- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Texas Gets No Child Left Behind Waiver, With a Caveat
- Texas “Ethics” Commission Continues Fight Against Texas Churches
- Analysis: The Hard Way to Win a Speaker’s Race
- Lawmaker stumps for RGV voter approval of transportation measure
- Cane Eradication Funds Lost in Political Thicket
- Emails show complaints about Medicaid fraud detection system
- Texas alcohol regulators do nearly 15K undercover operations
- Gun advocates take aim at signs prohibiting gun possession – we’ve been fighting this stuff for almost 20 years. It’s just that we now have a law which penalizes the bad actions.
- Officials lift lockdown at Giddings State School
- Governor Abbott Addresses National Association of Women Business Owners 2015 National Conference
- First Lady Cecilia Abbott Honors 2015 Governor’s Small Business Award Winners
- Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Two To Texas Facilities Commission
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TEXPAC endorses Michael Massengale for Texas Supreme Court
- SD24: Rep. Susan King officially announces bid for open senate seat
- SD24: Bell County GOP warns candidates not to participate in Sen. Konni Burton forum – utterly ridiculous!
- HD92: Rep. Jonathan Stickland, tea party legislator, draws primary challenger, more
- HD92: Pastor with long resume as a gov’t-insider to challenge Stickland
- Obama Warns Christians: Homosexual Rights More Important Than Religious Freedom
- Childress Police Chief tells Freedom From Religion Foundation to ‘Fly a Kite’
- Russia historian says Putin’s ‘grand strategy’ includes organized chaos
- Say adios to bride, groom
- Major companies, AT&T included, form group to push for homosexual “rights” globally
- 2/3 of Americans Favor Taxpayer Bailout for Abortion Business Selling Murdered Baby Parts. Really?
- Planned Parenthood chief goes head-to-head with GOP in emotional hearing
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Trump: I Always Respected Bill Clinton VIDEO – says much about Trump given that Bill Clinton is a serial liar and philanderer.
- Trump Pushes Single Payer Healthcare, Tax Increase on Wealthy
- Trump Piñatas Selling Like Hot Cakes in Hub City VIDEO – but do a lot of hotcakes really sell in Lubbock?
- Donald Trump Is Not Going Anywhere – The New York Times
- Ted Cruz names Bob Barr National Chair of “Liberty Leaders for Cruz” Coalition
- Ted Cruz Climbs to Top of This Week’s Fox News 2016 Presidential Power Index VIDEO
- In Iowa, Cruz Campaign Ramps Up — Carefully
- Ted Cruz’s Primary Strategy Centers on Delegates
- Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina confirmed for presidential forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church
- Jeb Bush wades into oil export debate, calls for ending ban
- Jeb Bush campaign death watch begins
- Another Key Perry Backer Heads to Bush Campaign, Austin Barbour
- George H.W. Bush asks supporters to donate to Jeb’s 2016 campaign
- Rand Paul PAC ceases operation because Paul is not a libertarian – exactly the type of thing you deal with in anything connect to Rand or Ron Paul.
- Iowans who sought to draft Christie in 2011, back him again
- RNC Chair: Iowa and New Hampshire Aren’t “Sacred Cows” After 2016
- Lubbock’s Tony Smitherman files with FEC to run for President VIDEO – the race is a state by state affair and filing doesn’t get you on state ballots which all have different rules.
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz: The Real Story of What Is Happening in Washington VIDEO
- Ted Cruz, shunned by colleagues, trashes Congress in hour-long Senate speech
- Cruz sternly rebuked by GOP – certainly! He’s not playing the insiders’ game.
- Ted Cruz: ‘Republican Leadership Leads The Onslaught Attacking Conservatives’
- Ted Cruz Holds Surrender Caucus to Account for Failure to Lead
- Eddie Bernice Johnson: Speaker John Boehner artful at compromise
- Rep. Pete Sessions to run for majority whip, third-ranking House leadership spot
- Farenthold: Office of Congressional Ethics recommends dismissal of charges
- Congressional probe clears Farenthold in harassment case
- Case Prompts Talk of Sexual Harassment on Capitol Hill
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Oil rebounds after Monday’s rout
- Major companies, AT&T included, form group to push for homosexual “rights” globally
- Swisher County farmer named to key position in National Corn Growers Association
- Southwest Airlines, Delta debate cash payment of airport gates in court hearing
- 2 Southwest jets collide at Sea-Tac airport, no injuries
- Rolls-Royce, American Airlines to dissolve Fort Worth partnership facility affecting 600 workers
- Millennials are the new meal tickets for restaurants
- Texans appearing on Forbes’ wealthiest list
- Mark Cuban, Jerry Jones, H. Ross Perot and 16 more locals top Forbes’ list of richest Americans
- Hunts officially file to take over power utility Oncor
- Ricos Cheese and Nachos has a history spanning 100+ years
- ‘Helibacon’ Texas feral hog-hunting takes aerial approach to hog problem
- Calpine estimates $35 million in damages, lost revenue from California wildfires
- My Salon Suite expanding in Texas
- The Great American Beer Festival says these are the best beers in Texas
- EPA set to tighten smog limits as business gears for fight
- El Paso UMC says deal not reached with El Paso Children’s Hospital; Children’s says it agreed to terms
- Pantex workers file charges against CNS
- TSCRA Holds First Annual Policy Conference in San Antonio
- Texas crop, weather for Sept. 29, 2015
- Adult sleep-away camp in Hill Country takes grown-ups back to childhood
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Donna ISD teacher cleared of having sex with female student allegations
- Attempted murder trial of former Border Patrol agent begins
- Lead juror gives peek into mistrial of ex-deputy accused of murder
- Attorney General Paxton Takes Legal Action to Stop Former Immigration Attorney and Associates’ Unlawful and Deceptive Practices
- Ahmed Mohamed’s School Discipline Problems Started Long Before His ‘Clock’
- Bill Maher Doubles Down on Ahmed Mohamed’s ‘Clock’
- Ahmed Mohamed: Next Stop Qatar
- Missing Colorado City Woman’s Phone Connected to Cell Tower in Midland
- Huge Tank Falls Off Semi-Truck Trailer in Midland County
- San Antonio police searching for gunman who killed man, critically wounded woman
- Affidavit: Man bashed woman in the head with a pipe
- Dozens of cars, trailers torched in huge Central Texas fire
- These Texas clubs received prostitution violations from TABC
- 18-wheeler catches fire, falls from Loop 410 overpass after crashing into unattended truck
- Houston teen charged in boyfriend’s death
- Report adds DEA to the list of agencies flying surveillance planes over Houston
- Four Teens Arrested In Attempted Hewitt Home Invasion
- Red tide expected to linger on South Padre Island
- Nature foundation unveils $3.3M in monarch butterfly grants
- 2 plead guilty to transporting 80 pounds of liquid meth
- El Paso abortion clinic reopens amid Texas court battles
- Ponder police officer returns fire, fatally shoots armed man
- New Braunfels man accused of pellet gun wounding of 2 band students
- Car Burglar Shot Dead by Security Guard in San Antonio
- Man shoots, injures three in home invasion in Harris County
- Skydiving School Pilot Killed in Plane Crash, Name Released
- 1 Injured In Round Rock Train vs. Vehicle Crash
- San Angelo psychiatrist faces up to 10 years for fraud
- McKinney police officer who pinned black teen out pool-party free for all had disciplinary record
Political and other Texas news for 9/29/2015
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