- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- Governor Abbott Discusses State Refugee Security Act
- Governor Abbott Issues Statement Supporting Attorney General’s Request To Halt Syrian Refugee Resettlement In Texas
- Paxton Seeks To Block Arrival of More Syrian Refugees
- Attorney General Paxton Statement on Proposed Refugee Legislation by Sen. Cruz
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Remarks: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
- Lt. Governor Patrick on Proposed Terrorism Legislation
- Texas Racing Commission chair resigns over gaming expansion
- Rep. Pickett continues to fight for toll lane removal VIDEO
- Analysis: Equal Numbers of Voters — or Constituents?
- Illegal immigrants at center of ‘one person, one vote’ SCOTUS case
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’s ‘disappointed’ UT-Austin proposed tuition increase
- Judge will hear UT System Regent Wallace Hall’s lawsuit for records today
- Supreme Court hears challenge to Univ. of Texas race-based admissions
- Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program
- Justices Question UT-Austin Affirmative Action Policy
- Call it “Fisher Fatigue”: To Students, Case is Old News
- Amid protests, justices hear UT admissions case that could end affirmative action on campus
- Gun rights groups plan to stage mock mass shooting at UT-Austin
- Could Texas Foster Care Ruling Be Imminent?
- Emotional Testimony Targets Plan to License Alien Detention Centers
- Smith County commissioners fight subpoena from Attorney General related to school zone speed cameras
- White House Threatens Veto of Bill Protecting Red River Landowners
- Statement of Commissioner Michael Williams regarding passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
- Water service restored to 2 Texas prisons near Marlin
- TTI Awarded Major FHWA Safety Contract
- Uninsured People Eligible For Obamacare Face Average $969 Penalty In 2016 – much lower than premiums
- Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas State Board Of Examiners Of Professional Counselors
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- Texas moderates: We’re here, we vote, and we’re frustrated – poor babies, they have the Speaker of the House and most House committee chairmen, what else do they want? These are the type of people who are always embarrassed of others, where they live, etc. To be a moderate is to not have the convictions of clear, solid belief.
- YCT Releases Legislative Ratings
- HD84 GOP race a proxy on Speaker Straus, will voters care?
- Wendy Davis explains why she ‘caved’ on open carry when running for governor – In other words, she was willing to lie to get elected. But then found out the lie hurt her with her base and so she regrets it all. Too bad she doesn’t feel “ill” about support for what abortion does to infants in the womb.
- 3 Reasons Abortion Barbie Wendy Davis Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Herself
- ‘A disgrace’: Charles C.W. Cooke puts Wendy Davis’ regret into sad perspective
- Rick Warren says spiritual warfare is real – Amen.
- NRA Executive: Second Amendment Rights Not to Blame for San Bernardino
- Gun Control As Stray Voltage And A Political Diversion
- San Bernardino Shooter Planned A Previous Attack And Was Under Investigation
- Anti-oil activism shows signs of paying off
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- South Carolina evangelicals coalescing around Cruz
- Cruz Revels in Finding Himself Under Siege
- Cruz flips vote on ag issue critical for Iowa
- After Making Enemies, Cruz Tries to Make Friends
- Cruz vs. the Fed
- Cruz: ‘Global Warming Alarmists’ Ignore Scientific Data ‘Inconvenient’ to Climate Change Narrative
- Eberle: Is Trump right about halting Muslim immigration?
