- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Liberal Texas Monthly’s Raging Ratcliffe: An Unstable Economy Is Not the Time for Tax Cuts
- Senate votes to impose new controls over college tuition rates in Texas
- House Panel Debates Bills to Reel In Film Incentives
- Patrick’s handling of Abbott’s pre-K bill raises eyebrows – good. I oppose Abbott’s Pre-K plan for many reasons including my general objection to Pre-K to begin with.
- Democrat derails homosexual-marriage bill from fast track, more – How is it bigotry to have a definition of marriage which excludes same-sex unions? That position does not automatically equate to bigotry toward homosexuals or anyone else anymore than opposing pre-teen marriage makes one a bigot against children.
- Senator delays Texas ‘religious freedom’ bill amid controversy
- Senate Passes Ethics Reform Bill Containing Gov Abbott’s Promised Campaign Initiatives
- Texas Bill: Judges’ Judicial Bypass Rulings for Teen Abortions Will be Public
- Advocates on both sides say ‘coerced abortions’ bill needs clean-up
- Amid Truancy Debate, Whitmire Questions Program’s Referrals
- House panel passes driver license for illegal alien bill
- Texas House makes move on synthetic drugs
- Senate committee approves Denton fracking bill
- Attorney general would get upper hand in school finance cases under bill passed by Senate
- Tea party support revives Democrat’s bill to kill controversial fees
- Lawmakers Call for End to Controversial Driver Responsibility Program
- Texas officials loosen grip on ‘everyone’s private driver’ Uber
- North Texas lawmakers offer up new funding idea for long-desired LBJ East overhaul
- End of the road for red-light cameras?
- Lawmakers Move to Speed Permits, Limit Protests
- Seeking funding for parks, lawmaker calls for reprise of 2007 pledge
- Texas Senate OK’s sales tax holiday for guns and ammo
- Conversation With Rep. Sylvester Turner VIDEO
- Former Texas facilities director on warpath after unfavorable audit
- Land Office, Geo. P. Bush working against Texas businesses
- Telemedicine company sues Texas Medical Board over new restrictions
- Democrat activist judge Dietz claims Texas is falling behind in education VIDEO – his expertise? Presiding over school finance lawsuits in which his solution is always throwing more money to the bureaucracy with no change in how education is delivered.
- Study: Texas’ Rate of Uninsured Falls – a fast-growing economy with low unemployment did this, not Obamacare
- TxDOT releases new list of transportation project funding
- Governor Abbott Files Amicus Brief Supporting California Citizens’ Second Amendment Rights
- First Lady Honors Women Members Of The 84th Legislature
- Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos, Texas Delegation Visit Mexico
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Walker vs. Cruz on Immigration: The Debate We Need
- Ted Cruz says Obama has fueled racial tensions
- Cruz roundup: Controversial claims, immigration and DC law strikedown
- VP Joe Biden on Saturday to give keynote speech at Dallas homosexual dinner
- GOP Panola Co. commissioner’s online rant gets attention of libs
- How for-profit prisons have become the biggest lobby no one is talking about
- Will Hispanics Reject the GOP Once Again?
- Hispanic Christians Highlight GOP Immigration Dilemma – not really
- Why California’s Drought Was Completely Preventable
- The worst from of gov’t from Rep. Geren, others: TRWD
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Rep. Bill Flores links homosexual “marriage” and Baltimore riots
- Cornyn says riots are beyond a president’s reach — contrast with Cruz blaming Obama for inflaming tensions
- Texas Republicans Push Energy Changes in Congress
- Cornyn: Broken Patent System Needs Fixing
- Rep. Barton gets boost from House leadership on lifting crude oil export ban
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Spaceship Takes Flight in West Texas VIDEO Space historian Robert Zimmerman will discuss this briefly with us today.
- Watch Amazon’s Jeff Bezos successfully test New Shephard rocket in West Texas VIDEO
- Report: Health inspectors found crickets, mildew at Blue Bell plant
- Housing analysts worry oil sector decline will soften Texas housing market
- Texas has the nation’s No. 1 oil field
- Exxon profits cut in half on low oil prices, still beat analyst expectations
- ConocoPhillips boosts production despite pain from cheap oil
- Shell profit falls by more than half, but beats analyst estimates
- Phillips 66 profits fall 37 percent as midstream, chemicals weaken
- Curtis Farmer named Comerica president
- J.C. Penney says it didn’t have suppliers in collapsed Bangladesh factory
- American Airlines employees get their first peek at the new Boeing 787
- Court order clamps down on Alamo Beer logo
- Austin Country Club to host PGA’s World Golf Championship Match Play for 4 years
- Houston-based Crown Castle buys Quanta fiber for $1 billion to expand cellular infrastructure
- Vernon surgeon fired in competition dispute – sure can’t have private sector efficiency showing up the gov’t hospital.
- Xcel using more wind generated electricity
- Oncor Prepares to Build New Transmission Line to Improve Power
- Historic peanut factory turned into high-end lofts in downtown San Antonio
- Texas officials loosen grip on ‘everyone’s private driver’ Uber
- —————Statewide general——————
- Dallas ISD high school teacher arrested for alleged relationship with student
- Borger police officer charged with sexually assaulting child
- Police: New Braunfels Christian Academy teacher moved in with student’s family, shared a room, had sexual relations
- No Bond For Rio Grande City Narcotics Detective Accused Of Stealing Cartel Drugs
- Houston Community College Cop Survives 14 Stab Wounds in Assassination Attempt
- San Antonio police officer found dead in apparent suicide at police HQ garage
- Woman’s body discovered on trail near road on Northeast Side of San Antonio
- State shuts New Braunfels daycare
- San Antonio activists protest in solidarity with Baltimore
- Baltimore Protests Spread to Houston
- Suspect in Houston fatal wrecks had history of DWIs
- Attacker flees after killing elderly Houston woman inside her home
- Archer City resident safe amidst massive earthquake in Nepal
- Saint Jo Powerball Winner Hasn’t Claimed Prize
- Dallas Police Monitor Video for Bus Stop-Arm Violations
- Storms last weekend in Texas cause estimated $65 million damage
- First Baptist Church in Iraan destroyed by fire
- Sex Offender Accused of Photographing Odessa High Students, Arrested for Violating Registration Requirements VIDEO
- Counties with the most binge drinkers in Texas metros
- Arrest Made In Waco Loan Store Robbery; Carjacking Report Was False
- McLennan Co. Sheriff Deputy’s Patrol Car Rammed During Chase; Man Arrested
- Several RGC men arrested in connection to marijuana trafficking ring
- Family of boy struck by lightning on soccer field settles lawsuit
- Parker County teen gets 45 years in prison for killing mom, sister
Political and other Texas news for 4/30/2015
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