Written Assignment #3 - Due Midnight July 24, 2023

Last week you wrote about the proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. As you know, amendments are not added to the Texas Constitution unless they are approved by a simple majority vote of the "people."

The word "people" refers to the people who are eligible to vote in Texas, are registered to vote in Texas, and actually show up to vote. This is generally about 5-10% of the "people" eligible to vote..

This assignment takes you back to the bill you have been assignment to write about for your 1000 word essay.

I want you to click on the link I've given you - the one that takes you to the the Texas Legislature Online - and I want to see how much information you can gather from it. There's quite a bit. Try to find the following.

- Who wrote the bill?
- Who sponsored it? 
- What committees did it go to?
- What can you find out about the committee?
- What were the votes in the committee? How about the House floor.
- Were these party line votes? 
- Look up analyses of the bill, what do they say about it?
- Describe the testimony given for against the bill, if there was any.
- Were any interest groups supporting or opposing the bill? What did they say about it?

Provide any other info you think would be useful for your essay.

I'll help, but not immediately. Get as much as you can on your own.

Requirements are the same as for the previous ones. Get on it.