- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Uncapped Relief?
- Speaker Straus throws cold water on Senate plan to change what counts toward spending cap
- Lt. Gov. Patrick: Exempt tax cuts, debt payments from spending cap, more
- Texas lawmakers debate unpopular business ‘margins tax’ – given that it was only a rework of the Franchise Tax, it’s origin rests with Democrats. But, Dewhurst was the big pusher of the bad version, Craddick’s version wasn’t much better.
- Bills Filed To Eliminate Taxes
- Senate Approves Funneling Car Sales Tax to Highways
- 150,000 Students Trapped in Over 200 Failing Schools, says Lt. Governor
- Legislators urge teacher evaluations
- Senate leaders would grade Texas schools ‘A’ through ‘F’
- Senate panel approves bill to exempt thousands from high school graduation exams – bad, bad, bad
- Editorial: Pre-K bills fail to address vast need in Texas – nothing short of full gov’t parenting will satisfy these Leftists
- Early Education Push Earning Lukewarm Reviews
- Texas retailers seek changes to liquor laws they say stifle competition
- Rep. Simpson’s marijuana legalization bill makes ‘Christian case’ VIDEO
- Texas businesses unite against ‘discriminatory’ legislation
- Bonnen praised for including southbound checkpoints in border security bill
- DPS retirement wave could complicate border recruitment effort
- HB2175 would require Texas insurance regulator to justify rate hikes
- Senate approves measures to boost TxDOT’s annual funding by $2.5 billion
- Brownsville joins growing chorus against SB 343 – incredible propaganda in this story
- House Appropriations leaves plenty of question marks in state government discussion
- HB1191 threatens underground water rights in Texas
- Dan Flynn Talks: On Pro-Life House Activities, the Border & Budget VIDEO
- Op-Ed: If You Can’t Fight City Hall, Make Your Own – Liberty Cities
- In Response to King v. Burwell, State Rep. Turner to Host Press Conference with Texas Hospital Association and Texans in Danger of Losing Tax Credits
- House: Dripping Springs “Wedding Capital of Texas”
- Representative Molly S. White Files Bill to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Agenda 21
- Murr Files Legislation to Relocate the Public Integrity Unit
- GOP bill would strip Public Integrity Unit power
- House leaders want to add 250 troopers to border
- A snarky, shallow liberal’s view of the Legislature
- Commemorating the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Age of Abbott
- Essay Contest Encourages Youth to Remember Texas History
- Bush announces new Alamo Endowment Board
- Statement by DPS Director McCraw on the Passing of Former Director Dudley Thomas
- New Tools Show Texas Govt. Payments
- Texas Among States Facing “Raise the Age” Debate
- Attorney General Paxton Responds to Obama Administration Request to Stay Executive Amnesty Ruling
- Attorney General Paxton Statement on King v. Burwell
- States ask judge not to lift stay in immigration lawsuit
- No Medicaid Expansion? No Problem For Many Safety-Net Hospital Profits
- Editorial: If Texans’ health care subsidies disappear, we need a plan – yes, let all suffer the way the rest of us are who don’t take gov’t handouts.
- Judge Rejects Traffic Camera Company Attempt To Block Public Vote in Arlington
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Governor Abbott Sets Emergency Special Election For HD-124
- More Americans will benefit if Obamacare loses the Supreme Court challenge
- In “Unprecedented Move” Nobel Peace Prize Chairman Demoted For Decision To Give Obama 2009 Award
- Texas Republicans ready to elect new chairman
- RPT chairman race, moderate Jennings takes issue with Woodfill
- Looking at 2016? Cruz hires prominent Iowa social conservative
- Rick Perry on the move in full presidential swing
- Rick Perry says in presidential field, he’s sole individual to have served in military
- [un]Ethics Commissions reject’s Chris Bell’s complaint on Houston election
- Bush, Cheney banned from Venezuela – oh boy!
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz Introduces the Health Care Choice Act
- Sen. Ted Cruz First Q&A in Judiciary Committee Hearing on DACA VIDEO
- Sen. Ted Cruz Second Q&A in Judiciary Committee Hearing on DACA VIDEO
- Boehner had made a deal with Pelosi to fund illegal amnesty
- Immigration hardliners plot next move after House GOP drops DHS funding demands – hardliners? Being for the Rule of Law makes you a hardliner?
