- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Lege deadline will be the death of many bills, more, more
- Obstructing The Republicans
- Texas House, Senate begin serious tax-cut haggling
- Texas House, Senate Make Progress on Border Security Legislation
- Senate panel may soon propose changes to House pension fix
- Corrupt Texas politicians could lose state pension
- House rejects effort to let Texans vote on raising minimum wage
- Senate bill aims to end weather-related insurance lawsuits – not exactly, read below
- Senate votes to curb homeowner lawsuits against insurance companies, more, more
- House approves measure to bring grocery stores to food deserts – ultra stupid. So people are fat because they don’t have access to food. Yeah right. Open a vegetable stand and see if everyone starts getting slim!
- House leaders end efforts to fix troubled school finance system, more
- Tax Hikes Defeated in the Texas House
- House rejects bill to allow fast-growth schools to exceed tax limit – good!
- Texas Senate Passes ‘Tebow Bill,’ Homeschoolers can Participate in Public School Sports
- Texas House passes stricter rules on minors’ abortions
- Dell Urges Texas Lawmakers To Stop Anti-Homosexual Marriage Bill
- How Teen Pregnancy May Have Saved Homosexual “Marriage”
- Texas Democrats confident same-sex marriage bill can be stopped
- Open Carry Causing Controversy Among Texans VIDEO
- Texas House Approves Legislation by Rep. Blanco to Support Texas Veterans
- Amendment to help build a Downtown convention hotel in El Paso defeated in legislature
- Dallas-area lawmakers push way to fund LBJ East expansion without tolls
- Editorial: The strange tale of a busy senator and eight perplexed mayors – Go Huffines! Don’t let the canard of “local control” be used to take our liberty, raise our taxes, and limit the use of our property. And to the editors: If you can call conservatives “Tea Party zealots” then is fair for Huffines or any of us to dismiss those others you write of as lunatic Leftists.
- TML and San Antonio vs. Burton and Taxpayers
- Bill on Travis County judges delayed in House
- Accurate news may be at stake with one-party consent audio recording ban facing Texas – thankfully killed on the floor yesterday (according to Sen. Perry).
- The 84th Legislature in 14 Emojis
- Lawmakers Consider E-Verify Mandate for State Agencies
- Limited State Contracting Fixes Moving Forward
- End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills
- Dark money bill faces hurdles – it’s not “dark money” but citizen speech
- State Rep. Phil Stephenson rushed to hospital, later released
- House backs effort to give ex-cons better chance at state job opportunities
- Editorial: Prison rape can’t be tolerated
- Comptroller Hegar Reminds Texas Families of Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Set for May 23-25
- State Conference Draws Emergency Management Leaders
- West Texas native Joe Ely named 2016 Texas State Musician
- Abbott Makes First Use of Texas Enterprise Fund with Kubota move
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- In Texas, Clinton Campaign Revs Up
- Ted Cruz gets in on #LittleWhiteLiesITold trend with dig at Obama
- Donna ISD Campaign Worker Sentenced for Buying Votes
- Tested Under Fire: How George H.W. Bush asserted control in the wake of the Reagan assassination attempt
- Big Spring Landowners Paid to Accommodate Jade Helm, Says Mayor – as is correct and Constitutional
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Four Texas Congressmen and Six Others Under Ethics Investigation – more on this in yesterday’s post
- Hinojosa challengers attack amid ethics inquiry, but political consequences unclear
- Alleged foreign funding of Baku conference prompts congressional probe
- Neugebauer Votes to Rein in EPA
- Neugebauer Votes to Protect the Unborn & Save Lives
- Neugebauer Opening Statement at Data Security Hearing
- Cornyn: Return Missing Texan Austin Tice
- Mac Thornberry: 20 Years on the Capitol Hill – Part 1 VIDEO
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Comptroller Hegar Reminds Texas Families of Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Set for May 23-25
- Abilene home price increase tops nation
- Windmill Country: Big Country sets cotton record
- Dawson Co. cotton crop for 2014 one of best in state
- Texas Law Firms Fight for Talent, Revenues and Survival
- Hard to Find in Parts of Texas: A Top-Rated Nursing Home
- Market reacts differently to Delta, Southwest Airlines plans to redeploy capital
- Southwest taking wait-and-see approach to new bullet train
- Qatar Airways CEO says U.S. airlines provide ‘crap service’
- J.C. Penney narrows loss in 1Q as recovery moves ahead
- Denton-based Sally Beauty Supply confirms breach of customer accounts
- Kinder: Houston needs more public-private investment to attract talent
- Cheniere’s Corpus Christi project gets key export license
- Dell Urges Texas Lawmakers To Stop Anti-Homosexual Marriage Bill
- Blue Bell, Health Agencies Sign Agreements
- Landmark River Walk restaurant Casa Rio takes sign down
- $100 million master planned community on 880-plus acres west of San Antonio
- —————Statewide general——————
- San Antonio police officer charged in 2nd shoplifting case
- Former sheriff Lupe Treviño’s tocayos charged in meth, cocaine sting
- Lawsuit filed against Tyler city employees after assault charge
- 15 Gunmen Invade Harlingen-area Home, Shoot Mother and Child, Sheriff: Gunmen Possibly Went to Wrong Home VIDEO
- Case of Dog Flu Confirmed in Houston
- Texas Veterinarians Concerned About Dog Flu
- Murder! Police say missing Mark Anthony Ysasaga victim of homicide
- Bull breaks in to Lamesa home VIDEO
- El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Midland Bank
- Officials ID three killed when SUV flipped into apartment home in north Oak Cliff
- Tests on wells near earthquake epicenter are almost complete
- 10-year-old Texas boy to be charged with felony in fatal dog beating
- Texans who don’t believe in God rise in numbers
- Houston car dealership owner offers money for leads on owner’s murder
- Incident reports says Hidalgo has ‘illegal casino’
- ‘Texas Rising’ stars will walk red carpet at the Alamo
- Soldier Attempts Suicide During 140-MPH Central Texas Police Chase
- — Flooding / Tornados / Weather —
- Texas Reservoir Levels
- Overflowing Creeks Causing Concern in Valley
- Man: Valley Officials Ignored Warnings about Drainage
- Edinburg Subdivision Dealing with Sewage Flood Water
- La Villa Communities Cleaning Up After Storm
- Rio Grande City Opens Shelter for Storm Victims
- Flooding in Faysville May Cause Future Road Trouble
- Feeding Texas Organization Seeks to Help Counties Affected by Storms
- Hardeman County Crop Damage VIDEO
- Lake Brownwood up nearly 4 feet after week of rainfall
- Big Country Residents Dealing With Severe Weather Aftermath VIDEO
- New photos show up close devastation from Cisco tornado
- Tornado in East Texas town of Van blamed for $40 million damage
- Respected, Honored Journalist Jerry Taff Describes Lubbock’s Devastation in 1970 Tornado VIDEO
- Tornado touches down in Guthrie Wednesday night
- EF-1 tornado hit Smith County Sunday
- Authorities find car believed to be that of man swept away in Clear Lake-area flood
- Report: Body found in search for man missing in floods
Political and other Texas news for 5/14/2015
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