune headlines the story: Federal judge rules against pregnant workers in win for Paxt…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Another “hit piece” on Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine in the Texas Tribune reads like a campaign endorsement to regular Americans, Christians, and red-blooded conservatives. It also shows why you are seeing a full court press to sully and remove him from the state’s …

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: I discuss and answer listener questions about the one GOP primary race for Texas Supreme Court in which Justice John Devine is being opposed by Brian Walker. I talk about the ongoing campaign by Leftist press to sully Devine through guilt by association and how, to date as fa…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: On Wednesday I brought you the story of Denton ISD’s electioneering and now there is more. And, Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against the district on the matter. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service …

In this Pratt on Texas Podcast Extra I interview Chip Polk about the founding of Ragtown Gospel Theater. 2024 is the 18th season of original Christian drama at Ragtown. Learn all about the Polk brothers, the theater, and the shows at: https://ragtown.com/ www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Two of the very good things accomplished by the Texas Legislature are paying off. Extra-territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) reform is restoring property rights and tax cuts are resulting in significantly lower property tax bills. Funny how both bills were carried by Senator Betten…

The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Attorney General Paxton has taken action to enforce a full investigation of one of the NGOs dealing with illegal immigrants. Many of these groups have long been suspected of aiding illegal immigration and one in El Paso has sued to try and stop the AG’s investigation – the AG…