2.13.2026

Random Friday Morning Thoughts




Trump's first win.


  • Former Dallas Cowboy Nate Newton received a pardon yesterday from Trump. Others from the NFL were Joe Klecko, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry, and the late Billy Cannon. 


  • A Wise County Republican Precinct Chair was on Steve Bannon's War Room podcast for some reason. 

  • "Brianna Arango, 21, was reported missing at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. SMU PD said a family member reported her missing after she had not met them as planned earlier in the afternoon."

  • Now that's a big school bond. 
  • Paxton is going after the horse drug vote. "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced he’s taking up the case of a Houston doctor disciplined by the state’s medical board last year for trying to treat a patient with ivermectin at a hospital where she did not have privileges. It’s the latest example of Paxton going after a state agency he’s charged with defending, in this case, the Texas Medical Board."

  • Story (with no paywall.)


  • On January 15th, Fox News, relying on Kristi Noem, accused these men of "attempted murder." Yesterday, the DOJ dismissed all charges and said in its court filing that "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit,"

  • Imagine hearing this if you were in prison for cocaine possession.  Video.


  • Crypto scam alert. It was a big radio advertiser in DFW, especially on The Ticket. 

  • The Business Second™. Well, that Super Bowl ad didn't turn out as planned.  


  • Legal stuff:
    • A teen, identified only as "J.A.", was found the equivalent of "not guilty" in a rare juvenile jury trial yesterday in Tarrant County.  It was a THC case.  Something weird must be going on behind the scenes. Kerry Yanez was the defense lawyer. 
    • Wise County case: A man who received 38 years in prison for DWI-Third or more (and having two prior prison sentences for unrelated felonies) had his conviction affirmed yesterday by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals. (Defendant's brief here. State's brief here.) He will be eligible for parole after 19 real years. 
    • United States Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, has filed a $250,000 injury lawsuit against the city of Rye, NY for a slip and fall that she said happened last year. Her husband is representing her.