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Doggett at Risk

Austin's longtime champion is looking for Dem support

Michael King, May. 24, 2012

Outside Looking In

Not much comfort – or leadership – on the GOP ballot

Michael King, May. 17, 2012

Vote Early and Often

The collision of elections leaves many voters in the dust

Michael King, May. 10, 2012

First, Do No Harm

The health of Texas women is sacrificed to the war on Planned Parenthood

Michael King, May. 3, 2012

The Governor's Principles

The latest Perry eruption is a characteristically lamentable mash-up of political calculation and fiscal faux conservatism

, Apr. 26, 2012

Money and Minds

The easiest answer on campaign finance reform might not be the wisest

Michael King, Apr. 19, 2012

Open Questions

Campaign questionnaires offer a window into the city's political obsessions

Michael King, Apr. 12, 2012

'Free' Is Much Too Expensive

Donald Shoup on the high cost of free parking

Michael King, Apr. 5, 2012

Journalism and Memory

What we fail to remember, we will tragically repeat

Michael King, Mar. 29, 2012

A Taste for Apple

When the big corporate boys come calling, the city pays the fees

Michael King, Mar. 22, 2012

Perry's Magic Wand

The governor's cynical assault on Planned Parenthood is illegal and dishonest

Michael King, Mar. 15, 2012

Stratfor's Web

The Stratfor emails raise questions about information, privatization, and official secrecy

Michael King, Mar. 8, 2012

Making Connections

Organized labor reaches out to all workers

Michael King, Mar. 1, 2012

Dick Brown's Hermit Crabs

The outcries of HURF should make Austinites hurl

Michael King, Feb. 23, 2012

Recalling Eroy Brown

Groundbreaking Texas inmate murder case reflects long fight for justice

Michael King, Feb. 16, 2012

Déjà Vu

Austin's perennial SMD hobby approaches another reprise

Michael King, Feb. 9, 2012

They're Not 'Pro-Life'

The health care cuts are anti-women and anti-family

Michael King, Feb. 2, 2012

Shameless

Perry's dismal campaign finds a worthy successor

Michael King, Jan. 26, 2012

Continuity or Change

The race for district attorney offers Democratic voters a clear choice

Michael King, Jan. 19, 2012

Nothing From Something

In Austin politics, the more things change, the more they stay the same

Michael King, Jan. 12, 2012

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