The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Study: Democrats are as pagan and Godless as you would imagine, and it has gotten much worse. But we’re all in trouble because Republicans are less and less believers too – but not nearly to the extent of Dems, yet.Good ol’ classy Crocked Crockett: Jasmine Crockett says ‘f— you’ to Supreme Court over new Texas districts. More. Notice a repeat of the classic hypocrisy of Dems: Justices are “illegitimate” if they disagree with Dems.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 revenue totaled $4.3 billion in December, outpacing inflation by a lot.Texas Launches Lone Star Coins and Modern Texas Redback Gold Notes.Texas teachers union sues to stop TEA probe over Charlie Kirk posts.Yesterday much “conservative-leaning” media acted like Leftist media and attacked Hilton. I held off covering the story until the truth could come out and as I expected from the beginning, this was not Hilton acting badly but a local hotel franchise.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: There is plenty of irony in the U.S. action in Venezuela to go around. But, the biggest thing I’ve noticed is the utter nonsense being spewed by Democrats about the action being illegal. Jonathan Turley well covers that fact that this exact issue has already been litigated to the Supreme Court (a court Dems liked at the 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.AT&T contributing to the hollowing out of our great cities. AT&T announced today it would leave it giant skyscraper in downtown Dallas for the old EDS campus in Plano.U-Haul report says Texas is back to #1 on people moving one-way into the state.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: On display this last day of 2025 is more great Leftist, and Islamic, hypocrisy over the most basic of American rights. And as you’d expect, you get hateful speech from those decrying others’ speech as “hate speech.” These stories demonstrate it all:Islamophobic Attack at Walnut Creek Park Prompts Urgent Calls for ActionWashington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists to Stop Investigating Somali Daycares or Face Potential Hate Crime ChargesSenior Politico Reporter Fantasizes About Somalis Killing American Journalists While They Investigate Daycare FraudOur 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: Car burglars pick wrong Texarkana driveway.Texas appeals court says AG Ken Paxton can’t require counties to hand over case data.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 new Texas state park with beautiful geography is coming in 2026: Palo Pinto Mountains State Park. An opening date has not been set but participants in First Day Hikes, registration required, will get a preview on New Year’s Day.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 is getting a chunk of federal taxpayer dollars, $1.4 billion, for rural healthcare.Dallas Fed: Texas service sector activity holds steady, retail sales contract further.Texas GOP Releases 2026 Primary Ballot Propositions.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: What do the recent census estimates show about Texas’ major cities and counties? One result is a flip-flop on the which is the fourth largest city in Texas – but don’t worry, it will flip back as Austin keeps raising taxes while Tarrant County keeps lowering property taxes.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 Manufacturing Outlook Survey for December.Elon Musk’s X backs Texan’s free speech fight in case of tranny photographed in the Texas Capitol women’s restroom.Murder warrant issued for man wanted in shooting death of Eddy Betancourt, prominent Rio Grande Valley businessman.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: What’s going on with free speech in the City of Dallas? Dallas police arrested, or detained, street preachers preaching the Gospel on public property, outside the American Airlines Center.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.On a short week report, the Texas oil & gas rig count grew again.Abilene’s growth and key position on I-20 near the Metroplex nets Bass Pro Shops as anchor tenant of an $80 million retail development. (I think I may have credited this story to the DMN but is was in the Houston Chronicle.)Here’s a bonus story for you: Dallas CEO ventures into Ukrainian warzones.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 about Governor Abbott’s fight against CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood in Texas:Texas governor says state will ‘purge’ terror supporters after targeting Muslim groupsAttorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action in Lawsuit Involving the Terrorist Organization CAIRPaxton: Abbott order does not apply to local CAIR chaptersGovernor Abbott Sends Letter To U.S. Secretary Bessent Requesting Suspension of CAIR’s Tax-Exempt StatusAbbott Directs Texas DPS to Launch Criminal Investigations into CAIR, Muslim BrotherhoodOur 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.Melania Reigns as the Queen of Christmas, Trouncing Jill Biden and Michelle Obama in New Poll India launches Mildand-based AST SpaceMobile’s sixth Bluebird satelliteStarlink added a million new customers in just the past monthListen 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: Odessa and Ector County exemplify the Stench of Local Government at present: Citizens said no to bonds to build a new courthouse; officials gave them the middle finger and went ahead anyway with a $200 million project with debt from C.O. bonds. Odessa’s civic cheerleader crew ran a RINO/liberal slate with big money backing for city council, swept out the conservatives, and immediately went on a tax raising spree that may turn out to be illegal. But don’t worry, city officials are going to spend more of the people’s money to protect their tax increase! Notice how in both stories the reporter left out the background.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.ACU graduate and left-liberal Obama appointed federal judge, Robert Pitman, blocks Texas new age verification law for app stores. Pitman claims minors have a right to access anything without verifying age so when will he overturn all the other things we require age verification for?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: Congressional candidate (TX19) and Lubbock Co. Commissioner Jason Corley talks about his reinstatement to office by a court on Friday and the appellate court rejecting his tormentors appeal this morning. It’s all a glimpse into why the Bowtie Bully Curtis Parrish should not hold any elected office.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 drilling rig count. Another mall bump up this past week.All the Texas high school football champions.Trump switches endorsement from Mayra to Eric in the GOP battle for TX34 where Republicans hope to beat liberal U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in the Rio Grande Valley next fall.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

