- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Rep. Byron Cook: Driving Texas Leftward [driver licenses for illegal aliens]
- Rep. Stickland: “Nothing … is going to slow me down”
- Rep. Stickland Responds to Claims He Broke Rules
- House Takes Its Dirty Laundry Off The Internet
- Tribune Misses Senator Fraser’s Biggest Conflict of Interest
- Senate appoints SJR 5 conferees (auto sales tax to roads)
- “Denton Fracking Bill” Headed to Abbott’s Desk
- What to watch: Religious objection bill; Abbott pre-K plan
- Legislature races to pass bills before month’s end
- House panel votes down bills that would reduce penalties for marijuana possession
- Texas the front line on high school ECG debate – the hidden costs of this from a huge number of false positives will be greater than will ever be figured.
- Senate votes to scrap high school steroids testing – good, it was costly with almost no ROI
- Review: $1B spent on transportation, with little in return
- House passes HB20 requiring transparent process at TxDOT
- Anti-toll road efforts fail to gain traction in the House
- The Complicated Politics of Red Light Cameras
- Homosexuality advocates, traditional-values groups find common ground on marriage bill
- Senate panel weighs how to shield clergy from lawsuits for refusal to perform gay weddings
- Clergy support gay-marriage-objection bill at hearing
- Legislature effort to ban late-term abortions for fetal problems hits home for Dallas couple
- Wine producers “raising the glass” to Senate Bill 326 VIDEO
- Bill aims to defray cost of new Hidalgo County Courthouse
- Open carry, now cruising in Austin, was once shunned by GOP
- Texas Woman’s Univ. associate professor confused on campus carry AUDIO
- Rep.: Harris Co. Officials Derail Online Voter Sign-Up – great!
- Analysis: For Legislation, May is the End of the Line
- Perry legacy being chipped away
- How California’s drought crisis has Texas on guard – and has Texas bureaucrats and others working full-time to destroy private property rights and seize all water for government planners. Don’t kid yourself, such is being advanced in all areas.
- Kansas, Texas join Florida Medicaid expansion suit
- UT Regents Ask AG to Ignore Hall’s Request for Information
- Texas AG: DOJ Brazenly Disregarded Judge’s Order in Executive Amnesty Case
- Attorney General Paxton: DOJ Withholds Documents about Scope of its Misleading Statements
- The many faces of Greg Abbott
- Governor Abbott, First Lady Address Texas National Day Of Prayer Breakfast
- Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Garland Shooting
- Abbott says cartoon contest had First Amendment right to mock Muhammad
- Governor Abbott Speaks With Garland Mayor, Receives DPS Briefing On Garland Shooting
- Greg Abbott defends his Jade Helm directive
- Sid Miller says Texas farmers ‘just about maxed out’ in water conservation
- Judge in Rick Perry Indictment Faces Recusal Questions
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson announces White House campaign
- Rick Perry Eyes June 1 Date to Announce Presidential Plans
- Ted Cruz has never seen a ‘Hispanic panhandler;’ no comment on African-Americans – it is rare even in my time in El Paso – are more likely to be Anglo-looking or black.
- Cruz roundup: Stumping in South Carolina, comments on Jade Helm 15
- Gillman: Can Ted Cruz help GOP court Hispanic voters?
- Ted Cruz’s claim after skipping Lynch vote has aides pedaling fast
- Cruz consultant Jeff Roe thrives in the school of hard hits
- Julián Castro, visiting Austin, tempers vice president, governor talk
- Obamacare exchanges in trouble
- Ralph Hall gets statue at Rockwall County Courthouse for 92nd birthday
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. John Cornyn: Garland Shooting Was ‘Attack on Free Speech’
- Cornyn: Growth of Cameron County is ‘inspirational’
- PATENT Act Earns Widespread Support
- Reps. Neugebauer & Carney Introduce Bipartisan Data Security Bill
- Where Texas congressmen travel
- Homeland Security chairman McCaul denounces Garland attack: “We will not bow down to terror”
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Seasonal and long-term reports show adequate generation resources expected in ERCOT region
- Gas Prices Continue to Rise: Outlook for May 4, 2015
- Big Country wheat tour shows farmers new wheat verities
- Three top American Airlines execs net $33 million in stock sales
- U.S. airlines earn $7.5 billion in 2014, down $4.7 billion from 2013
- Colliers International buys Dallas commercial real estate firm CASE
- Denton-based Sally Beauty investigating “unusual activity” with payment cards
- ConocoPhillips CEO says U.S. needs crude oil exports as offshore oil production ramps up
- OneSubsea’s gas compressor tech is a first for deepwater development in the North Sea
- Schlumberger’s Quanta Geo gives a microscopic view to the inside of wellbores
- Baker Hughes taps the Lower Tertiary
- Cellphone, game controller tech could help Weatherford take better drilling measurements
- Housing shortage puts the pinch on Dallas-area homebuyers
- Austin companies making mark in surging mobile payment industry
- After reforms, is Pedernales electric co-op transformed?
- Austin’s Four Seasons hotel sells for $197 million
- —————Statewide general——————
- $10,000 Cash Reward for Information Leading to Texas Woman’s Arrest
- Five charged with firing at North Richland Hills police during car chase
- 2 Separate Dallas Protests Plan To Unite
- Tarrant County Resident Tests Negative for Ebola
- Aledo Teen Sentenced to Prison for Killing His Own Family
- Callahan Co. judge’s son charged with second-degree felony in April OKC crash that kills boy, 6
- Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Kidnapping and Assaulting Little Girl
- Mysterious Notes Leading To Poisoned Dogs In Abilene VIDEO
- SUV Crashes Into Big Spring House, Driver Allegedly Beaten Behind Wheel
- Man overboard from Galveston ferry
- Houston natives escape Nepal shaken, grateful
- Authorities blame “bad drugs” for 2 deaths in Richmond
- Bomb Squad investigates package near Harris Co. civil courthouse downtown
- Houston is both one of the most diverse and most segregated US cities – freedom, people can live where they want
- Six Injured In Shooting Outside Of Houston Nightclub
- Arrest Made After Teen Dies In Shooting At College Station Graduation Party
- A&M Student From Killeen Dies In One-Car Accident
- Passing DPS trooper sees San Antonio home burning too late to save occupants
- Veteran Dallas PD assistant chief who took top job in Corpus Christi killed in motorcycle accident
- Third quake in two days, measuring 2.7 magnitude, rattles Northwest Dallas Monday morning
Political and other Texas news for 5/4/2015
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