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In case you couldn’t tell that the Democrat senators have lost it simply by the fact that they are still in New Mexico, TexasGOP.org presents the Top 5 Signs that Democrats have lost their grip on reality. Drum roll please...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- After rumors swept the ranks of Texas Senate runaways that arch-foe Tom DeLay had been in town, the Democrats swept their Marriott hotel rooms Wednesday for electronic bugs. They found no evidence of eavesdropping, but 11 Texas Democratic senators on the lam in Albuquerque took the possibility of cloak-and-dagger tactics at least somewhat seriously. "There have been some clicks and some things like that," said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and a leader of the boycott of a special session on redistricting. She said staffers did not tell...

AUSTIN -- Republican state officials are asking federal authorities for an expedited ruling that the Voting Rights Act does not apply to the Senate rules that prompted 11 Democratic senators to flee to New Mexico. "Our goal is to get this resolved as quickly as possible," said Texas Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, Senate Democratic Caucus chair, said Lt. Gov. DavidDewhurst's change in Senate procedure "discriminates against voters protected under the Voting Rights Act." She said the state's lawyers are "belatedly and secretly" seeking U.S. Justice Department approval. In a related matter...