- Proposition 3 would allow tax breaks for disaster-damaged properties
- State Sen. Paul Bettencourt criticizes local tax rates VIDEO
- Murchison: Texas Cities’ and Counties’ Taxpayer-Funded Happy Hour Is Over – Almost – key line in this is that the property tax reform forces voters to “soberly to contemplate what they can afford, as opposed to what they want.”
- With redistricting in the offing, battle for the Texas House heats up
- SD19: State Senator Pete Flores’ Quiet ‘Regular Guy’ Approach Resonates on District Tour
- Michael Quinn Sullivan’s torment of Dennis Bonnen could end next week
- Not counting people in 2020 Census could cost Texas millions – I’ll happily trade some federal dollars for an accurate count as opposed to a Democrat-boosting over-count which is what this is all about.
- Google, Amazon, Twitter among companies berated for skipping Texas panel on preventing mass shootings
- Texas’ new anti-abortion law is already hurting Planned Parenthood – wonderful!
- Texas appeals court to decide if 2 drug seizures were legal
- Bill Brewer Sanction Case Gets Testy at SCOTX
- Scientists work to boost the population of the beloved Texas horned lizard
- Discovery of bone fragments could stop Alamo project if Tap Pilam decides to seek court action
- DPS adopts fitness standards requiring waistline measurements, despite lawsuit from troopers
- Troopers have sued the Texas Department of Public Safety over a waist size policy. Commissioners say the policy is needed.
- Robberies, beatings in Mart juvenile correctional facility lead to 18 indictments
- Texas’ $7 billion plan to remake Houston highways once again targets homes, businesses in communities of color
- TxDOT moves ahead with major road projects around the state
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- State Sen. Pat Fallon decided not to challenge Cornyn for a seat in the U.S. Senate
- Fallon’s About-Face: Won’t Challenge Cornyn in Senate Primary
- North Texas lawmaker decides against challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
- Houston’s congressional swing districts even more diverse since 2016, data shows
- Cornyn garners both criticism and credit for wading into fractious debate over drug-pricing legislation
- Arrest of Giuliani Associates Ensnares ‘Congressman 1’
- Arrests May Cloud District-Switching Republican’s Comeback
- Ted Cruz to Trump: Don’t let Citgo fall into Russian hands
- Sen. Cruz Applauds Victoria Coates as Deputy National Security Advisor
- Er, No, Mr. President, the United States Still Has Forces in Syria
- Several national security officials raised alarms about Ukraine policy before and after Trump call
- Ukraine ‘alignment’ with Hillary Clinton began in 2013: Politico flashback, 2017
- Michael McCaul challenges impeachment inquiry
- Trump Impeachment Efforts Will Haunt the Next Democrat In the White House
- Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block House subpoena for his tax returns – hopefully an en bank hearing will change this, if not on to the Supreme Court. Holding high political office does not surrender your basic rights. For example, unlike most other presidents, Bill Clinton refused to disclose his medical records as he still retained his basic rights to privacy of his records.
- Giuliani, Tillerson clashed over “prisoner swap” with Turkey
- Energy executive pushed by Perry padded his military record
- If The US Doesn’t Ratify The USMCA Trade Agreement Soon, It May Not Happen Until Late 2020
- Trump: Acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan Stepping Down
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- The Press is keeping Americans in the “dark” that “kills democracy”
- Trump’s visit to Texas will include stop at Louis Vuitton workshop in Johnson County, Fort Worth fundraiser
- Trump to visit Dallas as Texas GOP criticism mounts – Tilove isn’t truly in-touch with the actual Texas GOP, just mostly the Austin crowd.
- Leftist rioters attack Trump supporters leaving Trump rally
- San Antonio Trump supporters stand by their man: ‘He’s a pompous, arrogant jerk,’ says one. ‘But that’s what we need now.’
- Trump comes out fighting in Minneapolis
- Trump goes after Biden following revelation that whistleblower worked in Obama White House
- Beto Pancho threatens tax-exempt status of churches if they don’t support homosexual marriage, more – Preposterous as freedom means the ability to choose one belief or practice over another. That is inherently what freedom means.
- O’Rourke: Revoke Tax Exemptions of Churches Opposing Same-Sex Marriage
- Beto embraces divisions by wanting to tax religious organizations over gay marriage
- Texas Values Condemns O’Rourke’s Attack on Christian Churches, Ministries, and Schools
- Beto O’Rourke Unveils Plan to Boost Homeownership
- O’Rourke Raises $4.5M in 3rd Quarter for White House Run
- Kamala Harris: My pronouns are “she, her, hers.” Chris Cuomo: Mine too.
- Castro touts a ‘Children First’ plan to improve foster care – somehow government spending billions more would improve foster care which is already an example of how poorly government performs at such tasks.
- Tulsi Gabbard threatens debate boycott, says DNC trying to ‘hijack’ election
- Sanders says he will resume campaign ‘as soon as possible’
- Elizabeth Warren’s newest dance around the truth
- Elizabeth Warren’s Threat to the Constitution
- CNN’s Town Hall Learns It’s ‘Violence’ to Alter the Name of a Trans Person, and We’ve Got a New National Emergency
- Biden Struggles to Show He’s Down With Being Gay and Things Get Really Weird
- Big Tech Is Now a Big Punching Bag for Politicians
- Turncoat Trump-hater George Will spoke at TTU institute Thursday
- Opinion: ‘High-spanics’ sell out to Trump at White House reception – What an inherently bigoted (or racist) column that itself divides and yet accuses others of doing so. A shameful low-brow, keep ’em down on the brown-plantation piece if ever there was one.
