An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, from Robert Draper’s new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled “Coffee with Your Congressman.”
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Book Excerpt: Draper on Sheila Jackson Lee
An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, from Robert Draper’s new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled “Woman of a Certain Rage.”
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Robert Draper: The TT Interview
The author of a new book on Congress on what’s wrong in Washington, what might change things and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close.
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Robert Draper: The TT Interview
The author of a new book on Congress on what’s wrong in Washington, whether the new members or the establishment is more to blame, what might change things, whether the insiders know their system is broken, and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close.
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Campaign Chatter
Big endorsements, little endorsements, new attack websites and other political news of the week.
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Storify: State Officials React to North Texas Tornadoes
Local and statewide lawmakers turned to social media to warn North Texas residents about Tuesday’s tornadoes — and the widespread damage they caused.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Paul Sadler
Full video of Evan Smith’s March 22 TribLive conversation with former state Rep. Paul Sadler, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Hot Seat: Estes, Crownover on Not Backing Ron Paul
At Monday’s Hot Seat conversation in Denton, state Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, and state Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Lake Dallas, talked about their unwillingness to support a certain Texas congressman in 2012.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Pete Gallego
Full video of Evan Smith’s February 9 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine.
