Phil Gramm

Wagman the Dog: Or, Enron Did It!

Jeb Hensarling: Either the New Newt or Just a Baby-Faced Mutineer

Sins of a Preacher Man

Until his overthrow, Bill Price led the Texas anti-abortion movement for 17 years. Was it politics, ego, or something worse that did him in?

Blah, blah

Hypercritical politics deliver nowhere politicians

Rough road ahead

NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding

Letters

NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding

Countering the 'Get Clinton' movement

Some day, someone's bound to notice that Clinton made government work better

Events for the week

Some day, someone's bound to notice that Clinton made government work better

Mo better

Remembering Mo Udall, a truly decent man

Judge, not?

Dallas attorney Cheryl Wattley's nomination for the federal bench is in limbo

Nasty and negative

Colin Powell's decision reveals distasteful state of American politics

Buzz

Colin Powell's decision reveals distasteful state of American politics

'Johnny B' is a good choice

Bryant's announcement should give Gramm a real race

Buzz

Bryant's announcement should give Gramm a real race

The Unbearable Lightness of Victor

He's a nice guy. He drives a pickup truck. But Victor Morales doesn't belong in the U.S. Senate.

Letters

He's a nice guy. He drives a pickup truck. But Victor Morales doesn't belong in the U.S. Senate.

Campaign casualty

Cheryl Wattley's appointment to the federal bench is M.I.A. in presidential politics

Mia & Peter & Liza & Mazursky

The USA Film Festival offers an unapologetic orgy of movie delights

Buzz

The USA Film Festival offers an unapologetic orgy of movie delights

Events for the week

The USA Film Festival offers an unapologetic orgy of movie delights

The Big Rich Author Plunges the Stake Deep in the Heart of "Texas Power"

Bryan Burrough was in town earlier this week to sell a few copies of his must-read tome The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes. Been looking forward to the book ever since September, matter of fact, when Vanity Fair excerpted a chapter that made mention of H.L. Hunt stro ... More >>

Buzz

Bryan Burrough was in town earlier this week to sell a few copies of his must-read tome The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes. Been looking forward to the book ever since September, matter of fact, when Vanity Fair excerpted a chapter that made mention of H.L. Hunt stro ... More >>

Buzz

Bryan Burrough was in town earlier this week to sell a few copies of his must-read tome The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes. Been looking forward to the book ever since September, matter of fact, when Vanity Fair excerpted a chapter that made mention of H.L. Hunt stro ... More >>

Letters

Bryan Burrough was in town earlier this week to sell a few copies of his must-read tome The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes. Been looking forward to the book ever since September, matter of fact, when Vanity Fair excerpted a chapter that made mention of H.L. Hunt stro ... More >>

The man who would be judge

U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins is no longer seeking a federal bench, but his days of public service are far from over

Buzz

Hold these balls; A reader gets fished in; George W., globetrotter

Buzz

What makes Bobby run?

Vote for Dad

Plus: Golden Gramms

The Real "Goofball"

Plus: Circle of Pain, What a Guy, Tiger's Eye

Aden

Topsiders (Teenbeat)

Lost in loonyland

Pat Buchanan waves the bigot's banner in New Hampshire

Eschewing the Fat

Interest groups battle over your next meal

Selling Ron

A pro-business black Democrat who appeals to white voters, Ron Kirk is the sport utility vehicle of Senate candidates. But will voters buy him?

Enron's End Run

To make a mess as big as the Enron debacle, you need some friends in high places--Texas Senator Phil Gramm and his wife, for instance

SNAFU

Buzz looks back on 2001 and proves once again that the boy just ain't normal

Down by the Old Mill

A band of East Texas environmentalists takes on a polluting paper plant and proves that might doesn't always make right, even in a company town

War and Peace

John WorldPeace thinks he can take the governor's office, one poison phone call at a time

Lost Son

The Vietnamese son of a black American soldier faces a long trip "home"

Walk the Walk

Can shoe leather and signs change immigration law?

Swing Vote

Think all politics is local? In the 5th District, think again.

Buzz

Why wait?; Real world

Grandma goes electric

Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander wants to take the state into the 21st century -- and herself into higher office -- with her vision of "e-Texas"

Feeling small

Pat Buchanan ponders his puny conscience

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Pat Buchanan ponders his puny conscience

The rise and fall of Phil Gramm

Texas' former presidential candidate never learned the art of compromise

Blue-collar blue bloods

Phil Gramm and the R's cozy up to the average working guy

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Phil Gramm and the R's cozy up to the average working guy

Texas' revenge on America

Why do we love Washington's most hated politician?

The GOP dredges up some local Dems awful pasts

Why do we love Washington's most hated politician?

Holy Crap: Does Perry Have a Prayer?

Dear, God, let's hope not.