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Kel Seliger

Senator Kel Seliger Becomes the First Victim of Redistricting in Texas

The Republican lawmaker has chosen not to run for re-election in District 31, which has been redrawn to benefit more conservative candidates.

by Christopher Collins

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Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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Texas Senate OKs ‘Hotter’ Waste for West Texas

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