EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 43 MIN
Episode 3949: RGV/Brownsville is booming, SpaceX & port | Our wimpy society is costing us dearly – Pratt on Texas 3/31/2026
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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
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