- Thornberry: Fight in Congress was about protecting the constitution – but he supported Boehner as Speaker.
- Granger among Republicans backing Homeland Security bill – I was surprised and disappointed.
- White House threatens to veto Lamar Smith’s ‘secret science’ bill
- Obama threatens veto of House bill to limit EPA use of unpublished data
- U.S. Senate Banking Committee will pursue Federal Reserve reforms thanks in part to prodding by Dallas Fed president
- Cornyn to Senate Democrats: ‘Good Luck’ Explaining Filibuster of Own Iran Sanctions Bill
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Texas Instruments shares rise partly on speculation of rival bid for Austin-based Freescale
- Exxon borrowing $7 billion through bond deal, as oil prices stay low
- Denton Co. man sues Dallas company, claims he invented pay-at-the-table tablets adopted by Chili’s
- Texas retailers seek changes to liquor laws they say stifle competition
- US running out of room to store oil; price collapse next?
- Crude exports in spotlight as House leaders urge slow approach
- Triple-digit oil prices may be a thing of the past, at least for a while
- In Houston, Falling Oil Prices Spark Fears Of Job Cuts Beyond Energy
- Palais Royal owner bounces back
- Lubbock bucking statewide homebuyer trends
- U.S. airlines are growing without adding airplanes
- Homebuilder plans housing project in Dallas’ rebounding Cedars neighborhood
- Feeding RodeoHouston is a huge operation
- Texas hospital system responds to nurse’s lawsuit on Ebola
- Texas businesses unite against ‘discriminatory’ legislation
- San Antonio brewery, Alamo Beer Co., opening to public
- Union, management continue to clash on and off the picket lines
- New Federal water heater regulations may cause an increase in living costs
- $26M Amarillo Xcel upgrade nears completion
- RadioShack’s Bankruptcy Could Take a Toll on Junior Creditors
- —————Statewide general——————
- Corrupt Maverick County Contractor who Bribed Officials Flees From Justice
- Smith Co. constable’s wife will be investigated for her statements
- Five Women Injured in 4 Weeks During Botched Abortions at Houston Planned Parenthood Clinic
- Suit accuses ex-Wichita Falls Catholic school chaplain of sex abuse
- South Texas mariachi teacher had hundreds of child porn images
- Explosion Levels House in Pleasant Grove
- Survey: Texas has 6 of nation’s hardest working cities
- Report: Texas remains among 10 worst states to be a kid – utterly ridiculous
- Lubbock Boy Receives Death Threats After He Was Awarded Junior Black Belt VIDEO
- Officials Reopen All Traffic on Interstate 20 in Odessa Following Morning Accident
- Sheriff’s deputy stumbles upon human remains in crime ‘hot spot’ south of San Antonio
- More than dozen hurt in San Marcos CISD truck-school bus wreck
- Man Arrested after Crashing into Edinburg School Bus VIDEO
- Sex sting nabs 64 men in Houston
- Royse City volunteer firefighter jailed on animal cruelty charges after shooting neighbor’s dogs
- All clear given at Austin airport after package of computer parts tests positive for explosives
- New Trial Requested In “American Sniper” Case
- Father, 52, arrested for carrying sword inside his cane to visit inmate son in San Antonio
- Hacker cites police brutality against Texas State student in attack on San Marcos city, police sites
- Protesters chant ‘hands up, don’t shoot!’ to Grapevine council
- Euless police interview 24 people in fatal shooting
- Abilene Police Shoot Man Armed With Pellet Gun
- Mission man who shot cop lands 20 years in prison
- East Texas Homeowner Shoots at Alleged Robbers
- Ex-Dumas postal worker sentenced in mail theft
- Amber Alert issued for 2 Houston kids
- Whataburger workers, customers held at gunpoint in 2 overnight robberies in Houston
- Woman who planted gun in Magnolia ISD student’s backpack released from prison
- 1 killed, 2 injured during shooting inside Alief barber shop
Political and other Texas news for 3/4/2015
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