- Turner Vows Floor Vote in Challenge to Straus
- Southlake lawmaker: ‘There is no race’ for Texas House speaker
- Tea Party groups in North Texas splinter after Capriglione says there is no race for Speaker
- Editorial: Straus, House must balance Patrick, Senate – the anti-conservative liberals speak!
- Abbott: New Secretary of State Will Give Border Communities a Strong Voice in Austin
- Abbott visit seen as opportunity for region to have voice in next governor’s vision
- For the new first couple of Texas, Thursday is doubly special
- Abbott comes out – warily – for business tax break
- Huffines files SB175, another related to Franchise Tax repeal
- Rep. Leach files HB250 to phaseout & repeal Franchise Tax, lower rate
- Grassroots Activists Push to End In-State Tuition for Illegals
- AJ: Legislature needs to develop a plan to decrease feral hog numbers
- Sen. Perry files SB179 to lower CHL caliber requirement
- Rep. James White files open carry for CHL holders bill, HB164
- Seliger files bill, SB177, to muck with university governance
- Bill Restricting Regents’ Authority Re-Emerges
- Nichols files files SB178 to stop use of eminent domain for “recreational purposes”
- Rep. McClendon files HB48 to creat Timoth Cole Exoneration Commission
- Rep. Anchia files bill to repeal Texas’ ban on homosexual “marriage”
- SD28: Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC Endorses Lois Kolkhorst For Texas Senate
- Alameel to wary Texas Democrats: ‘This is just the beginning’ – of what? Big spending losses?
- Do Texas Democrats depend on illegal voters to win?
- Did Greg Abbott’s madrina win him a larger share of the Hispanic vote?
- Burka: One Week Later – obituary for the Texas Democratic Party
- Democrats often mistake government spending for kind-heartedness
- Hubbard: “And Now, the Real Work Begins” (…and some words about Steve Munisteri and the RPT)
- Brewster County Made “Typographical” Mistakes on Election Day Giving
- Gov. Perry continues road trip with S.C. swing
- Bush (43) Shares Spotlight With Bush (41) as Tribute Book Is Published
- Bush 43 says book is a love story to his father
- ———-Texas government / issues————
- Democratic Operative Sets up Shop to Defend Texas “Ethics” Commission
- Rick Perry judge expected to rule on effort to toss case
- Texas Division of Emergency Mgmt. SITREP #10, FINAL, on Ebola in Texas
- More penalties from Obamacare
- More crushing Obama regulation to come
- Secretary of State Nandita Berry congratulates Judge Carlos Cascos
- DPS Urges Texans to Prepare for Winter Weather
- 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backs UT in race-admissions case, more
- Site to Inform Low-Income Women About Health Services
- Voting glitches hurt Texas, Georgia – each county in Texas buys its own and runs its own. We do need voter-verified paper trails.
- Texas should learn from increased acceptance of marijuana’s benefits
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz Announces New Communications Staff
- Texas Association of Business Asks EPA to Withdraw its “Waters of the U.S.” Proposal
- Cornyn welcomes GOP reinforcements to Senate
- Flores vies for Republican Study Committee chair; Gohmert lags in 3-way race
- Texas’ congressmen have held some interesting jobs
- Pete Sessions Opposes Unprecedented Government Regulations on the Internet
- VP Joe Biden at Port of Houston pitches infrastructure improvements
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Energy Issues Were A Big Winner In Last Week’s GOP Election Wave
- Oil price drop keeps Permian Basin boom alive
- Oil & gas: Major Moves in Midstream
- Dallas Fed’s Richard Fisher sees another recession if central bank waits too long to raise interest rates
- ADP: Texas Added 30,450 Private Sector Jobs in October
- American Airlines backs off idea of increasing maximum seating on regional jets
- APFA: We’ll meet with American Airlines next week, but it won’t be negotiations
- 5 major banks fined $3.3 billion for attempted currency manipulation
- Cheryl Hall: From South Oak Cliff football star to small business crusader
- Penney 3Q loss narrows, but sales slow
- Insight for Living Ministries wins preliminary injunction in suit over health care law
- —————Statewide general——————
- Dallas County Jailer Arrested for Allegedly Grabbing Teen, Asking for Sex
- Ex-Jones Co. deputy sheriff Stephanie Fenner has court hearing set for plea
- Dallas Cowboys fight ends with Border Patrol agent behind bars
- Man Hit by Several Vehicles on U.S. 75 in Plano
- Armed Man Terrorizes San Antonio Bus Passengers, Kills One
- Violent crime in San Antonio increases 27%, bucking national trend
- AG Charges Hidalgo County Pet Shop Owners with Making False Pedigree Claims, Selling Diseased Puppies
- As Oil Town Roars Back to Life, a View From the Sky (Big Lake)
- El Paso grand jury indicts 4 in burned body case
- Parents of preemie wed in ICU of Texas hospital
- Houston blues musician Little Joe Washington dies
- Rio Grande City PE coach charged in “dodge ball beating”
- Gunmen shoot man taking out trash at SW Houston complex
- Off-duty Harris Co. constable shoots at suspect, misses in business parking lot
- Rosenberg police officers save man from burning car VIDEO
- Fake cops shoot mom during Houston home invasion
- Insiders allege misuse of funds at Houston veterans home-building charity Helping a Hero
- Fort Worth grandmother shot in sleep during drive-by
- Heroic workers rescue colleague from Dallas creek
Political and other Texas news for 11/12/2014
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