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The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Is media-sponsored polling weaponized to hurt Republicans and help Democrat? There certainly is evidence to suggest such. The respected John McLaughlin discussed the issue with The Federalist and had many things to say that are important. Read it here: Polling Scandals Expose Corporate Media’s Pre-Election Psyop. 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. Two Lubbock County commissioners say the county judge, ol’ tres piedras, or BowTie Bully, Curtis Parrish should resign. It goes well beyond the sexual harassment allegations. 17-year-old from McKinney arrested for planning to assassinate Texas Congressman Keith Self. Self says he will continue to fight radical Islam. Texas Independent Candidate, Mike Collier, Survives Dismissal Bid in Ballot Challenge. Some of the business news covered: Carrier picks Fort Worth for huge factory with 1,500 jobs.  Saks Global tried to shake Dallas down for $126 to keep the existing Neiman Marcus flagship downtown store open. Kinder Morgan to build $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline from the Permian through the Panhandle. 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: Review of what first day of early voting in Texas tells us, with a limited data set. Also, I certainly was right about the peacocking pseudo Republicans bolstering themselves while trying to elect far leftist Democrats. And, I was right about Phelan letting slip what the true hope is for these people: That having conservative warriors lose big might help them elect RINOs in primaries and doom the conservative movement. Neil Bush, W’s brother, says he voted for James Talarico in Texas Dade Phelan Refuses to Back Ken Paxton for the Senate Seat Top Medical Journal Publishes Op-Ed Against Parents Rights To Stop Child Sex Changes– this is the stuff Phelan and RINOs said wasn’t happening and with which they do not want to deal. 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. Lubbock’s super arrogant BowTie Bully, County Judge Curtis Parrish, appears to be hosting the roost to which the chickens are coming home. More women come forward with allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Plus, we learn that his wife appears to chaperone him which suggests that his alleged problems might have been know for some time. Fake Polling Firm Duped Media in ‘Social Experiment’ Republicans Bet Musk’s Millions Can Rescue Texas’ Paxton in US Senate Race Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com

he news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A federal judge in Dallas, of the Northern District of Texas, is accused by a judicial panel of abandoning her job and much worse. Her mental health is being questioned. Read: US Judge Facing Misconduct Claims Said to Have ‘Abandoned’ Job Judge Brown Emailed Sealed Court Papers to About 140 People 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. ‘Trans’ Student Mailers Hit Texas Homes As Advocacy Group Denies Sending Them. No one seems to take responsibility for this. A look at Abbott and Hinojosa top donors tells you all you need know about how they really stand on issues. It’s hard to get more liberal-left than Hinojosa. Anti-Wimp update: Picking wrong house to burgle bad for health. (posts at 5pm) Texas is still THE JOBS LEADER in the USA: Texas Leads All States For 12-Month Job Gains. But Democrats on the campaign trail say this needs changing! Comptroller Don Huffines Launches Whistleblower Portal for Reports of Fraud, Tax Evasion. 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: How to decide for whom you will cast your vote, especially when you do not particularly like a candidate. Also, Abilene voters should oppose both ballot propositions in order that they not give away their right to govern their own city and set its policies. 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 on polling, etc. 2026 General Election Recommendations from Pratt on Texas Luntz: Trump Voters Still Missing From Midterm Polls October Election Polls Often Mislead Voters About Outcomes and Party Momentum CBS News / YouGov poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race UH Hobby School October poll – Abbott, all other Republicans up except Paxton Laughable: NAACP sues claiming federal poll monitors constitutes voter intimidation. The NAACP used to demand federal poll monitors! A look at Abbott and Hinojosa top donors tells you all you need know about how they really stand on issues. It’s hard to get more liberal-left than Hinojosa. 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: John Cornyn and Carl Rove get the full Trump treatment and in this case I think it is well deserved: Trump Goes Scorched Earth: Cornyn and His ‘Liddle Buddy’ Karl Rove Trying to Hand TX to a Democrat Blame is on Cornyn, Karl Rove ‘if Ken Paxton loses,’ Trump says Much more from the campaign trail including: Pro-Cruz PAC launches Spanish ad campaign against Talarico Texas Pro-Lifers Aren’t Buying Talarico’s Tired Democratic Talking Points Dozens of pastors announce backing of Ken Paxton, campaign announces NYT: Paid Influencers Boosted James Talarico on TikTok Black civic group blasts Talarico campaign over canceled event: ‘Deeply disappointed’ 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 Annual Growth Rate Outpaces Nation as Labor Force Adds 15,800. Unemployment rate remains 4.4-percent. Baker Hughes rig count shows Texas lost 3 drilling rigs this week. 