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Judge bows out of DeLay associates' trialReason for removing self remains secret; trial set for April is likely to be postponed. By Laylan Copelin AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Updated: 10:26 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011 The judge who sentenced former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to three years in prison removed himself Thursday from the upcoming trial of two DeLay associates, John Colyandro of Austin and James Ellis of Washington. A few hours later, Senior District Judge Pat Priest denied DeLay's motion for a new trial, kicking off DeLay's appeal of his felony conviction. In those two separate actions, Priest apparently...

State races could see DeLay effect BY D. LANCE LUNSFORD AVALANCHE-JOURNAL A Texas Tech professor said the resignation of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, will not pack the punch that it would closer to November, but fallout could eventually hit current Republican leadership hard on the state level. DeLay, who is under indictment on campaign finance charges, announced last week that he will resign from Congress sometime before mid-June. Craig Goodman, a Tech political science professor, said risk to House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and others is evident in races where DeLay associations are played up by campaigns seeking...