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Two months after immersing himself in Texas politics, Victor Morales has returned to his classroom at Poteet High School near Dallas where he teaches U.S. government.

"I'm returning to a job I love," said Mr. Morales, whose stage for a low-budget campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm was a pickup truck. "I'm starting to return to my old self and loosen up."

Mr. Morales, who is married and has three children, does not miss the relentless grind of campaigning and fund raising that defined his life during a yearlong leave from the school. ( "Viva Victor," ...

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