Episode 4012: Key court rulings released, full review | Texas has “Best Business Climate,” again – Pratt on Texas 6/29/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Much court and legal news today: Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor – but only without “cause” and that case will move forward SCOTUS Permits Counting of Mail-In Ballots that Arrive After Election Day; Justice Alito Warns Mail-In-Ballot Ruling Leaves Giant Opening For Voter Fraud Justices Reject UT Austin Professor’s Anti-DEI Speech Retaliation Case Justices Turn Away Pharma, Compounder Unfair Competition Fight Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting Texas Supreme Court orders Harris Co. to stop using taxpayer funds to protect illegal aliens from deportation  Texas Secures Nearly $34 Million in Settlement Agreement with Big Pharma Company AstraZeneca for Giving Illegal Kickbacks to Providers to Prescribe Its Drugs to Texans 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 ranks as “Best Business Climate” for fourth year in a row in report from Business Facilities magazine.Dallas Fed: Texas factory growing but growth slows.Texas (Del Rio) sisters charged with stabbing mom of 5 to death. Sickening footage shows Texas sisters Cookie and Kitty grin as they’re busted for allegedly hacking mom of 5 to death.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com