- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Sine die: The gavel falls, the session ends
- Texas lawmakers gavel out of the 84th Session
- MQS: 84th Taxes
- Bill to create new state spending limit dies
- Liberal groups warn Texas tax cuts, boost for roads will blow 2011-style hole in next budget
- Texas Monthly’s Ratcliffe characterizes tax cut as homeowner “inducement” to vote
- Unethical Treatment, more, more, Legislature can’t agree on ethics bill, but other ones head to governor
- Abbott Opposes Curbs on so-called Dark Money – and we knew it all along, it’s a violation of so many protected rights! But that didn’t start the House leadership cabal from trying again after Gov. Perry vetoed their crap last time. Shame on ’em.
- Business As Usual?, more
- For ideology and industry, Texas Legislature passes lots of little tax breaks, and they add up
- Red-light camera ban killed by Straus empowered Democrat
- Voters to get say on transit funds, more
- GOP lawmakers vote to transfer public integrity unit; Democrats attack move
- Texas Legislature Passes Campus Carry Bill, more, more, more, more
- Democrat Rep. Chris Turner laments passage of campus-carry
- Legislature Passes Licensed Open Carry, more, more
- Bill passes which ends use of social security numbers for hunting licenses for those 13 or younger
- Legislature Passes Historic Bill Decriminalizing Truancy
- Less hard time for Texas truants
- Education reformers again thwarted by House leadership
- Texas lawmakers passed several school bills but not a finance fix or choice
- Activist wants Abbott to veto SB313 assaults the “underpinnings of our Texas public schools”
- Lawmakers send bill requiring annual letter grades for all schools to governor
- Gov. Abbott signs narrowly focused medical cannabis bill for epilepsy treatment
- Despite Early Momentum, Texas Immigration-Related Bills Fall Flat
- State-supported living centers won’t close
- Rep. Burrows’ bill helps protect farmers from losses at failed processing facilities
- Death knell for ‘pick-a-pal’ grand juror selection in Texas as overhaul bill heads to Abbott
- Some Disappointed that Texas did not Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction
- Governor Abbott Statement On Passage Of SB 632 And HB 26
- Bills creating research fund, shuttering tech fund sent to Abbott
- Lawmakers will not reach deal to overhaul veterans program
- Lawmakers approve $3 billion in construction bonds for Texas colleges and universities
- Dozens of prominent bills died in Texas’ legislative session
- Rep. Debbie Riddle and changing lanes at the last minute
- Overhaul of scandal-torn state contracting system wins final approval, more
- A gold rush in Texas? State bullion depository.
- Texas set to create a gold depository
- Hair, fireworks, alcohol, more: Texas lawmakers did a lot to affect daily life
- House lost its appetite for committee dinners
- As Texas governors go, Abbott delivered more than expected
- House Education Chair Jimmy Don Aycock announces retirement – great news!
- Rep. Farias Won’t Seek Another Term in Texas House
- Rep. Sylvester Turner’s Tearful Farewell After 26 Years in the House
- Eltife expected to be elected Senate’s President pro tempore
- Sen. Kevin Eltife elected Senate President Pro Tempore
- For the tea party, it’s Sine Die on a wing and a prayer– remember these are liberals writing
- Confounding expectations, in the 84th session, the center-right held– remember these are liberals writing
- Analysis: A Conservative but Complicated Legislature – remember these are liberals writing
- Nearly 17,000 more Texas high school seniors will graduate after being exempted from exams
- TDI commissioner appoints 4 to Workers’ Comp. Appeals Panel
- Attorney General Paxton Files Briefs in Travis County Marriage Cases
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Lt. Gov. Patrick says he has no interest in running for governor in 2018 – or ever
- Sen. Ted Cruz: Next President Should Immediately Reimpose Sanctions on Iran VIDEO
- Cruz roundup: Making an impression in Mass., Patriot Act debate continues, Sandy backlash
- Rick Perry Looks to Hold His Own in Money Chase
- Wendy Davis to join Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eric Holder as D.C. keynoters next week
- Meet the Mastermind Teeing Up the Roberts Court
- True Detective star Vince Vaughn says guns should be allowed in schools because barring them is like banning forks ‘to stop making people fat’
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: The People Deserve Answers About Obamacare Subsidies
- Cornyn Bill To Fight Human Trafficking Signed Into Law
- Cornyn: ‘Texas Spirit Remains Alive’ Despite Storms
- Sen. Ted Cruz at Press Conference on Houston Floods VIDEO
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Mills: Texas Electricity Must Be Reliable Day And Night
- For Oncor, Texas battery plan fizzles – an example of how regulation often hurts innovation (and thereby people) as much as it prevents.
