- Political and other Texas news for
- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Prop 1 to reduce local tax revenue $4 million
- Abbott to D.C.: Stop sending our gas taxes to other states
- Texas Files Suit Against Federal Government over Unconstitutional Obamacare Tax
- Texas, Kansas, and Louisiana Sue Federal Government Obamacare Tax
- Texas sues feds over Obamacare fee on health insurers
- Texas Files New Obamacare Suit Over Health Insurer Fee
- Abbott votes early, attacks Planned Parenthood Abbott votes early
- Planned Parenthood clinics subpoenaed by state investigators
- State investigators serve subpoenas at three Texas abortion clinics
- State Investigators Visit Planned Parenthood Facilities
- Public Safety Threats by Drones Addressed by Texas Legislature
- Lawsuit Aims to Prevent Licensing of Immigrant Detention Centers
- Attorney General Paxton Asks SCOTUS to Declare Redistricting Attorneys’ Fees Award Unconstitutional Under Shelby County v. Holder – Wendy Davis’ fees
- Texas Supreme Court to hear cases at Abilene Christian Univ.
- Report: Ethics panel asked if state officials can receive “benefits” from donors
- Ethics Commission opinion could affect Paxton defense costs
- Is the Texas “Ethics” Commission trying to regulate most all political speech?
- Report: Texas Makes Strides in Energy Efficiency
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: Director of nursing in Smyer announces U.S. District 19 candidacy
- SD10: Wendy Davis won’t run for her old Texas Senate seat
- SD10: Wendy Davis political future won’t include another bid for SD 10
- HD88: Rep. Ken King to seek re-election to third term
- Poll shows majority of Republicans want leaders to stand firm on principles and not compromise
- Eleven more Obamacare co-ops face bankruptcy
- Air Force Chief of Staff outlaws freedom of thought; burns commonsense at the stake
- It’s not freedom if choices taken away
- CHART: The Real Story Behind Income Inequality
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- CNBC announces its GOP debate lineup
- Carson Tops Trump In Iowa GOP Caucus, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Bush Tied In Sixth Place With 5 Percent
- Trump nears 100 days on top
- Lowry: The Anti-Establishment Front-Runner
- Is Ted Cruz Likeable Enough To Be President?
- Cruz-Bush Tensions Magnified as 2016 Race Heats Up
- Rubio: Trump’s Wrong; Bush Not to Blame for 9/11, Clinton Is
- Conrad Black: The Season of U.S. Discontent
- Julian Castro Fuels Vice Presidential Speculation
- No wonder Sanders doesn’t care about Clinton’s emails!
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- NDAA awaits Obama decision on defense bill
- Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP
- Democrats call for investigation after Texas moves to cut Planned Parenthood from Medicaid
- Sen. Cruz Revives Legislative Efforts to Stop Illegal Immigration
- CA Congressman Under Ethics Investigation Seeks DOJ ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Probe of Texas Officials
- Cornyn & Whitehouse OpEd: How to Cut Crime and Save Money
- Cornyn-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill Passes Committee
- House Freedom Caucus says it supports Rep. Paul Ryan for speaker
- Paul Ryan promises fresh start for GOP in meeting with Texas Republicans
- Who Whispers in Paul Ryan’s Ear?
- In D.C., Texans Continue to Question Ozone “Science”
- Lee, Cruz, And Rubio Issue Joint Statement on House Reconciliation Bill
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Increased U.S. Currency Valuation Bad for Texas Exports, Says International Monetary Expert
- Starstruck: The fights and flights behind the new Texas space race
- Soil headed to Boca Chica for SpaceX
- Hardeman County Memorial Hospital trying to rebound from bankruptcy VIDEO
- Noble Energy’s midstream company has filed for an IPO
- Weatherford takes itself out of the running for divested assets
- Cameron’s profits slip 10.5 percent as cost cutting offsets weaker demand
- Houston-based Sunnova secures $300 million, a Kinder and a Morgan
- Kinder Morgan to move away from equity financing through mid-2016
- Phillips 66 grows in Texas, Louisiana to feed refineries
- Hosts of HGTV’s Fixer Upper open Magnolia Market at the Silos in downtown Waco
- American Airlines plans new 300-acre campus in Fort Worth
- For American and Southwest, Q3 earnings will be great, but what about unit revenue?
- Southwest Airlines posts record earnings for third quarter, says planes fuller than ever
- Trend Micro expands Texas operation with deal to buy Austin-based HP TippingPoint
- J.C. Penney has laid off 300 in Plano, or 11% of its headquarters jobs
- Monumental Old Parkland campus addition makes debut in Oak Lawn
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Ex-Austin cop VonTrey Clark indicted on murder charge in Samantha Dean case
- Henderson police officer jailed on child indecency charges
- National Guardsman Convicted of Sex Trafficking Minor Files Appeal
- Midland ISD junior high teacher arrested for inappropriate relationship with student VIDEO
- Last jailed biker expected to be released after Waco Twin Peaks melee
- Leftwing hyperbole: Wildfires Likely the ‘New Normal’ for Bastrop – we’ve always had wildfires, much larger than those of today in pre-settled past.
- Stephens County wildfires mostly contained
- Twenty Six Rescued Italian Greyhound Dogs Stolen in Iowa Park, more
- CA Congressman Under Ethics Investigation Seeks DOJ ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Probe of Texas Officials
- Authorities Raid Underground Casino in Cameron Co.
- Tank Battery Fire Extinguished in Ector County
- Storm-Related Street Flooding Reported in Midland, Odessa
- Fuel spill shuts down U.S. 87 south of Ackerly
- Anti-wimp: Burglar picks wrong Lubbock house 911 AUDIO
- Laura Bush receives honorary doctorate from Wayland Baptist
- Texas Comptroller employee hit by co-worker in parking lot dies
- Texas boy, 5, mauled to death by two pit bulls: police
- Six arrested for indiscriminate Leon County wildlife slaughter, more
- Sexual assault charged dropped against Montrel Meander, former UT football player
- Attorney Found Dead In Central Texas Lake Drowned
- Corruption case against Harlingen attorney upheld: Rosenthal’s effort fails
- Pilot Of Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Waco-area Cornfield VIDEO
Political and other Texas news for 10/22/2015
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