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In a post today entitled “Perry’s system of patronage and cronyism,” Jennifer Rubin highlights a scathing report by Texans for Public Justice entitled “Crony Capitalism: The Republican Governors Association in the Perry Years.” But there is another report by Texans for Public Justice that is equally disturbing. It is called “The Governor’s Gusher,” and it documents 100 wealthy donors who “have sought corporate welfare, relaxed regulatory rules or other government favors” in exchange for their political largess in Texas gubernatorial races. Texans for Public Justice dubs these individuals the “Profiteers” and notes that “The ranks of the … Profiteers include...

Texans gear up for early voting start BY APRIL CASTRO Associated Press Writer AUSTIN - As Texans began casting early ballots on Thursday for the upcoming constitutional amendment election, activists from all over the political spectrum scattered across the state in an attempt to jump-start historically low voter turnout in their favor. Twenty-two proposed amendments are on the Sept. 13 ballot, but the focus of an intense media blitz has been on Proposition 12, which would change the Constitution to allow the Legislature to set limits on non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering, in medical malpractice and other civil...