- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Sanctuary City Policies Will ‘No Longer be Tolerated in Texas,’ says Governor Abbott
- Governor Abbott Issues Letter On Dallas County Sheriff’s Refusal To Honor Federal Immigration Detainer Policy
- Abbott Hits Dallas Over “Sanctuary” Policies
- Dallas sheriff responds to Texas governor: All ICE detainers honored this year
- Despite tough stance, Gov. Abbott has no plans to call special session on sanctuary cities
- Attorney General: Waco district attorney withheld public information in Twin Peaks shooting
- Whistleblower accusations led to Planned Parenthood Medicaid investigations
- Official: Actions Against Planned Parenthood Are Not Final
- Federal HHS Secretary visits Dallas amid Planned Parenthood fight
- Judge denies request for temporary injunction in birth certificates lawsuit
- Sen. Bettencourt Defends Harris County Taxpayers
- Lawmaker from Dallas will pay tribute to Ernie Banks this week
- Emails: Travis Co. Prosecutors Got Texas Mutual “Great Publicity”
- Texas Has Beef with WHO over Cancer Study
- Beefing With the World Health Organization’s Cancer Warnings
- Editorial: How Texas’ workers’ comp laws endanger many workers – more of the effort to stop growth and California us.
- Despite EPA, Texans can ‘Whoop’ with Joy at Whooping Cranes Return
- Transsexual Advocates Cry Foul on UIL Decision to Use Birth Certificates for Athletes’ Gender
- More federal drug felons will get early release in Texas than any other state
- Cascos: We need to be concerned about spillover corruption, not spillover violence
- DMV pulls ‘TEXAS AF’ license plate after realizing what millennials knew all along
- I-35, SH 130 Route Decisions Just Got Easier
- Responsibility for litter cleanup on Texas highways not always clear
- Ring accused of taking bribes for TX driver’s licenses
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: DeRenda Warren announces her candidacy for Congress, more
- TX19: Robertson Launches Congressional Campaign with 10-Point Plan to Improve America VIDEO
- TX19: Robertson rolls out 10 key issues during U.S. 19 candidacy announcement, Audio, KFYO interview AUDIO
- Texas is the model for American future
- Ethanol mandates hurt environment
- Gun sales: The Obama Effect
- How Big Government and Big Business Stick It to Small U.S. Businesses
- The GOP’s Not That Dysfunctional, and It’s Not Sarah Palin’s Fault
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Ted Cruz adds billionaire backer to presidential campaign
- Cruz earns support of Patrick, cadre of Perry donors
- Seeking ‘crown jewel’ of Super Tuesday primaries, Cruz touts home state support VIDEO
- Striving for GOP Unity, Cruz Unveils Patrick Endorsement
- Cruz: Let’s Revive America’s Culture of Cures & Innovation
- George W. Bush does a favor for Ted Cruz with insulting comments
- Ted Cruz Touts Fundraising Prowess While Jeb Bush Huddles With Worried Donors VIDEO
- Poll: Republicans view Donald Trump as most electable
- Donald Trump Finally Treats an Opponent with Respect and Good Faith
- Trump: World Would Be ‘100 Percent’ Better With Hussein and Gadaffi in Power
- Trump Is Right That We’d Be Better Off With Qaddafi . . . Which Was the U.S. Position Until Obama and Beltway GOP Switched Sides
- Trump says of his occasional pal, ‘Carson is lower energy than Bush’
- Carson: You Think I Lack Energy? I Spent 20 Hours Performing Surgery! VIDEO
- Trump Insists He Didn’t Insult Seventh Day Adventists VIDEO
- Latino Protester Snuck Into Trump Rally. Then Someone Grabbed Him By the Neck… VIDEO
- Trump mocks Jeb, Rubio on their home turf in Florida
- Donald Trump knows how to tick off the Bush family
- Jeb Bush says he is making campaign ‘adjustment’
- Bush at 91: Irritated and Invigorated by ’16 Race
- Carson and Trump are dominating, but their chummy rapport turns cool
- GOP Hispanics to Unite Against ‘Demonizing’ of Latinos Before Debate
- Hillary Clinton thinks Republicans are behind the VA scandal
- Biden: Oh, That Heartbreaking Anecdote in Dowd’s Column? Never Happened.
