- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Texas attorney general wraps up first court appearance
- Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks new attorney
- Paxton Pleads Not Guilty; Lawyer Withdraws From Case
- Ken Paxton’s rough day in court shows his legal, political team aren’t ready for fight ahead
- State cuts to Medicaid program in question
- Texas sticks by plans to deeply cut Medicaid therapy rates
- Sen. Watson seeks study of unlicensed group homes
- Representative Murr Appointed to Texas Judicial Council
- Rep. Workman named to select committee on transportation planning
- Rep. Simmons Appointed to House Select Transportation Committee
- Rep. Bell Appointed to Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
- Employee Outsourcing Firms Get Tax Break
- A New Chapter for E-Verify Policy in Texas
- Texas has opened more than 170 investigations into teacher-student sexual relations since September
- DPS Commends Officers, Employees for Outstanding Service
- George P. Bush pushes for Endangered Species Act reform
- George P. Bush says songbird protections stymie military training
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- SD1: Hughes has endorsements, Simpson seeks votes in race to replace Eltife
- Analysis: Reasserting Power, by Concentrating It
- The new panic: “flash” droughts!
- Pulitzer prize winning columnist admits conservatives are cleaner
- Sunstein: No, Democrats, the American system isn’t rigged
- Pratt: Is Free Speech Responsible for Evil AUDIO
- CNN: If You Oppose Gun Control You Are a “Fool” and a “Coward” VIDEO
- What Gun Research Tells Us
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Ted Cruz shows Donald Trump how to handle tough questions from Megyn Kelly VIDEO
- Cruz hits Megyn Kelly on ‘liberal journalist’ question
- Ted Cruz and Saeed Abedini’s wife join at religious liberty rally
- Cruz to make campaign stop in Tyler Sept. 3
- Presidential hopeful Cruz to visit Amarillo
- Ted Cruz and Donald Trump will rally against Iran nuclear deal at the Capitol
- Dear Media, Donald Trump Does Not Care About Your Bible Gotcha Questions VIDEO
- Perry on Campaign Struggles: I’m Not Giving Up
- Rick Perry Returns to Governor’s Mansion for Ceremony Honoring Chris Kyle VIDEO
- Perry, Santorum Presidential Hopes Undercut by Own Donors
- Jeb: Trump Needs to Be ‘Held to Same Standard as Other Candidates’ – so does Jeb.
- The GOP Field That Failed
- Bobby Jindal and the Easily Forgotten Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Texans in Congress Again Target Oil Export Ban
- Report: Boehner happy that White House campaign keeps ‘jackass’ Cruz away – let’s take a poll of Republican primary voters and see who is the more “jackass” Cruz or Boehner?
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas is booming and investors are yawning
- J.C. Penney’s credit rating upgraded by Fitch
- Michaels improves profit, sales increase
- Retail gasoline prices in Texas fall 7 cents
- Crude swept along with the improving mood in global markets
- AT&T rebranding, ramping up wireless service in Mexico
- Airfare deals pop up as airlines wage limited fare wars
- WinCo Foods new Garland store opens Thursday, two more announced
- Grocery stores in Texas that serve wealthiest shoppers
- Houston Galleria-area office buildings trade hands
- Schlumberger and Cameron deal leaves real estate implications
- Feds approve Texas high-speed rail corridor
- Medical care company to bring more than 300 jobs to Tyler
- Austin alcohol sales soar 15 percent in July
- New $50M expansion of Texas aquarium to open in 2017
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Former prison warden’s case dismissed with implications for state rep
- Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy indicted in fondling case
- Former Texas DPS employee who sold driver’s licenses to unauthorized immigrants gets prison time
- Texas inmate wrongly released 2 years early back in custody
- Gunfire at Texas Southern University leaves two wounded – I guess those gun-free policies don’t work…
- Graham Attorney in $60,000,000 Ruling VIDEO
- Driver Impersonating Police Tries Pulling Over Officer: Police
- Texas records 4th death this year linked to West Nile virus
- Odessa Brothers Convicted on Federal Drug and Gun Charges
- Grenade photo, statement results in charges: Police call Brownsville man’s statement a ‘terroristic threat’
- Man shot and killed near Houston elementary school – gotta love the effectiveness of those gun-free zones?
- Charges Filed After Same Man Robs Waco Store 3 Times In 5 Days
- Kileen Hilton Garden Inn Robbed By Man Armed With Tool
- Gorman Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Motor Fuel Tax Fraud
- Long Way Home: Census Details Texas Commutes
- Jailed ex-Dallas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch sued over botched procedure, sponge in body
- Police seize large stash of psychedelic mushrooms in South Austin home
- 1 dead in officer-involved shooting in Dallas
- Off-duty Houston officer shoots combative hospital patient
- Man tries to lure girl at North Richland Hills school bus stop
- Midland ISD: Attempted Abduction Reported Near Henderson Elementary
- Forbes ranks Amarillo 2nd among small cities in Texas
- Smith County man charged with 11 counts of continuous sexual abuse of children
- Texas judge wants $10M set aside in ‘Fifty Shades’ case
- Street racing leaves 1 dead on Highway 290
- TV reporter killed by shooter has ties to Texas
- Female clerk fights off man with knife during store robbery VIDEO
- Gas leak at Texas A&M forces evacuations, road closures
- Boerne PD arrest woman in connection to bank robbery
- Trucker planned to transport prostitutes from Texas to Kentucky
- Prosecutors: Teen Planned to ‘Shoot Up’ Madison HS
Political and other Texas news for 8/27/2015
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