- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Poll: Which do you prefer, House’s sales tax cut or Senate’s property tax cut
- House GOP: Sales Tax Cut ‘Compelling’
- Texas House OK’s $4.9 billion in tax cuts
- House Passes $4.9 Billion Tax Cut
- With rare boost from Straus, House advances cuts in sales, business taxes
- Speaker Straus praises budget reforms approved by House
- Frullo, Burrows Release Joint Statement on House Budget
- Lawmakers aim to stop stockpiling money
- House moves to curb hoarding of dedicated revenue
- Budgetline: Jane Nelson, From Renegade to Ringleader AUDIO
- Rep. Four Price Statement on House Bill 2510, State Health Services changes
- Four Texas GOP State Reps Vote No on Banning Late-Term Abortions where Alleged Genetic Abnormality: Davis, Aycock, Sheffield & Zerwas – their records line up with this vote.
- Texas Bill: Search Warrant Required before Body Cavity Search at Traffic Stop
- House State Affairs panel votes for illegal alien driver’s permit legislation
- Red-lighting red-light cameras gaining speed in Texas Legislature
- Senate bill affecting incentives causing concern in wind energy industry
- Marston: Bill to repeal Texas’ wind energy support would have unintended consequences – yeah, like making the industry stand on its own as opposed to being indirectly subsidized by ratepayers.
- After Son Murdered by Illegal Alien, Man Says ‘Federal Government not Very Invested in Securing Border’ VIDEO
- House Bill: Accommodations for Government Workers Expressing Breast Milk
- Rep. Márquez pushes medical marijuana bill
- Medical Marijuana Bill Considered by Texas Lawmakers
- Texans have a chance to end bad knife laws, central to Baltimore troubles
- Dallas Co. Hospital District board would grow under Senate bill
- Jeffers: Dallas’ internal Trinity toll road fight heading to Austin
- House votes to require sexual assault policies at colleges
- Editorial: Going after squatter’s rights abusers
- Texas lawmakers address hairy issues
- A last hope for Texas horse racing tracks? – I love horse racing but the industry should be able to attract customers or close.
- Sad observations from 7th grade history trip to the Capitol
- Senator softens Austin Energy overhaul stance — for now
- Ethics Watchdogs Question Fraser’s Energy Holdings
- A Look at the Priority Bills for Straus and Patrick
- Panel of #txlege Members “Likes” State Hashtags
- Herman: Civil War Remembrance Day bill in trouble
- It Can Happen Here, Too
- Tough ethics bills may hit too close to home for Texas Legislature
- Accusations of Political Payback Rise in Senate Ethics Debate
- Governor Abbott Statement On Senate Passage Of Ethics Reform Legislation
- Harris County Officials Skeptical of Online Voter Sign-Up
- Texas Secretary of State Visits Mexico
- Texas asking appeals court to uphold voter photo ID law
- Fifth Circuit Panel to Hear Texas Voter ID Case Includes Two Democrat Appointees
- AG Paxton: Voter ID Essential to Safeguarding the Integrity of Elections
- Judge: Why Didn’t Lawmakers Address Voter ID Concerns? – because the “concerns” are not legitimate
- Attorney General Paxton Statement on SCOTUS Marriage Arguments
- Texas Values Joins National Leaders at Supreme Court to Support Marriage
- Governor Abbott Statement On Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Cases
- Lone Star voices heard on homosexual-marriage cases
- As Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage arguments, scene outside is colorful
- The fascism of the homosexual marriage advocates
- Governor Abbott Directs Texas State Guard To Monitor Operation Jade Helm 15
- Paranoia catches Abbott attention: gov orders Texas guard to monitor military exercises over fears of federal takeover – I think he is reacting to the concerns of citizens some of which is paranoia but not on Abbott’s behalf
- 2015 DPS Earns Top Spot in Annual Fitness Challenge
- Robert Lynn Pruett scheduled for execution
- Inmate Set for Execution Seeks Supreme Court Stay
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller weighs lifting ban on school fryers
- Governor Abbott Appoints Anwar To Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Three To Texas Optometry Board
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Gov. Greg Abbott wants attention from 2016 presidential contenders
- George W. Bush, saying voters do not like dynasties, plans to stay off campaign trail
- Cruz roasted at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
