- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Governor Abbott Sends Letter To BLM Director Over Federal Land Grab
- Greg Abbott accuses federal agency of illegal land grab
- Abbott to BLM: Cease “Unconscionable” Land Grab
- Pratt: Abbott needs to appoint a no-excuses TEA commissioner AUDIO
- State agency appeals judge’s order blocking Texas Medicaid therapy rate cuts
- Federal judge refuses to stop Texas’ policy on proper I.D. for birth certificates
- Texans Wanted in New Round of Obamacare Signups – please, please get on Obamacare chant the liberals
- Paxton’s defense team gets Collin County records on grand jury selection
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Fort Worth hearing canceled
- DPS to bar non-police employees from open carrying on the job
- DPS Increases School Bus Safety Efforts
- ERCOT releases report on potential Clean Power Plan impacts
- Alamo Historic District Prepares for Change
- Hemphill County Sheriff puts Bible verse on patrol cars – can’t do that, it is an endorsement of specific belief. Would you be OK with Koran versus on police vehicles?
- Texas AG settles with Farmers Branch solar company on false ‘Made in the USA’ label
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX34: Vela to Host Major South Texas Fundraiser
- Houston: No Men in Ladies’ Restrooms, Say MLB All-Star Berkman and Houston Texans’ Owner McNair
- The Liberal Lie: The Mythical Gun Show Loophole
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Cruz fundraising, cash-on-hand near top of the GOP field
- African American Conservatives Unite Behind Sen. Ted Cruz for President
- In Season of Outsiders, Cruz Practices Patience
- Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz? Ted Cruz!
- Carson, Cruz, Bush among candidates expected at Plano church’s forum Sunday
- CNBC Agrees to Two-Hour Debate: This Is Why Donald Trump Is Winning
- Trump Accidentally Raised Almost As Much As Rubio
- Trump: Delaying Withdrawal From Afghanistan Correct, ‘We’re Not Doing What We’re Supposed To Be Doing’ With Israel VIDEO
- Scarborough on Rubio: ‘I’m Seeing a Guy That’s Running for the Student Government’ VIDEO
- Marco Rubio’s Energy Plan
- Ben Carson’s campaign is a money-guzzling machine
- Biggest thing holding Ben Carson back is his mouth
- GOP candidate Ben Carson to visit Bryan Hastings Monday
- Hillary Comes to Texas Seeking Endorsements from Weak Democrats
- Thousands cheer on Hillary Clinton in Texas
- New Clinton Spanish Posters: Hillary Or Evita? – very fitting
- Enchiladas, Selena and other ways Hillary Clinton is trying to woo voters in Texas
- La Hillary Comes Home to San Antonio
- Clinton touts immigrants; GOP targets ‘sanctuary cities’
- Is the FBI Actually Serious About Its Clinton Investigation?
- Hillary Clinton Comes Out In Favor of Mandatory Gun Confiscation
- Clinton Praises Australian Gun Buyback Program
- Are all the women at the DNC paving the way for Hillary?
- Joe Biden’s 2016 Deadlines
- Could Biden Beat Clinton?
- Jim Webb’s son is stunned that Democrats hate the military
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz: Sec. Kerry Should Disavow Offensive Remarks about Israel Being Guilty of Terrorism or Resign
- Rep Bill Flores talks agenda as possible house speaker
- Reps. Neugebauer and Sinema WSJ Op-Ed: Depoliticizing Elizabeth Warren’s Pet Project
- Inside the EPA: Military weapons, designer desks…and nukes?
- Former Republican Sen. Tom Coburn critiques ‘Cruz effect’ on Congress – sadly laughable. These folk never try to do anything, they just make excuses. A ship of fools.
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas adds 26,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate up a tenth to 4.2%
- Gasoline prices in Texas down 2 cents
- Another rise in U.S. stored oil sends prices down
- Fast results appear unlikely if oil export ban is lifted
- ERCOT releases report on potential Clean Power Plan impacts
- Apex seeks FAA approval for leaner wind farm plan
- It’s back to Texas for Chevron’s Big Foot platform
- Amarillo leaders gather for groundbreaking of downtown hotel
- Schlumberger plans additional layoffs in fourth quarter
- Following investigation, Energy XXI CEO stripped of title as chairman of the board
- Texas AG settles with Farmers Branch solar company on false ‘Made in the USA’ label
- Cabbies seek to add Lyft, Uber to lawsuit aimed at barring ride-hailing services from D/FW Airport
- Large corporations putting stamp on D-FW area with custom designs
- US Airways’ last flight takes over social media
- Dallas man who paid $350,000 to hunt black rhino sues Delta over ban on shipping trophies AUDIO
- Amazon opening San Antonio operations center
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Farming accident seen as cause of large Bastrop Co. wildfire
- 48 structures lost in Hidden Pines fire, now 40% contained
- Texas Forest Service calls in DC-10 to help fight Bastrop fire
- Fully loaded DC-10 tanker plane en route to douse Hidden Pines flames
- Bastrop County fire victims have been there before
- How to help during the Hidden Pines fire in Bastrop County
- Grassfire in Brown County burns 300 acres, now 45% contained
- CNN FAIL: Effort to Raise Money for ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Falls Flat
- ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed’s Dad: Incident will ‘Spread Islam’ in America
- Suspect charged, another flees in McDonald’s robbery in Fort Bend Co.
- Katy man arrested with $1.2 million hidden in trailer
- 1 suspect dead, another injured in Cash Store robbery
- Wrong-way driver dies in head-on crash on Highway 288
- Headless Body Discovered Under Bridge in Waller County
- Toddler exposed to Rabies in Stephens County, bat bite
- Wanted Midland Woman Arrested During Welfare Check
- Details Emerge After Odessa Medical Center Hospital Fire
- 1 arrest after shots fired into Judson ISD educator’s parked car – that gun-free zone was sure effective!
- Former UT football player Kendall Sanders found not guilty in sexual assault trial
- Hammer comes down on the Latin Kings in South Texas, 61 charged
- Police seize 68 pounds of marijuana discovered hidden inside pickup
- Austin called “greatest city for barbecue in the world” in Texas Monthly
- Construction scaffolding collapses in downtown Houston; several injured
- Spring ISD police officer accused of sex with student free on bail
- Witness wrong about man arrested in home invasion
- 3 Smith County fugitives arrested in Mexico
- Mother of drowning victim sues Austin Ridge Bible Church, boat driver
- Ex-Mission cop charged in connection with $28,000 scam
- Johnny Manziel Pulled Over During Domestic Dispute
Political and other Texas news for 10/16/2015
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