- Governor Abbott Releases 2020 Report To The People Of Texas
- Governor Abbott Reappoints Kauffman As Inspector General For Health And Human Services
- Legislative hearings canceled amid coronavirus concerns – see full virus section below for more stories
- Texas Nurse Practitioners meet with state legislators to discuss coronavirus, nurse shortage and more
- Texas judges tapped to enforce, if needed, coronavirus quarantines
- Campus Free Speech Law Leads To Protests, Violence At UTSA – no surprise it is the snowflake Leftist students who oppose free speech!
- Roe v. Wade was filed 50 years ago, but Texas still won’t release the full legal files
- Newly detected moth threatens prickly pear cactus in Texas
- Rep. Larson: Let’s not do the time warp again — end clock changing – B.S. and factually wrong on items in the piece. Florida, for example, has not adopted Daylight Saving Time all year as Federal law prevents such.
- Garcia: Texas Dems launch misguided bid to save straight-ticket voting
- Democrats beat Republicans in statewide, North Texas primary turnout
- Election Night was tough for left-wing Democrats in Texas
- In Super Tuesday ‘heat check,’ Texas progressives got warmer
- Just a quarter of registered voters in Texas participated in the 2020 presidential primary
- Hillary Clinton blatantly lied about Texas primary voting situation
- Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots, more
- Dallas County election recount court date set for Tuesday
- Texas “White Privilege” must provide magical voting powers, Houston has a problem: Harris Coounty Clerk Trautman
- Harris County Clerk apologizes for hours-long primary voting delays – after blaming blameless Republicans across national media
- Election Integrity Roundup 3.8.2020
- YCT 40th Annual Convention to be held in Austin, April 17th to April 19th
- Conversations about race in Texas faith circles tend to leave out Hispanics – What!? (And “Hispanic” is not a race.)
- Super Tuesday’s Biggest Loser
- Democratic male judges may be headed for extinction in Texas. The cause? Voters
- Texas Democrats are trying to draw LGBT Republicans snubbed by state GOP leaders – they are not “snubbed” and are free to participate as do all other individual Republicans.
- Trump’s endorsements in Texas primary underscore his clout with GOP voters
- SD14: Rep. Eddie Rodriguez enters race to replace Watson in Texas Senate
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- Federal/DC related to Texas
- Radical Leftist Tzintzún Ramirez backs Royce West in runoff for Senate seat
- Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez backs Royce West
- MJ Hegar, Royce West Runoff Will Determine John Cornyn’s Senate Challenger
- Americans for Prosperity Action super PAC launches digital ad campaign for Cornyn
- TX2: Democrat suspends campaign after making runoff to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
- TX27: California man who won nomination in Texas’ District 27 ‘is making a fool of the Democratic Party,’ opponent says – they do such without help
- John Ratcliffe’s re-nomination will test whether senators allow Trump to reward loyalty
- U.S. population reaches 80-year low, Texas eighth for population growth
- Census Prompts Distrust in Fort Worth Neighborhood
- President Trump weighs in on low oil prices
- A Washington plan that would have hurt rural Texas school kids gets expelled
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- Presidential race / national politics
- Joe Biden Gets Endorsement from Bloomberg Gun Control Group
- In words and deeds, Texas Southern delivers for Joe Biden
- Does Joe Biden have a Latino problem in Texas?
- For Biden, the middle held on Super Tuesday in Texas – the “middle” of the far Left because that is where the Dems are now.
- Joe Biden, America’s Designated Mourner
- Suburbanites Are Voting and That’s Good News for Joe Biden
- Buttigieg on Endorsing Biden: His ‘Fundamental Decency’ Will ‘Make Such a Difference in the White House’
- Dueling Black American Endorsements for Biden and Bernie
- Gabbard calls on Biden, Sanders to help put her on debate stage
- Nolte: Democrat Elite Blame ‘Sexist’ Democrat Voters for Warren Loss
- Sen. Kamala Harris endorses Biden for president
- Bernie Sanders’ biggest problem comes down to math, more
- Bernie Sanders Is Not a ‘Family Values’ Candidate
- Bernie Wants Medicare for All for Coronavirus, But U.K., Italy Nationalized Systems Already Overloaded, Considering Rationed Care
- Pelosi: ‘Civilization as We Know It Is at Stake’ in 2020 Election
- Bob Geldof: Trump Will Be Re-Elected, Democrats ‘Absolutely Pathetic’
- Restaurant manager locks out Trump supporters. It doesn’t end well
- AOC-backed candidates annihilated on Super Tuesday
- Are Schumer’s threats against conservative justices just a foretaste of what’s to come?
- Topless Women Protest ‘Climate Rape’ in London on International Women’s Day – lots of attention but of the type that trivializes their stupid claim.
