- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Court Ruling Could Undermine Franchise [Margins] Tax – yet another example of why this ill-conceived tax should be repealed.
- Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Talks Tax Relief, Border Security AUDIO
- Bonnen says Patrick holding border security bill “hostage” to get his way on tax cuts – and the House hasn’t been doing other things to get its way on the same? Come on.
- At Capitol, a tax cut impasse eases
- House Budget Writers Consider Health Care Safety Net
- Bill Would Give Texas Jurisdiction to Enforce Federal Illegal Immigrant Laws
- Senate passes colonia street lights legislation – these folk choose to live in non-incorporated areas because it is cheaper and then we are all supposed to pay to build their infrastructure. I don’t like it.
- Lawmaker jumped the gun on campus carry deal claims, Deal revives campus carry gun bill
- Path forward remains unclear for so-called ‘campus carry’ proposal
- Open carry supporters rally at Austin police headquarters
- Legislature open carry debate: Austin police chief versus gun store owner
- Alarming Conflicts of Interest: Aledo ISD demonstrates
- RMAs: Recklessness Merits Auditing
- ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle on Track for the Texas Medal of Honor
- Texas `sex, lies and videotape’ casts pall of ‘nervous introspection’ on the Legislature
- Government Contract Disclosure Bill Advances
- State Budget Experts Mistakenly Claim Sodomy is Still Illegal
- Hate Crimes, Sodomy Law Before House Panel
- Bill allowing same-sex parents on supplemental adoption birth certificates moves forward for first time
- House to vote Tuesday on bill limiting homosexual marriage
- Texas homosexual bill opens complex father-son split
- Texting bill regains mojo with Senate hearing
- Statewide texting-while-driving ban hits a snag in the Senate
- House panel approves full legalization of marijuana
- Measure eliminating pot prohibition inches forward in Texas
- Senate approves narrowly focused medical cannabis bill for epilepsy treatment, more
- Texas one step closer to legalizing marijuana with long road ahead
- Rainwater harvesting bill by Rep. Lucio passes out of committee
- House passes Dallas legislator’s bill requiring police shooting data to be reported
- Senate votes to create special district for low-performing schools in Texas
- Texas Senate approves Greg Abbott’s pre-K bill, Governor Abbott Statement On Senate Passage Of HB 4
- Protections for Breast-Feeding Mothers Face Opposition
- Bills that would sack Texas bag bans left hanging in committees
- Big-D Sued Over Bag Bureaucracy
- Attorney General Ken Paxton Promotes Importance of Internet Safety
- TxDOT calls out AT&T for causing costly delays
- DPS goes to Legislature to protest media coverage
- DPS Chief: Snoop Dogg is a ‘Dope-Smoking Cop Hater’
- Letter from a Fake Texas Ranger on Jade Helm, etc
- Parker: Texas officials’ catering to Jade Helm fears is embarrassing
- Left Can’t Take It: Court upholds private property rights on water
- Liberty Institute Asks State Supreme Court: Protect Kountze ISD Cheerleaders’ Rights
- Governor Abbott Addresses National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
- Big-Gov’t Geo. P. Bush announces settlement in Alamo trademark case
- Private program graduating Texas’ first ‘inmate pastors’
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- State Rep. Fletcher to Make Bid for Harris County Sheriff
- Ben Carson takes campaign detour in Dallas to be with ailing mother – God be with her, she did her Christian duty to raise up a child who lives in respect (fear) of the Lord.
- Ted Cruz, GOP weigh in on Jade Helm – but are they playing to the alarmists?
- Ted Cruz’s Fire in the Belly Against Common Core
- Cruz roundup: Iowa momentum, war with Iran, ‘Daily Show’ takedown
- T. Boone Pickens, With Cash, Backs Jeb Bush
- Will disaffected moderates, independents and progressives get behind Rand Paul?
- Should the Left Stop Advocating Gay Marriage to Avoid Provoking Islamists?
- Ethics complaints filed against Taylor, Villarreal in San Antonio mayor’s race on same day
- And the Gold Medal for Worst Free Speech Commentary Goes To . . .
- Imagine if Texas Voted Socialist—The Equivalent Just Happened in Canada – I was SHOCKED to learn it last night!
