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<P>What a year.</P>
<P>At Progress Texas, we spent 2015 making sure you knew everything you needed
to know about the stories and people behind the year’s biggest headlines. But
let’s face it — just as in years past — 2015 was jammed pack full of bad
Texans making big news.</P>
<P>It was damn near impossible to narrow this list down to just 10, but we
managed.</P>
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target=_blank>Click here to watch our TOP 10 WORST TEXANS of 2015 video and to
read more about 2015’s Worst on our blog</A>.</STRONG> </P>
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<P>You can be sure that the fine folks who made the cut this year more than
earned this dishonorable distinction and aren’t going to stop trying to wreak
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<P>Here’s to 2016,</P>
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<P><STRONG>Marissa
Jones</STRONG> <BR>Digital <SPAN>Associate</SPAN>, Progress
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