Abby Rapoport
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For God’s Sake
On a drizzly, gray November day, the First Federated Church in Des Moines looked particularly formidable. The mega-church is a gigantic brick building, a [...] Full Story -
In Another Blow to Public Schools, Hochberg Leaving Legislature
Scott Hochberg was none too happy that everyone called him a nerd. “You can’t think of something to call me?” he groused more than [...] Full Story -
The Brains Behind the Curtain
Rick perry has said that his 2010 book “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington” is not the kind of book one [...] Full Story -
The V.I.P. Room
It’s difficult to describe Phil Wilson’s profession. Over the past decade, Wilson, 44, has slid through six very different jobs in Texas politics. In [...] Full Story -
Who’s Sinking Faster: Rick Perry or Dave Carney?
Yesterday, the Perry presidential campaign pushed hard for attention around the governor’s latest endorsement: highly controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Instead, most Perry headlines [...] Full Story
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Bipartisan Agreement: Draft Budget Is Painful
Apparently a constituent texted state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, this morning and told him to keep smiling—it helps the medicine go down. “I’m not [...] Full Story -
Update: The Budget Discussion Continues
Update: Well it’s been over an hour—without any sign of slowing down—but otherwise, the plan appears to be the same. We’re getting closer to [...] Full Story -
Lifestyles of the Corrupt and Elected
Troy Fraser enjoys the kind of job security most Americans can only dream of. He’s served in the Texas Senate for 14 years and [...] Full Story -
In Case You Were Wondering What Anita Perry’s Wearing…
There’s been a lot of coverage about Gov. Rick Perry’s upcoming inauguration, scheduled for this Tuesday. Most of it has been about cutting costs [...] Full Story -
From Soapbox to the Floor
In politics, 2010 was the year of the Tea Party. What looked at first like a Fox News–hyped, one-time protest on Tax Day 2009 [...] Full Story