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Oklahoma State beats Texas Tech in Big 12 play
Kwes - Sports
Apr 23Hunter 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. »
James, Addison make fuss before U.S. Senate debate
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Apr 11The 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. »
James' upstart Senate campaign has been years in the making
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Feb 26Of 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. »
A super PAC surfaces in the U.S. Senate race
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Feb 03A 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 »
Democrat Gibson drops out of Senate race (updated)
Statesman.com Texas Politics
Feb 02Houston 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 »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
The Congressional Geezer Caucus
Off The Kuff
Mar 26The 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
Mar 24I 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
Feb 20I 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
Feb 14I 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
Jan 13The 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... »
