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TuffWarrior Emily Rice I wish Christine O'Donnell would jump back on the stage. I sure miss her zaniness. Jun 20 in Bailey Reply Retweet
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Oklahoma State beats Texas Tech in Big 12 play

Kwes - Sports

Hunter Bailey had four RBIs and Randy McCurry allowed just four hits to lead Oklahoma State to a 7-1 Big 12 Conference victory over Texas Tech. »

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James, Addison make fuss before U.S. Senate debate

Statesman.com Texas Politics

The run-up to Friday’s U.S. Senate debate has provided an unusual amount of activity among the Republicans seeking to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison. Magnolia funeral director, Glenn Addison, petitioned WFAA-TV for inclusion in the Dallas debate. »

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James' upstart Senate campaign has been years in the making

Statesman.com Texas Politics

Of the four big-name Republicans running to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate, Craig James' candidacy is the most difficult to rationalize. »

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A super PAC surfaces in the U.S. Senate race

Statesman.com Texas Politics

A so-called super PAC has surfaced in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Paperwork arrived in Washington on Friday signaling the formation of Real World Conservatives, a group that will support Republican Senate candidate Craig »

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Democrat Gibson drops out of Senate race (updated)

Statesman.com Texas Politics

Houston trial lawyer Jason Gibson has decided to end his brief Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison. “The extensive time and energy needed to raise funds and build name ID »

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The Congressional Geezer Caucus

Off The Kuff

The DMN notices that a sizable portion of Texas’ Congressional delegation is, um, old. Of the most populous states, Texas has the oldest congressional delegation, averaging nearly 63 years old, while the average for Congress as a whole is about 58. Nor... »

Abbott is the new KBH

Off The Kuff

I don’t know how you can write an entire story about Greg Abbott’s political ambitions without stopping to ask the basic question about whether he’ll need to take Rick Perry out in a primary to get what he wants, but Nolan Hicks managed it. Look, you m... »

Interview with Paul Sadler

Off The Kuff

I have just a couple of Harris County Democratic races left to deal with, and I will return to them in two weeks. In the meantime, we now have a sorta-kinda primary date of May 29, but we still don’t have US or State House maps. I’m hoping that we’ll h... »

On primary challenges

Off the Kuff

I bookmarked this Statesman story about State Sen. Jeff Wentworth and the primary challenge he faces back when it ran, not because I was terribly interested in that particular race (though some elements of it are quite entertaining) but mostly because ... »

Texas Tea Time this weekend (and more minority reports)

Brains And Eggs

The last time our loudest, whitest, most bigoted friends had a get-together it was at the LaMarque dog track to sing the praises of the Pizza Man. This Saturday they're drawing straws to let Rick Perry win something. Or maybe Ron Paul. Big Daddy Cain w... »

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