- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Lt. Gov. Patrick releases Senate committee assignments
- TPPF’s Chuck DeVore on New Texas Senate Rules AUDIO
- Democrat State Rep Denies Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Border Judge
- Arlington legislator files bill requiring civics test
- Key Texas House member says he’s willing to consider school vouchers – a “voucher skeptic” is a freedom skeptic.
- Memorial resolutions abound in the Texas legislature
- Democrat state rep. slams Senator Campbell’s pro-family values bill
- Herman: Legislator has plan to bring Texas gold bullion home
- Contract records are kept secret, as lawmakers call for transparency
- Bills would allow cannabis compound for epilepsy treatment
- 9-year-old girl takes medical marijuana fight to Texas Capitol VIDEO
- Rep. Isaac hints at effort to change underground water district boundaries
- A Deeper Look Inside the State Budget AUDIO
- Sen. Creighton Files Franchise Tax Reform to ‘Sunset’ Tax by 2020
- Cutting margins taxes
- Lawmakers Consider Boosting Earthquake Research
- Sen. Burton: Conservative Agenda for the 84th Session Begins with New Rules
- Grieder on the 2/3rds rule change
- Moody’s warns Texas to take care of pension funds
- Stickland files bill to end licensing of firearms carry in Texas
- TTU: Advocates discuss open carry training
- If passed, open carry legislation would change gun regulations
- Kimberlin: Open carry policy on college campus not best idea – she uses the same police confusion argument that has been used against concealed carry for decades and yet such has never proven to be a problem
- White: Open carry policy on campus will benefit students
- Lawmaker files bill for vote on ‘Vaqueros’ mascot at UT-RGV
- Texas Supreme Court to hear school finance case later this year
- Texas Supreme Court agrees to hear school finance case
- High Court May Not Decide School Case Until 2016
- Feds Tell Texas to Try Again on Teacher Evaluations
- TEA Commissioner Williams reaffirms state’s interests as waiver discussions continue
- TEA drops $30M request to pilot new testing method
- Fired TCEQ Investigator: Law Firm Triggered Dismissal
- Embattled Tech Firm 21CT Keeps State Contract
- 21CT ranked below other tech companies before receiving no-bid contract
- Trial of ex-CPRIT official expected this summer
- Un-Ethics Commission: No ‘indication’ MQS resides in Denton County – that’s not a determination for them to make under state law. Also, when I scheduled my broadcast staff wanted to know the days early so that Michael could be in-town. I wonder if the commission would argue that the lobbyists I know who “reside” in Lubbock but spend most of the year in Austin are also Travis Co. residents? I know several to whom this would apply.
- Guard hurt in prison bus crash out of ICU, off critical list
- UT Gets ‘Common Core’ Regent from Abbott
- Abbott’s UT picks are pro-affirmative action
- Abbott kneecaps UT reform effort
- Groundwater Wars Brewing in Austin’s Suburbs – note the faulting of “Texas’ patchwork approach to regulating” and you see where this is headed. Top-down gov’t regulation and interference with private property.
- Gov. Abbott Visits Rio Grande Valley, Addresses Announcement Of United Health Foundation Grant To UT-RGV Medical School
- Texas Government Insider weekly edition
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Abbott Sets Feb. 17 Special Runoff Election for Senate District 26
- Abbott Sets Feb. 17 Special Runoff Election for House District 123
- Abbott Sets Feb. 17 Special Runoff Election for House District 17
- Analysis: Susan Combs Out of Office, but Not Finished With Politics
- Is Plano’s pro-homosexual ordinance “flagrantly anti-freedom”?
- Corrupt South Texas politician turns out to be worst FBI informant ever
- Attorney alleges corrupt La Joya ISD election
- DPS denies woman’s claim of illegal body search
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- The News with Sen. Cruz – January 23, 2015 VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Introduces Bills to Protect National Security, Support Men and Women in Uniform
- Cruz Offers Amendment to Expedite Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
- Rep. Weber Proposes Stopping Funds to Central America Over Illegal Immigration
- Rep. Brady: “Red Tape Stalling” Energy Jobs & Independence
- Rep. Cuellar Named to Key Immigration, Homeland & Border Security Subcommittees
- As housing secretary, Julián Castro dealing with the high costs of housing – but he’ll never equate such to his own big-gov’t, high taxation policies!
- Socialite Joanne Herring may get a Congressional Gold Medal
- Jeh Johnson: Michael McCaul border bill ‘unworkable’
- Neugebauer to Visit Southwest Border
- GOP Pushes Pro-Life Bill Through House After Earlier Stumble VIDEO
- Rep. Louie Gohmert: I wish Obama was like my black basketball coach
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Texas unemployment rate falls to 4.6 percent in December, lowest since May 2008
- Gov. Abbott On December Jobs Numbers
- Texas oil & gas rig count down by 13 this week
- Union membership rate remains flat in Texas, dips slightly nationwide in 2014
- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. announces fourth-quarter 2014 earnings results
- USAA Offers Rideshare Insurance
- 2014 total energy use in ERCOT region up by 2.5 percent from 2013
- Bain and Blackstone shave stake in arts and crafts retailer Michaels
- American Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Mechanics union sues American alleging pressure to commit “maintenance fraud”
- Sabre sells Travelocity to Expedia for $280 million
- Big price gains, short supply set tone for Dallas’ housing market
- Houston building permits set record in 2014
- Marathon paying for refinery dust cleanup
- El Paso’s hotel revenue reaches $172 million
- —————Statewide general——————
- Austin ISD Bus Driver Involved In Thursday Morning Crash Had Suspended License
- North East ISD teacher busted straddling, ‘heavy petting’ student in car
- Snyder Man Indicted for Online Solicitation of a Minor
- Pig blamed for Spicewood house fire, no humans, hog hurt
- Man shot by Levelland police Friday morning
- Austin PD identifies man, officer involved in fatal police shooting
- Waco Firefighter Hurt While Battling House Fire
- Guns, cameras, action: Texas’ open-carry cop watchers tote AK-47s
- 2 Nabbed In iPad Theft When Selfies Appear On Owner’s iCloud – from the moron file
- More than 2 dozen horses seized by Galveston police
- Former Henderson County deputy dead in head-on crash
- Fraud case in Tyler has international ties
- Bond set at $1 million for suspect arrested in Rusk County burned body case
- Woman sentenced in East Texas murder for hire
- Police: Woman stole thousands from UT concession stands
- Texas Hill Country treated to Friday snowfall
- Angelina County investigators looking into another apparent panty burglar incident
- Plano boy says man tried to pull him into van
- Shuttle bus kills pedestrian in Dallas Medical District
Political and other Texas news for 1/23/2015
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