- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Abbott signs $4 billion, two-year tax cuts package
- Greg Abbott: Franchise tax cut will usher in `new era of job growth’ – note the hypocrite Bill Hammond’s comments. Early in the year he said we didn’t need a Franchise Tax cut!
- Signing Tax Cut Bills, Abbott Predicts “New Era of Job Growth”
- Gov. Abbott signs open, campus carry bills at indoor gun range
- Raging Ragcliffe: A Governor, Guns and the Zombie Apocalypse – of course no mention that the pipe bombs are illegal and yet such laws didn’t stop them from being made or used.
- Texas Monthly interview with Gov. Abbott
- A Sit-Down With Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick VIDEO
- Rep. Byron “Obama” Cook’s Very Bad, No Good Session
- Straus team made sure those who didn’t support them had rough time representing their districts – “least productive sessions in years”, really?
- Despite roadwork delays, AT&T seeks more taxpayer subsidies
- Powdered alcohol to go on sale; most favor ban
- First-time Texas DWI offenders could have breathalyzers in car under new law
- Abbott Signs Legislation Designating Jasper as the Butterfly Capital of Texas
- Freshman teasing behind, Rep. Burrows pleased with accomplishments of session
- Charles Perry sees production first year in state Senate
- Sympathy for the Serious Social Cons
- Abortion Sonogram Foes Considering Legal Options
- Fracking op-ed was signed by public officials, but penned by big oil
- Sanchez: Environmental worries and a Texas state agency that doesn’t seem to care
- Texas planners look to aquifers to prepare for next drought
- Governor Abbott Announces Activation of State Operations Center as Tropical System Approaches Texas
- DPS Reminds Texans About Dangers of Leaving Children in Vehicles
- Texas Department of Public Safety retracts TrapWire arrests claim
- U.S. Supreme Court takes no action, for now, on UT admissions case
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Senator Eltife will not run for re-election in ’16, statement on decision not to run
- Reps Bryan Hughes & David Simpson to seek SD1 seat
- Ivy Taylor elected mayor of San Antonio, defeats Van de Putte
- Taylor’s San Antonio Win a Wake-Up Call for Democrats
- Failed Attempt to Rebuke Lawmakers Riles Texas GOP
- Bresnen files suit to compel American Phoenix to produce financial documents including tax returns listing major contributors
- Perry marches his military strategy into South Carolina
- Perry mocks Clinton and her laugh in chortling web ad
- Excerpts of Jeb Bush’s Announcement Speech: ‘A Time for Choosing’
- Mona Charen: Very Strong Speech from Jeb
- Jeb Bush releases video and logo ahead of Monday’s campaign launch VIDEO
- Carly Fiorina ratchets up the firepower in her gender war with Hillary and liberals
- We’ve found the source of human-caused global warming: data manipulation
- Berlin Wall speech an historic moment
- The riot / protest industry uncovered by Jim Hoft
- North Texas homosexual pride event makes a statement – from the photo the statement was that few care.
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Cornyn-Poe Op-Ed: With Trafficking Law Signed, Now The Real Work Begins
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- US homebuilders’ confidence in sales surges in June
- Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue have a new battleground
- Lubbock Rent Prices Up From Last Year, Still Among Lowest in Texas
- Panhandle farmer elected vice president of National Corn Growers Association
- High-rise apartments planned on east edge of Highland Park
- American Airlines to defer delivery of Airbus A320neo aircraft
- U.S. says Exxon Mobil must pay $1 million for Montana spill
- Mills: OPEC Has Advantages Over U.S. Producers In Fight For Market Share
- Despite roadwork delays, AT&T seeks more taxpayer subsidies
- —————Statewide general——————
- Sex with 12-year-old student gets San Antonio teacher 10 years in prison
- Travis County attorney not to pursue DWI charges against Judge Gisela Triana
- Dallas Teen Claims to Have Killed Friend in Game of Russian Roulette
- Harris Co. Motorcycle Rider Baiting Cops: Kicking Patrol Cars, Driving 170 MPH VIDEO
- Massive South Texas Gas Pipeline Fire Visible from 20 Miles Away VIDEO
- 70-year-old security guard shoots suspect trying to break into his van – anti-wimp
- RIP: ‘Free jazz’ innovator Ornette Coleman, a Fort Worth native, dies at 85
- FBI: Mesquite man lied about Islamic State pledge
- Distracted Driving Crashes Up Six Percent in Texas – cops can write tickets for such now, they don’t need another law
- Dallas Cop Involved In Shooting By Fair Park
- DPS Seizes More Than $2 Million Worth of Pot in Ector Co.
- 14 Grams of Cocaine Seized in Brewster County
- Man Killed at Odessa Bar, Victim Identified
- Union Pacific Train Derails in Odessa
- Midland Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend Held on $750,000 Bond, Neighbor Speaks Out
- Patients Share Reactions After Shooting Death of Odessa Dr. Suresh Gadasalli
- Federal Case Against Odessa Deceased Doctor to be Dismissed
- 4-month-old baby born on Valentine’s Day dead in San Antonio apartment
- SAPD: Drunk driver crashed into police officer’s vehicle
- One dead, one injured in Fredericksburg plane crash
- Houston men arrested in young woman’s death
- San Antonio sinkhole swallows excavator
- Construction Worker Killed At Baylor University Building Site Identified
- Man shot, another pistol-whipped in N. Harris
- Houston PD officer in stable condition after accident on West Loop
- 60 people arrested on felony DWI charges in Bexar County in May
- Body found in Lake Travis confirmed to be Westlake student Sarah Pool
- — Attack on Dallas Police HQ —
- Associated Press coverage of the attack on Dallas PD HQ
- Judge in family court case said suspected gunman in Dallas police station shooting ‘looked as if he wanted to kill.’
- Dallas Police Attacker’s Father Plays Reverse Racism Victimization Card
- Religion-Hating Dallas Police Attacker Threatened Churches and Schools, Assaulted Family Members
- War on Cops: Bombs, Gunfire Erupt Outside Dallas Police HQ; Suspect Apparently Killed by Police Sniper
- Dallas Police Shooting: ‘Zombie Apocalypse Assault Vehicle and Troop Transport’
- Attorney General Paxton Statement on Dallas Police Department Attack
- — Waco biker gang shootings —
- Four Weeks Later: Waco Police Narrative Unravels
- Waco Police Chief Speaks On Twin Peaks Shooting, Investigation
- Judges Reduce Bonds for ‘Waco 170′ But Grab Guns of Club President
- Waco Police Say Only Three Officers Fired at Twin Peaks Bikers
- Austin biker rally draws all types
- — Weather related —
- Governor Abbott Announces Activation of State Operations Center as Tropical System Approaches Texas
- Texas faces “dangerous” flood threat as tropical system approaches
- Houston area braces for tropical storm threat
- Tropical Storm Bill: Voluntary evacuation for Bolivar; How will Houston be affected?
- Flash flood watch issued for Austin metro area until Thursday
- After the flood: More help needed in affected Hidalgo County areas
- State Flood Resources
Political and other Texas news for 6/15/2015
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