Many in GOP unshaken by Comey’s testimony against Trump
Republicans on Capitol Hill... . President Donald Trump waves as he steps off Air Force One after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Friday, June 9, 2017.
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Oil prices plunge to one-month low after United States stocks rise
The inventory gains added to market worries about crude supplies, despite the recent agreement among OPEC and other oil producing nations extend output cuts of 1.8 million barrels a day into next year. Since OPEC announced the extension of production cuts, the market has continued to react bearishly with respect to the oil price.
Just In: Trump’s EPA Quietly Pushes Back Biz-Crushing Obama-Era Rule
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and the Trump administration are quietly delaying the implementation of a major Environmental Protection Agency air pollution rule from the Obama administration. Governors were notified this week of the delay of an ozone pollution rule.
Top Republican seeks action now to steady insurance markets
In this May 24, 2017, file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brady is calling for immediate action to stabilize health insurance markets around the country, even as the GOP-led Congress pursues repeal of the Barack Obama law that created them.
Renewable energy push is strongest in the reddest states
Some of the fastest progress on clean energy is occurring in states led by Republican governors and legislators, and states carried by Donald Trump in the presidential election. Two years ago, Kansas repealed a law requiring that 20 percent of the state's electric power come from renewable sources by 2020, seemingly a step backward on energy in a deeply conservative state.
Superstar Training
Lowe's should have received their shipment of Texas Superstars by now. Drive by and see if they have a signature superstar table outside to publicize their offerings.
Man condemned for killing Lubbock woman loses federal appeal
A San Antonio man on Texas death row for the 2005 slaying of a pregnant Lubbock woman whose body was stuffed inside a piece of luggage found at the Lubbock city landfill has lost a federal court appeal. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling moves 37-year-old Rosendo Rodriguez one step closer to execution for the fatal beating and choking of 29-year-old Summer Baldwin.
SCOTUS ruling could affect East Texas patent case flow
SCOTUS ruling could affect East Texas patent case flow - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Marshall's federal courthouse is in the Eastern District of Texas, where patent cases take up a large part of court dockets. The Hub Shoe Store was a Marshall staple for a century.
Texas moves to soften voter ID law after judge finds bias
A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday, watering down an original version that a judge compared to a "poll tax" and ruled had intentionally discriminated against minorities. Republicans are pushing changes with urgency: the Texas Legislature has less than a week left to pass bills before adjourning until 2019, and federal courts that have confronted the state over voting rights in recent years are watching.
Texas House overhauls voter ID bill, setting up showdown with Senate
The Texas House on Tuesday made major changes to a bill aimed at revamping the state's controversial voter identification law, setting up a showdown with the Senate in the final week of the legislative session. Senate Bill 5 is a high priority for some state leaders - including Gov. Greg Abbott, who declared it an emergency item Sunday night.
Courts could put Texas GOP’s aggressive agenda to the test
Texas Republicans have been pushing an aggressive agenda despite promised court challenges, including legislation that would let police ask drivers whether they're in the U.S. legally, restrict what school bathrooms transgender students can use, ban most second-trimester abortions and let adoption agencies reject gay couples over religious objections. The lawsuits have already begun: El Paso County on Monday asked a federal court to block a "sanctuary cities" crackdown signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that opponents say invites racial profiling by police and will push immigrant crime victims further into the shadows.
Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for schools
A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas, though it may only apply to public schools. A broader proposal mandating that virtually all transgender people in the country's second-largest state use public restrooms according to the gender on their birth certificates sailed through the Texas Senate months ago.
Texas adoption agency ‘religious refusal’ closer to law
Texas Republicans pushed the state closer to a law that allows publicly-funded foster care and adoption agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christian, unmarried or gay prospective parents because of religious objections. The "Freedom to Serve Children Act" has received a late push in the Republican-dominated Legislature ahead of the May 29 end of the session.
Texas revives transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for public schools
In this March 24, 2017, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington. A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas - though it may only apply to public schools.
Callers threaten Texas lawmaker who seeks Trump impeachment
In this Monday, May 15, 2017 photo, Congressman Al Green speaks to media during a press conference in which he called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump at the Houston Congressional District Office in Houston. The black Texas congressman said Saturday, May 20, that he's been threatened with lynching by callers infuriated over him seeking impeachment of President Trump.
Texas House moves to add new restrictions on fetal remains
The Texas Legislature moved closer Friday to enacting its latest round of restrictions on abortion services, with the House voting largely along party lines to impose new regulations on how providers can dispose of fetal remains and blocking some fetal tissue donations to researchers. In a 96-47 vote, the House tentatively passed Senate Bill 8 after more than five hours of often emotional and testy debate.
Texas House backs abortion restrictions
A point of order brings representatives to the dais as lawmakers in the House of Representatives debate points about fetal remains Friday at the Texas Capitol. The House tentatively passed Senate Bill 8 after more than five hours of often emotional and testy debate.
Which Jewish Billionaire Has Trump’s Ear On Israel – Ron Or Sheldon?
Bill Clinton consulted with folks who came up with him in Arkansas, George W. Bush preferred Texan veterans of his family's hard-fought political battles and Barack Obama had his Chicago peeps. Much has been made of how President Donald Trump has stacked his Cabinet with billionaires, and how he takes off-campus advice from investor Carl Icahn, fellow real estate developer Tom Barrack and media moguls Christopher Ruddy and Rupert Murdoch.
In memo: Let Flynn ‘go’
Secret Service officers clear the North Lawn of the White House on Tuesday after a woman jumped a protective bike rack and tried to scale the fence surrounding the White House grounds. She was caught before she could get over the fence and charged with unlawful entry.
Fort Worth Company Helping Pave the Road to the Sky
You've probably thought about it when you're stuck in a traffic jam: if only this car could fly. That dream is getting closer to reality, with Uber announcing plans to debut a flying taxi service in North Texas, and a Fort Worth company is helping pave the road to the sky.