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Rep. Joaquin Castro Believes Eliminating Legal Term ‘Alien’ is a National Priority
- Cornyn: Criminal Justice Reform Inspired By Texas VIDEO
- Cornyn on Fox News: Clinton Email Scandal Needs Special Counsel
- Paul Ryan’s bid for House Speaker opens top job for Kevin Brady on Ways and Means
- Rep. Kevin Brady announces run for House tax committee chairmanship
- Looking at the Race to Succeed Paul Ryan as Ways and Means Chair
- Aryan Brotherhood of Texas takedown that sent nearly 100 gang members and associates to prison praised in Washington
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Mills: EIA Says U.S. Oil Production Declines 500,000 Barrels
- Chinese Company to Buy Oil Fields in Borden, Howard County for $1.3 Billion
- Cushing oil hub faces emerging threat: Earthquakes
- Surging profit helping American Airlines build for the future
- Gourmet cinnamon bun shop from ‘Shark Tank’ lands in Southlake
- First look: The Union, home to much more than just Dallas Uptown’s Tom Thumb
- Reese Witherspoon plans to bring her Draper James store to Dallas
- Air Tractor Introduces A New Airplane
- Transocean, Shell delay delivery of two new drillships
- Western Refining makes offer to buy Northern Tier Energy
- Pei Wei chain continues rapid North Texas growth with new Richardson location
- Del Taco workers in D-FW, Texas face pre-Christmas layoffs as 12 locations close – another hyped & overrated fast food chain.
- Downtown Dallas tower sale expected before year end
- Two Dallas-area office buildings sell to investor
- Thousands of North Texas apartments selling in $1.9 billion deal
- UAW, GM reach tentative labor agreement
- Schnurman: Three reasons American Airlines was never leaving Fort Worth
- American Airlines posts record earnings of $1.69 billion; fuels costs down 43.5 percent
- Record Dallas-area home prices fuel scramble for more affordable properties
- 2016 forecast: Dipping job growth will slow Dallas-area real estate market
- Dallas luxury store selling Fendi, Valentino adds windows of exposure
- To live like the rich, don’t waste money
- Obamacare may be headache for small companies
- Prosperity remains hungry for bank deals
- Houston IT company recognized as fastest growing Aggie business
- Despite Australian scrutiny, Halliburton confident Baker Hughes deal will get done
- Sparse traffic challenges Texas toll company
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Ring accused of taking bribes for TX driver’s licenses
- Officials say Hidden Pines fire is completely contained
- Torrential Rain, Up to 20 Inches in Spots, Pummels Much of Texas
- Flooding Derails Union Pacific Train, Closes Highways, Strands Drivers VIDEO
- Train derails in flood waters outside Corsicana
- San Antonio man swept away in flood found alive
- Flooded Interstate 45 near Corsicana backs up traffic 12 miles
- Storm, Accidents Make I-35 A Nightmare For Travelers
- Temple Man Ends Up In Tree After High Water Swamps Car
- Astonishing meteorological images of Hurricane Patricia
- Flooding fears ease as Texas storms move on
- Texas spared destruction from Hurricane Patricia’s remnants
- Storms Head East, But Some Flooding Remains
- Remnants of Hurricane Patricia don’t compare to the worst floods in Texas history
- Tanker grounded in high winds in Galveston
- Parking garage at Turtle Creek high-rise partially collapses, but no injuries reported – photos
- Dallas police look for man, 22, accused of killing gas station patron over owed money
- Man faces animal cruelty charge after dog found in sealed box in ditch
- Glenn Beck, wife to receive award at gala in Plano
- Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy Is Who We Thought He Was
- Home invaders shoot resident in Wichita Falls VIDEO
- Judge Orders Dogs to Stay at Iowa Park Reclaim Center
- Several Abilene First Financial Bank Customers Missing Money from Account
- Retrial begins for Amarillo doctor accused of arranging Lubbock doctor’s death
- Dixon Murder Re-trial Day 1: Defense attorney compares Dixon to Timothy Cole
- Texas man who inspired film ‘Bernie’ to return to court
- Police arrest 2 Texas men in killing near Oregon boat ramp
- Kimberly Munley defended freedom with her gun
- Sudoku loving inmate escaped like Houdini, may be in Houston
- Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes win United States Grand Prix F1 race in Austin, more
- Texans star Arian Foster carted off with Achilles injury
- Arrest Made In Death Of Teen Zoe Hastings Found Slain In Her Minivan
- Chase yields 1,100 pounds of marijuana in Rosenberg
- How Some Laredo Residents are Saving Historic Buildings from the Wrecking Ball AUDIO
- Sheriff’s Office identifies suspect in shooting incident with Bexar deputies
Political and other Texas news for 10/26/2015
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