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Texas congressional delegation
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Criminal Justice
Frequent Flyers
Members of the Texas congressional delegation took more than 200 privately funded trips, at a cost of more than $350,000, in 2008 and 2009.
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Health care
Same Diagnosis, Different Prescription
In the political posturing over health care reform, the Texas Medical Association and the American Medical Association stand divided.
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State Government
Never Can Say Goodbye
Texas voters won’t be offered a real chance at change in the Legislature and Congress next year. Four out of five state and federal lawmakers face no real competition in their primary or general elections.
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Congress
TribBlog: Please, Hammer, Don’t Hurt Them
Tom DeLay, the former Houston congressman and U.S. House majority leader and ertswhile booty-shaker, is Texas Monthly’s 2010 Bum Steer of the Year.
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State Government
2010: The Re-Entrance of Bill White
Bill White’s expected to announce for governor today. We’ll get you caught up to speed on what led to this day, help flesh out what it all means, and take a quick look ahead.
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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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Congress
Ads Infinitum: KBH Releases New TV Ad
KBH is out with her second television ad of the campaign cycle. “Texas Tough”, as it’s called, highlights the KBH record with the help of a tough-talkin’ male voiceover.
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State Government
HuTube: Hammer All Over This Land
A very special season finale of Dancing with the Stars features Texas’ paunchy political star, Tom DeLay.
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Politics
2010: CQ’s Take on Texas
Congressional Quarterly’s latest rankings of congressional races has only three Texas contests in the “likely” category, two on the Democratic side and one on the Republican side.
