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- U.S. Constitution . - - Concurrent Powers. - - Prohibited Powers. - - Reserved Powers. - Texas Constitution .  - Texas Legislature Online ...

-  How James Talarico turned Texas blue: Inside the voting numbers behind his Senate win . -  How Republicans lost Texas, in three maps .  

-  H.B. No. 180 . - H.B. No. 1030 . - What is a publicly exhibited contest?

We will track pre-filed bills during the rest of the semestet. - Click here for the site .    Today's Filed Bills. - As of 8:30am . 

- Which areas of public policy dominated the 2026 campaign ? - Which areas of public policy are most likely to be impacted by the results of...

How can we define areas of public policy nationally? - Enumerated Powers . - Congressional Committees. - - House . - - Senate . - U.S. Code ...

-  With Democrats sweeping Texas, the GOP-led war on cities nears its end . -  State-appointed managers in Texas takeover school districts b...

From the Washington Post:  Election 2026 . From the New York Times: 2026 Mid-Term Elections .  From the Texas Tribune: Texas 2026 Election R...

- W hat is the argument that poker is a game of skill ?   - What is the argument that poker is a game of chance ?

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Why do some cities preserve their history, while others do not?  - Click here for the article .    ________ - Outline Houston's city ord...

- What is a critical election? Which elections in American history qualify as critical elections ? - What were the consequences of the elect...

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- The Parties Make Their Closing Arguments: ‘This Isn’t Just Red Versus Blue ’ - Identity Politics Have Entered a New Phase . -  Trump Skirt...

We can develop these as we start to discuss public policy. - What policy positions would make make one "most extreme left ?" - Wha...

- I asked ChatGPT: Why is it legal to bet on elections in the United States ? The answer is complex and worth reading. Some related question...

-  High schooler pulled from musical over Texas’ anti-DEI law sues, alleging discrimination . - Harris County, Texas AG’s office reach agree...

These questions stem from the following article:  - Your phone knows you’re at the doctor, and data brokers are profiting from it . More tha...

- What is immunity ?  - What is presidential immunity? Describe recent controversies . - What impact did Trump v United States 2024 have on ...

There is a long history of this strategy being used to pull votes away from competing candidates. - Click here for the article .    With mod...

- What does political psychology research tell us about how people process political information ?  - What does research tell us about how m...

From the Washington Post: - Democrats demand reform after judge says DOJ ordered her to reverse rulings . Congressional Democrats have again...

- Provide a timeline for the development of the federal courts . - Provide a timeline for the development of the courts in Texas . - Provid...

- We studied 180 voter-fraud cases. Many charged cite honest mistakes . -  Your phone knows you’re at the doctor, and data brokers are profi...

- Provide a timeline of voter turnout for midterm elections . - What factors explain why some people turnout to vote while others do not ? -...

- Is there a right to information contained in the Bill of Rights ?

- Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results . - On Trump’s Order, Justice Dept. Seeks to Block Alaska V...

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Public policy can be shaped by the courts as much as it can be shaped by the legislature - maybe more so. - Click here for the article .  

The previous term of the Supreme Court included a large amount of cases involving President Trump's expansive use of executive power. Th...

- What are the principal ways the campaigns seek to influence and manipulate public opinion ? - What current attempts are being made to inf...

- What are the powers of the Texas Governor? How has its power increased over recent decades ? - Compare the powers of the Texas Governor wi...

- Lula Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in Stunning Blow to Latin America’s Right . - Israeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of Fears . ...

- Explain how election polls work. How reliable are they? What problems do pollsters encounter ? - What are polls telling us about the races...

- United States Courts .  - Court Website Links .

-  Trump’s Super PAC Unleashes Deluge of Ads on Facebook and Instagram . - - What is MAGA Inc. ? - - What laws govern SuperPACs ? - - How ha...

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- Outline the process by which states eliminated property requirements for voting. Do any still exist ? - Discuss the struggle over the impl...

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- The Fiscal Size-Up .  - What relationship exists between campaign contributions and government contracts ?

To kick of our discussion of the political institutions.  -  What is the public mood ? - What factors help determine the public mood ? - Wha...

- Click here for the article .   - Describe the power structure in President Trump's first White House . - Describe the power structure ...

- What political interests have dominated the 2026 campaign ? - What issues were on the agenda during the 2024 election that are not on the ...

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- Describe recent campaign efforts by the Republican Party to maintain control of Congress following the 2026 election .  - Describe recent ...

- What is the federal bureaucracy ? - What is the civil service? Provide a timeline of its development .  - Describe how patronage worked pr...

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- What major factions or interest groups dominated politics in the United States from 1607 to now . - Describe how factions and interests we...

- What is the White House Staff? Outline its evolution over time .  - What are the most effective tools the president has to efficiently gov...

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- The Military Explodes Bombs on This Beach. Is It Following the Law ? - Trump Officials Ramp Up Investigations Into Voter Registration Grou...

