- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Governor Abbott Discusses Rejection Of Obama Administration’s Refugee Resettlement Plan VIDEO
- Abbott cites specific law that he says allows him to block refugees
- DMN Editorial: Abbott’s refugee ban panders to xenophobia – How silly and knee-jerk. Our obligation is to help the next-nation-state house refugees. They should be in Lebanon, Turkey and other neighboring states. We and our allies should provide protection, food, etc. These folk do not need to be scattered worldwide where it becomes unlikely that they will return to rebuild their societies when hostilities subside.
- Sid Miller on Syrian refugees: ‘Can you tell me which of these rattlers won’t bite you?’
- Campus carry author asks AG if universities can ban guns in class
- Sen. Birdwell Asks AG to Clarify Where Colleges Can Ban Handguns
- Paxton’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors
- A.G. Ken Paxton touts recent lawsuits against feds
- Attorney General Ken Paxton Delivers Opening Remarks at TPPF Energy Summit
- Texas Attorney General’s Office Intervenes over Federal Red River Land Grab, more
- Texas AG jumps into BLM border dispute
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Celebrates National Rural Health Day
- SBOE rejects academics vetting public textbooks
- Analysis: A Judicious Swipe at Lawmaker Pensions
- Lawmakers Question DPS Director on Race Reporting
- In move to improve data, Texas troopers to ask drivers their race
- Game wardens to dedicate extra manpower to mule deer season
- TDI Actuary Boerner Wins Top National Honor
- Survey: Most Texas high school seniors who petition can graduate despite failing end-of-course exams – most of the talk from schools about how tough accountability standards is is empty bluster.
- Biden Touts Houston’s Green Makeover as National Model
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Former Paxton judge expected to run for Court of Appeals seat
- Kocurek, judge injured in shooting attack, files for re-election
- Clearly, smoking bans are not about tobacco smoke AUDIO
- Fighting government expansion, like the HERO, is not easy
- Obama picks favorite conspiracy theory: Jade Helm
- The American Left Hates Americans More Than They Hate ISIS
- First Baptist Church Dallas’ pastor Robert Jeffress addresses attacks on Paris VIDEO
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Presidential Candidates Start to File for Texas Primary
- Carson Wins on Personality, Trump on Terror in Bloomberg Poll
- Ted Cruz bets big on Georgia in bid to catch GOP front-runners
- Ted Cruz Offers Bill to Bar Refugees From Terrorist Strongholds
- Did Ted Cruz Block Marco Rubio’s Push For Immigration ‘Amnesty’?
- Distorting Trump
- Hillary Clinton Campaign Staff Demand Video “Roast” Be Taken Down
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Democrats Block Sen. Cruz’s Efforts to Protect Americans from Terrorism
- Ted Cruz stymied on effort to rush ban on Middle Eastern refugees
- In Refugee Plan Vote, 5 Texas Democrats Go Against Obama
- Paul Ryan Tells Hannity He Will Not Support Any Cuts To Muslim Immigration
- Paul Ryan, House GOP Leaders Set The Stage For Coming Cave To Obama’s Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program
- Speaker Paul Ryan taps Hensarling and Flores as key advisers
- Halt All Refugee Resettlement, Two Texas Congressmen Say
- Rep. Blake Farenthold: Harassment lawsuit dismissed.
- Neugebauer Votes to Keep America Safe
- Williams: Auto Amendment Was No Conflict
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Retail gasoline prices across Texas drop 7 cents this week
- Judge knocks back NextEra Energy attempt to bid for Oncor
- Potential Canadian pullout from F-35 program troubling, but not fatal
- Biden calls Dallas-Houston bullet train beginning of new transportation era in America
- $1 billion mixed-use development coming on LBJ Freeway in Farmers Branch
- Towers in the works at Plano’s Legacy campus could lure Fannie Mae office to D-FW
- Justice Department, Energy Future settle on New Mexico uranium mines
- FAA slaps Martinaire Aviation of Addison with a $509,180 proposed fine
- DFW Airport expects 1.89 million passengers this Thanksgiving travel season
- JC Penney Black Friday ads for 2015 released
- ConocoPhillips approves $900 million Arctic reserve project
- LyondellBasell moves forward with new chemical plant in Channelview
- Founder of Jim’s Restaurants dies at 93, worked to the end
- Austin home sales on pace for record year
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Ex-Border Patrol agent sentenced to 30 years for killing wife’s lover
- Dallas immigration lawyer gets 2 years in federal prison for visa fraud scheme
- 2 dead as 18-wheeler plows into broken down car in Houston
- Copa America soccer championship coming to Houston
- 10 reasons why San Antonians hate to visit the River Walk
- Congregation does not renew Boy Scout charters over homosexual issue – congrats for standing for Biblical teaching.
- Odessa Woman Accused of Setting Apartment on Fire With Her Children Inside
- Texas Boy Donates Entire Piggy Bank to Vandalized Pflugerville Mosque
- Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation of Lubbock Military Recruiting Offices, more
- Manslaughter charges filed in deadly Gulf of Mexico oil rig blast
- ‘Suspicious package’ prompts evacuation of Kimberly-Clark’s Irving HQ
- 17-year-old arrested in connection with posting threat against Arlington high school
- Two East Texas Men Arrested for Theft of Livestock
- VonTrey Clark associate indicted in Samantha Dean murder case
- Accused Killer Had Drinks With 7 At Texas Campsite, Then Shot Them
- 6 charged in Waco biker shooting accuse authorities of illegal arrests
Political and other Texas news for 11/19/2015
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