- New year brings new Texas laws
- From new laws to policy tweaks, Statesman stories resulted in reforms in 2019
- ‘Stop The Bleed’ Kits Now Required In Texas Schools
- SBOT Publishes Interpretation of New Texas Attorney Television Advertising Law, Narrows Range of Attorneys Covered by SB 1189
- Loophole closed in Texas law designed to protect against surprise medical billing
- What you need to know about Texas’ new surprise medical billing law
- Governor Abbott, Attorney General Paxton Release Joint Statement Regarding Case Of Tinslee Lewis
- Judge Sides With Hospital That Plans to Remove 11-Month-Old Girl From Life Support Against Her Mother’s Wishes, more, more VIDEO
- Ja’bari Gray, the baby born without skin, celebrates his first birthday in San Antonio
- AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Support of Louisiana Abortion Law That Protects Women
- Texas has spent close to $6 million fighting abortion. Here’s how. – the headline could read: Texas has spent close to $6 million to save lives of babies.”
- Gov. Abbott, sex slaves in Texas deserve your clemency
- Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation Announces Performance Based Oversight Results
- These Texans are ‘citizen watchdogs’ who fought hard to expose wrongdoing and succeeded – notice the no mention of Michael Quinn Sullivan in any of these stories and yet his honesty lead to the fall of a House Speaker.
- Do ‘good guys with guns’ stop mass shootings? Here’s what the statistics say – this is a deceptive story coming from the anti-gunners. The stats do not consider the idea of was there a good guy with a gun present. It’s meaningless drivel.
- DWI arrest rates dropped by 32 percent in Texas
- Recent Disciplinary Actions from State Bar of Texas
- Texas regains position as a top state for inbound moves
- Herman: 2020 prognostications with some chance of being correct
- Texas is poised to gain new congressional districts.
- Since 2010, Texas’ Population Grew Bigger, Younger And More Diverse
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX13: Congressional candidate Ronny Jackson responds to criticism from opponent Chris Ekstrom
- Bloomberg Campaigns For Markowitz In Texas HD-28
- Real ID takes effect this year — are you in compliance? Real ID takes effect this year — are you in compliance?
- Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
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- Impeachment/investigation/innuendo
- Did Ambassador to Ukraine Order State Dept. to Monitor Journalists/Trump Allies? VIDEO
- MSNBC’s Joy Reid Quietly Deletes Tweet Attacking Mike Pompeo for Appearing on ‘Russian State TV’
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Democrat Julián Castro Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race, more, more
- Democrats Bid Julián Castro Farewell: ‘You Made This Race Stronger’
- The Democratic Primary Is a Four-Way Race
- With Castro out, 2020 becomes rare presidential cycle without a Texan
- Candidate tracker: Where the 2020 presidential contenders are visiting in Texas
- Michael Bloomberg Has Spent over $155 Million on Political Advertising
- Bloomberg makes campaign push in Texas
- Michael Bloomberg Suggests Incredibly Racist Solution to Gun Crime
- Joe Biden Releases Ad Touting Charlottesville ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax
- Biden Snags Endorsement of 31-Year-Old Iowa Congresswoman
- Dan Patrick: Dangerous’ Joe Biden will ‘take your guns’
- Elizabeth Warren Anoints Herself God
- Elizabeth Warren doesn’t want to talk about Medicare for All anymore
- Warren Pledges More Support for People With Disabilities
- Tulsi Gabbard Campaign Reports $3.4 Million in Fourth Quarter
- Tulsi Gabbard draws crowd while surfing in New Hampshire VIDEO
- Buttigieg hauls in $24.7 million in final three months of 2019
- Bernie Sanders raised more than $34.5 million in blowout fourth quarter, campaign says
- Lieberman: Dems Could Face ‘Old-Fashioned Brokered Convention’
- Trump camp raises $46M in final quarter; reelect team says impeachment drove best haul to date
- Booming economy gives Trump strongest argument for reelection
- Vox Editor Spreads Fake News Against Trump and Trump Supporters In Viral Tweet
- 11 Times Hollywood Leftists Fantasized About Violence
- Hollywood Rings in the New Year Hating Trump
- CEO Claims He Blocked His Parents From Watching Fox News With Parental Controls, Then It Gets Worse
- Bill Gates Calls for Taxing the Rich in New Year’s Eve Blog Post – we do, a lot!
