- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Pratt’s recommendations on the Nov. 3rd Texas Constitutional Amendment Election
- Waller: Ballot item to ensure hunting, fishing as constitutional right
- Why Texas homeowners looking to save money should vote yes on Proposition 1
- Lt. Governor Patrick Announces Third Installment of Interim Charges
- 84th Senate Interim Charges, Part 3
- Patrick Asks Senators to Study School Choice
- Dan Patrick Charges Senate to Study Border Security Solutions
- Analysis: Patrick Makes Sure An Old Bill Comes Due
- Lawmakers want to know why state paid $2.2 million for flawed PTSD research on vets
- Rangel: Battle over Speaker of House could happen here – a bunch of biased crap about the Craddick era.
- Sen. José Rodríguez elected new Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman
- State Senator Kel Seliger crashes plane into fence at Love Field
- State Supported Living Centers under new review process
- Texas AG’s wife sings: ‘I’m a pistol packin’ mama and my husband sues Obama’ VIDEO
- Governor Abbott Sends Letter To AG Paxton Offering Support To Childress Police Department
- In letter to AG, Greg Abbott backs police departments that display “In God We Trust” on patrol cars
- Abbott Enters Fray Over “In God We Trust”
- As face-lift eyed for Alamo, critics call for broader scope
- Keep Minimum Sentencing, to Discourage Criminals
- Dallas County man freed after serving 25 years for murder over faulty science of bite marks
- Death Row Inmate Claims Witnesses Coerced
- Governor Abbott Appoints Clemmer Judge Of 450th Judicial District Court
- Former Gov. Perry’s criminal case could leave a legacy
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- HD118: Party line divides hopefuls in special election
- Austin attorney/lobbyist John Greytok to challenge Porter in RRC race
- Turner leads, Garcia dropping, King rising in race for Houston mayor
- Rick Perry’s work for GovWhiz doesn’t pass ‘smell test,’ watchdogs say but they had no problem with Wendy Davis while she was IN office!
- Libs: It Is Time to Abandon Columbus Day
- Governor Greg Abbott jinxes Astros with premature tweet? – pure confidence in the Astors, misplaced confidence though!
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- In Iowa, Cruz downplays rift with Trump and relives Sierra Club showdown glory
- As Paul Stalls, Cruz Seeks Libertarian Support
- Rand Paul’s Sad, Impotent Trolling of Ted Cruz
- With Growing Focus on Iowa, Cruz Plans Blitz
- Cruz: Changing Primary Schedule Would Be “Lunacy”
- GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum unveils economic plan in Fort Worth
- Santorum: GOP Fails to Connect with Working Class
- Ben Carson’s Response to PC Outrage Is Smarter than Trump’s
- Ben Carson talks gun rights, Syrian crisis and his new book
- Ben Carson Shuts Down Hostile Interviewer: An Armed Citizenry Keeps Government Constrained
- Carson: I won’t be silenced
- WaPo’s Ruth Marcus: Ben Carson Is ‘Remarkably Radical’ VIDEO – & she’s remarkably ignorant
- Ben Carson Intelligently Argues Ad Hitelrum on Gun Control
- Even in a Slight Polling Slump, Trump Remains the GOP Frontrunner
- Donald Trump – Impunity, Delusions and a Bad Hair
- Trump: Rubio Has ‘Tremendous Credit Card Problems’ VIDEO
- Obama: Hillary Clinton Email Controversy ‘Legitimate’
- Republicans air anti-Clinton ad ahead of Dems first debate
- Clinton’s Leftward Tack on Immigration and Guns Has Risks for November
- San Antonio Rally Key to Clinton’s National Strategy
- An Ex-Benghazi Committee Staffer Says Exactly What Hillary Needed
- Obama: I Could Win Third Term As President – he means more “to” the country not “for” the country
- Obama’s Politically Shortsighted Plan to Restrict Gun Rights by Executive Order
- The Families Funding the 2016 Presidential Election
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz: This Is an Important Step Toward Curbing the Federal Government’s Intrusion on States
- Cornyn Praises House Passage of Bill to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban
- Cornyn threads the ideological needle on guns and mental health
- Keep Minimum Sentencing, to Discourage Criminals
- Rep. Bill Flores announces run for U.S. House speaker, more
- Thornberry: Focus is national defense not speaker – such could be affected as speaker even more.
