- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Texas GOP officials cheer ruling on Obama immigration orders – for other stories on this see the “Borderland & immigration issues” posting. Governor Abbott Statement On Executive Amnesty Ruling
- Attorney General Paxton: Judge’s Order Blocking Obama a Victory for the Rule of Law
- Governor Abbott Delivers State Of The State Address, Releases Governor’s Budget
- What Experts Are Saying About Governor Abbott’s State Of The State Speech
- Tilove: Abbott’s State of the State and the state of his governorship
- State of the State: Abbott lists 5 emergency items for session
- Abbott Lists 5 Emergency Items for Session
- What They Are Saying About Governor Abbott’s State Of The State Speech
- Abbott lays out ambitious agenda, emergency items in State of State address
- Abbott puts border security, ethics, education, more on fast track
- Texas governor plans to double state’s spending on border security
- Greg Abbott orders National Guard to stay on the border
- Abbott urges Texas to bolster its economy with better education, roads
- Governor wants Texas schools to get letter grades for performance
- Abbott calls for $496 million to jumpstart university-based research
- YCT Optimistic About Gov. Abbott’s Priorities after State of the State
- AFP Statement: Governor Abbott’s First State of the State
- Abbott Addresses the State of the Texas
- Rep. Workman files bill to creat Texas Border Security Division
- Jeffers: Clash over in-state tuition for immigrants to test Texas GOP
- Texas’ big-city mayors fight push to curb growth of property-tax revenue
- Mayors of Texas’ largest cities balk at Republican tax proposal
- Leader of Anti-Gun Group May Have Lied During Texas Senate Testimony – as we discussed last week on Pratt on Texas.
- Rep. Rinaldi Files Second of Two Bills to Fight Robin Hood
- Rep. Dale Files Bill to Protect Victims of Sexual Assault
- Rep. Shaheen combats religious targeting and intimidation by Houston Mayor with new legislation
- Rep. Bell Files Elite Rodeo Association Major Events Trust Fund Legislation
- Dallas County judge wants legislators to push for paying Dallas ISD board
- Sen. Watson Wants More Disclosure of Wining and Dining
- State agency head defends embattled contract
- Austin legal battle challenges Texas homosexual marriage ban
- Travis Co. Probate Judge rules ban on homosexual marriage unconstitutional – he’s a state judge and the state constitution prohibits such!
- Are new EPA water regulations worth the cost? VIDEO
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Four Legislative Seats Up for Grabs in Runoff Elections
- HD17 runoff election is today, an overview
- Rick Perry: I learned from ’12; I can fix economy
- Presidential candidates face woes in home states
- Governor Abbott Adopts New Puppy
- Judge to rule with Team Liberty in La Joya ISD election contest
- What ISIS Really Wants
- Phil Robertson to Receive Free-Speech Award at CPAC From Citizens United
- BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: Court Decision Major Victory for Rule of Law, Senate Democrats Should Look Hard at This Ruling
- Cornyn, Cruz: On Ruling Against Obama’s Executive Action
- Republicans critical of Obama’s ‘amnesty IRS bonuses’
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Energy execs say their projects are budget busters
- Phillips 66 sells pipelines to related partnership for $1 billion
- Helix earnings down 78 percent
- TransCanada Pipelines USA to offer grants to East Texas nonprofits
- Houston HomeVestors franchisee earns top home buyer title
- Texas Panhandle Farmland Auction, 10,000+ acres, in March
- Texas Central Rail to use utility corridor in Montgomery Co.
- Two Southwest Airlines’ partners in Kenya hire 19 people for leather upcyling project
- Downtown Dallas rebound brings most office leasing since 1980s
- —————Statewide general——————
- Jurors Hear Video Confession from Chris Kyle’s Accused Killer
- Texas Islamic Center Fire Appears Not to be a Hate Crime
- Transient Charged With Arson For Houston Quba Islamic Institute Fire VIDEO
- Dramatic high-rise rescue in downtown Houston
- San Antonio fire crews rescue man stuck in pit with concrete mix
- Most Of The 56 Dogs Seized From Hewitt Home Won’t Be Returned
- More than 1 million youth in U.S. gangs, Texas study contends
- Mexican drug cartels recruit thousands of students in Texas to traffic drugs and arms
- Dozens serving life in Texas prisons for habitual drunk driving
- San Antonio high school football player killed, another injured following shooting
- 3 accused of capital murder for drug shakedown outside San Antonio Whataburger
- Police: Motorcycle pack corralled in Galveston
- Trooper Seizes over 41 Pounds of Marijuana in I-40 stop
- Traffic stop yields $700K hidden in tire, 2 arrests near Weslaco
- Lubbock man gets 45 years for strangling wife, dumping body in Big Spring
Political and other Texas news for 2/17/2015
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