- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Abbott stays noncommittal on sending Guard from Texas border
- Conservatives Cheer Texas Senate’s Passage of Franchise Tax Reform
- Huffines Stares Down Franchise Tax
- Senator Eltife Eager for More Government
- Grieder calls Senate “self-discrediting”, praises Eltive & Huffines
- Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Possible Tax Holiday
- Long legislative fight over school vouchers begins
- Texas Senate education panel debates voucher bills
- THSC Supports End of Discrimination Against Home School Graduates
- Rep. Villalba’s Public Education Bill Will Force Mental Health Screenings on Students
- House Committee Passes Open Carry for Concealed License Holders — Campus Carry on Hold
- Students for Concealed Carry set record straight on SB 11
- Rep. Frullo: ‘We’re Making Criminals Out of People Who Don’t Intend to Be Criminals’
- Bill Aims To Ease Concerns About Bias Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations VIDEO – the Dems have been screaming local control all session, will they on this?
- Texas House Approves Ban on Texting While Driving – with votes from many who claimed they were against this type of regulation
- Rep. Price praises passage of SB219/HB550 clarification bill
- House member’s road financing plan steers away from tolls
- Shedding light on State Affairs and its effort to chill political speech
- County Lobbyists: A Clear and Present Danger to Taxpayers
- Senate Panel Sets Sights on In-State Tuition Discount for Illegal Aliens Law
- Railroad Commissioner David Porter Rallies for Natural Gas
- See How Local Drilling Rules Vary Across Texas
- Court Grants General Paxton’s Request for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Obama Administration’s Proposed FMLA Rule, more
- Federal Court Grants Stay Against Obama Admin on Family Medical & Leave Act
- Texas Government Insider weekly edition
- World Water Day…Emphasis on necessary infrastructure, sustainability, efficiency – aka, another excuse to establish government control of property and the economy!
- Planned Parenthood Facility Skirting the Law
- In deciding Texas case on Confederate license plates, the US Supreme Court could do away with personalized plates entirely.
- FBI at Health Commission Asking About 21CT
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Citing Baldness, Gohmert Scraps Presidential Campaign – gotta love Louie
- Border Trip Spotlights Walker’s Immigration Views
- Ted Cruz hasn’t ruled out legal status for undocumented immigrants
- Ted Cruz, Country Boy
- Ted Cruz doubles fundraising goals in first week as official 2016 candidate
- Cruz in NH: GOP leaders cut off his $, the Fed causes price hikes on eggs and milk
- Cruz critic Peter King complains of “vulgar” calls from Cruz backers
- Analysis: Five Myths About Ted Cruz – much of this is completely dependent on how you define words
- WaPo Liberal “baffled” by Cruz’s comments climate change propaganda
- Do Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio Think We Can Raise Defense Spending Even More Without Cutting Elsewhere?
- Hillary Clinton’s polarizing nature continues with words we are not to say! AUDIO
- TX27: Democrats Aim for Blake Farenthold’s Seat
- TX27: Former Congressman’s Son Mulls Challenging Farenthold – yep, the political Dem-dynasty family of S. Texas
- Conservative efforts draw applause at Criminal Justice Reform Summit
- Is Texas Home School Coalition affiliated with CRHE?
- Wichita County GOP treasurer busted on drug charges.
- Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright ‘recuperating’
- Dallas mayoral candidate Richard Sheridan arrested for June 2014 ‘666’ taggings
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: We Need Meaningful Entitlement Reform
- GOP budget divides Texas Republican senators
- Cruz, citing Obamacare revenue, votes against Senate GOP budget
- 2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor
- Cornyn Statement On Passage Of Senate Republican Budget
- Cornyn Web Video: A Balanced Budget
- Cornyn & Warner: India a ‘Critical Ally’
- Republicans criticize Obama administration for program attacking legal businesses through FDIC
- Lawmakers decry new Federal fracking rule for public lands
- Neugebauer Praises Committee Passage of Regulatory Relief Bills to Help Main Street
- Navy moves forward with Texas-built V-22 plan for Bell Helicopter
- Thornberry Introduces Major Defense Acquisition Reform Bill
- Smith: Protect American Seniors
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Texas unemployment rate falls to 4.3% in February, 7,100 jobs added
- Texas’ job growth in February slows to smallest gain since fall 2011 due low oil prices
- Survey shows Obamacare reduced worker hours
- Air Force demanded too much in its SpaceX certification process
- Mercedes-Benz will build a pickup truck
- Amazon appears to favor apartment-dwellers with Dallas one-hour delivery rollout
- U.S. airline traffic reaches all-time high in 2014
- Fast N’ Loud, Gas Monkey star Richard Rawlings monkeys around in national commercials for Dodge
- New North Texas communities woo residents with neighborhood farms and open space – what’s old is new again.
- Texas’s five top golf resorts that have property for sale
- Briscoe Western Art Museum to host massive art sale, spotlight for Western contemporary artists
- Bus company gets restraining order against City of Hidalgo
- Navy moves forward with Texas-built V-22 plan for Bell Helicopter
- Halliburton, Baker Hughes shareholders OK $35 billion deal
- —————Statewide general——————
- Former Hidlago Co. sheriff’s deputy indicted on bribery charges
- Sweetwater attorney & San Angelo bail bondsman indicted on felony charges, more
- Former Houson software firm CEO who drugged female colleague to be sentenced
- Aldine ISD school bus in accident, flips
- I-35 Reopens After Fiery 18-Wheeler Crash Kills 1, Injures 3 VIDEO, more
- Half-done Salado overpass might have been less crash-worthy
- DMV: Truck that hit bridge lacked permit for ‘over-height load’
- Justice Dept. files lien for hefty restitution owed by contractor
- Government acknowledges talks over missing Houston reporter, but denies seeing him
- Smiling Texas woman set fire to yoga studio to ‘get rid of the devil’s temple’
- The 50 smartest private high schools in Texas
- Temple police arrest student with air-soft pistol at Travis Science Academy
- Small Plane Crashes After Landing on U.S. 67 Near Stephenville
- Professional team roper was flying plane that crashed on U.S. Hwy. 67
- NM pilot injured in plane crash at Levelland airport
- 60 MPH Winds Blast Through Permian Basin, Signifying Start of Grass Fire Season
- Grass Fire After Report of Explosion Along I-27 Near Hale Center
Political and other Texas news for 3/27/2015
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