- Cruz warns of ‘liberal fascism’ targeting Christians
- Perry, Cruz tell Iowa evangelicals religious freedoms are under attack
- Owners of homosexual-friendly hotel meet with Ted Cruz, activists seek boycott
- The fascism of the homosexual marriage advocates
- Cruz roundup: Backlash, blimps and bikes
- The Latest on GOP’s 2016 hopefuls: Perry calls for strong US
- Top Gun Rick Perry shows Tom Cruise how it’s done
- How Five Years in the Air Force Shaped Rick Perry
- Owners of homosexual-friendly hotel meet with Ted Cruz, activists seek boycott
- The Latest on GOP’s 2016 hopefuls: Perry calls for strong US
- Senator Charles Perry & Rep. Craig Goldman selected as GOPAC 2015 Emerging Leaders
- Rafael Cruz: Obama Is Giving a Lifeline to the Cuban Regime
- Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’, It Can Happen In Texas, Too
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- The Latest on GOP’s 2016 hopefuls: Iowans see a bumper crop
- Sen. Cruz Congratulates McAden
- Sen. Cruz Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Ban Bulk Record Collection, Opposes “Clean” Patriot Act Renewal
- Neugebauer Convenes Regulators to Push Regulatory Relief for Main Street
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Oil, gas, power, prices: big themes from energy meeting
- Internet billionaires face off in renewed Texas space race
- TAEP questions accuracy of SMU study on earthquakes
- Strat Aero considering Sweetwater for expansion
- RadioShack agrees to mediation with attorneys general over bankruptcy sale of customer data
- First Financial raises 2nd quarter dividend
- Texas crop, weather for April 28, 2015
- Cleaning, training underway at Blue Bell production facilities
- A 20-something angel spreading wings in Dallas
- Container Store can’t break out of its box
- Dallas-area home prices continue to soar at twice national average – up 8.6% from a year ago
- Plano approves millions of dollars in incentives for new Liberty Mutual campus
- American Airlines starts remodeling of Admirals Clubs
- Judge says ‘not now’ on more stock for old AMR shareholders
- Fortune names Southwest Airlines chief Gary Kelly as the most underrated CEO
- —————Statewide general——————
- DPS $5,000 Reward Offered for Sex Offender from Granbury
- A Sinkhole In Smith County Continues To Grow, Officials Try To Pinpoint Its Cause
- North Texan survives Nepal quake, Mount Everest avalanche
- Texas woman learns granddaughter is safe after Nepal quake
- Health study finds high rate of STD in El Paso County
- Prescription drug deaths in Texas vastly undercounted
- Suspected stash house raid nets $1.75M worth of cocaine in Hidalgo Co.
- Dozens of Students Hurt in Crowley ISD Bus Crash
- Cattle Theft Prompts Comanche County Authorities to Search for Answers
- 2 Victoria police officers on leave after fatal shooting
- High court refuses appeal of Salvadoran on Texas death row
- Alligator trainer bit during Houston-area demonstration
- Paranoid Texans grill Army spokesman on Jade Helm 15 exercise that’s sparking fears of military takeover
- Leaking sulfuric acid found at Texas City storage facility
- Brenham prays for Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell and its listeria issues
- Alleged Texas Islamic ‘Honor Killing’ Being Prosecuted
- Austin Flight Nurse Dies After Falling from Helicopter During Rescue
- Odessa Police Close Investigation Into Odessa Youth Pastor
- Man Arrested For Setting Midland House on Fire, Kills Woman VIDEO
- Terlingua Murder Trial Begins in Sierra Blanca, Community Still
- Houston PD officer injured in crash
- Transsexual Texans hopeful after Jenner interview – for what?
- Judge: Feds owe trucking company nothing over DEA informant murder
- Weather
- NWS: At least 8 tornadoes touched down in Texas Sunday
- Tornadoes reported as severe storm tracks across North Texas
- Brown County Sustains Severe Damage During Sunday Night Storms
- Tornado Near Novice Was on Ground for 8.6 Miles, NWS Confirms
- Texas storms bring reports of tornadoes, damage to buildings
- North Texas storms leave behind flooding, nobody hurt
- White Oak trailer park evacuated after lightning caused oil tank fire
- Cop who used Taser on 76-year-old man hired at another police department
- Texas State student sits nearly nude outside library for art project on objectification of women
- Lawsuit filed in crash involving San Antonio mayor
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