- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Abbott’s NH Courtship Dovetails with State Politics
- Governor Abbott In New York: Day Two
- Scientology Group Urged Veto of Mental Health Bill
- Representative Ed Thompson Earns “Courageous Conservative” Award
- TABC to Possibly Allow Coupons for Alcohol
- Federal, state actions provide opportunity for Texas workforce
- TEA Commissioner Williams extends NIFA application period
- Is the new GED too hard? Critics make case at Texas Board of Education – everything is “too hard” these days so let’s just go ahead and issue a high school diploma upon birth; a college diploma for the babies of illegal aliens just to make it all fair.
- Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 7 to 9
- State Guard to monitor Jade Helm from Austin
- Texas secessionists kick off statewide speaking tour to campaign for a break from the Union
- Rep. Simpson calls for special session on same-sex marriage
- New Rusk County clerk will issue same-sex marriage licenses
- Denton Co. J.P. asks same sex-couples to sign form acknowledging he disapproves of same-sex marriage
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Truth-Checking Obama’s Remarks to the White House Conference on Aging
- Free to Shut Up: The collision of religious liberty and homosexual rights in Oregon
- 10th Circuit to Little Sisters of the Poor: Comply with contraception mandate
- Goodbye to Galveston? Reports hint at future sea-level impacts in Texas – utter morons
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Texas Could Be Kingmaker in 2016 GOP Primary
- Sen. Cruz welcomes GOP rival to presidential race
- Ted Cruz book feud with New York Times boosts sales
- Cruz: Congress should investigate and de-fund Planned Parenthood
- Jeb Bush’s fundraising haul was impressive. Ted Cruz’s was more important.
- Response to Donald Trump affirms Latino political power
- Editorial: Donald Trump is a carnival barker who confuses shouted insults with leadership
- Gromer Jeffers Jr.: Donald Trump’s rise is good news for Jeb Bush
- Abbott responds to Trump
- Scott Walker tries to join the prestigious list of presidents without college degrees
- Rick Perry’s Plan to Kill Obama’s Iran Deal
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Texas politicians react to the Iran deal
- Sen. Cruz: Congress Must Stop a Deal that Puts Iran on Path Toward Nuclear Bomb
- Cornyn Statement on Announced Nuclear Deal with Iran
- Thornberry Reacts to Iran Nuclear Deal
- Neugebauer Releases Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal
- Sen. Cruz: American Ingenuity Can Fuel a Revolution in Finding Cures and Opening Medical Breakthroughs
- Ted Cruz gets personal with medical research funding
- Sen. Ted Cruz Opening Remarks at Commerce Subcommittee “Cures” Hearing VIDEO
- Sen. Ted Cruz Chairs Hearing entitled “Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases” VIDEO
- Cornyn Introduces Amendment Reauthorizing Ed-Flex to Education Bill
- Cornyn Highlights CORRECTIONS Act At House Oversight Hearing On Criminal Justice Reform
- McCaul: “Absurd” to Think Guzmán Fled Without Inside Help
- ————Business & Economy—————-
- Small business optimism dropped in June
- Texas named best place to make a living in 2015
- Governor Abbott Discusses Texas Economy On CNBC VIDEO
- North Texas firms watch fluctuations in U.S. dollar
- Fort Worth billionaire Sid Bass makes ‘significant’ investment to bring back Blue Bell, more
- Will Whataburger ban its drive-ups next?
- Predicted drop in oil prices expected to help Lubbock, hurt Midland
- Abilene’s oil and gas industry reacts to deal with Iran, prices
- Oil supply-demand balance could improve next year, OPEC says
- New Lockney beef processing plant delays opening indefinitely
- East Dallas’ Gecko Hardware asks for crowdfunds
- DMN writers says Obamacare a success
- Insurance office closing adds empty space in downtown Dallas
- Downtown Dallas’ new KPMG Plaza office tower is opening its doors to tenants
- Before and after: Downtown Houston’s “passport building”
- Amid explosive growth, P. Terry’s ponders growing beyond Austin
- Landmark 60-Year-Old Waco Golf Course To Close
- El Paso Children’s Hospital CEO admits May’s patient ER statistics are ‘misleading’
- El Paso’s UMC takes aggressive plan to fix accreditation problems
- Attorney General Paxton: RadioShack Gift Card Holders Should Have Voice in Bankruptcy Case
- Christian group decries San Antonio’s first same-sex wedding expo at River Walk hotel
- —————Statewide general——————
- Starr Co. J.P. Salvador Zarate Arrested on Bribery and Drug Charges, more
- Former Permian High School Teacher Jay Burns Indicted on Multiple Charges
- Graham Law Enforcement Cleared of Wrongdoing
- Body of Ex-NFL Player Found at Lake Lavon
- Amarillo boy recovering in Lubbock after being run over by car
- Odessa Police Searching for Carjacking Suspects
- Odessa Man Threatens to Kill Family, Barricades Himself in House
- Family, lawyers call for special prosecutor in Katy murder
- Catastrophe averted after cement truck overturns on highway
- In Pristine Big Bend, a Pipeline Could Run Through It
Political and other Texas news for 7/14/2015
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