Pratt on Texas

Pratt on Texas
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Pratt on Texas, the news and commentary of Texas. 

  1. 6H AGO

    Lubbock Co.’s auditor & co. judge: Data shows them either liars, incompetents, or both – Pratt on Texas 4/1/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day:  While the headline plays to the bad and regular soap opera style of reporting, the story and the financial facts reported show that I, and others, have been right in our opinion all along: Lubbock County’s auditor, with support from Judge Curtis “Bowtie Bully” Parrish, has been misleading officials as well as has been pushing policy decisions she has no business chiming in upon. The question becomes: Is it form ignorance and incompetence or, is it to push the Parrish dream of substantially larger county government. Make no mistake, this misdirection from the auditor effected GOP runoff races in both commissioner precinct one and four races. 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. More developments in Texas Killing Fields murders: Texas Killing Fields: Man indicted in Laura Miller, Audrey Cook deaths Tim Miller says man charged in Texas Killing Fields reached out to him TDCJ’s estimated cost to fully cool Texas prisons rises to $1.5 billion – coverage of the bench trial. Watching the launch of the Artemis-2 mission. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    43 min

  2. 1D AGO

    RGV/Brownsville is booming, SpaceX & port | Our wimpy society is costing us dearly – Pratt on Texas 3/31/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day:  A story about a judge in Harris County set me off. We have become such a weakling, pansy society that we will not be able to take out the directed energy of China and other competitors unless our populace decides to grow up and toughen up. Headline: Harris County judge’s harsh treatment of IT worker goes viral. What “harsh” treatment? This is nothing, nothing! 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. TX9 GOP runoff: Mealer gets backing of Don Huffines. A big piece in the Texas Tribune on the GOP Railroad Commission runoff. I backed Jim Wright and stand by that. Bo French is talking nothing about the oil and gas business or anything else that has anything to do with the Railroad Commission. Texas Service Sector was steady in March according to the Dallas Fed report. Big growth in the Rio Grande Valley: Cowen: SpaceX has generated roughly $99 million in tourism-related economic impact; $13 billion into the regional economy. I sent this to our friend Bob Zimmerman and he had an important political point to make. Cowen: Port of Brownsville contributing an ‘astounding’ $11.9 billion to Texas’ GDP Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    43 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Paxton wins CPAC backing | TX19 endorsements | A/C in Texas prisons on trial – Pratt on Texas 3/30/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas’ $1.3 Billion Fix to Cool Deadly Hot Prisons Goes to Trial – these lawsuits are ridiculous as Texas is spending huge money to address the problem. Pitman and other federal judges too often want the cache of controlling the states. And even at the most inflated number estimating deaths in Texas prisons due to, or exacerbated by, heat, is that number actually any greater than that of the non-prison population? 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. Student dead after shooting teacher at Hill Country Preparatory College High School in Comal ISD. Texas manufacturing continues to grow according to the Dallas Fed. The Texas Supreme Court rightly ends 2021 winter storm litigation against power generators. Paxton wins CPAC poll more than 3 to 1 over Cornyn, gets CPAC endorsement in U.S. Senate GOP runoff race. In speech, Paxton says he’ll be more like Senator Ted Cruz and look out for Texas as opposed to Cornyn’s DC values. TX19 Runoff: Several former candidates endorse Tom Sell. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    44 min

  4. 5D AGO

    Flock cameras violated Texas law | Remembering the massacre of Texans at Goliad – Pratt on Texas 3/27/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: There is much to detest about the Flock surveillance camera company and its odd utopianist founder as well as many reasons governments should not allow the private firm’s cameras to be recording all of our movements. Why would anyone believe the firm takes seriously data privacy when it didn’t even care enough to be properly licensed in Texas? Texas says Flock surveillance violated state law over licensing issue. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995. Oil and gas rig count falls despite high prices. Lieutenant Governor Patrick releases more charges to interim Senate committees. Perry’s Steakhouse Ordered to Pay $21.2 Million for Tip Theft– and Mr. Perry himself is on the hook, no corporate veil protects. All business that involve tips should read this. Dallas County jury awards $1.1 billion in child abuse case against stepfather tied to early Humble Oil fortune. We remember the massacre of Texans at Goliad. For podcast listeners, here is Brian Burns’ great song Goliad. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    41 min

