- —-Texas Legislature / government / issues —–
- At Accenture hearing, Greg Abbott is the unnamed elephant in the room
- Paxton wants to stick with Accenture and finish Texas child-support technology work
- Lawmakers “Speechless” At Hearing On Contracts
- Flawed ‘blueprint’ that cost Texas $46 million is blamed for T2 debacle
- Texas House Committee Dances Around Sanctuary City Issues, Asks Sheriffs for Solutions
- Dallas County sheriff: ‘Sanctuary cities’ law could lead to Ferguson-like protests – so we don’t do what’s right because the street thugs might protest?
- Jail Practices, Fingerprints Focus of House Immigration Hearing
- Sen. Charles Perry Says Terrorism in Texas Is A Real Threat AUDIO
- Texas Lawmakers Seek Solutions for Rampant Teacher-Student Sexual Misconduct
- DPS chief McCraw says tea party-backed law hampering Texas law enforcement
- Lawmaker asks coordinating board to stop UT’s expansion into Houston
- Lt. Governor Patrick on the Senate’s New Christmas Tree Tradition
- International Group Lauds Texas State Fire Marshal’s Review of Arson Cases
- New Canine Teams Join DPS Crime Fighting Efforts
- Office Of The Governor Awards $15 Million To Texas Military Installations
- Texas is Asking to Change Childcare Standards for Immigrant Detention Centers
- Governor Abbott Addresses 16th Annual U.S. India Chamber Of Commerce Banquet In Dallas
- Ag. Commissioner Miller Announces Appointments to The Texas Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee
- Handful of Texas cities could capture $50M transportation prize
- Texas using $2.7 million to lure WrestleMania to Arlington
- Texas Taxpayers Foot $2.7 Million Bill for WrestleMania
- Ellis County’s chief prosecutor joins suit to oust Dallas County DA Susan Hawk, seeks her medical records
- Prison Teacher Almost Missed Her Calling
- —- Texas campaigns / elections / other political —–
- TX19: Field of candidates gets more crowded
- SD1: Simpson mostly right about his staunch opposition to driver’s licenses for ‘illegal aliens’
- SD1: Hughes mostly wrong about Simpson voting for driver’s licenses for ‘illegal immigrants’
- SD24: Rep. Susan King still mulling resumption of Senate run
- HD130: Questions about Oliverson in the Texas HD130 race
- 2016 Primary Endorsements from Texas Home School Coalition Assoc.
- Veteran of Harris County Sheriff’s Department to run for top job as Democrat
- President Obama endorses Rep. Sylvester Turner in Houston mayoral runoff
- Mayor’s Race Could Affect Houston’s Political Identity
- Texas Democrats Have A Lot At Stake In Houston’s Controller Race And Chris Brown
- Report: Obama Told NSC And FBI To ‘Downplay’ Terrorist Angle Of San Bernardino
- Obama Administration Shut Down A San Bernardino Stopping Investigation VIDEO
- Immigration and Our Founding Fathers’ Values
- Why do Americans love ‘assault weapons’ now? Because of the antigun Left, of course.
- Backfire: CBS/NYT poll shows majority opposes “assault weapons” ban — for first time ever
- ——- 2016 Race for the White House ——–
- Rick Perry talks tough on Trump, talks up Cruz VIDEO
- Cruz Plans Another Major Southern Swing
- Cruz defends dictators, NSA limits in security speech
- What I Learned Watching 15 Hours of Cruz Family Videos
- Trump gears up for a fight, but Cruz refuses to get sucked into “cage match” with front-runner
- CBS’s Garrett: Ted Cruz Is a ‘Real Threat’ to Donald Trump in Iowa VIDEO
- Trump to Ted Cruz: Attack me to my face, not in private to your “bosses”
- The Ted Cruz, Donald Trump detente may be over
- Texas Imam Forced to Resign for Agreeing with Trump
- Giuliani: ‘No Question’ Trump Muslim Violates First Amendment VIDEO
- ‘I will have to shoot you’: Colo. Springs ACLU co-chair proposes threatening Trump voters
- How Garland’s Katrina Pierson went from tea party star to Trump spokeswoman of “So what, they’re Muslim” fame
- Jeb Bush Super PAC, Right To Rise, Is Supporting ObamaCare
- CNN’s Cuomo Accuses Fiorina of Influencing Planned Parenthood Shooting with Rhetoric VIDEO
- Christie showing signs of life in New Hampshire?
