The TEXAS MONTHLY Politics Podcast: 05.29.09
Paul Burka, Patti Hart, and I discuss the last gasps of the session and the improbable improbability of a special. Along the way, those two taskmasters grade the speaker (B-), the lite guv (C), and the guv (A+ on politics, F on policy).





Prince Royal says:
Knowing now about the Zaff and Dew exchange and the House adjourning without communicating with the Senate, do your grades change?
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Texas Democrat says:
Dewhurst is trying to secure his legacy as Lieutenant Governor, but I hear that KBH may resign this fall and Perry will appoint the Dew to her Senate seat, likely giving him an advantage in terms of campaign cash and the special election.
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South Texan says:
Don’t be surprised if Dewhurst runs for re-election instead of for the U.S. Senate.
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