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• Video: The Week in Texas Politics Recap: June 20 to 24, 2011

  By Justin Dehn June 24, 2011

  Want a quick recap of some of the happenings this week in the Texas Legislature? We've made it easier for you with our weekly video rundown of the action under the dome. Full Story 

• Video: Does Special Session Help, Hurt Perry?

  By Justin Dehn and Thanh Tan June 24, 2011

  Strategists say the longer lawmakers stay in town, the more time Gov. Rick Perry has to show off his conservative credentials and appeal to a crucial bloc that could propel him into a national race: Republican primary voters. Full Story 

• TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Wendy Davis

  By Evan Smith June 20, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, appears on neither list. Full Story 

• Video: Burka and Blakeslee at TribLive

  By Evan Smith June 20, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, defended their 2011 picks. Full Story 

• TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on No Worst Democrats

  By Evan Smith June 20, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why no Democrats appeared on the Ten Worst list. Full Story 

• TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Joe Straus

  By Evan Smith June 20, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, assessed the performance of Speaker Joe Straus. Full Story 

• TribLive: Burka and Blakeslee on Jane Nelson

  By Evan Smith June 20, 2011

  At last Thursday's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story, senior executive editor Paul Burka and senior editor Nate Blakeslee, explained why state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, made the Ten Worst list. Full Story 

• Video: The Week in Texas Politics Recap: June 13 to June 17, 2011

  By Justin Dehn June 18, 2011

  Want a quick recap of some of the happenings this week in the Texas Legislature? We've made it easier for you with our weekly video rundown of the action under the dome. Full Story 

• Video: "Perry 2012" Buttons Are a Hot Item

  By Justin Dehn and Jay Root June 18, 2011

  The Rick Perry 2012 button is a hot item at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, where several major presidential contenders are fighting to win the who-is-most-conservative contest. Full Story 

• Video: Did Democrats Bungle Sanctuary Cities Bill?

  By Thanh Tan June 17, 2011

  One of the most emotional and controversial issues of the year centered around the sanctuary cities bil. Senate Democrats managed to block SB 9 during the regular session, but it's found a new life in the special session. Behind the scenes, some question whether the Democrats are now reaping what they sowed when one of their members pushed the Legislature into overtime. Full Story 

• Anthony Graves: The TT Interview

  By Brandi Grissom June 16, 2011

  The state of Texas incarcerated him for nearly two decades — and nearly executed him twice — for murders he didn't commit. Now, the state is balking at giving him the $1 million he's owed for all the years he spent wrongfully imprisoned. Despite it all, Anthony Graves remains positive. Full Story 

• TribLive: Why Dewhurst Made the Ten Worst List

  By Evan Smith June 16, 2011

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, the authors of Texas Monthly's biennial Best and Worst Legislators story explained why they put Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on the Ten Worst list. Full Story