- Legislative Review: How Senator Paul Bettencourt Stopped A Tax Hike, Saved Tax Relief
- Where Does Texas Rank on Property Taxes?
- Bonnen’s blockade, piloted by Rep. Phelan, prevented any of the business protection bills from passing. – Note the part about the new NFIB Texas director. I was very unimpressed what came out of NFIB Texas this session, the absence of former director Will Newton was noticed.
- Rep. Frank gives county GOP group a recap of the 86th Legislative Session, more
- Texas Teachers Are Getting Pay Raises, But How Much Depends On The District AUDIO
- Gov. Abbott hauls in two $1,000,000 checks in Texas, land of unlimited political giving
- Campaign Finance Reports: Freedom Caucus
- First Campaign Finance Reports for the 2020 Election Cycle Due Today!
- HD114: Republican Challenger, Luisa Del Rosal, Outraises Dallas Democrat in Swing Seat
- HD10: TLR PAC endorses Jake Ellzey in GOP primary in race to succeed Rep. John Wray
- With the Texas House at play in 2020 elections, Dallas-Fort Worth candidates draw big money
- Former statewide judge, Elsa Alcala, leaves GOP, citing Trump’s racism – she was never a Republican in her heart. If she were she would know that nothing an official says changes the GOP’s history of being the party of civil rights for all.
- Republican Party of Texas Chairman Dickey says GOP poised to bounce back from 2018 dip in 2020
- Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
- Report: EPA fell short reaching “vulnerable communities” hit by Harvey
- Appeals court sends case back to Harris County judge who urged attorney to ‘hurry up’
- State should reform corrupted ferry pass program
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- “I’m not sorry”: A quarter-century later, Eddie Bernice Johnson stands by her crime bill vote
- TX19 Congressman Jodey Arrington Appointed Co-Chair of New Committee
- Arrington: 70-year extension to 9/11 victims fund ‘financially irresponsible’ VIDEO
- Sen. Cruz: Google Is a Monopoly That Is Abusing Its Power VIDEO
- Modern Democratic Party McCarthyism VIDEO
- ‘Biden’ His Time on Obamacare
- Kamala Harris Unveils Plan to Make Drug Prices ‘Fair’
- O’Rourke’s Fundraising Woes Revive Concerns About Campaign, more
- Beto O’Rourke hits yet another low as presidential opponents cash in
- O’Rourke Raises Just $3.6M, a Big Drop From Last Quarter
- Texas Democrat Darling, Beto Pancho, Rejected by Nation
- Beto Pancho’s slavery money & a “high-profile” Dem challenging Cornyn
- O’Rourke campaign highlights Texas as part of its path to victory
- Beto O’Rourke further grows Iowa footprint, opening 11 field offices
- Commie Castro reports $2.8 million in campaign receipts, doubling early take
- Satire website bluntly but correctly summarizes Democratic Party policy
- Two new science papers strongly question theory of man-made global warming
- Trump drops plan to establish independent climate review panel
- It’s not surprising that Republicans are staying quiet after Trump’s ‘go back’ tweet
- To the GOP’s chagrin, Texas is one of the most diverse states in the nation – how the Leftists see things. Texas IS, existing, a “diverse” state and the GOP flourishes. The Leftists simply assert that Republicans, the party of civil right for all, dislikes people if they are of a different race or ethnicity.
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- Del Rio Port of Entry Shut Down Over Threatened Migrant Rush
- U.S. News Anxious Immigrants Wait to Learn Effect of New Asylum Policy
- Legal experts say new federal rule to block most asylum claims is on shaky ground
- Exclusive: Identities of Gang Bosses at War with Los Zetas Cartel Revealed
- Graphic video appears to show Mexican drug cartel members blowing up man, child
- Making an Immigration Arrest Requires Hours of Surveillance – well hell, it takes work so we should just stop. Murder usually takes days and weeks so let’s stop making those arrests too.
- In FY2018 756,800 became naturalized U.S. citizens, highest since 2013 – so the Trump Admin. is demonstrably not anti-immigrant!
- Sen. Cruz in Fox News Op-Ed: ‘Now More Than Ever, Democrats in Congress Need to Finally Do Their Jobs and Work With Republicans and President Trump to Secure Our Border’ VIDEO
- Nearly a dozen admit to massive fake marriage scam enticing Vietnamese immigrants into improved legal status in the U.S.
- Dehydration and illnesses: Why more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are getting sick
- Shaun King: The Antifa terrorist who was killed while attacking an ICE detention facility is a martyr
- Why So Little Coverage of the ICE Attack?
