Gramm's Best Friend

Gramm's Got What Morales Needs: Money, Answers

"...days before the election, Morales continues to trail Sen. Phil Gramm by a large margin...."

Oct. 25, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Gramm Gets Huffy

McCain sidekick blames Democrats for his departure from campaign.

"...On Friday, ex-senator for Texas turned lobbyist Phil Gramm issued a press release explaining why he quit..."

July 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bye-Bye Roger, Hello Phil!

Meet your new secretary of state!

"...deputy chief of staff and former director of communications, Phil Wilson. The People for the American Way have already..."

June 19, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

Farewell to Phil Gramm, the journalist's best friend.

"...are wearing black armbands for the torch-passing of Sen. Phil Gramm, who supplied more ready-made material over the years..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Republican honchos seek to influence route of public project in Bexar County.

"...Is Phil Gramm playing the NIMBY card? That seems to be..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Pols play musical chairs -- to their own accompaniment

"...So it is that Sen. Phil Gramm's announced retirement has sent the lower orders noisily..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...asked by the Houston Chronicle about former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm's latest bright idea: a "dead teachers" insurance program..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

Will Victor Morales' pickup take him to the U.S. Senate this time?

"...as he did in his memorable 1996 crusade against Phil Gramm -- turning veteran Democratic Congressmen John Bryant and..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Republican if your life depended on it. Doug draws Phil Gramm as a KKK member because Senator Gramm, correctly,..."

June 21, 2002 Column

The Hightower Report

Bush preserves democracy by coddling tyrants; Phil Gramm cashes in at the bank.

"...Dollar Bill Phil Cashes In..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Alfaro Case

"...regularly been as eager to open foreign markets to Philip Morris as to General Motors, while turning a blind..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...Love, and Frank Luntz's nose is so close to Phil Gramm's ass that if the two men were in..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Hightower Report

Bush appointee fights hard … for corporations; and Big Digital Brother Is Watching You

"...their computers. But they don't stop there -- the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act lets them give "you" to all of their..."

June 6, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

God Votes Right

The Texas Republicans Gather in Dallas to Pray

"...them, family is important to them; they want lower taxes."Gramm's Last Stand Leave it to departing Sen. Phil Gramm,..."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Phil Gramm visits hostile territory : Travis County : to shill for Bush appointee Ernest Garcia, who's running against Darlene Byrne for 126th District Court.

"...Gramm Slam..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...project in Central Texas (and perhaps, he said, quoting Phil Gramm, the biggest in the state), and the sole..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Naked City

Most Texas representatives fare poorly on the League of Conservation Voters' annual national environmental scorecard.

"...Lloyd Doggett is almost perfect, and Phil Gramm and Kay Bailey Hutchison are big zeroes. No,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pray For Politicians

Religious Beliefs Play a Political Role, Like It or Not

"...Councilmember Gus Garcia, Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos and U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm -- responded only to say they would not..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Implausible Deniability

When did McCain first know Phil Gramm, and what did he know about him?

"...Apparently Sen. John McCain doesn't really know this Phil Gramm guy who made comments about Americans being a..."

July 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dream on, Dream Team

Democrats Fail to Convince Texas

"...ascended with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and retiring Sen. Phil Gramm. "It is a privilege to introduce my new..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...have been breathtaking -- does he want to replace Phil Gramm, or to become Phil Gramm? Yet the only..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...have been breathtaking -- does he want to replace Phil Gramm, or to become Phil Gramm? Yet the only..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...have been breathtaking -- does he want to replace Phil Gramm, or to become Phil Gramm? Yet the only..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

News Top 10s

"...10. Phil Gramm Retires: Actually, Phil "I Never Met a Man..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature

Capitol Chronicle

Marty Akins for Governor, and few dozen others for statewide office

"...Assuming Hutchison demurs, there's been some talk of Sen. Phil "The Bankers' Best Friend" Gramm -- woefully downcast after..."

July 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...NO LONGER GRAMM'S MAN: Could it be that GOP strategist and fundraiser..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Election Updates

Shootout at D.a. Corral

"...believe Victor Morales can win. The Republicans don't think Phil Gramm can lose. At least that's the way it..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

The Governor's Lobbyists

Thumbnail sketches of members of Perry's money circle

"...Phil "Get It and Go" Gramm: The former U.S. senator,..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

What They Saw at the 69th Lege

The issues facing Texas, then and (still) now

"...in early May, at the side of turncoat Sen. Phil Gramm. (Gramm had just won his Senate seat over..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Enron's Lengthening Shadow

Suddenly, Enron finds itself devalued in every sense, including politically.

"...unlamented is Enron board member and Senatorial wife Wendy Gramm, who with her husband Dollar Phil, helped engineer the..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Column by Michael King

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