- ‘He’s kinda gone off’: Mark Cuban paints Donald Trump as pickup artist, and the U.S. is the girl
- Far, Far and Away The Most Amazing Trump Video In The History Of The Internet And The Galaxy VIDEO
- Rob Johnson, Former Perry Staffer, Joins Fiorina Campaign
- Why Marco Rubio Is Worried About the IRS Targeting Churches
- Marco Rubio: ‘We Can’t Accept Refugees That We Can’t Truly Vet’
- Wendy Davis Hits Iowa for Clinton Next Week – the abortion queen for the molestation cover-up queen
- Hillary and leading from behind
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Sen. Cruz Confronts the Dogma of Climate Change Alarmism
- Sen. Cruz Introduces ‘State Refugee Security Act’ Authorizing Governors to Reject Syrian and Other Refugees
- Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act
- McCaul dubious on Ted Cruz plan to defeat ISIS through carpet bombing
- Senate Democrats Block Cornyn Proposal to Prevent Suspected Terrorists from Purchasing Firearms
- Neugebauer Opening Statement at Data Security Act Markup
- Statement of Commissioner Michael Williams regarding passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
- Cruz flips vote on ag issue critical for Iowa – crop insurance is the preferable program
- Rep. Marchant: End Wind Engergy Welfare
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- Texas sales tax collections down 3.3% in December report
- Top 20 City Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary – December 2015, All cities
- Texas’ sales tax haul shrinks in three of past four months; Hegar blames oilfield slowdown
- Struggling Texas oil field workers may be fleeing state, report says – I explained this months ago. So many of these folk came in only temporarily, living only in man-camps, RVs, and old motels. Many simply went back to “home” after the plumb jobs dried up.
- EIA: U.S. crude production slows again in November
- Freeport-McMoran cuts spending amid commodities plunge
- Dow Chemical, DuPont said to be in late-stage talks about merger
- Old-times barbershops due for a comeback?
- Byers, Bluegrove could be sites for more wind farms
- Judge approves joint plan for UMC, El Paso Children’s Hospital
- Pecan crop not as large as expected
- Austin’s Levitation music festival lands a classic-rock genius to headline its lineup
- Luxury bus line headed to Austin – very nice, I’ve ridden very similar in Mexico many times for long, overnight trips.
- D-FW venues complain WinStar casino makes it hard to compete for big names
- D/FW home prices, sales up again in November
- No Dallas bubble yet, most housing analysts say in new poll
- Texas mines California corporate gold as companies relocate to Lone Star State
- Tesla will open a gallery in Fort Worth in 2016
- Behemoth companies like Capital One, AT&T are latching on to North Texas innovation
- American Airlines to offer ‘Premium Economy’ on international flights
- Google’s No. 1 while Frito Lay, Southwest Airlines also make poll of brands that have changed your life for the better
- Southwest Airlines shares sink on pessimistic revenue projection
- MetLife and developer Panattoni team up on big Lancaster industrial park
- Deep Ellum investor’s Love Field foray includes brightly hued midcentury building
- Neiman Marcus gets kudos for putting its Christmas fantasy gifts to work
- Nexstar reaches impasse as Media General rejects sweetened bid
- Exxon seeks first fracking permit in Colombia
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Former Maverick County Commissioner, Ex-Judge Pleaded Guilty to Bribery
- San Antonio police officer suspended for ‘want to kill people and not go to jail?… I love my job’ Facebook post
- Lawyer in Twin Peaks case: What threat posed by unarmed man with arm in a sling?
- Mystery biker appears in court in wheelchair
- Bexar County grand jury finds no cause to prosecute police officers involved in Gilbert Flores shooting
- Small plane crashes near state’s highest peak in Guadalupe Mountains, more
- Photo of Houston Police Officer with Dying Horse Goes Viral
- Wichita Falls Robbery Foiled After Thief Bungee Cords Shopping Cart to Motorcycle
- Wichita County Sheriff Deputies Seize Nearly Half-Million Dollars Worth of Marijuana
- Roads still closed after oil well blowout in Gaines County
- Fort Worth Zoo welcomes male baby gorilla
- Texas mimosa known as ‘homeless tree’ victim of weather
- School bus and motorcycle collide in SW Houston
- Houston FD fought 4-alarm Westheimer apartment fire
- Husband andn wife dead after shooting in NW Harris County
- Gladewater man accused of aggravated kidnapping
- 19-year-old arrested in Breckenridge strangled dog case
- Garland police say dead man was found in creek behind Davis Elementary Wednesday
Political and other Texas news for 12/9/2015
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