- The BBC Endorses Drag Queens for Children on ‘International Women’s Day’
- Leftists turn schools into thug sanctuaries
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- Border / immigration
- Illegal Alien Rescued After Being Abandoned by Human Smugglers, 2 More Die
- Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Assaulted During Human Smuggling Incident in Laredo Sector
- Big Firm Lawyers Are Helping Asylum Seekers at the Border
- Woman Accused of Helping Husband Flee Arrested at US Border
- Mexican Government Tried to Pass Off Car Bombing as an Engine Fire
- Reynosa hit hard at dawn VIDEO
- Mexico City March Rioting and Firebombs exploded at the gates of the National Palace
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- Business
- Wall Street Circuit Breakers Trip … Markets, Crude Plunge
- The oil market meltdown and its global impact
- Diamondback reduces activity, plans to drop three drilling rigs
- Marathon Oil, Apache and Oxy lose almost half their market value Monday
- SpaceX successfully launches cargo Dragon to ISS
- Axiom and SpaceX sign deal for flying commercial tourists to ISS
- A quick look at Blue Origin’s test program on new engines in West Texas VIDEO
- Some may be eligible for a 25% points bonus from Southwest Rapid Rewards
- The Battle Between Delta and American Heats Up Again
- USAA lays off small number of employees
- San Antonio woman’s CBD use leads to firing, lawsuit
- Wichita Falls area ranks low for six-figure salaries
- Study: One in five young adults in Texas living at parents’ home
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- Coronavirus related
- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he “briefly interacted” with person who tested positive for coronavirus, more
- Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on COVID-19
- About That Coronavirus Psychological Response Mechanism…
- Legislative hearings canceled amid coronavirus concerns – see full virus section below for more stories
- Texas judges tapped to enforce, if needed, coronavirus quarantines
- SXSW canceled: Here’s how to help artists, service industry workers
- SXSW Not Offering Refunds After Cancellation Due to Coronavirus
- Outlaws and Legends still happening as coronavirus fears cancel music festivals across the country
- Coronavirus outbreak spurs thousands to sign petition to halt RodeoHouston
- More than 100 cruise ship passengers heading to San Antonio for coronavirus quarantine, more
- ‘There is something wrong’: Inside the release of the Diamond Princess evacuees
- Rice University canceling in-person classes after employee tested positive for novel coronavirus
- Employers tell workers: No more travel
- U.S. Rep. Bill Flores: For coronavirus, focus on facts vs. panic
- A San Antonio baboon troop enlisted in humankind’s war on coronavirus
- Coronavirus terror almost halted this San Antonio couple’s wedding
- Another Harris County case brings Houston area’s coronavirus case tally to 12
- Texas COVID-19 cases linked to Egypt cruise
- Elon Musk thinks the coronavirus panic is ‘dumb.’ A million Twitter users liked his tweet.
- Texas coronavirus case confirmed in Collin County, man had been to California
- Bernie Wants Medicare for All for Coronavirus, But U.K., Italy Nationalized Systems Already Overloaded, Considering Rationed Care
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- Crime & general news of Texas
- Former Olney Police Chief sentenced to 10 years prison
- Former employees of La Villa federal detention center plead guilty to bribery
- Family of Four Dead in Texas Home, Murder-Suicide Suspected
- Fort Stockton student dies after breathing trouble at track meet
- Man arrested at Cinergy in Midland for shooting at vehicle
- The trailer with the Fix West Texas equipment was stolen in Odessa VIDEO
- Another earthquake recorded near Odessa
- Ector Co. felony indictments: March 9, 2020
- Midland police arrest shooting suspect
- Police arrest 18-year-old in parked car with 14-year-old
- Burkbernett man, already facing child porn charges, accused of sexually abusing child
- Texas Rangers Player Fractures Jaw After Being Hit By Pitch
- K9 sniffs out 595 pounds of meth from tractor-trailer in Lewisville, police say
- Austin man accused of pushing 78-year-old father off a cliff VIDEO
- Plainview Driver Seriously Injured in Crash Was Airlifted to Lubbock
- 2 People Injured In Possible Hit & Run Car Accident in Lubbock
- Family sues suspects, car club in fatal racing crash in Lubbock
- Big Spring structure fire results in one fatality
- Bible survives vehicle fire in Texas
- 10-year-old saves family after home catches fire near Willowbrook
- Two dead, including good Samaritan, in shooting outside Deerbrook Mall in Humble
- Teen, juvenile charged in deadly shootout in Houston’s First Ward
- Elderly couple dead in apparent murder-suicide in Texas City nursing home
- Ex-Baptist pastor accused of stealing $200K from Sunnyside church
- Man accused of killing woman at Sharpstown apartment ran away in underwear
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- Local government
- Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots, more
- Dallas will pay more for its gas drilling mistakes than it ever raked in
- Houston has a problem: Harris Coounty Clerk Trautman
- Harris County Clerk apologizes for hours-long primary voting delays – after blaming blameless Republicans across national media
- Austin’s Cap Metro recommends downtown subway system in multibillion-dollar light rail system – their current rail has been nothing but a boondoggle.
- San Antonio pushes to grow access to financial services, education in fight against persistent poverty
- ‘It’s Not Enough’: How a VIA-Dependent San Antonian Commutes
- Kermit ISD issues statement after threatening Snapchat post
- City of Bowie receives no bidders to remodel former community room
- Bowie city attorney resigns; council to discuss process
- Abilene’s Animal Services Director resigns after only 8 months on the job
- Looking into the (near) future at Abilene Council retreat VIDEO
- Abilene: DCOA projects, Carter lawsuit among council topics
- Sweetwater museum director resigns in wake of nasty online posting
- Watch, LPD & others address recent increase in street racing in Lubbock VIDEO
- Roman Catholic Churches Urge Parents to Opt Out of Austin ISD’s Sex Ed Classes
- Prosecutors want indicted Brownsville school board member removed from post
- After 2018’s mass shooting, Santa Fe school officials will let some employees carry firearms at all times
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- Colleges & universities
- Campus Free Speech Law Leads To Protests, Violence At UTSA – no surprise it is the snowflake Leftist students who oppose free speech!
- Editorial: UT’s misconduct policy awaits critical details
- Rice University canceling in-person classes after employee tested positive for novel coronavirus
- Hardin-Simmons University Head Baseball Coach Scores 500th Career Win
- ACU management professors bring back Social Enterprise Consulting course for Spring Break
- CPRIT Awards Research Grant to TTUHSC’s C. Patrick Reynolds
- TTU Nutrition Research Finds Novel Target For Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Treatment
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