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Whistleblower Isabelle Arnold charges that Farmers Insurance paid noncovered claims by tort-reform sponsor Rep. Joe Nixon to "secure a friend" in the Legislature.

No charges pending against the insurer and its best friend in the Lege

Republicans looking for do-over in House District 48

Tort Deform gives business the gold mine, the rest of us the shaft.

Tort reform climbs the mountain -- and then gets pushed back down.

Either Howard keeps seat or voters decide ... again

Our readers talk back.

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

The Lege moves to foreclose court access to victims of asbestos exposure.

With the 79th barely over, would-be officeholders jockey for position

Beyond City Limits

Sen. Bill Ratliff's committee shows what good government looks like as it takes up controversial HB 4.

The fight over "tort-reform" is masking a bigger battle over state priorities.

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

Mojo Nixon

TEC hits Michael Quinn Sullivan with maximum fine for acting as an unregistered lobbyist

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome

Gay leader makes bold red-state predictions

Beyond City Limits

The redistricting case resumes: one more battle in a protracted war.

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

The Sept. 13 constitutional amendment ballot features the good, the bad, and the silly.

Waiting for Ratliff: the Lege Ship Sinks and The Lifeboats are leaking

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