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Texas: The Conservative Dystopia
Marylanders and Americans everywhere: don't listen to Rick Perry. It's time to mess with Texas.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Asks Business Groups to Help Avoid Another Economic Crisis, and More
President Obama raised the pressure on Congressional Republicans, and asked business groups to help avoid another economic crisis.
Slash and Burn: The War Against California Pensions
u201cPension reformu201d has become the latest battle cry in a seemingly endless war that has ostensibly been declared against tax-dollar waste.
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With Truce at the UT Factory, Time to Face Tough Choices
A truce seems to have been negotiated in the long-running skirmish between the University of Texas and its conservative critics.
One Man’s Advice for Texas Republicans: Have Babies, Make More GOP Voters!
Texas Republicans worry that the rising number of Latinos could turn the state from a solid red to purple, or even blue.
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Razing the Garden of Eden
A Texas police operation resorted to paramilitary force in its fruitless search for pot plants.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Austerity Could Destroy our Bill of Rights, and More
New study shows that unless you are an bankster or a billionaire, you're not being represented in the United States Senate; rather than invest in infrastructure, Texas is destroying …
Texas Towns Frack Their Way To Drought Conditions
Antonia Juhasz: Fate of Texas is a reminder of the dangers of hydro-fracking techniques now embraced by President Obama.
State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.
Eric Holder: DoJ Will Challenge Voter Suppression Laws Using “Every Tool” at Its Disposal
The Department of Justice will not remain on the sidelines as the GOP seeks to illegally game the electoral system.