- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Lt. Governor Responds to Speaker’s Office Comments on LBB Letter – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is set to address this issue on Pratt on Texas today at 5pm
- Inside the dispute about Gov. Greg Abbott’s budget power
- Texas Right to Life releases Pro-Life Legislative Scoring Guide for the 84th Session
- New State Goal: 60 Percent of Adults With a Degree By 2030 – the only way to do this is to continue to make degrees easier to get which in turn reduces the value of such.
- State Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Birth Certificates
- Zaffirini: Trump’s Laredo visit should be a living lesson
- Texas Water Board OKs $4 Billion in Projects
- Metro cities could see drop in Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission violations
- Americans choose the Texas miracle
- Governor Abbott extends disaster conditions for certain counties
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Announces More Than $100,000 in Drought Relief Funds for Real County
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- SD24: Jon Cobb, of Bee Cave, announces for race to replace Sen. Fraser
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Trump Defiant: Still Heading to Border After Union Backs Out
- AFL-CIO Controlled Union Intervenes, Cancels Trump’s Border Tour Planned by Local Agents
- Trump Keeps Texas Trip After Union Pulls Out
- Donald Trump gives speech during visit to the Texas-Mexico border VIDEO
- Zaffirini: Trump’s Laredo visit should be a living lesson
- Trump’s Texas trip comes as GOP tries to woo Hispanics
- `Trump Force One’ lands in Laredo for Donald’s whirlwind border visit
- Donald Trump weighs in on Sandra Bland dashcam video
- Webb County Democratic group welcomes Donald Trump
- Laredo protestors to prepare for Donald Trumps arrival
- San Antonians protest at Trump’s visit to Laredo; local leaders seek to change how he views Hispanics, border economy
- South Texas landowners ask Trump to make more visits to the border
- Trump visits Laredo, claims Hispanics love him VIDEO
- Donald Trump on the stump in Laredo: I will win the Republican nomination and beat Hillary
- ‘Because Trump is a winner!’ The Donald holds presser in the most ‘perfect place’
- Donald Trump arrives in Laredo, blasts Border Patrol, Rick Perry
- Perry takes on Trump to raise his own profile
- Perry: Trump’s campaign is a ‘barking carnival act’
- Perry: Trump Won’t Make Circus of First Debate
- Rick Perry Says Donald Trump is ‘Modern-Day Incarnation of the Know-Nothing Movement’ in Speech
- Perry Super Donor: We’re Not Hedging Our Bets
- Top donors to Rick Perry’s campaign for president
- How Rick Perry and others helped a veteran and his combat dog after learning of their PTSD struggle
- Ted Cruz wants youngsters to become ‘arsonists’ of liberty
- Ted Cruz on Lindsey Graham-Donald Trump Feud: ‘Who Cares?’ AUDIO
- A New Poll Shows the Contours of the GOP Field
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Renaming Block In Front of Cuban Embassy after Oswaldo Payá
- Sen. Ted Cruz Chairs Hearing on SCOTUS Activism AUDIO
- Sen. Ted Cruz Gives Opening Statement at SCOTUS Activism Hearing VIDEO
- In wake of homosexual marriage decision, Cruz pushes ‘retention’ elections for Supreme Court justices
- Cornyn, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Planned Parenthood Practices After Video Release
- Cornyn Response to Obama Administration Plan to Close GITMO
- John Cornyn: For movement on crude oil exports, wait until next year
- Cuellar amends legislation to attract more Mexican students to U.S.
