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Kay Bailey Hutchison concedes 2010 gubernatorial election

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Kay makes a decision, Obama asks for patience, and a border slaying might be one step closer to being solved.

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Children are taught that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.  This rule is not followed in the media world — just ask the politicians.

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It’s easy as 1,2,3…yadda, yadda, yadda…25 million. So why aren’t more Texans doing it?

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The mouse that roared? When it comes to textbooks, all Texas can say, is well, squeak, squeak.

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Yesterday was likely one of the worst days of Hank Skinner's life — before it became what was probably one of the best days.

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Census results released yesterday reconfirm that the state Sarah Palin likes to call Alaska’s little sister is anything but little. Texas cities continue to break population records, according to the last population estimates from the Census Bureau.

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After another kind of binge, hair of the dog is the best cure — even the New Yorker says so. So let’s ease those CSPAN hangovers with some analysis of the health care bill’s effects in Texas.

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