- Optimus Prime for Texas governor? Write-in votes run the gamut
- Abbott to meet with Obama at White House
- Op-Ed: Straus Track Record: Thwarts Will of the Voters, Gives ‘Big Gov’t’ Moderates Control
- Matocha: Time to End the Two-Thirds Rule in the Texas Senate
- Bearse: Legislative Transparency
- Rick Perry leads way in Iowa events among potential 2016 GOP contenders
- Rep. Joaquin Castro predicts Perry and Cruz would lose 2016 presidential race
- Ted Cruz could struggle to raise funds for presidential run – don’t most of ’em?
- The Gunfight in Cyberspace
- Hooray for Marriage Inequality?
- Donna campaign manager pleads guilty to vote-buying with cash, cocaine
- ———-Texas government / issues————
- Texas ties road funding to oil, sees oil prices drop – remember this
- Legislative Budget Board expands Texas law enforcement presence in border region
- HHS Committee Releases Interim Recommendations
- New Texas Senate carpet purchased from England
- Betty King, former Longtime Secretary of Texas Senate, Dies
- Statement by Gov. Perry on the Passing of Betty King
- Smithee hopes to fix beleaguered windstorm insurance agency [TWIA]
- Rep. Wu files bills to “modernize” judicial system
- Rep. Farias files HB423 to make it illegal to throw away your old computer or TV
- Denton-area state reps. talk about next legislative session
- Texas should continue the state lottery, lawmakers recommend
- Texas Public Utility Commission calls on EPA to drop CO2 rule
- Andrews County Considering Proposal to Store ‘High-Level Nuclear Waste’
- New prairie populism takes root in Texas
- Celebrate the Holidays at Texas State Parks
- DPS Reward Increased to $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender
- Media Advisory: Scott Louis Panetti scheduled for execution
- Panetti Fate in Hands of Perry, Appeals Courts
- Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Red River Authority of Texas Board of Directors
- Gov. Perry Appoints Raggette to Texas Medical Board District Four Review Committee
- Gov. Perry Appoints Pardue to State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
- Gov. Perry Appoints Harris to Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
- Texas has plenty of electricity reserves, grid operator says
- ERCOT: Updated 10-year outlook includes new generation, changes to wind generation expectations
- Mental Health Initiative for Veterans to Take Next Step
- Lower Speed Limits Coming in Drilling Areas
- Suit asks that dentists not diagnose sleep disorders
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Texas Republicans Set to Flex Their Muscles in 114th Congress
- Cornyn & Leahy Press For CIA To Retain Email Records
- Ralph Hall still not in Washington after car wreck
- Ted Cruz blasts “Obama-Clinton foreign policy,” says Pentagon faces White House meddling
- Cruz: Obama’s Pentagon Has More Turnover than ‘a Typical Burger King’
- Homeland Security Committee questions executive actions on immigration
- Teachers may lose tax break for school supplies
- NTSB New Drone Decision Impacts Texas Energy, Utility and Real Estate Sectors
- Homeland Security Secretary: New Border Measures Coming
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- RadioShack rejects lender claim that it’s failed to meet loan terms
- Nolan Co. cement plant, Buzzy Unicem USA, undergoing $250 million expansion
- Capital Southwest plans to separate into 2 companies
- ‘High Capacity’ Mag Maker Secures Building For Corporate HQ In Austin – one has to wonder why these folk would choose Austin / Travis Co. out of all of Texas – isn’t that like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
- Love Field business complex purchased by investor
- Historic downtown Dallas tower will become Hampton Inn hotel
- Analyst predicts a pilot deal at American Airlines by mid-December
- Dallas-area home price gains second highest in U.S.
- Locke Lord partners OK Edwards Wildman merger
- Power companies amp up energy management
- Obamacare giving $3K incentives to hire illegals over native-born U.S. citizens
- Saudi Arabia’s inaction is not about U.S. shale drilling
- —————Statewide general——————
- Democrat Texas Border Judge Pleads Guilty to Bribery
- Reserve deputy charged in road rage shooting was suspected in earlier traffic altercation
- Midland man shot, killed after attacking officers with machete, Residents React to Midland Standoff; Family Says Subject Needed Mental Help Long Ago
- Southern Newspapers chairwoman dies at age 87
- Judge recommends no innocence ruling for daycare duo, Judge Flowers: Dan, Fran Keller did not prove innocence in 1991 case
- Austin man charged with arson in nursing home fire
- Police officer fatally shoots armed man near Houston
- San Antonio man died while hiking at Big Bend National Park
- Police say Austin shooter harbored extremist views – many of these “extremist” views were held by about half of the country’s founders. And these are not “right-wing” views.
- Attorneys said man who shot 25 rounds in his home could face up to three felony charges
- Man runs red light, crashes car, hits paramedic in Amarillo
- Husband shot during Spring-area home invasion
- Deputy kills armed intruder, medics find wounded woman next door
Political and other Texas news for 12/2/2014
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