- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Governor Abbott Op-Ed: Texas Means Business
- Abbott: Keeping Texas The Beacon Of Opportunity VIDEO
- Garrett: Could Greg Abbott be Texas’ version of Pete Wilson? – funny how protecting Hispanics from the lawless drug cartel violence, illegal alien job pressures, and over crowded schools is seen as anti-Hispanic!
- Licensing schemes don’t raise quality
- Road-funding bill’s drive could stall on House floor
- Texas leaders moving forward with plan to boost funding for TxDOT
- Rearranging the property tax deck chairs
- Austin legislator pitches new homestead exemption
- Bill: Crime to Coerce Woman To Abort and Child Abuse to Coerce Pregnant Minor
- Texas lawmakers ramp up fight against human trafficking
- Austin legislator pitches new local-type of homestead exemption
- Wife of Rep. Doc Anderson has died
- End-of-life talks stalled as Texas Right to Life will not come to the table
- Senate hearing on Sanctuary Cities bill postponed because not enough notice was given to avoid a tag
- Democratic senators derail sanctuary cities bill for now, more
- Three Valley representatives back border security bill
- Rep. DeWayne Burns Joins Lawmakers to Pass Stronger Border, Safer Texas Act
- Rep. Dale Files Legislation To Help Law Enforcement Officers Obtain CHLs
- Rep. Stickland Fighting for Constitutional Carry Hearing
- Rep. Rodriguez Files Beverage Container Recycling Legislation
- Rep. Raney Fights for Equity, Transparency, and Funding for Blinn Bryan Students
- This week is Legislature’s last chance for Texas electricity reform – much B.S. in this.
- North Texas lawmakers seek better cop-canine relations – this is ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous!
- Sen. Ellis files bill to “protect” voting rights – looks more of a protect cheating bill
- Film Groups Want Separate Funding for Video Games – how about no tax money for either!?
- Wrestling with contract monitoring in light of 21CT misadventures
- With no oversight, Texas IT contractors made millions
- Search Texas government IT contractor spending
- Spending on some IT contractors tops agency executives’ pay
- Three agencies wrestle with future Texas workforce issues in light of HB5 requirements
- AG Paxton Appoints Seven to Choose Life Advisory Committee
- Politicians Are Servants, Not Masters
- Pratt: Texting-ban is misdirected energy. AUDIO
- Texas’ ‘heavy metals’ industry groups say Senate tax-cut plan ‘falls short’
- Texas immigration case seen as ‘venue shopping’ – Brownsville is hardly unrelated to the border. And the Feds and Democrats have venue shopped all of their Voter ID and redistricting cases.
- Texas Court Filings Are Down 17 Percent: Tort Reform Is Blamed – I’d say “creditied”
- How a wayward cow could change Texas’ tort reform law
- Incorrect renewal notices sent to 320,000 Texas drivers by DMV
- Denton judge removed from case for following defendant on Twitter
- U.S. DOT’s Texas Transportation by the Numbers Profile
- Carlos Cascos Sworn in as Secretary of State
- Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply
- Texas Racing Commissioners won’t appeal historical racing ruling
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Tom Mechler Elected Texas GOP Chairman
- Amarillo oilman elected Texas GOP chair
- Interview: Tom Mechler Takes the Helm of America’s Largest Republican Party
- New GOP Chair Doesn’t Want To See Homosexuals Kiss
- Munisteri’s parting shots: Battleground Texas had the right target but the wrong ammo
- Ted Cruz Applauded for Rejecting Ethanol Subsidies at Iowa Ag Summit
- Ted Cruz blasts renewable-fuel quota at Iowa ag forum
- With new Iowa approach, Rick Perry looks to flip script
- 2 Texans take unpopular stance in Iowa
- George P. Bush To Help Raise Cash for Dad’s Super PAC
- Dallas mayor shifts course, makes support of same-sex marriage official
- Texans among those to ‘keep the torch going’ in Selma
- Secede? ‘Republic’ Claims Texas Never Joined U.S. – same old faulty claims, why give it press?