- Former Bush staffers share insight into working in White House
- Texas Medical Association calls VA program a failure
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: Congress Must Stop Obama’s Bad Iran Deal, Video
- Governor Abbott Meets With Senators McConnell, Cornyn And Cruz To Discuss Texas Response To EPA Overreach
- In DC, Gov. Abbott addresses personal faith and huddles with senators on EPA
- US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
- Bills to provide final boundaries in Red River land dispute
- BLM Red River Land Grab Legislation VIDEO
- Thornberry talks defense, Jade Helm 15
- Jade Helm 15: Neugebauer Addresses Concerns & Rumors
- Texans in Congress Aim to Abolish Crude Oil Export Ban
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- FDA: Blue Bell knew about listeria contamination
- New overtime rules may fatten checks of more white-collar workers – and firms don’t just have a pool of money so jobs will be affected. If it costs more to pay some, it will naturally have to cost less to employ others.
- Watch: AA Makes History Twice at D/FW Thursday VIDEO
- Off we go with American Airlines’ new Boeing 787
- KLM to resume Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport flights on May 8 – good news
- J.C. Penney steps into patent reform fray, says it’s a victim of patent trolls
- Dr Pepper-co-owned Big Red sues 86-year-old Pennsylvania bottler over its red cream soda
- TxDOT calls out AT&T for causing costly delays
- NFIB: Texas High School Seniors Win Scholarships for Starting Small Businesses
- Texas-based Wingstop files for $86.3 million public offering
- SpaceX may spend $20 million in McAllen
- Gas prices jump another 5 cents in Texas
- —————Statewide general——————
- Former Bastrop federal prison worker, inmates admit to bribery
- Austin ISD bus driver charged with sexual assault of student
- Austin hospital worker accused of taking photos of patient in shower
- Delivery Driver Shot, Killed Outside Fort Worth QT Station VIDEO
- Two Hurt in Helicopter Crash in Denton County VIDEO
- ‘Unofficial Greeter’ of Fort Worth Dies from Cancer
- American Flag Flies Upside Down at Dallas Post Office VIDEO
- 1 dead in standoff at north Houston motel
- San Antonio woman finds bag of cocaine in Nature Valley granola bar
- Flea infestation in East Texas
- Saint Jo Powerball Ticket Redeemed Days Before Expiration
- Two Men Arrested Following Odessa Drive-by Shooting
- Terlingua Bar Owner Possibly Run Over by Car, Not Beaten to Death
- Midland Man Accused of Hitting Two Nurses
- State Health Officials Confirm 3 Chlamydia Cases, Crane ISD Superintendent Responds
- Police Arrest Suspect After Car Chase, Car Stolen 3 Times (No Kidding) VIDEO
- Amarillo woman charged with starting fire at grandma’s house
- Police: Man charged after drive-by masturbation in Brownsville
- 3-year-old drowns in pond near great-grandmother’s Brazoria County home
- Truck loaded with safety barrels flips over on Gulf Freeway
- Gunmen force IHOP customers, workers to the ground during robbery near Spring VIDEO
- Teen shot and killed over SUV
- Two men argue over woman, one shoots, kills the other
- College Station man accused of killing Blinn College student
- Burleson County oil well fire lit by lightning strike
- Texas game wardens investigate killing of 11-foot alligator, Fishermen Euthanized Massive Gator
- — Flooding / Weather stories —
- Photos: Storm Damage and Rain Across Texoma
- Power Outages Reported Throughout Wichita Falls-area
- Video Report on Storm Damage in Clyde VIDEO
- Hail Causes Widespread Damage in Parts of Abilene-region VIDEO
- Severe Thunderstorm Rolls Through Crane, Hail Damage Reported
- Heavy rain forces I-27 closures
- I-27 closed, flood warning active as 5-plus inches of rain dumps on northern South Plains
- Seagraves Under Water and Overwhelmed After Severe Storms VIDEO
- Homes destroyed by water in Seagraves
- Runoff puts Lake J.B. Thomas close to 70 percent full
- Burleson County could receive more flooding, strong winds Wednesday afternoon
- Severe weather diverts military aircraft to Amarillo
- One injured, buildings damaged after tornadoes hit Wise County, all tornado warnings cancelled
- Confirmed tornadoes, hail hit North Texas
- 4.0-magnitude quake in Venus, south of Tarrant County, rattles much of North Texas
- Aerials: Lake Lewisville is finally full
Political and other Texas news for 5/7/2015
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