- GLO weighing tweaks to $4.3B Harvey flood plan after Houston-area officials cry foul
- With a deadline for Hurricane Harvey assistance near, Galveston advocates say hundreds could miss out due to bureaucratic mixups – P. Bush’s fingers are all over the poor management of recovery programs.
- Herman: When estrays stray; the AG opines on wandering bovines
- Comment period open for TWPD deer program changes
- A Texan voices opinion on recent developments at the Alamo site in San Antonio
- Lovejoy ISD: Vindicated! A school watchdog, ostracized by her community, wins. She was right all along
- Judge Grants Extension in Tinslee Lewis Life Support Case
- The Back Mic: Here’s a List of the Candidates for Texas Senate
- Democrats could gain control of the Texas House for the first time since 2001. Here are the seats in play in 2020.
- Bexar County Republican Party Chairwoman Cynthia Brehm demanding end to election day any-center voting – silly
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- After uncertain filing period, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates seek to “get down to business”
- Signal Q&A: Royce West discusses his biggest campaign challenge, which is also the biggest prize.
- A Dozen Democrats Are Vying To Challenge John Cornyn For His Senate Seat
- Former Irving mayor joins ‘Conservative Squad’ to take on AOC, progressive Democrats
- TX 11 and 13 primary races should prove entertaining if not honest
- Defense Bill Passes in the House with Border and Military Implications for Texas
- What we know and don’t know about the U.S.-China trade agreement
- Trump Expects China to Buy $50 Billion in U.S. Agriculture
- Speaker Pelosi’s Drug Pricing Bill Would Hurt Innovation
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- House Judiciary Committee passes two articles of impeachment against Trump in party-line vote
- “Kangaroo court”: House Judiciary boomerangs back from surprise adjournment to vote on impeachment
- Dallas Rep. Colin Allred, a Democrat facing tough 2020 race, will vote to impeach Trump
- Democrats Aren’t Interested in Talking about Trump’s ‘Crimes’ Anymore
- Nolte: Watch Media Serially Lie About Steele Dossier Being ‘Corroborated VIDEO
- Obama DOJ declined to provide ‘defensive briefing’ for Trump campaign on Russia
- Eric Holder, a partisan hack who dares rail at William Barr
- The Horowitz Report and the Power of Inertia
- The Obama’s Administration’s FISA Abuse Is a Massive Scandal
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Democratic presidential contenders turn attention to Texas
- Joe Biden unveils new Texas endorsements as he visits San Antonio
- Joy Behar: Biden Needs to ‘Get Tough,’ Go After Ivanka
- Elizabeth Warren continues to stumble over truth
- Anti-American Soccer Player Megan Rapinoe Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
- Politico: Black voters shocked, shocked to see Trump wooing them
- Why the Houston Chronicle stopped using Bloomberg News for coverage of presidential campaign
- No, Let’s Not Call Out the National Guard for Gun Control
- Super PAC supporting Rick Perry’s presidential campaign received $90,000 in illegal contributions – there is almost no large presidential campaign that doesn’t end up with such. Bill Clinton took huge money that was from foreign sources.
- Zimmerman: Major victory for Boris Johnson, Tories, and Brexit
- Planned Parenthood’s Lie about Maternal Deaths Makes the Post’s Pinocchios of the Year
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- Border / immigration
- Brazilians Arrive in Waves at the US-Mexico Border
- Officers Report Busy Night of Births at US Border Checkpoint
- Judge rules American Samoans are U.S. citizens
- Report: Whistleblower Says ICE Denied Healthcare to Migrants
- Guanajuato, is the most violent state in Mexico as El Mencho and El Marro war
- Juarez: García Luna’s Favor of the Sinaloa Cartel was Notorious
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- Business
- Rig count holds flat as oil prices rise, Baker Hughes report detail
- Rig count holds flat as oil prices rise
- Mills: Few changes expected for oil supply, demand
- Shale spending to fall 12% in 2020: report
- Energy stock carnage sets up ‘rinse and repeat’ start to 2020
- EPIC Midstream advances two Corpus Christi projects
- Kinder Morgan plans to spend $2.4 billion on expansion projects in 2020
- Southwest Airlines adds flights to 8 cities out of San Antonio International Airport in 2020
- Southwest CEO remains confident in Boeing 737 MAX
- Southwest Airlines wants WestJet to give up New York slots under Delta pact
- American Airlines pushes Boeing 737 MAX return deeper into 2020
- Airport van service SuperShuttle going out of business
- Olin shuttering two Freeport chemical plants
- Huntsman buys Houston spray foam company for $350M
- Rooftop solar picking up as Texans seek energy independence
- U.S. reaches wind power milestone; Texas continues to be #1 producer VIDEO
- Legendary San Angelo steakhouse closing at month’s end
- Austin Tech Company Proposes Ethics Principles for Design of ‘Digital Humans’
