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A daughter of West Texas rises in Austin
November 26, 2014 Updated: November 26, 2014 6:53pm![Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick in her Austin, TX office on Thurs., Nov. 13, 2014. Ashley Landis/Special Contributor Photo: Ashley Landis / copyright 2014](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141206005801im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/33/35/20/7197725/5/460x1240.jpg)
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Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick in her Austin, TX office on Thurs., Nov. 13, 2014. Ashley Landis/Special Contributor
AUSTIN - On midterm election night, under a steady drizzle, the Craddicks of Midland split up in front of the W Hotel. The valet lot was full.
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