When I took Texas history in public school, we weren't
taught one single thing about the labor movement in this state -- but we did
learn the name of the horse that Sam Houston rode at the Battle of San
Jacinto, which happened to be...
31 August 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- The people of Texas should be gearing up to pitch a fit
come January.
They want us to pay for more prisons. MORE prisons. We just finished the biggest prison-spending spree in history. Starting in 1991, we spent...
31 August 2000
I've just read a stunning new report titled "Off the Record: What Media
Corporations Don't Tell You About Their Legislative Agendas."
Unfortunately, the information in it will not be coming to a television set
near you.
In the hours...
29 August 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Health Commissioner Reyn Archer. Ooops.
Maybe we should just make that a standing headline. As you know, Archer, Gov. W. Bush's pick for the job, has this tendency to put his foot in it. He's often disastrously...
24 August 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- In one week and two days, I will be finished with nine
months of treatment for cancer. First they poison you; then they mutilate
you; then they burn you. I've had more fun. And when it's almost over,
you're so glad that...
24 August 2000
Isn't the two-party system wonderful? It really works!
Every day, we hear plenty of opinions. Top Democrats and Republicans stay "on message," and usually the nation's major news outlets are in sync. The media landscape remains...
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