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Author Calvin Trillin Speaks With The Texas Observer
Texas Observer editor Bob Moser speaks with author Calvin Trillin about his book, Trillin on Texas. Full Story
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The Barbara Jordan Cure
I was 12 when I fell for Ronald Reagan. It was the spring of 1976, when the B-actor and A-plus pitchman was mounting his [...] Full Story -
David Barton, Bully for God
Call me a masochist—or just plain weird—but I’m an incurable right-wing radio addict. Maybe I just don’t like being one of those cloistered liberals [...] Full Story -
Sanctuary Perry
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, his political popularity badly diminished by anti-tax policies that led to record budget deficits and the closings of hundreds [...] Full Story -
The Gayest of Times, the Worst of Times
Bobby Beltran was already having a blue Christmas. Because of his job, the 26-year-old was missing his tight-knit family’s celebration back home in Brownsville [...] Full Story -
Terror Babies, Missing Testicles and Farouk on Fire: 2010 Texas Politics in Quotes
DEADLINE MARCH 15, 2011 – SUBMIT ENTRIES NOW! The Texas Observer and the Texas Democracy Foundation announce a call for submissions for The [...] Full Story
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Author Calvin Trillin Speaks With The Texas Observer
Texas Observer editor Bob Moser speaks with author Calvin Trillin about his book, Trillin on Texas. Full Story -
A Bigot in Bexar
For an update on this story, please see Bob Moser’s “Purple Texas” blog, here. Let’s admit it: We pretty much know what to expect [...] Full Story -
2030 Election Wrap-Up: Viva Los Republicanos
On a grim election night 20 years ago, as Texas Democrats mourned and puzzled over their largest statewide losses in history, one of the [...] Full Story -
Crown Him: Perry Leads Another Statewide GOP Sweep
Two Novembers ago, you wouldn’t have found many Texans willing to take a bet that Rick Perry would still occupy the governor’s chair come [...] Full Story -
Statewide Offices: Signs and Portents for D’s and R’s
Like all minority parties everywhere, Texas Democrats tend to be a wishful-thinking bunch. (And why the hell not? Without hope, where would they be?) [...] Full Story
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