- Latina ICE Officer Becomes Internet Sensation “#ICEBae,” Slaps Down Leftists Telling Her to Feel Ashamed
- New tent facilities being built for migrants in South and West Texas
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- Texas Instruments delays construction of $3.1 billion chip plant in Richardson by two years, letter says
- SpaceX pinpoints cause of Dragon explosion during test
- Splashway introduces revolutionary water coaster ride
- Contagious equine, cattle virus confirmed in the Big Country
- Texas anthrax update, July 16, 2019
- San Antonio home sales dipped in June as prices climbed
- Austin area home to 3 of nation’s top-selling neighborhoods — including No. 1 in Texas
- Luby’s sheds more restaurants as sales decline in the third quarter
- Luby’s appoints new executives amid turnaround efforts
- East Texas Jury Rejects Plastronics’ $104M Patent Infringement Claim
- Fairmont owner wants to build more in downtown Austin
- Houston power co. sells plants for $360M
- These 5 Houston startups raised the most VC money during Q2
- American Airlines mechanics unions raise safety concerns with FAA, judge after new order
- Due to 737 Max, Southwest makes ‘difficult decision’ to delay training for new pilots
- Tech Titans names fastest-growing tech companies in North Texas
- AT&T inks multi-year agreement with IBM that touches on modern technology trends
- Dallas Fuel’s success drives Overwatch League to expand esports home games
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- Former Midland County jailer found not guilty of murder
- Wounded DPS trooper, Moises Sanchez, facing surgery soon
- Progreso police officer charged with sexual assault
- Off-duty Border Patrol agent arrested after crash, charged with DWI
- Harris County deputy’s death highlights different ways law enforcement die on the job
- Austin officers’ use of force against man with pickaxe justified, DA says VIDEO
- Former Austin officers sued after allegedly fracturing man’s skull in 2017 arrest
- Jury: Jalen Veliz guilty of murder in 2018 shooting of Isaac Morey
- Texas Woman Dies, Transportation Worker Injured After Wreck in Kansas
- Crews respond to water rescue at Lake Wichita
- Wichita Falls police arrest two after city suffers from a rash of vehicle burglaries
- Man, girlfriend charged with pointing gun at juveniles, attempting to hide firearm
- Couple leaves children at park, flees crash scene, gets chased by deputies
- Abilene police: Winters Fwy spill ‘very hazardous to your vehicle and dangerous’
- Clyde man charged with sexual assault going on trial
- Texas father pleads to 45 years for starving 12-year-old to death
- Lubbock Man Arrested After Chasing People With Knife in Grocery Store
- Lubbock man takes 40-year deal in cocaine case
- Indiana man fails to register as sex offender in Lubbock, accepts plea deal
- Former Dallas Councilwoman Carolyn Davis is killed in auto accident, Carolyn Davis won tough election campaigns, fought for affordable housing before bribery allegations surfaced
- Harris Co. woman accused of using kids in stroller to shoplift clothes from outlet mall
- Man who fatally crashed into Houston-area home was paralyzed from waist down, family says
- Fort Bend authorities ask for help in identifying remains in 19-year cold case
- Houston man tells police he ‘lost his cool’ in fiancee’s fatal stabbing – yeah, that’s all, just lost my cool..
- Man pulled from Mustang Island Beach identified as San Antonio resident
- Former Zavalla ISD baseball coach accused of improper relation withdraws guilty plea, may face additional charges
- Santa Fe teenager arrested after 17-year-old girl shot in chest
- ‘We were just kids’: Victims confront former El Paso Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault
- Deputies arrest El Paso fugitives found hiding in closet, under pile of clothes
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- Lubbock County: A tale of two county employees that should tick you off
- Amarillo ISD changes name of Lee Elementary to Park Hills
- Harlandale ISD trustee stepping down
- San Antonio business groups tap Austin strategy in bid to block city’s paid sick leave policy
- Bexar D.A.’ soft on marijuana decision might have little impact in schools
- San Antonio ISD board raises superintendent’s salary
- Hemp law has most big-city prosecutors in Texas stepping back from marijuana charges. But not in El Paso.
- Wichita Falls ISD School Board making progress towards a bond proposal
- Wichita Falls councilmember Eric West will not seek re-election
- Wichita Falls city staff defend choice of contractor for $1.3 mil project despite ‘personal problems’
- Wichita Falls officials working to get fire station ventilation systems in budget
- New Wichita Falls Fire Chief begins journey
- Odessa interviewing city attorney candidates
- Internal investigation underway by Odessa police following incident at restaurant and bar VIDEO
- Stephens County rodeo arena to be rebuilt
- San Angelo police officer awarded for saving 11-year-old girl after boating accident
- Abilene HUD housing complex undergoes emergency grounds cleanup
- Development Corporation of Abilene names Boerne business leader next president and CEO
- Abilene zoning battle continues over vacant lot in Hillcrest neighborhood VIDEO
- Houston-Area Road Funds Vote Bungled, County Commissioners Struggle to Comply with Open Meetings
- Houston ISD’s Special Ed Enrollment Still Lags National Rate
- Caldwell County residents prepare for treated wastewater fight VIDEO
- Austin Convention Center expansion could be stymied by petition
- Downtown Austin Alliance hosting public forum discussing new homeless ordinance VIDEO
- Leander could cut ties with CapMetro VIDEO
- Hays County wants to land more TV, film projects
- Hays County District Attorney’s office responds to House Bill 1325
- New Braunfels’ urban redevelopment plan drawing outside interest
- Port of Corpus Christi may put up $250,000 to help county with Bob Hall Pier issue
- Grand Prairie ISD names interim superintendent
- ACLU of Texas warns Mineral Wells about becoming ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’
- Mineral Wells to consider becoming ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’ VIDEO
- Longview ISD school board approves proposed lower tax rate, new after-school program, $471K for compost accelerators
- Starr Co., STC host economic summit
- Agua SUD board ousts president after just five months on the job
- Mission donates ambulance to sister city
- Mission signs MOU with Border Patrol
- Mercedes names new police chief
- Jefferson County’s Mid-County tax office seeks expansion
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- Former UT chancellor Bill McRaven was the highest-paid public university leader in 2018 – and not worth a ¼ of the amount.
- UT students will have a new opportunity to gain discounts by recycling
- New organization aims to support student parents at UT
- Texas A&M sees small dip in summer enrollment
- Coming home to MSU Texas paved way for Matthew Mitchell to go national
- Texas A&M vice chancellor visits with AgriLife extension agents
- Hardin-Simmons Alumni Feature: Conrad R. Lam, M.D.
- Brazil students learn engineering, experience Tech campus
- TTU New Staff Senate President Details Strong Ambitions
- Texas Tech’s resounding success in other sports puts new coach on the spot
- 60 students start at TCU and UNTHSC’s new medical school
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- Family members of 79 fallen airmen set to attend ceremony for expanded Dyess Memorial Park
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