- Texas Cities and Counties Scramble to Increase Property Taxes Before New Law Takes Effect
- San Antonio, Bexar County officials fire back at House Speaker Bonnen over secret recording – blah, blah, blah.
- Recording reveals Texas lawmakers’ plans to escalate war on local governments – the “war” is a war on taxpayers by local government who want unlimited “control” over “local” voters.
- House leaders ‘hate’ Texas’ cities and counties. ‘It’s just infuriating,’ FW mayor says
- Dallas Mayor Johnson: ‘I cannot abide’ Bonnen’s insults of Texas cities
- 11 House Republicans call for resignation of Bonnen as Speaker – These members include Trent Ashby, Kyle Biedermann, Travis Clardy, Drew Darby, Kyle Kacal, Tan Parker, Matt Schaefer, John Smithee, Phil Stephenson, Tony Tinderholt, and Steve Toth.
- ‘Time to cut the head off the snake’: Targeted GOP lawmaker calls for Texas House speaker to resign – that makes more than 11
- Calls for Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s resignation are limited — but growing — as his party plans to meet this week
- State Rep. Tan Parker calls for Bonnen to resign
- After hearing audio, 19 SREC members call on Speaker Bonnen to resign
- So are there any legal consequences to the Bonnen tape?
- Commentary: Is the Bribery Provision of the Texas Constitution the Biggest Legal Threat to Bonnen?
- Why All Politicians Must Be Held Accountable
- Here’s why Texas Republicans may miss straight-ticket voting – it was a terrible decision to end this.
- Judge grants 2 of 3 Democratic requests in Michael Quinn Sullivan lawsuit – the judge is the former Travis Co. Democrat Party chairwoman (2013-2015) and the suit is without merit. The Speaker is the official actor in the scandal with Sullivan being the whistleblower but because he’s the real conservative, the Dems (and media to a large extent) go after him!
- Auditable Paper Trails for Electronic Voting Machines Secure Our Votes
- Texas [homosexual] LGBT Caucus could gain a member in November
- Texas Railroad Commission gets new look, online tools
- Shooting victims and families talk to Texas lawmakers about mass violence
- Medicinal cannabis prescriptions rise 65 percent as Texas expands program
- Texas Court Strikes Down Obama Rule to Force Doctors to Perform Sex-Transition Surgeries
- Fort Worth Police Shooting Leads to Calls for Reform from State Lawmakers
- TexIndex: Texas’ Place in the National Economy
- How hard should creating a Texas income tax be? Voters will decide with Prop. 4
- Prop. 5: Constitutional amendment would provide better funding for parks, historic areas in Texas
- Bastrop, Buescher state parks could get financial boost from Proposition 5 on November ballot
- Secretary Hughs Encourages Texans To Vote Early, Make Preparations To Cast A Ballot In November 5th Election
- FEMA Completes More Than 5,000 Home Inspections To Assess Imelda Damage In Texas
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- Cornyn out-raises all Senate Democratic candidates combined in 3rd quarter
- Five takeaways from third-quarter fundraising reports in Texas’ congressional races
- TX11: Former Midland mayor, JD Faircloth, announces bid for Congress
- Texas Rep. Michael McCaul leads revolt on Trump Syria policy
- Texas Republicans unite with Democrats to rebuke Trump over Syria
- DC: House Bill Threatens Small Business Owners with Fines, Jail Time
- What Rick Perry was doing in Ukraine – his job
- Energy Secretary Perry Resigning at End of Year, Trump Says
- Energy Secretary Rick Perry Expected to Step Down: Report
- Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Praising Rick Perry’s Leadership as Energy Secretary
- Rick Perry says Trump directed him to talk to Rudy Giuliani over Ukrainian corruption concerns
- Document: Adam Schiff Staffer Met with Impeachment Witness on Ukraine Trip
- McConnell Warns GOP Senators to Gear Up for Impeachment Trial
- Sen. Cruz Calls for Urgent Action to Stop U.N. Process Lifting Arms Embargo and Ballistic Missile Ban on Iran
- Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Praise Confirmation of Charles Eskridge as U.S. District Judge in Houston
- FCC Chairman Warns of China’s ‘Leverage’ over the NBA, Dangers to 5G Network
- White House’s Peter Navarro Pushes Nancy Pelosi to Pass US-Mexico-Canada Agreement: ‘More Important than Any China Deal’ VIDEO
- Trump Administration’s Successful War Against Bureaucratic Bullies
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- Trump in Texas:
- Trump to Tour Louis Vuitton Facility Before Dallas Rally
- In Fort Worth, Trump boasts he just saved millions of Kurds by unleashing Turkey, then brokering ceasefire
- Donald Trump is holding a rally in Dallas tonight. Here’s everything you need to know.