U.S. Navy Commander (Retired) Bob Gray of Gray Matters joins us for a special edition of Pratt on Texas.Gray Matters airs on my Lubbock affiliate KWBF and is a great show for thinking people. Bob helps keep Pratt on Texas on the air in Lubbock and is an interesting person with a equally interesting background.www.PrattonTexas.com

Famous Texas cold case mystery solved: What really happened to David Crockett at the Alamo. Did he go down fighting or, was he captured and executed by Mexican dictator General Santa Anna?Rick Range joins us to discuss the book David Crockett Went Down Fighting: How We Know It. Range and fellow researcher Phil Guarnieri put to rest a longtime controversy over what happened to Crockett at the Alamo.You know Rick Range from his Save the Alamo work.www.PrattonTexas.com

The Reverend Daniel Hinton joins us to talk about Christmas – and what it is not on this special edition of Pratt on Texas..Hinton is pastor for Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock (an orthodox Missouri Synod Lutheran church.)www.PrattonTexas.com

On this special edition of Pratt on Texas, our friend Nathan Dahlstrom (S.J. Dahlstrom) talks about the success of the Wilder Good Adventure book series and about the latest, number 9, Never Curse The Rain which is published by Paul Dry Books.Order your copy here.Be Wilder, not wimpy! Keep up with all things Wilder at: http://wildergood.com/

Texas passed Senate Bill 840 to help with the growing state’s housing shortage but some local governments claim it to be a “sledgehammer” and an infringement on their “local control.” Lawsuits have been filed yet other cities have embraced the law.Ben Crockett of the Texas Public Policy Foundation will discuss the issue with us on this special edition of Pratt on Texas.www.PrattonTexas.com

