2011

Texas House Primary: Incumbents & Open Seats Cardinals aim for return flights as ex-House Dems do battle. Texas Senate Primary U.S. Senate Contest

Texas Senate Cash Texas House Cash Statewide Cash Texas PACs Cash Top Texas Donors

Legislative All-Stars for Past Three Decades Best of the Legislature Top 10 & More Standouts Best of the Freshmen Texas House and Senate

Texas Dems Have Shot at Gains with Little to Lose Democrats have best odds in nine districts where GOP slates took 55 percent or less in last two elections.

Texas Donors 2011 Texas Partisan PACs Texas Professional PACs Statewide Fundraising State Senate Fundraising State House Fundraising

Best of the Decades: Legislative All-Stars for Past 30 Years Party in power dominates all-star selections as five state lawmakers make two all-decade teams.

Best of the Freshmen Class: Rookie Standouts Made Impact in Dramatically Different Fashion First-term lawmakers who left biggest mark mixed unconventional and old fashion approaches in session with talented newcomer collection.

Best of the Legislature 2011: Lawmakers with Lead Budget Roles Made Biggest Splash Republicans with starring parts in fiscal crisis have majority on top performance list that includes a few show stealers as well.

Texas Lobby Power Rankings: GOP Connections Golden Amid Talent Infusion and Team Trend Hired Guns Teams Dynamic Duos Law Firms Rising Stars Associations

Texas Legislature Power Rankings: Redbirds Rule with House Clout Intensified House Speaker's team bigger and stronger in uprising's wake as budget players wield more sway than ever but Senate hierarchy stays the same.

 

West Texas Gets Break on Map that East Texas Republicans Oppose Supermajority Shows No Sympathy for D's and R's in Self-Survival Mode

 

Deep in the Budget Hole of Texas: State Fiscal Crisis Primer State immersed in record sea of red ink - the numbers, key players, groups, causes, effects, history and more.

 

Class of 2011: Texas House Freshmen Resemble 2003 Group in Variety of Ways State's newest lawmakers look a lot like class eight years ago with more diversity and less job security.

 

Best of the General Election: Republicans Seize Opportunity But Underestimate Typhoon Perry builds launching paid as GOP stars beat toughest Democrats but wave won't end one American dream story. Challenger Organization Incumbent Advertising

 

Veteran Strategists Run Up the Score as Speaker Foes Advisor Claims Top Honor Old pros post highest scores while GOP consultant tied to speaker's race opposition takes overall award.

 

Dallas House Race Has Highest Price Tag Ever Texas House Cash U.S. House Cash Statewide Cash Texas PACs Cash

 

Court Ruling Paves Way for Corporate Cash that Helps Beat Texas Dems GOP challengers who won U.S. House seats had late help from groups that attacked incumbents.

 

Suburbs in Line for Big Gains in House Republican Strength Diluted in s Suburbs

 

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