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TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Wendy Davis

At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, appears on neither list.

By Evan SmithJune 20, 2011, 8:59 a.m. CentralUpdated June 20, 2011, 8:59 a.m. Central

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TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Wendy Davis

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
June 20, 2011

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<p>At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of <em>Texas Monthly</em>'s biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why state Sen. <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/" target="_blank">Wendy Davis</a>, D-Fort Worth, appears on neither list.</p>
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TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Wendy Davis

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
June 20, 2011

At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, appears on neither list.

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