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: For today, I bring back the once wildly popular feature: Pratt on Texas Word of the Day. Word of the day is: dissembling. It means to put on a false appearance; conceal facts, intentions, or feelings. On the CNN town hall, little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico spent the evening dissembling about his radical Leftist record: Notoriously Woke James Talarico Stumbles Through CNN Town Hall, Posing Unconvincingly as Moderate › American Greatness James Talarico Flip-Flops on His Views Over Trans Kids and Parental Rights – he dissembles but the wording he used could go the other way Catholic Texas Prof Busts Talarico After Absurd Abortion/Bible Claim During CNN Town Hall James Talarico Says the Bible is Silent on Abortion, Gets Schooled by Catholic Woman From the Audience Talarico dismisses past comments about God and gender as ‘provocative’ – he’s lying, you must know this: Talarico’s Church Gives New Members Bible that Erases ‘Son of God’ from Jesus’s Name Talarico Gets Nailed for Big Problem With Claim in New Ad – he can’t provide any instance when he called out Biden on the border while Biden was President. Scott Jennings Points Out James Talarico’s Lie About the SAVE America Act and Fair Elections 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. 15 Texas Court of Appeals rules against Texas cities trying to fight SB2038 an keep control of land owners outside of city boundaries through the much abused extraterritorial jurisdiction. Very good ruling. 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: Conservative hating, disgraced former Speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan, admits in an interview with Leftist Texas Monthly what the real game is: The insider anti-conservative crowd hopes a big Texas loss for Republicans will steer the party away from conservatism and back into the hands of the insider class. This is despicable but not new. It is the same argument I heard while in the room with these types back in the 1980’s and 1990’s. 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. Latest UT/Texas Politics Poll Finds Historic Levels of Competition in Texas Midterm Elections – it’s all about gasoline prices. There are some odd non-sequiturs in the polling which shows voter emotional frustration. U.S. House Speaker Johnson: ‘I’m Telling You, the Polling Is Wrong’ GOP Super PAC pulls $3 million planned to fight Cuellar in TX28, moves funding to other South Texas fights, namely TX15 and TX34. No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Signs Executive Order Banning Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Lubbock County voters, be sure to vote at the bottom of the ballot for three members of the Lubbock Central Appraisal District board of directors: Vote for Micah O’Hair, Garret Carmouche, and Jon Bruegel. 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: At every turn, Texas Democrats who have political power are showing the agenda they will advance if voters hand them more power: Open borders, little to no enforcement of immigration law, raising taxes and fees, and increasing regulation – hardly an effort to increase “affordability.” San Antonio sues DHS, ICE over planned detention facility Harris County DA Says ICE Collision May Have Been Intentional  Harris County Passes Largest Property Tax Hike In 20 Years San Antonio’s fee hikes for emergency services will hurt 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. Again, I give you the honest details of the Waco case that Talarico is misleading the public about when claiming Paxton gave a special deal to a pedophile. It’s such B.S. that it would have been blown apart in June if not for a lying leftist media. Lubbock Co. courthouse rocked by allegations that the Curtis Parrish, the county judge, made sexual advances to Justice of the Peace Susan Rowley – my full thoughts on it at this time. See the full interview from Lubbock Lampoon here. Seminole Voters to Decide Whether to Become a ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’. Phil Gramm awarded the Liberty Fund Price for Advancing Economic Liberty. 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: Stop with the distracting rumor mill and spend your limited time and energy pointing out what a leftist lunatic and pervert is little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico. The energy and time wasted on the he’s missing issue became much worse with attempts to claim he was at a mental health facility in Ohio. The claims and the proffered evidence for such don’t stand up to even cursory review. Campaign And Hospital Deny Claim That James Talarico Went To Ohio Mental Hospital Mental Health Facility Denies Talarico’s Stay Alleged by Online Influencers The Disaster Story Behind the Debunked James Talarico Hospital Audio 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: Intruder put in hospital by armed Texan. (posts at 5pm) State Senator, and liberal Democrat, Nathan Johnson wants to be Texas Attorney General. A lot of claims have been made by enemies about A.G. Ken Paxton but neither the feds or the state ever made a case that any of it was true. But, the last Democrat Texas attorney general? Well, he pleaded guilty to corruption: FORMER TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL DAN MORALES PLEADS GUILTY. The War on Columbus Was Never Really About Columbus – The Daily Signal 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: Stop worrying about little Jimmy ‘The Creep” Talarico’s absence from the campaign trail – it’s a waste of energy at this point. What people need to know is how he says things like how Zohran Mamdani should be a “template” for Democrats. Media yesterday and today acts as if Ken Paxton’s talk of federal spending cuts is some campaign scandal – it’s what Republicans have campaigned on at least since Reagan! I want to hear more of that. Democrat, Vicente Gonzalez, who ripped rival’s donor-fueled ‘good life’ dropped campaign cash on Disney, spouse travel Jasmine Crockett’s Pastor Who’s Seeking Her House Seat Wired $2,000 to Woman Who Mailed Him Topless Photo, Lawsuit Claimed 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. Rig count shows Texas back to adding oil and gas drilling rigs this week. Pieper High School lockdown prompts debate over police response to gun report – damned if you do, damned if you don’t but, it does look like the Bexar Co. sheriff nosed in and created a problem 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 polling looks bad for conservative Republicans and good for perversion backing, socialist Democrats – but, there is a glimmer of hope in some polling I have noticed – a polling sample with a younger skew than that of past elections turnout. Also much on the Trump “raucous” rally in San Antonio, complete with Marxists protesting. Trump: ‘I’ll Never Forgive Texas if Talarico Wins,’ Speaking at GOTV Rally in San Antonio. 