Items that make the show stack or upon which I wish to comment or simply news of Texas I think it important to know:
- HD125: Democrat Lopez wins San Antonio runoff, now heads to the Capitol where Legislature is in full swing
- Texas Senate’s Supplemental Budget Spends State Savings on Ongoing Expenses
- Property tax proposal piles one more worry on Texas’ rural hospital districts – yeah, all taxing entities are worried the public that owns them might get a direct say in how much they raise taxes – good!
- Ector Co. Hospital District board tables vote to oppose property tax legislation
- Editorial: Make Open Meetings Act legislative priority
- Educators, parents wary of parts of Texas House’s $9 billion schools bill – yes because there are competing interests which is why there will never be a school finance “fix” that actually satisfies all parties. Even more money, what they actually want, doesn’t work because then it becomes a court fight over some getting more of the “more money” than others.
- Spending, Teacher Pay Center of Discussion in School Finance Hearing
- Dallas ISD’s merit-based teacher pay becomes flash point in Texas House’s school funding debate
- Reduced waits for driver’s licenses, raises for state workers in Texas budget OK’d by House panel
- Senator Whitmire proposes consolidating juvenile prisons after reported ‘gang wars’ – there is no evidence doing such would change anything other than have fewer of the prisons. Texas senator proposes moving all youth in state lockups to shuttered adult jail
- Activists challenge lawmakers to try 3 minutes inside a hot cell in Texas – I can do it, it would be cooler than the no-vent-fan grain truck I sat in during 100+ temps of my youth.
- Once again, Texas lawmakers target fees for driving offenses
- SB 22 would block state, local funding for abortion providers
- How House Bill 917 could help local law enforcement enforce traffic law
- Child care camera bill by Rep. Ana Hernandez draws backers, foes
- Could State Office Term Limits Come to Texas Legislature?
- ‘Running With Beto’ and Running Away From Taxpayers Subsidizing Movies
- Herman: 2019 list of Texas Legislature bill captions that make you say “Huh?”
- New Mexico Water Boss Blusters About Texas Dispute
- Appeals Court Hears Case on Adoptions of Native Americans
- Texas Tuition Promise Fund® Gives Away Tuition Units to New Account Holders
- Gov. Greg Abbott welcomes DPS director’s acceptance of blame in botched check of noncitizen voting, more
- Greg Abbott tells every university in Texas to re-evaluate processes in light of admissions scandal – but what did he do as AG to punish those involved in similar at UT a few years ago?
- Western Peanut Growers Association to honor U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway
- US Rep. Conaway to hold Baird Town Hall
- Sen. Cruz Promotes Steve Chartan to Chief of Staff
- Straus Awarded by Far-Left Think Tank
- Beto O’Rourke’s weekend Iowa trip fuels talk that he’ll run for president
- Analysis: Is Beto O’Rourke the bomb or just a bottle rocket?
- Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill to Declare Specific Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Orgs
- Trump: Bill Blocking National Emergency Declaration for Border Wall ‘Going to Be Vetoed,’ ‘Hard to Believe’ Any GOP Senators Voting for It
- Illegal Alien Group Apprehended in Texas’ Deadliest Human Smuggling County
- About 300 illegal aliens were apprehended in the Valley, the largest group so far this year, more
- US has sent 240 migrants to Mexico under experimental policy, which will expand
- Mexican President Downplays Mass Kidnapping Case near Texas Border
- Democrats announce expanded Dream Act for illegals
- Aldi vs. Lidl: Which grocery store has the lowest prices?
