- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Loading the Legislation: 2nd Amendment in the 84th Session
- Numbers Don’t Lie: Rice Univ. Study Confirms Accuracy of Fiscal Responsibility Index Results….Again
- Rice prof. Mark Jones: The 2015 Texas House, from left to right
- First Phoenix Video Shows Confrontation between State Rep. Byron “Obama” Cook and Cameraman VIDEO
- What Happened to Straus’ and Patrick’s Priority Bills?
- Three DFW-Area Senators Sent Fewest Bills to Abbott
- Federal Judge Hanen orders Homeland Security chief, others to court in Texas
- Attorney General Paxton Files Lawsuit Defending Texas’ Clean Air Program Against EPA Overreach
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Miller Delivers State of Agriculture Address VIDEO
- Miller Defends Deep Fryers in Agriculture Address
- In Texas, colleges prepare for concealed weapons
- George P. Bush calls for de-listing of endangered Texas songbird
- UT System excludes Regent Wallace Hall from board meeting on his lawsuit – the cover-ups continue
- Hall is Asked to Leave Closed-Door UT Regents Meeting
- Enroll Your Newborn in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund Through July 31 for 2014-15 Prices
- City of Houston lobbied for more government
- A.G. Paxton Announces Settlement with Chase Regarding Unfair, Unlawful Credit Card Collections; New Safeguards Required
- Governor Abbott Appoints Lunceford Judge Of 61st District Court
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Rep. Dan Flynn, chief of the Wallace Hall Kangaroo Court, to seek re-election
- Gov. Abbott raises $8.25 million in 9 days
- TX23: U.S. Rep. Hurd Reports Raising $458,000 in 2nd Quarter
- Analysis: Waiting for the Political Field to Form
- Lone Star Project mourns one of their former staffers who was murdered in DC
- Ted Cruz gets to keep $51,100 in excess contributions with one small accounting maneuver
- Ted Cruz partners with donor’s ‘psychographic’ firm
- Donald Trump’s Donations to Democrats
- Trump: I’m not thinking third party — for now
- Trump was for brutal partial-birth abortion in 1999
- Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton accuse each other of flip-flopping on immigration — and they’re both right
- May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sotomayor
- BOMBSHELL: FBI, DOJ Colluded with IRS, Lerner to “Bring Criminal Charges” Against Conservatives
- Should a Changing American Demographic Follow a Texas or California Model?
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Cornyn: Education Bill Another Bipartisan Opportunity in the Republican Senate
- Cornyn Amendment to Education Bill Based on Texas Efficiency Review Model Passes Unanimously
- Cornyn: ‘Grave Concerns’ About Potential Deal with Iran
- Cornyn Presses Justice Department on Possible Snowden Deal
- Rep. Neugebauer expects ‘positive outcome’ with cancer treatment
- Second Smith EPA Amendment Passes
- Rep. Olson Acts to Help Veterans
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- Texas sales tax collection down 1.4% in July report, still up 1.2% over last year
- Top 20 City Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary – July 2015, All cities
- Texas fends off low oil price woes, adds 18,500 private-sector jobs in June, says ADP
- Texas Oil Production Increases 16 Percent
- Facebook’s new Fort Worth data center to buy Clay Co. wind power
- Trading halted on NYSE floor due to “technical issue”
- United ground stop over after ‘automation issues’
- Wall Street Journal Is Down
- United, Tom Thumb, Randalls Parent Albertsons Reveals Plans To Go Public
- Blue Bell to start trial runs in July
- Southwest Airlines sets record for June loads
- Flight attendant union reveals details of proposed Southwest Airlines contract
- United suffers 2nd major grounding in 2 months
- Home sales in North Texas hit record in June with more than 10,000 houses sold
- As of today, Taco Bell delivers in Dallas
- A bank, a sick kid and a film: How Dallas-based Comerica Bank helped finance “Batkid Begins” VIDEO
- Houston-based Swift Energy struggling to raise loan for shoring up cash
- Energy Transfer continues public push to buy rival Williams
- Exclusive: New hotel planned near Austin Convention Center
- Texas crop, weather for July 7, 2015
- —————Statewide general——————
- Hurst Euless Bedford ISD principal charged with online solicitation of a minor
- Editorial: New witnesses flip the script and bode ill for John Wiley Price
- Former Hidalgo housing authority director’s bribery case delayed
- Beaumont judge cites prosecutorial misconduct in Temple case
- FBI Seeks Help Identifying Hundreds of Teens Victimized by ‘Sextortion’ Scheme
- Twin Peaks Bikers Send ‘Cease and Desist All Defamation’ Letter to Waco Officials
- Family of slain Texas biker sues restaurant for negligence
- Texas Bikers Arrested After Waco Shootout Say They Are Innocent AUDIO
- Neighbors React to Wichita Falls Murder for Hire Suspects VIDEO
- Abilene Man Chases Victim with Meat Cleaver
- Texas man dies after shooting fireworks from his chest – another sure Darwin Award winner!
- Southeast Texas Man Named Bear Shoots the Alligator That Killed His Friend
- Howard Co. firefighters rescue motorist stranded for more than 12 hours
- Man Escapes From Custody at Ector County Courthouse
- Staff Shortage Affecting Mail Delivery in Andrews County
- Anti-Wimp: San Antonio business owner surprises robbers with lead
- Houston radio host Michael Berry angrily berates wounded veteran over simple email flub
- Children settle with off-duty Houston PD officer who fatally shot their father
- Black ‘cube’ UFO over El Paso — the work of aliens or a hoax?
- Woman Handcuffed, Teen Stunned After Two Boys Fall From Moving Car
- Authorities Were Searching For Accused Killer Before Deadly Shooting
- Identities released of 4 who drowned in Houston County lake
- Armed man in Edinburg standoff dead after officer-involved shooting
- ——- Weather / Flooding ——–
- Record Breaking Rain: Abilene Residents Forced to Evacuate During Flash Flooding VIDEO
- Abilene record rainfall equals about 15 BILLION gallons of water
- Lake Fort Phantom Hill gains billions of gallons
- Flooding shuts down 11 miles of Hwy 67 between Santa Anna, Bangs
- GALLERY: Big Country Flooding, July 8th, more
- Unbelievable Abilene Rainfall Totals
- Abilene Neighborhood Turns Into a Fishing Pond VIDEO
- Water Rescues All Around Key City VIDEO
- Neighborhoods, restaurants flooded in Potosi
- Storm debris crashes into South Lubbock nursery VIDEO
- Severe weather generates 106 callouts for Lubbock Fire Rescue VIDEO
- Unclaimed debris remains long after storm in Plainview
- Small area of drought persists in Panhandle
- Heavy thunderstorms soak Levelland, area
- Nearly $318,000 in Damage Left Behind From May Flooding in Gaines County
- Howard Co. firefighters rescue motorist stranded for more than 12 hours
Political and other Texas news for 7/8/2015
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