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. There is a good lesson about not voting for someone just because you may not like them or something they said; it’s exemplified in the race for Texas Railroad Commission. In trying to get personal revenge by not voting in the race, or even voting for the other side, you may just be doing far more damage than you think: Democrat Rosenthal Backed Satanists, Wiccans Leading Prayers in Texas Legislature Jon Rosenthal Said He’d Be ‘Pretty Cool’ Going Naked at LGBT Parade Blue Origin confirms major expansion in Texas. 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: James Talarico’s campaign is lying again by claiming Talarico doesn’t believe the things he has long espoused as well as has a voting record to prove. Outkick has this story and, unlike others, asks for clarification and follow-up: Talarico camp says he opposes trans athletes if unsafe or unfair but accuses politicians of bullying students. Notice how the campaign statement is 180-degrees from Talarico’s record and how they don’t respond to follow-up questions because, well, they can’t really given they are lying. 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 Comptroller Don Huffines ends tax on medical records – again, what pro-active conservative governance looks like. October report: Top 20 cities sales and use tax comparison. Look up your city here. – How can places like Abilene, rolling in new money, justify the tax increases passed? Overall, across the state, net payouts to cities is 11.31-percent higher than the same period in 2025. Border related: U.S.-Mexico Border Becomes Testing Ground for Latest Anti-Drone Military Tech; Terror related encounters surged at US Southern border in fiscal year 2026: Study, and; Affidavit: Man killed in Lewisville in retaliation for ordering hit on suspect’s brother in Venezuela. 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: News from the campaign trail in the race for Texas governor and from the U.S. Senate race. Greg Abbott outraises Gina Hinojosa but burned through much of his campaign cash. The cash is for nothing it it is not used in a tight election. But be aware that a big amount of Abbott’s cash is going for support of the entire Texas GOP effort, not just his campaign. Paxton raised $18M in 3rd quarter in tight Texas Senate race but Talarico still ahead in fundraising Super Bowl Champion Bryce Huff Backs Ken Paxton For U.S. Senate – moved his business here because of the GOP created Texas Miracle. Cortes: ‘Texas can’t afford a radical Senator who previously supported defunding the police’ ‘Honored’: Talarico endorsed by group that bailed out violent criminal later accused of mass murder Also, I examine a story about venue use that demonstrates why today’s Leftist Democrats simply cannot be trusted to govern in a free society. 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. Four Texas School Districts Face Comptroller Spending Review. Court officially dismisses Meurer’s appeal in Lubbock County phantom commissioner case, orders him to pay court cost. 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: Even CNN knows that little Jimmy ‘The Creep’ Talarico is lying on his solid past support for the defund the police movement. Talarico Denied Supporting Defunding the Police. Legacy Media Found the 2020 Tape Abbott, Hinojosa Trade Jabs on Support for Police Cowboys legend Randy White endorses Ken Paxton, warns James Talarico ‘can’t be trusted’ Democrat Nathan Johnson unleashes seven-figure ad blitz in close race for Texas Attorney General Bo French uproar continuation of power struggle inside Texas GOP – it’s not a power struggle. It’s just the same thing that happens regularly, you get a candidate that is less than optimal and some use that situation to self-aggrandize how much better than others they think they are. 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 Comptroller Huffines Reports State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.4 Billion in September – could give legislators the ability to provide more tax relief. State reprimands Lubbock Justice of the Peace for ruling without trial notice, failing to cooperate with investigation – he lost in the primary and is out at the end of the year. Rains County Justice of the Peace suspended after arrest for perjury in child support hearing. 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: “Hundreds” of troops deployed to the Texas border with Mexico in the Rio Grande Valley after the U.S. Coast Guard came under fire, and returned fire, last Saturday. 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. We remember the outbreak of the Texas Revolution on the Come and Take It Day with a bit of my 2022 interview about the Come and Take It canon with the late Gary Schurig. Baker Hughes oil and gas rig count declines in Texas this week. Several campaign trail stories: Texas Democrat Confuses The Communist Manifesto For Mein Kampf In Embarrassing Fundraising Pitch – this is just funny Texas Democrat Congressional Candidate (TX35) Praises DSA In Undercover Recording Talarico Still Has Problems With Black Democrats, Former Chair Says Trump praises Paxton as ‘one of the most loyal people’ in Texas speech Trump touts economic growth, reinforces support for Paxton during Denton visit Greg Abbott pulls endorsement of Texas House candidate after video shows DWI arrest, racial slur Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com