Many Texans share Mr Bush's dislike for big government. The Texan state legislature only sits every other year and even then only for 140 days. It would be interesting to see how he dealt with a Middle East crisis on that timetable. They would not like that in Austin. This is the second in a series of reports by Washington correspondent Tom Carver written in response to questions from BBC News Online users as part of our Vote USA 2000 Election Challenge coverage.
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