- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- House tax-cut package would save average family $172 a year of sales tax, more – 1) I’d save more with the Senate’s property tax cut, quite a bit more, and; 2) voters will not significantly notice the sales tax cut the way they will with a property tax cut.
- Texas House announces $4.87 billion tax cut package – this move further solidifies the margins tax as permanent and ignores the compliance costs that are much higher, as a ratio to income, on small businesses than on the big. Also, it pushes a tax cut that will be little noticed by our voters and moves us away from relying more on the consumption tax over other tax models such as property taxes.
- Lt. Governor Patrick – Statement on House and Senate Tax Relief Plans
- Nelson says Senate, House “really not that far apart” on state budget
- Analysis: When It Comes to Tax Cuts, Does Size Matter?
- Caps Off: House Defers to Local School Tax Hikes
- Texas House attempts ambitious school funding fix, more – it’s not ambitious, it’s just another bandaid of more money
- House leaders move to boost school funds; Senate eyes vouchers
- Pre-K Bill Gives Licensing Power to DC-Based Group, Pearson VUE
- House Conservatives Mount Charge Against Pre-K Bill
- House approves $130 million pre-K improvement bill
- Governor Abbott Statement On HB 4 Vote
- Fort Bend lawmaker takes aim at STAAR testing
- Senate gives tentative OK to plan to move state Public Integrity Unit out of Travis County, more, more, more
- Lt. Governor Patrick on Public Integrity Unit Legislation
- Senate Committee Moves $211.4 Billion Budget Forward
- Raging Ratcliffe: Moving PIU out of Travis Co. is a “Get Out of Jail Card for Politicians” – of course that is try only if you believe most of the District Attorneys around Texas are corrupt but not, of course, the Travis County D.A.
- Sanctuary Cities Bill Heads to Full Senate
- Gun control group to air anti-campus carry ads in Texas
- In-State Tuition for Illegals Law Draws Testimony
- Bill Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Heads to Senate
- Lawmakers want UT applications shielded from scrutiny
- Committees Moving on Bills to Limit Tuition Increases – but limiting such while opening the door to more bond-debt is a dangerous prescription.
- House Tentatively OKs Campus Construction Bond Plan
- House committee set to discuss eliminating abortion coverage in heath care exchange
- Hammond, Texas Assoc. of [Big] Business Blasts Religious Freedom Proposals – about all you need know about TAB
- House State Affairs Committee to Hear Life and Marriage Bills Today, Homosexual activist take
- Some Texas lawmakers oppose changing existing religious freedom law
- Democrats push for higher employment costs in minimum-wage boost
- Pot legalization up for debate in House committee today
- Don’t Fear the Reefer: House Mulls Lower Pot Penalties – then let’s get rid of tobacco smoking bans too!
- Editorial: Marijuana punishments in Texas seem too harsh for the offenses
- Reform of Houston’s suburban tax urged
- Newsletter / Rural/Urban Resources / April 2015 – Water Rights
- House OKs proposal to pay off some of state’s $44 billion debt
- Bill aims to cut hospital losses
- Report: State Rep. Borris Miles threatened Paxton’s DPS detail
- 2 lawmakers criticize Dallas-Houston bullet train
- Burka: Wihither the Governor?
- Fix for agency on sexual predators discussed
- Reform of sex offender program hits a snag
- Juvenile Justice Committee Hears Raise the Age Legislation; House Passes Budget
- As with many things in Texas, fracking fight goes big
- Federal Court Denies Obama Admin Request to Lift Stay on Executive Amnesty, Read ruling
- Excerpts from Federal Judge’s Order Admonishing Obama Administration for Misleading Court
- Federal Judge Rules Obama Administration Misled Court Regarding Executive Amnesty
- Governor Abbott Statement On Latest Ruling Over Executive Amnesty
- Attorney General Paxton Recovers $25 Million for State of Texas, U.S. Medicaid Program
- Messing With Texas: Yet More Temperature Tampering
- Insurance commissioner names 3 to surplus lines stamping office board
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- First Statewide Tea Party Rally to be Held at Texas State Capitol on April 15
- How the Left sees restrictions on welfare: “The rush to humiliate the poor”
- Republican candidates who minimize values issues are electoral fools AUDIO
- False: Meme on Facebook says Ted Cruz declared ‘no place’ for gays, atheists in ‘my America’
- New Ted Cruz Super-PACs Take in Record Haul over $31 million
- Pro-Cruz Super PACs Expect $31 Million First-Week Haul
- TedTracker: Follow Cruz on the Campaign Trail
- Rand Paul and Career Politicians
- Paul blazes new path on pot – I simply don’t think making pot easier to get is among the important things facing our society nor does it lead to “taking our country back”.
