- Abbott and Davis’ biggest campaign donors
- Van de Putte to Dewhurst and Straus: National Guard funding set to dry up if state doesn’t act
- A Longshot for Speaker, With Money to Spend – Rep. Scott Turner
- Speech by Scott Turner VIDEO
- Moderate insiders promote anti-Republican Rep. Jason Villalba
- Villalba Urges GOP to Woo Hispanics
- HD83 GOP candidate forum set for Thursday, 7 August in Lubbock
- HD83: Lubbock Co. GOP HD83 committee elects Jane Cansino as the county’s rep. to the district-wide executive committee.
- Lubbock County Republican Party Honors Robert Duncan’s Service in the Texas Legislature
- TX23: GOP Candidate Will Hurd’s Budget Plan Would Force Massive Medicare Cuts
- Report: Dems Retreating from ‘War on Women’ Rhetoric
- Maybe Texas Democrats should denounce themselves AUDIO
- Ted Cruz to attend influential Iowa bash on Saturday
- The secret George W. Bush book project
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- Cruz: Democrats are Perpetuating the Border Crisis, Dem-Senate Does Nothing
- Ted Cruz stands by border position
- The News with Sen. Cruz – August 1, 2014 VIDEO
- Cornyn: President Admits Problem, Refuses to Act
- House GOP resurrects border bill, predicts successful Friday vote
- Anti-Amnesty Groups Signal Tentative Support for New Border Bills
- Jeff Sessions ‘Is Very Encouraged’ by House Border Deal
- NRO’s Lowry: The Border Bill
- Hispanic Democrats slam Cruz for meddling on border legislation
- Dem Leader: Hispanic Caucus ‘Speaks for All of Us’ on Amnesty
- Obama Threatens Action Without Congress on Border Crisis During Recess
- Obama: ‘I’m Going to Have to Act Alone’
- Stockman introduces real border bill to build fence, detain gang members, cut off welfare
- Rep. Poe responds to Chronicle investigation into 2013 Azerbaijan trip
- Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is a rising Republican power in House, as well as a whip
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- Louisiana agency threatens Texas legislator with lawsuit over ‘coonass’ remark
- La. lieutenant governor’s office: No plans to sue Texas lawmaker over Cajun slur
- Gov. Perry Again Renews Proclamation Extending Drought Emergency
- Texas Government Insider weekly edition
- New Partnership Effort Spurs Voluntary Conservation for Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Agriculture
- “Super” contractor pulls out of state agreement to oversee state foster care, more
- Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to block fired prosecutor’s whistleblowing case involving Dallas judge
- Roe v. Wade is AG’s new pretext for blocking Texas law school investigation
- SBOE: Proclamation 2016 Pushed Back to 2017, Mexican American Studies Activist Mad
- State Board for Educator Certification meets today
- Women’s health program rule changes go into effect Friday
- TxDOT looks to bring back truck toll discounts on Texas 130
- Texas officials propose program to test self-driving cars, jet packs – even hover cars
- Texas lawmakers must strengthen rights
- Pipeline Proposal Revives Eminent Domain Debate
- Anti-Fracking Laws vs. Property Rights: Banning drilling also stops landowners from selling their mineral rights.
- Perryman: Developing the Texas Economy
- Texas’ new business growth strong in the first half of 2014
- Secretary of State Berry congratulates Blue Bell on 107 years of providing Texans tasty treats
- Report: Big drop in number of Winter Texans visiting Rio Grande Valley
- American Airlines adds, subtracts Brazilian flights, plans seasonal changes to Europe
- Construction starts next week on big Frisco retail and commercial project
- Texas home inventories inch higher, but not in Dallas
- Dallas Police & Fire Pension fund is bankrolling new South Side apartment and cinema projects
- Uber, Lyft and Houston’s Policy Leadership
- Pratt: Mary Kay’s car dealer experience sadly all too common VIDEO
- Nevada, not Texas, gets first nod from Tesla
- Private wind coverage cost is 70 percent of average Coastal Bend residential home policy
- Eagle Ford Shale: Big and Getting Bigger
- Whole Foods to Launch Delivery Service VIDEO
- Spurs Sign Tony Parker To Multi-Year Extension
- Former Hardin County deputy clerk indicted on theft and tampering charges
- Former Hidalgo County justice of the peace wins appeals
- Airlift to U.S. considered for Brantly and another American infected with Ebola
- Ballinger teen in horse accident pronounced dead
- Cross-country Mini Cooper tour visits Lubbock at the Stars & Stripes Drive-In
- Police: Vandal Set Fire That Destroyed Midway ISD School Storage Sheds VIDEO
- Katy ‘Knockout’ video suspect will claim insanity
- Man arrested in death of businessman at poker game
- Wife of Big Spring postmaster indicted, alleged fraudulent filing of assistance claims
- Ron White to play benefit for Fritch wildfire victims
- After 48 Years, Whitman’s Unborn Victim Gets a Headstone
- Transsexual settles housing discrimination case against East Texas RV park
- Aransas Pass bridge reopens after barge crash
- RIP: Cowboys great Robert Newhouse laid to rest in Plano VIDEO
- Texas man’s ‘bundle of beer’ maternity photos go viral
- East Texas sisters, ages 1 and 3, died of blunt force trauma
- Allegation of Bias Sparks New EPA Study of San Jacinto Waste Pits
- 3 confirmed cases of West Nile in Montgomery County
- Theft suspects crash car into Sugar Land Verizon store VIDEO
Political and other Texas news for 8/1/2014
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