- Desperate Wendy Davis Touts Discredited Poll to Promote Her Failed Campaign – interesting breakdown of the Texas Lyceum poll and how it was heavily weighted differently than the usual make-up of voters.
- Poll: Davis cuts Abbott’s lead, still not winning big share of women
- Davis: Abbott’s role in TEF scandal is latest in Texas’ tradition of corruption – amazing given her direct profiteering from her office in the Senate and as a councilwoman!
- A Conversation with Kathie Glass, Libertarian nominee for Governor VIDEO
- Van de Putte “mostly false” on testing firm scorer jobs
- Patrick “false” on Van de Putte voting for “totally” free healthcare for illegals
- Texas AG race tightens up, report says
- Democrat Comptroller candidate takes aim at Circuit of the Americas subsidy – that would be a good issue IF he were running against Susan Combs, which he isn’t.
- Texas Home School Coalition 2014 election endorsements
- Republican moderates and political fairy tales – a good piece
- Younger Barbara Bush Looks to Global Health
- Is Texas becoming a battleground-state?
- W on Jeb Bush: ‘I Think He Wants to be President’
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- George W. Bush: ‘Not Gonna Second-Guess’ Obama on Iraq—But We Should’ve Left Troops VIDEO
- Cornyn: Senator Reid Has Turned The Senate into a “Killing Field” For Good Legislation
- New HUD law will ‘substantially’ raise rents for low-income housing residents
- Gohmert: ‘Politcal Correctness’ Behind 3,000 Troops Sent to Africa Who Can Bring Ebola to US
- Cong. Lamar Smith Talks: Obama Amnesty Promises, Fighting ISIS & Eric Holder
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- Fifth Circuit lifts stay on abortion law, allows HB 2 to be implemented, more
- U.S. appeals court lets Texas enforce rules that are likely to close more abortion clinics
- Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Texas Comptroller in Lawsuit Regarding Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
- Is Texas Prepared for a Public Health Emergency? – see ebola stories in our special section
- Texas Prisons Implement Ebola Emergency Action Plan
- Sen. Schwertner calls a hearing on Ebola scare in Dallas
- Texas House speaker: Road funding to be short even if Proposition 1 passes – see, it’s like schools, there will NEVER BE ENOUGH because libs and moderates never want to say “no”.
- TxDOT: Roads Not Rail
- CPS fires three workers for not hustling to find abused toddler
- ObamaCare’s 1st Anniversary: 2015 Re-Enrollment Delayed Until After Mid-Term Elections
- Judge Throws a Wrench in Border Coal Project
- Criminal Appeals Court Judge, Larry Meyers, Files Suit Over Voter ID – no surprise. Meyes is one of these people who revels in being different and taking opposite positions of others. His claim is silly because it would outlaw all types of processes we use to protect elections.
- Open pits offer cheap disposal for fracking sludge, but health worries mount
- Fields: Low-turnout bond elections are no coincidence
- Texas housing case headed to US Supreme Court
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- Texas retail gas prices up 2 cents this week
- Falling oil prices drag US stock market lower
- Texas Now Producing 36% of All US Oil
- Perryman: Rising Texas personal income
- Warren Buffett buys Van Tuyl car dealerships, 5th largest dealer group, will move offices to Dallas
- 9 brands you might not known Warren Buffett owns
- Suddenlink, Viacom dispute results in 24 networks dropped
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Hendrick to restart negotiations
- Dallas officials told the FAA in 2009 that it would find room for Delta at the redone Love Field
- American Airlines expands service out of Miami with flights to Austin, San Antonio
- Bankrupt Texas power company warns $7 billion tax bill could delay restructuring
- New Summit CEO forecasts ‘rapid closure’ of clean-coal project
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- Ex-North East ISD math teacher ordered to serve life without parole for molestation
- Ex-Round Rock ISD substitute teacher won’t face charges
- Angelina County commissioner charged with misuse of equipment
- NFL aware of Dallas Cowboy player’s role in sex assault probe
- Police: Taco Bell employee foils Amarillo robbery | News – Home
- Odessa Girl Diagnosed With Entero Virus to Return to School
- OSHA investigating Martin County gas explosion that sent two to hospital
- Woman sentenced to 50 years for assault on Lubbock Police Officer
- Victoria College attacker arrested, charged
- Helicopter crashes outside Refugio
- District attorney to judge: hold lawyer in contempt for video’s release
- Power outage leaves thousands without power, closes schools in Nueces Co.
- Fort Worth policeman under investigation for shooting dog
- Zebra mussel infestation found in Lake Waco
- Runaway Vidor babysitter nabbed in Arkansas
- Tuberculosis scare: El Paso health officials still haven’t reached hundreds
- Odessa Man Accused of Luring Woman into his Home and Raping Her
- North Texas storm leaves more than 250,000 outages, Oncor says
- Photos: Strong storms cause damage across Dallas-Fort Worth area
- NBCDFW.com video: News crews slammed by storm
- Wrap-up: Severe weather whips North Texas
- McKinney photographer pleads guilty to enticing kids to pose for porn
- Children’s Dallas says 11-year-old Allen boy diagnosed with enterovirus suffering from paralysis
- Parents sue 2 Houston churches after youth pastor targets teen for sex
- Texas groom gives new wife his brain in a jar as a wedding gift
- Denver City Man Dead After Brake Drum Smashed Through His Windshield
Political and other Texas news for 10/2/2014
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