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- Texas Senate Approves Congressional Map – Mike Ward, Austin American-Statesman
Texas GOP does to Travis County what Obama Administration has done to Texas? - Perry to lead Christian prayer event in Houston – Kate Shellnett and Peggy Fikac, San Antonio Express-News
Sometimes, we think Perry just does this to whip the left up into a froth. - Michael Williams soliciting endorsements for Congressional bid – Evan Smith, Texas Tribune
The Senate field has narrowed. Sub-primary winner: Ted Cruz. - Attorney General Greg Abbott says the federal government is pushing “hastily enacted, cascading regulations” on states and businesses – Asher Price, Statesman
Obama’s War on Texas continues.
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- Charter Schools Tied to Turkey’s Gulen Movement Grow in Texas – Stephanie Saul, NYTimes.com
- Where do education bill stand in special? – Morgan Smith, Texas Tribune
First in a where-are-they-now bills series. - Analysis of congressional redistricting plan – Richard Dunham, Houston Chronicle
Many Texas Republicans believe that the Voting Rights Act has outlived its usefulness because American Apartheid ended five decades ago.
That’s quite the assertion, with zero support. Too frequently, when journos label a story “analysis” they are just taking the opportunity to editorialize in this manner.
- Rep. Anthony Weiner sent pictures to Texas woman – Chris Cuomo, ABC News
- Zaffirini and Dewhurst team up – Daniel Greer, AgendaWise Reports
- Was Sarah Palin correct after all? – Bruce Tomaso, Trail Blazers Blog
It’s kind of fun to watch a too-smug lefty editor backpedal. Maybe the Dallas community newspaper should have hidden the original behind their firewall. - Houston’s drastic austerity measures: closing pools and making teens find summer jobs – Jordan Brownwood, Texas Budget Source