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With the speaker's race still sizzling, will the state's huge funding needs be taken care of?
By DAVE MCNEELY
As the Texas House of Representatives gets...
Certain Pour Shepherds
If you're enjoying live music, theater, dance, and local clubs this holiday season, give a tip of the Santa hat to the folks who...
Big Bang Theory
A hundred years ago, it wasn't unusual for cowboys, boozers, and gamblers to yank pistols out of their holsters and start blasting away in...
A New Drill
After months of meetings, citizen outrage, industry resistance, and relatively little official action, the next few months could bring about sizable changes in government...
Boughs of Poly
My aunt and uncle had an artificial Christmas tree back in the 1960s, and I always liked going over to their house to check...
Prophet of Boom (and Bust)
The worst economic cycle in more than half a century has everyone from struggling homeowners to former Federal Reserve chairmen shaking their heads in...
Big Bang Theory
A hundred years ago, it wasn't unusual for cowboys, boozers, and gamblers to yank pistols out of their holsters and start blasting away in...
A New Drill
Rules for gas wells are changing, but the fight's not over.
By Peter Gorman
After months of meetings, citizen outrage, industry resistance, and relatively little official...
Boughs of Poly
How beautiful are the branches of the Christmas tree debate.
By DAN MCGRAW
My aunt and uncle had an artificial Christmas tree back in the 1960s,...
Prophet of Boom (and Bust)
Now will they listen to Ravi Batra?
By KENDALL ANDERSON PHOTOS BY VISHAL MALHOTRA
The worst economic cycle in more than half a century has everyone...