- President Trump holding rally in Dallas, livestream to air on CBS7 Facebook
- Trump rally in Texas: Here’s what it was like
- Live blog: Pres. Donald Trump visits North Texas VIDEO
- Live blog: President Trump visits North Texas today
- Beto O’Rourke to stage counter-rally during President Donald Trump’s visit to Dallas
- The O’Rourke vs. Trump battle for Texas is on tonight, Texas Democrats across the state stand up to Trump
- Trump Supporters Camp Outside American Airlines Center In Anticipation Of Thursday Campaign Rally VIDEO
- Supporters of President Donald Trump Line Up Outside AAC Day Before Rally
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- Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro Struggle to Secure Spot in November Debate as Fundraising Lags
- DMN column by Joshua Whitfield on Beto a gem
- Meghan McCain Comes Up With the Perfect Job for Beto
- Warren Emerges as Front-Runner in Fourth Democratic Debate, O’Rourke and Castro Fail to Stand Out
- Elizabeth Warren and the Black Vote
- Democratic race for president comes into focus
- Latest Democratic debate pitted revolution vs. restoration
- Corn Pop’s Revenge: Leftists Move for the End of Joe Biden
- Obama hasn’t backed Biden but he endorses Trudeau for reelection
- Ahead of Trump’s Dallas rally, Joe Biden slams president on healthcare – his Obamacare worked out so well didn’t it?
- Joe Biden Lied for Years About the Car Accident That Claimed the Life of His Wife and Daughter
- Buttigieg on the Courts
- Angry Londoners Drag Climate Change Protesters From Roof of Train
- Feminists demand DNC cancel next presidential debate, citing ‘toxic culture’ at NBC
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- Trump says he will unfreeze security aid to Central American countries
- Border Patrol’s Growing Presence at Hospitals Creates Fear
- Gulf Cartel Chief Captured in Texas Heads to Prison
- Rope Ladders Discovered on Mexican Side of Border Wall
- Birthright citizenship can be changed without amending Constitution
- Lyft smuggler pleads guilty, placed on community supervision
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- What’s good and bad for Texas small businesses this month?
- Secretary Of State’s Office Hosts Texas Businesses Against Trafficking Partnership Forum
- GM-UAW tentative contract includes pay raises, $11,000 signing bonus
- Southwest Pushes Back Return of Troubled Boeing Max, Again
- Taco Bell franchise owner settles in citizenship-discrimination suit
- Feds: Academy Sports + Outdoors broke law by selling rifle in Texas attack
- Midland realtors see a decrease in home purchases
- Housing shortage hits Breckenridge
- Weather Channel denies it employed two storm chasers who died in 2017 Texas crash
- Judge to rule in Vista Bank’s favor against Reagor
- West Texas farmers optimistic as President Trump strikes partial trade deal with China
- Austin among cities testing Uber Pets pilot program
- UT-grown startup Lantha Sensors raises $2.6M to commercialize chemical sensor
- Bankrupt Gabriel’s earmarks San Antonio-area stores for closure
- Enterprise to expand ATX pipeline from Appalachia to Texas
- The 2019 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is Here
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- Former prison official admits to planting screwdrivers in inmate’s cell
- Fort Worth Police Shooting Shatters Community Trust
- Windcrest man not guilty by reason of insanity in fatal shooting of mom at home
- Cause of huge South Austin apartment fire remains undetermined, officials say
- Former Clinics of North Texas employee to plead following insurance fraud
- Abilene woman charged with Capital Murder of pregnant victim also accused of sexually abusing 6-year-old
- Report: Suspects told pregnant Abilene murder victim they wanted her ‘to feel the pain of a miscarriage’
- Former Abilene daycare worker found guilty, sentenced to probation, $1k fine
- 50 indicted by Taylor County grand jury, including accused killers of pregnant woman
- 15-year-old Houston sex trafficking survivor commits suicide
- Firefighters battling large grass fire in Throckmorton County
- Pickup Truck Collides With School Bus in Lubbock County Injuring Both Drivers, Driver hospitalized after crashing into New Deal school bus
