- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- [un]Ethics Commission Approves Pay Increase for Lawmakers
- No taxpayer-funded lobbyists allowed in Sen. Konni Burton’s office – YES!!!
- Sunset Commission lays out $66 million in savings if recommendations are followed
- Licensed Open Carry & Campus CHL Carry Bills Pass Senate Committee
- Texas open carry and campus carry bills advance to Senate floor
- Anti-gun activist, Mom Who Demands Action Lies on Camera VIDEO
- Ratcliffe: The Recent Push for Open Carry
- 75% of Texas police chiefs responding to survey oppose open carry – so? They work for us, not the other way around.
- Property Tax Limits Terrify Local Politicians, Lobbyists
- Key Texas senator asks attorney general for opinion on Hazlewood Act
- Rep. Otto lauds proposal to overhaul school finance system
- Despite contract scandal, panel has few questions for inspector general nominee
- Texas House GOP Caucus names Simmons Policy Chair and Murphy as Floor leader
- Comptroller Hegar Suggests Shift in Rainy Day Fund Strategy
- State securities board OKs first Texas crowdfunding portals
- Governor Abbott Appoints Farias To Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Governor Abbott Appoints Two To Texas Transportation Commission
- Report: University of Texas showed favoritism to thousands
- US DHHS secretary talks health insurance in Austin
- WalMart Sues Texas for Right to Sell Liquor
- With New Evidence, Lawyers Challenge Death Sentence
- Texas Supreme Court Rejects BP’s $750 Million Claim
- Texas Government Insider weekly edition
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- George W. Bush Calls Out ISIS for the Evil Terrorist Group It Is… and Doesn’t Mince Words
- Gov. Sarah Palin Speaks About Empowering Women To Be Leaders in Midland VIDEO
- Rubin: What does Rick Perry have?
- How Marco Rubio Snagged Rick Perry’s Moneyman
- Sources: Scott Walker Hires Texas-Based Fundraiser
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- White House warns Texas schools could lose millions under House education plan
- Farenthold alleges fired staffer lied about her absences, more – I have personal experience with this staffer and reported work not being done to Rep. Farenthold.
- Cruz video mocks Obama on Internet regulation VIDEO
- Why the FCC’s Internet Takeover will Hurt Innovation and Consumers VIDEO
- Neugebauer Questions CFTC Chairman Massad at House Agriculture Committee
- Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
- Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Apache slashes rig count as drillers’ woes continue
- Title company cautious about oil’s effect on housing market
- Perot family’s new Turtle Creek campus takes a road less traveled with its low profile design
- WalMart Sues Texas for Right to Sell Liquor
- Uber Announces It Will Abandon San Antonio Operation Due to City Regulations
- Houston ranks as No. 22 job market in US
- Whole Foods, H-E-B are top grocers on Twitter
- Steel Worker strike negotiations to resume next week
- Granite Properties plots office project in popular Southlake Town Square
- Last Boeing 767-200 leaves US Airways fleet
- Southwest names nine destinations that will get Love Field flights
- —————Statewide general——————
- Pretrial Starts for Former CPS Worker Accused of Tampering with Klapheke Case
- Former Northside ISD science teacher charged with inappropriate relationship with student
- Routh Murder Trial: Both Victims Were Armed When Shot in the Back
- ‘American Sniper’ Murder Suspect Routh Said He Took ‘Couple of Souls’
- Driver Blames GPS for Ending Up on Railroad Tracks – utter stupidity
- Actor Shot During Historical Reenactment Tells His Story VIDEO
- Amarillo man facing murder charge in son’s death
- Levelland Police Officers in Deadly Shooting Cleared to Return to Duty
- Denver City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Offense Theft of Livestock
- NTSB Releases Preliminary Report of Deadly Plane Crash With Lubbock TV Tower Guy Wires
- Four Men Attack Another Man in Odessa, Search Underway For Suspects
- Judge Officially Dismisses Midland Veterans Parade Train Wreck Case, Cites Weak Argument Against Union Pacific
- Adam Rico, accused in plotting Lubbock Co. deputy’s murder, sentenced on felony drug charge
- Houston armored car guard dies after shootout
- Fraudster found guilty for bilking investors with fairy tale of Disney in Texas
- Child murder suspect nabbed in Galveston
- Bexar Co. sheriff’s deputies shoot fugitive who fired at them
- Livingston oil worker dies, fell from nearly 50-foot rig
- ‘Voice of Kilgore’ battling leukemia
- Missouri prosecutors file stalking charges against Texas man
- Two Found Dead In Coryell Co. Rural Home Were Mother, Son, 15
- Authorities say man arrested on drug charge is in Mexican Mafia
- 3 illegal gambling rooms busted in San Antonio area
- Mugshot: Conroe man falls asleep during jail booking photo
Political and other Texas news for 2/13/2015
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