The Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court on the not-quite-settled case that has everyone talking: Exxon v. Emerald, or, as you might prefer to think of it (we do), the biggest oil and gas company on earth vs. one of the state’s most mythic ranching families.
Evan Smith
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Video: On Being a Black Republican
Wallace Jefferson, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, on what race has to do with politics, why he’s a member of the GOP, and whether the party has been sufficiently hospitable to African Americans.
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On Being a Black Republican
Wallace Jefferson, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, on what race has to do with politics, why he’s a member of his party, and whether the GOP has been sufficiently hospitable to African Americans.
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State Government
2010: Dan Patrick Staying Put, Endorsing Combs
Forget what I said on this week’s TribCast, parroting the chatter around the Capitol: The state senator from Houston is not considering a primary challenge to his fellow Republican, Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs.
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Congress
2010: Is it Safe?
How many Texas congressional seats are competitive enough to merit a mention? Three, according to sayer of sooth Charlie Cook.
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2010: The Times Mag on Rick vs. Kay
Robert Draper’s long-awaited piece on the Republican primary is sure to be the talk of our little world.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Poll Position
The collaboration of the big five newspapers on polling in the 2010 election cycle is good news for Texas.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: The Month of Living Dangerously
Four weeks into this thing, we’re well beyond where we thought we’d be. And we’re just getting started.
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramsey and others on Bill White and the changing state of the race for governor; Thevenot’s two-parter on what Dallas churches are doing to combat social ills and racial division; Ramshaw on the use of force by school district police departments (and why parents don’t know about it); Grissom’s two-parter, abetted by Stiles, on unregulated payday lenders; Aguilar on Mexican immigrants who play against type; and Rapoport on those missing extra checks for retired public employees. The best of the best from November 21 to 25, 2009.
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State Government
TribBlog: Castro Incontrovertible
Well, now it’s official: The mayor of San Antonio will save us all.
