The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: City of Dallas faux pas shows that taxpayer funded lobbying may be an even bigger problem than we know. It’s time we get action, not just words (acta non verba) from Speaker Burrows and the legislature and fully ban the practice of local governments using our money to hire lobbyists to lobby against our interests. More, more.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.Why is Lubbock ISD’s superintendent under TEA investigation? More importantly why has local media not been covering the issue?Cause celebre Roberson execution and “shaken baby syndrome” is back with a stay issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Victim’s Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson.Poll: John Cornyn, Ken Paxton tied, Wesley Hunt third in GOP primary; Why someone not yet running leads the Democratic pack in Senate race.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com