- Texas Declares Independence from Mexico
- 184 years ago today, Texas declared independence from Mexico
- March 2nd: Texas a free, sovereign, and independent republic!
- Texas ready for coronavirus, Abbott says
- Abbott demands stricter coronavirus testing after released Texas patient tested positive
- Gov. Abbott calls CDC release of coronavirus-infected patient “negligence”
- San Antonio declares health emergency, keeps coronavirus evacuees in quarantine
- CDC: Coronavirus patient released in San Antonio later turned up positive
- North Star Mall Closes Temporarily After Visit From Coronavirus Patient
- ‘Calm the panic’: With impending release of cruise ship evacuees, San Antonio health officials begin pivot to community coronavirus plan
- Rice University asks “small group” to self-quarantine due to employee’s possible exposure to coronavirus
- Coronavirus: Human strain causes fear, but domestic livestock strains are routine
- Rep. Middleton to co-chair joint interim committee to study coastal barrier system
- Governor Abbott Appoints Jones To Texas Diabetes Council
- Abbott Participates In Fireside Chat At Texas Economic Development Corporation Summit In Midland
- Abbott Appoints Miranda To Texas Military Preparedness Commission
- Governor Abbott Accepts Site Selection Governor’s Cup Award For Record-Breaking 8th Year In A Row
- Judge Jack is hammering Texas over foster care — and yes, the state deserves it – B.S.
- More young voters expected at polls: 2018 turnout of Texans 18 to 29 was triple the number from four years before
- Democrats gain ground on GOP amid blockbuster Texas turnout – not really. Republicans have no big top-of-the-ticket race while the Dems do. Simple.
- How do I participate in Libertarian or Green party primaries?
- Election Integrity Roundup
- Check Transparency Texas Before You Vote. Here’s How.
- Eagle Forum’s Texas GOP 2020 Precinct Convention Resolutions
- HD138: Houston-Area State House Race a Focal Point for Republicans and Democrats in 2020
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- With MJ Hegar rising, Democratic Senate contest against Republican John Cornyn a race for second
- TX2: Rep. Dan Crenshaw Kicks Off Re-election Bid to Enthusiastic Crowd, Calls Dem Price Control Bill ‘Insane’
- TX11 Candidate Interview: Gene Barber
- TX12 & TX28: 2 Texas incumbents face primary test
- In two of Texas’ hottest primaries, it’s congressional clout versus ideological purity
- TX22: In GOP primary to replace Pete Olson, candidates seek to show they back Trump — and can win in a diverse district
- TX24: Five Republicans Hope To Replace Retiring Congressman Marchant
- Sen. Cruz Honors Texas Independence Day
- Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to ban on bump stocks
- Supreme Court will once again consider fate of Affordable Care Act
- Liberal Lloyd Doggett: Our focus must be on public health, not Trump’s political health
- Rep. Chip Roy Leads Letter to Administration Concerning Spread of Coronavirus at Southern Border
- Leading scientists agree: Current limits on saturated fats no longer justified
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Texas to play an outsized role on Super Tuesday
- What’s the process of writing in a presidential candidate in Texas?
- Texas voters still comparing candidates amid shrinking field
- Texas Democrats could win the state this year. But only if things go their way. – wouldn’t that statement be true any year for any party?
- Presidential candidates take aim at Texas oil and gas industry, but reassure workers – “job training” for jobs that will not exist!
- The Worm Has Turned in the Democratic Race
- Businesses Fret Over Life in a Bernie Sanders Presidency
- Bernie Panders to the Oppressed
- With Pete Buttigieg out, which candidate is primed to inherit his supporters?
- Pete Buttigieg Dropping Out of White House Race
- Bleak prospects prompt Buttigieg to quit hours before Dallas rally, as Sanders pulls away in Texas
- Mayor Pete and the cult of no personality
- Nolte: Pete Buttigieg’s Failed Campaign Was Built on Hate and Lies
- As Buttigieg Exits Race, Biden Seeks Edge Against Sanders on Super Tuesday
- Can we trust Joe Biden with the nuclear codes?
- Austin Mayor Adler endorses Joe Biden
- Joe Biden comes to Texas hoping to build on the momentum of his South Carolina win
- Biden Still Has a Long Road Ahead
- Klobuchar Ends Presidential Campaign, Will Support Biden
- Amy Klobuchar Spent over $30 Million on Failed Presidential Campaign
- California Poll: Bernie Sanders Maintains Significant Edge over Joe Biden
- Tom Steyer drops out of 2020 Democrat race
- Bloomberg: Klobuchar and Buttigieg ‘behaved themselves’
- Bloomberg Rallies San Antonio Voters Ahead of Super Tuesday
- One Billionaire Spent Lavishly and Finished Third. Will the Other Do the Same?
- Protesters turn their backs on Bloomberg during ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary church service VIDEO
- Warren declares contested Democratic National Convention the ‘final play’
- AFT president goes rogue, endorses Warren ahead of Super Tuesday
- Elizabeth Warren holds town hall at Discovery Green in Houston
- Nexstar/Emerson poll shows Texas Democrats very optimistic for defeating Trump in 2020 stupid poll question if ever there was one.
