- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- In the Texas Legislature, a budget brawl looming
- Analysis: Two Tax Cuts, but Only One with a Sales Pitch
- House’s tax policy chief wants to cut business levy by 25 percent
- House leadership ups the ante on business tax cuts
- The Texas Senate, So Far Delivering On Campaign Promises
- Heated Debate Over Truancy Laws at Texas State Capitol
- Houston, Dallas Would Be Largest Cities to Allow Open Carry
- Brookshire’s opposes Texas liquor sales restrictions
- Bad Bill: Forever Agenda 21 – the Left loves Agenda 21, seeks to make folk who know about it appear as kooks.
- Rep. Bonnen Talks: Texas Border Security & How the Texas House is Cutting Taxes
- Texas Grapples With How to Continue Border Surge
- Lawmaker wants to repeal Texas’ hair-braiding law
- House panel OKs plan to make changes to Public Integrity Unit
- Debate is loud, long in Irving on state’s foreign-law bill
- Texas Bill Would Name Judges Who Give Minors Permission to Have Abortions
- Texas religious freedom law devoid of strife seen in other states
- AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief in Support of States’ Constitutional Right to Define Marriage
- Paxton to justices: Let states ban gay marriage
- Texas among 15 states urging High Court to uphold traditional marriage
- ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver Renewal Process Delayed in Texas
- State audit blasts 21CT deals and former Texas official Jack Stick
- Former CPRIT official maintains innocence
- A Week Full of Texas Political Scandal
- Perry Prosecutors Fight to Keep Invoices Secret
- Texas Attorney General Paxton Statement on Good Friday, Passover
- Editorial: Special prosecutor needed in Ken Paxton case – fines paid, cases closed. He was treated with the same level of punishment as others with similar cases.
- Ag exec was paid advocate while on state payroll, records indicate
- Trooper who got in trouble for posing with Snoop Dogg says response has been overwhelming
- DPS says trooper reprimand over Snoop Dogg pic isn’t a big deal
- Herman: An April Fools’ joke from your General Land Office
- Water Ruling Cuts State’s Power in Droughts – great news
- Federal court strips Wendy Davis’ lawyers of legal fees in redistricting case
- Casey: Texas judge fit for future Supreme Court spot
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD-124 Special Election Sets Record for Low Turnout
- Sen. Ted Cruz Surging in Polls Since Announcement – expected, others will too
- Ted Cruz touts early presidential campaign fundraising haul
- First ad from Ted Cruz targets Christians VIDEO
- Cruz Won’t Speak at Texas A&M International Graduation
- Cruz Courts Young Voters in Iowa AUDIO
- A Base in Texas Is No Guarantee of Lone Star Status for Ted Cruz
- After Poll Surge, Ted Cruz is Still Below His 2013 GOP Primary Numbers – he’s not campaigning in Texas
- Rick Perry is Keeping His Texas Donor Network Alive
- Pratt: No humor in “gender-neutral” bathroom satire? AUDIO
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Thornberry Receives Benjamin Franklin Award for Work to Repeal Estate Tax
- How high will the Federal transportation bill climb?
- Cruz denounces “bad deal” with Iran, warning it undermines U.S. security
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- The 15 ‘most trustworthy’ companies in Texas
- On “the Extreme Drop in Crude Prices”
- ‘Texas Miracle’ was ‘built on hard work,’ economist says
- The nearly $5 million deal behind the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- New Cap*Rock owners taking the winery back to its roots
- Warburg is pumping $500 million into a start-up oil producer
- FNB Chillicothe to merge with American National
- BNSF Railway adds new safety rules after several accidents
- Fast-growing e-commerce firm expanding with major Dallas operation
- Toyota will build new plants in Mexico, China
- 1980s landmark Solana campus gets reboot for modern businesses
- March U.S. hiring drops to lowest levels since December 2013
- Brookshire’s opposes Texas liquor sales restrictions
- Texas 130 a bumpy road southeast of Austin, and not just financially
- Blue Bell suspending operations at Okla. plant
- —————Statewide general——————
- Ex-Odessa police recruit gets 10 years for sex with girl at police camp
- Former San Antonio PD cop accused of rape is shot
- Former Abilene Youth Minister Arrested in Denton for Sexual Assault of a Child
- Midland Woman Accused of Raping Young Girl
- City of Odessa Paying Vet Bills For Dog That Was Shot By Police
- Property Used In $42 Million Renewable Fuel Fraud Case Up for Auction in Lubbock
- Texas Boy Scout troop kicked out mother for being a lesbian, she says – fine, join some other group
- Man arrested after drug house shootout with police on West Side of San Antonio
- Former Texas Tech football player claims he didn’t leak nude photos of Lubbock meteorologist
- Gunshot leaves officer injured after SW Houston chase
- Report: Houston has Texas’ busiest bridge needing fixes
- Woman goes on rampage at Tyler Whataburger drive-thru
- FBI searching for armed bank robbers in Katy area
- Problem at D/FW diverts flights to Wichita Falls stranding hundreds
- Crane tips over at Dallas Museum of Art, narrowly missing sculpture VIDEO
- St. Paul Station reopens after police investigate suspected suicide in downtown Dallas
- Texas criminal group indicted on armed home invasions
- Bison on the loose in Round Rock VIDEO
Political and other Texas news for 4/3/2015
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