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Thursday Roundup: Cornyn Gets Nothing Done, Makes News

Cornyn got a chance to get his immigrant hating on Wednesday night, when he made national news with his attempt to kill the Senate immigration bill by way of amendment.

Tuesday Roundup: Lawful Enemy Combatants

Boy, there's one nice thing about the White House quickly shoving through legislation to hold people in Guantanamo without the right to habeas corpus: haste makes waste.

CNN Democratic Primary Debate: The LiveBlog

Well, it's that time again. Tonight is the night of the second debate for the Democratic candidate field. Surreal, isn't it? For those of you who don't recall, the first debate of the 2004 primary season was in September of '03. Here we are, in June, getting ready for the second debate of this season.

Thursday Roundup: More Ex-Allies For Craddick

The 2009 speaker's race is getting more interesting by the day. The newest legislator to declare that he will run against Craddick for the speaker's seat is none other than his Speaker pro tempore, Sylvester Turner.

Tuesday Roundup: It's Over

The 80th session of the Texas Legislature is over. As usual, it was too short for much substantive change to come forth for the state, and too long for those covering it (and probably those attending) to make it through without pulling their hair out.

The Stake in SB 482

Ooh, that was pretty.

Representative Jim Dunnam may have just killed SB 482 for the last time — no, really, the last time, we mean it.

A House Divided

If you missed the action in the Texas House this weekend, you may want to catch some of the archived video of what happened. In short, legislators tried to move to remove Craddick from the speaker's chair, and Craddick answered with a ruling that he did not actually have to recognize any such motion — or, indeed, any motion at all.

Online Poker and the Republican Rift

Apparently, Wired News thinks that the ban on online gambling has its days numbered. And they're probably right. The reason it's likely to fold, however, illustrates a growing Republican rift that is already seen often in Texas, and is accelerating across the nation.

Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 5/20/07

Our fellow Democrats get feisty in this edition of the Texas Blue Mailbag.

Thursday Roundup: The Walls Fall Off The House

No matter how much one tries to build an institution impervious to morality, expressly for political benefit, it seems like there's no way to stop someone from having a conscience somewhere in there.

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