- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Gov. Abbott Signs Toughest Border Security Plan of Any State, and Seeks Fed Reimbursement
- Abbott signs bill to ensure designated sales tax goes to state parks
- Abbott signs ‘Pastor Protection Act’ into law, more
- A.G. Paxton Applauds Pastor Protection Bill; Calls for Protection for All People of Faith in Texas
- Homosexual lobby: Paxton Throws Temper Tantrum Over Demise of Anti-LGBT Legislation
- ‘Pastor Protection Act’ seen as posturing for likely legalization of same-sex marriage by SCOTUS
- What happens if SCOTUS does not uphold homosexual “marriage”?
- Lieutenant governor touts border security, tax issues during quick stop in Abilene
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Makes a Stop in Wichita Falls VIDEO
- Dan Patrick and the Taxpayer-Owned Airplane
- Battle over education bill reflects GOP split
- Legislature hands new ‘upskirt’ law to Abbott
- TEC votes to take MQ Sullivan to court in dark money case – he’s not Tim Dunn’s spokesperson so you already see the lies from the Austin insiders that hate him so much.
- “Ethics” Commissioners: Lawmakers Went Backward in 2015 – laughable from a crew of clowns. A few of these folk such as Hobby (a big Democrat appointed by Joe Straus) want themselves to become political power brokers through the committee. In one of my closed hearings Hobby was painting himself something akin to a Federal prosecutor, etc. – in a shoddy manner I will add.
- Bills Passed To Improve Mental Health Care For Veterans And Their Families VIDEO
- Rep. Susan King: Abilene named official Storybook Capital of Texas by 84th Legislature
- Rep. Turner counts one victory for cheap electricity, one loss for those using less of it
- CLEAT: Law enforcement will pay the ultimate price for open carry– stupid position given that we’ve always had open carry for long guns.
- Governor Abbott Names Bech K. Bruun Chair of Texas Water Development Board
- Whitewash: Kroll left dozens of bad LSATs out of UT report
- Private medical data of 6,600 Texans was released by state agency
- Texas Secretary of State Cascos & Land Commissioner Bush to visit Panama with Texas Lyceum – a junket.
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Cruz roundup: Controversial campaign pick, Obamacare showdown
- Bobby Jindal Announcing Decision June 24
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- In Senate test vote, Cornyn and Cruz vote to kill Export-Import Bank
- Sen. Cruz: Let the Export-Import Bank Expire
- With much to lose, Texans lead fight against export bank in Congress
- Sen. Cruz: Texans Are Sojourners for Life
- Rep. Neugebauer: A Conservative Health Care Solution
- Cornyn Applauds Passage of Bill To Repeal Burdensome Meat Labeling Regulations
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Retail gasoline prices across Texas up 2 cents this week
- Oil hits 2015 high as U.S. inventories drop
- Job cuts related to the oil slump decrease
- Oil Company, Cardinal Energy, Moves Its Corporate Offices to Abilene
- San Antonio City Council gives $1 million to German bio-tech firm to move to Texas
- Southwest Airlines improves on-time record from last to middle of the pack
- Blue Bell says Brenham plant may reopen last as CDC ends probe of Listeria illnesses
- Whole Foods names its new concept coming in 2016
- High-rise condos ahead for Plano’s Legacy West development
- Power giant NextEra pulls ahead in Oncor auction
- Cheniere reveals plans for additional LNG projects
- Pemex reports its largest oil find in 5 years in Gulf of Mexico
- H-E-B celebrates 110 years in business
- Big plans ahead for massive apartment complex near Houston’s Hobby Airport
- Abbott Tries Wooing General Electric to Texas
- —————Statewide general——————
- Texas Rangers raid Sullivan City police station amid drug probe
- Doctor, professor charged in child porn case resigns from MD Anderson
- Liberal Media Blames Pro-Life Texans for Sickening Dallas Forced Abortion Crime
- Funeral Planned for Discarded Infant
- Riverside Volunteer Firefighter Responds to Accident, Discovers It Was His Family in the Car VIDEO
- Port Arthur Man, Dog Die of Heat Exhaustion in Locked Car
- Truck overturns on Hwy 87; 13 cattle dead
- Fort Stockton Man Behind Bars Following High Speed Chase
- Deputy U.S. Marshal Shoots Dog During Odessa Search for Fugitive VIDEO
- Odessa Couple Has Thousands Stolen Through Credit Union VIDEO
- Permian Basin Homeowners Scammed By Arocha Design Build, Inc.
- Lubbock family celebrates separation of conjoined twins VIDEO
- 18 Aryan Brotherhood members get prison in Texas drug case
- Denton woman killed in robbery
- Doggy-door burglar gets body full of lead in San Antonio – anti-wimp
- Longview Police teen shooting case could be headed to grand jury
- Illegal gambling investigation under way near Athens
- Train cars fall from overpass at Washington Avenue in Houston
- Cherokee County jury sentences man to life for sex abuse of 2 young girls
- First motorcycle gathering since Waco melee set for Harris County
- Austin police beef up security for ROT Biker Rally after Waco massacre
- DPS DEM flood/storms situation report #35
- Flood Victims Identified, Two Still Missing; Spurs Help in Cleanup
- Donations still needed in Van one month after tornado
- Renew Houston-Prop1, and the Politics of Flooding
- Hays County 911 center evacuated during flood
- — McKinney mob incident —
- PC Censorship: Homosexual Obama Donor, Ex-Cop Helps Remove Principal over McKinney Comments
- McKinney Pastors: ‘Seven Minutes that Changed the World’
- Frenship Teacher Fired Over #imnotracist Post on Facebook, more
- Frenship ISD Teacher Posts #ImNotRacist Rant on Facebook
- Frenship ISD teacher apologizes after McKinney-related segregation post
- White woman seen fighting with black teen at McKinney pool party suspended from her job
- 2 True Stories: McKinney Pool Party & Mental Disorder
- Latest on pool incident: Prior calls took toll on ex-cop
- Lawyer: Officer didn’t target black teens at Texas pool
Political and other Texas news for 6/11/2015
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