- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Conflicting Witness Statements in case against Attorney General Paxton Raise Serious Concerns
- Paxton Goes to Church, Extols Christian Voices in Politics
- Audit: Major Events ‘Slush’ Fund
- Top Texas land office staffers got large, frequent bonuses
- George P. Bush trims more than 100 jobs from Texas land office
- George P. Bush ‘reboot’ of land office has campaign, family ties
- Texans tell Governor Abbott how they think Texas should execute death row inmates
- Parents, therapists warn against cuts for home services for elderly, disabled
- Environmental group opposes state water grid, more
- Texas’ historical bridges charming, but obsolete
- A heavy taxpayer bill for light-rail? Debate continues over cost of commuter lines
- Sen. Hancock honored as ‘champion of transparency’
- Racial Preferences in College Admissions, SCOTUS to Hear Fisher v. Texas Case
- Pro-, Anti- Police Groups Rally At Texas Capitol
- Homosexual marriage plaintiffs to wed in Frisco — Texas, that is
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: State Rep. Burrows won’t seek seat to replace Neugebauer
- TX19: Arrington, Landtroop weigh in on open Congressional seat – they forgot to ask Jim Landtroop about his wife running!
- TX19: Who could replace Congressman Randy Neugebauer? VIDEO
- Hispanic Caucus urges more voting in Valley
- More temperature data tampering at NOAA
- How Ahmed’s clock became a false, convenient tale of racism
- ‘Arrow’ Star Stephen Amell Apologizes for Ahmed Mohamed Tweets Defending Texas
- If It Walks Like an Influence Operation…
- No White House Invitation for North Texas Teen Suspended Over American Flag T-shirt
- Kotkin: Becoming America the not-so-beautiful
- Marc Veasey to bring Dallas DREAMer Lissette Moreno to Pope’s speech
- John Wiley Price tells League of Women Voters’ representative she’s uninformed – and so he’s about to learn why the elected of both parties often call the group the League of Women Vipers!
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- CNN Poll: Trump Drops 8 Points, Fiorina Jumps to No. 2
- Party Rules to Streamline Race May Backfire for GOP – notice that backfire is that the elites won’t have selected our nominee before we vote!
- Former Sen. Al D’Amato: Jeb Bush the ‘Same-Old, Same-Old’ AUDIO
- Protesters briefly interrupt Jeb Bush speech to Houston Hispanic chamber group
- Jeb Bush chides GOP’s ‘louder voices’ for hard-line immigration views
- In Houston, Bush Faults GOP Over Immigration Attitude
- Cruz: ‘I Like Donald Trump’; Won’t engage in GOP ‘Food Fight’
- Ted Cruz vs. Marco Rubio: This Is Where We Are Headed
- U.S. Hispanic Chamber Leader: Cruz “Missed an Opportunity” – screw the open borders U.S. Chamber
- Ted Cruz has changed his tune on backing Chief Justice John Roberts – many of us have.
- Cruz: Barring Muslims from White House violates Constitution
- Carson doubles down on no Muslims in the White House
- Why Ben Carson’s Muslim Remarks Matter
- Ben Carson and Islam
- Ben Carson is Right: Religion is Relevant
- 9 facts to know about surging Republican favorite Carly Fiorina
- Fiorina: A Texan by birth with a story to prove it
- Rand Paul Wins Michigan Straw Poll
- Rand Paul Blames Hillary for Syrian Refugee Crisis VIDEO
- Rubio: Trump Echoing Obama by Calling for Reset with Putin VIDEO
- Jindal Gets in Line with Everyone Else Wishing to Debate Hillary
- Report: Scott Walker to drop out of presidential race
- Waller: What will former Gov. Rick Perry do now?
