- Wendy Davis campaign begins selling “LGBT for Wendy” T-shirts
- Corrupt Insiders: Davis and Abbott Swap Charges
- Wendy Davis retools her message that under Republican Greg Abbott the “governor’s office is for sale” – interesting, she sure has lined up a lot of out of state liberal buyers.
- Austin establishment lobs “ambition” at Speaker candidate Scott Turner
- Sid Miller: With Congress on Vacation & Obama Refusing to Act, Texas Should Invoke Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution
- SD4: GOP state reps face-off in senate election today
- SD28: List of hopefuls shorter than expected for Senate District 28 seat
- SD28: 5 say they have filed for special election
- SD28: Libertarian Kerry McKennon of Petersburg says he’s successfully filed to be on ballot
- SD28: Arrington releases “Fence” advertisement VIDEO
- SD28: Young Conservatives of Texas Endorse Charles Perry
- TX36 GOP Nominee: The Border Crisis, Who Created It and What to do About it
- The Curious Case of Limbaugh v. Williamson
- Gerson: The GOP suddenly has become the party of reform
- Rick Perry 2016: The View from Texas
- Rand Paul Revives Immigration Attack Against Rick Perry
- World Bank Group President Praises George W. Bush’s AIDS Effort at U.S.-Africa Summit
- Arlington is Texas’ most conservative big city; Austin is most liberal
- Former Judge, State Senator Galloway Calhoun Dies at 83
- Black Republican says GOP best reflects her values
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- Congressional Inaction Leaves Border Communities Hoping for Funds
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- Legal Challenge Accuses Texas Ethics Commission of violating Open Meetings Act
- Licenses to work hurt the poorest, August 5
- Texas eased rules for housing immigrant children
- Texas House Committee Asks How Many Migrant Minors Going to School, Recalls Katrina Kids
- Some Lawmakers Question Perry’s Funding of National Guard – funny, it’s the known liberal Republicans and Democrats
- Lawmakers discuss border security, West explosion
- Dallas Regional Chamber wants tax & fee increases in next Legislative session
- Sen. Estes: We can work to overcome drought in Lone Star State
- Legislators want fast action on Ike Dike
- Rep. Stickland wants to bar Texas from paying for “sex changes” for inmates
- New Texas high school graduation marks set by Class of 2013
- Statement by Gov. Perry on Record High Texas High School Graduation Rates
- Texas abortion clinics ask judge to stop new law – gotta keep killing those babies! Sick.
- Abortion rule harms Texas women, clinics argue in court – but they don’t mind KILLING babies!
- Texas hunting deadlines approaching
- Texas State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy Receives National Award
- Nearly 5,000 acres of forestland in Longleaf Ridge are protected by conservation easement
- DPS Troopers Arrest Drunk Drivers During July 4th Enforcement
- Texans Support Marriage ‘Social Media Storm’
- Tax Incentives Aren’t Necessary with a Competitive State Tax System
- SEC: Houston oil company, American Energy Corp., made fraudulent claims
- Southwest Airlines makes sure travelers know where it’s going after the Wright amendment dies
- American to drop meals on some shorter flights – 2.75 hours is not a short flight.
- Epsilon finishes new headquarters in Las Colinas
- Holly Energy reports dwindling volumes
- Pioneer Natural Resources production increases 4 percent
- CoreLogic: Dallas home prices up almost 8 percent in June
- A. H. Belo sells stake in Cars.com to Gannett for $78 million
- Schnurman: As cash and sales fall, RadioShack needs a reboot
- New three-stage venue set for Houston
- Texas, SpaceX announce spaceport deal near Brownsville
- SpaceX marks the spot: Musk’s South Texas vision has become reality
- Rep. Doc Anderson Welcomes SpaceX Commercial Launch Facility to Texas
- San Antonio investments built on Coahuila’s corruption and debt
- Texas Comptroller’s Weekly Economic Outlook
- Border Violence Prompts Railroad to Seek Waiver
- Pioneer Natural Resources sells Barnett Shale holdings
- TSCRA Cattlemen’s Column: Time to Submit Comments on EPA Water Rule
- Texas crop, weather for Aug. 5: High Plains cotton generally in good shape, but rain needed soon
- Tennessee Company Acquires Dallas-based Healthcare Data Analyst MD Buyline
- Restaurant once known as Ricky Bobby’s changes name
- San Antonio Spurs hire NBA’s first full-time female coach
- AT&T announces plans to bring gigabit internet to Houston
- Illegal Aliens Suspected in Border Patrol Agent’s Death
- Father of Border Patrol Agent Killed Released from Hospital
- Brown County Commissioner Indicted for Theft
- Ex-teacher pleads guilty to child porn in Texas
- Former Lavaca County EMS employee sentenced to federal prison for child pornography
- Feds: Large, small companies hired Price consultant charged in scandal
- GOP chairman asks John Wiley Price to step down
- Brownsville zoo locked down after bear escapes habitat
- NTHBA employee & son charged in theft of over $200,000 from group
- Condemned killer of Fort Worth women loses appeal
- Amarillo Police Investigate Crash, Driver Shot Twice
- Family blames police, sheriff’s office for death of Hockley County man VIDEO
- Houston police patrol car collides with 18-wheeler
- San Antonio man catches huge tiger shark in Gulf
- Denton mother, Alyse Ogletree, sets Guinness breast milk record – moo
- Austin woman fights flesh-eating bacteria
- ‘Popeye’ arrested in kidnap, torture case in San Antonio
- San Antonio and Fort Worth touted among friendliest cities in the U.S.
- Marlin Police Officer’s Facebook Rant Has Town Buzzing VIDEO
- Houston Hobby Airport without running water for next few hours
- Pratt: What “they” have is no justification for local spending, audio
- 3 Texans Accused in 2 Colorado Marijuana Robberies
- Judge dismisses assault charge against Corpus Christi teachers’ union president – but admits to tearing up candidate brochures.
- 22-year-old accused of dragging dog behind van
- Body Of Missing Dallas Woman Found In New Mexico Near Santa Fe Ski Basin
- Hidalgo County teen accused of sexually abusing 7-year-old girl
- Beaumont ISD teacher jumps off bridge to her death
- League City Woman Attempted to Take Female Police Officer’s Weapon
- Crash rips car in half, spurs power outage in Arlington
Political and other Texas news for 8/5/2014
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