- Christoval ISD, other schools on lockout/lockdown after rumors about possible shooting Christoval ISD, other schools on lockout/lockdown after rumors about possible shooting
- Reagan County ISD campuses placed on lockdown
- Threat made to Plainview ISD ruled not credible
- Person of interest in missing Lubbock woman case arrested, unrelated charge
- Masked man robbed Chase Bank near UT campus, authorities say
- Woman hospitalized after Northeast Austin shooting, police say
- Wichita County deputies seize 32 assorted animals from woman’s home near Iowa Park
- Firefighters continue to battle ‘stubborn’ fire inside downtown Houston corner store
- Houston police officer involved in crash that sends SUV into light pole on city’s southwest side
- Girl, 9, hit by car after wandering from Cypress home
- Felon sentenced to 29 years in prison for ‘jugging’ — but officials don’t know where he is
- Harris County constable deputy shot while working extra job in north Houston
- Babysitter arrested after leaving kids unattended before they started motel fire in Spring
- Cheerleader in ‘blackface’ Halloween costume draws anger – and apology from Texas gym
- Father killed, wife, kids shaken after Fort Bend County home invasion VIDEO
- ‘I felt like I was going to die’: 15-year-old girl assaulted by man during home invasion
- Harlingen man found guilty of lying on gun form
- San Juan man gets 65 years in strangulation case
- Corpus Christi Police Officer Shoots, Kills Man Armed With Baseball Bat
- 1 1/2-Year-Old Shot Inside Dallas Home
- Former Dallas Cowboy Marion Barber III Arrested In Prosper For Criminal Mischief VIDEO
- Armed Robbers Steal $60K Worth Of Cell Phones, Accessories From Irving Verizon Store
- After 17 years on the run, Central Texas fugitive captured
- 30-year-old Central Texas abduction-murder case cold, but not closed
- Hamlin teacher, husband of TAMUCC president Quintanilla, faces child sex assault charge
- Frisco doctor banned from practicing medicine after allegedly stalking underage girl
- Psychiatric report: Man held after two stabbing deaths in Kilgore had troubled history
- 1 Dead, at Least 2 Injured After Arlington Shooting, Police Say
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- Fort Worth Faith Leaders Want Judge to Enforce Police Reform
- McKinney Councilman La’Shadion Shemwell Calls For ‘Black State Of Emergency’; Police Association Calls For Resignation
- Editorial: Ignoring coal ensures San Antonio falls short of climate goals
- San Antonio City Council passes plan to tackle climate change, but questions remain
- San Antonio’s airport inferiority complex
- No Wichita Falls council races for November election
- Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee appoints new chair VIDEO
- Odessa city council approves downtown building sale
- Governor’s Office report: Travel spending grows in Abilene
- Ruling gives Abilene green light to begin design work for downtown hotel, more
- Lakes in the Big Country starting to feel the impact of dry summer
- Andreana Gonzalez named district clerk in Dawson Co.
- Lamesa city council okays zoning for apartments
- City of Lubbock renews terrorism insurance VIDEO
- Herman: Austin, what’s with the maroon bus lanes near UT?
- DOJ Continues to Put Pieces Together in Weslaco Bribery Scams
- Faced with felony drug charge, former Agua SUD board member rejects plea deal
- Starr Co. outsources capital murder defense cases to Lubbock County
- Cornyn assures federal reimbursement coming soon for McAllen’s migrant aid costs
- Axtell school board votes to terminate local teacher’s contract
- CCISD responds to viral video of officer pulling hair, pinning student
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- MSU: New health science building offers students state-of-the-art opportunities
- Vinson Health Center offers healthy boost to MSU campus
- HSU Kelley College of Business hosts annual Ray Lewis Lectures
- BGCT President Addresses Student Body at Wayland Baptist Univ.
- Matthew Dewey named Texas Tech chief marketing, communication officer
- TTU Mechanical Engineering Professor Produces More Powerful TNT
- TTU: Cody to fill in for Fearless Champion during Saturday’s homecoming game against Iowa State
- A&M AgriLife Research Center in Dallas unveils new sustainable complex of buildings and restored prairie
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