- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- City of Austin to file lawsuit challenging Texas’ property appraisal system
- DPS Reins In Thoroughbred Group’s Complaint Against Sen. Nelson
- Temporary restraining order issued against Commissioner Bush in fight with Daughters of the Republic of Texas
- DOJ to 5th Circuit: Texas voter ID law needs to be fixed ASAP
- U.S. appeals court rules Texas must pay $1 million in legal fees in case state had assumed it had already won
- Texas’ tort reforms have been a success
- State law takes aim at cities’ and counties’ gun bans
- Will Texas Capitulate to Anti-Family Advocates and Remove “Mother” and “Father”?
- Poll: 62% of likely Republicans say Ken Paxton should resign – So 62% don’t believe a man is innocent until proven guilty under the law. Sad. This isn’t some clear case with someone caught breaking the law. Shows the power of press-slant. Note that the group who controlled the poll is lead by a big backer of Dan Branch, Paxton’s vanquished primary opponent.
- Report: Ken Paxton’s ethics, actions in probate case raise questions – So now the common back and forth in private legal settlements are grounds for a hit piece on Paxton?
- Ken Paxton’s defense of faith as a guiding principle
- Gov. Greg Abbott: AG Ken Paxton is innocent until proven guilty
- Abbott on Paxton: Process needs to work its course
- Lawyer for Texas therapists to argue against newly proposed rate cuts
- State health officials delay Medicaid cuts decision after providers file lawsuit
- New survey finds colonia parents know little about House Bill 5
- Law Could Bring Remote Doctor Visits to Schools
- New Law to Provide Protections for Breast-Feeding Moms VIDEO
- Inmate mental health needs draw attention
- Budget Cuts Hit Film, Video Game Incentive Fund – great! Quite funding any of it with my money.
- Organization pushing back against legislation, media
- Save Texas History reaches milestone, raises more than $300,000
- Texas Ag Commissioner’s School Lunch Plan is Deep-fried in Federal Regs
- Dove Hunting Season Begins September 1st in Texas
- Disease response highlights Texas’ claim to own deer, even captive ones
- Bernardo Aban Tercero Scheduled for Execution on Wednesday
- Governor Abbott Visits Austin ISD’s Zavala Elementary On First Day Of School
- Gov. Abbott appoints Sen. Charles Perry & Rep. Lyle Larson to Southwestern States Water Commission
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX23: 2016 Texas congressional race is already called a tossup
- TX23: Rep. Hurd kicks off district tour
- HD118: Special election a test for GOP strength
- Some religions more equal than others in Texas politics
- A calculator beats IPCC supercomputer models in predicting climate
- The Growing Support for an Article V Convention of the States
- NRA, two other pro-Second Amendment groups file suit against Seattle’s new ‘gun violence tax’
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Perry criticizes Kasich in his own backyard
- Rick Perry Tries to Break Out by Attacking Pretty Much Everybody
- Perry’s Iowa chairman has left lagging campaign
- Cruz, Perry scrambling for support in Iowa
- Ted Cruz: there is a ‘war on faith’
- Cruz: Threats against religious liberty never greater
- Cruz’s evangelical outreach shifts into high gear
- Ted Cruz preaches to the field
- Ted Cruz, Seeking Converts to His Campaign, Rallies Iowa Evangelicals
- In Iowa, Ted Cruz rallies religious right
- Ted Cruz brings 2016 bid to Fort Worth Stockyards and Tyler
- Ted Cruz tests waters, with sights set on torpedoing Trump
- Cruz shrugs off complaints about “anchor baby” epithet, addresses birthright citizenship
- Cruz to Lead 50-State Attack on Planned Parenthood
- Trump widens lead over U.S. Republican presidential field: Reuters poll
- Trump’s audacious Southern spectacle is part of his strategy
- Donald Trump’s immigration plan is unrealistic, mean
- Conservative activists offer swoons for Cruz, polite applause for Bush at Koch-backed summit
- After sparring with Trump, Jeb heads to U.S.-Mexico border town
- Jeb Bush to Visit Texas Border City [McAllen] That’s Synonymous with Human Smuggling
- Carly Fiorina Responds to Attacks on Faith: “It’s unfortunate when people throw stones at anyone.”
