- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- 5th Circuit upholds key parts of Texas’ strict anti-abortion law, more, more
- Federal appeals court OKs clinic standards for Texas abortion clinics, half will shutter – wonderful to use the libs’ regulatory-state against them especially when it will save innocent babies from being butchered in the womb for the convenience of those who created them.
- Governor Abbott Statement On HB 2 Ruling
- Texas Successfully Defends Pro-Life Law in Federal Court
- Abbott: ‘We Need to Build Stronger Trust With Law Enforcement’ – how about ‘we need citizens to value and respect the rule of law including property rights’?
- Police Violence — The More Things Stay The Same
- Abbott approves new requirements for storing chemical that triggered West explosion
- Liberal student “leaders” urge Abbott not to sign campus-carry
- Governor Abbott Signs Comprehensive Border Security Legislation
- Bastrop lawsuit points to hazards of serving on unpaid water boards
- New law aims to protect doctors from prescription scammers
- Looser Laws for Hair Braiding in Texas
- Legislature Wants State To Regulate Oil And Gas
- Tyler Legislators weigh in on 84th session
- Senator Fraser plans to give campaign funds to children’s hospital
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick on ‘A Bold New Day in Texas’ Tour
- Patrick successor Bettencourt Named “Most Valuable” Senate Freshman
- Straus: A Cautious, Conservative Session – admits he’s all-in for Jeb Bush, no surprise
- A Conversation With Joe Straus VIDEO
- ERCOT CEO Trip Doggett announces 2016 retirement
- TDI Division of Workers’ Compensation Announces Recent Enforcement Actions
- TDI Fraud Prosecutor Named for Tarrant County
- Texas Transportation Institute Employees Recognized for Patents
- Porter Takes Over as Railroad Commission Chairman
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- One Ratliff wants to come back
- HD130: Anesthesiologist Dr. Tom Oliverson first to announce for open Allen Fletcher seat
- TX27: Dan McQueen explores bid to unseat Farenthold
- Little surprise: Speaker Straus backs Jeb Bush
- Perry says of the U.S.: ‘It kind of feels like 1979 again’
- Rick Perry Climbs Back On The Horse
- A Glimpse at How Perry Indictment is Playing Among Voters AUDIO
- Superintendent stops speech by Van de Putte
- Bill Maher’s Malignant Mockery of Persecuted Christians is Repugnant to Humanity – and I defend his right to say it all. I’m not worried about Maher, just said for the hatred he has in his heart. He’ll face the same ultimate judge we all will.
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan and the triumph of deviancy
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Hensarling Leads Bid to Kill Export-Import Bank
- Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court’s decision on spying
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- SpaceX seeks OK to expand Boca Chica site
- Rain Hurts Water Well Drilling Businesses VIDEO
- High Plains farmers catching up with planting
- Texas state cotton acreage down ‘considerably’ from spring estimates
- Redflex [red light cam firm] Chief Expected To Plead Guilty To Bribery
- Federal judge orders Trinity Industries to pay $663.4 million in fraud case, plus attorneys fees
- Southwest Airlines to curb capacity growth in second half and in 2016
- American Airlines to start Los Angeles-Sydney, Australia flights in December
- Pizza Hut wants to turn your pizza box into a projector
- Dallas’ Lincoln Property will lease and manage apartments in Statler Hotel
- Amazon makes it official: Southern Dallas to get fulfillment center and ‘hundreds of jobs’
- —————Statewide general——————
- Austin PD officer suspended for hit and run
- Activists say video of Austin police arrest shows ‘lack of restraint’ – maybe but police have the responsibility to keep a clear, safe area around legitimate activities and the crowd was pressing in too tightly. The police officer should however have never reached out and grabbed the cell phone.
- Dueling views of McKinney melee fault intruding teens, racist adults, police officer
- Report: McKinney police officer in pool party video resigns
- McKinney police chief calls officer’s actions at pool party ‘indefensible’
- The Full Story of The McKinney Texas, Pool Mob – Inside The “Craig Ranch” Subdivision
- Abbott: ‘We Need to Build Stronger Trust With Law Enforcement’ – how about ‘we need citizens to value and respect the rule of law including property rights’?
- Husband, wife dead after shooting at Central Texas Medical Center hospital in San Marcos – very sad. Also an example of how gun-free zones have zero effect.
- Prank Causes Lockdown at 2 Fort Worth ISD Schools
- Wink Remembers 20-Year-Old Killed in San Angelo Boating Accident
- Two Killed, Two Injured in Reeves County Accident
- Female CHL holder shoots robber at Texas gas station
- Odessa neighbors stop burglary VIDEO anti-wimps
- Witness: Driver circled around before crashing into South Lubbock house VIDEO
- Man killed in I-27 wreck with Caprock High School athletes leaving Lubbock had 5 DWI convictions
- Man arrested a dozen times on DWI charges appealing prison sentence in San Antonio
- Police release names of two people found dead in running van in San Antonio parking lot
- Body Found In Williamson Co Grass Fire
- 60-foot crane tipped over in downtown Austin, no injuries
- Boy, 9, killed after being struck in south Fort Worth parking lot
- Former Fort Worth funeral director sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for food stamp fraud
- M.D. Anderson pediatrics doctor charged with child porn
- 4 Dallas police officers on leave as detectives investigate in-custody death
- Fishing buddies fall into Fort Bend canal; one dies
- More than 2,500 homes damaged in Houston area floods
- 10,000 cars damaged by Texas floods could be deceptively resold, groups warn
- Authorities: Body found after Wimberley floods is William Charba
Political and other Texas news for 6/9/2015
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