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Cruz: IRS Should Investigate OneVoice for Violations of Its Tax-Exempt Status
- Sen. Cruz: We Commemorate the Sojourners Who Paved the Road Towards Justice
- Cruz: Menendez probe politically motivated
- Texan Will Hurd defies the odds for House Republicans. Can he last?
- Neugebauer introduces bill easing fuel transportation restrictions for farmers
- Rep. Cuellar’s push to get CBP to treat border crossers with respect makes it into law
- Gillman: Ted Cruz deflects blame for Homeland Security funding fight he advocated
- Rep. Barton had key role in extending daylight saving time
- Hate Daylight Saving Time? Thank Two Presidents From Texas
- Ted Cruz questions Supreme Court ruling ordering free education for illegal immigrant kids – notice who the DMN left out the word “illegal” in the headline!
- ‘This is an ammunition grab’
- Rep. Kay Granger chooses work over recognition
- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson hires Glenn Heights city manager as district director
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Since health insurance’s humble start in Dallas, hospital inflation has always posed challenge
- Health care analyst wants to bring price transparency to North Texas
- Austin Tech Salaries Highest in U.S. After Taxes, Cost of Living Adjustments
- United Family officials reflect on first year under Albertsons ownership
- ‘Re-fracking’ is a cheaper way to drill amid crude price slump
- Fredericksburg native finding success in craft beer with emphasis on quality
- Historic Mineral Wells hotel could generate millions in profits
- Daylight photos of American Airlines’ newest airplane, the Boeing 787, more
- Dreamliner pilots train in West Texas skies
- Southwest Airlines won’t hold its 2015 annual meeting in Dallas (hello, Houston)
- Party greets Southwest’s Hobby-to-Aruba debut
- Developers team up for warehouse project near D/FW Airport
- North Texas home prices up 9 percent in February
- Houston’s Dune Energy seeks bankruptcy protection
- South Texan invests in development of Tyler retail shopping center
- 20 lavish properties for sale in downtown San Antonio
- Austin’s center is adding thousands of hotel rooms — but can the city’s tourism industry sustain that level of growth?
- Parker & Parsley receive prestigious “Top Hand” award from Permian Basin Petroleum Assoc.
- Cedar Park pharmacy hit with big fine, federal court order
- Willacy County prison plans to lay off 200 workers Monday
- —————Statewide general——————
- Bexar Co. jail official arrested on drug possession charge
- San Antonio police officer accused of pulling gun on wife, sparking standoff fired
- Dallas teacher placed on leave after profanity-laced lecture
- Attorney: Indicted former police chief feels he is a victim of corruption
- Former CPRIT Exec Pleads Not Guilty To State Felony Charges
- 5 myths about Daylight Saving Time
- 2.3-magnitude quakes rumbles near Irving
- 2 injured in Cherokee County plane crash
- Rented Lamborghini wrecked, left on Dallas North Tollway VIDEO
- Leftist Media Outlet Speculates Whether Muslim Immigrant’s Murder in Dallas was a Hate Crime
- Lubbock Private School Superintendent Wins National Honor
- Two Dead, Others Hurt, in Church Van Crash Near Mineral Wells
- Arlington nurse accused of sexually assaulting patient
- One Killed in Lubbock Hit and Run
- Comedian Jay Leno Coming to Midland in April
- Ships collide in foggy Houston Ship Channel
- Firefighters extinguish Wharton County oil-field storage tank blaze after it burns down
- Central Texas Woman Charged In Husband’s Death
- Crash in downtown area injures Houston PD officer
- Craigslist post leads police to 3 suspected in aggravated robbery
- Midland man allegedly threatens to shoot up bar
- Dallas Woman Shot After Being Followed into Home
- Charges filed against man who fatally shot dog at Harris Co. dog park
- Rural Freestone Co. Home Invasion Leaves Resident Wounded, Suspect Dead
- Temple: Two People Shot During Early-Morning Home Invasion
- Corpus Christi Police Continue to Search for 3 Home Invasion Suspects
- 10 Amarillo residents arrested on organized crime charges
- Kangaroo captured in Texas after two days on the lam
Political and other Texas news for 3/9/2015
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