- NBC News Says the Increase in Antisemitic Attacks Are Probably the Fault of Jews
- Wanna see how AWFUL unions really are? Look no further than Lorena Gonzalez’s thread on not ‘letting’ workers opt-out #AB5
- How Democrat Beto O’Rourke and Republican Will Hurd can save democracy – beyond laughable.
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- Border / immigration
- Border Patrol Agents Injured During Violent Assault in Texas, Says BP Union
- Texas Sheriff Warns of Active ‘Explosives’ in Adjacent Mexican Border City
- Leading Narco-Terrorist Presumed Injured in Mexican Border City Shootouts
- Texas Border County Medical Examiner’s Painstaking Efforts to Identify, Store Deceased Migrants VIDEO
- Police issue security alert after gun battles in Nuevo Laredo
- Webb County Sheriff Cautions Against Travel to Nuevo Laredo Amid Ongoing Cartel Battle
- Nuevo Laredo: Images from CDN La Furia Negra clash
- Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas: State Police Clash with Cartel del Noreste
- Juárez, Chihuahua: Human Remains Found Inside Trash Bags VIDEO
- Analyzing 2019: Unrest on the Texas-Mexico border
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- Business
- How Houston-based flight-tracking site FlightAware works, for consumers and airlines
- Texas regains position as a top state for inbound moves
- Mills: U.S. became largest producing country in 2010-2019 decade
- Oil caps strongest year since 2016 on OPEC cuts, trade truce
- Matador to begin drilling in Stateline lease acquired from BLM
- Owner permanently shutting down Austin 6th Street bar after overnight shooting
- Could a Bullet Train From Dallas to Houston Actually Improve Texas’ Environment? VIDEO
- Lockheed Martin Lands $1.9B Contract For Services Related To Next Generation Fighter
- The state of the global rocket industry in 2019
- U-Haul International to stop hiring smokers, “nicotine users” in 21 states including in Texas – I’ll not be using them again.
- Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters Welcomes Six New Directors to Board
- Woman Tried To Sue Dr Pepper When She Didn’t Lose Weight
- Wichita Falls semi-pro basketball team suspended during opening season
- The Plaza restaurant chain releases statement on U.S. Department of Labor investigation
- Stephan Pyles retires from restaurant business, closes iconic Arts District restaurant
- Automation technology firm SitePro acquires Integrated Control Solutions
- Texas ranks first in wind energy production with 27 gigawatts of capacity
- Dell to let Apple users control iPhones from their laptop
- Fredericksburg in Texas Hill Country to get new hotel from Wyndham’s Dolce brand
- Greyhound Offers Free Bus Tickets Home To Runaway Kids
- New national TV deal to keep All-American Bowl in San Antonio
- Pricey SUVs powered a surprisingly buoyant U.S. auto market
- Landry’s issues notice of a payment security incident
- Royal Caribbean bringing massive cruise ship to Galveston after $165M overhaul
- XBiotech sells new drug candidate for $750M to Johnson & Johnson subsidiary
- Dallas’ Fran Harris follows up UT, WNBA and ESPN fame with a $13 million youth sports plan for Forney
- New home community on the way on Lake Lewisville
- Southwest Airlines buys more land near Dallas Love Field HQ
- American Airlines Vows to Share Boeing Proceeds With Workers
- Cawley Partners buys Rent-A-Center headquarters.
- Wingstop’s Chief Operating Officer will resign in March
- Newly public Houston solar co. raises $150M for growth
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Slain Panola Co. sheriff’s deputy was Army veteran, father of 2 small children
- Funeral set for slain Panola County deputy
- Community, law enforcement mourn loss of Panola County deputy at vigil
- Report: Man Not Armed When Killed by Temple Police Officer, more
- Houston Woman Ringing in New Year Killed by Stray Bullet
- Waco: Zero drinking-related crashes New Year’s Eve, police say
- 11 arrested for DWI in Smith County over New Year’s holiday
- Fort Worth Firefighter Recovers After Being Struck on Side of Road
- Police Investigating Sexual Assault Near SMU Campus
- Disaster Loans Available for Dozens Put Out by Dallas Condo Fire
- Fireworks spark fire at East Austin apartment complex, 16 displaced, officials say
- Shed catches fire after shooting fireworks near Cisco – did the shed shoot fireworks?
