Items that make the show stack or upon which I wish to comment or simply news of Texas I think it important to know:
- Poll: 66% of Texans Want Much Bigger Say On Property Tax Burden
- HB 2, property tax reform, House debate & vote delayed again
- Will the Texas House Water Down Property Tax Reform?
- Legislation to invest state’s rainy day fund dollars passes Texas House
- Texas lawmakers promised to rein in school district property taxes. What do their plans actually do?
- Texas House tentatively approves Senate bill to give retired teachers up to $2,400
- Cap appraisals, not local government revenue, senator says – Seliger is working at it backwards simply to cover himself with the ignorant
- Only 50 members voting in favor of preserving the principle of innocent until proven guilty and keeping unconvicted Texans out of a government DNA data bank. – I don’t like and would have voted against this bill but one should note that we do the same for fingerprints and have done so for decades and there is no outrage.
- Texas House votes to advance bill to shore up teacher pension fund
- Senators huddle to discuss new school finance plan
- Bill to create ‘do-not-hire’ registry of school employees advances to Texas House
- Lawmaker’s push to stop the Alamo cenotaph from being moved is unlikely to advance
- House advances amendment to secure parks funding
- State House gives initial nod to hemp farming in Texas
- After Supreme Court ruling on state agencies that oversee industries, Texas on track to consolidate certain rulemaking authority in Office of the Governor
- Texas House approves plan for digital license plates
- Amid furor over electric Scooters, Texas considers setting a basic framework for safety – note the entirely opposite tone of this. Because West is a liberal Democrat this isn’t an assault on the power of cities to regulate their affairs but a needed thing!
- George Jetson at the Legislature? Dallas senator moves to regulate e-scooters
- An Action as Rare as His character, Representative Lopez Successfully Suspends House Rules to File Legislation Past Deadline – the headline and first few sentences demonstrate that Lopez is someone you had better watch and beware of. Life teaches that those who wear their “character” on their sleeve are the first to screw you over.
- House passes 2-part legislative plan on ‘Texas Time’ – I hope this dies
- Texas homosexuals deem bills as “anti-LGBT” when most have nothing to do with LGBT per se
- Lobby firm Akin Gump supports Heckler’s Veto; Not possible to honor anyone or anything if all must agree
- Legislature is considering opening the door to new payday lending abuses
- Gun rights activist demands apology from Bonnen
- Gun rights activist Chris McNutt says Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen lied about confrontation
- 4 Texas Prison Guards Fired, 2 Resign for ‥FeelingCute Posts
- TEA announces eight school systems named to second Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort
- Governor Greg Abbott Announces Star Of Texas Nominations
- Abbott Appoints Five To Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Board Of Directors
- Railroad Commissioner Craddick on legislative session, energy production safety VIDEO
- Delays in disaster relief funding: latest verse in a long, sad song
- NRA Beset by Infighting Over Whether It Has Strayed Too Far – no doubt in a few areas things are off track however it’s not politics, that’s the purpose of NRA. The lawless attack by the state of New York is the culprit in almost all of this, especially the revenue hits. It’s probably good that the revenue problem has driven this look into how the Ackerman firm has spent our money.
- Missy Shorey, first woman elected to lead Dallas County GOP, dies at 47
- Cornyn is a clear favorite for re-election, but the Democrats’ efforts must not be underestimated
- Feud erupts between comedian Patton Oswalt and Sen. John Cornyn: it’s vulgarian vs. ‘pearl clutcher’ – again, “Twitter” doesn’t vote.
- Beto Pancho O’Rourke and Bernie Millionaire Sanders vie with each other for money, younger voters and staffers
- Beto O’Rourke to deliver Paul Quinn College commencement address – now he’s black too?
- Officers at scene of Beto O’Rourke’s 1998 DWI crash say they believe he tried to flee
- Texas Democrats shower cash on 2020 candidates, and not just O’Rourke and Castro
- Castro’s Sluggish 2020 Start Tests Strategy for High Office
- Watch eight Democrats running for president speak at a forum in Texas
- Supreme Court justices tilt in favor of census citizenship query
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on the Ingraham Angle with Jason Chaffetz on Republican chances in 2020 in Texas VIDEO
- TRUE: 1,671 dead migrants been discovered near the border in Texas since 2011
- US Rep. Thornberry discusses border security VIDEO
- Agents Find 3-Year-Old Migrant Boy Alone Near Texas Border
- Migrants Fearful After Hundreds Arrested in Mexico Raid
- In Mexico, Migrants Turn to ‘The Beast’ After Highway Raids
- A Mexican train called ‘The Beast’ delivers 300-400 S. Americans to US border in one trip
- Armed Border Group Shuts Down Camp at Border in New Mexico
- Trump Threatens More Troops to Border After Mexico Incident
- Occidental Says It Outbids Chevron for Anadarko Petroleum – oh boy! A fight.
