- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Texas Comptroller Certifies 2016-17 State Budget
- Speaker Straus’ Revisionist History
- Taking Credit for Gutting Tax Cuts
- Hegar Sounds Alarm on Franchise Tax Ruling
- Abbott Nixes Water Conservation, Contract Bidding Bills
- Texas Gov. Abbott won’t say whether he will sign DPS bill
- Abortion providers ask for strict Texas law to stay on hold pending Supreme Court appeal – got to keep butchering little innocent babies at all costs – sickening.
- Lt. Gov. Patrick touts increased efforts to secure Texas border in Abilene stop
- Mostly, Patrick says his Texas Senate got the job done
- Governor Abbott Implements Toughest Border Security Plan In The Nation VIDEO
- Abbott: Successful legislative session will keep Texas moving
- Governor Signs Bill For Texas Purple Heart Medal Awards
- Racing commission takes step that could halt new form of betting
- New Law Establishes Definition, Rules for Autocycles
- Analysis: In Voting Rights, Who’s a Person?
- Chairman of Water Development Board Stepping Down
- Money still lacking for Texas’ big road projects — including LBJ East
- Tim Lambert Remembers the Journey to Home School Freedom in Texas
- Galveston judge hits commissioners with restraining order in power struggle
- XTO says quakes near Fort Worth were natural
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Is Joe Straus too cool? Is Ted Cruz too cold?
- Herman: The dangers of Cruz control
- Cruz roundup: Counting on March, down in the Valley, first 100 days
- Ted Cruz Goes Hunting in the Valley of Democrats
- Ted Cruz team looks beyond Iowa, New Hampshire
- Ben Carson: Unfit to be President
- Texas’ John Weaver Signs on With Ohio Governor’s 2016 Team
- Can Julian Castro Help Bring Out the Latino Vote for Hillary Clinton? – pure identity politics of the Left, the guy has accomplished very little in life but because he’s a good looking, young, leftwing Latino, he warrants serious consideration. Ridiculous.
- Rick Perry and the Hazards of One-Party Rule
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz: Texans Are Stepping Up to Address the Border Crisis
- No discussion of southbound checkpoints at Cruz briefing
- Cornyn Amendment to Defense Bill Will Enhance National Security, Boost Economy
- Cornyn To Democrats: Put Down Political Playbook and Work with Us on Defense Bill
- House Passes Rep. Massie’s Amendment to Block ATF from Banning Common Rifle Ammo
- Death Tax Adversely Affects Domestic Economy
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- June Report: Texas sales tax collections up 5.2% over same period in 2014
- Top 20 City Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary – June 2015, All cities
- ADP estimates Texas added 8,600 private jobs in May, with more energy-related job losses
- CDC: Blue Bell listeria investigation over
- Blue Bell can’t pinpoint source of contamination at Brenham plant
- FDA: Blue Bell Alabama plant also tested positive for listeria – man, it really was like “home made”
- The Gypsy Kit Owners Win $10,000 in inaugural Food Truck Championship of Texas
- Arctic Frost satsuma mandarin hybrid named new Texas Superstar
- Chevron’s massive Gulf project hits another snag
- Airline group suggests smaller carry-on bags to free up bins
- Goody Goody hooks up with Drizly to deliver the one category Amazon can’t
- Exterran poaches Houston boss from GE Oil & Gas to head spinoff
- Japanese firm to buy Houston insurer for $7.5 billion
- Wal-Mart bringing 3 new stores to Tyler
- —————Statewide general——————
- Harris Co. Constable fires 2 deputies who face criminal charges
- Former Paducah High coach, Jay Cantrell, sentenced for sexual assault of a child
- Texas AG’s Office takes over sexual assault case against former district judge, Lubbock city attorney
- 3 of Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders, Fugitive Arrested
- Hidalgo Co. Man Arrested a Third Time for Allegedly Trying to Have Sex With a Horse – the horse was having none of it!
- Houston Police Officer Shot in Back Following Traffic Stop VIDEO
- Another pedestrian hit & killed by Houston Metro train
- Anti-wimp neighbors stop Odessa burglar, issue citizens’ arrest
- Breitbart Texas Files Request For Unreleased Videos Of Waco Biker Shooting
- Motorcycle Coalition Hires Former Ranger To Investigate Twin Peaks Incident
- Questions Grow About Handling of Waco Biker Cases
- San Saba Resident Wins $1Million from Scratch-Off
- Ten Arrested in Abilene for Counterfeit Money Ring
- DEA finds 109,000 marijuana plants on private land in Lipscomb County VIDEO
- Dallas woman, 92, adopts 76-year-old cousin
- 38 animals killed in Longview animal clinic fire; 2 survive
- Howard County Church Fire Possibly Arson, Damage ‘Miraculously’ Contained
- Murder: Missing Lubbock 15-year-old Mark Ysasaga’s Body Positively Identified, Cause of Death “Gunshot”
- Second Formerly Conjoined Twin Leaves Texas Hospital One Month After Sister
- Man Speaks On Camera After Gun Incident With Lubbock Mayor VIDEO – this is quite foolish, he should be keeping quite as everything he described can just as easily be taken the opposite way – get’s out of the truck and moves toward someone after what appeared as a road-rage communication. Very foolish to be talking.
- Lubbock grand jury indicts UPS employee arrested for stealing rifle meant for Lubbock police
- Newborn daughter of Texas country star Randy Rogers passed away last night in her parents’ arms
- Despite lack of evidence, Houston police maintain Brown is their man
- Man sent to death row in police officer’s killing is freed
- Feds blame 2014 Houston Ship Channel collision, spill on tugboat
- Mother Arrested After Toddler Found Wandering Waco Streets
- Firefighters Rescue Three Boys From Brazos River Monday
- Warrant Issued For 75-Year-Old Woman For Unmowed Lawn in Riesel VIDEO
- Corpus Christi families called 911 before being swept away by Blanco River
- Clerk fatally shot at convenience store in The Colony
- In Dallas butt injections death, 1 arrested, 1 sought on murder charge
- Former Pedernales Electric Co-op G.M. to begin jail sentence
- Eastland County Man Arrested For Theft of Livestock, Guns and Ranching Equipment
- — McKinney mob incident —
- McKinney Officials Respond to Casebolt’s Resignation
- After McKinney Policeman’s Resignation, Twitter Short On Facts, High On Hate
- McKinney Black Pastor: ‘I Understand Why the Officer Drew His Gun’
- McKinney officer’s resignation relieves critics, disappoints supporters
- McKinney chief: Eric Casebolt was ‘out of control’ VIDEO
- ‘God is Going to Heal McKinney’ Says Local Pastor
- McKinney Teen Arrested Says He Won’t Sue
- Homes Vandalized and Residents Threatened in McKinney over #BlackLivesMatter – be armed and defend yourself and your property.
Political and other Texas news for 6/10/2015
June 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Speak Your Mind