Planned Parenthood head shrugs off DGA’s Wendy Davis snub
Cecile Richards, the Planned Parenthood head and daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards (D), says she isn't overly concerned about the lack of national Democratic support for her mom's would-be...
View ArticleEFH Gets Approval for Bankruptcy Loan
Embattled Texas power company Energy Future Holdings won bankruptcy court approval on Friday to start borrowing on a $4 billion-plus bankruptcy loan after a night of talks produced a temporary truce...
View ArticleTexas judge orders rapist to volunteer at rape crisis center
"That's like saying a pedophile should do their community supervision helping at a pre-school," said the director of a Dallas-area rape crisis center Reported by CBS News 1 hour ago.
View ArticleLongmire: Resource Mismanagement Greatest Failure in Border Security
Breitbart Texas Contributing Editor Sylvia Longmire joined Tavis Smiley on PBS recently to discuss her latest book, Border Insecurity and why Washington is unlikely to resolve matters in the short...
View ArticleLawyer for GM recall victims meets with settlement adviser
A Texas lawyer representing hundreds of clients who have filed lawsuits against General Motors arising from the defective ignition switches that led to a massive recall of 2.6 million cars, met today...
View ArticleEthics allegations cloud Texas attorney general race
The fight for the Republican nomination for attorney general in Texas has taken a turn, thanks to legal ethics allegations against the front-runner, state Sen. Ken Paxton. In a Friday article from...
View ArticleCalPERS Says Detroit Bankruptcy Ruling Threatens California's Solvency
The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) filed a May Day brief in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes' December ruling in the City...
View ArticleUT med school dean: Digital innovations key to growing biotech in Austin
Few people will play a larger role in shaping the growth of the life sciences and biotech industries in Austin than Dr. Clay Johnston, the first dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of...
View ArticleJust 20 counties — some in South Texas — accounted for half of U.S. oil...
Last year, more than half of U.S. oil production came from 20 counties, six of which are located in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale, according to recent data from consultancy DrillingInfo. The 20...
View ArticleConsumer spending on the rise in Texas
More Texans are dishing out the dough for consumer products, reflecting a national spending trend. Consumer spending saw a larger increase in March than it has in the past four and a half years,...
View ArticleBancorpsouth continues Central Texas expansion
Tupelo-based BancorpSouth Inc. has continued its push into the Austin market with the acquisition of Colonial National Mortgage, a residential mortgage company that operates three Central Texas...
View ArticleCentennial Medical Center Partners with City of Frisco, TX for Disaster...
FRISCO, Texas, May 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Centennial Medical Center will partner with local agencies to train for disaster response. A mock tornado scenario will be enacted at the City of Frisco's...
View ArticleBrown: Little state could have done to keep Toyota
Gov. Jerry Brown says it appears there was little California could have done to keep Toyota from moving its U.S. headquarters and about 3,000 jobs to Texas, saying "change is inevitable." Reported by...
View ArticleSt. Paul Grill chef dies in car crash in Texas
Funeral services are set for this weekend for a St. Paul Grill chef who was killed in a car crash in Texas last month. Reported by TwinCities.com 5 minutes ago.
View ArticleLuke Bryan Tickets Milwaukee Summerfest: Ticket Down Slashes Luke Bryan...
Ticket Down has rolled back concert ticket prices across the board on all Luke Bryan tickets at Marcus Amphitheatre in conjunction with the 2014 Milwaukee Summerfest and concertgoers can add...
View ArticleWhy Should Evangelical Christians Care About Climate Change?
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, an evangelical Christian, has had quite a run lately. A few weeks back, she was featured in the first episode of the Showtime series The Years of Living Dangerously,...
View ArticleGrowling Naked Man Harasses Citizens in Houston Public Park
A growling naked man recently caused havoc and harassed citizens at Hermann Park in Houston, a Houston Police Department (HPD) spokeswoman informed Breitbart Texas. It is likely that the suspect will...
View ArticleWendy Davis Spokesman: Greg Abbott is a 'Chicken'
The Davis for Governor camp couldn't help but throw all caution to the wind and take yet another swipe at Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, who is also the GOP nominee for governor. Sen.Wendy...
View ArticleTexas Border Sheriff Drug Money Scandal Allegedly Expands
Breitbart Texas has been closely following the case of Lupe Trevino, the former sheriff of Hidalgo County in south Texas who pled guilty to money laundering on April 14. The plea came only 17 days...
View ArticleReverse Osmosis Leads Water Desalination Equipment Market Forecast to 2018
DALLAS, Texas, May 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The demand for desalination as a substitute for fresh-water supply is growing constantly with its increased acceptance. The desalination process has...
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