- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Governor Abbott To Lead Delegation To Mexico City
- Gov. Greg Abbott will take delegation from Texas to meet Mexican officials, more
- Governor Greg Abbott Orders Texas Flags To Be Flown Half-Staff Statewide In Honor Of Deputy Sheriff Goforth
- Gov. Greg Abbott approves 90-day funding of Texas Racing Commission
- Texas abortion providers ask the Supreme Court to permanently block restrictions
- Judge Will Hear Birth Certificate Case Next Month
- Texas Two-Steps All Over Voting Rights – from the Far Left
- Texas’ Property Tax System Encourages Waste
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Most Epic School Finance Showdown Yet
- Texas lags in privatizing school services
- Rep. Ken King pushes statewide pre-K, calls more spending a good investment – see: The Potential Pitfalls of Universal Pre-K, Pre-K’s promise vs. the actual evidence, More from the pro-big schools folk
- School districts vs. Texas: Rivals open funding arguments before high court
- New Texas law creates funding for police body cameras
- Rep. Pickett appointed chair in Transportation Planning committee – Republicans putting Dems in charge of important policy.
- Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Three To Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board
- Abbott Appoints Three To Health and Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Governor Abbott Appoints Nine To Governor’s University Research Initiative Advisory Board
- Texas’ Unclaimed Property Holdings, Including Bullion, Might Surprise You VIDEO
- Houston Argues for Right to Regulate Pollution
- Court strips lesser prairie chicken of federal protection VIDEO
- TSCRA Applauds Court Decision on Lesser Prairie Chicken
- First Lady Cecilia Abbott and OneStar Foundation Announce Winners of the 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Awards
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- SD1: Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) endorses Hughes in race
- SD1: David Simpson Senate campaign says his first media buy is $50,000 of broadcast during early voting
- HD120: Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon explains decision to not run for re-election
- Appeals court to hear election recall case brought by San Antonio and Houston churches
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Ted Cruz blasts ‘campaign conservatives’ on Fort Worth visit that packed Stockyards
- Cruz brings crowd to their feet in Fort Worth, and they never sit down
- Cruz Opens Texas Swing With Warning for Rivals
- Ted Cruz’s measured defense of Kentucky clerk who won’t issue marriage licenses to homosexuals
- Cruz views on jailing of Kentucky clerk reflect embrace of nullification, disobedience
- Perry says foundering presidential campaign is making corrections VIDEO
- Bush, Walker Slip in Latest National Poll
- Scott Walker opens Texas swing promising to ‘wreak havoc on Washington’
- Scott Walker campaigns in San Antonio
- Trump signs pledge to back GOP’s 2016 presidential nominee
- Trump will sign GOP loyalty pledge
- Trump Signs Loyalty Pledge. So What?
- Trump’s Not Just Pledged; He’s ‘Totally Pledged!’ – Yes, he speaks as a teenager and it is brutal to the ear.
- Donald Trump Fires Back at Jeb Bush: He Should Lead by ‘Speaking English’ While in the United States – more lies about Reagan not being a conservative. He’d been one of the leading conservative reformers for two decades before becoming president.
- La Raza Backs Jeb, Slams Trump for English Language Patriotism – yeah, that’s who you want defending you – the La Raza leftwing racists!
- Walker: ‘Irony’ of Black Lives Matter Movement Is that African-Americans Need Police Help the Most VIDEO
- Fiorina: The Media Keeps Asking Me If I’m Running To Be VP ‘Because I’m a Woman’ VIDEO
- Lindsey Graham: I’ll Accept Tax Increases on Investment to Pay Down the Debt
- PACs’ creative rule-bending
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Texans to Have Starring Role in Congressional Showdowns
- Cornyn pledges to stop sale of ‘murderabilia’
- CLEAT calls on Obama to take action to protect police
- US Rep. Michael McCaul writing book on homeland security
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas and North Dakota grew at a torrid pace in 2014 — before crude busted
- Lone Star Park, other horse and dog tracks back in business
- Plan for wind farm is getting blowback in Hill Country town of Mason
- Rodger Jones: Why those silly grins in Texas over Blue Bell, mediocre Alabama ice cream?
- HEB issues voluntary recall of water sold in Houston
- North Midland Walmart Reopening, Beginning Hiring Process
- Walmart to reopen 5 stores closed for plumbing issues that became a labor dispute
- Lubbock Becomes a Gig City; Other Internet Speeds Have Been Increased at No Added Charge
- Dallas businessman buys Ross Avenue office tower
- Six Flags plans 3 new ‘villainous’ rides for Batman section of Arlington park
- Dallas-Fort Worth region drawn into battle over gulf airlines
- Dallas Morning News names Robyn Tomlin as managing editor
- NCI Building Systems benefits from acquisition
- Want to build rockets? SpaceX seeks welder for launches
- Grande Communications continues rebuilding in wake of floods
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Ex-teacher pleads no contest to sex assault of student
- San Antonio firefighter arrested on charge of continuous sexual abuse of child
- Records: Ex-Austin cop linked to Samantha Dean case charged with capital murder
- Cameron Co. grand jury no-bills police officer involved in fatal shooting
- Abilene PD Murder: “Anti-Police” and Torture Rumors are False
- Jail nurse accused of seeking accused cop-murderer Miles’ autograph
- Comment about Miles’ autograph costs jail nurse job
- Bexar Co. sheriff may be mad but KSAT did its job. AUDIO
- San Antonio police choose not to release second video
- Man shot, killed by deputies in San Antonio had a history of violence, threatening suicide
- Tense police arrest seen from two different angles tells two different stories
- 19-year-old shot to death by Arlington officer had hallucinogen in his system
- Thieves abort Walgreen’s break-in after brick wall withstands pickup’s punch
- Irving police investigate overnight shooting at extended-stay motel
- Driver Fired After Allegedly Drunk Women Ride on Texas School Bus — with Students
- 2,200-acre Shackelford County fire now 80 percent contained
- Goodfellow AFB security temporarily detains hunters
- Man with Gun, Wearing Motorcycle Helmet Robs Bank Inside Lubbock Walmart
- 1 Shot, 1 Arrested After Shooting at Andrews Country Club Parking Lot
- Investigation Lands Bexar County Man in Jail for Possession of Child Pornography
- Inmate gets 50 years for 1990 homicide
Political and other Texas news for 9/3/2015
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