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    April 5, 2011

    Why'd Mayor Tom Really Quit Early?

    Photo by Sam Merten​U.S. Senate candidate Tom Leppert posted to his website today a piece titled "Serious Leadership," in which he says he's just the man to take Kay Bailey's place in D.C. because, look, "I'm not a career politician and I didn't expect to be in this position. I'm a businessman." O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Fracking: What We Don't Know Could Kill a Goat. Or Give 'Em One Hell of a Nosebleed.

    ​Maybe the biggest problem with the fracking issue is that it involves the deadly, mind-numbing and sleep-inducing phrase "parts per billion." Otherwise I might have cracked the case long ago. Fracking is deep-well drilling for natural gas in which drillers inject water and chemicals into a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Nate Silver Ponders Democrats' Chances of Taking Kay Bailey Hutchison's Senate Seat

    David Dewhurst​There's no shortage of names being tossed out there as would-be replacements for Kay Bailey Hutchison, who yesterday announced she won't run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Top o' the list, of course, is Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, who made his intentions clear Thursday afterno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2010

    And, To Top It Off.

    ​I called Jim this morning at 6:30 -- wanted to make sure he was still meeting me at 7 on the West Levee, at Beckley Avenue and the Continental Avenue Bridge, for this morning's "topping-off" ceremony of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Mayor Tom would be there; Kay Bailey too. Maybe even Dave Neum ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2009

    Can a Good Democrat Vote for Perry?

    ​I called Jim this morning at 6:30 -- wanted to make sure he was still meeting me at 7 on the West Levee, at Beckley Avenue and the Continental Avenue Bridge, for this morning's "topping-off" ceremony of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Mayor Tom would be there; Kay Bailey too. Maybe even Dave Neum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Kay Bailey Tells Mark Davis She Will Stop Being a Senator in October or November

    Sam MertenWhy'd we run this picture of Kay Bailey standing next to Mayor Tom? No reason at all.​Via Swing State Project, we find a link to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's interview with WBAP-AM's Mark Davis this morning, in which the senator said she'll officially launch her gubernatorial campaign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Tiffinni Young Sets Record Straight on Ties to Caraway, Endorses LeVar Thomas

    Three weeks ago, we briefly mentioned Tiffinni Young's name in a story about Mayor Tom's potential bid to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison if she decides to run for governor. If Leppert leaves office early, the mayor pro tem would take his place, with either Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway or Voncie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Who'd Be Mayor If Leppert Left Early? And, Why Would Leppert Do It?

    Brian Harkin Is Dwaine Caraway positioning himself as Leppert's replacement? While speaking with one of Mayor Tom Leppert's consultants last month, I asked if Leppert was considering running for Kay Bailey Hutchison's senate seat. At that point, I heard he was contemplating the political leap from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Charlie Rose Talks to Kay Bailey; Should Help With the Getting to Sleep

    Brian Harkin Is Dwaine Caraway positioning himself as Leppert's replacement? While speaking with one of Mayor Tom Leppert's consultants last month, I asked if Leppert was considering running for Kay Bailey Hutchison's senate seat. At that point, I heard he was contemplating the political leap from ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Seriously Kinky

    This Texas Jewboy wants to be the next governor of Texas, and if you think he's kidding, the joke may be on you

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