It's deliciously ironic that the first real stand-up move by Democrats since Clinton came from Bush's home state. Definitely more delicious than a week of Grand Slam Breakfasts at the Ardmore Denny's. The saga of Tom DeLay’s midcensus redistricting racket and the quorum-busting Killer D’s could go down as the moment when it all went wrong for the GOP.
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Killer D's
Previous Winners
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2015:
Marriage Equality
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2014:
SXSW Crash
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2013:
Wendy Davis Filibuster
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2012:
TIE: Planned Parenthood Defunded; Occupy Austin
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2011:
Formula One
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2010:
BP Oil Spill
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2009:
TIE: Rick Perry Secedes!; Voter ID
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2008:
Governor's Mansion Fire
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2007:
Las Manitas Avenue Cafe
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2006:
TIE: Kinky Friedman for Governor; Tamara Hoover v. AISD
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2005:
School Finance
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2004:
Redistricting
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2000:
Texas Death Penalty
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1999:
Opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
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1998:
Triangle
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1996:
McMoRan/Jim Bob building at UT
