- Wallace Jefferson, first black Texas chief justice, to resign
- Texas Chief Justice Jefferson Resigns
- Statement by Gov. Perry on Chief Justice Jefferson
- Rep. Ron Simmons announces staff changes
- Comptroller’s Tell the Truth Texas on local debt.
- Is Purple the New Red? You might think so after the legislative session.
- Shapleigh: The Mess Rick Perry Made in Texas – to libs, a state booming with thousands moving here each week is a “mess”
- The Miraculous Death of SB 768
- Reporter Returns to Texas Capitol, Where Father’s Voice Still Rings
- US Rep. Gallego aide eyes Naomi Gonzalez’s Texas House seat
- Rep. Ron Renolds running for re-election to HD27
- Who would run for Senate 10 if Davis seeks higher office?
- Water Policy on Minds of Ag Commissioner Hopefuls – Carnes is set to appear on Pratt on Texas Thursday
- Spotlight on Davis, the Democrats’ Big Hope
- Abbott camp releases new web video
- Smitherman: Unborn “Would Have Voted Republican”
- AG candidate Smitherman’s one-size-fits-all-families thinking is wrong
- Texas official, Smitherman, preparing for independence
- Staples: Texas’ Draw: Low Taxes, High Opportunity
- Kuffner: Van de Putte for Lite Gov?
- Burka: Money and the Lieutenant Governor’s Race
- Patterson for Lt. Gov. earns “dominant list of grassroots endorsements”
- Senator Hegar Supports Tax Holiday for Sportsmen
- Raul Torres: Real Solutions Require A New Approach
- Ted Cruz’s Valley visit is a sell-out
- Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson to seek another term in Congress
- Why America’s Political Destiny Hinges On What Happens Next In Texas
- CNN: Could Texas become a blue state?
- Craig James returns to broadcast booth — very briefly
- Craig James out at Fox Sports Southwest after one appearance
- Lawyer-activist with Dallas roots to head liberal think tank – She even looks the part. By the way, what do they “think” about? How to kill more babies?
- AFP-Texas to Become Blueprint for State Chapters Nationwide
- Austin insiders comment on head-scratching campaign moments
- Eluding big ethics fines – it’s a kangaroo court and acts less ethically in many cases than those it investigates
- Ethics Commission Breaks Law, Hides From Sunlight
- The 7 Types of Comments on George W. Bush’s Instagram
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- DC: Sen. Cruz: Americans Should Unite to Create More Jobs and Opportunities
- DC: Ted Cruz begins 2-day tour of border
- DC: Cruz Fighting an Uphill Battle to Defund Obamacare
- DC: Sen. Cruz Statement on President Obama’s Remarks on Syria
- DC: Sen. Ted Cruz with Joe Pags on the Glenn Beck Program
- DC: Cornyn Calls on President to Address Nation on Syria
- DC: Cornyn publicly still dubious on Syria attack, but voices no objections at Obama summit
- DC: After classified briefing Rep. Michael Burgess skeptical on Syria
- Rep. Michael Burgess: Case on Syria is ‘thin’
- DC: Rep. Veasey talks Syria at Fort Worth forum
- DC: “Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act” Announcement
- DC: Ethics Exporer allows review of Texas’ members of Congress
- DC: Along border, preparing to live with the real-world consequences of immigration debate
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- More than 650 new Texas laws went into effect on Sept. 1st
- New gun laws make it easier to get, renew CHLs
- DPS: New Legislation for Concealed Handgun Licensing (CHL) program
- DPS situation awareness brief for 9/3/2013
- DPS Reward Increased to $20,000 for Featured Fugitive
- Texas Forest Service responded to 6 fires for 204.2 acres yesterday
- CSCOPE’s new name
- Tort Reform Attracts Physicians to Texas
- Physician: Health care challenges remain in Texas
- Garrett: Study: Refusing to expand Medicaid will increase private health insurance premiums by 9.3 percent for 3 million Texans
- Uncertainty Lingers as Insurance Exchange Rollout Nears
- World’s Fifth Oldest Person Turns 114 In McGregor
- Texas State Fair names winners of fried food contest
- Top Court rejects suit objecting to Galveston’s paid seawall parking
- Rio Grande Valley Levee upgrades near certification stage
- South Texas Makes Gains in Fight Against Boll Weevils
- ERCOT prepared for upcoming fall and winter demand
- 2014 Nominations Underway for Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
- State Board of Education influence over textbooks wanes
- Newly formed state water board prepares to meet for the first time
- Rubinstein to chair state’s water board
- Gov. Perry Swears in Members of Texas Water Development Board
- Labor Day earthquakes shake East Texas (Timpson, 4.1 & 4.3)
- Texas Nat’l Guard withholding spousal benefits for homosexual troops – good
- Gov. Perry Names Krause Chair of Texas Lottery Commission
- Gov. Perry Reappoints Crain and Peterson to Texas Historical Commission
- Gov. Perry Appoints Brown as Justice of 5th Court of Appeals
Texas politics, gov’t & statewide for 9/3/2013
September 3, 2013 by