- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Referendum would let top Texas officials live outside Austin
- Governor Abbott: My Goal Is To Make Texas The No. 1 State For Women-Owned Businesses – why engage in this stuff. Any policy that is good for small business is good for both men and women.
- Governor Visits Waco To Talk About 84th Legislature
- Abbott looks to lure top researchers to Texas campuses
- Abbott’s research fund borrows from UT, A&M, cancer agency playbooks
- U.S. Supreme Court may hear Texas abortion case
- Plaintiffs in homosexual marriage suit finally get license to wed – call it what you want but it’s not marriage
- 2,500 same-sex couples get marriage licenses in Texas
- Giddings State School disturbance leaves injuries, damage
- Offenders Return to State School With Thanks
- Attorney General Paxton Secures Victory in Hazardous Waste Enforcement Case
- Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief with Texas Supreme Court in Support of Religious Liberties
- Court may be bending rules for Paxton prosecutors
- Amputee Awarded Benefits in Rare Order
- UT study finds longer incarceration for girls, but why remains unclear
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: Expect a crowded race for Congressional seat
- SD24: Rep. Susan King expected to announce run for Senate seat today, more
- SD24: Race to replace Sen. Troy Fraser heats up
- HD54: Killeen Mayor announces for House seat being vacated by Aycock
- HD8: RINO Byron “Obama” Cook to announce re-elect bid
- Battles for Tarrant County Texas House seats ramp up
- In North Texas, McCarty and Tea Party flourish
- Supporters of HERO, Mayor Parker’s So Called Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, Are Parsing The Truth
- Transgenders Call Lance Berkman Bigot for Saying ‘No Men in Women’s Bathrooms’ VIDEO
- Oath Keepers Are Ready for War with the Federal Government
- Abolish the VA and let states take over
- Stanley Kurtz: What’s Wrong With Common Core?
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Rep. Randy Weber becomes sixth Texan congressman to endorse Ted Cruz for president
- Cruz Crosses Iowa Reflecting on Boehner Departure
- Ted Cruz’s Strategic Shift
- Ted Cruz’s big moment
- Stanford: Show for Cruz is just starting
- Norquist, ATR bless Trump’s tax plan, brings ‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’
- Trump rolls out proposal to simplify tax code, cut taxes for millions
- Trump Plan Cuts Taxes for Millions
- Donald Trump’s tax plan
- Under Trump, Certain Tax Forms Would Say, ‘I Win’
- A Few Quick Thoughts on Trump’s Tax Plan
- On the ‘silent majority,’ Trump is doubly wrong
- Trump: ‘Maybe Let Russia Do It. Let ‘Em Get Rid of ISIS.’
- 26 Texas Leaders Endorse Carly Fiorina for President
- Curtain falls on presidential candidate Carly Fiorina while on stage during San Antonio stop VIDEO
- Has Fiorina flip-flopped on Cruz’ gov’t shutdown tactic? VIDEO
- Fiorina Braves Stage Snafu to Pitch Outsider Experience
- Texan joins Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign
- ‘This Interview is Over’ — Carson Staffer Pulls Plug on CNN’s Tapper VIDEO
- Prestonwood Baptist Church to host October forum for presidential contenders; Cruz, Carson, Santorum & Huckabee to attend
- Amazon Stops TX Teen’s Effort to Funnel Cash to Sanders PAC
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz: America Must Confront the Truth About Chinese Oppression VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Leads Bicameral Letter Asking GAO to Determine Whether Obama Administration Has Power to Give Away the Internet
- Obamacare causes health insurance deductibles to skyrocket
- Texas Grassroots Leaders Thrilled but ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Over Boehner’s Resignation
- Congressmen Demand Extradition of Fugitive Mexican Governors
- Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner implies again that Ted Cruz is a ‘jackass’ – funny, it is Boehner who likes to work with and vote with the party that has a jackass as its symbol.
- Rep. Gohmert’s statement on Boehner leaving
- Gillman: With divide in GOP, why would Dallas’ Jeb Hensarling want to be House speaker?
- Hensarling won’t seek leadership spot in House
- John Boehner’s Jesus Complex
- John Boehner and his tormentor Ted Cruz
- Boehner’s stepping down as speaker and Cruz has something to crow about
- Ted Cruz’s big moment
- Cornyn Encourages Texans to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
- Castro dealing with scandal-laden HUD – the ultra-lib should be right at home.
