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		<title>Paxton&#8217;s $1 billion+ settlement with Meta &#124; City spending growth outpaces population &#038; inflation greatly &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/26/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Good news for Taylor and Ector County taxpayers &#8211; your county officials are not raising your property taxes this next year. Overall, going on 20-years, taxpayers in Texas have been getting a raw deal from local governments, especially municipalities as city council [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Tx polling &#124; Abbott fights Minnesota &#124; Wildfires rage &#124; Appraisal review boards &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/25/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: New statewide polling is out from UT/Texas Politics Project showing Republicans leading in all but the U.S. Senate race in August. U.S. House Speaker Johnson is in Texas this week stumping for Hispanic Republicans in key Congressional seats. Our Lone Star story [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Texas Democrat imbecilic nonsense &#124; Dem judges: We can&#8217;t even deport violent convicts &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/24/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/24/texas-democrat-imbecilic-nonsense-dem-judges-we-cant-even-deport-violent-convicts-pratt-on-texas-8-24-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Lubbock County Democrat Party leadership attacks Lubbock Young Republicans claiming a term it used online is &#8220;racist.&#8221; No amount of stretching language to fit a preconception allows me to see how &#8220;vote hard R this November&#8221; is racist or even objectionable to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico claims &#8220;God is not a Christian&#8221; &#124; Scurry Co. skullduggery &#124; Tx employment &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/21/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/21/talarico-claims-god-is-not-a-christian-scurry-co-skullduggery-tx-employment-pratt-on-texas-8-21-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: &#8220;God is not a Christian!&#8221; proclaimed Little Jimmy &#8220;The Creep&#8221; Talarico in a sermon delivered to his apostasy-riddled church in Austin. Not only was he overtly leftwing political in the sermon, he was repeatedly heretical event to the point of saying [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pratt for more gov&#8217;t spending? &#124; Status of U.S. Senate race &#124; Midland Co. judge indicted &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/20/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/20/pratt-for-more-govt-spending-status-of-u-s-senate-race-midland-co-judge-indicted-pratt-on-texas-8-20-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The Cook Political Report moves the Texas U.S. Senate race to &#8220;toss-up.&#8221; Before you panic, you need to be aware of several things that I will explain. Cook Political Report shifts Iowa, Texas races to toss-ups Talarico dominates Texas airwaves while [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gov. &#038; Lt. Gov. propose public school policy &#124; Texas Dems are still fully open borders &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/19/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Filthy book, possible wasteful spending, and hiring foreign worker to teach Texas school children &#8211; both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor push policies to shape up Texas public schools: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Exposure to religion is not &#8220;establishment&#8221; or advocacy for such &#124; Starting Texas schools in September &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/18/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The ACLU and other anti-religion groups have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and declare that Texas cannot post the Ten Commandments in school classrooms. Maybe we should accept their argument that exposure is equal to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>110+ more Texas cities warned against raising taxes by AG Paxton &#124; Emerson Polling &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/17/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/17/110-more-texas-cities-warned-against-raising-taxes-by-ag-paxton-emerson-polling-pratt-on-texas-8-17-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Attorney General Paxton notifies 110 more Texas municipalities that their officials may not raise property taxes this year because they are not in compliance with Senate Bill 1851. This is in addition to 130+ cities notified in May. Our Lone Star [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Steven Balch on “academic freedom” &#038; is such truly under threat in Texas? – Repeat from 5/6/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/14/dr-steven-balch-on-academic-freedom-is-such-truly-under-threat-in-texas-repeat-from-5-6-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: REPEAT from 6 May 2026. Our Lone Star story of the day: Steven Balch, Ph.D. may be America’s original D.E.I. on campus fighter!  Today we talk about this term “academic freedom” that so many on campus are throwing about, claiming such is under attack by new laws in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Big court win for ballot security &#124; Paxton &#038; Talarico campaign news &#124; Data center news &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/13/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/13/big-court-win-for-ballot-security-paxton-talarico-campaign-news-data-center-news-pratt-on-texas-8-13-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: &#8220;Judges give Americans a pair of Election Integrity wins&#8221; or, &#8220;Election integrity law that sent Texas Democrats fleeing wins again in court.&#8221; Also note in the Minnesota case the Democrat opposed verifying signatures of ballots handled by third parties &#8211; how [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sales tax numbers suggest few cities need property tax hikes &#124; Abbott &#038; felonious teachers &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/12/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/12/sales-tax-numbers-suggest-few-cities-need-property-tax-hikes-abbott-felonious-teachers-pratt-on-texas-8-12-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: At Lubbock press event, Governor Abbott goes severely punitive over teachers who illegally have inappropriate relationships with students. On the surface his suggestions sound good but when you look closer it is clear that the legislature will have to deal with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dems now favor exploitation of illegals to save money &#124; Closed primary update &#124; Stench of local gov&#8217;t &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/11/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/11/dems-now-favor-exploitation-of-illegals-to-save-money-closed-primary-update-stench-of-local-govt-pratt-on-texas-8-11-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Maybe the reason Democrats want to import new voters from other countries is so the party can have a base that doesn&#8217;t remember its positions from yesterday that they&#8217;ve flipped today to win whatever election is upon them. We&#8217;ll take the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico: If you follow God&#8217;s Word, you are fascist &#124; Abilene &#038; Lubbock push tax increases &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/10/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/10/talarico-if-you-follow-gods-word-you-are-fascist-abilene-lubbock-push-tax-increases-pratt-on-texas-8-10-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Little Jimmy &#8220;The Creep&#8221; Talarico calls Christians who follow the Bible, the words of Christ and his apostles, &#8220;Christo-fascists!