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12 LIKE A BAD NEIGHBOR by Saul Elbein In Texas, State Farm does what State Farm wants. Why can’t the state rein in big insurers and high rates? 16 FOR THEIR EYES ONLY by Dave Mann After five years and $254,000, the Texas Department of Public Safety prevails over the Observer in court, keeping Capitol video secret. REGULARS 18 FROM PORCH TO PAPER 24 BOOK REVIEW 27 TEX IN THE CITY 01 DIALOGUE Bill Minutaglio goes Culture Divide As Seen on TV 02 POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE In Search of the Blues by Steve Davis by Todd Moye by Robert Leleux 05 EDITORIAL 25 SATIRE 28 PURPLE STATE 05 BEN SARGENT’S 21 IMMUNE: Club Alamo Thank God for Texas LOON STAR STATE NACOGDOCHES by Tyler Stoddard Smith by Bob Moser 20 NI1NTOWER REPORT Blood Sport by Joe Lansdale 26 POETRY Sonnet 29 EYE ON TEXAS by Sandy Carson OBSERVER ONLINE Watch a video interview with gubernatorial candidate Bill White and our live reports from the Texas GOP convention. www.texasobserver.org IN THIS ISSU ON THE COVER AND LEFT Bill White, Democratic candidate for governor, in downtown Houston PHOTO BY MICHAEL STRAVATO 06 BILL WHITE’S BOTTOM LINE by Dave Mann The former Houston mayor hopes to bring his business acumen to the governor’s mansion. Is that a good thing? 23 CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK Freedom Trap by Josh Rosenblatt by Alexander Maksik

<div id="pico"><p>12 LIKE A BAD NEIGHBOR by  Saul Elbein  In Texas, State Farm does what State Farm  wants. Why can’t the state rein in big  insurers and  high  rates?  16 FOR THEIR EYES ONLY by  Dave Mann  After five years and $254,000, the Texas  Department of Public Safety prevails over  the  Observer  in court, keeping Capitol video secret.  REGULARS 18 FROM PORCH TO PAPER 24 BOOK REVIEW 27 TEX IN THE CITY 01 DIALOGUE Bill Minutaglio goes  Culture Divide  As Seen on TV  02 POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE In Search of the Blues  by  Steve Davis  by  Todd Moye  by  Robert Leleux  05 EDITORIAL 25 SATIRE 28 PURPLE STATE 05 BEN SARGENT’S 21 IMMUNE: Club Alamo  Thank God for Texas  LOON STAR STATE NACOGDOCHES by  Tyler Stoddard Smith  by  Bob Moser  20 NI1NTOWER REPORT Blood Sport  by  Joe Lansdale  26 POETRY Sonnet  29 EYE ON TEXAS by  Sandy Carson  OBSERVER ONLINE Watch a video  interview with  gubernatorial  candidate Bill  White and our  live reports from  the Texas GOP  convention.  www.texasobserver.org   IN THIS ISSU ON THE COVER AND LEFT Bill White, Democratic  candidate for governor,  in downtown Houston  PHOTO BY MICHAEL STRAVATO 06 BILL WHITE’S BOTTOM LINE by  Dave Mann  The former Houston  mayor hopes to bring his  business acumen to the  governor’s mansion.  Is that a good thing?  23 CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK Freedom Trap  by  Josh Rosenblatt  by  Alexander Maksik  </p>
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