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A little help for the GOVT 2306 essay. - From Wikipedia:  In American politics , a swing state (also known as battleground state, toss-up st...

For our look at elections in Texas. - Click here for the article . Election numbers recently released by the Texas Legislative Council poi...

Texas does gerrymandering right. And despite all this talk of kicking the bums out, it seems we are completely happy with the bum we have. -...

Texas does gerrymandering right. And despite all the talk of throwing the bums out - we keep them in. All the other guys are bum,s apparentl...

A look at the 153 ballot initiatives that are up for a vote in 35 states this November. None in Texas - we do not have them statewide, thoug...

There's a reason Republican candidates dominate statewide office. - Click here for the article . Republicans have had the upper hand ...

This is a year and a half old, but the evidence at the time was mixed. - Click here for the article . So, is Texas's voter-ID law d...

The organization claims that it is wrong to say that voter fraud does not occur - for consideration in 2306 when we look at voting in the st...

Texas does not allow the general population many opportunities to directly impact legislation. Here's a look at what is allowed. - Click...

26.1% turnout in Harris County 27.8% turnout in Brazoria County. - Click here for the article . Voting turnout in Texas surged on Tuesday w...

Here's something to set us up for next week;s election - the one that really matters in the state. - Click here for the article . Ear...

Both from the Texas Tribune: - Three Supreme Court Justices Face Challenges . In all three state Supreme Court seats up for election thi...

We spend more time with these later in the semester, but they are applicable today for two reasons. First, the presidential campaign begins ...

I can't find a good way to copy and paste this document, but it deserves to be the subject of an entire lecture - and will be for ACC 23...

For your perusal. Here are links to sites with details about dates and candidates on both the states and local level. We will dig into these...

Each party in Texas is gearing up for the March 1st primary election. Texas will be a part of a slate of states - including many southern st...

Texas' house maps - drawn in 2013 - are being challenged in the federal courts. Minority groups argue that the districts are drawn to d...

For the official turnout figures in Texas, click here . Here are the most recent turnout figures - percent of turnout to voting age popula...

The author points to one of the key reasons why elections turnout as they do. It's not public opinion or the quality of the candidates,...

Was it due to Voter ID? From the Texas Tribune : Texas turnout, already the worst in the country, dropped. The state’s population is large...