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The Great Mellowing
God, Willie Nelson, and the increasingly thinkable pipe dream of marijuana reform
Thanks to God and Willie Nelson, marijuana reform is an increasingly thinkable pipe dream....Read More
How Texas Became a New Front in Marijuana Legalization Fight
With strong right-wing bonafides, state Rep. David Simpson and lawmakers like him are leading a liberty-based charge to legalize marijuana in Texas....Read More
Lawmakers Propose New Tools to Fight a New Kind of Drug
Almost as soon as synthetic marijuana started appearing at smoke shops and gas stations—promising a legal alternative to more conventional, and more obviou...Read More
WTF Friday: Who Are You?
This week in WTF Friday: Everywhere I look, I see unfamiliar faces. Who are the migrants? Why do they come? How will we save their souls? Let us discourse....Read More
House Passes Budget As Session Deadline Nears
The fight isn't over yet: The House still needs to pass Senate Bill 1 to seal the deal....Read More
David Simpson and Democrats Agree: Fix School Finance Now
As House Democrats made their play for more school funding Monday afternoon, an unlikely ally of sorts roamed the chamber among them: State Rep. David Simpson....Read More
Hot List: Day 2 of the Legislature
The Lead And now the real work begins. The 83rd Legislature was all pomp and ceremony on its opening day. Today lawmakers begin getting down to business. The Ho...Read More
The Rabid Faith Behind David Simpson’s ‘Election Sermon’
The Texas Capitol’s auditorium turned into a church late Tuesday afternoon, at least it sounded like one. After the official legislative business had conclude...Read More
Legislators to Watch
Meet the promising newbies and the veterans in bigger roles during the 2013 Texas Legislature. ...Read More