Items that make the show stack or upon which I wish to comment or simply news of Texas I think it important to know:
- Warning To Texas Renters On Property Taxes: ‘You’re Being Eaten For Lunch’
- Texas House can pass lesser bills but slow on property tax reform
- Senate rewrites school finance plan; committee to consider it Thursday
- Latest school property tax plan would increase homestead exemption, might forgo sales tax increase
- Senate school plan has bigger teacher raises, more tax relief. But how will it be paid for?
- Texas Sen. Larry Taylor unveils new school finance bill, adding $5,000 teacher pay raise
- Lawmaker who almost quit after failed school overhaul bill back with transformative plan – Huberty is simply not very bright (and that has nothing to do with his being dyslexic) and it says a lot about his colleagues’ mental capacity when they praise him. The folks praising him in the story are a Dem and school lobbyist despite the claim of “MVP.”
- House Votes to Kick Can on Real Reform to Teacher Retirement System
- Senate backs 2-year wait before ex-legislators can lobby – good
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on the Passage of Senate Bill 13, Ethics Reform
- Texas House votes to expand DNA database – bad
- Senate OKs allowing open carry for school marshals
- HB 2845 forces protections for land owners when leasing to wind energy firms
- High-Speed Rail Related Bills Heard in House Sub-committee on Transportation
- Could Texas high-speed rail hit a speed bump this session?
- Landgraf’s GROW Texas Fund bill moves forward
- Rep. Zwiener Introduces Resolution Naming Kyle the Official “Pie Capital of Texas”
- Rep. Briscoe Cain reveals he has Asperger’s during Autism Awareness Month speech
- Texas legislators question whether student journalists need press freedom guarantees
- Senate passes bill allowing Texas to sue social media platforms
- Abbott Reappoints Bithos As Independent Ombudsman For State Supported Living Centers
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- US Rep. Arrington discusses economy, Mueller report, more VIDEO
- Chip Roy likes Trump’s results, will leave it to history to judge his character
- When it comes to Chip Roy’s support of Trump, does the end justify the means?
- Democratic 2020 candidates pitch platforms to women of color, black mayors in early swing through Texas
- Pete Buttigieg: Democratic Party Fascist
- Capitalism, socialism, and why AOC’s new Netflix documentary should be on Blockbuster shelves
- Eight Democrats vying for the White House were in Houston on Wednesday. Here’s where they stand.
- Democrats address drop in black voter turnout with Houston forums
- Buttigieg and O’Rourke pursue different strategies as they vie for Best New Face in the Democratic Party
- Bernie Sanders pushes political, economic revolution in Fort Worth
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- Migrants Abandon Toddler in Brush-Covered Field near Texas Border
- West Texas Immigration Shelter Network Adds Warehouse in El Paso
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- Texas wine group wants to keep California grapes out of their bottles
- Frost Bank’s 1Q profit rises nearly 10%
- San Antonio’s Biglari may launch another proxy fight against Cracker Barrel
- Industry analysts see the Permian driving Oxy’s new Anadarko bid
- SpotSee Shifts ShockLog Manufacturing from England to Graham, Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas removes 14 DFW hospital emergency rooms from network
- Fort Worth locomotive facility reaches milestone
- Volvo wants a premium experience. Its oldest Houston dealership is stuck in the disco era. Can this marriage be saved? – funny
- The 737 Max problems might prompt Southwest to change a key business strategy
- Boy Scouts [not] Faces New Sexual Abuse Allegations As It Considers Bankruptcy Protection
- Occidental Picks Savvy Cravath Lawyer for Anadarko Counter Offer (alas, no Texans)
- Texas Permian Basin Index rebounds after two months of declines
- Concho, Frontier agree to joint venture in northern Midland Basin
- Cogent Midstream to construct pipeline from Big Lake plant to GCX
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- National Weather Service: Bryan tornado rated EF2
- Midlanders face hail storm aftermath
- NWS: It’s been almost 10 years since Midland ‘had hail storm like this’
- ‘Torrential rains’ destroy fence at Abilene non-profit’s horse pasture
- Flooding closes part of Abilene State Park
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- A tool chest, a feud and a Caldwell Co. deputy shot in the night – police need to clearly and unmistakably identify themselves in such cases, Caldwell Co. deputy made missteps before he was shot, district attorney says
- Corsicana Teacher Faces More Indecency With a Child Charges
- Edinburg Mayor, Wife Arrested in Organized Illegal Voting Scheme, more
- Edinburg mayor, wife surrender to authorities on illegal voting charges
- Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina charged with orchestrating an illegal voting scheme
- Fellow Edinburg councilmember’s company posts bond for mayor, wife
- Report: Cameron Co. Jail Inmate Died After Guards Tried to Restrain Him
- Texas Executes Avowed Racist in Black Dragging Death of James Byrd, Jr.
- Police: Texas Man Fatally Shot His Children, Sister-In-Law
- Muleshoe man accused of kidnapping two children accepts plea deal
- Lubbock police tracked and caught car-jacker thanks to GPS device
- Lubbock police car involved in crash Thursday morning
- Car pinned under 18-wheeler in College Station – I didn’t know A&M operated a CDL driver training program…
- Two 18-wheelers catch fire following crash on Hwy 21
- An amazing save: Good Samaritans flip truck over, save man VIDEO
- Woman robbed at gunpoint in south Abilene, multiple shots fired
- Abilene man accused of sexually abusing child under the age of 10
- Pearland ISD administrator accused of drawing on boy’s head with marker over dress code issue AUDIO
- Lubbock Roman Catholic diocese responds to allegations of falsely accusing former deacon
- Man arrested, but one more still on the run for Central Lubbock murder
- Firefighters Free Person Trapped Beneath DART Train VIDEO
- 4 Arrested After Police Chase U-Haul Truck in Dallas County VIDEO
- Forrmer Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty found dead
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- Bexar Co. DA: Homeless people with a clean record no longer will be thrown into jail for trespassing – but what if they are actually trespassing and will not leave?
- Bexar County contracts with San Antonio to magistrate its inmates over district judges’ objections
- Will San Antonio’s Voters Stand Up for Chick-fil-A?
- City of Odessa ready to celebrate cleanliness with a block party VIDEO
- Princeton ISD Proposes $237M in New Debt
- Enlow named finalist for Bowie ISD chief
- Bowie city council votes down community room VIDEO
- Bowie city councilor hopes to change city agenda policy VIDEO
- Abilene downtown hotel project causes divide among Taylor County Republican Party, more – among the whole town.
- Sweetwater economic development changes, five projects in the works VIDEO
- Lubbock ISD continues move back to large, consolidated elementary schools
- Lubbock County: No county transparency demands a NO vote on Prop A
- DART Renaming Irving Station, Part of $1 Billion Project
- Empty progressive promises are fueling politics at Dallas City Hall
- Dallas needs more police officers, but even more, we need citizens to step up for public safety
- Dallas joins list of Texas cities seeking to require paid leave
- As TEC chairman’s wife runs for Dallas City Council, her campaign is clouded by unethical behavior.
- Colleyville Mayor Supports Abbott’s 2.5 Percent Tax Reform
- Amarillo PAC Launches Attack on City Council Challengers
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- Longtime conductor passing the baton at UTPB
- TTU Plant and Soil Science Graduate Student Heading Down Under as a Fulbright Student Researcher
- UT grants Texas Cowboys 15 more days to respond to hazing report
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- Dyess AFB: B-1B Lancers resume flights after brief grounding
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