- Sen. Rand Paul looks likely to be able to run for Senate and President next year.
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz Op-Ed in USA Today: End Planned Parenthood Funding
- Sen. Cruz to President Obama: Release the Russian Missile Risk Assessment
- Randy Neugebauer Says ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacks Will Increase AUDIO
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- For Now, Texas Economy Shrugs Off Low Oil Prices
- US oil rigs increase by two as drillers prop up vertical units; Texas’ overall rig count slipped by five
- Mills: EPA Issues Another Regulation Of Air Emissions
- Oil markets stabilizing, OPEC supply may rise
- LyondellBasell looking at Texas sites for new chemical plant
- Report: San Antonio home prices are some of the most overvalued in the country
- Capitol Tower concrete pour all set in downtown Houston
- Classical music’s days numbered on Houston terrestrial radio
- Blue Bell to announce Monday which treats will roll out
- App developed in Dallas sends a truck when you need to move something quick
- Cedar Park drug-mixing firm penalized after being linked to 2 deaths
- Experts: Despite ‘dark cloud,’ there’s a way forward for Blue Bell
- Closeout retailer Tuesday Morning’s stock tanks
- Dallas university team develops sign language recognition system using TI parts, partly TI funded
- Hail and farewell: American Airlines returns repaired Boeing 787 to skies
- Dallas Love Field traffic jumps nearly 64 percent in July
- Livestock fever tick quarantine in Cameron County
- LNG makes waves on SPI
- Fossil names e-commerce veteran Mauria Finley to board
- Company to close historic downtown Lufkin foundry
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Hays County Court-at-Law judge arrested, booked on DWI charge to give lecture on following the law
- Former Lake Dallas ISD teacher charged with inappropriate relationship with a student
- Defendant Pleads Guilty in Webb County Water Trial
- Coroner releases cause of death for fallen Harris Co. jailer
- Memorial Service for Twin Peaks Bikers Halted by Bomb Scare
- Discovery Of Suspicious Package Cuts Waco Biker Rally Short VIDEO
- Judge Denies Orders West Explosion Cases To Trial
- 5-year-old boy dies after being found in hot car in Burleson
- 18 years later, friend arrested in cold case death of 20-year-old Texas woman
- Hurricane Katrina: 10 years later
- Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees talk about why they stayed in Austin.
- Man hospitalized after glider crash in Waller County
- Man with gun arrested at Richmond elementary school
- Jury rules for man after sperm bank gave ex-girlfriend his semen
- Hundreds protest outside Planned Parenthood
- Man Falls To Death At College Station Hilton Hotel
- Toddler Found Wandering In Waco Neighborhood, Mother Arrested
- The Texas Mexican Mafia, explained
- Two People Injured in Helicopter Crash in Grimes County
- Tech student held at knifepoint while suspects stole iPhone, watch
- Woman in Early calls police on her own crime
- Texas man convicted in 1976 slaying gets life sentence
- Telemundo 20 Anchor Involved in Three-Car Accident, Considers His Survival a Miracle VIDEO
- Rescue eagle pictured with Donald Trump lands at North Texas Fair and Rodeo
- FBI Takes Over Search For 2 Missing Texas Children
- Woman Found Dead After Search Of Lake Belton Identified
- Five Taken To Local Hospital After Chase Ends In Crash
- More than 30 men arrested in South Texas prostitution sting
- 74 bricks of marijuana, $54,000 seized in Oak Cliff bust
- Southlake car salesman turned oil and gas man indicted
Political and other Texas news for 8/24/2015
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