- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Planned Parenthood in Texas doesn’t harvest fetal tissue, official says
- Scoring Straus
- Abbott, wary of using taxpayer funds, pays for most travel with donated political cash
- Writer calls Gov. Greg Abbott ‘an idiot’ when it comes to Tesla in Texas – look, Texas has a dealer/franchise like most states. All Tesla needs do is award dealer franchises. Should gov’t be involved in this? I’m not sure but it is so Tesla should be required to meet all the requirements other vehicle makers must meet.
- State Rep. Dawnna Dukes recovering from surgery
- No Campaign Dollars for Paxton Legal Defense — For Now
- Texas State Education Board Votes to Look at GED Alternatives
- SBOE moves forward on crafting career and tech courses
- Five Generation Twenty charter school applicants complete process
- Child protection law generates support, frustration
- Texas Needs Federal Money for Uninsured, HHSC Told
- Upgrade of AG’s Child Support System Facing Problems
- Emails Show Ag Commissioner Focused on Image – Wow, what a discovery. An elected official about to take over an agency was concerned with his and the agency’s public image – this is Pulitzer territory!
- Glenn Hegar says Texas owns its public lands; Uncle Sam must ask permission to open a park there – another example of the idiocy of politifact. Hegar was talking about on state-owned lands, not the small amount owned by the Feds.
- Paxton: No Duty to Defend Unethical Judges
- Tyler man granted stay of execution
- ‘Doping the vote’ in South Texas triggers federal indictments
- Lynette’s Texas Story
- TDCJ Officer Beaten With His Own “Pry Tool”
- Texas vs. the Feds: A Look at the Lawsuits
- Another look shows little if any effect from texting bans
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- SD1: Early candidates make pitches to GOP women’s group
- Border Health PAC biggest single donor to Lt. Gov.
- New Census report shows critical segment of Latino population not voting
- Texan who was hostage in Iran criticizes nuclear pact
- Pratt: George P. Bush demonstrates ignorance on border issues AUDIO
- Texas AFL-CIO elects new President John Patrick
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Ted Cruz emerges as hero as Gawker is blasted for article that outs Condé Nast executive
- Cruz-backing super PAC reveals victory plan; the dangers of Donald Trump
- Super PACs to Cruz: Focus on “Wedge Issues”
- Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy
- Ambrose: Rick Perry walks his talk on race
- Rep. Joe Barton endorses Rick Perry for president, spearheads Congressional outreach, more
- Rick Perry, shutting Mark Halperin down on Planned Parenthood question.
- Rick Perry: “Speech of the Campaign” VIDEO
- Dear GOP, Including the Bush Family, Please Return Nancy G. Brinker’s Donations
- Donald Trump, Rick Perry spar over border security
- Rick Perry is going to war with Donald Trump’s ‘nonsense’
- Trump earns surprising frontrunner status in Suffolk/USA Today poll of favored GOP candidates
- Trump: ‘Disgraceful’ That Marines in TN Couldn’t Carry Guns and Were Just Sitting ‘Targets’
- Take a look at the spouses of 2015 presidential candidates
- Paul won’t discuss Trump ahead of Texas visit
- ————–Texas-News-In-DC—————–
- Sen. Cruz Announces New Communications Staff
- Sen. Cruz: We Cannot Afford to Wait Six Years to Recognize What Happened Yesterday in Chattanooga for What It Is
- Cruz: Chattanooga shooting ‘an act of war’
- Federal lawmakers discuss the possibility of body cameras for border agents VIDEO
- ————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas unemployment rate 4.2% in June, lowest since July 2007
- Texas job growth slows again in June, state adds 16,700 jobs
- Texas business filing numbers show steady growth during first half of 2015
- Is the Permian Basin Seeing the End of the Oil Boom?
- Mills: Gasoline Prices Lowest Since 2009
- Gasoline prices dropping again across Texas
- Why Texans pay more for the Internet than others
- First Financial Bankshares posts second-quarter earnings growth
- City of Dallas asks federal court to throw out Southwest Airlines lawsuit
- Mary Kay convention brings its annual boost to Dallas economy
- Dallas’ old industrial district along Trinity getting apartments, retail
- Letter shows Fort Worth billionaire will lend up to $125 million in Blue Bell bailout
- ConocoPhillips to scale back deep-water exploration and Gulf of Mexico programs
- Donna seeks to spur local franchise operators for retail development
- New York firm buys majority stake in owner of boutique Austin hotels
- —————Statewide general——————
- Charge: Midland Jailer Smuggled Drugs to Inmates, Allowed Sexual Privileges
- Georgetown police officer caught tripping students indefinitely suspended
- Why some doubt the official version of Sandra Bland’s death in a Waller County jail
- State report: Waller Co. jail where woman found dead not in compliance
- Prairie View Students Seek Answers Over Alumna’s Death (Bland)
- DPS Statement Regarding Texas Ranger Investigation (Bland case)
- DPS: Trooper involved in Sandra Bland traffic stop placed on administrative duties
- Corporal Johnson terminated by Whitehouse Police
- Former Cameron County worker’s conviction upheld
- Webb County sheriff deputy arrested
- Missing Cobra Linked to Death of Temple Teen Found Dead
- Medical examiner to analyze cobra linked to man’s death in North Austin
- Police: Evidence leading to possible suicide in cobra owner’s death
- Disaster Recovery Center open one more day in Walker County
- Reports: Child shot during carjacking in NW Harris
- Wichita Falls Burglary Suspect Busted After Leaving Sex Toys and Butts Behind
- Chemical spill at Texas Medical Center in Houston Thursday
- ‘Hit Man’ charged with murder in Houston cold case club killing
- Atascosa County authorities searching for a man who damaged a deputy’s vehicle
- Galveston police remind that dogs die in hot cars with provocative photo
- Seymour Man Missing, Last Seen July 2
- 15-year-old Van Zandt County girl missing since Saturday
- Waco man robbed at gunpoint while riding bicycle
- George H.W. Bush suffered no harm to spine, is ‘in great spirits’
Political and other Texas news for 7/17/2015
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