Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Cable News Networks Snub Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz's prime-time speech to the Republican National Convention Tuesday night was not carried by the three major cable news networks.
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Business
January 21, 2013
Judge Issues Ruling from iPhone in Keystone XL Case
Lamar County Court-at-Law Judge Bill Harris fired off a fifteen-word email from his iPhone ruling that eminent domain laws gave TransCanada the right to lay pipeline through a Paris farm.
January 21, 2013
Are the FLDS Faithful Leaving Zion?
Rumors indicate that members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints may be leaving the YFZ Ranch.
January 21, 2013
Is Lubbock the Friendliest City in America?
Lubbockites say "good morning" on Twitter more than anyone else in the country, according to a study from some Ukrainian software engineers who monitored American tweets.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Planned Parenthood Excluded from Women’s Health Program Until Trial
After several legal twists, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas can now block Planned Parenthood from its Women’s Health Program.
January 21, 2013
DNA Testing Clears Texas Prisoner of Rape
David Lee Wiggins, 48, had served 23 years in prison for the 1989 rape of a teenage girl when testing revealed DNA evidence did not link him to the crime.
Business
January 21, 2013
Five Texas Counties Led Nation in Job Growth Over Last Decade
The Texas economic miracle continues. Five of the nation's top ten counties for job growth are in Texas, according to CNN Money.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Willie Nelson in the Hospital
Willie Nelson was hospitalized in Denver after having trouble breathing before a Saturday night show.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Sixty Women’s Health Clinics Shuttered After Cuts
The state legislature slashed women's health funding by two thirds last session in an attempt to target Planned Parenthood. Now, a total of sixty clinics have closed, and only twelve of them were run by that organization.
January 21, 2013
Number of Paroled Inmates Jumps to Ten-Year High
Texas Board of Pardons and Parole granted parole to a full 31 percent of inmates up for review last year, up from 27 percent in 2003.
Health
January 21, 2013
West Nile Virus Has Killed 17 Texans
Dallas County will begin spraying for mosquitoes after West Nile deaths in the state this year reach seventeen.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Ten Photos from Beyoncé’s West Texas Road Trip
Beyoncé swung through Marfa in early July and just posted pictures from her trip on her Tumblr.
January 21, 2013
Meanwhile, in Lufkin…
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News's police blotter.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
The Rick Perry Presidential Campaign: One Year Later
Monday marks one year since the governor announced he was running for president. What's happened since then?
January 21, 2013
Analyzing the Final Statements of Death Row Inmates
A blogger looked at the final statements of 478 executed Texas inmates and determined that "love" was uttered more than any other word.
Critters
January 21, 2013
Africanized Honey Bees Swarm Central Texas
Austin and Pflugerville saw three bee attacks in one week.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
UT Files Brief In Defense of Admissions Policy
The University of Texas responded to a lawsuit questioning its admissions policy by submitting a 55-page document to the Supreme Court clarifying how race factors in to its process.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Randy Travis Found on FM-922 Naked and Intoxicated
The country singer was reportedly found naked in the middle of the road outside Tioga Tuesday night.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Lady Bird Johnson Forever
The stamps with Lady Bird Johnson's official White House portrait were unveiled Friday at her wildflower center in Austin.
Business
January 21, 2013
Where Are the Nation’s Most Economically Segregated Cities?
San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas top a list of the nation's most economically segregated cities, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Everything You Wanted to Know About Julián Castro
A primer on the San Antonio mayor, who was recently thrust into the national spotlight after he was tapped to deliver the DNC's keynote address.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Ted Cruz’s Come-From-Behind Victory
The former solicitor general handily beat Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the GOP runoff for U.S. Senator.
January 21, 2013
Is Mary Kay a Pyramid Scheme?
A new Harper's article claims that the direct-sales beauty empire is merely a "pink pyramid scheme."
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Vocal Border Fence Opponent Dead at 63
Texas officials are mourning the untimely passing of Chad Foster, the former Eagle Pass mayor who became the face of border communities straddling the two nations.
January 21, 2013
Houston’s Juiciest Murder-For-Hire Case Is Over
The district attorney's office dropped all charges against Jeffrey Stern, a Houston personal injury lawyer who was accused of conspiring with his mistress to kill his wife, socialite Yvonne Stern.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Cruz and Dewhurst’s Final Debate Before the Runoff
Things quickly got personal between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst as they faced off at the King Street Patriot's headquarters in Houston during Monday's televised debate.
