Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Steve Smith was endorsed this weekend by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Published: 02-21-06 A tale of two stories: Candidates for a top state court seat both claim to be conservatives and textualists, but there are differences between them. But what's the real difference? Smith came to the court without judicial experience but wrote 16 majority opinions in his two years. During his 2002 campaign, when he upset Perry appointee Xavier Rodriguez, Smith sounded agenda-driven on contentious issues such as school finance and parental notification. Now it seems that his two years on the court have...