- Mills: Oil company executives challenge candidates’ energy policy
- Trump Urges Billionaires Steyer, Bloomberg Not to Donate to Dems
- Eric Trump: My Father Would ‘Destroy’ Joe Biden in a Debate
- 2,000 sign petition calling for SXSW to be cancelled over coronavirus fears
- Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff to speak at SXSW
- Twitter CEO Dorsey cancels SXSW plans over virus concerns
- SXSW not canceling festival, despite virus concerns
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- Border / immigration
- Border fence contract awarded for Starr County, $180 million
- Judge Rules Head of Immigration Agency Was Unlawfully Named, more – an odd and ridiculous ruling
- Court Halts Trump Asylum Policy, Then Suspends Its Own Order
- Supreme Court to consider rights of asylum seekers
- Border tension: Remain in Mexico policy confusion, border bridge shutdown
- Mexico Extradites Cartel Lord Allegedly Tied to Dallas Area Execution
- Expert: Trump Can End H-4 Visas, OPT Program to Shore Up Jobs for Americans
- Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US
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- Business
- Governor Abbott Accepts Site Selection Governor’s Cup Award For Record-Breaking 8th Year In A Row
- Five Turning Points in the Quest for US Energy Independence
- American Airlines Plans $550 Million Boost to Oklahoma Base
- American Airlines Suspends Flights to Milan After Aircrew Refused to Fly
- Energy Conference in Houston Canceled Amid COVID-19 Concerns
- Pioneer Energy files for bankruptcy protection
- SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas pad – that’s why you do a pressure test!, more VIDEO
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy wins launch contract for NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission
- Wichita Falls economy starts year showing some improvements
- Lockney cotton farmer recognized among High Cotton award winners
- Houston-based BMC Software buys Compuware for reported $2B
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Harris Co. Sheriff: Deputy Shoots, Kills Man During Confrontation
- San Antonio Police: Officers Fatally Shoot Man Pointing Gun
- Police officers shoot, kill suspect minutes after Sherman bank robbed
- Alleged Texas Neo-Nazis Accused of ‘SWATTING’ Plot Against Journalists
- Man Sent to Prison for Chaining, Raping Girl in Lubbock
- Man Gets 99 Years in Prison for Role in Dallas Girl’s Death
- Cow in Barn at San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Had Rabies
- Houston: Charter Bus Hits Highway Barrier, 6 People Taken to Hospital
- Burkburnett man accused of sharing child pornography
- Two warrants issued in connection with remains found in car
- Woman arrested, accused of playing with gun before shooting her nephew
- One injured in shooting on Wichita Fall’s north side
- Man arrested at WF Walmart for disturbance, taken there by Comanche County (OK) Sheriff’s vehicle
- Police investigating armed robbery at Graham Allsup’s VIDEO
- Wichita Falls businessman Jody Wade fires attorney, wants judge disqualified
- Two earthquakes strike near Odessa this weekend
- Police charge Andrews man with murder
- Large grass fire rips through Hawley putting residents and their homes in danger VIDEO
- Houston man killed while chasing thief who stole his pickup truck
- 1 killed in one-vehicle crash near Brown/Callahan County line
- Mother, four children injured in one-vehicle accident traveling to school in Zephyr
- San Antonio man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting young girl after picking her up from school
- Midland ISD responds to online threat
- Vehicle crashes into mobile home in West Odessa
- Shots fired after altercation Friday night in Lubbock
- Power outage affecting more than 2,000 customers in Lubbock
- Driver killed after slamming into stopped car on Texas Highway 6
- 2 killed in Houston’s First Ward, search on for gunmen
- Killeen: Street-racing crash sends 2 adults, 5 children to local hospitals
- Killeen man, 20, shot and killed at local convenience store
- Austin City Hall grackle statue destroyed, arson suspected VIDEO
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- Local government
- Houston Boil Order Lifted After Water Deemed to Be Safe
- Firefighter union head at odds with Austin fire chief over budget
- HPWD announces Dockum Aquifer Partnership Program
- Editorial: San Antonio’s CPS Energy’s refusal a load of garbage
- Wichita Falls: Property tax breaks considered for MPEC hotel, developer Pamlico
- Bowie city manager updates council on projects, grants
- Ector County Environmental Enforcement receives $12,000 grant to combat illegal dumping
- Midland Police Department working to fill 37 open positions
- Lubbock Co. jail could provide medication-assisted treatment
- Will Keller Stand for the Unborn?
- Tom Luce: Why Dallas must renovate the Kalita Humphreys Theater
- The Bama Pie got smashed in Dallas’ face. We’re not laughing
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- Colleges & universities
- Statesman prevails in court fight for UT records
- UT pledges to fire employees who commit sexual misdeeds, be more transparent
- UT Regents Respond to Spike in Austin’s Violent Crime With New Security Funding
- Funding bump allows UT to add cops, cameras, substation in West Campus
- HSU Board of Trustees stands by decision to close Logsdon Seminary program
- WBU Nears Completion of Impact2020
- TTU Research Park to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship
- Rice University asks “small group” to self-quarantine due to employee’s possible exposure to coronavirus
- Texas A&M System bans travel to countries with low-level coronavirus warnings
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