Nate Blakeslee

  • End of an Era

    A major chapter in the drug war is ending in Texas, not with a bang, but with a whisper. After 18 years of untold [...] Full Story

  • The Worst Judges in Texas

    *A clarification has been appended to this story. It’s not a good time to be a Texas judge. President Bush’s nomination of Texas Supreme [...] Full Story

  • What Rocky Wrought

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  • Dateline Texas

    Tom Coleman entered the courtroom on Thursday afternoon, March 13, wearing an Italian-style black leather jacket over a blue shirt and black tie. The [...] Full Story

  • Capitol Offenses

    Pete Laney looked strange sitting at his desk on the first day of the 78th Legislature. Not smaller, exactly, but ill at ease. Seated [...] Full Story

  • New Evidence of Altered Documents in TYC Coverup

    A disciplinary report confirming misconduct by former West Texas State School Assistant Superintendent Ray Brookins was altered with the apparent approval of Texas Youth [...] Full Story

  • Editorial

    Phil Gramm met his wife Wendy in the halls of Texas A&M, where both taught economics in the 1960s, so the two have an [...] Full Story

  • Overlooked Heroes

    In a session that will be remembered for its stalled legislation and discordant ending as much as anything actually accomplished, passage of an ambitious [...] Full Story

  • Capitol Offense

    A disciplinary report confirming misconduct by former West Texas State School Assistant Superintendent Ray Brookins was altered with the apparent approval of Texas Youth [...] Full Story

  • Hidden in Plain Sight

    When Dwight Harris, executive director of the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), appeared before the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on February 1 to [...] Full Story