- U.S. Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee to accompany Obama to Kenya
- Sanctuary City ‘Solutions’ That Would Solve Nothing
- White House rally against Iran deal featuring Cruz crashed by protesters
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Retail gasoline prices down 2 cents across Texas
- Weatherford to boost job cuts to 11,000
- Weatherford takes “brutally realistic” approach to U.S. job cuts
- Hercules CEO: Downturn among the worst in offshore services history
- Dallas Mayor Says His City is not a Viable Destination for High Tech Companies
- Southwest Airlines sees $500M drop in fuel costs, posts record earnings
- Freebirds says closed Lubbock store near Texas Tech was ‘not a good fit’
- SUVs, pickups continue to drive GM profits
- AT&T’s latest commercial slows down a horrific texting while driving crash
- Electricity “data tsunami” continues, with app that tracks appliances
- Telling her story to thousands: Ex-victim, Mary Kay team up to fight domestic abuse
- Waste Management’s net income up in Q2, recycling still a drag
- TI posts slightly higher Q2 profit on lower revenue
- Is Trump interested in buying El Paso Saddleblanket property? VIDEO
- Houston midstream companies turn to M&A amid regulatory hurdles
- New Texas Central Railway CEO’s first order of business: hiring
- High-speed railway secures first round of funding
- Financial technology startup moves to Austin, grabs $2M in seed funding
- Austin startup Continuum Analytics to triple HQ size after funding round
- ClubCorp adds $44.4M in revenue but misses expectations
- Kimberly-Clark raises guidance after $823M income dip
- WNBA owners approve Tulsa Shock’s move to Dallas area
- Amarillo realtors seeing shortage of lots and homes to sell
- Southeast Texas rice could be sold in Cuba VIDEO
- Bloomberg: El Paso No. 1 city Americans are ditching
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Ex-Maypearl police chief arrested on child sex charges
- Austin police fires officer linked to Samantha Dean murder case, officer AWOL from force
- Former Dallas ISD teacher who had sex with student receives probation in plea deal
- Texas officials release corrected dash-cam video of Sandra Bland’s arrest
- Officials release Sandra Bland’s toxicology report, had “high levels of marijuana” in system
- Prosecutor: Bland’s autopsy revealed no evidence of homicide
- What went wrong in the Sandra Bland arrest?
- Video: Sandra Bland death creates national controversy VIDEO
- Donald Trump weighs in on Sandra Bland dashcam video
- Waco judge who set $1M bonds for bikers recused from 1 case
- Mom of McKinney pool party organizer faces eviction from Craig Ranch – sounds about right.
- DPS: $5,000 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive from Bryan
- Grand jury declines to indict Austin PD officer who killed downtown shooter
- Ex-Whitehouse officer appeals termination
- Edinburg police officers recognized for bravery during shootouts
- Officer shoots man at SW Houston apartment complex
- Houston PD shooting under investigation
- Man found hanged in Houston PD jail
- Nearly a Dozen Flights Hit by Laser Light in North Texas, Arrrest Made
- Austin Man Accused of Beating Toddler, Pulling Tooth Over Potty Issues
- Odessa Police Investigating Possible Videotaping in 7-Eleven Restroom
- Lubbock-born singer Daron Norwood dead at 49
- Makeshift raft washed ashore in Texas by TS Bill may have been from Cuba
- Texas woman wins high-tech Austin home, $100,000 cash and a Mercedes-Benz from HGTV
- Autopsy Shows Snake Bit Teen, But Cause Of Death Undetermined
- TB Exposure: Teacher who tested positive concerned about disease’s spread
- Man fatally shot while sitting in a car in Lewisville; suspects at large
- Former Plano neurosurgeon arrested on assault and injury charges related to surgical procedures
- Man, 80, drowns in San Marcos tubing accident
- Pilot injured as small plane flips at South Texas airport
- Homeowner Shoots, Critically Wounds Intruder: Dallas Police
- Homeowner helps police arrest suspected burglar
- Drive-By Shooting Leaves Several Waco Businesses Damaged
- Security Guard Shoots Twice at Tow Truck: Fort Worth Police
- Meridian police Officer Injured When Patrol Car Struck Broadside
- Ellis Co. Sheriff, SPCA Bust Dog Training Facility
- Man’s Body Found in the Road in Lewisville, Manhunt Underway VIDEO
- 14 displaced by Dallas apartment fire
- Dallas police, firefighters, bystanders lift car, save woman
- Denton Police Reveal Body Cam Video After Stun Gun Used to Calm Disturbance VIDEO
- 16 Sharks Found in Illegal Fishing Bust
- Authorities ID Winnie man killed in shootout with cops
- 18-year-old woman dies day after going underwater, being rescued from Lake Travis
- El Paso police Homeland Security unit investigating cross burnings
Political and other Texas news for 7/23/2015
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