  5. 6D AGO

    Dallas Co. lost residents; census news | Burrows releases long list of interim charges – Pratt on Texas 3/26/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The U.S. Census Bureau has released new numbers and while Texas urban areas continue to grow, a bit slower, Dallas County actually lost residents. People, and businesses, keep choosing to move to the exurban areas over the Democrat dominated, and poorly run, core cities. “Among some of the largest metro areas, the fastest-growing counties tended to be on the outer edges, a pattern especially pronounced in Texas,” the Census Bureau reported today. 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 House of Reps. leader, founder of the BurrowCrat coalition, Dustin Burrows released a very long list of interim study charges for House committees. He also created three new committees – and the unwieldy bureaucracy of the Texas House just grows and grows so that enough members get fancier titles and a little more budget money. Embattled Johnson County sheriff to be arrested for aggravated perjury in connection with sexual harassment allegations. Wichita Falls lawyer among those discipline by the Texas Bar. Fifth Circuit revives homebuilder’s Sherman Act antitrust suit against Mansfield. Mansfield has acted as a monopoly outside its own city limits in the often abused extraterritorial jurisdiction. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.     www.PrattonTexas.com

    44 min

  6. MAR 25

    Cornyn afraid to speak at CPAC, in Texas! | Hancock/Paxton enmity on parade – Pratt on Texas 3/25/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Much from the campaign stack today including: Aaron Reitz Endorses Mayes Middleton in Attorney General Runoff – so do I Democrat whines at not being included on interim committees Cornyn says he will not speak at CPAC as he’s busy with his work in Washington– CPAC is being held in Texas where Cornyn has been campaigning for over a year and which he supposedly represents! He really is just a man of the DC Swamp. Cornyn Camp Slams Paxton Over Alleged Misuse of Taxpayer Funds– where, what, when? There is nothing here but saying something of some type might have happened. 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. Enmity between Hancock (Chief Clerk!) and Paxton blows up. (more) Frankly, Paxton’s office gave Hancock what he wanted and now he’s casting stones at the AG’s office for his own failure – I explain in the show. The Corpus Christi water debacle gets saltier; effort begins to remove mayor. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    43 min

  7. MAR 24

    New Senate race polling | Anti-Wimp | FinCEN surveillance rule felled – Pratt on Texas 3/24/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: New polling is out in the Texas Republican primary runoff race for U.S. Senate between Ken Paxton and ol’ John Cornyn. One might say about it: The more things change, the more things remain the same. Paxton is leading Cornyn and as expected has picked up the majority of Wesley Hunt voters. See the full breakdown from Quantus 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. Anti-Wimp update: Incident leads to home invasion; homeowner was ready for action. Federal court in Texas strikes down FinCEN’s horrible real estate surveillance rule that burdened title companies with big expenses and fines. Hub City Title’s Lee Williams discusses the issue with us. Microsoft to rent data center expansion in Abilene from which Oracle backed away. TEA orders public schools to suspend instruction and activities related to the nasty Cesar Chavez. Also, new leadership for Fort Worth ISD announced. UNT to cut its leftwing Women’s and Gender Studies minor. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    42 min

  8. MAR 23

    Do primary results show Bexar County Democrats to be anti-DEI racists? – Pratt on Texas 3/23/2026

    The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Are Democrat voters in San Antonio and Bexar County racists? Didn’t they know that they are supposed to vote in the Democrat primary election according to DEI principles? I examine the liberal hand wringing over Dems voting against black judges in Bexar County. Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995. Oil and gas rig count falls despite rising prices. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces new chairmen of Senate standing committees, fills vacancies, and creates interim select committees. Patrick also sets up select committee on religious liberty. Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla to Build Advanced Chip Factories in Austin. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

    43 min
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