- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- YCT Releases Ratings of the 84th Texas Legislature
- Sen. Cruz & Gov. Abbott Press Conference on the State Refugee Security Act of 2015 VIDEO
- Governor Abbott Announces State Refugee Security Act With Senator Ted Cruz VIDEO
- Abbott, Cruz Push New Curbs on Syrian Refugees
- Lt. Governor Patrick on President Obama’s Terrorism Speech
- Lt. Governor Patrick on Property Tax Reform and Relief Hearing
- Gambling expansion remains on chopping block amid new shakeup at Texas Racing Commission
- Critical vote next week in standoff between horse racing regulators, legislators
- Study: States should make clear the purpose of their rainy day funds
- Uber-Style Moving Companies Draw State’s Attention
- Texas Senate panel seeks to bolster investigations of abusive teachers
- Dallas police chief: Swapping arrests for tickets in pot cases ‘hard to argue with’
- Facing backlash, Sid Miller explains steep fee hikes
- Lawmakers Grill Miller on Ag Fee Hikes
- Supreme Court deals blow to gun-rights advocates
- Affirmative Action at UT and Beyond at Stake in Court Case
- UT System regent decries opaque admissions as case heads to high court
- Education pays: 3 Texas college chiefs in millionaires club
- Supreme Court taking up Texas politics case
- High Stakes for Democrats in Redistricting Case
- Two sides in Texas redistricting case clash at Supreme Court over one-person, one-vote doctrine
- Supreme Court to ponder: Should lawmakers represent equal numbers of people, or of voters?
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus fears 55 percent of Latinos would be impacted if Texas loses ‘one person, one vote’ case
- FEC boss targets local elections for federal regs
- FBI: ‘No doubt’ that ISIS is recruiting Texas youth
- San Bernardino Is 75th Terror Plot in US Since 2001. Here’s an Interactive Timeline.
- Gov. Abbott traveling extensively with taxpayer-funded security detail in tow – as do all governors of Texas no matter their party affiliation.
- Pedestrian mall, new buildings planned for area north of Capitol
- Infrastructure funding – it’s not just about roads, bridges
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: Michael Bob Starr Officially Files for U.S. Congress
- SD24: Texas State Senator Charles Perry Files For Reelection, more
- HD84: Landtroop announces GOP challenge to Rep. John Frullo
- HD84: Rep. Frullo faces primary challenger for District 84 seat VIDEO
- HD126: Duck Dynasty brother endorses Houston-area Republican
- Texas liberals upset with Railroad Commissioner David Porter AUDIO
- Now, Houston’s Parker says HERO never stood a chance
- Global carbon dioxide emissions stall for second year in a row
- Dallas County DA Susan Hawk tells group she plans to seek re-election
- Judge getting shot reminds Oldner of press meanies
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Rabbis endorse Cruz as polls show him surging
- National Coalition of Rabbis Endorse Ted Cruz for President
- Ted Cruz Campaign Coming To Cisco on 29 December
- Ted Cruz: I’d Hire Donald Trump To Negotiate Trade Deals
- Cruz blasts Obama, Republican rivals
- Cruz Campaigns With Momentum After Poll
- Pro-Cruz Super PAC Seeks to Capitalize on Polling Gains
- After Months of Lying in Wait and Watching Rivals, Ted Cruz Sees Payoff in Polls
- Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims
- Muslims decry Trump’s proposal to keep them out of US VIDEO
- Texas Imam Agrees with Trump: Halt Syrian Refugees into America
- Watch: Trump-Cuomo Interview: ‘You’re Acting Out of Fear’ VIDEO
- Trump Warns of ‘Many More World Trade Centers’ if US Doesn’t Ban Muslims
- Trump May Not Get the Nomination, But He Has Already Won
- Scarborough Cuts Off Trump, Goes to Commercial VIDEO
- Bezos offers to use West Texas launch site to send Donald Trump to space
- Trump turns to general election mode
- Bush calls out Cruz for vote curbing NSA surveillance
- Jeb Bush team forgets how to internet, gets trolled in the best way
- Lindsey Graham tell Trump to “go to hell” VIDEO
- Clinton forces see 3 possible GOP opponents
- Clinton campaign assails Cruz on climate change
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Cornyn, GOP Senators Urge President to Pursue Additional Military Options in ISIS Fight
- Cornyn: American People Need a ‘Credible and Aggressive’ Strategy to Defeat ISIS
