Google, Facebook Among Young Tech Companies Firing Up Lobbying Efforts Google's exponential increase in federal lobbying is representative of many Internet companies. And few industries have grown as quickly as...

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Open Secrets

Spring break and campaigning For students and their families, spring break means fun and sun. But for campaign consultants, it poses "an interesting challenge" in...

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San Antonio Express-News

Capital Eye's PolitiQuizz: A Question By Committee Think about it: Have you ever actually watched a congressional committee meeting on television? And if you have, was it not by accident? ...

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Rep. Al Edwards asks for recount of primary results State Rep. Al Edwards has asked for a recount of the primary election votes in the race he lost to Borris Miles by 10...

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Houston Chronicle

Death penalty abolitionist cause harmed by lawyer leadership A student conference in Austin this week dubbed the "Anti-death penalty alternative spring break" may interest Grits readers. It includes...

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Grits for Breakfast

TribBlog: U.S. Dept. of State Says Stay Out of Mexico By Brandi Grissom Following the weekend killing in Juarez of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Juarez, the U.S. Department of...

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Texas Tribune