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Tuesday Night Lights
In the House of Representatives traditional flag football game, sports and politics collided on the grass of Kyle Field. Fortunately, the only things that got bruised were a few egos.
February 27, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany
Party Like It’s 1989?
What the unanimous passage of HB 10 suggests about the mood of the 83rd Legislature.
February 22, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany | #TXLEGE
Debating Robert Caro
The fourth volume of an epic LBJ biography stirs more controversy.
May 1, 2012 | by Brian D. Sweany , Gregory Curtis | Books
Thank God It’s Friday
And Saturday. And Sunday. The arrival of fall means weekends spent watching football, up close and on-screen, and yet another opportunity to love the greatest game on earth for all the usual reasons. Forty-nine of them, in fact.
September 1, 2006 | by Patricia Sharpe , Brian D. Sweany | Feature
The Wise Men, Part II
Former Speaker of the House Pete Laney and former lieutenant governor Bill Ratliff size up the work of the 83rd Legislature—and make a few predictions along the way.
May 16, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany | Out of Office
Horns Aplenty
Will this be the year that the University of Texas Longhorns—the most talented college football team in the country—win their first national title since 1970? Yes. Hook ’em.
August 1, 2002 | by Brian D. Sweany | Feature

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