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Morgan Smith was an editorial intern and columnist at Slate, in Washington D.C., before moving to Austin to enter law school at the University of Texas in 2008. (She has put her degree on hold to join the Tribune's staff.) A native of San Antonio, she has a B.A. in English from Wellesley College.

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Recent Contributions

The Trials of Felipe Reyna

by Morgan Smith  |  2/8/2010

Two former Texas Supreme Court justices and a Goliath of state judicial politics are trying to oust the 10th Court of Appeals judge from the courthouse that he once cleaned as a janitor.

Odor in the Court

by Morgan Smith  |  2/2/2010

Even if 84 percent of Americans believe judges should not hear cases from major campaign contributors, the big Texas law firms that have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to them over the last ten years see nothing wrong with business as usual.

The Remedy

by Reeve Hamilton, Morgan Smith and Julian Aguilar  |  1/26/2010

Should Congress salvage health care reform? How? Is it possible? Democrats in the Texas delegation sound off.

Ready to Runoff

by Morgan Smith  |  1/21/2010  |   2

Let's say, thanks to Debra Medina, neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison cracks 50 percent in the Republican gubernatorial primary. What exactly happens next? When? And which of the two top finishers will have the edge?

Game On

by Morgan Smith  |  1/13/2010  |   1

If ESPN analyst and Mike Leach antagonist Craig James decides to run for the U.S. Senate, he'd be simply the latest ex-athlete to assume his skills on the field translate to politics.

No Dollar Left Behind

by Morgan Smith  |  1/11/2010  |   1

Let's say you're a donor to a candidate or an elected official who quits a race mid-campaign or chooses to not run for reelection. What if you made a contribution to one of the nine Texas legislators who decided not to seek reelection this year, or to a former diplomat who toyed with a bid for governor but ultimately thought better of it, or to a tech executive who considered a challenge to a member of Congress but decided against running at the last minute? What happens to your money?

A brief history of fratricide

by Morgan Smith  |  11/3/2009  |   1

Ask a Republican who’s not on Gov. Rick Perry or Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s payroll about the 2010 governor’s primary, and you’ll get a response about a well-timed trip to Palm Springs in early March, when the two candidates square off. Party faithful want to stay above the fray: Primary challenges to longstanding incumbents tend to get rough quick.