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: New polling shows Jasmine ‘Crocked’ Crockett leading Talarico in the Democrat Primary for the U.S. Senate nomination. (By they way, both are equally whiny but in different ways.)  But was it Crocked’s extreme narcissism that allowed Republican operatives to essentially lure her into the race? We know those polls played a big role because Crocked said so.By the way, ol’ devil head Carville says Rep Crockett’s rhetoric is ‘more about herself’ than voters .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 drilling rig count. A small bump up this week.Battleship Texas’ restoration is getting closer to being finished. I’m ready to go and board her at Galveston Pier 15 in the next year or so. I’ve been following updates on Youtube, you can too at this link: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleshipTexasStench of Local Government stories:City of Houston tries to avoid liability by claiming a car crash is medical claim, court says no way.City of Austin to spend money on “gender-inclusive” restrooms to blunt state law. What hypocrisy! Aren’t these the same people quoted often in the press about how silly it is for Republicans to be focused on bathrooms? Yet, who immediately starts spending money to build new bathrooms to appease a handful of sex-confused people?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 held off on this story all week because it was confusing. The press release from the State Securities Board came across to me as a head-scratcher that looked a bit like an insider political hit on Paxton. Now I think that is the case even more as I wasn’t the only one confused by the Board’s odd comments and ruling over the Muslim “EPIC City” development. This very good story from the Dallas Morning News shows I wasn’t the only one wondering about this: AG Ken Paxton, state agency clash over ‘EPIC City’ development lawsuit.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 jobs reports show continued adding of jobs (21,700) in the Lone Star State with the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.1 percent.More evidence that the Texas A&M System doesn’t care much for West Texas (WT) or the NW region of the state: West Texas A&M University, Texas A&M System to end Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. The money to fix the state’s oldest state museum is almost a rounding error in the A&M system budget.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’s not disunity to have different approaches to something like property tax reform – it is healthy to attack the problems from all angles. Governor Abbott’s ideas and Lt. Gov. Patrick’s ideas are both good. Patrick’s is more political achievable an Abbott’s more desirable overall. Too bad Abbott wasn’t hot phasing out school property taxes several years ago. It was Don Huffines who pushed such and Abbott didn’t.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 city sales tax numbers released in December report. Look up you city here.Some campaign news covered:Crockett points to Mamdani-Trump, AOC-Trump voters when pressed on path to win – yeah, New York City’s voter universe is just so similar to that of Texas! [sarcasm]Jasmine Crockett’s 2025 Highlight Reel: Dallas Condo Lien, Hidden Debt, Luxury Donor Vacays, “Hot Wheels” Insults, Undisclosed Companies, Zero AccountabilityCan a GOP County Chair Run His Wife’s Election?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: Drama continues in the TX19 GOP race for Congress with the Bowtie Bully, RINO County Judge Curtis Parrish, having infuriated most people, even some of his supporters, by unilaterally, without a court finding of fact, removing Precinct 2 County Commissioner Jason Corley from office solely based upon Bowtie’s opinion of the resign-to-run statute. Corley, now a candidate for Congress in TX19, appears on the show to give us an update on his lawsuit, filed last night, and discuss the matter generally.Here is a good write-up: Corley’s future on Commissioner’s Court waits for judge to be assigned; other commissioners stunned he was replaced.For those who have never understood why many of us say Curtis Parrish has no business in a position of responsibility, this gives a glimpse into his super arrogance and viciousness that permeates about everything he does but is hard for outsiders to perceive.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.A rundown of who has filed in the GOP and Jackass parties for statewide offices; vacancies in the legislature, and; some local filings and comments.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: Drama in the TX19 GOP race for Congress as Lubbock County’s Curtis ‘Bowtie’ Parrish goes after Commissioner Jason Corley in a nasty, arrogant, and very questionable move.Jason Corley removed from Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court after announcing bid for congressCorley says he’ll fight back after Parrish replaces him on Court, saying Corley’s Congress bid triggered resignationWill Parrish now decide Matt Smith can’t run because he’s not “fat”?!Leftist loudmouthed clown Jasmine Crockett jumps into the Democratic primary for US Senate, moreAbbott Predicts Jasmine Crockett “Will Be Pummeled” As She Weighs Texas Senate Run Before Filing DeadlineColin Allred drops out of U.S. Senate race, will challenge homosexual fellow Democrat Julie Johnson for CongressTrump blasts Cuellar for remaining Democrat after pardon: ‘Next time, no more Mr. Nice guy’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.U.S. Supreme Court turns away appeal of Fifth Circuit ruling challenging the ability of a governing body to remove books from libraries the body runs – and well points out the constant media lie that it is “banning” books.RIP: Texas business titan Tom Hicks. Also, former fake Republican beloved by Democrats, Bill Ratliff has died.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 new Congressional maps get okay for use in 2026 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The underlying issues will still be moving in the court system but a separate opinion by Alito and joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, was fairly specific on why the trial court majority of the panel of judges was wrong under both the Alexander and Purcell principles. Read a full report here.A bit of crowing: Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Protects Big Beautiful Map in SCOTUS Against Challenges by Left-Wing Groups.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.U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to so-called birthright citizenship.Oil and gas drilling rig count unchanged in Texas after a big fall off last week.Houston gets slap down on property rights case at appeals court.Former Ector County auditor gets 41 months, ordered to repay over $1 Million for his theft of taxpayer funds over a ten-year period!Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com