January 21, 2013
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Makes Unfortunate Error
The paper printed Jerry Sandusky's name under a photo of Tiger Woods, proving again that everyone needs a copy editor.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Obama Breaks One-Day Texas Fundraising Record
President Barack Obama made four fundraising stops in the Lone Star State on Tuesday, bringing in an expected haul of $4 million.
January 21, 2013
Is Fracking Causing All These Earthquakes?
StateImpact Texas found a substantial connection between hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," and the sudden surge in Texas quakes.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Chuy’s Headed Toward IPO
Shares of the Tex-Mex chain are expected to sell for $11 to $13.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Another Houston Stripper Pens a Tell-All
Houston is emerging as the Great Rift Valley of strippers—or, at least, stripper tell-alls.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Do You Have the Palate of a President?
Exploring the culinary preferences of George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon Baines Johnson.
January 21, 2013
Where Do Texas’s “Flirtiest” Seniors Live?
Amarillo, Lubbock, and Corpus Christi landed on a list compiled by OurTime.com, a senior-focused dating site, that purports to rank where the country's "flirtiest" seniors live.
January 21, 2013
Should the Land Commissioner Get Into the Desalination Game?
The Austin American-Statesman reports that Jerry Patterson is considering building a desalination plant on GLO land in central Texas.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Texas Will Not Expand Medicaid or Create Health Insurance Exchanges
Rick Perry announced Monday in a letter to the federal government that the state will not expand its Medicaid program nor create a health insurance exchange.
January 21, 2013
Meanwhile, in Lufkin…
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
January 21, 2013
Cleaner Beaches Thanks to the Drought?
Were cleaner beaches in 2011 an unexpected upside to the drought?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
‘Dallas’ Remake Draws Tourists to Southfork Ranch
The reboot prompts a resurgence of interest in Southfork Ranch.
January 21, 2013
Lawsuits Over Prisoner Deaths in Hot Texas Prisons
Last summer, four prisoners died from heat-related causes in Texas's sweltering prisons.
Energy
January 21, 2013
The Scoop on the Problems at the Motiva Plant
The expansion of the Port Arthur plant briefly made it the largest in the country before an accident disabled the new 325,000-barrel-per-day crude distillation unit.
January 21, 2013
Warren Buffett Buys Another Texas Paper
The billionaire picked up the Waco Tribune-Herald for an undisclosed sum on Friday.
January 21, 2013
Austin Tex-Mex Restaurant Allegedly Connected to Heroin Ring
The feds raided Jovitas, an old Austin establishment, and arrested fifteen people they say were involved in a heroin distribution ring.
January 21, 2013
Texas Began Stockpiling Execution Drugs Before Shortage
A scoop from the Austin American-Statesman reveals the state spent $50,000 buying up the drugs last year before other states scrambled to get them from sources abroad.
Energy
January 21, 2013
What Does the Drought Mean for the Texas Miracle?
As much as anything, the economic boom in Texas depends on water. So what will industry do as the state gets drier? The Texas Tribune's Kate Galbraith explains.
January 21, 2013
Welcome to the Age of Drones
The River Systems Institute at Texas State University has deployed $30,000 drone to study environmental concerns across the state.
Business
January 21, 2013
Allen Stanford Sentenced to 110 Years for Ponzi Scheme
The billionaire, convicted in March of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, faced up to 230 years in prison.
Energy
January 21, 2013
No Endangered Species Listing for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
The oil industry cheered news Wednesday that the tiny lizard will not be added to the endangered species list.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Are Houston and Dallas the Manliest Cities in Texas?
Those were the only Texas cities to appear on a list of the country's fifty manliest cities.
January 21, 2013
Even More Revelations from Warren Jeffs
The imprisoned polygamist leader, who has put out a dizzying amount of paper from his Palestine prison cell, has warnings for President Obama and the leaders of Mauritania this time.
January 21, 2013
Warren Buffett to Buy ‘Bryan-College Station Eagle’
A representative for Berkshire Hathaway announced the purchase to newsroom employees Tuesday.