Texas Political Parlor
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Casual Voting
It always comes as something of a shock to political junkies this time of year that not everyone's a political junkie! (You may actually know people like this, yourself.)...
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Early (Voting) Edition
Advanced polling for the November election starts Monday, October 18....
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Waiting for Youthquake ’10
It seems like only yesterday that throngs of young people were parading up and down The Drag, celebrating Barack Obama's election as President of the United States....
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Who Women Want
Many political opinion polls over the past three decades have shown women more likely to favor one party over another. Many...but not all....
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White Courts the Valley Vote
The Democratic gubernatorial nominee hits the trail to gain support in the Rio Grande Valley....
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Do You Like Number Puzzles?
Once upon a time (just this past May, to be exact), the State of Texas was forecast to be facing an $18 billion shortfall for its next two-year budget cycle. But that was then. This is now....
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping
If two candidates show up for a debate, it's a debate. If more show up, it can become a free-for-all. But if only one candidate shows up for a debate, what would that be?...
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Along the Dusty Trail
Labor Day, the traditional opening bell of the fall political campaign, is still over a week away....
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House Party
Control of the 2011 Legislature may be more enticing to the major political parties than in other years....
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The Doggett Amendment
More than $830 million is headed from Washington to Texas to help fund education jobs....
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
Distilling facts from the campaign trail....
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Immigration Nation
Wednesday's ruling by a U.S. district judge in Arizona may have put parts of that state's immigration law on hold, but it probably won't slow attempts to bring a similar proposal to the Texas Legislature next year....
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Insufficient Funds
The same week Texas gets a number-one ranking from CNBC for overall business climate, one of the funds to help lure and keep some businesses in Texas runs pretty low....
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Sticks, Stones and Glass Houses
Sticks and stones may break one's bones, but words will seldom harm one...unless that person is running for elective office....
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