- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Analysis: Who is That Behind the Curtain? – John Beria joins us today at 5:06pm. Who is behind exposing corruption and hypocrisy does not matter as long as what is exposed is real, stands on its own, and isn’t simply an assertion. Journalists once understood this before they became part of insider organizations joined at the hip with political actors.
- Lawmakers, Lobbyists Filmed in Secret Recordings
- Group says it secretly collected 800 hours of video of state lawmakers
- Property Tax Hikes in the Texas House
- Clock Ticking for Conservatives
- Campus Carry May Get New Life in Senate
- Texas House panel approves full legalization of marijuana
- New ban on abortion coverage clears Senate
- Bill Banning Coverage for Abortions Heads to House
- Pro-Homosexual Birth Certificate Bill Approved by House Committee
- Texas lawmakers taking on revenge porn
- House lessens penalties for prostitution
- Preachers Call for Marriage Protections
- Abbott supports homosexual-marriage objection bills
- Rep. Keough Named Chairman of Foster Care Sub-committee
- Texas Unlikely to Ban Powdered Alcohol This Session
- House Rejects Tax Break for Pricey Boats
- House Limits Payday Lender Telemarketing
- A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time
- Senate OKs Sealing More Criminal Records
- Senate OKs Tougher Rules for Hazlewood Tuition Program
- School officials back funding boost, but mum on plan behind it
- Are we returning to no-standards graduation from public schools? AUDIO
- Israel, Texas and the Cause of Liberty
- Senate votes to create interstate compact on border security
- Senate votes along party lines to require Comptroller to study costs of illegal aliens
- Senate OKs faster response on synthetic drugs
- Local governments battle to continue taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas
- Raging Ratcliffe: Abbott on the Knife Edge of Success/Failure – utterly ridiculous and demonstrative of ignorance of how voters and the outside Austin crowd see things,
- Texas to Sue Federal Government Over “Clean Power Plan”
- State contractor delivers flawed Texas driver’s licenses for nearly 2 months
- Why Texas DPS troopers really give tickets
- DPS chief ordered reprimand of Trooper pictured with “dope smoking cop hater” rapper
- DPS unit stolen; weapons and equipment missing
- DPS Urges Texans to Prepare Early for Hurricane Season
- Justice Eva Guzman encourages Texans to achieve their dreams
- Texas Secretary of State continues tour with Austin business roundtable hosted by YTEXAS and SoftServe
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Disgraced former Speaker of the U.S. House of Reps. Jim Wright dead at 92
- Perry: Why I’m Changing My Mind and Opposing the Ex-Im Bank – WSJ
- Rick Perry pivots, says Ex-Im Bank he supported should be ended
- Rick Perry stands by in-state tuition for students in Texas illegally
- Rick Perry Faces Competition in Chase for Texas Dollars to Fund a Presidential Bid
- Rand Paul Apparently Paid $100,000 for RandPaul.com
- Embarking on 2016 Run, Huckabee Looks to Texas Ties
- Hillary Clinton pivots left on immigration
- IRS Scandal: I was targeted and I’ve got proof it was a Democratically-led conspiracy
- Obama Administration: Times Square’s Iconic Billboards Must Be Removed Or Else
- U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa hopes for two more terms
- Watchdog: Most Tax Violators at IRS Weren’t Fired
- AG Ken Paxton duels middle school student in password contest
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Louie Gohmert Gets Why Some Texans Are Worried About a Military Takeover
- Cornyn briefed by three-star general on Jade Helm 15
- Cruz blasts Obama team for failing to “connect the dots” before Garland attack
- Thornberry Introduces New Bill to Protect Rid River Property Owners
- Rep. Henry Cuellar meets with a representative from Navajo Nation
- Cornyn Calls for Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform
- Cornyn Presses State Department On Clinton Emails
- Conaway on Jade Helm 15: Soldiers won’t do illegal actions
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Comptroller: Texas sales tax collections up 1.1% in May report
- Top 20 City Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary – May 2015, All cities
- Sales tax growth slows for a second month — though still could hit Hegar’s target for year
- Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth home prices are significantly overvalued, analyst warns
- Dallas Opera tosses tradition to the wind with ‘Show Boat’ in its lineup
- Getting Blue Bell ice cream back in stores by Memorial Day ‘ambitious’
- Guess who came to Dallas Love Field? (It’s an old name, wrapped in a new plane and company)
- A look at airline executive pay
- Southwest Airlines Denies Joining the Texas High-Speed Rail Opposition
- Obama’s overtime changes could boost pay for thousands, costing employers and jobs
- ‘Impact investing’ takes the bite out of auto loan sharks
- SpaceX’s Dragon launchpad abort test a success VIDEO
- Baker Hughes’ MultiNode takes an age-old oil and gas problem and zaps it with electricity
- New Wichita Falls Restaurant Will Offer Raised On-Site Rabbit, Ducks and More
- Austin company purchases Lone Star Brewery
- San Benito to get new hotel, conference center
- Pedernales Electric board member sues co-op
- Irving-based oil and gas company Pioneer lost $78 million in first quarter
- Whole Foods Plans Lower-Cost Chain
- —————Statewide general——————
- Lawsuit: Kyle police chief had lover’s then-husband arrested, more
- Former Anson Police Chief Indicted for Inappropriate Relationship
- San Antonio cop arrested in theft of ammo at sporting goods store
- Williamson Co. prosecutors accused of withholding evidence from hearing
- Former Longview school employee arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor for sexual contact
- Bloodstained shirt links man to slaying of elderly Sharpstown woman
- SW Houston pharmacist shot during robbery
- Guy in black truck looking for ‘beautiful girl in beige car’
- Ex-Army contractor admits to relationship with 13-year-old
- Arlington Police Officers Rescue Residents, Suffer Smoke Inhalation VIDEO
- El Paso Father Allegedly Shoots Teenage Daughter Then Himself
- Prison bus crash officers remembered at memorial service
- Prison guard: No memories of crash
- South Texas boy, 7, dies after being mauled by mixed-breed dogs
- Terlingua Murder Trial Ends With ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict VIDEO
- New Braunfels’ Canyon High School student convicted of assault, not murder or manslaughter
- Judge orders records released to Lubbock businessman in ‘weather girl’ defamation suit
- S.A.’s ‘Little Mariachi’ drama to bow on ESPN
- Waco Police Officer Injured In Traffic Stop Was Using Emergency Lights
- — Weather/Flooding stories —
- Tornado strikes Luther area; no injuries reported
- Tech Student Swims Down Flooded Street by Texas Tech Campus VIDEO – utterly foolish and as one friend said about it: Remember it’s not a place of higher education anymore, just higher indoctrination.
- Lubbock Rocked by Hail Storm Tuesday Afternoon VIDEO
- Severe Thunderstorm on Tuesday Drops Golf Ball Size Hail in Wolfforth and Spawns a Tornado South of Ralls
- Tornadic storms sweep across Lubbock-region
- Volunteer Firefighters from Howard County Conduct High Water Rescue in Borden County Tuesday
- Lubbock Neighborhood Affected By Severe Flooding VIDEO
- Tahoka Drying Out After Recent Rains VIDEO
- Tahoka church helps stranded commuters VIDEO
- Seagraves receives nearly 7 inches of rain
- Storms raise Lake J.B. Thomas levels
- Lubbock’s Lake Alan Henry at Full Capacity Following Significant Rainfall, First Since 2010
- Lake Meredith sees gain after rain
- Fort Stockton Dealing With the Storm Aftermath VIDEO
Political and other Texas news for 5/6/2015
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