With the year coming to a close, it's time to get all misty-eyed about all things 2008. So here's a wrapup of our most popular stories from this year, in case you missed any:

+ Ballots cast in Houston using dead voters' names (Posted Oct. 9)
+ Public can take closer look at legislators' finances via interactive map (Posted Oct. 2)
+ Top state worker pay last year: $530,595 (Posted Dec. 16)
+ Banking crisis puts Kim Brimer and his bad loans back in the spotlight (Posted Sept. 25)
+ Full disclosure: Houston leaders' financial statements get a full airing (Posted Oct. 1)
+ Dead voters may have cast ballots in Dallas County (Posted Oct. 30)
+ Extended sentence: At the Dallas County Jail, where guards work 70-hour weeks, overtime costs millions and poses dangers (Posted Sept. 18)
+ Dallas politico Adrain Noe accused of credit card theft in Iowa and Texas (Posted Oct. 27)
+ Eppstein: Fort Worth Republican plays both sides of the fence (Posted Sept. 11)
+ Houston money-man had deep connections to Bush (Posted Aug. 24)

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