Molly Ivins began her career in journalism at the complaint department of the Houston Chronicle. In 1970, she became co-editor of the Texas Observer. In 1976 she joined the New York Times. Six years later she returned to Texas to write. In recent years her work focused on fellow Texan, President Bush. With Lou Dubose she co-authored the books “Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush” and “Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush’s America.” Both became national bestsellers. Her most recent book was titled “Who Let the Dogs In? Incredible Political Animals I have Known.”

February 01, 2007 Molly Ivins, 1944-2007: Legendary Texas Journalist Dies After Long Bout With Breast Cancer
The syndicated columnist and best-selling author Molly Ivins has died at the age of 62. She passed away last night in her home in Austin, Texas following a long bout with breast cancer. Her weekly column appeared in over 400 newspapers making her the most widely read progressive columnist in the country. The writer Harvey Wasserman wrote this about Molly Ivins: "If Mark Twain has a female counterpart on today’s political and journalistic scene, it is Molly Ivins. She has that miraculous ability to slice and dice an entire raft of political horse-dung with a single simple sentence, laced with wry, seeded with sweetness, and so often utterly cleansing and clarifying.’