Eileen Welsome
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Political Toll
The conservatively dressed representatives of the Texas Department of Transportation who walked into the Capitol rotunda this spring found themselves engulfed in a perfect [...] Full Story -
Eminent Disaster
On late Sunday afternoons, when shadows grow long in the Segundo Barrio, the crowds finally begin to thin on El Paso and Stanton streets. [...] Full Story -
Capitol Offense
Although the current Legislative session is only a few weeks old, Ric Williamson, the embattled chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, has already incurred [...] Full Story -
Yellowcake
The following is an excerpt from a novel-in-progress about a miner named Leonard Benally and his family. The story takes place during the uranium [...] Full Story -
The Highwaymen
Photo by Mike Osborne from the series “Interchanges,” 2004. Inkjet print, 40″x50″. (www.osbornephotography.net) Ric Williamson, a former state legislator and longtime pal of Gov. [...] Full Story
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On the Perry Trail in Haskell County
It’s 6 o’clock, a Tuesday evening in the North Texas town of Haskell, and the Dollar General is doing a landslide business. A block [...] Full Story -
Not Even a Backseat on the Bus
Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign bus looked like a gigantic Fourth of July firecracker as it motored into Dripping Springs. Painted a brilliant white and [...] Full Story
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