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March 2, 2015
The State of Texas: March 2, 2015
The Ebola Nurse is suing Presby Hospital for using her as a “PR Pawn,” and an Austin man just made #TheDress controversy permanent.
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February 27, 2015
The State of Texas: February 27, 2015
The Mexican government is upset that Grapevine police killed an unarmed Mexican immigrant who had exited his car and put his hands up prior to the shooting.
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February 26, 2015
The State of Texas: February 26, 2015
Illegal border crossings may be down, but the surge of troops and DPS officers at the border is having a detrimental effect on crime fighting elsewhere in the state, an internal Texas Department of Public Safety report found.
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February 25, 2015
The State of Texas: February 25, 2015
After hearing nine days of testimony, it took a Stephenville jury less than three hours to find Eddie Ray Routh guilty in the murder of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield.
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February 24, 2015
The State of Texas: February 24, 2015
The FBI and local law enforcement raided a meeting of the Republic of Texas in Bryan.
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February 23, 2015
The State of Texas: February 23, 2015
Outrage spreads across the Internet after “Boyhood” is snubbed at the Oscars.
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February 20, 2015
The State of Texas: February 20, 2015
Two Austin women were married Thursday after a Travis County judge issued the state’s first same-sex marriage license.
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February 19, 2015
The State of Texas: February 19, 2015
Texas is running out of places to house violent sex offenders.
Critters
February 18, 2015
Fido Is Survived by His Water Bowl and Six Chew Toys
Considering the pet obituary.
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February 18, 2015
The State of Texas: February 18, 2015
Governor Greg Abbott outlined his plans for Texas in his first State of the State address yesterday.
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February 17, 2015
The State of Texas: February 17, 2015
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven forms a committee to deal with UT Austin's admission issues.
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February 13, 2015
The State of Texas: February 13, 2015
After hearing eight hours of testimony yesterday, a Senate committee approved two controversial gun bills in a 7-to-2 vote.
Meanwhile, in Texas
February 12, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down last month. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
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February 12, 2015
The State of Texas: February 12, 2015
Five Texans attended President Obama’s Ebola announcement at the White House yesterday.
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February 11, 2015
The State of Texas: February 11, 2015
The trial of Eddie Routh, accused of killing Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, gets under way Wednesday in Stephenville.
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February 10, 2015
The State of Texas: February 10, 2015
Texas's rig count has dropped by two hundred in the last two weeks.
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February 9, 2015
The State of Texas: February 9, 2015
Houston is home to a growing number of Cubans.
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February 6, 2015
The State of Texas: February 6, 2015
Rick Perry reveals he is “not necessarily all that fond” of open carry.
Politics & Policy
February 5, 2015
Notes on a Grand Old Party
What it looks like to celebrate a “new day.”
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February 5, 2015
The State of Texas: February 5, 2015
Speaker Joe Straus handed out committee assignments to state representatives yesterday.
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February 3, 2015
The State of Texas: February 4, 2015
Rick Perry requests the names of the witnesses called in the grand jury who heard his case, and San Antonio gets a Tex-Mex-style breastaurant™.
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February 3, 2015
The State of Texas: February 3, 2015
Three energy firms announce they will shed 720 employees in Texas due to low oil prices.
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February 2, 2015
The State of Texas: February 2, 2015
Presidential hopeful Rand Paul makes a swing through the state he formerly called home.
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January 30, 2015
The State of Texas: January 30, 2015
Ugly protests against Texas Muslim Capitol Day, and youth crime rates are falling across the state.
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January 29, 2015
The State of Texas: January 29, 2015
Rick Perry will file again to have the charges against him dropped, and open carry won’t carry the day.
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January 23, 2015
The State of Texas: January 23, 2015
Amarillo by snowy morning, and brisket prices have increased 60 percent.
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January 22, 2015
The State of Texas: January 22, 2015
The first execution of 2015, and Odessa sees the most violent crime rate of major Texas cities.
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January 21, 2015
The State of Texas: January 21, 2015
Video of the DayYes, college is a time for experimentation in the bedroom, but once in a while a student will really nail it. Case in point is Rice University senior David Nichol who turned his dorm room into a giant plastic ball pit. Creating a kids’s playground for himself has been
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2015
A History of Panic
A new rule not only gives legislators the option of a ‘panic button’ but allows them to kick out members of the public they consider unruly. Have our elected officials gone soft?
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January 20, 2015
The State of Texas: January 20, 2015
Greg Abbott takes the Oath of Office today, and the Dallas Safari Club comes under fire again.
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January 16, 2015
The State of Texas: January 16, 2015
Rick Perry bids adieu, and Texas sweeps Oscar nominations.
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January 15, 2015
The State of Texas: January 15, 2015
A horrific bus accident near Odessa leaves ten dead, and liquor laws come under scrutiny.
Politics & Policy
January 14, 2015
Will Annie Get Her Gun?
How likely is it that open-carry legislation will make it to Greg Abbott’s desk this session?
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January 14, 2015
The State of Texas: January 14, 2015
Notes from the opening day of the session, and Ted Cruz looks “very seriously” at a presidential run.
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January 13, 2015
The State of Texas: January 13, 2015
The Eighty-fourth Legislature kicks off, and Ted Cruz gets a new responsibility.
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January 12, 2015
The State of Texas: January 12, 2015
What will happen in the Fifth Court gay marriage decision, the Cowboys’s catch heard ‘round the Internet, and Texas’s Golden Globe takeover.
Meanwhile, in Texas
January 9, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
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January 9, 2015
The State of Texas: January 9, 2015
The Lege’s agenda takes shape, and barbecue bets are made.
Politics & Policy
January 8, 2015
Cowboy Hat, Pass By
Talking points for legislators opposed to making the cowboy hat the official state hat of Texas.
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January 8, 2015
The State of Texas: January 8, 2015
The state faced a tough line of questioning from the Fifth Circuit, and more details emerge about the Fort Bliss shooter.
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January 7, 2015
The State of Texas: January 7, 2015
A shooting at Fort Bliss, and Dallas quakes rock the city.
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January 6, 2015
The State of Texas: January 6, 2015
Admiral McRaven’s first moves as president of the University of Texas, and the man behind Ted Cruz’s wildly popular Twitter account.
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January 5, 2015
The State of Texas: January 5, 2015
Louie Gohmert plans to run for Speaker of the House, and another twist in the tale of Bernie Tiede.
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December 23, 2014
Exit Music
The Daily Post team will be off until January 5. Until them, some holiday music to fill the void.
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December 22, 2014
The State of Texas: December 23, 2014
Texas’s supply of pentobarbital runs low, and Border Patrol in Texas seized more than 875,000 pounds of marijuana in 2014.
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December 22, 2014
The State of Texas: December 21, 2014
Dubya MondayGeorge W. Bush could spend the entirety of the holiday season painting all his gifts or wrapping up copies of his biography about his dad. But Dubya is a multitasker with a heart of gold. Like Santa himself, blurry photos appeared Saturday of Bush dressed for the
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December 19, 2014
The State of Texas: December 19, 2014
The state could lose 128,000 if oil prices continue to fall, and a breakdown of where that transportation funding will go.
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December 18, 2014
The State of Texas: December 18, 2014
The end of the Kaufman County saga, and El Paso’s murder rate goes up.
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December 17, 2014
The State of Texas: December 17, 2014
Governor Rick Perry’s name might be memorialized on a building at A&M, and Dallas-based attorney Sarah Saldaña is chosen to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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December 16, 2014
The State of Texas: December 16, 2014
Ted Cruz angers his party, and a man camp south of San Antonio is turned into a immigration detention center for families.