- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Lt. Governor Patrick Announces Senate Member Appointments
- Deal struck to fund state’s horse and greyhound racing regulator
- Racing Commission Funded for 90 Days
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Statement on Funding for Texas Racing Commission
- Lame Duck Otto Defends Rogue Racing Commission
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Concerned Funding Dispute at Racing Commission Puts Texas Equine Industry at Risk
- Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call To Stand With Law Enforcement In Texas
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Statement on Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers
- A Tenuous Defense of Ken Paxton
- House transportation reforms continue with HB20 report
- Rep. James White Named to Select Committee on Transportation Planning
- Rep. James White Asks TPWD to Consider CWD Live Tests
- Texans Now Subject to 678 New Laws
- New Law Prohibits the Sale of E-Cigs to Minors – stupid law
- Texas: New Gun Laws
- New law restricts appeals in dog biting cases
- Judge cancels contempt hearing for Ken Paxton over gay marriage ruling
- Texas Farmers Brace for New Clean Water Rule
- Texas examiners find no clear link between quakes and disposal well
- Texas Railroad Commission Rejects Quake Study AUDIO
- Well Explosion Could Put Pressure on Texas Regulators – not true that nearby wells are “only source”, such is naturally occurring.
- Texas drought conditions ease slightly
- Nearly $32M in state funding will help renovate Alamo
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD120: Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon will not seek reelection
- 8 Texas counties list more voters than residents
- What’s the answer to radical, activist speech? More speech. AUDIO
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Perry Campaign Has No Staff in New Hampshire
- Steve Deace: Ted Cruz is our best chance to preserve American exceptionalism for the next generation AUDIO
- Trumponomics and Conservatives
- Trump can’t defend single-payer system
- Roman Catholic Archbishop Assails Trump Over Repeal of Birthright Citizenship
- Campaign stop in Dallas begins Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s three-day swing through Texas
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker seeks Texas support for White House bid
- Huckabee coming to Abilene
- Rubio: sugar subsidies preserve American agriculture
- More Flopsweat from Jeb Bush VIDEO
- CNN Alters Debate Criteria, Which Could Help Carly Fiorina
- Washington Post calls bull***t on Hillary’s email excuses
- Sniffing Hillary Clinton Staffer Noses
- Undercover Video Shows Hillary Campaign Skirting Election Laws VIDEO
- Poll: More Republicans say Ted Cruz, not Obama, was born in U.S.
- Texas Democrats Facing Fierce Debate on Iran Deal
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Cornyn Op-Ed: It’s Time To Lift The Crude Oil Export Ban
- Cuellar: House Will Pass Bill Lifting Crude Export Ban
- Ted Cruz: McKinley renaming is latest act of Obama’s ‘megalomaniacal, imperial presidency’
- Sen. Cruz Statement on Continued Assaults Against Law Enforcement Across Our Nation
- In Houston, Cruz Forecasts Another Tumultuous Fall for Congress
- Texas U.S. Senator John Cornyn visits UTEP to talk transportation
- Brookes: Iran, North Korea a match made in nuke heaven
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Hegar: The Saudis Gambled and Texas Won
- Oil patch companies cut nearly 4,000 jobs as crude falls again
- You think the stock market is crazy? Look at oil prices
- With $5 bets and long-shot hopes, Grand Prairie gambles on Lone Star Park
- Baker Hughes Testing Contaminated Groundwater in Midland
- Engineering firm director: Industry is “living in the past”
- Texas Farmers Brace for New Clean Water Rule
- Plummeting Peso Hurting Border Economy
- American Airlines’ Doug Parker gains $4 million from stock sales
- Is Virgin America going to drop its Austin-Dallas flights?
- Delta Air Lines wants court to take two Dallas Love Field gates from Southwest Airlines
- Two top commercial real estate firms complete merger
- Comerica Bank names new Texas market president
- International architecture firm will move to downtown’s historic Dallas High School
- Hines has contract to purchase Houston Chronicle building
- Ranchers staying cool in face of resurgent Texas drought conditions
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Indonesia extradites ex-Austin police officer sought in murder
- Former Austin cop VonTrey Clark charged with capital murder in death of Samantha Dean
- Arrests Continue to Plague Corrupt Donna ISD
- Two Lubbock police officers on administrative leave after new video from Escarcega investigation VIDEO
- Graffiti Threatening Violence Against Police Appearing in Texas After Cop’s Execution
- Texas Woman Who Tweeted Deputy Deserved Execution Arrested on Assault Charge
- Slain Cop Deserved Execution and Had ‘Creepy Perv Eyes,’ Says #BlackLivesMatter Supporter
- Bexar Co. sheriff upset media showed actions of department
- Bexar Co. sheriff: Videos show Gilbert Flores’ hands raised before deputies opened fire, cause for ‘concern’
- Sources: Neighbor filming second video asked ‘Why aren’t they shooting him?’
- Investigation in Abilene police officer’s suspected homicide
- Court Documents: Murder of Abilene police officer was premeditated
- Brown County Sheriff to be Taken off Life Support
- Longtime Mclennan Co. lawman passes away
- Texas Rangers investigating after suspect dies in Levelland PD custody
- Most Wanted Sex Offender Arrested in San Antonio
- Prison guard reassigned after shooting inmate in chest with tear gas canister
- Police officers memorial egged in Brenham
- Man shot by Longview officer dies from injuries
- Lightning may to blame for tanker fire in Brazoria County VIDEO
- 18-Wheeler And Train Collide In Wichita Falls
- U.S. 287: Childress to Memphis Remains Closed
- Houston PD: Man fatally shot while taking selfies with gun
- Worker’s body found beneath under-construction Austin house
- DPS Trooper seizes over 34 pounds of marijuana in I-40 stop
- Southwest Airlines Flight Diverted to Amarillo After Six Men Disobey Crew Orders
- FBI outlines reasons why six Southwest Airlines passengers were arrested and charged in Amarillo
- Ector County ISD Vehicle Window Shot Out
- After San Antonio hate crimes, leaders call for education, sustained unity
- Houstonians are lacking in life insurance
- Amarillo man claims he was shot during home invasion
- West U. police release of sketch of suspect wanted in home invasion
- Dallas grandmother on home invasion kidnapping: ‘It was a horrific time’
- Dallas Woman, 20, Kidnapped in Home Invasion Robbery VIDEO
- Brownsville residents assess damage after heavy rains
- RGV nun scheduled to meet Pope Francis in semi-private visit
- New Braunfels PD makes child pornography arrest
- Missing 20-year-old found safe by Fort Worth police
- 4 in custody after drive-by shooting in north Harris County
Political and other Texas news for 9/2/2015
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