- American Conservative Union Vote Analysis: Marsha Blackburn Best Viable Candidate for Speakership
- BLM Sets Planning Meetings, Includes Discussion on Red River Land Dispute – notice how no meeting in Wichita Falls, you’ve got to go all the way to Fort Worth!
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Dell buying data-storage company EMC for $67B in largest technology deal ever
- Hilton Anatole to add new $15 million outdoor water attraction for hotel guests – that spices up the boring Stemmons Freeway location.
- Is Pioneer low-hanging fruit for Exxon? T. Boone Pickens thinks maybe so
- Oil prices on the rise, but Eagle Ford rig count drops to 80
- Many oil companies “virtually abandoning” exploration
- Southwest Suffers Computer Glitches Sunday
- Southwest Airlines says technical isses resolved, flights should return to normal
- Texas doctors may refuse to treat New Mexico patients VIDEO
- Green Pastures I & II wind energy farms running in Baylor & Knox Counties
- Mills: More Reforms Needed To Make Mexico Successful Energy Play
- Phillips 66 cuts its capital budget nearly 20 percent
- Exercising Caution When Investing in Precious Metals
- Downtown Dallas’ Plaza of the Americas heading toward sale
- Xerox campus sale plan is likely to attract attention
- Houston investment firm CEO dies in Austin boat crash
- North Texas home sales jump 16 percent in September
- BNSF builds rail superhighway to grab truck freight
- For Hunts, Oncor deal nearly a decade in the making
- AT&T turns on Wi-Fi calling in Houston, nationally
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Frankston High School Teacher Gets 10 Years in Prison for Sex with 3 Students
- Ex Houston policewoman faces decades in prison
- Court has ‘quashed’ indictment against former city attorney, district judge Sam Medina
- San Antonio man guilty in ambush-style murder of Bexar deputy
- HCSO investigator relieved of duty after admitting having sex with Goforth eyewitness
- Deputy Murder Case Investigator Admits to Affair With Witness
- Fan Shot in the Head Outside Patriots-Cowboys Game – another gun-ban failure as even CHL holders cannot carry at a sporting event. Maybe the shooter didn’t attend the event but the rules made sure the innocent leaving the event were disarmed. Shameful.
- Protesters and Supporters Stand Off Outside Texas Mosque
- Texas Mayor Target of Vile Online Attacks over ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed
- Ellis Co. Constable and Former Marine Under Fire for Calling ISIS ‘Rock Monkeys in the Middle East’
- Midland Deputy Remembered at Memorial Service
- Actor Shia LaBeouf Arrested for Public Intoxication in Austin VIDEO
- Van carrying nursing home residents flips over in Rosenberg
- 1 teen killed, 3 injured in street race crash near Austin
- Texas Latino Gay Pride fest draws hundreds in Dallas
- Hamby Volunteer Firefighter Injured En Route To Fire
- 2 detained after Texas Southern Univ. campus shooting released
- Breckenridge police officers recognized for daring fire rescue
- Woman Hit & Killed by Train in Odessa
- Bicyclist Killed After Hit By Vehicle in Odessa
- DPS Troopers Cleared in Deadly August Shooting
- Reagan County Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child
- Man with machete fatally shot by Ector Co. sheriff deputies
- Anti-Wimp: Armed robbers pick wrong Houston pedestrian
- Relatives of Black Man Shot by Off-Duty Officer in Texas Question Police Actions
- Ex-soldier upset by no jail time recommendation for Bergdahl
- DPS: Elgin teen killed while watching street racing
- 97 firearms discovered in home after SWAT standoff
- Police: Navasota woman stole over $11K in furniture from rented home
- Mother, child die in fiery crash outside Navasota
- Man shot dead in street in south Houston
- Houston rap legend remains jailed after he gets a big award
- Teen who went missing on way to church found slain in crashed minivan near White Rock Lake
- Prosecutors allege ‘smoke and mirrors’ property deals in Cameron Co.
- Man Mistakes Wife For Intruder, Kills Her – you believe it?
- Aubrey ISD: Twin Daughters Of Air Force Vet Barred From Wearing Jackets With Logo To School
- Police: Former Texas A&M football player randomly hacks jogger to death in Dallas
Political and other Texas news for 10/12/2015
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