- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- In North Texas, Abbott Stresses Legislative Priorities
- Senator Seliger’s False Witness
- Seliger’s bill to limit UT oversight clears committee, more
- Otto makes case for altering rainy day fund cap
- P+I Day in Senate Finance
- Texas lawmakers call for sales-tax holiday for small businesses
- Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Supports Small Business Sales Tax Holiday
- Fiscal Hawk Sid Miller on His Need for Cash at the Ag. Dept. AUDIO
- Valdez-Cox: Border bill would decrease safety of all Texans
- Texas House of Representatives Fights to Eradicate Human Trafficking
- Rep. Fallon Files Legislation to Secure the Border and Increase Government Transparency
- House tentatively OKs border security measure
- CHL open carry approved, campus carry delayed in Texas Senate
- Senate to debate campus carry bill
- Group opposed to ‘campus carry’ says its polling shows most Texans do too
- Campus Carry Debate Hits Senate Floor
- Campus handgun carry numbers bust balloon of hyperbole AUDIO
- Herman: In Texas gun carry debate, critics ask why, advocates why not
- Campus carry a near lock to pass
- Licensed Open Carry Clears Hurdle
- Bill Would Prohibit Doctors From Asking About Guns
- Senators weigh dying patients’ ‘right to try’ experimental drugs
- Birdwell, Burton Push to End Back Room Deals
- A to F grades for schools sent to Texas Senate despite criticisms
- State Could Pay for Special Needs Students to Transfer
- Full-day pre-K’s benefits backed by research, advocates claim
- Highlights from around the Capitol
- Some Texas legislators have odd priorities
- Bill would make property forfeiture harder
- Tarrant County bill ‘gives a hall pass to polluters,’ critics say
- Bill Would Throttle Local Government’s Ability to Sue Polluters
- City of Austin housing ordinance wins partial victories in court, state capitol
- Costco joins coalition to broaden liquor sales laws in Texas
- First Voter Identification; Now Abortion Identification
- Parker: Texas, welcome to the era of the Big Government Republican – So the argument is that using the state government to stop the growth of government control over our lives and property at the local level is hypocrisy and Republicans supporting “big government”? Ridiculous.
- Governor Abbott Names Lewis Chair Of Texas Transportation Commission
- Attorney General Ken Paxton Stands Up for 2nd Amendment Rights
- Attorney General Paxton’s Office to Prosecute Two South Texas Men for Voter Fraud
- AG Paxton files suit against feds for giving same-sex spouses family leave
- Texans Seeing Red: Alamo’s Management Could End Up with Out-of-State Company
- New judge re-affirms dismissal of [un]Ethics Commission case against Michael Quinn Sullivan and Empower Texans, more
- Prosecutor accused of misconduct in disputed Texas execution case
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Wendy ‘the Shoes’ Davis to Lecture on Education Next Month
- Cameron Co. to Democrat Party operative in charge of elections
- From Battleground Texas to Battleground Israel, all politics is global
- Mexican-American children who adapt American culture face Type 2 diabetes risk – here we begin with the huge generation push to demonize assimilation of immigrants. Don’t kid yourself, such is the plan of the Left.
- Texans’ Self-Reliance Fosters Prosperity, Charity
- Ted Cruz talks ‘fire’ moment with Seth Meyers
- Cruz’s Digital Chief Heads to Likely 2016 Campaign
- Ted Cruz ventures into the lamestream media
- Rick Perry to Announce National Finance Director, Chief Counsel
- Congressman Will Hurd prepares to have voters grade his paper
- Houston’s Annise Parker, a gay mayor in a red state, ponders political future
- Red State: An Insider’s Story of How the GOP Came to Dominate Texas Politics – interview today on Pratt on Texas
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- GOP divided on immigration changes
- Cruz convenes Senate hearing on “amnesty” and pending Texas case; files brief with Cornyn and Smith
- Washington lawmakers join Texas suit against Obama on immigration
- U.S. Rep. Neugebauer Welcomes Guest Chaplain from Lubbock
- Cornyn Statement On White House Decision To Exempt Itself From FOIA
- Editorial Pages Agree: Democrats Should End Trafficking Filibuster
- Capitol intrigue deepens in stalled Federal sex trafficking bill
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Dallas Fed will post interim president when Richard Fisher retires on Thursday
- Oil boom has traders running out of room to store product
- Two American Airlines employees tell us why they don’t like proposed uniforms
- McLaren Dallas cited as top seller of exotics
- Lewisville’s Vista Ridge Mall facing foreclosure
- —————Statewide general——————
- Perryman: Water worries update
- Decapitated body found in Laguna Madre
- Headless Mexican National Found in Texas was Previously Deported, Cartel Involvement Possible
- Puppies Dumped Off Bridge Reunite With Their Mother VIDEO
- Patients Being Monitored for Ebola in Amarillo
- Seized Fireworks Disposed of by Fire in West Texas VIDEO
- Second Person Dies From Injuries Following Travis County Police Chase
- Pecos Father, Daughter Sentenced For Trafficking Methamphetamine
- Odessa Mother Fires ‘Warning Shot,’ Prevents Home Invasion
- Anti-Wimp: Alleged burglar picks wrong Amarillo home
- Carnival cruise passenger dies after falling overboard in Mexican waters
Political and other Texas news for 3/18/2015
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