- Occidental bids $38 billion for Anadarko in plan to beat Chevron
- CEO out at San Antonio-based Rackspace
- AT&T Shares Slump as More TV Customers Leave
- Sales tax, title relief now possible after Reagor-Dykes judgment
- Convicted Ringleader in Texas Dragging Death of James Byrd to Be Executed
- Cars Underwater at Dallas Airport After Heavy Rains in Texas
- Plano apartment complex fire put out; firefighters say it may have been lightning-related VIDEO
- Colorado River near Ballinger expected to flood
- Crews responding to reported tornado off FM 1179 near Bryan
- Ex-UT tennis coach Center pleads guilty to role in admissions scandal
- ‘A tragic case’: Grandparents clash in fight over Andreen McDonald’s daughter
- Train Catches Fire; Texas Homes Evacuated, 3 Horses Killed
- East Texas Man Charged in 2016 Shooting Deaths of 2 Women
- Two dead after fiery 18-wheeler crash in Wichita Co.
- Former Jacksboro Volunteer Firefighter charged with theft VIDEO
- 2 teens shot in Austin were attempting to rob drug dealer, police say
- Plane safely lands at Abilene airport after bird strike
- Amarillo Fire Department working hazmat situation at Plains Dairy VIDEO
- Sex offender on the run from El Paso, captured in Lubbock
- Lubbock area game rooms raided in multi-agency investigation
- Prosecutors: Texas Couple Filmed Sex Abuse of Dozens of Kids
- Kendra Scott burglary suspect tied to Home Slice break-in, Tesla theft, Austin police say
- Burnet police sergeant indicted in fatal shooting of man who ran over his foot VIDEO
- Man tried to set North Austin mosque on fire, authorities say
- One Houston High School Has Asked Parents to Do Some Adulting and Suddenly People Are Upset
- Houston Approves Firefighter Layoffs Amid Pay Raise Fight
- Dallas wants to protect the Great Trinity Forest, but who will protect the forest from Dallas?
- Dallas City Council votes to expand police review board’s oversight powers
- Paid Sick Leave Could Become Law for All Private Employees in Dallas – fortunately it looks as if the Legislature will nix this local takeover of state power.
- Dallas to require employers to offer paid sick leave as Texas lawmakers debate banning such ordinances
- San Antonio executive Zanoni named city manager in Corpus Christi
- San Antonio mayoral candidate Brockhouse told debate moderators he would leave if they asked about domestic violence police reports
- San Antonio council challenger stuns voters with crass antics
- Rifts widen as Austin City Council nears vote on zoning overhaul
- Bowie grass clipping ordinance causes concerns VIDEO– leave folks alone!
- Vernon city officials to reinforce animal ordinance VIDEO
- Park Clinic & Electra Hospital District to merge
- Midland ISD: Comments at Abell fall short of ‘terroristic’
- Ector Co. ISD announces lone finalist for superintendent VIDEO
- Taylor Co. Sheriff’s Office ready to roll out new ride VIDEO
- Lengthy closed session yields three policy changes at Seminole Hospital District
- Central Texas Mayors Unite Against Citizens
- McKinney Pushes $350M in New Debt on May Ballot
- Abbott Appoints Four To Texas Woman’s University Board Of Regents
- Texas Tech’s Divine Oduduru Is the Fastest Man in the World
- TTU Baseball Coach Tim Tadlock Notches 700th Career Win
- TTU assistant professor speaks about her 123 days in Antarctica
- Texas Tech students wins national theater competition and full scholarship
- TTU Brain Research: In The Same Way Addiction Sufferers Crave Substances, Their Family Members Crave Them
- To love and serve: Married couple squadron commanders first for Sheppard’s 80th FTW
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