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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Al Reinert
Features
The Texas 100: Revenge of the Nerd
He made his first million before many kids finish college. Less than a decade later, Michael Dell continues to confound conventional wisdom. (September 1992)
Being An Aggie Is No Joke
Honest. (January 1981)
Billy Lee
How a bountifully talented young Texas writer based a novel on Lyndon Johnson, won high praise, and then… (February 1979)
Bringing It All Back Home
Nashville inspired Willie Nelson—to leave. (August 1976)
The Secret World of Walter Cronkite
Before you let this man into your living room, you should know that he drank with Clyde Barrow. (January 1976)
Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World
A candid celebration of ten years of the Astrodome and Astrothink. (April 1975)
Bob and George Go to Washington or The Post-Watergate Scramble
The GOP and Democratic chairmen are both from Texas. Right there the similarity ends, or begins, no, ends. (April 1974)
Hit Man!
He has a gun, will travel, and will kill—for a price. (December 1973)
Closing Down La Grange
An Aggie views the closing of the Chicken Ranch. George Washington didn't sleep there, but many famous and unfamous Texans did. (October 1973)
Inside the World Series of Poker
Big-time poker players don't worry about luck; they don't need it. (August 1973)
The Best Private Eye In Texas
High-speed chases, murder investigations, and window-peeping are all in a day's work. (August 1973)
The Big Thicket Tangle
Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A very small park, or no park at all. (July 1973)
The Big Thicket Tangle
Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A very small park, or no park at all. (July 1973)
Montrose Lives!
Wandering through the strangest neighborhood east of the Pecos. (April 1973)
So Long, Cosmic Cowboys
One giant step backward for the Moonmen. (March 1973)
Columns | Miscellany
Briar Patch
(December 1973)
Briar Patch
(November 1973)
