- Abbott smooths path to pardon for trafficking, abuse survivors
- State senator calls for inquiries into TRS practices
- Governor Abbott Receives Briefing On Coronavirus, Provides Update On Precautionary Measures In Texas
- Gov. Abbott Meets with State and Federal Health Officials as Texas Prepares for Coronavirus Fight
- Two more Diamond Princess evacuees at Lackland test positive for coronavirus, bringing confirmed cases to 8
- Abbott: Texas is monitoring more than 100 patients quarantined at military base for coronavirus
- Citizens Show up at Senate Second Amendment Hearing
- AG Paxton Joins Letter to FDA Urging Stronger Protections Against Flavored E‑Cigarettes
- Texas Increases Security Features, Unveils New Design for Driver License/ID and License to Carry Cards
- State of Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
- Study: Texas No. 2 for fewest FDA food recalls
- North Texas region highest for child flu deaths
- Texans Complained More About the Super Bowl to the FCC Than Any Other State – good
- Invasive fish is taking over Texas waters
- New Law Boosts Early Education Funds
- Abbott Announces Grant Awards For Border Zone Fire Departments
- LGBT [homosexual] organizations across North Texas owed money
- When worshiping at the altar of political access, our principles are among the first things that get sacrificed.
- Insisting on election integrity isn’t ‘racist’
- New Data and Five Fast Facts!
- Two Texas House Republicans battle right flank in otherwise calm primary season
- HD108: Three Democrats Battle for Nomination to Face Republican Rep. Morgan Meyer in Dallas House Race
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- TX11: J Ross Lacy speaks on congressional bid ahead of Super Tuesday
- TX13: Winegarner’s ‘Drain the Swamp’ Snake Oil
- TX13 Candidate Profile: Jackson, Ekstrom, Resendiz VIDEO
- TX17: Ousted in Dallas, 11-term Pete Sessions seeks comeback to Congress from Waco, his childhood home
- TX22: Troy Nehls Attacks Texas Gun Owners
- Trump pushing for major FISA reform or he will let law expire
- Trump Should Dust Off Last Year’s Drug Reform Plan
- Second time a charm? Trump again picks Dallas-area Rep. John Ratcliffe, key impeachment ally, for intel chief
- Trump Taps Representative John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence
- Sens. Cruz, Barrasso Call on President Trump to Fight for Small Refineries
- Sen. Cruz Sends Letter Pressing Customs and Border Protection on Coronavirus Preparedness
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- Presidential race / national politics
- A List of Texas State Legislator Endorsements for Presidential Candidates
- Democrats Worry a Sanders Win Could Reverse Gains in Texas
- Bernie Sanders is the only candidate to turn Texas blue, says campaign
- Barring Sanders knockout blow, fight for Texas could muddle Democratic race for White House
- Bernie Sanders’ brand of socialism is communism
- Bernie Sanders Would Threaten Retirement Security for All Americans
- State Rep. Rafael Anchia on Biden v. Sanders AUDIO
- Communists Deface Austin Campaign Office of Candidate Mike Bloomberg
- Desire for drastic change driving Texas Latino voters to embrace ‘Tío Bernie’ Sanders
- AP reports that African American political consultant with Bernie Sanders’ group Our Revolution was made to sign an NDA over racial discrimination lawsuit
- Warren, Castro hold town hall in San Antonio ahead of Super Tuesday, more
- Warren, Castro Call for an ‘America Where Everyone Counts’ – actually what these Leftists call for is for some to “count” more than others. They are angry with everyone’s vote counting equally, especially the votes of those they disagree with.
- Elizabeth Warren Calls Julián Castro A ‘Partner’ In Her Campaign
- Joe Biden Admits He Was Never Arrested in South Africa
- Joe Biden Now Under Investigation in Ukraine Over Allegations About Pressuring Prosecutor
- Joe Biden has long held a lead with black voters in Texas. Will they stick with him?
- The Sinister Sanders Child-Care Plan – right out of Marxism, get the children out of the home and family environment immediately in order to inculcate (brainwash) them with the values of the Party.
- Most Politicians Don’t Court Muslim Voters. Bernie Is Betting on Them in Texas.
- Why many Muslims treat Bernie Sanders like a rock star
- Both 78, Bloomberg challenges Sanders on his heart health
- Herman: Mike Bloomberg the Rx to handle a coronavirus pandemic?
- Bloomberg’s Pitch to Turn Texas Blue in November Sounds Too Good to Be True—and It Might Be – sounds good to whom? Texas Monthly Leftists…
- Mike Bloomberg campaign bus stops in Midland-Odessa
- What billionaire Tom Steyer’s breakthrough in S.C. could mean for billionaire Mike Bloomberg in Texas
- Tom Steyer bristles at Mike Bloomberg’s saturation of Texas airwaves: ‘I don’t think you get to buy Texas’
- Pete Buttigieg: Coronavirus ‘Not Going to Be Stopped by a Big Wall’
- Trump Jr.: Dems Hoping for Coronavirus Disaster a ‘New Level of Sickness’
- Dem Rep. Garamendi Threatens Don Jr. on Coronavirus Comments — If I See Him ‘There Would Be A Serious Altercation’
- Sky News Anchor Asks if VP Pence, as a Christian, Is Fit for Coronavirus Role
- Ocasio-Cortez: Pence ‘Not Qualified’ to Lead Coronavirus Effort – says the bar tendress.
- Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal would cost $75K per household in first year: Study
- Williamson County judge foresees epic Trump triumph
- White Trump supporter gets political correctness lecture: It’s ‘person of color’, not ‘colored’
- The modern blacklist in climate science
- Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation
- The ERA Is Back?
- Nikki Haley Says the Free Market Isn’t Free Enough
- Boot vs. Barr
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- Border / immigration
- 9th Circuit temporarily halts President Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
- Carter judge rules Donald Trump can’t use Washington military funds for border wall
- 1,155 Chinese Nationals Apprehended After Illegally Entering U.S. in FY2020
- Mexico Confirms Second Case of Coronavirus
- Gulf Cartel Border City Turf War Kills at Least 20 Gunmen, Innocents in Week
- Pete Buttigieg: Coronavirus ‘Not Going to Be Stopped by a Big Wall’
- New Security Designation Will Shield Border Agents From Scrutiny
- Costa Rica dismantles a trafficking network of Cuban migrants
- Illegal resident sentenced for purchasing aircraft parts with drug money
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- Business
- Coronavirus already hurting Texas economy, could get much worse
- North American rotary oil & gas rig county summary
- Brent crude trades near $50 after slipping below on virus fear
- OPEC chief: Group making renewed push for oil cuts
- Occidental Petroleum reports $965 million loss in 2019
- Pioneer forecasts increase in Permian wells placed on production
- Energy Transfer reports record profit in 2019
- Oil and Gas experts discuss how the new EPIC pipeline will affect flaring
- Reusing oil field wastewater is key to shale’s future, researchers say
- EPIC Crude Holdings commissions crude oil pipeline from Crane terminal
- Enbridge to buy Rio Bravo pipeline to Brownsville from NextDecade
- CenterPoint earnings double as interim CEO says he has no plans to step down
- American Loses More Bags Than Any Other US Airline
- SpaceX Starship moved to launch site in Texas
- Dykes offers deal to resolve Reagor-Dykes consumer issues
- How Family-Owned Sunset & Co. Rose Above Market Decline
- Austin education tech firm Acadeum raises $7M
- San Antonio handyman battles Ace Hardware over new venture’s name
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Richardson Police Officer, Friend
- Houston-area Babysitter Accused of Shooting Nephew While Taking Selfie
- Schools, Businesses Closed After Houston Water Main Break
- Instrument, Electrical, Icing Woes Plagued Plane that Crashed in Coleman Co.
- In Southeast Lubbock Neighborhood, Residents are Fed Up With a Feedlot – this is part of a Leftist series of stories across Texas designed to end meat production.
- Texoma’s Most Wanted Fugitives of the Week
- Lonestar Fugitive Task Force arrests known sex offender
- Reports detail Ator’s interaction with police years prior to mass shooting
- Brownwood Police: Man flees after theft, then caught after trying to free female accomplice from officer
- Baird family of 5 loses everything in house fire, City asks community to step up
- New Braunfels: Students under investigation, accused of making maps detailing school shooting
- Man accused of touching young girl inside San Antonio Walmart store, asking her to ‘hook up’
- Houston couple returns home to find mystery man dead in their living room, more
- Hatchet-wielding suspect arrested after assault
- Hobbs murder suspect arrested in Fort Worth
- Another RDAG employee pleads guilty in auto giant criminal case
- 2 People Suffer Serious Burns From Garage Fire in Lubbock
- Teenager Involved in Lubbock Shooting Turns Himself In
- Lubbock School Bus Catches Fire at Clapp Park
- Lubbock Man Accused of Having Sex With Underage Runaway Girl
- Man sentenced to 35 years after abducted teen found walking with chain around her neck
- Lubbock doctor back in jail, accused of violating probation
- Suspected Buc-ee’s bandits busted by Houston-area deputies during traffic stop
- Man, 64, found dead in storage building in Aldine
- Driver dead after crash involving Waller ISD bus, police say
- Coast Guard searching for possible missing boater near Galveston
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- Local government
- Houston is under boil water notice
- A conversation with Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson VIDEO
- Missouri City joins Houston on water boil notice after water main burst
- City of Austin Spent $156K on Parties Last December
- Major renovations planned for WFISD secondary ed. buildings
- Wichita Falls’ Lake Ringgold project raises questions VIDEO
- Wichita Co. considers $10 million of improvements to county buildings
- Midland Co. Chief Deputy McKinney responds to wiretapping lawsuit, more
- Abilene council meeting reveals more details of proposed new animal shelter, more, Abilene’s proposed $9 million animal adoption center VIDEO
- Amarillo just can’t stop spending, council puts bond election on May ballot
- VIA installing shields to protect San Antonio bus drivers — but not everybody thinks it’s a good idea – admission public transport is dangerous?
- New water system could cost Bastrop $38 million
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- Colleges & universities
- MSU student documentary team honored at College Broadcasters competition
- Odessa College opens new Sewell Auto Tech Facility
- Hardin-Simmons University Hosts Christian University Theatre Festival
- Nelson greatness rubs off on ACU golfers in new clubhouse
- Buckner International President Speaks at WBU Chapel
- WBU Alumni Pushing 10 for ’20 to Complete Campaign
- Texas Tech Board of Regents convene at TTUHSC Amarillo
- TTU SGA discusses student organization funding, other campus initiatives
- UTSA Moves Forward With Downtown Land Acquisition
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