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For our look at lobbying - and senate rules in Texas. And the powers of the lieutenant governor. - Click here for the article . It’s bec...

For 2306 today - Click here for the article . The Texas secretary of state's office announced Friday it would send local election offici...

For review in 2305: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/senate-shutdown-vote-congress/index.html For background on the budgetting pr...

A look at the relationship between state and local government in the context of criminal justice. - Click here for the article . In a roundu...

For a future look at the Texas Supreme Court, and the criminal justice process in general.  - Click here for the article . For years, the st...

All from the Texas Tribune - Analysis: Unfunded state mandates have a new enemy — the governor of Texas . - Dan Patrick announces Senate com...

For an early look at the bill making process. Also: - commander in chief - inherent powers - presidential power - Click here for the page . ...

The scope of a president's emergency powers has been in the news recently. Not much clarity has been given to what constitutes an emerge...

For 2306 students, these will be very helpful for your 1000 word paper assignments. - House Research Organization . -  Senate Research Cente...

- Click here for the calendar .

Attempts to limit property tax increases continue to be on the agenda of the Texas Legislature. The author of the following article points o...

Texas is once again trying to take the law down. - Click here for the article . Key terms: - federalism - commerce clause - judicial review ...

This illustrates a point we will make in the chapters on elections. Single member districts in local governments facilitate the election of ...

- Texas House proposes massive increase for public school funding . - Domestic abusers can trap their victims with financial debt. This Texa...

For GOVT 2305 - Click here for the article . A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship questio...

A topic we will cover in a few areas in class, notably the chapters on the legislature and elections. The diversity of the state population ...

These are all - mostly - related to the Texas legislature. 2306 students will visit these regularly throughout class. - Texas Legislature On...

A basic point regarding federalism: - Click here for the article . The short answer is yes. And a handful of such local control battles have...

An interesting spin on free speech - Click here for the article . After criticizing the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office on its Facebook page, ...

Here are a variety of links to what various interest groups would like the legislature to focus on. What follows are the wishes of a couple ...

A good intro about what to expect - Click here for it .

The consequences of the recent election reverberate. - Click here for the article The Texas House is in the middle of a reboot — a change i...

The power of a president to threaten - not wage - war is at issue here. - Click here for the article . Monroe’s proclamation is a momentous...

I found this fascinating - compare with the presidents powers, both direct and indirect.

- Click here for the article . Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O’Rourke fought during the Senate race over who was more Texan. It turns out tha...

Interesting history. - Click here for the article . In the fall of 1794, American delegates signed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain in an ...

We looked this over in 2305 yesterday after wondering if the narrow definition of treason in the Constitution made it difficult to enforce. ...

A look at the revolving door in Texas. - Click here for the article . The revolving door between government and the private sector is a tim...

A nice reminder about the nature of the Senate - as well as the low level of knowledge people have about our constitutional system. - Click ...

- Are Texas suburbs slipping away from Republicans ? By the end of Election Day, the political maps of the state’s suburban and swing counti...

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A look at the conflict involving the president's military powers  - Click here for the article . If the United States undertakes milit...

A good walk through changes in the media over the past few decades. -  How Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics . The crea...

A great look at the development of an executive agency along with the clientele it serves. - Click here for the article . One hundred fifty...

- Click here for the article . Why the president can impose tariffs without Congress’s approval The Constitution is pretty clear: It’s in C...

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- Click here for the article . When Democrat Sri Kulkarni started campaigning in the deep-red Texas district once represented by Republican...

- Click here for their team of lobbyists . Here's one: Kraege Polan has over forty-five years experience in Texas’ legislative and regu...

- Click here for the article . From ballot initiatives to local elections to the state and federal races, the 2018 midterm elections will ...

A good look at the inside of the LBJ presidency.

This is an hour and a half long, but it's worth your time.

- Click here for the article . Private developer Texas Central Partners LLC plans to build a train that will shuttle people between Dallas a...

- Click here for thew article . There are a lot of factors that affect voter turnout in the United States — race, income, education, elect...

For this week's GOVT 2305 written assignment. - Click here for the source (the image will be clearer there).

- Business groups launch coalition to push for statewide pre-emption of paid sick leave ordinances . - Federal officials tell Texas to go b...

For this week's written assignment, I'm asking my ACC GOVT students to outline the arguments for and against Proposition 2 - which i...

- How the Texas Democratic and Republican party platforms compare . - Texas Republican Platform . - Texas Democratic Platform .

Covered in class this morning. This is the last time a federal official was removed from office. - Click for the article . The Senate on We...

- Click here for the article . The 2018 elections differ from previous midterms in so many ways. And one, at least, is a good sign for dem...