- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Abbott meets with Mexican officials, gets invite
- Governor Abbott Hosts Mexican Secretary Of Foreign Affairs José Antonio Meade Kuribreña
- Meade gives shout out to Guerra’s fresh produce inspector legislation
- Dinner with the Abbotts: short ribs and ‘fool’
- Governor Abbott Meets With National Commission On The Future Of The Army
- Bullseye on Final Passage: Gun issues in the 84th Session
- It’s hard to dismiss the accuracy of the Texas Fiscal Responsibility Index ranking of lawmakers. AUDIO
- Op-Ed: Texas and TRANs — Avoiding Short-Term Debt in 2016
- Jade Helm 15, heavily scrutinized military exercise, to open without media access
- Texas Wants Another Win Against Obama’s Immigration Plan
- TDI Seeks Applications for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors
- Comptroller’s Office Offers Free State Tax Seminars for Business Owners
- Texas Government Insider weekly edition
- —- Campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD77: El Paso Democrat Marisa Márquez will not seek reelection
- SD1: Big Tea Party endorsement in Tyler goes to Hughes in Senate race
- TX32: Tea party activists mobilize for another shot at Pete Sessions VIDEO
- Democrat Chris Bell settles case with GOP group
- New York Times snubs Ted Cruz’s new memoir on bestsellers list
- N.Y. Times keeps Cruz off bestseller list
- Cruz campaign: New York Times is lying about bulk book sales
- Major Ted Cruz donor has connections to Breitbart – oh my…! Silly.
- Perry for President announces raising $1.07 million in about a month
- Perry’s financial disclosure is a reminder of double-dipping
- Perry Consulting for Big Donor
- Rick Perry’s Record on the Border
- Trump Has A Point: Illegal Immigrants Are Five Times More Likely To Commit Felonies
- Jeb Is The Best of the Bushes, But That’s Not Saying Much
- A Democratic U.S. senator admits she doesn’t believe in free speech
- Bush, Clinton just like old friends during talk at Bush Center VIDEO
- A Night With George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Mark Cuban AUDIO
- George W. Bush criticized by some for $100,000 appearance fee for veterans event
- Wang: Return of the idea formerly known as ‘Death Panels’
- Will conservatives eventually prefer single-payer health care to Obamacare?
- Democrats fired up, GOP largely quiet on Texas Confederate monuments – Democrats built them all
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- White House dedicates new Texas national monument
- Obama signs Waco Mammoth National Monument declaration
- Cornyn Statement on Designation of Waco Mammoth as a National Monument
- Cornyn Statement on Extension of Iran Negotiations
- Sen. Cornyn: A Time for Reflection after Independence Day
- Neugebauer’s Pro-Life Language Added to Education Reform Bill, Passes House
- Pentagon cuts would hit Texas bases hard
- Smith Questions EPA Administrator on Lack of Transparency
- Chairman Hurd’s Statement on OPM Director’s Resignation
- Are Larry, Moe, and Curly Running the Department of Homeland Security?
- The Renewal of No Child Left Behind
- Texas Members of Congress Spar Over Crude Oil Export Ban
- Texas Railroad Commission chairman testifies before Congress to “lift the ban”
- Cuellar helps secure $50 million to assist Texas citrus industry
- ————Business & Economy—————–
- American Airlines sets Oct. 17 as date for the end of US Airways brand
- Gasoline below $2 could return this fall if crude prices continue dropping
- Hard Truth’s and Saving Graces: Part 2 on the oil & gas downturn
- Deluge of refinery expansions run risk of cost overruns, delays, report finds
- Austin Affordability Issues Threaten Red River Music District
- Dallas-Fort Worth shopping center vacancy at lowest level in 15 years
- North Dallas Tollway office tower sells for $71.25 million
- Dallas’ booming entrepreneur scene nourishes food-tech startup
- Data centers ‘an absolute gold mine’ for Dallas-Fort Worth cities
- Bryan-College Station is first in Texas to have access to SuddenLink’s 1-G service
- GE to move some work from Erie to Texas over schedule delay
- Sheriff’s Office: Catholic, Baptist churches set on fire in Hidalgo County
- —————Statewide general——————
- Whitehouse Police Chief Shelton indicted on misdemeanor charge
- San Antonio police officer killed, two children hospitalized in head-on crash in north Bexar County
- In Waco biker case, making noise and news, despite the gag order
- Waco detective tabbed as grand jury foreman in Twin Peaks case
- Bikers’ Attorneys Cry Foul Over Choice Of Grand Jury Foreman
- British man is arrested after ‘assaulting his wife on flight from London to Texas’ and forcing plane to divert to Boston
- Houston gator hunter travels to Fort Worth to snare blind, 10-foot alligator
- More TB Testing Ordered in Crain ISD
- Health Services: Hantavirus Case in the Panhandle
- Water usage restricted at Abilene-area prisons
- Ector County Courthouse Escapee in Custody
- Abilene robber faces felony after nabbing $15, pack of cigarettes
- Texas death row inmate Daniel allowed to drop appeals
- Man evading gunman hit by car, then shot in Houston
- Austin cop killer allowed to represent himself
- Lawsuit accuses Houston PD of excessive force in hunt for burglar
- 7 men sentenced in online sex traffic ring
- Mother Searches for Daughter Feared Abducted By Sex Traffickers
- Waller County veterinarian accused of animal cruelty; horses seized
- ——- Weather / Flooding ——–
- Missing Coleman County veteran ID’d, dogs join 3rd day of search
- FM 2214 Closed at Lake Leon
- Erath among 6 counties added to federal disaster declaration
- Brown County apparently escaped major damage
- Brownwood streets reopen after flooding
- Flooding Causes Wastewater Spill in Snyder
- After the storm: Lightning strike, flooding galvanize Manor family’s faith
Political and other Texas news for 7/10/2015
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