Episode 4015: Sen. Charles Perry on vulgar school library books | Huffines named Comptroller | USA at 250 – Pratt on Texas 7/2/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Senator Charles Perry appeared at the Lubbock ISD trustee meeting to inquire why a vulgar book was returned to school library shelves – it became a lesson on what is wrong with most bureaucracies: focus on process over a focus on results. Senator Perry joins us today on Pratt on Texas. Read more here.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.Hancock quits, Governor Abbott names Don Huffines as Texas comptroller.Baker Hughes: Texas gains more oil and gas drilling rigs.Pratt commentary: At 250 our allies are not the same as friends.Texas Regulators Approve Plan To Manage Large-Load Requests, Including Data Centers. Oklo’s Texas Nuclear Test Reactor Clears Major DOE Safety Milestone.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com