http://dir.salon.com/topics/texas/?source=rss&aim=texas en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/17/texas_electricity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/17/texas_electricity/index.html?source=rss Texans pay more for their electricity than the rest of the U.S. And that's exactly how it should be, say Republicans. Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/border_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/border_security/index.html?source=rss A century ago, the U.S. Army attempted to police the U.S.-Mexico border, with mixed success. Force isn't always the right answer By Alan Berlow Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/hood/index.html?source=rss Salon reported on an alleged affair between judge and prosecutor in a Texas murder trial. Now, days before Charles Hood's scheduled execution, his lawyers make the allegation in court papers. Catherine Price Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/15/polygamy_custody/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/15/polygamy_custody/index.html?source=rss Now that authorities have raided the FLDS sect in Eldorado, Texas, the state has a huge problem on its hands: What to do with all those children. Lynn Harris Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/09/mclean/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/09/mclean/index.html?source=rss Good ol' girls run panhandle town. By Sean Wilentz Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/07/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/07/hillary/index.html?source=rss Under a winner-take-all primary system, Hillary Clinton would have a wide lead over Barack Obama -- and enough delegates to clinch the nomination by June. Lynn Harris Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/26/misoprostol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/26/misoprostol/index.html?source=rss More women turning to ulcer drug for off-label self-induction. Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/08/sxsw_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/03/08/sxsw_intro/index.html?source=rss No! Bring on the Tex-Mex, tequila and oddball movies -- Bigfoot! Bong jokes! Even a few big stars! -- that make South by Southwest so fun. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/06/democratic_primaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/06/democratic_primaries/index.html?source=rss The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain. By Mike Madden Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/05/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/05/texas/index.html?source=rss With its caucusing chaos and escalating spin wars, the contest in the Lone Star State ensured one result: The Obama-Clinton showdown will continue. Catherine Price Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/remember_the_dildo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/remember_the_dildo/index.html?source=rss The 5th Circuit rules that Texas' restrictions on sex toys are unconstitutional. Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/04/exit_polling_on_nafta_and_texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/04/exit_polling_on_nafta_and_texas/index.html?source=rss Bad news for Obama? A majority of Texans say trade is bad. By Mike Madden Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/texas/index.html?source=rss Late polls show a tight race between Obama and Clinton, but even if Clinton pulls out a popular-vote victory, the delegates will probably go to her opponent. Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/29/unforeseen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/29/unforeseen/index.html?source=rss Produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, "The Unforeseen" is the "Chinatown" of Texas real-estate documentaries. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/hillary/index.html?source=rss Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance? By Mike Madden Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/obama_texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/obama_texas/index.html?source=rss Shrewd grass-roots organizing has helped the candidate grab primary victories nationwide, and could prove key to vanquishing Hillary Clinton in Texas. Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/21/viva_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/21/viva_obama/index.html?source=rss Does the path to winning the Latino vote in Texas lead through a mariachi band? Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/20/texas_ohio_nafta_two_step/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/20/texas_ohio_nafta_two_step/index.html?source=rss Free trade doesn't play well with Ohioans. But NAFTA may be popular in southern Texas. What's a politician campaigning in both states to do? By Bill Sasser Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/20/texas_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/20/texas_iraq/index.html?source=rss Disillusionment with Iraq is smoldering even in the heart of Bush country, where military families have paid a heavy price. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/27/gonzales_resignation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/27/gonzales_resignation/index.html?source=rss Without Karl Rove around to give him his orders, and with the investigations closing in, "Fredo" had nowhere to turn. By Lou Dubose Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss The country takes leave of the political serial killer who tried to forge a one-party state. But don't expect the Mayberry Machiavelli to pay for his civic sins. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/04/26/torture_policy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/04/26/torture_policy/index.html?source=rss To understand how Bush justifies a torture policy that is the bane of our nation, consider the sentimental cowboy art that decks his Oval Office walls. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/15/rove_attorneys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/15/rove_attorneys/index.html?source=rss The White House political director was clearly at the center of the partisan plot to fire U.S. attorneys, despite the administration's clumsy attempts to pretend otherwise. Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/14/hpv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/14/hpv/index.html?source=rss A new bill could reverse the state's vaccination requirement.