By Aman Batheja, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jul. 14--While no politician is unbeatable, state senators may be as close to that as it gets in Texas. In the last four years, only one of 25 state senators pursuing re-election in Texas did not win. Most coasted to victory.

By Aman Batheja?, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jul. 4--Four months before Election Day, Fort Worth state Sen. Kim Brimer filed a lawsuit Thursday in an effort to get his opponent kicked off the ballot.

By Anthony Spangler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jan. 2--FORT WORTH -- Joel Burns was sworn in as a member of the Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday, a week earlier than planned, possibly clearing the way for his predecessor to run for the state Senate.

By Rick Casey, Houston Chronicle Feb. 11--I would like to offer a toast today to a rarity in state government, a soaring act of literary excellence committed right smack in the middle of a political document.

By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Nov. 5--GORDON -- It's been called a sportsman's paradise. The 5,400 acres of the XO Ranch feature several lakes, unspoiled virgin stands of oak trees and juniper, grassy valleys, deep canyons and rugged mountains.