- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- A Closer Look at Texas Tax Reform
- Repealing a Repeal at the Behest of Bureaucrats; House Fought to Remove Tax Cut
- Lt. Governor Patrick Calls for an Expedited Committee Investigation of Planned Parenthood in Texas
- Texas Republicans call for investigations of Planned Parenthood
- Senator Creighton Statement on Planned Parenthood’s Harvesting and Selling of Baby Body Parts
- Schwertner Announces Committee Investigation of Planned Parenthood Following Disturbing New Video
- Lucio: We need to keep conversation going on southbound inspections
- Sen. Lucio to take legislative delegation to Mexico City
- New law aims to strengthen college and university policies on sexual assault
- Governor Abbott Statement On Death Of Correctional Officer Timothy Davison
- Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks At 87th Annual Texas FFA Convention
- Boorish traveler accosts Abbott on homosexual marriage, gets bumped from flight
- Deep-Pocketed Donors Fuel Abbott’s Massive Haul
- Texas liberal activists call for Paxton to resign as A.G. – How in the hell is taking a referral fee the same as soliciting securities? Tell me? You refer someone to a licensed securities broker, he pays you a referral fee (very common across most business), he does all the recommending and selling of securities and yet, Paxton is fined for soliciting securities without a license. It all seems ridiculous to me.
- Paxton, still under legal cloud, reports $2.5 million campaign balance
- Rick Perry defense bill on indictment tops $2 million, more
- Woodlands man says his case is about voting rights, not voter fraud
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Announces $750,000 Grant Award to Grow Jobs in Sonora
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Announces $325,000 Grant Award to Grow Jobs in Montgomery
- Officials to hear about deer disease, possibly take action on breeders
- Our Inland Waterways: A Maintenance and Funding Challenge
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Rematch for State Senator between Jose Menendez, Trey Martinez Fischer
- Miss Texas gets it: CEO pay fairness
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Fundraising Reports Show Cruz in Fundraising Lead
- NY Times caves, includes Cruz’ book on best-seller list, more
- Ted Cruz meets with Trump, bashes big government during New York trip VIDEO
- Rick Perry leans on super donors, ads to earn debate berth
- Perry says no worries yet about low poll numbers -sure…
- Donald Trump says Rick Perry did ‘terrible job’ securing border, Perry says Trump offering ‘toxic nonsense’
- Rick Perry: Trump’s Comments Are a ‘Toxic Mix of Demagoguery and Nonsense’, more
- Trump would end ‘gun free zones’ on military bases
- George P. Bush pokes at Cruz and Trump
- George P. Bush on Cruz: “We Can Still Be Friends”
- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holding Dallas ‘town meeting’ Sunday
- AFL-CIO base futilely calls for Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton
- Rand Paul to Make First Texas Trip as Official 2016 Candidate
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz Declares Intention to Hold Authorization and Block Nominees for State Department
- Sen. Cruz: IRS Must Respect Americans’ Religious Liberty
- Sen. Ted Cruz Offers Amendment to Every Child Achieves Act VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Votes Against Education Bill that Maintains Federal Mandates
- Cornyn Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Education Reform Bill – I guess Cornyn doesn’t mind the mandates
- Bureau of Land Management is still attempting to grab land along Red River
- Cornyn: Bipartisan Concerns About Iran Nuclear Deal
- Ex-Im Bank issue pits Ted Cruz — again — against Senate GOP establishment – go Cruz!
- Hurd on the Hill: Delivering for the District
- Ghost of Export-Import Bank Haunts Highway Bill
- Gohmert: Iran nuclear deal is ‘disastrous’
- ————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas’ manufacturing environment could use a boost
- Six things to know about the Texas economy — from the Fed’s Beige Book
- A lesson for local gov’t on taxing parking, etc.
- Historic Mexican Offshore Oil Block Auction Falls Flat – terrible timing
- AMFUEL looking at brining 300 jobs to Wichita Falls
- Truck Struck by Train in Howard County, Two Injured
- BSNF buys Plainview’s TTS wind energy depot
- Survey: Texas gas prices drop 3 cents
- Education giant Pearson lays off 208 Texas employees, mostly in Austin
- Hines starts Irving industrial project
- Thousands of beauty consultants flock to Dallas for Mary Kay convention
- H&M, Forever 21 could come to downtown Dallas
- Texas company to pay $170,000 for 2010 Wyoming oil spill
- Kinder Morgan to take over Shell’s interest in Elba LNG project
- —————Statewide general——————
- Former Hurst Euless Bedford ISD elementary principal to remain in custody on enticement of a minor allegation
- Midland County Jailer Arrested After Multiple Reports of Misconduct
- Texas prison guard killed in inmate attack at Telford Unit
- Young County Inmate Dies After Fight in Jail
- Rangers investigating meth seizure in Hockley Co. Jail
- George H.W. Bush breaks bone in his neck during fall at family compound
- Former President Won’t Need Surgery After Fall
- George Bush (41) is OK after fall, says grandson George P. Bush, who pokes at Cruz and Trump
- Plane Crash In Brazoria County Of Texas Kills 2
- Man Breaks into Church During Police Chase, Terrified Church Members Fight Back
- Texas Squirrel Wins Epic Battle With Snake VIDEO
- Coyote Bites Teen in Grapevine Movie Theater Parking Lot
- Snake Bite Possibly to Blame in Death of Temple Teen
- Portion of Lowe’s closed ahead of search for missing cobra
- Austin snake bite victim: 5 things to know about monocled cobra
- Ex-Abilene church worker indicted for molesting boy
- Lubbock Named No. 1 City in U.S. to Be a Driver
- 2015 Big Bend Balloon Bash Canceled
- Texas Rangers investigating woman’s death in Waller County Jail following traffic stop arrest VIDEO
- Pecos Woman Claims Mailman Won’t Deliver Mail
- Denton fire department hazmat team was on standby for Obama at Denison airport
- Middlebrook Receives Distinguished Archeology Award
- Waco Financial Planner Sentenced To Prison For Role In Ponzi Scheme
- Judge amends jail sentence for former Pedernales co-op official
- Once-secret testimony reveals new details in Larry Jackson killing
Political and other Texas news for 7/16/2015
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