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Texas politics
House challenge may be change
Dave MCNEELY
      A parliamentary fight is usually less interesting than a radio broadcast of a chess match. But an exception occurred Tuesday in the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas Constitution was amended in 1930, to say that no committees can pass out bills in the first 30 days of the biennial session,...
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A Texas voice
The truth about hidden grandson
Steve MARTAINDALE
      A few years ago, while selecting several of my old columns for a book, I spent considerable time pondering a title. A title is important in that it needs to give some idea of what the book is about, and it helps to be catchy. One that I'll always remember was the book that introduced me to the now...
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Spinoff
'Tourist season' is reason for thanks
Mary HENKEL JUDSON
      A bumper sticker read, "If they call it tourist season, why can't we shoot 'em?" It's a shallow, offensive sentiment to which the answer is, "If you did, you'd kill just about every business in town." That, my friend, would leave a lot of us without jobs.
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Sage observations
It's time for a break
Cactus PRYOR
      Enough, already. Football playoffs. Christmas lights and decorations and exchanging the sizes and returning the already have ones and wondering where I put that gift from Santa Claus. And what the heck will we do with all the left over candies, and darnn that new TV set that gets every station i...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
      Be patient Hey, Port Aransas, how's it going? It's another one of your number one sons. I just wanted to give ol' Winston (Caraker, Letters, Jan. 18) a pat on the back for his letter to the editor, "Local pride." I feel the same way. I also wanted to reply to the fix the boat ramp letters.
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