- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Lt. Governor Patrick Announces Second Installment of Interim Committee Charges
- Patrick Urges Senators to Study Jail and Police Safety
- News from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
- Analysis: A Defense, but Where’s the Threat?
- Patrick seeks studies on hot-button social issues in advance of next legislative session
- Ken Paxton: Restrict abortion, protect religion – Amen
- Patrick kicks off property tax cut campaign in Austin VIDEO
- State Senator Kirk Watson steps down from Democratic Caucus Chair position
- Multi-agency rule-making begins on marine desalination
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals puts a NATIONAL stay on Obama’s EPA Water Power Grab
- To Paxton’s Cheers, Court Blocks EPA Clean Water Rule
- Attorney General Paxton Statement on Court Ruling to Halt Illegal Water Rule Nationwide
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Applauds Hold on EPA’s WOTUS Ruling
- Complaints start to trickle in over local governments’ ‘no guns’ signs
- Sanctuary cities face Congressional action, too bad Texas didn’t act first. AUDIO
- Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Hearing in UT Regent Wallace Hall Suit
- State Supreme Court Will Review Tax on “Small Tobacco”
- Expert panel: Where to go with Texas, U.S. prison reform
- New State Historic Site Kiosks Connect Visitors to Attractions Across Texas
- Landlord counters allegations that San Antonio Federal Courthouse is in disrepair
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Harden: Diversity key to future of farming
- Rick Perry opening doors for firm seeking state business
- P. Bush tours coast in Cameron County
- Will toll roads become extinct in Texas?
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD14: GOP Aggie [Rep. John Raney] Raising Longhorn Money With A Democrat
- Jennings: Joe Straus should be model for new US House Speaker – embarrassing!
- The Life of Wendy Davis Inspires NBC ‘Dramedy’
- Get Ready for NBC’s Drama Series Based on Wendy Davis
- Ron Paul in Lubbock: Country at ‘end of era’
- Fox News Takes Jab at Conservatives… Again
- Everything You Need to Know about ‘Assault’ Weapons in One Chart
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Ted Cruz raised $12 million in third quarter, twice Marco Rubio’s take
- Cruz campaign raises $12.2 million in third quarter, $26.5 million since launch
- Cruz: ‘I Don’t Believe’ Trump Will Be the Nominee VIDEO
- Trump: I’m Never Getting Out of the Race
- Ivanka Trump talks business at Dallas Chamber Women’s Conference
- Jeb’s ‘Bush’ Problem Hasn’t Gone Away
- P. Bush points to history of few outsider presidents as edge for his dad, Jeb Bush
- McFeatters: Dear Dr. Carson, being president isn’t exactly brain surgery
- Ben Carson Is Half-Right About Guns and the Holocaust
- Heather Wilhelm: Hillary, quit playing the woman card
- Biden’s Staff Met with DNC to Review Nomination Rules
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- As Kevin McCarthy bows out in speaker’s race, how about Mac Thornberry?
- McCarthy’s stunning move leaves the House with no apparent line of succession to power
- Kevin McCarthy isn’t going to be House speaker. So, who is?
- House GOP “in chaos” as Conaway, Flores, McCaul eye bid for speaker
- Flores tells The Eagle that he’s still considering running for the House Speaker post
- Conaway is weighing decision to run for speaker
- Lawmakers from Texas vow unity in House speaker race
- Two Texans are considering bids for House speaker, sources say
- Hensarling and House Republicans urge caution before Speaker vote in letter to colleagues
- Coalition approach could end Speaker turmoil, but it won’t
- House GOP Meeting Gives Little Clarity on Succession
- House Approves Bill Ending the Oil Export Ban
- U.S. House Lifting Ban on Oil Exports Called “Putin’s Worst Nightmare”
- Sanctuary cities face Congressional action, too bad Texas didn’t act first. AUDIO
- Hensarling overruled as dozens in House GOP join effort to revive Export-Import Bank
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texans celebrate House passage of bill lifting crude oil export ban
- Valero opposes lifting oil export ban while sending crude to Canada
- Crude swept up in global equity rally, U.S. dollar sell-off
- Pumpkin Shortage, Texas Producers Try To Keep Up With Demand VIDEO
- Whole Foods cuts jobs to lower prices, improve technology
- Austin software maker SolarWinds considers possible sale
- Reports: Stephan Pyles’ downtown Dallas restaurant San Salvaje closed
- Dallas-based Daisy Brand under fire following undercover PETA video
- American is waiting for a “commercially viable” slot to start Los Angeles-Tokyo Haneda service
- American Airlines reports higher passenger traffic, fuller planes for September
- Houston’s Hobby airport shows off new international terminal
- Despite being one of the strongest markets in U.S., D-FW new-car sales growth is dropping
- Hotel will start soon at East Dallas’ Baylor Medical Center campus
- Half of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Plano workforce will be new hires
- Pair of Houston companies partner up to build new Ship Channel terminal
- Argentina accuses Noble Energy of illegally operating in Falkland Islands – screw Argentina!
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- US Federal Officer Working for Mexican Cartel Sentenced To Prison
- Houston PD cop under fire for sending speeding tickets in mail
- Collin McHugh makes it through delay, delivers big win for the Astros
- Rangers win with unexpected sources, 5-3, in ALDS Game 1
- Houston Texans fan fight at NRG Stadium caught on camera during Colts game
- Here’s how sick Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck felt before he beat the Houston Texans
- ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Halloween Costume Pulled from Online Store
- ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed’s Dad Shares 9/11 ‘Truther’ Posts on Facebook
- Burkburnett Couple Report Marijuana Theft to Police
- Bizarre standoff at million-dollar home ends after 5 months
- 2 hurt in fire at container facility in SE Harris County
- Houst police officer wounds suspect after attempted ambush in Montrose area
- Father of two killed at Crosby grocery store
- Texas Southern University shooting: 1 dead, campus on lockdown, classes canceled– yet another shooting at TSU – and all without campus carry!
- Feathered With Rights: It’s Good to Be A Chicken in Bastrop VIDEO
- Midland Teacher, Rikki McGilvray, Disappears
- Silver Alert Re-Issued for Missing Colorado City Senior After Cell Phone Pings in Midland/Monahans-area
- Bomb threat at State National Bank in Big Spring
- Lightning Sparks Fire in Tarzan, SWD Facility Burns to Ground
- Lawsuit alleges Stanly Marsh 3 survivors engaged in sex trafficking
- Armed men try to rob day care in Harris Co. VIDEO
- Armed robbers pick wrong Houston pedestrian
- Two dead in fiery I-20 tractor-trailer crash
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