Edward Blum ran for Congress in 1992, lost, and then decided to change America. He has succeeded. He was one of six plaintiffs in a Texas case that, along with similar cases in North Carolina and Louisiana, will help reverse the racial separation and antagonism that infects our public life.
The real governor of Texas.
It’s junior’s mint, and he’s making the most of it.
After years of maintaining perfect public composure, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison now wears her ambition on her sleeve.
The shocking story of Austin’s underworld, and how a state bureaucrat got in too deep.
What’s eating Ann Richards? As her reelection campaign finally gets in high gear, the governor seems to be fighting a case of the mopes.
He’s a budget cutter in an era of consumption, a conservative Democrat in a party gone soft, a good ol’ boy with no polish or flash. So why is everyone buzzing about Texas comptroller John Sharp?
Why Austin’s suburban neighbors to the north wouldn’t take a bite out of Apple Computer.
My third year organizing the JFK assassination conference was one year too many.
How has Attorney General Dan Morales performed in his first term? Indecisively.
Did Kay Bailey Hutchison do what she’s accused of—or did Democratic Party officials hatch a conspiracy to get her?
The Texas Resource Center’s aggressive defense of death row inmates has its critics screaming bloody murder.
John Connally’s forgotten legacy.
The boss of American Airlines is mad as hell at cut-rate competitors, selfish unions, and ignorant government regulators—and he’s not going to take it anymore.
Scratch the surface of the Texas Lottery and you’ll find political opportunism, a cynical marketing campaign, and endless hype.
What’s behind the Bureau’s bashing of its director, former San Antonio judge William Sessions? Go ask Alice.
From 1993, a close look at the virtues of Texas's sunset process.
From Paris to Dallas, everyone’s asking, Will the bullet train ever get on track?
There’s trouble brewing at the Capitol this spring, and it has lobbyists and legislators foaming at the mouth. The issue? Your right to drink a glass of fresh, tasty beer.
He waffled about the Senate seat, then sought safe harbor in Bill Clinton’s cabinet. Why did Henry Cisneros choose HUD over headlines? Only he knows for sure.
From the Lip to the Gibber, Texas pols have always been ethical. They’ve just been creative about it.
When Leadership Texas began, there were no role models for women. Now its members are the role models.
We started out bashing the worst Texas legislators. We ended up critiquing both the best and the worst.
Reading Bush, spinning Baker, regarding Henry, investigating Ross, explaining Ann, and toasting LBJ.
Phil Gramm’s unrelenting partisanship has changed Texas politics, but it may cost him the presidency.
When Lloyd Bentsen joined the Clinton cabinet, Texas lost not only its senior senator but a link to its political past.
Bill Clinton’s Arkansas isn’t the backwater you might think.
By not contesting Texas in the presidential campaign, Bill Clinton did more than throw away votes in 1992. He hurt the prospects of Texas Democrats in 1994 and beyond.
AUSTIN POLITICS ARE the nuttiest in the state. It all stems from an obsession with quality of life, and nothing quite brings out the daffiness like a threat to the city’s beloved Barton Springs. Even as a two-year legal battle continues to rage over development upstream on Barton Creek, a
Being the nation’s most famous interpreter of Texas politics sounds like fun. But for Molly Ivins, success has been no laughing matter.
When you hold public office, the difference between truth and fiction is more than a matter of degrees. Ask Lena Guerrero.
WHEN I WAS A SOPHOMORE AT THE University of Texas in 1977, my grandfather, a prominent Houston attorney, came to Austin to give a lecture to the university’s law students. After his speech, my grandfather told me he wanted to introduce me to someone. He led me toward a large
Hurricane Andrew’s winds had a message for the Texas coast.
Small-town Texas gets a taste of national politics up close.
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez has spent most of his 76 years swinging wildly at political heavyweights. Now he’s finally landed a punch—on the president of the United States.
IT WAS JUST TEN DAYS after the close of the Republican convention, and here I was at a much smaller gathering of Republicans at Fairview Farms in Plano, just north of Dallas. Proclaimed a “Boot Scootin’ Olde Tyme Political Hoe-Down,” this campaign kickoff was also, of course, a “family event”
AUSTIN POLITICS ARE the nuttiest in the state. It all stems from an obsession with quality of life, and nothing quite brings out the daffiness like a threat to the city’s beloved Barton Springs. Even as a two-year legal battle continues to rage over development upstream on Barton Creek, a
Condo Manager Sharon Butler questions what officials consider affordable.
Republicans stew over Democrats at the GOP convention.
Ross Perot is a candidate for president because a lot of people want him to be. He has acted in a very clever, innovative way to arouse and build that support, but the support truly did arise and grow. That means that Perot’s campaign is a pure expression of democracy.
Can the Aggies turn land in Guam into a record donation?
Texas scientist Arnold Lockshin defected to Russia to find a new life. Has the collapse of communism shattered his dreams?
Is Ann Richards planning a historic move from the statehouse to the White House?
George H. W. Bush's commencement speech at Southern Methodist University was long on rhetoric and short on specifics.
THE PRESIDENT CAN’T RUN THE COUNTRY BY HIMSELF. the people he appoints to key positions can make or break his administration. Here is a possible lineup of Cabinet officials and major appointments. They are able, diverse, and largely nonpolitical. Most of them are people that Perot is known to respect.
THE SHOCK WAVES ARE BEGINNING to be felt from the Texas Water Commission’s decision that the Edwards Aquifer is an underground river—meaning that surface owners can’t use its water without a permit. Another state agency, the Water Development Board, was quick to dust off the old idea of transferring water
Cardiologists Per and Peter Langsjoen sounded a warning.
It’s his race to win—or lose.
The fire of democracy has yet to warm Moscow’s soul.
Maybe not. But then again, the veteran Texas pol has never taken no for an answer.
