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The Dark Rider

It may well be that one of the most important laws that gets made this session isn’t even a law.

It didn’t get a hearing.  It was never…

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Getting Our Dog Back

To go straight to highlights of the federal stimulus package’s impact on Texas, click here.

When I was a kid, in third grade or so, I came home from…

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An Open, Honest Budget

I held off sending the Watson Wire this week because there’s an announcement I’m making this morning, and I want you all to hear it first.

Today,…

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New Look, New Times

This week, we launched a redesign of kirkwatson.com.  There are a couple of new features, including a new, expanded biography and a re-vamped issues page.Read More…

Take Heart

Let's get right to it.

I have written and talked – and drawn pictures, used crayons, talked in my sleep, sung songs, and done interpretive dance – about the…

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Fit to Be Tied

I want to throw a fit. 

All year long, as part of one of those ridiculous New Year's resolutions, I've been on a compulsive, obsessive, goal-oriented effort to drop some…

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Are you ready for some colleeeege?

First off, let me be clear:

I am that guy that's "ready for some football." 

I really enjoy football.  Very much.  All levels of football – from…

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If It Means 8-Cent Hot Dogs, Don’t Do It

I guess you could say that everything I need to know about how the state balances its budget, I learned my sophomore year in college.

This isn't a good…

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