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I noticed some buzz as the Texan of the Year nominations drifted in - that as some readers suggested Ted Cruz, there were skeptical reactions along the lines of "What has he really done?"...Really? This calls for a broader canvass of conservatives, so I'll start.Not all Texans need to agree with Cruz - shoot, not even all conservatives agree with him, and some Republicans hate his guts. But that's my point. Cruz has become the definition of the kind of bold conservatism that is energizing some and terrifying others....If we are known by our enemies, in Cruz's case,...and Republicans who...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Rick Perry has been named Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference, according to conference Advisory Committee chair Robert Howden. Perry will be presented the award on Friday, March 23, at the conclusion of the 41st event. He will be joining an array of prominent past honorees since 1974 that includes First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, Barbara Jordan and Lloyd Bentsen. The Texas Legislative Conference is a non-partisan organization of Texas business and political leaders who meet annually in New Braunfels to focus on public policy issues....

The Houston telephone book lists more than 16,000 lawyers, some clearly more famous than others. Very few – perhaps only one – can credibly claim to have helped pull the hand brake on a presidential campaign. John O'Neill had his day on the national stage 33 years ago, but this year he emerged from the weeds of his comfortable anonymity because of a burning belief that John Kerry would make an awful commander in chief – and had to be stopped. In February, Mr. O'Neill rallied more than 200 fellow Vietnam vets to form Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, one...