- Sen. Cruz & Gov. Abbott Press Conference on the State Refugee Security Act of 2015 VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz Introduces the State Refugee Security Act of 2015 VIDEO
- Senate Democrats blast Ted Cruz for climate change denial
- Congress Poised to Pass Rewrite of No Child Left Behind
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Oil prices dive to lowest level in seven years
- Karr Ingham: Oil crash “deepest and longest” in history of Texas Petro Index
- AT&T adds 38 new areas, including Lubbock & El Paso, to GigaPower Internet service-area
- Denmark delays decision on F-35 purchase until next year
- Galveston’s first Chick-fil-A Express to be opened by Tilman Fertitta’s Landry’s
- Uber-Style Moving Companies Draw State’s Attention
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas reports losses double the national average on ACA business
- Southwest Airlines shares sink on pessimistic revenue projection
- Yellow Pages call center in Dallas closing; 100 jobs lost
- Jerry Jones’ Blue Star Land is ready to start 1,800-home community in Prosper
- TSA agents rally at D/FW Airport for a ‘fair’ labor contract
- Children’s Health goes green on wind, solar deal
- Exxon seeks first fracking permit in Colombia
- OneSource Virtual headquarters move could bring almost 1,000 workers to Cypress Waters
- Downtown Dallas tower dodges threatened foreclosure
- Pioneer Natural Resources could land in new Verizon campus
- D-FW home price gains will slow to a trickle next year, according to new housing forecast
- Feds are helping TABC investigate someone trying to extort North Texas liquor sellers
- Affiliate of private equity firm TPG buys Taco Bueno chain
- Fluor buys Stork for $755 million to boost energy maintenance business
- Fuddruckers grows global footprint with second Mexico restaurant
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Arrest affidavit details explicit messages leading to arrest of Tyler Junior College professor
- Former Bowie High teacher charged with improper student relationship
- Culture Clash: Multiple Protests Planned for ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed’s and Holy Land Foundation Mosques
- Irving Mayor Took on Sharia, Now Hits Media’s Attacks on American Patriotism VIDEO
- Police believe Texas man, 82, killed ailing wife, then self
- Cowboys Win Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
- Cowboys fan stabbed in near-riot after win over Washington in Maryland
- Bills fan impressed with kindness of Texans’ J.J. Watt
- Oil Well Blowout Reported in Gaines County
- Fire out at Orla Anadarko natural gas processing plant, cause sought
- 1 killed, several hurt in passenger bus wreck near Victoria
- Police on the scene of a SWAT standoff in League City
- Teen among three MS-13 members charged with murder
- Texas police use drone to catch armed suspects near school
- Thieves Steal Eight Guns from Waller County Sheriff’s Truck
- New quakes rattle nerves, homes in Dallas and Irving
- Feds are helping TABC investigate someone trying to extort North Texas liquor sellers
- Eight-Foot Gingerbread Man Stolen From Oak Cliff Home VIDEO – maybe by a neighbor who didn’t want that crap out there!
- Truck Falls From I-45 Bridge, Driver Injured: Dallas Police
- 18-Wheeler Catches Fire on I-35E in Ellis County
- Buda police: 2 people hit at stalled car on I-35 led to 7-car pileup
- Survivor of 2013 Lone Star College shooting dies after being hit by pickup School bus crash on I-35 in North Austin involves 33 kids, 7 adults, Update: Child critically hurt in bus crash
- Gas Tanker Truck Fire Along I-35 Causes Some Anxious Moments
- Waller County is Texas’ fastest-growing county – here are the others
- Somerset police officer in critical condition after 3-vehicle crash sends 5 to hospital
- Repeat DWI offender gets 75 years for murder of motorcyclist in San Antonio
- Addison ticket broker accused of booking bogus Cowboys packages
- Beaumont man celebrates his 105th birthday VIDEO
- Fayette County seizes $4M in liquid meth from gas tank
- Bryan police save man from jumping off bridge after reporting robbery
- Deputies Probe ‘Gunbattle’ on Northeast Bexar County Street
- Austin mom fights off woman who tried to snatch child
Political and other Texas news for 12/8/2015
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