Thanks to sites like Facebook and Twitter, we know the elected officials who represent us better than ever — sometimes in weirdly intimate ways. You can find out that Dan Patrick had to put his dog down, that Wayne Christian is a fan of real estate wunderkind and reality TV star Chad Rogers, and that Bill White just finished listening to a book on tape. But woe to the pol who hasn’t updated her status in a year.
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Brian McCall as Texas State Chancellor?
The retiring Republican state representative from Plano talks about how he’ll spend his time after twenty years in elective office.
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An Interview with Brian McCall
State Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano, on the leadership of Speaker Joe Straus, the modern Republican party and his decision to leave the Texas House after two decades.
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A Conversation with Joe Straus
For the first of our TribLive events, I interviewed the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives about his first session leading his colleagues, the coming budget turmoil, the controversial plans for a renovation of the Governor’s Mansion, the “scary as hell” health care reforms in play in Congress, and, of course, the titanic battle of Rick vs. Kay.
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TribBlog: Alexander Out, Davis In
House Speaker Joe Straus named Denise Davis his new chief of staff and said former Rep. Clyde Alexander, who had held that post, will become a senior advisor.
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TribBlog: Access Granted
Should reporters wear muzzles when they’re around politicians? Some states seem to think so, but not, thankfully, Texas.
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2010: About That Strama Rumor
If you’ve heard the rumor about state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, getting a federal appointment and not seeking re-election to the Texas House seat he’s held since 2005… it’s not true.
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Last Man Standing
As a holiday gift to Tribune readers, I’m pleased to present Last Man Standing, my documentary about the 2002 Texas House race between Rick Green and Patrick Rose.
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Last Man Standing, Part Three
As a holiday gift to Tribune readers, I’m pleased to present Last Man Standing, my documentary about the 2002 Texas House race between Republican incumbent Rick Green and Democratic challenger Patrick Rose, who mounted his campaign while attending law school.