- Democrats would rather Defund Food Stamps than Planned Parenthood
- Texas Alliance for Life group opposes government shutdown over Planned Parenthood
- Congressional probe clears Farenthold in sex harassment case
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Energy Forum: Experts Predict Rising Oil Prices
- Mills: The Pope, Hillary Clinton And Oil Exports
- Kelcy Warren acquires pipeline firm Williams Co. for $37.7 billion
- Halliburton, Baker Hughes announce additional divestitures
- Sanchez Energy to sell midstream assets for $345 million
- Houston-based Kraton will buy larger rival for $1.37 billion
- Whole Foods to cut about 1,500 jobs over next 8 weeks
- Delta and Southwest fight over gates at Love Field VIDEO
- Court hearing on Delta Air Lines’ use of Love Field gates starts today
- Latest high-speed rail plans for Texas show slower speeds, more
- Breitbart’s AWR Hawkins Recognized as ‘Journalist of the Year’ by National Gun Rights Conference
- San Angelo store one of Top 20 Best Outdoor shops
- California investor buys Northwest Dallas business park
- North Dallas’ landmark Meadows Building is set to sell
- USPS consider sale of Energy Corridor post office property
- Houston mayor halts plans to turn Exxon tower into police, courts complex
- Buc-ee’s hit by large-scale ID theft ring
- Harker Heights Twin Peaks Restaurant Closed By Corporate Office
- Amazon Stops TX Teen’s Effort to Funnel Cash to Sanders PAC
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Harris Co. DA investigating accusations of prosecutorial misconduct in murder case
- Hobby Unit Prison Guard Arrested, Charged
- DPS: $3,000 Reward Offered from Most Wanted Sex Offender From Houston – looks like dozens of people I know!
- Dallas police officer saves life, boy, 2, stopped breathing at state fair
- Scurry-Rosser ISD football coach severely injured in game collision, more
- FAA: Small plane crashes in Denton County VIDEO
- UCLA sorority member from Austin killed in apartment fire, foul play suspected
- North Texas man stole woman’s belongings after she rolled her car, according to viral Facebook post
- RIP: Texas business magnate, philanthropist Richard Rainwater dead at 71
- Richard Rainwater: One of the nice ones
- Disgraced Lance Armstrong settles case with promotions company
- Mediators call timeout on labor talks in Pantex Plant strike
- Nearly 11,000 lbs. of prescription drugs gathered in Houston
- UFO spotted in Seguin, Texas at sunrise
- Wichita Falls Police Officer Dies Following Early Morning Accident, Off-Duty
- El Paso family members accused in murder-for-hire plot
- Boy, 14, charged in death of mother, 33, in La Marque
- Cleburne man shoots himself after San Angelo police standoff
- Amarillo men face long prison sentences for meth
- Cattle thefts rise with prices as thieves seek ‘quick cash’ and ‘drug money’
- Street Preachers Arrested Outside St. Ann’s Fair in Midland – disobeying police? Come on. This really stinks, they were on a public sidewalk and had as much right to be there as the other “foot traffic”.
- One Displaced After Fire Sweeps Through Waco Apartment Complex VIDEO
- Lufkin bookstore owner arrested in kidnapping-for-hire plot
- Reports: Body found in southwest Houston in possible love triangle
- Man Accused Of Trying To Steal Jet From Waco Airport Arrested
- Two boaters rescued near Ship Channel
- Gunman flees after fatal shooting in SE Houston
- Ahmed Mohamed Didn’t Build a Clock — and Other Niggling Problems in the Story of Dallas’s Whizkid-of-the-Week
- Judge Denies Extension, Orders First West Explosion Lawsuit To Trial
- Obesity rates steady, Texas ranks high – “obesity” – those who are fatter than you.
- Police Arrest Two In Waco Robbery Spree
- Grant Teaff Released From Hospital, At Home Recovering
- RGV mariachi group gets Latin Grammy nomination
- So close to Ebola, yet Dallas household stayed well
- City of Childress police chief tells Freedom From Religion Foundation ato “go fly a kite” – must be a listener of Pratt on Texas
Political and other Texas news for 9/28/2015
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