- Mills: Debate Lacks Energy Issues; Oil Inventories Decline
- Bernie Man 2015 offers an Austin celebration of Sanders for president
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Texas senators back ex-Dallas judge for federal bench as groups note lack of female nominees
- Cornyn OpEd – After the Planned Parenthood Videos: The Message Congress Must Send
- House Passes Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood for One Year, Pending Investigation
- U.S. House Votes to Make Killing Babies Born Alive During Abortion a Crime
- Iran nuclear deal allows Iran to increase funding to terrorists
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas ranked friendliest small business state
- Texas still where more people are moving
- Texas gasoline prices are plummeting again
- Mills: Debate Lacks Energy Issues; Oil Inventories Decline
- Crude at $50 threatens $1.5 trillion in oil and gas projects
- The shale boom is shifting away from Texas’ biggest plays
- Exxon said to be on the hunt for West Texas shale bargains
- Southwest Airlines CFO sees somewhat slower but steady growth in 2016 and beyond
- Southwest Airlines reveals more forecasts and tidbits for 2015 operations
- FAA says judge can’t rule on Love Field gates until investigation into city’s actions wraps
- Downtown Dallas tower redo will include new street retail
- Sale of Galleria Towers likely to be the largest in North Texas this year
- Cadillac may offer even costlier Escalades
- Chef Kent Rathbun plans ‘Abacus-style’ bar at D/FW Airport
- Walmart heiress Alice Walton selling land, horses in Parker County
- Sysco Guest Supply buys luxury soap company
- Dunkin’ Donuts continues Houston expansion
- Houston’s highest-paying jobs
- Austin getting bikini-clad football team next year
- Smith County home sales continue rising
- Hundreds of oil and gas royalties lawsuits against Chesapeake Energy now combined in Texas
- FMC Technologies awarded $172 million subsea contract from Statoil
- Weatherford’s $1 billion fundraising plan encourages acquisition talk
- The impossible just happened in Texas with electricity, spot price fell to zero & went negative – but taxpayers chipped in!
- UTSA students’ nonprofit goal: Bring telepsychiatry to homeless
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Former Elsa city manager arrested for theft
- DWI case dismissed for ex-Dallas Co. prosecutor accused of referencing KKK during police stop
- El Paso high school teacher convicted in death of infant in hot-car
- Lancaster police chief’s flip-flop on officer’s use of force investigated
- Police: Texas man vandalized own truck, blamed ‘Black Lives Matter’
- Witness in Goforth case reveals romance with slain deputy
- Why it matters to defense team if Dep. Goforth was meeting a woman at gas station
- Court Documents: Murder Suspects Responded to Abilene Police Officer’s Craigslist Ad, more, more – continues to make one wonder just what kind of advert was placed? One cannot escape wondering how these two tied him up.
- DPS $5,000 Reward Offered for Most Wanted Fugitive
- 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck Irving Sunday
- Texas Rangers Investigate Death of Infant in Quanah
- Clay County man picks deputy sheriff’s home to burglarize
- 2 airlifted to hospital after house explodes in Waxahachie
- Twin babies found unharmed after SUV stolen in Waco
- 1 dead, 6 rescued after boat accident near Baytown
- 4 rescued after Good Samaritan puts out fire on sinking boat in Galveston
- KCBD TV Reporter Charged in Lubbock Hit-and-Run, In Station’s SUV
- Cowboy’s Romo Expected to Miss 8 to 10 Weeks With Broken Collarbone
- Midland Storm Brings Flooding, Road Closures, Water Rescues
- Residents Share Survival Stories from Saturday’s Midland Floods VIDEO
- Plainview-born doctor, best-selling author Mitchell Gaynor found dead in New York
- Man Behind Salmonella Peanut Outbreak to be Sentenced, Former Plainview Employee Speaks Out VIDEO
- DPS troopers seize 25 pounds of marijuana in I-40 bust
- Pedestrian decapitated by train near downtown Houston
- Fewer drug fortunes washing up on Texas beaches
- Ex-lawyer who stole millions from Memorial Hermann sentenced
- 2 killed chasing loose dog on Loop 610
- 2 men attempted to adbuct 10-year-old Lampasas girl Saturday
- Driver faces charges in Conroe crash that killed 4
- Child Support Evader: Craig Hampton
- Capital murder trial for man accused in cop killing to begin Tuesday
- Two Central Texas doctors lose licenses after felony convictions
- Houston businesswoman detained in China for allegedly spying
- Wylie man convicted of molesting child over three-year period
Political and other Texas news for 9/21/2015
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