- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Luis Gutierrez to Texas Gov: ‘We Are Coming’ for Exec Amnesty
- Lt. Gov. Patrick: National Guard not leaving border, more
- Lawmakers “Force Fed” Pay Raise, Both Literally and Figuratively
- Texas budget gimmick under attack, again
- Tax cuts start with a head of steam, or is that blowing smoke?
- Nelson: Budget a ‘starting point’ on public ed funding
- Budget writers discuss possible sale of Texas School for Deaf property
- Whitmire: School for Deaf suggestion was harmless
- State leaders aim to address ‘uncontrollable, unmanageable’ Medicaid
- Rep. Villalba proposes mandatory vaccinations for Texas public school students VIDEO
- Texas Senate health chief opposes Villalba bill to limit vaccine exemptions
- Editorial: Close this vaccination loophole
- Sen. Ellis Proposing New Bill To Change DNA Testing For Convicts
- Michael Morton backs DNA testing bill
- DPS Statement Regarding Driver License Fingerprinting Process
- Bill would allow teachers to use “deadly force” in schools
- Hazelwood Act’s future in jeopardy VIDEO
- Texas lawmakers appalled at rising cost of free tuition for vets
- Sen. Perry files bill on firearms records, BRAC issues & more
- Bill would limit Public Information Act to Texans
- Editorial: Senate highway plan has lots going for it
- Straus Again Empowers Democrats, Liberal Republicans
- Support for Straus Yields No Gains for Liberty
- Establishment to Conservatives: Play the Game or Get Played
- McDonald: Nominees to UT System Unqualified to Serve
- Texas lawmakers fire back at Racing Commission
- The Debt Trap: Payday loans on the rise in Texas
- Hearing set on open carry, campus carry gun bills
- R.G. Ratcliffe is back and commenting on Open Carry
- Medical Marijuana Advocates: Proposal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
- Comptroller Hegar Appoints Key Member of Agency to State Water Post
- Texas Comptroller Hegar charts low-key approach to state finances
- Texas coast to get $1.74 million in grants for public access, water quality
- Audit reviewing state contract to run North Texas psychiatric facility
- THHSC Investigators Got Badges; Taxpayers Got the Bill
- Texas Has High Stakes in Lawsuit Over Health Law
- CPS won’t save the kids, but it can destroy them
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- SD26: TMF, Menendez get feisty during TV debate
- SD26: Total spending in race to succeed Sen. Van de Putte now tops $2.3 million
- HD17: Goleman has cash advantage in runoff
- HD17: In runoff Republicans draw contrast
- NY Times Op-Ed Mocks Ted Cruz: ‘As Hispanic as Tom Cruise’
- Cruz hires former Gingrich aide as political operation builds
- Ted Cruz shrugs off perceived Rick Perry dis
- Ted Cruz heads to Bush, Rubio territory for Florida fundraiser
- A new, more moderate Rick Perry
- Perry: Change must come from outside DC
- Perry Steps Into the Politics of Vaccination
- Gillman: What’ll it be, GOP: a governor or a senator?
- Americans Sign Petition to Support “Obama Illiteracy Program” VIDEO
- Booker: The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
- Ex-Houston state lawmaker, Rep. John Davis, becomes lobbyist
- State law allows for lobbying deep in the shadows of Texas
- More officials, PACs to re-donate money from GOP donor with criminal history
- Texas [un]Ethics Commission accepts complaint on Rep. Nevarez campaign finance reports
- Michael Burgess says Alcee Hastings flooded with tea for calling Texas crazy
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: We Have Obligation to Stand With Ukraine; Obama Administration Not Honoring It
- Cruz: We Are Grateful U.S. Army Will Honor Fort Hood Terror Victims with Purple Hearts
- Cornyn: Fort Hood Purple Hearts Will Bring ‘Long-Awaited Justice’
- Homeland Security Committee Senators Tour War-Torn Texas Border Region
- The White House lied about those getting amnesty not receiving welfare benefits
- Sens. Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Prison Reform Legislation
- Sens. Cornyn and Whitehouse pitch bipartisan prison reform bill
- Parents of hostage Austin Tice take his plight to Washington
- Ted Cruz travels to Germany
- Lawmakers push to increase Obama’s spending on NASA space projects
- Feds warn of border setbacks in immigration funding dispute
- Rep. Joe Barton changes bill number from 666 — not that he’s superstitious
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Mills: Oil prices may not rise significantly in 2015
- RadioShack store closings will open up some attractive real estate
- RadioShack’s closing list includes 143 Texas stores
- Bullet train developer’s preferred station sites seen as boon to Dallas’ Cedars area
- Ropesville farmer named Cotton Council International president
- Survey: Farmers to plant less cotton
- Expert: Farmers could be growing more grain sorghum, less cotton
- West Texas Site Wants Nation’s Spent Nuclear Fuel
- —————Statewide general——————
- Nueces County DA’s Office Accused of Unlawfully Withholding Defense Evidence
- Dallas City Council will vote to pay $270,000 to make protesters’ free-speech lawsuit go away
- Montague County Sheriff’s deputy shot, killed overnight in his home
- Nocona Police Officer on Administrative Leave after Shooting Deputy
- Bowie municipal judge accused ex-PD chief of unwanted advances
- Brown Co. Commissioner Wayne Shaw to Stand Trial February 10th
- DPS: $5,000 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Sex Offender From Houston
- Somali in Texas Sentenced for Helping Terrorists
- More Texas Parents Say ‘No’ to Measles Vaccine Despite Nationwide Outbreak
- Judge Dismisses Homeowner & HOA’s Lawsuit Against Orthodox Jewish Congregation
- American Airlines Flight Operated by U.S. Airways Lands on Nose in Houston VIDEO
- Actor Shot During Historical WWII Reenactment at Fort Richardson State Park VIDEO
- Wife of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle to testify in murder trial
- Jury sentences Galveston man to 40 years for burning boy
- Kermit Man Killed in Eddy County Industrial Accident
- Woman Killed in Home Explosion in Midland County VIDEO
- Federal Prison Sewage Overflowing into Big Spring Neighborhood
- 11 Texas Recording Artists Receive GRAMMY® Awards
Political and other Texas news for 2/10/2015
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