- Ben Carson blasts RNC, threatens to leave Republican Party – blah, blah. Thus stuff about a brokered convention is based on ignorance. We get a brokered convention if no candidate wins enough delegates in the primaries to win outright. The party folk can’t really engineer this.
- Ben Carson and Jeb Bush blew it. Here’s where their support is going.
- Hillary Clinton: NRA Wants People To Think ‘Black Helicopter’ Is Coming To Disarm Americans
- Wendy Davis to campaign for Hillary Clinton
- Bernie Sanders Ignorant About Pro-Life Movement
- —————Texas-News-In-DC——————
- Thornberry: President should say ‘thank you’ to veterans
- AP: Executive Action Imminent To Expand Background Checks For Gun-Buyers
- Cruz, Lee Introduce the RESULT Act
- Cruz, Sessions Introduce the American Jobs First Act of 2015
- Visa-investor reforms could boost rural Texas
- —————Business & Economy—————-
- New CBO report: ObamaCare will reduce workforce by 2 million over next 10 years
- Tech Hubs in Texas Challenge Silicon Valley’s Lead
- Gas prices drop, analysts say cost will stay down in Texas
- New multi-year lows for crude as IEA report signals ongoing glut
- Exxon signals successor to CEO Tillerson
- For how much? Rare Mickey Mantle rookie card sells at Dallas auction
- Cambria Hotel & Suites is McAllen’s first successful EB5 Visa project
- Visa-investor reforms could boost rural Texas
- Aiming to boost customer service, Whole Foods snags culinary star
- Austin oil and gas firm sets $200M stock offer, plans land purchase
- Software firm Atlassian, with strong Austin presence, nets huge IPO
- Austin online network startup raises $4 million
- Delta, American and United ban hoverboards due to fire danger
- Gateway residential community project to transform Forney
- Yum CEO says Pizza Hut needs to be more like Uber
- 2015 will go down as the year of the merger. Here are the 10 biggest deals
- Texas using $2.7 million to lure WrestleMania to Arlington
- Austin track looks for millions in tax incentives
- —————-Statewide general——————-
- Second Mistrial Request Denied in Trial of Former Odessa Police Officer
- Gregg County constable sentenced in DWI charge
- New video reveals details in fatal shooting of Gilbert Flores by deputies in San Antonio VIDEO
- 4 bikers shot in Waco with gun type police use
- O’Donnell: Waco biker shoot-out likely to have enormous prosecution, lawsuits price tag
- Houston’s Methodist Hospital wants to end life of conscious patient who wishes to live VIDEO
- FBI: 109 Encrypted Messages Sent by Jihadi Before Failed Texas Terrorist Attack Unreadable
- Texas Imam Forced to Resign for Agreeing with Trump
- Wanted felon arrested after chase that started in Silsbee
- Chase with speeds of up to 100 mph ends with crash in Beaumont
- Atheist group wants equal treatment as nativity scene outside Orange City Hall
- Police: Man shoots himself in front of Georgetown police officers
- Threats of Shooting Temporarily Close Down Corpus Christi Fast Food Restaurant
- 2 wounded in shooting inside Kirby bar – but guns are illegal in Texas bars, how could this happen?
- Candice Shields Disappearance from Graham, Four Years Later VIDEO
- About 500 bottles of counterfeit wine destroyed in Texas
- Cadaver found along Texas road after falling from vehicle
- Thieves break into about 100 home mailboxes in Conroe
- Big Spring police say man uses father as human shield
- Standoff Behind Courthouse Ends Peacefully in Stanton VIDEO
- International Fugitive Caught in Odessa
- Attempted kidnapping suspect could be man wanted in recent rape, another encounter
- Houston Police clear 2004 cold case murder of woman found in ditch
- More liquid meth discovered near Austin as DEA warns its only getting worse
- Search Continues For Man Who Abducted Girl In Waco Neighborhood
- Person wounded in Smith Co. officer involved shooting was a veteran dealing with PTSD
- Autopsy report indicates Alto football player died of “Unspecified Blunt Impact”
- Dallas-Fort Worth among areas with most near-collisions between planes, drones
Political and other Texas news for 12/11/2015
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