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Book Signing with Bill Minutaglio

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La Linea by Melissa del Bosque

Day 5 on Mass Deportations to Presidio Melissa del Bosque
More Immigrants Dying in the Desert and the Band Plays On Melissa del Bosque
Unraveling the mystery behind the "terrorist patches" in Hebbronville Melissa del Bosque

Purple Texas by Bob Moser

Small-Tent Politics: New Texas GOP Chair Tacks Right. Way Right. Bob Moser
Political Death Bob Moser
Doing the Kay Bailey Shuffle Bob Moser

Forrest for the Trees by Forrest Wilder

Scientist Takes Over at EPA Region VI Forrest Wilder
The Texas Climate Change Taboo Forrest Wilder
Was the TXU buyout such a great idea after all? Forrest Wilder

The Contrarian by Dave Mann

The Fort Hood Tragedy Dave Mann
Why You Can't Blame TMA for Endorsing Perry Dave Mann
Women More Likely to Be Uninsured Dave Mann

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The Conservative Empire Strikes Back Josh Berthume
Board of Education Takes Up Church and State on Constitution Day Josh Berthume
"We Hate the United States": Secessionists rally at Capitol while Perry stays home Forrest Wilder

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Poe's Woes, Revisited Sara Haji
Government forays into social media regulation Sara Haji
Tales from Guantanamo Sara Haji

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South Toward Home In their new biography of Molly Ivins, Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith chronicle the personal and journalistic arc of Texas’ late, lamented tormentor of the right. The excerpt below recounts Ivins’ decision in 1970 to leave her first post-graduate reporting job at the Minneapolis Tribune for a co-editorship at ... Read More »

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