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Joe Holley

Houston Chronicle

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There's a better way to redistrict. A Republican nearly got it done. | Opinion

There's a better way to redistrict. A Republican nearly got it done. | Opinion

File photo shows state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, debating in favor of his version of a congressional redistricting map, left, during the...

27.08.2025 7

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Why the Texas Democrats' quorum break wasn't a failure | Opinion

Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu is silhouetted by the setting sun as he boards a bus following a press conference with other Texas House Democrats and...

16.08.2025 20

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While Texas preps for kickoff, Republicans rig the field | Opinion

AUSTIN – While politicians and political junkies watch Texas lawmakers plod through a Donald Trump-inspired special legislative session, the...

06.08.2025 6

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Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis is dead. | Opinion

When the hearse carrying Virginia Hollis' body arrived at her home in Bellville on July 16, it was followed by Virginia's horse, Salt Lick, and her...

27.07.2025 40

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Trump told Texas Republicans to redistrict. It could backfire. | Opinion

President Donald J. Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott attended a roundtable on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville. In addition to disaster...

16.07.2025 50

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Kids love bloody tales. But are Texas schoolkids ready for the Bible? | Opinion

When my brothers and I were growing up atop “the buckle on the Bible Belt” — aka Waco — long ago, there was at least one thing we could count...

20.01.2025 10

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Ten top books about Texas. (That make great gifts.) | Opinion

Ten of the best books about Texas, according to writer Joe Holley. Read any good Texas books lately? In the spring of 1981, a Texas novelist was...

11.12.2024 4

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Joe Holley