- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Texas senate wrestles with rules changes – 2/3rd rule change passes
- GOP senators move to reduce influence of Democrats in rules change – guess what – the rule can be changed at any time, even in this session or by Dems if they regain a majority. This is not stuff of constitutions.
- Senate Two-Thirds Rule Reformed As Promised
- Texas Senate to Fund Border Security at Highest Levels in History, says Dan Patrick
- Media continures its fixation on Patrick’s & Abbott’s public profession of Christianity
- Herman: Another governor, another new day in Texas – or, another media liberal whines
- Abbott becomes Texas’ 1st new governor since 2000
- Lady Antebellum headlines Texas inaugural ball
- Austin sees first inauguration parade in more than a decade
- Black Tie Gala Closes Out Texas Inaugural Festivities
- Pratt: Abbott & Patrick inaugural speeches credited God and hint at a “new day in Texas” AUDIO
- Abbott sets genteel tone, but Patrick isn’t so quiet
- Governor Abbott Announces Key Inspector General Appointment
- Abbott sends trio of appoints to Texas Senate for approval
- Governor Greg Abbott Submits Formal Appointments To Texas Senate
- Abbott must bridge Texas Latinos, immigration hard-liners – says who? Liberals in and out of the press.
- As Texas governor, Abbott pledges new resolve to fix old problems
- A New Day in Texas Means School Choice VIDEO
- Tax Foundation: Texas Wins from Margin Tax Repeal
- Reforming contracting and procurement
- Reps. Helen Giddings and Kenneth Sheets to lead Dallas-area delegation to Legislature
- Valley Legislators Tour to skip Starr County; Gov. Abbott set to attend
- AG Ken Paxton Statement on Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in TDHCA Case
- Paxton, Keller defend Texas in housing discrimination case
- Scalia could be surprise vote in Supreme Court housing case
- Supreme Court decision to take up homosexual marriage could delay Texas case
- Conservative Ideas For Reform In The Texas Juvenile Justice System
- Press Conference On Tragic Texas Department of Criminal Justice Bus Accident
- Prison Bus Crash Victims Conditions Continue to Improve
- Inmates Injured in Deadly Penwell Bus Accident Being Released from the Hospital
- Middleton Prison Unit Honors Their Fallen Officers VIDEO
- Government Regulation vs Parental Rights
- Way cleared for judge to rule in Rick Perry case
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Polland: Texas GOP Chairs, The Choices – Mechler should never be handed this post.
- Ronald Reagan On Moderation In The GOP 1975
- Perry leaves office and stops for ice cream
- Rand Paul to open political office in Austin
- South Carolina tea party activists love Ted Cruz, but is that enough in 2016?
- Communists at Mother Jones opine on the “Secret History of the GOP’s New Abortion Ban”
- The Stupid Lies about Chris Kyle
- Media Misrepresents Poverty Rate of US Children by More Than Double
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: It’s Time to Move On Beyond President Obama
- Sen. Ted Cruz Responds to 2015 State of the Union Address VIDEO
- Sen. Cornyn: President’s Address A Divorce From Reality
- After State of the Union, Cornyn chides Obama over veto threats
- Neugebauer Reacts to State of the Union Address
- Thornberry Reacts to State of the Union VIDEO
- Fact checking Obama’s State of the Union
- Sarah Saldaña and Gil Kerlikowske: Obama’s immigration initiative will make nation safer
- McCaul Plan Would Fund Guard, Aid Border Patrol
- Tea Party group calls McCaul border bill a ‘GOP stalking horse’
- Texas judicial nominees get a hearing in Congress – not much more
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Oil Patch declines won’t stifle U.S. housing markets, analysts forecast
- Thousands of Layoffs On the Horizon for Big Oil Companies
- National association forecasts strong construction hiring and business spending in 2015
- 2014 another record year for Central Texas home sales
- Cuevas Distribution in Fort Worth wins a Chase Mission Main Street grant
- Airlines tell DOT why they should get the Tokyo Haneda route
- Airlines, investors bank on lower fuel prices
- WestJet to add flight between Houston and Calgary
- Review of Dallas police-fire pension confirms overvaluation of real estate
- Biofuels industry in regulatory gridlock as it awaits EPA ruling
- Texas crop, weather for Jan. 21, 2015
- Boutique hotel in Houston Galleria area trades hands
- Is SpaceX winning? Six key indicators to watch this year
- Embattled Waco-based Life Partners Holdings files for bankruptcy after $47 million fine
- Houston Rockets & Dallas Mavericks now both valued at over $1B
- —————Statewide general——————
- Former Wichita Falls policeman sentenced to 8 years in on-duty manslaughter case
- Explosion at Gas Plant near Corpus Christi VIDEO
- No injuries reported in gas plant fire
- Four Earthquakes Reported in Irving Tuesday VIDEO
- Judge dismisses case against Houston PD in fatal shooting of unarmed man
- Officer Hears Screams, Rescues Local Woman From Pit Bull Attack
- Crews douse grass fire near Kilgore
- Drivers in car, 18-wheeler crash identified VIDEO
- Man charged with murder in fatal stabbing at Midland hotel
- Four suspects indicted, charged in stolen mail forgery scheme
- Harassment charges against Lubbock firefighter dismissed
Political and other Texas news for 1/21/2015
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