Perry correctly refuses Texas Legislature special session
The piece argues Gov. Rick Perry is right to not call a special session to fix Texas school finance. It notes lawmakers Otgden and Burnam floated broad ideas like a statewide property tax and a personal income tax, but the Legislature shows little interest in either. It cites editorials and says districts have cut staff. a new session would yield grandstanding and cost the state money.
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Texas
Rick Perry
Senate Finance Committee
Steve Ogden
R-Bryan
Lon Burnam
D-Fort Worth
House
Democratic Caucus
Ogden
Burnam
The
Austin American-Statesman
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact List
A compiled roster of U S representatives and senators from Texas with office addresses phone numbers and emails. Included are Rep Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer John Comyn Kay Bailey Hutchison Tryone Lewis Tom Craddick and Sen Carlos Uresti with their district or state offices in Odessa Midland Lubbock San Antonio and Austin.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
St Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Fifth Floor
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conawayhouse
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon House
Randy
House
John Comyn
Hart Senate
Comyn
Senate
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Tryonne Republican
Fourth Street
Austin
Tryon
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Carlos Uresti
San Antonio
P.O
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Who's in charge of nominating in law politics
Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at USC Law Center, serves as a syndicated columnist.
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Susan Estrich
Estrich
Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
Who really controls the Republican nomination race
The piece argues a clash between party elites and grassroots activists over who selects the nominee. It traces reform from 1972 through 1992, notes the rise of superdelegates and activist slate tactics, and notes current momentum for Santorum against Romney with Obama’s potential impact.
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Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
Romney
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Santorum
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Reform Commissions
Democratic Leadership Council
White Boys Caucus
Quences
Jesse Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Barack Obama
Michigan
Newt Gingrich
Florida
Gingrich
Obama
British alter ego Clemen tine or Rosamund in EST column
A playful column voice notes a British alter ego with possible names Clemen tine Rosamund or Penelope and a long compound surname. The reader savors the stiff upper lip vibe and stoic humor, riffing on home mood and charm.
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Clementine
Rosamund
Penelope
Spencer-Burton-Foster-Knowles
Britain
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