- Enviros: Winter storm resulted in massive amounts of flaring in Permian Basin
- RRC’s Sitton readies first flaring report
- Railroad Commission chairman discusses flaring in Texas
- Gabriel’s Liquor alleges state is blocking deal with Walmart
- Serious Accusations Brought Up Against Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton
- SBOE 5: Five Candidates Vie to Replace Ken Mercer on State Board of Education
- Midland County sheriff candidate Joe Lozano has history of insurance fraud, other offenses
- Archer County sheriff candidates debate in Holliday
- After donation draws legal scrutiny, Austin City Council Member Delia Garza returns money
- HD47: Austin Police Officer Says He’d Bring Pragmatism to Texas Legislature
- HD60: At 3-times the In-District Donors, Jon Francis Leads the Race
- HD76: Ordaz Perez and Tamayo Battle It Out to Represent El Paso
- HD83: Two democrats oppose Rep. Burrows – a retired Leftist professor & and guy who lives as a girl. Too bad they can’t both be the Dem nominee
- Americans for Prosperity Texas Action endorses 5 Dallas-area GOP lawmakers in battle for Texas House: Reps. Matt Krause of Fort Worth, Jeff Leach of Plano, Tan Parker of Flower Mound, Scott Sanford of McKinney and Matt Shaheen of Plano.
- The Back Mic: Abbott Endorsements, Annie’s List Endorsements, Texas Democrats Strategize
- HD132: Two Katy Republicans Face Off for Chance to Take Back House Seat
- SD19: Gutierrez Mounts Another State Senate Bid, Opening Up House Seat
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Poll: Impeachment left Texas voters sour on the president and both parties in Congress
- MJ Hegar says her military experience makes her the fighter Democrats need to take on John Cornyn
- Senator Cornyn Clarifies Provisions of the Born-Alive Bill
- Texas Standard To Kick Off Debate Between Democrats Running For U.S. Senate On Feb. 18. Here’s How To Tune In.
- TX2: Democrat: ‘If I can beat cancer, together we can beat’ Crenshaw, says Sima Ladjevardian in new TV ad
- TX2: Dan Crenshaw to Combine Memoir, Advice in Upcoming Book – warning, he seems very attractive but is not yet proven sound politically
- TX11: Trump, Freedom Caucus Issue Conflicting Endorsements in West Texas Race
- TX13, TX17 & TX22: Claims of carpetbagging fly in Texas congressional primaries
- TX22: Pierce Bush enters the political fray in run for Texas 22
- TX22: As congressional candidate, Pierce Bush grapples with anti-Trump family history
- TX24: DMN editors “troubled” by GOP candidate support for Trump!
- TX28: Union protest targets Cuellar for vote against PRO Act
- Barr Denies Trump Told Him to Intervene in Stone Case but Claims Tweets ‘Make It Impossible for Me to Do My Job’
- Lou Dobbs: I’m so disappointed in Bill Barr for rebuking Trump on the Roger Stone case
- Leaks About the CIA Hiding Russia Evidence Are Another Step In the Coordinated Attempt to Harm Durham’s Investigation
- House Democrats Push for ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ Ratings for Banks
- Sen. Cruz: ‘The United Nations Has Descended to a New Antisemitic Low’
- Sens. Cruz, Rubio, Cramer, Cotton, Blackburn Introduce FDIC Act To Combat Banks’ Political Attacks On Federal Contractors
- Arrington: Pentagon needs congressional approval to retire more than six B-1 bombers
- Rep. Joaquin Castro leads third challenge to Trump’s border emergency declaration – helped along by Mac Thornberry
- Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund border wall – Thornberry with the Left –
- Thornberry criticizes Trump’s plans to divert $3.8B from military to border wall
- DOJ will not press charges against Andrew McCabe
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- Presidential race / national politics
- POLL: Bernie edges past Biden among Texas Democrats, more
- Russian Pranksters: We Tricked Bernie Sanders into KGB ‘Sleeper Agent’ Activation Ritual with ‘Greta Thunberg’ VIDEO
- Carville, Sanders spat: At least I’m not a communist
- AOC: President Bernie probably can’t deliver Medicare for All, you know
- 2020 Democrats Step up Attacks to Blunt Bloomberg’s Rise
- In Houston, Bloomberg gets support from Mayor, Black leaders
- Bloomberg Makes Pitch To Black Voters In Houston AUDIO
- Klobuchar brings low-key politics to Democratic race
- ‘Doesn’t seem to be hurting Pete Buttigieg’: Trump says he would vote for a gay [homosexual] president
- Rush Limbaugh sets off firestorm with Buttigieg kiss remarks
- Protesters Confront Joe Biden with ‘Drop Out, Joe!’ Chants, Perform Eulogy for His Campaign
- Attn. Brian Stelter! Guess who Elizabeth Warren’s partly blaming for her faltering campaign
- Eric Trump tells Dallas County Republicans that his father will win reelection by landslide
- MAGA hat-wearing teen assaulted at polling place, police make an arrest
- Barbra Streisand: Trump ‘Directly Responsible’ for Growing Hate Against Children– Hyperbole Alert!
- British Rocker Roger Waters: Trump a ‘Mass Murderer’ and His Supporters Have Turned America into ‘Hell’ – Hyperbole Alert!
- Is Bernie vs. Bloomberg good for the Jews? – both are not, Bernie especially is anti-Israel.
- Kotkin: Brexit and the Future of the Anglosphere
- Pope Francis Dismayed over Liberals’ Reaction to Priestly Celibacy Ruling – typical ignorance of one’s own side, especially on the Left.