- Describe the major laws passed by the 119th Congress so far . - What is the one Big Beautiful Bill ? - What is Budget Reconciliation ? - ...

- Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency . - 6 things to watch in the Supreme Court’s new term . - Cour...

- Provide a timeline of the key political disputes during the American colonial period . - How did factions organize during the American co...

From Oyez:  - Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County . - Johnson v. United States Congress . - Anderson v. In...

An example of internal improvements. - Click here .   This bill authorizes and modifies certain water resource infrastructure projects and p...

- What subgovernment surrounds the financial industry ? - How, in a practical sense, does one become a federal judge ? - How much 2026 camp...

A good look at how the early governing institutions were developed. - ChatGPT: Describe what happened between the ratification of the U.S. C...

- What are the top institutional contributors to the local economy ? - What percentage of the greater Houston economy stems from the energy ...

Despite Madison's call for the protection of property rights, this did not seem to exptent to loyalists.  He would likely respond that p...

From AI overview: Texas public schools are mandated to conduct lockdown drills under Texas Education Code § 37.114 and administrative rules ...

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Dear ChatGPT:  - How has the Talarico campaign been adjusted over the past two weeks? Provide references and additional readings .  - - What...

An extra constitutional check and balance.  - Click here for the article .  From U.S. Senate: Hearings & Meetings .

Regarding last week's written assignment. - Click here for the article .   The Senate on Monday approved a sweeping remake of collegiate...

- Click here for it . Every official latitude, longitude and height published in the United States is going to change, by as much as four me...

- US Constitution: Article 1 . - US Constitution: Article 2 . - US Constitution: Article 3 . Also - -  U.S. Code . - - Rules of the House of...

- Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 . - The Federalist Papers : No. 51 . - Dear ChatGPT: Who developed the concept of the iron tria...

- Corpus Christi’s water crisis serves as a warning and a roadmap for others . - - Texas 2036, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy. ...

For look at checks and balances. Lifetime ternure for federal judges is intended to ensure they can no longer by influenced by the president...

  - Wikipedia: Rabbit Ears .

- Click here for the response .  Additional Prompts:  - In Federalist 10 James Madison mentions "wicked projects" including "...

- Wikipedia:  Debtors' prison . - Wikipedia: Salem witch trials . - Wikipedia: Lynching in the United States . - Wikipedia:  Red Summer ...

Worth a look.  - Click here for the article .  Since Washington DC is the only city chartered by the national government, it's not a gre...

This applies to a couple of your weekly written assignments. - Click here for the answer .  Bottom line Sports agents operate under four ove...

I think a timeline would be a useful way to see how the checks and balances are working themselves out in this conflict.  - Click here for t...

- What is a privilege ?  - What is the differnce between a privilege and a right ? - Click here for the article .  White House officials sai...

- Fed 10 . By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and a...

What is it and why has it been suspended?  - Wikipedia: Press Pool .  - White House Correspondents Assoviation . - ChatGPT:  Explain the dev...

ACC's government department had been asked to focus on "communication" as a core objective in the class. Written communication...

- Takeaways From the Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates . - The Subtle Sign That A.I. Is Not Yet a National Political Issue .

Little v. Hecox - Oyez . - ScotusBlog . Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. - Oyez . - ScotusBlog .

- Click here for the response .  1. City of Houston water 2. Wastewater and sanitary sewer 3. Electricity 4. Natural gas 5. UH's own hea...

  This helps explain current political disputes.  - Dear ChatGPT:  What campaigns are focused on the changing demographic trends in the Unit...

- You Tube: The Melian Dialogue . - Wikipedia: Siege of Melos . - Thucydides:  The Melian Dialogue, from Peloponnesian War 5, 84-116 . - US ...

-  Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to implement parts of rule on mail-in voting . -  Supreme Court dismisses immigration...

- City of Pearland Departments .  - Brazoria County Departments . - Indigent . - Single Purpose Local Government .

-  Describe James Talarico's campaign organization. Provide references and additional readings .  -  Describe Ken Paxton's campaign ...

Interested in who competed for the nominations of their parties the past March? - Click here to get countywide info .  

A good look at the process by which the powers of the national and state governments are haggled over. - Click here for the article .

I went down a rabbit hole after discussing the constitutionality of the National Weather Service.  An indirect benefit the enumerated powers...

-  Government Organization Summary Report: 2022 and 2025 . -  Individual State Descriptions: 2022 Census of Governments . - 2022 Census of G...

- About Texas Nurses Association . -  Alvin College Receives Approval for Nursing Bachelor's Degree . - OCCUPATIONS CODE CHAPTER 303:  N...

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A lot of you do. I asked ChatGPT a few questions to determine what laws impact the profession.  Click on them if you want to learn more.  - ...

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- State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons . - MAGA Inc. cavalry arrives for Paxton in Texas Sen...

I meant to post this last week when Tropical Storm Edouard paid us a visit.  The info we obtained to track it came from the National Weathe...