- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Patrick disassociates himself from challenge to Abbott budget vetoes
- Patrick Backs Abbott in Line-Item Veto Dispute
- Analysis: A Challenge to Vetoes, and a Governor’s Power
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick – Extremely Disappointed in the Actions of the Legislative Budget Board (LBB)
- Speaker says LBB director was acting under direction of Lite Guv and Speaker when she rebutted Abbott line item vetoes
- Illegal aliens sue Texas over denial of birth certificates for U.S.-born children
- Study: Texas is most lenient state on driving penalties
- State employees honor Reps. Flynn and Alonzo as Legislators of the Year
- Rice’s Mark Jones: The 2015 Texas Senate, from left to right
- Rice study on Senate ideological leaning mirrors Fiscal Responsibility Index
- Rep. Wayne Smith Goes to Austin, Brings Washington (DC)
- Legislators’ Shameless Self Promotion
- Turner Against Open Carrying in Houston
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Questions Surround Billionaire’s Role in Perry Campaign
- Perry shows old clips of Trump heaping praise VIDEO
- Rick Perry crusades against Trump in defense of conservatism
- Rick Perry: We Must Move Past The Empty Calories Of Trumpism, And Return To Conservatism
- Rick Perry earns acclaim for toned down tactics, hitting back at Trump
- Donald Trump Heading to Texas Border, Laredo Sector
- Cuban on Trump’s Appeal: ‘Refreshing’ to Have Someone ‘Give an Honest, Insensitive Response to a Question’ VIDEO
- Rubio on Trump: ‘We Already Have a President Now that Has No Class’ VIDEO
- Ted Cruz unleashed on illegal immigration
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz and Rep. Salmon Introduce “Kate’s Law,” the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act
- Donning senatorial hat, candidate Ted Cruz holds hearing on ‘lawless’ Supreme Court
- Sen. Cruz to Senate Leadership: Keep the Export-Import Bank Expired
- Cornyn: Iran Deal Falls Short of Administration’s Own Standards
- Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Crack Down On ‘Sanctuary Cities’
- Cornyn: Highway Bill Will Enable Texas to Upgrade and Maintain Transportation Network
- The Highway Bill’s Pension ‘Offset’ Is Bogus
- House Armed Services chairman, Mac Thornberry, says arm recruiters VIDEO
- Ex-Im Bank loss would hurt Air Tractor, others
- Neugebauer: Reform the CFPB to Better Protect Consumers
- Sen. Cornyn: What it Means to be a Texan, Officially
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Title lending company provides an overall view of Texas’ debt in 2015
- Dallas Love Field traffic climbs 60 percent in June
- Amid disquiet, airlines should report record earnings
- Ex-Im Bank loss would hurt Air Tractor, others
- Big changes coming at Dallas’ landmark Infomart building
- Illinois investor buys Flower Mound retail center
- J. Crew Mercantile has quiet opening, but shoppers liked the mix
- South Dallas company gets summertime tutorial from Harvard MBA grads
- Alice Walton is selling her horses in Texas
- Neiman Marcus promoting “shop today, consign tomorrow” in deal with The RealReal
- Geico shifting 1,000-plus jobs from Farmers Branch to Richardson
- Report: The Houston-area is a good place to start a new business
- FMC Technologies plans further layoffs
- Hemingway’s in Galveston suffers an ‘Old Man and the Sea’-sized setback
- Customers reveal guilty pleasures from grocery stores
- ConocoPhillips halts Sichuan shale gas talks with PetroChina
- Threat of smaller catch looms as Texas shrimp season begins
- Struts not a problem for ULA – no, launch and operating costs are!
- Toast farewell to San Saba’s Alamosa Wine Cellars, closing in September
- Accenture buying Austin app developer Chaotic Moon
- Texas bullet train gets new CEO, $75M boost from big-name investors
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Feds: East Texas teacher posed as teenage boy on Facebook to prey upon underage girls
- Governor Abbott Statement On Sandra Bland
- DPS Releases Video of Sandra Bland Traffic Stop
- DPS: Sandra Bland arrest video was not edited
- Video: DPS Officer Became Enraged Over Cigarette VIDEO
- DPS Dashcam Reveals Real Reason for Sandra Bland Traffic Stop, Vindicates Trooper VIDEO – really?
- Jail where woman dies admits breaking rules
- The Death of Sandra Bland
- Officials: Sandra Bland spoke of previous suicide attempt
- Herman: Sandra Bland’s traffic stop went very badly but did it need to?
- Legal experts: Traffic stop tactics inappropriate, not illegal
- Dallas Man Robbed While Jogging Says Police Never Came VIDEO
- Texan Civilians Guarding Military Recruiting Centers
- Texas Woman Charged with Murdering Her Newborn Baby
- Olney Sunday School Teacher Faces Child Porn Charges
- Guilty plea in sex trafficking and prostitution case
- Conroe boy disappears, believed to be in danger
- Loose bull on Texas State’s campus proves why being a student in the Lone Star State is awesome
- Commercial jet makes emergency landing at Tyler Airport
Political and other Texas news for 7/22/2015
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