- Rand Paul Sounds Like a Hawk Now, So Why Does the Media Keep Implying Otherwise? – partly because his backers who come from his father’s camp keep saying that he really agrees with his father.
- Rand Paul Clarifies That He Doesn’t Want to Repeal Laws against Murder, but His Idea Is Still Ridiculous and Irresponsible
- On the Road, Perry Hones Appeal to the Religious
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Cornyn, Cruz Announce Application Process for Texas Judgeships
- Cornyn Statement on Brownsville Court’s Refusal to Lift Ban on Administration’s Executive Actions
- Neugebauer on Repealing the Death Tax
- Rep. Conaway: Urban America needs to learn agriculture connection
- Rep. Cuellar Announces Reimbursement Opportunity for Those Affected by Last Year’s Humanitarian Crisis at Border
- Rep. Gohmert: Nuclear framework deal with Iran weak
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Texas sales tax receipts up 1.5% in April report, 60 months of growth
- Top 20 City Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary – April 2015
- Bluebell Expands Recall of Products
- Listen to the voicemail Kroger is sending customers who have recently bought recalled Blue Bell products AUDIO
- Bezo’s Blue Origin to begin suborbital test flights from West Texas facility
- Mesquite Texas — The Gun Show Capital of America
- Southwest Airlines has best frequent flier program, says Airfarewatchdog.com poll
- Energy firm buys North Dallas office building
- Another apartment tower in the works at Victory Park
- Fan Loyalty Index shows Texas Rangers have some of the least loyal fans in MLB
- City of Houston’s Uber driver checks reveal numerous crimes
- Halliburton to put drilling business units up for sale to clear Baker Hughes merger
- Shell sets $70 billion deal to buy BG Group
- Saudi Arabia sees crude price rising as it boosts oil production
- Feds say CenterPoint was smart with grid grants
- Lavish resort at La Cantera reopens after makeover
- Richer or poorer? West has brighter economic horizon
- —————Statewide general——————
- Five Waxahachie Volunteer Firefighters Arrested for Using Sausage to Sexually Assault Man in Video
- Williamson County judge facing gun charges cleared for release
- Former Hidalgo Co. deputy sheriff pleads not guilty to bribery, official oppression charges
- Harris County deputy constable accused of sexual assault
- Kilgore College employees break silence about asbestos
- North Texas police-involved shootings mean full plate for DA
- Man convicted of killing Dallas-area police officer in 2002 set for execution Thursday
- Canutillo ISD’s Controversial Mural Getting Another Paint Job — Back to Red, White and Blue
- Child Finds 100 Million Year Old Dinosaur Bones in Mansfield
- Hawaiian Fugitive Arrested in Bangs on Multiple Charges Including Manslaughter
- Missing Two-Year-Old Girl from Lubbock Found After Carjacking VIDEO
- Police interview ‘person of interest’ in abduction of 12-year-old girl
- Xcel Fire in Harrington Coal-Fired Power Plant Did Not Disrupt W. Tx Power Grid
- Tent caterpillar swarms causing power outages near Houston
- Legendary former Sealy football coach T.J. Mills dies
- Witnesses describe what led to classmate’s slaying in New Braunfels
- Man linked to San Antonio, Houston carjackings arrested in Laredo
- Father accidentally runs over son in second death at Argyle ISD work site
- Inmate tries to bring meth into Gregg County jail
- Lubbock leads nation in gang arrests during “Project Wildfire”
- Man killed after being struck by train on North Side of San Antonio
Political and other Texas news for 4/8/2015
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