- Dallas-Ft. Worth: Red Hot Real Estate, Sizzling Home Prices
- Design plans approved for proposed Amarillo downtown convention hotel
- Whataburger Shortens Breakfast Hours Because of National Egg Shortage
- Bexar Co. homeowners sue developers claiming apartments devalued their property
- Enterprise scoops up Eagle Ford pipes in $2 billion deal
- Water recycling costs for oil & gas industry coming down in South Texas
- Saudi Aramco won’t cancel five-year contract for Hercules Offshore rig
- Irving-based Greystone partners with Chinese company to develop senior living communities in China
- Edgemere seniors community plans $36 million overhaul and expansion
- Texas Instruments employees show off their creative chops
- Texas Instruments engineer Mark Easley pops corn with a message
- Newest store at NorthPark could be the Netflix of exercising
- 7-Eleven’s free franchise offer expires June 30
- Blue Bell inks deal with Alabama health officials for ‘test and hold’
- Southwest Airlines, Lyft team up for Dallas Love Field trips
- Downtown Dallas’ Trammell Crow Center skyscraper next up for a redo
- Austin alcohol sales jump 14 percent in April
- —————Statewide general——————
- Dallas ISD investigation finds top executive engaged in ‘deceptive and dishonest practices’
- Ropesville police chief arrested Friday
- Ector County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested at UTPB
- DPS Reward Increased to $8,000 for Most Wanted Sex Offender
- Tuberculosis Outbreak Brewing in East Texas
- 3 guilty, including driver, in Amarillo armored car heist
- Bob Schieffer signs off after 46 years at CBS News
- Troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel gets into water fight with heckler weeks after leaving rehab
- Authorities Crack Down on Underground Casinos in Falfurrias
- Man robbed after stepping out of Lake Highlands home to get the newspaper, police say
- Defendant says bombing Plano gas pipeline was act of stupidity, not terrorism
- Texas judge rules explosive on gas pipeline was terrorism
- A Food Network show invades Amarillo with famous food trucks VIDEO
- Explosion at SemGas in Sherman starts stubborn fire, evacuation, more
- Odessa Police: Store Owner Shoots and Kills Robber – anti-wimp
- Graham Police Seek Help in Finding Missing Graford Woman
- Crop spray plane crashes in Archer County, more
- Names Released After Deadly Plainview Plane Crash
- Houston Man Accused of Killing Co-Worker Over Lost Car Keys
- SE Texas Police Officer Attends Teen’s Graduation After Breaking Tragic News
- Crews Search for Missing Girl at Galveston Beach
- 3-year-old dead after accidental shooting in Abilene, man arrested
- 1 dead after Palestine Officer-Involved Shooting
- Houston Man Caught by Lubbock Police, Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor
- Man With 999 Packets of Synthetic Marijuana Sentenced to Prison Time
- Wife of former Collin Street Bakery executive to be sentenced in September
- Arlington Death Row inmate maintains innocence as his execution date nears
- Circus performer falls during aerial act at Houston show
- — Waco / biker gang shootings —
- Waco Biker Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Twin Peaks Arrest
- Victim of Waco biker shootout, Rick ‘Bear’ Kirschner, was family man, fellow Buckeye and dart thrower
- Police Snipers Spotted at Two Texas Harley Dealerships in Wake of Twin Peaks Shooting
Political and other Texas news for 6/1/2015
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