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The audacity of hoping that Ted Cruz can be sold as ‘a man of humility’
Good evening Austin: Standing at the back of the overflow crowd at Ted Cruz’s gala pro-life rally in West Des Moines last night, I was reminded of the timeless wisdom of Rodney Dangerfield: Want to...
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When they unveil Perry’s portrait will he be wearing a Trump-Perry button?
Good morning Austin: A ceremony unveiling the official portrait of Rick Perry, the 47th and longest-serving governor of Texas, will be held this morning in the Capitol Rotunda. James Tennison, a Fort...
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America atwitter as @realDonaldTrump eyes @JusticeWillett for #SupremeCourt
Good morning Austin. Good morning Justice Willett. Whazzup? And to think, when today began, the most 🔥🔥🔥 thing on my calendar was @La_Barbecue w/ @iowahawkblog & @jesspryles....
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Gays, God and grammar: On the 2016 Texas GOP platform
Good morning Austin: Just as it appeared Donald Trump had slain political correctness, along comes its condescending cousin – grammatical correctness. The story on the popular liberal web site...
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In the art of the spiel, Texas Democrats can’t compete with Donald Trump
Good morning Austin: I was originally scheduled to arrive at the Democratic State Convention in San Antonio on Thursday. But that was before Donald Trump scheduled a two-day swing through Texas, so Ken...
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This year, Wendy Davis Day was observed on a Monday
Good day Austin: Memories Like the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were Oh, I’m sorry. I was lost in a reverie, recalling that day three years ago when I, only six months a...
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Paul Ryan: “When you advance to a national championship don’t you root for a...
Good morning Austin: House Speaker Paul Ryan appeared before the Texas delegation at their breakfast at the Republican National Convention today. He said something that I tweeted. .@SpeakerRyan "When...
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From a Texas Trumper: `A deep sense of satisfaction that we got a man who...
Good morning Austin: Of all the members of the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention, no one had more reason to celebrate last night than Carl Tepper, the Lubbock County chairman, a...
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Democratic Convention opens amid WikiLeaks dump and Trump bump
Good morning Austin. Left Cleveland. Stopped in Pittsburgh. Now in Philadelphia. The prime time Democratic Convention should get off to a rip-roaring rhetorical start with speeches tonight by First...
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`I don’t feel like I’m welcome in the Democratic Party.’ An Austin Sanders...
Good morning Austin: Julie Ann Nitsch, a Bernie Sanders delegate from Austin, will cast her ballot for Sanders today, as Hillary Clinton is nominated for president. Presumably. I still have a slight,...
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Making history: On Hillary Clinton, Luci Baines Johnson and Sissy Farenthold
Good morning Austin: Last night, Hillary Clinton made history becoming the first woman to be nominated for president of the United States by a major party. I spoke yesterday with two Texas women...
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About last night. Democrats hug it out.
Good day Austin: "Wasn't last night great?" Sen. @KirkPWatson opening last Texas delegation breakfast of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. — jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) July 28, 2016 The third...
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Austin’s Sanders supporters are not Berned out
Good day Austin: On Saturday night, about 50 veterans of the Bernie Sanders campaign, some of whom were at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, gathered in a room at Sholz Garten...
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Why Texas Republicans would be better off with Hillary Clinton as president
(Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Director of Communications Jennifer Palmieri, left, and senior aide Huma Abedin, right, arrives at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., Thursday, AP...
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`Yes! Five, I love you! You’re awesome!’ On Rick Perry’s higher math
Good morning Austin: Yes. Texas. Rick Perry and his dance partner, Emma Slater, scored straight 5’s on the season premier of Dancing with the Stars last night. Four fives for a grand total of 20...
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Postcards from the Great Divide: On training the camera on local politics.
Good morning Austin: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will get about 90 percent of the attention but they’ll have about ten percent of the impact on your life. Your state legislative candidates will...
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“If the Lord takes me home tomorrow, I’ve been blessed.” Dan Patrick talks...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick arrives at a Donald Trump rally at the Travis County Exposition Center Tuesday August 23, 2016. (Jay Janner) Good morning Austin. Moments after Donald Trump finished his victory...
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Ted Cruz, Rick Perry and Donald Trump’s team of (serially humiliated) rivals
(Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks from Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Good Friday Austin: Donald Trump’s team of rivals? Not so much. Not so far. Donald...
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Gavel to gavel: Of great moment, but with little drama, it remains the House...
Happy New Year Austin: The 140 days of the 85th Texas Legislature begin on Tuesday. Yee-hah! If that looks insincere, I am just finishing up with whatever holiday virus people in these parts have been...
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Compromising position: On Joe Straus, Barack Obama and the lost art of the...
(AP photo by Eric Gay) Good morning Austin: It was only a coincidence of timing that Joe Straus accepted his election for a fifth term as speaker of the House on the same day that President Barack...
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