&#8221; Yep, Christians who try and conform to God&#8217;s will, as given them in Holy Scripture, are facsists to Talarico and his conform-to-the-world [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>PAC spending big telling truth on creepy Talarico &#124; Harris Co. to pay 8 constables $305,000/year &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/7/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: An AI James Talarico stars as sex-change doc operating on girl in conservative PAC $10M ad blitz and the group is right to point out his positions on this issue while he and his campaign lie trying now to say he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two key gun rights rulings in Texas &#124; Talrico&#8217;s &#8220;Republican Mom&#8221; a frequent Dem donor &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/6/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/06/two-key-gun-rights-rulings-in-texas-talricos-republican-mom-a-frequent-dem-donor-pratt-on-texas-8-6-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: An update on Talarico&#8217;s fake &#8220;Republican Moms&#8221; shows it is even more fake that reported yesterday. Jasmine &#8216;Crocked&#8217; Crockett not convinced Talarico is leading, says the GOP money will be a better indicator. And this: Talarico Wants to Abolish the Agency Fighting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico roasted for voter registration hypocrisy &#124; Self-powered data center set for Abilene &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/5/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Little Jimmy &#8220;The Creep&#8221; Talarico&#8217;s &#8220;Republican Moms&#8221; turn out not to be. And, Talarico voted for five elections registered at his parents house after having bought his own home nearby &#8211; pure hypocrite for attacking Paxton for voting one time registered [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More accurate poll out on Tx statewide races &#124; Ol&#8217; liberal Lon Burnam ejected from Tarrant Co. meeting &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/4/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/04/more-accurate-poll-out-on-tx-statewide-races-ol-liberal-lon-burnam-ejected-from-tarrant-co-meeting-pratt-on-texas-8-4-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: A new poll on Texas statewide races is the first in a while to reflect on-the-ground political reality, or come close to such, for Texas. Talarico is up by two over Paxton and other statewide Republicans are up about five points [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More property tax &#8220;rate&#8221; deception &#124; Another Texas hurdle for computing investment &#8211; Pratt on Texas 8/3/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/08/03/more-property-tax-rate-deception-another-texas-hurdle-for-computing-investment-pratt-on-texas-8-3-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Once again, as bad as Laredo&#8217;s, we get county leadership and media engaging in deception on property tax &#8220;rate&#8221; setting designed to make voters think local politicians have not been raising their property taxes. This time it&#8217;s from KWTX and McLennan [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Fox News&#8217; Paxton/Talarico poll tells us &#124; Gary Boren on tomorrow&#8217;s Lubbock city council race &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/31/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/07/31/what-fox-news-paxton-talarico-poll-tells-us-gary-boren-on-tomorrows-lubbock-city-council-race-pratt-on-texas-7-31-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Fox News releases a poll showing Paxton behind by 3 points in the U.S. Senate race. I discuss what the detail in the poll tells us about a little cadre of sour grapes Republicans and about the confusion over what is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico praised defunding Austin police &#124; Professors who think they answer to no one &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/30/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/07/30/talarico-praised-defunding-austin-police-professors-who-think-they-answer-to-no-one-pratt-on-texas-7-30-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas SB 37 clamping down on the excesses of our public colleges and universities is doing some work at reining in Marxist and radical left-wing indoctrination in state universities.  The law has successfully empowered regents to better oversee and direct the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marxist, DEI activism entrenched in national teacher standards &#124; Much from the courts &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/29/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Showing just how embedded Marxist and racist activism of the Left is into public education, Texas has had to demand that the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards revise its materials. Read this Dallas Express story and be sure to read [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico uses &#8220;Islamic mystics&#8221; in his &#8220;faith&#8221; learning &#124; Lawsuit filed against Midland Co. Judge &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/28/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: New polling shows Talarico up 5 points of Paxton &#8211; but the same poll also shows low name recognition Democrat gubernatorial candidate within the margin of error of beating Gov. Abbott! I warned about the group publishing the poll when its first [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lt. Gov. Patrick again has Leftist press in a tizzy &#124; RIP Tom Luce &#124; SpaceX&#8217;s Friday success &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/27/2026</title>
		<link>https://prattontexas.com/2026/07/27/lt-gov-patrick-has-leftist-press-in-a-tizzy-again-rip-tom-luce-spacexs-friday-success-pratt-on-texas-7-27-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick released additional Senate interim committee study charges today. One item has the Leftist press in a heightened tizzy; like this: Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further ingrain religion into public life. That is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Good: Court rules against 2021&#8217;s Texas Prop. 2 &#124; Will Abilene voters give away their power? &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/24/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: In 2021, I recommended Texas voters vote against Constitutional Amendment Proposition 2. Now a court has ruled that the ballot language did not properly inform voters and, unless the ruling is changed on appeal, the adoption of Prop. 2 will be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Midland ISD&#8217;s stupid, irresponsible, &#038; wasteful lawsuit over Texas public school finance &#8211; Pratt on Texas 7/23/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: Here it comes again!, as I have predicted time and again for two decades. Midland ISD votes to sue the state over the public school finance system and justifies such with selfish half-truths and general ignorance of the fact that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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