- Parody but right on target: NBA Now Requiring All Players To Stand For Chinese National Anthem
- NBA Proves That Corporate Social Activism Is All About the Dollars
- Jane Fonda arrested on steps of US Capitol Building protesting climate change
- Piers Morgan to Extinction Rebellion founder: “Why don’t you practice what you preach?”
- AOC flew to Denmark and explained why her ‘dreams of motherhood now taste bittersweet’ because of climate change (and people have questions)
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- Tarrant County Sheriff Says Comments at White House Briefing About Illegal Immigrants Were Taken Out of Context
- Migrant Protests Close Border City Bridge into Texas
- Mexican Government Seeks Mass Graves in Shuttered Border State Prison
- Illegal immigrant sentenced to life in prison for murder of San Antonio man
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- Arconic celebrates 40 years in Wichita Falls area making jet-engine blades
- Financial tech company Joust moves HQ from Denver to Austin
- Austin energy tech startup RigUp raises $300 million
- Texas-trained dogs helping stop rhino poachers in Africa
- Broadway Bank ranks as Top Workplace among large employers for 2nd straight year
- Floyd County pumpkin growers overcome difficult weather season VIDEO
- Mills: Gasoline, electricity prices expected to decline
- Oil climbs to $60 as Iran tanker attack reignites Mideast risk
- Baker Hughes rotary rig count summary
- Ted Cruz to Trump: Don’t let Citgo fall into Russian hands
- Aruba looks to Houston after ending refinery deal with Citgo
- BP to sell legacy U.S. gas assets, take up to $3B in impairments
- Mexican president seeks to restore Pemex to dominant role
- Goodnight Midstream lands $500 million to expand oil field water operations
- Feds say sales seminars endorsed by HGTV’s ‘Flip or Flop’ stars Tarek and Christina are ‘misleading’
- Judge Will Halt Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma and Owners
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- AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Makes Child Pornography Arrest in Wharton County
- 10 years in prison for sexual assault after man violates probation order
- WF man sentenced to prison in human trafficking case
- One dead following accident in Montague County
- Lubbock Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Overpass Pillar
- DPS: Midland woman dies in Ector County wreck
- Midland ISD: threatening post originated in New Mexico in 2018, extra support will still be on campus as a precaution
- Klein Collins HS student charged, accused of posing with loaded gun on campus, posting on Snapchat
- Dixie Dog Drive-In Burns Down in Tahoka
- Someone left behind $4,000 cash and marijuana in Reagor Dykes burglary
- Lubbock man arrested after shooting gun at neighbor
- Students who ran into flames reflect on 2018 Tech Terrace home explosion VIDEO
- Huntsville ISD bus carrying football team crashes on the way to game in Montgomery County
- Children playing with lighter caused Spring motel fire that injured seven, fire marshal says, Woman charged with child abandonment after leaving kids unattended before Spring motel fire
- Man charged with capital murder in deadly summer drive-by in west Harris County
- Harris Co: Investigators searching for car in hit-and-run of 13-year-old girl
- Vintage Bentley totaled in crash near Crosby – damn
- 16-year-old girl shot in gang-related incident in southwest Houston, police say
- Man in reportedly stolen wrecker leads officers on chase through Houston VIDEO
- Man claims self defense in fatal road rage shooting in west Harris County
- Video shows armed robbery at Houston Waffle House, police searching for 3 suspects VIDEO
- Update:Man Sentenced to Death for Texas Attack That Killed 6, Prosecutor: Man Who Killed 6 in Texas Deserves Death Penalty
- Judge to Examine Failure to Disclose Video in Texas Terror Case
- Falls Co. Deputy Killed, Riesel Police Chief Injured When Struck by Car, more VIDEO
- Body found 400 yards from missing Central Texas man’s pickup
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- Murchison: Texas Cities’ and Counties’ Taxpayer-Funded Happy Hour Is Over – Almost
- Austin’s New Homelessness Czar Quits In Midst Of Debate Over Public Camping AUDIO
- San Antonio councilman wants to double campaign contribution limits for council, mayoral races
- San Antonio City Council considers changing ethics rule on prohibiting contact with vendors
- Editorial: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office pursuit policy reckless
- Wichita County Veterans Service Office readies for return
- Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom asks appeals court to stop an investigation of him
- Wichita Falls animal ordinance adoption pushed to Nov. 5
- Midland’s tax collection is going to be higher than other West Texas communities
- Bastrop County awarded $2 million grant to build emergency shelter
- Mineral Wells and Hamilton officially enter Texas Main Street program
- Who is Funding Williamson County’s Pro-Bond PAC?
- Rockwall County commissioners voted themselves a pay raise so large I call it unarmed robbery
- How corruption affects the cost of water in Weslaco
- Governor Abbott and Houston Mayor Turner at a Stand-Off Over Harvey Money
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- Sul Ross grad student chosen for National Park Arts Foundation Artist in Residency program
- Odessa College opens campus pantry for students dealing with food, hygiene insecurity – ridiculous Leftism
- ASU social clubs celebrate milestone anniversaries in Homecoming Parade
- TTU SGA discusses executive Cabinet, honors Tech community members
- TTU Researcher Awarded USDA-NIFA Grant To Develop Targeted Antimicrobial Use In Cows
- Former Texas Tech Chancellor Increases Reward in Murder Case
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- Sheppard AFB talks about T-22 training ahead of air show
- Sheppard AFB military spouses network with chocolate, coffee and champagne
- Family of imprisoned Central Texas soldier on a mission for justice VIDEO
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