Must Read Texas – September 26, 2013 – North Texas Citizens Lobby

BREAKING: Politico Reports Wendy Davis is Running for Governor;
WSJ: Perry to Announce New Group Fri in Missouri;
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Good afternoon from Austin.
It is good to be home.

Late again though not as bad as yesterday.
I’ve had a major problem with every single technological device I own.

Here’s the (short) brief as I need to get w/ IT support:

Your stop-what-you-are-doing Must Reads:
> Politico reports that State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) is notifying select individuals that she will for the Texas Governor in 2014
> WSJ’s Neil King reports on the announcement that Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) is set to make in Missouritomorrow of a new organization, Americans for Economic Freedom, which will help him tell the Texas story.

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#txlege:
– TT’s Reeve Hamilton reports that the UT System acknowledged that UT president Bill Powers should have been notified of contact a UT Regent had with Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
– TT’s Neena Satija reports with an update on the legal battle over state regulation of groundwater resources.

2013 / 2014 / 2016:
– DMN’s Bob Garrett sought the views of the four Republican candidates for Lt. Gov. on Sen. Cruz’s effort to defund Obamacare.
– Konni Burton, a Republican candidate for SD-10, which is currently represented by State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth), released a timely new campaign video touting her work to elect Ted Cruz to the U.S. Senate.

Other stories of interest:
– The largest wind farm in the country (behind paywall) is planned for an area southeast of Plainview, TX.
– TT’s Neena Satija reports that researchers at Rice University believe that the state of Texas is not ‘ready for the next Hurricane.’
– Bill Gates bought the Four Seasons in Houston.
– The new Big Tex revealed.

Lighter Clicks:
– This woman has serious problems.
– The most unusual AP headline ever?
– An explanation of what Google Fiber (which is coming to Austin) is.
– The Cotton Bowl has been updated and has a somewhat new look for this year’s Red River Rivalry.
– Looking forward to being in the loudest college football stadium for my bachelor party in November.
– If you’re a certain age, learning that NBA Jam was rigged is either mildly depressing or clarifying.
– A fantastic scientific review which finds that most pompous sports pundit by measuring their use of “I/we.”
– Good news for flyover country: the Yankees missed the Playoffs (only 2nd time in last 19 years).
– Exit Sandman.

Your Daily Source of Inspiration:
– Marvels of modern science: Man walks with thought-controlled bionic leg.

NEWS

POLITICO: Wendy Davis tells Democrats she’s in (9/26/13 3:49pm)

DMN ($): Born in Canada, Ted Cruz became a citizen of that country, as well as U.S. (8/19/13 1:43am) – See more at:http://www.mustreadtexas.com/#sthash.zQ8gLmX1.dpuf

WSJ: Rick Perry prepares to retake national stage (9/26/13 1:29pm)

NYT: Cruz, Tea Party hero, rankles Senate G.O.P. colleagues (9/26/13 1:27pm)

POLITICO: Ted Cruz: political anarchist or genius? (9/26/13 1:25pm)

AP: in 21 hours, Cruz talks Obamacare on GOP terms (9/26/13 1:22pm)

AP: ‘Cruz effect’ further empowering Texas grassroots (9/26/13 1:18pm)

AP: Cornyn lauds Cruz, but won’t support government shutdown (9/26/13 1:17pm)

DMN: George W. Bush, 7 weeks after heart procedure: ‘I’m getting a lot better’ (9/26/13 1:14pm)

DMN: American Airlines sees jobs decline more than 7,000 since its bankruptcy (9/26/13 1:13pm)

DMN: Patterson, Patrick (sort of), support government shutdown to squelch Obamacare, while rivals won’t show their hands (9/26/13 1:11pm)

DMN: Cruz lampooned in knock off of Obama poster (9/26/13 12:45pm)

DMN ($): Country’s largest wind farm planned in Texas Panhandle (9/26/13 12:24pm)

KTRK ABC HOUSTON: Newly appointed Harris County DA speaks exclusively to ABC13 about late husband, future (9/26/13 12:14pm)