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- 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...

For review in class: - Wikipedia:  Texas's congressional delegations . - Ballotpedia:  United States congressional delegations from Texa...

As with cheating ;), advances in technology makes surveillance easier. Flock is just the latest advancement in that technology, bit with sig...

The best place to get detailed info about district in the state - congressional, legislative, judicial, and the State Board of Education. - ...

A look at the public and private forces that made the Houston area more attractive to an industry that had passed it over before.  - Click h...

Which require certification and licensing? Why?  Lots of other questions to ask. - sports business management - electrical engineering - gra...

-  What Texas laws are related to sales and marketing? Provide references and additional readings . -  What politcal conflicts exist over Te...

An increasing influence on campaigns in the US. - Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles . - Influencers Have a L...

Many of you have jobs in the restaurant indistry have to have oe of these. Why? Some sources:  ChatGPT:  When did restaurant workers in Texa...

A great source of info.  - Click here for it .  I'll pull artciles from Today's Clips often this semester. 

When we cover public policy, we'll mention how policies evolve.  Here's one that seem to be evolving as we speak.  - Click here for ...

Questions based on the following article from the Washington Post:   -  Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating ...

The last part of the 6th Amendment relates to the right to have a lawyer.  Here's a related story related to how that is implemented:  -...

This is the constitutional clause at the root of the dispute in the conflict in the story below:  - ICE agent at center of extradition fight...

Where you can find the rules related to public education in Texas including a list of what you were to know about government beginning in ki...

An opinion piece written by a person affiliated with the Heritage Foundation.  - Click here for it .   In 2021, Columbia University law prof...

-  Texas Core Curriculum . -  UH removes over 45% of courses from its ‘core’ curriculum to comply with SB 3 7. -  University of Houston slas...

I had a recent discussion about this case.  It prevents states from requiring a belief in a deity on order to hold public office.  An exampl...

A continuation of the previsous post. - Click here for the article . As we discussed in our companion piece , a longstanding legal regime pr...

What are the president's constitutional powers regarding elections?  What are the limits?   - Click here for the article . Just this yea...

Note: Not the current legislative use of the word, the 19th Century land acquisition - piracy- use of it.  In the 19th century, "filibu...

The treaty signed by Portugal and Spain dividing up the new world - the entire world it seems - between the two.  Other European powers woul...

Explain a decision from the recent Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court has recently wrapped up its October 2025 term. It issued de...

Besides something you often have to agree to, but limits your access to the courts.  - Click here for the full answer . | A mandatory arbitr...

- Click here .  Some highlights:  Editorial: The real problem with the Texas schools curriculum discussion . Article: What to know about the...

The future of Texas agriculture is a balancing act of technological innovation and intense strain on natural resources. While producers face...

- AGRICULTURE CODE: TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS: CHAPTER 2. STATE AGRICULTURAL POLICY . -  Opinion: For the Future of Texas, Pause Data Cent...

 - What were the top national political stories from June 1 - June 15, 2026 ? 1. Immigration Enforcement Funding and Border Policy 2. Suprem...

In Federalist 10 James Madison argues that people are driven by personal interests.  What were his?  - Here's one way to find out . Land...

-  Here are the PACs spending big on Texas statewide and legislative elections . - HillCo Partners . - Oyez: Buckley v. Valeo . - AISD 2024 ...

2305 Elections US Constitution - Article 1 - - Section 2 - - Section 3 - - Section 4 - Article 2 - - Section 1 - - Section 2 - Article 3 - -...

 

- I-45 NHHIP Segment 3 Overview . -  2027 State Water Plan . - Texas Water Code . - 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy . -  Texas’ charter ...

Be part of the rulemaking process. - Click here if you wish . 

 

-  Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further . -  Texas now requires cities to ...

2305 - Congress.gov . - Presidential Actions . - Federal Register . - United States Courts . 2306 - Texas Legislature Online . - Office of t...

What were they? Fed 10 Fed 51

For our look at the U.S. Bill of Rights, as well as the impact of the Roberts Court after the addition of Amy Coney Barrett. - Click here fo...

Think of how this impacts the 4th Amendment. - Click here for the article .   . . . Raven and the Flock cameras are part of Flock Safety , a...

-  Abbott campaigns against James Talarico as he tries to lift entire GOP ticket . -  What's dividing Harris County commissioners? We an...

  Why did younger voters vote for Massie while older voters voted for Gallrein?  -  What is a congressional district ? - What is the 4th Con...