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In her new book, As Texas Goes… How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda, New York Times columnist Gail Collins examines the political influence of Texas on the nation. The Texas Observer interviewed Collins during her book tour in Texas. Texas Observer: To pose a chicken-or-the-egg question: Is it that Texas just happens […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402