- Straus Re-Elected Over Objection of Texas Grassroots
- Straus fends off Collin County challenger to win speaker’s race
- Speaker race follows script
- Raw power gets votes for Speaker Straus
- Speaker Joe Straus elected to fourth term as leader of Texas House
- Straus Re-elected House Speaker Over Tea Party Challenger
- Speaker Straus: Texas is an increasingly urban state with urban challenges
- Straus: Abbott will be ‘Credible,’ Not Incredible Governor
- Contest for House speaker to be decided with rare recorded vote
- Joe Straus: No Le Hace, Soy Numero Uno
- Senate gavels in, says farewell to Dewhurst
- Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, as president pro tem of the Senate
- Konni Burton Takes Wendy Davis’ Seat in Pro-Life Boots
- Burton proclaims end to Davis era with anti-abortion boots
- It Never Ends for Wendy Davis
- HD13: 4 on ballot to replace Kokhorst in the House
- Gun Rights Groups Denounces Armed Militants in North Texas
- What Not Even the King of England Could Do Obama Does
- Jeff Sessions Pens 25-Page Roadmap for New Republican Majority
- Cruz: GOP Must Keep Promises or Risk Getting ‘Walloped’ in Future Elections VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz’s Message for 2015 Resonates VIDEO
- Ted Cruz on Mitt Romney: No need for ‘mushy middle’ VIDEO
- ———-Texas government / issues————
- Legislature starts with $113 billion in their pockets
- Comptroller Releases Revenue Estimate
- With Surplus, Tax Breaks First
- Comptroller Seldom Right on Oil Price Prediction
- Texas lawmakers ready plans for session
- GOP leads the charge as Texas Legislature returns
- New Senate leader, governor and legislators make 84th Texas Legislature worth watching
- Editorial: Legislation to protect minimum Rainy Day fund balance is wise
- What Texas university leaders want from Legislature: money – what a surprise
- House education chairman proposes super taxing districts for Texas public schools
- New Law Requires Inspection Sticker, Registration Changes in Texas
- State Senator Wants Audit Of Contract To Privatize Terrell Psychiatric Hospital
- Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Declares Amnesty for Cupcakes VIDEO
- Sharp: Texas taxpayers deserve fiscal responsibility from higher education systems
- Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project hold vigil at Capitol
- On first day of legislative session, an odd mix rallies at Capitol
- Gun Advocates Take Up — and Make — Arms at Texas Capitol
- Biz group welcomes lawmakers stuck in traffic with billboard – with the exception of the Austin metro-area all the roads I drove in on were very good and there was quite a bit of construction and repair already underway in bad areas.
- Briscoe County landowners battle state recommendation to join water district
- Gov. Perry Appoints Mattax as Commissioner of Insurance
- Ex-Abbott deputy named insurance commissioner
- Texas won’t fight feds’ ruling in favor of Dallas-based African braiding teacher
- DPS Recognizes National AMBER Alert Awareness Day
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Jeff Sessions Pens 25-Page Roadmap for New Republican Majority
- Rep. Randy Weber compares Obama to Hitler in tweet on Paris attack
- Texas congressman’s Obama, Hitler comparison draws fire
- Weber apologizes for tweet invoking Hitler to criticize Obama
- Rep. Thornberry: nukes, cyberattacks, terrorism top Armed Services Committee concerns
- Sen. Cruz: It’s Past Time to Recognize Israel’s Historic Capital Both in Word and Deed
- Cornyn Slams Obama Admin’s ‘Tendency Toward Political Correctness’ on Terrorism
- Cornyn: True Test For The President Comes ‘When The Cameras Are Off’
- Sens. Cornyn, Wyden, Kirk, Klobuchar Push To Crack Down On Human Traffickers
- Congressmen invite VA Secretary to visit Rio Grande Valley
- Sen. Cruz Files Pro-Growth, Pro-Jobs Keystone XL Pipeline Amendments
- McCaul and Ratcliffe call for cyber strategy after CENTCOM hack
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Oil Drops Five Percent to New Low, Sparking Hiring Freezes, Layoffs VIDEO
- US job openings jump to 14-year high; sign of strong hiring
- AirTran goes out in style at top of on-time rankings
- Downtown Dallas’ One Main Place tower will house new Westin hotel
- Main Place was Dallas’ city of tomorrow back in the 1960s
- Energy Future pushes to resume Oncor auction in March
- Texas Economy Expected to Grow Despite Oil Slump
- Perry Predicts ‘Very Uncomfortable’ Future for Texas Oil
- Sand boom headed for uncertainty, Moody’s says
- Investment firm lays off 150 employees from oil field companies
- Could The DMN and its ‘Rock of Truth’ be moving? – why not?
- CST Unveils the ‘Convenience Store of the Future’
- —————Statewide general——————
- Former Denver City Councilman to be Sentenced on Drug Charges
- Former Abilene High teacher, Breanne Nicole Brown, arrested for sexual assault
- Lawyers to argue moving police shooting case to federal court
- Grandmother Arrested at Odessa Library; Accused of Slapping Toddler, Causing Nosebleed
- Lubbock Police Say Someone Stole a Full Set of Firefighting Gear
- Family who shot, killed geese at Lubbock park may face multiple fines
- Arlington high school football player shot to death
- Fort Hood soldier who recently returned from West Africa found dead outside apartment
- Headline-making Texas Craigslist stories
- Feds: Houston doctor and pharmacist illegally dealt more than 1.6 million pain pills
- New charge filed in Tomball hospital standoff
- Comparing Texas’ poorest county with major metro areas
- Man popped tires on almost 50 cars in Pflugerville
- Inspection of Wedgwood apartments months before fatal fire found no violations
- Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested in Corpus Christi
- President Obama Honors San Antonio Spurs
- Jourdanton Police Officer Kills Man
- Upcoming Islamic event at Garland ISD venue prompts complaints
- Texas man accused of paying high school girls for sex
Political and other Texas news for 1/13/2015
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