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- Dewhurst Casts a "Long Shadow" in U.S. Senate Race – Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune
David Dewhurst might be the safest bet for the U.S. Senate since former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
- Don't believe the anonymous chatter about a Perry-Bush feud – Douglas MacKinnon, Austin American-Statesman
- Bush Peeps vs. Rick Peeps? A Feud? Overblown? – Rick vs Kay
- Packing pistols: Is Texas safer with more licensed to carry? – Dave Fehling, KHOU News
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- A quicker special session could have reinforced lawmakers' austerity sermons – Jason Embry, Austin American-Statesman
The House sometimes met for less than an hour at a time, and lawmakers’ chairs often sat empty. They even adjourned a couple of times because they lacked a quorum, meaning more than a third of the chamber was missing.
But most of them took taxpayer money to cover their housing and other expenses each day of the session.
That’s outrageous, of course, but it’s just as outrageous that various conservative priorities (such as sanctuary cities and airport anti-groping legislation) fell by the wayside because legislators dallied.
- Parsing the History of Perry's Higher Ed Battles – Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune
- Higher Ed Is Burning – Dustin Matocha, Empower Texans
- Higher Education Coalition attack on Perry raises eyebrows – William Lutz, Lone Star Report
- Inside Intelligence: When It's Insiders vs. Outsiders – Jim Henson, Texas Tribune
- Texas lakes down 13% in last year, report says – Betsy Blaney, AP
- Rick Perry pitches 'The Response' in new video – Alexander Burns, Politico