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- Border / immigration
- Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
- President Trump Delivers Remarks to National Border Patrol Council VIDEO
- Rep. Joaquin Castro leads third challenge to Trump’s border emergency declaration – helped along by Mac Thornberry
- Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund border wall – Thornberry with the Left
- Thornberry criticizes Trump’s plans to divert $3.8B from military to border wall
- CBP Seizes 8k Rounds of Ammo Headed South Across Border for Cartel War
- AP working to get Greyhound and others to stop letting CBP check for illegals on buses
- Six Cartel Kidnappers Busted with Mexican Border City Victim in Trunk
- Eight Mexican Border State Cops Face Arrest for Allegedly Shooting Innocent Motorist
- South Texas port of entry employs biometric facial-recognition technology to screen travelers VIDEO
- Asylum-seekers take control of large Matamoros encampment
- A 25-year-old woman was brutally murdered and skinned in Mexico. Then newspapers published photos of the body
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- Business
- Baker Hughes North America Rig Count Summary
- U.S. oil and gas rig count unchanged, near 3-year low
- Oil rally continues as virus fears show signs of easing
- Massive Exxon refinery fire poses new threat to oil demand
- Chinese refiners go on buying spree as oil too cheap to ignore
- Oil boom feels more like a bust in Texas shale patch
- Southcross Energy exits bankruptcy, moving headquarters to Houston
- Enbridge to buy Rio Bravo Pipeline project from LNG developer NextDecade
- Icahn demands Oxy reveal if it was approached by potential buyer
- Ted Turner-backed solar project planned for Tom Green County
- West Texas facility breathing new life into old wind turbine blades
- SpaceX Dragon capsule for first manned mission shipped to Florida
- Manufacturing is having its day in San Antonio
- Austin Airport Passenger Traffic Up 10%, Cargo Down 3%
- Austin startup Your Fare lands $2.4M from angel groups
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Former Priest Convicted in 1960 Texas Slaying Dies at 87
- Lubbock Police Department Searching for 3 Robbery Suspects
- Fire truck flips, killing Fort Hancock fire chief
- Wichita Falls Police: Man steals lacy underwear, earrings for Valentine’s Day
- Cargo Plane Crashed Near Victoria
- Wichita Falls firefighters battle house fire on 9th Street
- Texoma’s Most Wanted Fugitives of the Week
- Abilene woman accused of producing nude videos and images of child
- 3 indicted for organized criminal activity, accused of running gambling operation
- Indicted: Eastland teen accused of sexually abusing children he was babysitting in Taylor County
- Odessa police investigating major crash on I-20
- DPS identifies two men killed in Ward County crash
- Goodwill employees caught dumping donations, CEO promises change VIDEO
- Medical board suspends doctor immediately after he was arrested by Lamesa Police
- Lubbock mom admits she slammed boy to floor and killed him because she was angry – not a “mom” but a monster
- Former Lubbock ISD school employee pulled 14-year-old boy out of class to initiate sexual advances, court records said
- Man charged with arson in connection with structure fire on Idalou Road
- Lubbock firefighter suffers minor injuries responding to Friday fire
- Sugar Land man believed to have shot and killed wife and son before driving to Guadalupe County
- 2nd man charged with capital murder in shooting outside Harris Co. sports bar
- Woman shot in possible domestic dispute at Houston Taco Bell, police say
- Suspected serial rapist arrest, tragic murder-suicide shocked Houston this week
- Beloved church choir director among 2 killed after cement truck spill in Humble, more
- Several students hospitalized due to cellphone battery smoke at Mayde Creek Junior High, district says
- Man, 27, charged in slaying of roommate in Killeen, police say
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- Local government
- Abilene ISD spending $100,000 to counter their local reputation
- Austin ISD Sex-Ed Curriculum Unauthorized, says Canadian “Health Service”
- City of Austin works to get Zilker train back on track
- $5M settlement reached in 2011 Bastrop County wildfire
- Brakes pumped on downtown Georgetown garage
- Lubbock Co. Commissioner Chad Seay Decries Lack Of Specifics For Expo Center – Bravo! VIDEO
- Stephens Co. looks to become Second Amendment sanctuary county VIDEO
- Wichita Falls: Federal grant could net four buses for city
- Bexar County Clerk removes employees, files from Judge Uzomba’s court in downtown San Antonio
- Bexar County Constable’s Office captain fired following indictments
- Leticia Vacek Retires After 16 Years as San Antonio’s City Clerk
- Director leading Dallas’ efforts to fight homelessness plans to resign
- Wells, Texas Passes Ordinances Banning Abortion, Protecting Second Amendment, and Prohibiting Camping on Public Property – that’s the way to get it done!
- Houston Plans For Resiliency In A New Era Of Environmental Risk – moving to the typical growth-killing high regulatory mode.
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- Colleges & universities
- MSU invited to consider becoming part of Texas Tech University system
- MSU Texas explores membership with Texas Tech University System
- MSU considering move into Texas Tech system
- MSU Texas administration considers invitation to join Texas Tech University system
- MSU Texas Board of Regents approves Fall 2020 rates increases
- Midwestern State University adds new degrees, raises incoming student tuition slightly
- TTU campus concerns discussed at SGA meeting
- Mitchell presents Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards to TTUHSC faculty
- TTU Atmospheric Science Researcher Studies Health Effects Of Dust Storms
- Heresy and liberal politics dominating “Chapel” at Baylor Univ.
- ACU Study Abroad has new residential home in Oxford
- UT Health San Antonio to oversee statewide opioid addiction program
- UTPD to Continue Enforcing State Marijuana Laws Despite Austin Edict
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- Military
- Arrington: Pentagon needs congressional approval to retire more than six B-1 bombers
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