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...into the Texas spirit of independence, a surefire crowd-pleaser in the reddest of red states, one with a profound sense of its own identity, independent history and anti-Washington sentiment. "Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression," Perry told roaring tea-party crowds in Austin and Fort Worth, quoting Sam Houston, Texas' founding father. (See pictures of a post-Dubya Crawford, Texas...
...Perry should be content with one major accomplishment: helping to create more jobs in Texas than the rest of the U.S. during his tenure. "Your place in history is secure," Masset wrote in a recent analysis piece for the Quorum Report, an insider political newsletter that circulates out of Austin, the state capital. "You would be freed up to do great things on the national scene where real power is now held by media stars such...
...lines, "oppressive Washington" and states' rights and cries of "Texas not taxes!" ironically comes as Texans get ready to commemorate on April 21 the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. It is also the day legislative hearings will be held in Austin on Texas' 10th Amendment resolution - so far, about half the members of the house of representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of the measure, which affirms Texas sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and serves notice to the Federal Government "to cease and desist certain mandates." Meanwhile, Texas house Democratic...
...Anne E. Austin ’10 is one of only two classics concentrators in the classical archaeology track, which is being replaced by the more general civilizations track. “I definitely think the changes will attract more people who don’t have experience with the languages,” she said. “I almost didn’t want to concentrate in classical archaeology because I didn’t want to take the general exams...
With reporting by Karen Ball / Kansas City; Laura Blue / Princeton; Laura Fitzpatrick / New York; Steven Gray / Chicago; Hilary Hylton / Austin; Christopher Maag / Cleveland; Betsy Rubiner / Des Moines; Tiffany Sharples / Seattle; Maggie Sieger / Grand Rapids; Alison Stateman / Los Angeles and T.R. Witcher / Las Vegas...