- Secretary Chao announces new transportation technology council at SXSW
- Trump: US grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash
- Hawaiian Airlines Lowers Prices as Southwest Enters Market
- San Antonio investor Sardar Biglari once again blasting Cracker Barrel
- American Quarter Horse Association elects new leadership
- Gulf-Wide Oil Lease Sale Again to Offer About 78M Acres
- Governor Abbott Congratulates BMI On Opening Of First Texas Office
- Retrial begins in case of San Antonio woman accused of having the father of her child killed over jealousy, life insurance
- Galveston Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child
- DPS Trooper Injured in Hit and Run Accident Near Houston
- Houston Woman Jailed in Death of 5-Year-Old Daughter
- Cargo Plane Appears to Have Hit Turbulence Before Texas Crash
- Oil tanker rolls into Andrews backyard VIDEO
- No jail time for SMU student who killed 3, including a baby
- Former Lubbock ISD art teacher requests court reconsider plea agreement
- Sweetwater ISD employee accused of sending ‘harmful’ messages to minor
- Report: Victim stabbed for revving his truck’s engine in Abilene
- Wichita Falls man wanted for child porn charges
- Amarillo police looking for woman missing since last Thursday VIDEO
- More details emerge on man connected to San Angelo cold case murder
- DOJ reaches agreement with Harris County to ensure polling place accessibility for disabled voters
- Lubbock City Council hears research on short-term rental properties
- Lubbock council approves ordinance allowing alcohol in parks for large events VIDEO
- Bexar County’s West Side failing jail is ready for follow-up inspection
- San Antonio mayor appeals to Congress for aid in curbing I-35 congestion
- Ector Co. Hospital District policy raises transparency concerns
- Ector Co. Hospital District board tables vote to oppose property tax legislation
- Houston Earns Praise for Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
- Big Spring council accepts member’s resignation
- Winters VFD gets new truck from Forest Service grant VIDEO
- Stephens County Commissioners keep burn ban on, discuss financial items
- Bangs adding teeth to code enforcement
- Brownwood council: Can city build park restroom for less money than buying prefab?
- Faulty elevator won’t bring Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium down
- Mayor of Devers attempts to ban the TEA’s STAAR test within city – moron
- Montague Co. commissioners name clerk to to fill tax assessor post after Nowell retires April 1
- Burkburnett commissioners begin negotiations with police chief candidate
- Burkburnett residents to vote on major decision for police
- Data Questions Claims Of Frisco Mayor Pro Tem
- Plano Council Candidate Stands Up for City Taxpayers
- Montgomery County Republicans Call for End to Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
- “Red for Ed,” UT’s admissions scandal, & a confused Lubbock mayor
- MSU scholarship committee members allocate every penny
- TTU President Schovanec Talks Athletics and Push For Vet School
- TTU Burkhart Center Launches Mobile Autism Clinic
- UT System to slash 65 jobs in second round of layoffs
- Greg Abbott tells every university in Texas to re-evaluate processes in light of admissions scandal – but what did he do as AG to punish those involved in similar at UT a few years ago?
- UT-Austin fires men’s tennis coach Michael Center in wake of college admissions scandal
- Herman: We’re the University of Texas. We’re elite.*
- Rules for Disabled Students Exploited by Exam Cheaters
- Coaches and Parents in College Scheme Find Jobs in Danger
- Key Quotes From Court Documents on College Admissions Bribery Scheme
- Why Legal Advantages To College Admission Aren’t Necessarily Ethical
- Severe weather stories
- NWS confirms a tornado struck Anton on Tuesday night, more with photos
- Severe Storms With Powerful Winds Moving Through Texas
- Lubbock: Power lines down, traffic signal outages reported as wind continues
- Around 2,800 People in Lubbock Without Power Due to Wind
- Severe Storms Bring 70+ mph Winds to the South Plains
- Multiple flight delays from Lubbock, high winds likely factor
- High wind derails train near Logan, NM
- O’Donnell issues boil water notice after Tuesday night storms
- High winds destroy TxDOT radio tower in Abilene
- NWS: Tornado may have touched down in Zephyr
- Man went for a ‘wild ride,’ Zephyr home destroyed
- NWS to investigate if tornado dropped down in Snyder, more with photos
- Hundreds without power in Ector County
- Power outages impact more than 8,300 customers in Midland area
- High winds cause power outages around the Tx Panhandle, Eastern NM
- Wind causing some flights out of Amarillo to be cancelled
- Officials responding to overturned vehicles due to high wind in Panhandle VIDEO
- Grass fire near Borger causes road closures
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