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 

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: What is Governor Abbott trying to hide, if anything, related to his last moment veto of the state ban on get-high hemp THC? The Feds have now closed the very loopholes that allowed a new multi-billion get-high drug industry that was never intended to be part of hemp production but Abbott, at the last moment vetoed Texas’ bill doing the same. Abbott clearly doesn’t want to make it easy to know who he was protecting as he’s put a cost estimate of $25,000 on providing a simple list of all of those who petitioned his office for the veto.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.YCT endorses Don Huffines for Texas Comptroller in the GOP primary.Issa to stick with California district changing under Prop 50, rejects Texas run.Smith County Democrats withdraw from Tyler Christmas Parade in solidarity with illegal aliens. Showing that even in Texas the Democrat grassroots are more concerned with harboring illegal aliens than with the safety of citizens – that includes millions of “Hispanic” citizens.San Marcos becomes latest Central Texas city to cut ties with Flock camera. Way to go!Mentioned but not covered: Former Maduro Spy Chief’s Letter To Trump Seeks To Expose Narco-Terrorist War Against U.S. Quite interesting.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 Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar of Laredo pardoned by President Trump. Cuellar and his wife were under indictment for what seemed to be political retribution from the Biden Administration but now, with no trial we’ll never fully know. A strong candidate for the GOP just announced his campaign for TX28 yesterday so will this hurt or help? One thing to remember is that Cuellar, who almost lost last time to an underfunded Republican, has a Democratic Party Primary opponent this time who said of the pardon: “Innocent people do not take pardons.”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.TX19: Conservative leader and Lubbock County Commissioner Jason Corley officially announced a run for Congress yesterday. Corley is not a banquets and balls self-promoting politician. He’s an in-the-trenches worker for conservative government – sort of a working man’s rep.In oral argument, it appears the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will likely back Texas’ election integrity law clamping down on electioneering related to mail-in ballots.Texas DPS and border patrol continue to interdict illegal aliens making it across the border with several big busts in recent days.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 campaign news including another entrant into the TX19 race; Democrat Henry Cuellar gets a big Republican opponent in TX28, and; California’s Issa could run for the newly drawn TX32 in the Dallas-region.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.Immigration and related:Biden Program Sent More Than $36 Million Into Texas for Afghan RelocationNoem Flags Sweeping Travel Ban on Countries Dumping ‘Killers, Leeches, and Entitlement Junkies’ on U.S.DHS Slams Hochul: New York Freed 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens While Ignoring ICE DetainersNoem confirms completion of 10,000 ICE hires to come ‘within 10 days’Sad update: Missing Lubbock couple, Lightfoot, found dead in New MexicoListen 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 Republicans to lose another incumbent in Congress to retirement but this one has a twist of a twin thrown in. Plus other political and campaign news such as RINO state Rep. VanDeaver deciding a re-election bid to the House isn’t something he wants to go through.Democrats throw in the towel on their legal challenge to Tarrant County’s redistricting. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare continues to impress as a true pro-taxpayer conservative leader.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.Corpus Christi man gains notoriety (or infamy) for handing out cheap Harbor Freight machetes to vagrants and bums. Gotta have something to clear out new bum camps with under those stream bridges!Another bad asylum call: Afghan national allegedly threatened to bomb Fort Worth. Afghan accused of killing national guard soldier in DC was known, and reported, by many to “spiraling into mania” but was given asylum anyway.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: The violent, fatal attack on National Guard troops in the nation’s capitol has the fully anti-immigration folks rattling their swords loudly. Frankly, they have strong points to make and the points on their rhetorical swords were sharpened by naive, careless, and incompetent Democratic Party policy that itself has served to sharpen those points enough to be turned back upon themselves, Democrats, as serious political and cultural weapons.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.An example out of Wichita County of how wasteful were COVID grant programs. What does a new tax office have to do with WuFlu?Can we please stop trying to one up each other over the so-called “first Thanksgiving?” It’s pointless and while the Texas claim is correct over a mass being held in thanksgiving, it was not the same thing as what we recognize with the Pilgrims.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: Attorney General Paxton advise Texas universities that are part of the ACC, Big XII, or SEC athletic conferences not to sign the horrible, likely unlawful in Texas, settlement agreement demanded by the tyrants at the College Sports Commission. Paxton also sent a letter to other attorneys general warning the same.Background: Texas Tech Raises Concerns Over College Sports Commission Agreement.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.State of Missouri leads 22 states in arguing, to the Supreme Court, that the judicial panel’s decision to stop Texas’ Congressional redistricting is wrong.Big drop in a short week: Oil and gas drilling rig count.WKRP reporter Les Nessman makes his annual report from the WKRP turkey drop.Also, we end the program with important words about our national Thanksgiving.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 ruling in the case of the City of Kemaj abusing citizens from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will have far reaching consequences for Texas and local governments that abuse the rights of citizens. One key takeaway: The court “…asserted that a “taking” of property occurs at the time a government takes an action that makes the property unusable.”Read the full story by the great Holly Hansen here: Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Kemah Lawsuit Dismantles Hurdles for Citizens to Sue Local Governments.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.Dallas Fed: Texas manufacturing activity accelerates. Texas service sector activity retreats slightly and retail sales fall.More bad polling for Senator John Cornyn.TX23: Brandon Herrera raises $1 million in primary challenge to Tony Gonzales. Are there “Go Brandon!” signs in this primary race?Webb County judge denies violating federal election law.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: The United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked the judicial panel’s 2 to 1 decision against Texas’ new Congressional maps. I’ll explain the legal argument Texas made in its emergency appeal Friday. The high court required briefings from all parties to be in by today at 5pm.Also, why the new districts being used is so vitally important to the nation.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.Stench of Local Government stories: Brown County Judge Shane Britton arrested on multiple alleged charges.Uvalde County Judge suspended by state commission after indictment.On the brighter side: Gordon has 75 students. Their girls basketball team just beat a school with 5,300.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: Border and illegal immigration news continues to remind us that even with the Trump Administration getting a good handle on illegal border crossings, the crisis caused by years of abuse and fraud has left us with major problems. Stories covered:Chip Roy Unveils Plan To Fix America’s Legal Immigration Revolving Door – why punish those who go about it legally through the years-long arduous process? Just stop all the other abuses.Government Ordered to Resume Deportation Protection Program for Vulnerable Immigrant YouthLeaked Houston council proposal would limit HPD’s ICE cooperationDPS Celebrates Border Mounted Patrol Unit’s AnniversaryAustin ISD employees detained by ICE spark campus alarm – not that the district may have hired illegal aliens but that they’ve been caught!Governor Abbott Demands Action On Mexico’s Water Treaty Violation – great but mostly meaninglessOur 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.CAIR sues Texas Gov Abbott after it was labeled a terrorist organization.Oil and gas rig count unchanged in Texas this week.Why Senator Cornyn should lose the primary and retire, Cornyn pushes for yet another federal bureaucracy: The DC swamp proposes beating China in space by creating another bureaucracy here on Earth.SpaceX Superheavy booster intended for next test flight damaged during static fire test. Firefly to provide the launch rocket for Kratos’ hypersonic test vehicles.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com