White House Press Whores?

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"...1) White House Press Relations, Take 1: Paying off commentators. Issuing..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Letters at 3AM: It Came From the White House

Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators support the NDAA, allowing the arrest of U.S. citizens without a warrant

"...That's from Courthouse News Service online on Jan. 17. An obscure source..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

A Real Texan in the White House!

"...["Postmarks," April 16] on a Texan being in the White House during the filming of the John Wayne version..."

April 23, 2004 Postmarks

Did the White House and ICE Collude?

Inquiring civil rights groups want to know

"...out if U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement or the White House were in coordinated talks with state officials before..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texans in the White House: Please Stop This Discussion!

"...Although Dwight D. Eisenhower may have been born in Texas, he was always considered a Kansan, not a Texan..."

May 5, 2004 Postmarks

The Call Is Coming From Inside the (White) House!

Crank Dat Walter Mondale, Roy Spence

"...notes Mondale creamed Hart by over 30 points in Texas. Somehow, I don't think history's due to repeat itself..."

March 4, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Fun Run for the White House

How many candidates really are trying to run for president?

"...the only Democrat to file the necessary paperwork in Texas is John Edwards. On the Republican side, there's Rudy..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Not the White House, Too?

"...Dear Editor, Texas has done so much to help the Katrina refugees...."

Sept. 13, 2005 Postmarks

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...The Texas Book Festival announced its 2012 slate today, featuring big..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...the newly announced list of authors for the 2016 Texas Book Festival. With 280 authors on board – among..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

John Kerry to Kick Off Texas Tribune Festival

Other speakers include Nancy Pelosi, Beto O'Rourke, Jeff Flake

"...pull America back from the brink of madness? September’s Texas Tribune Festival provides an excellent opportunity to do just..."

Aug. 1, 2018 News Post by Kimberley Jones

What You Need to Know About U.S. Senate and House Races in Texas

Early voting in Texas starts Feb. 18, 2020. Here's the view from atop your Texas primary ballot.

"...first week of December, early voting in the 2020 Texas primaries is only a couple of months away. It..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...If you had any doubt that Texas is IN PLAY in 2020, let Tom Perez and..."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Democrats and Their Campaign Teams Train Up to Turn Texas Blue

The Texas Democratic Party focuses on flipping the state as early as 2020

"...General complex on the Eastside, the future of the Texas Democratic Party sat on fold-out chairs, attentively taking notes..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Roxy Bonafont

Texas Book Festival 2015: The Mighty 300

Authors for Fest 20 include Lethem, Lemony, Pitts, Diggs, Hart

"...and Leonard Pitts, Robert Christgau and Jessica Hopper? The Texas Book Festival, natch. And for its 20th edition, the..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dip, Sip, & ’Que: A Texas Trilogy

Day Trips on the best barbecue and swimming holes in Central Texas

"...Summertime in Texas goes better with the cooling effects of dipping your..."

June 30, 2016 Columns Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ted Cruz, Julián Castro Lead Texas Tribune Festival Lineup

September politico fest draws 400 speakers

"...the very tip of the iceberg of this year’s Texas Tribune Festival lineup...."

Aug. 1, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...Texas has more cause to than most places. Native son..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Joe Straus, Voice of Moderation in Texas Legislature, Won't Seek Re-Election

House speaker doesn't rule out future run for governor

"...Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, long-serving Republican House Speaker Joe Straus surprised observers today when he announced..."

Oct. 25, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

'It All Leads Back to Texas'

Robert Bryce on the Texas-Washington-international crony network

"..."the long history of cronyism that has bound the Texas energy business to the Texas political system and the..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...or on the Supreme Court of the United States, Texas Republican leaders are defiantly deaf to you...."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...And you thought this year's Texas Book Festival was already tantalizing, what with a legend..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...Last session, Texas cut $5.4 billion out of public school funding. And..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dear Obama, If Texas Secedes, Can We Stay With You?

New petition asks White House to make Austin 50th state

"...So the interwebs have been abuzz with the crazy Texas secession petition, whereby forces who never accepted the end..."

Nov. 14, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

First Authors Announced for Texas Book Festival

Marquee names run the gamut from Amis to Ziggy

"...On Wednesday, the Texas Book Festival announced the first slate of marquee authors..."

July 25, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Sequester Texas

White House report details budget cuts for Texas

"...According to a report released last night by the White House, unless Congress acts to avoid harsh budget cuts..."

Feb. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Teabagging Not So Sweet

Wednesday's anti-tax protest show tensions in the conservative movement

"...and attendees from across a large slab of Central Texas, its significance as a mass movement will remain questionable..."

April 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...personal political event was in progress up in East Texas. In the auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of authors..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

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