Episode 4000: Talarico & “Platner Paradox” | New polling | DMN editorial factually wrong on TTU QB case – Pratt on Texas 6/11/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas A&M start its statewide polling like an Aggie joke by putting out wrong numbers. I’ll bring you the corrected numbers and you can see the numbers here. Beyond that, we find that the “Platner Paradox” explains much about Texas Dems nominating Little Jimmy “The Creep” Talarico – and excellent read.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 Judges Refusing Same-Sex Weddings Get $950,000 in Fees – good.Even when liberal media people get somethings right, they get basics wrong! They may fix it before you see it but the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board got a foundational fact wrong in their otherwise good editorial on the Texas Tech gambling QB saga. The judge was not a hometown judge but a judge from their patch, Tarrant County. The Sporting News got it right days ago.City of El Paso’s environmental franchise fee illegal, appeals court rules – Pickett sued and has won at trial court and the appellate level that the fee is an illegal tax.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com