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Editor's Kid

Never Texan

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I’ve lived in Texas longer than I’ve ever lived anywhere, but I don’t belong. Why? Let me count the reasons. Red State While wonderful Governor Ann Richards was at the helm when I arrived here in 1994, GOP governors have been in charge since. And while my county has turned blue for the most part, […]

Editor's Kid

Sitting in Our Hotel

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No, we’re not on vacation. The frigid blast that hit Central Texas resulted in rolling blackouts that left our drafty old house too cold to stay in. La Quinta Here We Come! The power would come on for 45 minutes to an hour, then go off for two or three hours. So the 150-year-old house […]