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Barbara Ann Radnofsky,Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state. The amendment declares that "marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman." But the troublemaking phrase, as Radnofsky sees it, is Subsection B: "This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage." Architects of the amendment included the clause to ban same-sex civil unions and domestic...

A plan to bring the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor project closer to the heart of North Texas is getting a boost from Gov. Rick Perry. Since April, North Texas leaders have prodded state officials to alter their study maps to include a highway route that circles Dallas and Fort Worth. Until now, the state's preferred study area has prominently featured a route that only clips southeast Dallas County. The local lobbying efforts may have paid off. Mr. Perry has asked the Texas Department of Transportation to take into consideration North Texas' wishes, department officials said late Tuesday. In a letter to...

DEMOCRATS US Senate Candidate Mum Over Refusal To Say Pledge SAL Political Snitch, SAL Commentary Democrats in action. Yikes. Bexar democrats voted recently to "suspend" the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, as they entertained a Houston candidate for US senate. Admitting that democrat Barbara Radnosky -- Kay Bailey Hutchison's opponent -- was present when San Antonio's Northwest Democrats held a meeting and fundraiser on April 15th, campaign manager Seth Davidson said he would issue a statement Monday. He never did. (Click for related story.) Radnosky, who is campaigning on being the "Veterans' Friend" will have a tough time squaring...