- ‘We Knew He Was Crazy, But Not Like This,’ Ex-Wife of Church Gunman Says
- Mourners Gather To Honor Texas Church Shooting Victim Richard White
- Church Security A Concern Across North Texas: ‘We’re Sheepdogs If The Situation Requires It’
- Plano Man Dies After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck At His Home
- 2 Dead After Head-On Crash In Fort Worth
- Man and teen killed, 2 children injured in fiery San Antonio wreck
- Body pulled from Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston
- With crush of downtown visitors, scooter etiquette goes out the window
- Petrolia High School student “lucky to be alive” after Sherman shooting VIDEO
- Report: Woman tried to steal 99 items from Walmart
- 5 Midland teens arrested in connection with another teen’s death, Robert Duncan’s family claims MPD statement is false, Affidavit: Duncan killed running after suspects who stole marijuana
- Odessa police searching for man involved in gas station robbery
- New Year’s Eve homicide in Abilene still under investigation; No arrests
- Lubbock Police Identify Victims of Fatal New Year’s Day Shooting at Nightclub, TABC issues 7-day suspension for Lubbock nightclub after deadly shooting
- Nolan County Sheriff’s Office arrests fugitive after manhunt
- San Antonio: Bystanders chase man who stole car with toddler inside, still got away
- 3-Year-Old Lubbock Child Dies After Being Run Over by Parent
- City of Lubbock dump truck involved in crash on I-27 near 34th Street
- 28-year-old dead after Wednesday crash in Lubbock
- Child killed in crash on FM 41 near Hockley County
- Man whacked woman with cookie sheet in Austin restaurant assault, police say
- RIP: Tommy Hancock, influential Texas musician, dies at 90, more
- 1 Injured After Road Rage Shooting In Dallas, Police Searching For Gunman
- Robbed of his American dream, a former U.S. Army translator is now a desperate Dallas shooting victim
- Pharr man leads DPS on chase, crashes in McAllen canal
- Masked man robs Elsa Whataburger carrying a shotgun
- Bouncer shot outside Beaumont club
- ‘Affluenza teen’ Ethan Couch arrested after he allegedly violated his probation
- Former TCU QB Trevone Boykin accused of skipping on hotel bill
- Plano Resident Comes Forward, Claims $2 Million Powerball Prize
- Killeen Police find SUV involved in deadly hit-and-run crash
- Elderly Hewitt man assaulted and robbed on New Years Eve
- Belton woman killed in Kansas plane crash
- Missing Austin man, 79, safe after returning home
- College Station police: Woman likely died hours before roommate found her
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- Local government
- City of Temple seeks to withhold 2015 videos involving DeCruz
- Amarillo PD launches Internal Affairs investigation into officer seen kicking K9 in video
- Austin’s beloved graffiti park set to open in 2020, report says
- Beaumont ISD brings custodial services in-house
- Gregg County Inmate’s Escape Was Not Discovered for 3 Days
- Dallas Tornado Cleanup Continues in New Year
- Water, Wastewater Rates Rise In Arlington And Fort Worth
- Longtime extension agent, Hale Center city manager retire
- Odessa: ECUD crews hoping to finish water main repairs by Thursday evening
- Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson demands plan from Police Department to make city safer
- ‘I have some concerns’: Dallas mayor says of police chief’s 2020 crime plan
- Jefferson County Commissioner’s ‘medical issue’ led to reflection, retirement announcement
- City of El Paso dismisses ethics complaint against District 6 Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez regarding newsletters
- Provisional burn ban lifted in Rusk County
- Parking Fines Increasing in Downtown Longview
- Killeen councilman calls for district neighborhood watch
- Corpus Christi Assistant City Manager Mark Van Vleck has resigned
- Corpus Christi blends public works and street operations, taps new director
- Wichita Co: Mike Little sworn in as interim Justice of the Peace
- Houston Mayor Sworn in for Second Four-Year Term
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- Colleges & universities
- Check ‘Em: Texas Tech Knight Raiders Dominate Pan-Am Chess Championship
- Tech Dean of Students spotlights hazing information, incidents
- TTU’s Lady Raider finish non-conference schedule undefeated
- SPC Texans win another Fiesta Bowl Shootout title
- No. 7 Bears fall short of comeback in Sugar Bowl loss to No. 5 Georgia
- Texas shines as underdog in decade-ending Alamo Bowl against No. 11 Utah
- TSU: God the Mother speaks
- Longtime TAMUK physics professor, wife die in accident
- How About Intellectual Desegregation?
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