- Homeowners confront manager of non-existent HOA
- Galveston Port Invests $100M for Third Cruise Terminal
- This isn’t science fiction — Hyperloop is an option for mass transit through Texas
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Police: Texas cop killer’s mother helped him hide from authorities, more
- Suspect in officer’s death held without bond after flap over initial bond amount
- Houston Rapper Charged With Capital Murder in Cop’s Death
- Bexar Co. sheriff releases details about ex-deputy arrested for exposing self to teen girl
- Things to know about the Tavores Henderson’s arrest in death of Texas cop
- Judge declares a mistrial after Bexar County jury deadlocks in trial of boyfriend accused in death of Trinity University student
- Ex-Edison HS teacher accused of targeting co-workers in pyramid scheme settles lawsuit with state
- Texas Cops Rescue Woman, Girl from Alleged Human Trafficker
- 20-year-old fatally shot Thursday near Atascocita had pistol and drugs on him, sheriff says
- Woman killed in Rio Grande City restaurant fire
- Outpouring of support shared for Texas woman who was the subject of racist Facebook post
- Texoma’s Most Wanted Fugitives of the Week
- After 31 arrests, Wichita Falls woman sentenced following multiple thefts
- Odessa PD searching for 47-year-old wanted fugitive
- Abilene police need to identify suspect accused of stealing from library
- Austin police seek public’s help in finding missing mom, infant
- San Antonio teacher dies after collapsing in high school classroom
- Texas City High School evacuated after tip of potential bomb threat
- Armed robbery at Big Spring nail salon; BSPD seeking information
- Lubbock County man sentenced to life for sexual abuse of two girls
- Police provide update on home explosion and fire in Brownfield VIDEO
- House fire in Liberty County kills mother, daughter
- Deputies investigating death of young girl found at northwest Harris County home
- Woman shot during possible Craigslist meet-up, deputies say
- Suspect fatally shot during robbery attempt at apartment on eastside, police say
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- Local government
- While Most Texas Counties Increased Their Spending, A Few Showed Fiscal Restraint
- Midland County / ISD ballot count to continue Monday, new box found
- Midland: Officials to open newly discovered box Monday
- Alarming Discrepancies Found in Midland Election
- Midland City Council approves new building for animal shelter
- Security breach exposes debit, credit information of City of Odessa customers
- Public Utility Commission Approval of Settlement Agreements for Route of Major Lubbock Power & Light Transmission Line Delayed
- Lubbock’s attempt to join ERCOT frustrated by link-up routing problems – VIDEO: Move to -3:33 on video to see VIDEO
- Lubbock’s Griffith: Increased Police Patrol Will Impact High Property Crime
- Wichita Falls ISD School Board lays foundations for two bond elections – the debt spending just will not stop!
- Wichita Co. Constable Mark Brewer announces 2020 retirement – the official constable of Pratt on Texas is calling it quits. That will give more time to spend at G&R Premium Cigars lounge.
- Knox Co. Hospital District files federal court motion in case against BCBS of Texas
- Lawsuit filed by former Abilene City engineer headed to trial
- City of Austin sued over refusal to accept protests in land development rules rewrite
- Plainview ISD school board to consider partners for full-day Pre-K
- Lovejoy ISD: Vindicated! A school watchdog, ostracized by her community, wins. She was right all along
- SAWS, San Antonio Council Members Pump Brakes on Aquifer Protection Takeover
- Court Finds ‘No Undue Burden’ in Delaying San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave, Sets Trial Date
- “Geto Boyz” Rapper Scarface in Runoff for Houston City Council Seat
- Council: Horse Manure Still OK on Texas City’s Beaches
- Galveston Port Invests $100M for Third Cruise Terminal
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- Colleges & universities
- INVESTIGATION: NCAA looks other way as athletes punished for sex offenses play on – the NCAA is a business cartel
- UT law professor sues school, says she was unfairly paid less than male counterparts
- Accusations of shoddy hiring practices dog Texas State University police department
- Chemistry graduate embraces future in forensics after juggling three minors and soccer at MSU Texas
- UTPB nursing program partners with ECSO
- Hardin-Simmons Honors Graduates in December Commencement Ceremonies
- Texas Tech researchers grazing for cattle while saving water
- Texas Tech regents recognize System personnel; SGA discusses campus initiatives
- Tech regents OK updates to baseball clubhouse
- TTU regents approves constructional phase of Veterinary School of Medicine
- TTU: U.S. Air Force Pilot Shows College Pride In Flight Through Mach Loop
- St. Mary’s Law School Seeks a Return to Downtown, Eyes Museum-Owned Property
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