- Gov. Perry Announces January 6 Special Election for Three Districts
- Straus Leadership Team Too Far Left for Wendy Davis Consultants
- Abbott names leadership team for inauguration
- Gov. Perry Planning Farewell Speech to Legislators
- Gov. Perry asks for farewell address to Legislature
- Analysis: What Happened In The 2014 Elections, Good Or Bad For GOP Long-term?
- Analysis: In Politics, Fight Often Beats Flight
- Ted Cruz doesn’t care what you think – The Washington Post – he cares what the people think, not DC-insiders
- The taming of Ted Cruz – The Washington Post
- Ted Cruz does it again, & the GOP pile on begins
- ———-Texas government / issues————
- Abbott backs Capitol nativity scene unveiled Monday
- Rep. Frullo Supports Nativity Scene Project at the Texas State Capitol
- Don’t mess with ‘Merry Christmas’ in Texas
- Red Ink Rising in the Lone Star State
- Statement by Gov. Perry on Australia Hostage Crisis
- New Legislative Session Coming Soon To Austin, Expectations For Conservatives
- 6 bills filed related to Texas open carry of handguns, Abbott says he’ll sign law
- Texas weighs allowing open carry of handguns
- Texas Legislature Will Consider Reducing Penalties for Marijuana Possession
- Coalition introduces bill to reduce penalties for marijuana possession
- State leaders vow to take on child abuse in upcoming session
- Ending human trafficking a ‘fight we must continue’, state leaders say
- Editorial: Capping tuition is necessary – Houston Chronicle
- Lawmakers need to consider their role in tuition crisis
- Sen. Watson, D-Austin, calls out Texas Legislature on school finance
- Funding for residency programs, UTRGV med school, among Hinojosa’s top legislative issues
- Adams: Gov. Perry follows Obama’s example with executive order on E-Verify – Perry did not issue an order which applied to Texas businesses, only government departments. The whole issue with the legislature rejecting such for businesses doesn’t apply here. Nice but ignorant try.
- Texas legislative battle over immigration appears likely
- Wear: Happy days are here again for long-embattled TxDOT
- Lubbock leaders upset about Railroad Commission’s decision on natural gas rates
- Texas disease taskforce draws lessons from Ebola
- ER doctor discusses role in Ebola patient’s initial misdiagnosis
- Texas sex offenders not freed under state program
- Health secretary encourages Houstonians to enroll in Obamacare
- Video: A Bid to Attract More Mental Health Workers VIDEO
- CPS Oversight Officials Invite Texas Home School Coalition to Meet VIDEO
- How one Texas official directed millions to Austin tech firm 21CT
- State Law Could Short-Circuit Oncor’s Battery Breakthrough
- Gov. Perry Appoints Burnett to Nueces River Authority Board of Directors
- Gov. Perry Appoints Four to Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
- Gov. Perry Appoints Hanley to Governing Board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Gov. Perry Appoints Saladin to Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf
- Fear, conscience drove death-penalty opposition, Texas judge says
- Charter network with El Paso schools resolves discrimination investigation
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Senate Republican committee assignments released, Cruz keeps five seats
- CRomnibus in Context – Institute for Policy Innovation
- Senate approves $1.1-trillion spending bill after deadline battle
- Sen. Ted Cruz Raises Constitutional Point of Order Against Amnesty in CRonmnibus VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Statement on Anticipated Vote to Defund Executive Amnesty
- GOP joins Democrats in defending Obama’s amnesty executive order
- Sen. Cruz / Cornyn Measure Granting Purple Heart Eligibility to Fort Hood Victims Heads to President’s Desk
- Sen. Cruz: Why the Purple Heart Matters for Fort Hood Terror Victims VIDEO
- U.S. Seizes Investment Account of Former Mexican Governor’s Political Appointee
- Rep. Al Green addresses March on Washington protestors – the protesters who were shouting that they wanted dead cops!
- Our enemies don’t care if we feel bad
- Congressman Ted Poe: We Can Stop Obama’s Illegal Amnesty
- Roger Williams: ‘I cannot allow President Obama to usurp Congress & implement his amnesty-driven agenda.’
