Politics & Policy
July 9, 2014
Robert Duncan’s Exit
Texas Tech's gain is the Legislature's loss.
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Politics & Policy
June 10, 2014
Exit, Stage Center
Robert Duncan, master of the Texas Senate, considers a new line of work.
Politics & Policy
May 20, 2014
Brain Drain
Looks like San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro may be heading to Washington, and Texas Senator Robert Duncan is bound for Texas Tech. What does that mean for local politics?
Politics & Policy
April 16, 2013
Campbell Faces Unexpected Opposition on Religious Liberties Bill
On Monday, Donna Campbell's resolution to add an amendment to the Texas constitution guaranteeing freedom of religion lead to a discussion about abortion rights, the Westboro Baptist Church, and goat slaughter.
Politics & Policy
June 29, 2011
Perry throws Duncan under the bus; Senate GOP caucus pulls him out
After Governor Perry blamed Senator Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, for the failure of the sanctuary cities bill, the Senate Republican caucus issued a statement of solidarity dated June 28 (yesterday). The text of the statement follows: On Saturday, June 25, the Senate Republican Caucus convened to discuss the issue of possibly
Burka Blog
June 16, 2011
The Best & Worst Legislators Explained
I have been involved in nineteen of the twenty previous articles, and I cannot recall a more difficult year when it came to selecting the members on both lists.
Politics & Policy
March 8, 2009
The Week in Review
This post has been revised since its initial publication. 1. The Tom Schieffer candidacy. Patricia Kilday Hart and I interviewed Tom Schieffer about his race for the Democratic nomination governor. Interestingly, Schieffer asked to go off the record before the interview to discuss the events that led to his being
Politics & Policy
February 12, 2009
The Chief Justices’s “State of the Judiciary” Speech
There is a lot to say about the state of the judiciary; unfortunately, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson did not say it. His remarks to the Legislature were mainly feel-good comments about task forces that the Court has formed and a plea for merit selection of judges, echoing previous calls for
Politics & Policy
February 5, 2009
Rowling: Take this job and shove it
Dallas billionaire Robert Rowling, chairman of the UTIMCO board, today abruptly resigned while under heavy fire from members of the Senate Finance Committee about $2.3 million in bonuses paid to fund managers for the University of Texas System and Texas A&M System’s endowment, which has declined 27 percent this year.
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2008
New speaker candidate(s)?
I know I really shouldn’t pass along gossip, really I shouldn’t, and I wouldn’t do it if I were still a serious journalist instead of just a blogger, really I wouldn’t do it, honest, but a lobbyist just called to say that at a hearing Duncan is having at the