- VA employee: Vets pressured to drop claims to improve giant backlog
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Goldman sees U.S. oil output unscathed as costs decline
- Mills: Peaks And Valleys Nothing New For Oil Industry
- Producers, oil-tool firms hold off on IPOs as crude plunges
- Apache will sell LNG stakes in Australia, Canada for $2.75 billon
- How far, long oil prices fall determines East Texas ripple effect
- Q&A: BP America CEO talks oil prices, opportunities
- Oil Storm Has Texas Wildcat Veterans Warning Bakken Rookies to Take Cover
- Enbridge lays off some Houston-area workers
- Enterprise abandons Bakken pipeline
- Will cheap oil kill Keystone?
- The Measurement While Drilling (MWD) revolution
- OPEC chief urges oil investment despite low prices
- Spurning fossil fuels hurts the world’s poor, CEOs say
- AAA: Consumers now saving $100 per month on gasoline
- Special crops receive greater protection from USDA
- Cotton prices still low, but high quality can help local bottom line
- High Plains Cotton Harvest Forecast Down Slightly
- Conference: Aim for quality over quantity with wine grapes
- Deal of the Week: Huge industrial park sells
- $1B Frisco development will adjoin Cowboys’ new headquarters
- Schnurman: What makes Fossil tick
- Lawsuit filed over Comcast’s residential public Wi-Fi hotspots
- Famed Texas barbecue joint, Hinze’s, rises from ashes of fire with new location
- A look at how Houston’s Fortune 500 companies have performed in 2014
- Dallas’ Deep Ellum mixed-use project will be unveiled soon
- Arbitration board issues decision on joint contract covering American Airlines and US Airways flight attendants
- American Airlines to give bonus miles to business class and first class customers in 2015
- San Antonio’s Knife and Fork Gastropup to appear on “Restaurant Impossible” tonight
- Oldest Christmas tree farm in East Texas keeps customers coming back
- Tyler home sales increase by almost 19 percent
- Bank merger to make Southside 9th largest in state
- McGregor SpaceX Plant Considers Expansion
- PR Nightmare for Austin PR Firm
- —————Statewide general——————
- Brownsville-based customs agent charged with bribery and drug conspiracy
- Midland Police: Handcuffed West Texas man bites officer’s hand
- Houston man tried to bait law enforcement into video confrontation
- Electroconvulsive therapy on rise in Texas
- Dallas Marathon Image Captures Brothers’ Bond VIDEO
- Suspect Uses ‘Stun Gun’ in Amarillo Wild Side Smoke Shop Robbery
- Odessa College Student Killed, Two Others Injured in Accident Near Dallas
- Midland Mother Arrested on Child Injury Charges
- Police contain unruly Air Jordan shoppers at Houston-area malls
- Police investigating Fort Worth gun store slaying
- Texas nut illegally in North Korea says he’s not detained
- ‘Mentally unstable’ Texas man travels to North Korea by swimming from China and appears on TV to denounce the US
- Texans’ Ryan Fitzpatrick breaks leg; rookie Tom Savage takes over at QB
- Former Katy football star David Temple back in court in bid for new trial
- Northbrook High School bus crash in NW Houston
- Video shows Victoria police officer using stun gun on 76-year-old man VIDEO
- San Antonio police arrest suspect in West Side child trafficking
- Teen who allegedly escaped Bexar County SWAT standoff through hole in floor turns self in
- Cops seek owner of estimated $1 million cash packed in burning truck
- Houston doctor sued for trading prescriptions for sex
- Fire Started By Child Playing With Lighter Displaces 22 in Killeen VIDEO
- UT Tyler employee will appear on The Price is Right
- Amber Alert issued in Denton for 4-year-old boy after mother murdered
- ‘I Can’t Breathe’ protest at North Star Mall ends with 2 arrests in San Antonio
- Central Texas Leaders Meet Belgian Royals
- McAllen City Commissioner Dies After Running Marathon He Helped Found
- Inmate escapes Federal Bastrop prison camp
- Jurors weigh sex assault case against ex-Blazier Elementary teacher
- 4 Texans charged in New Jersey home invasions
Political and other Texas news for 12/15/2014
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