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Worth a look. Helps define what makes cities unique.

oh c'mon. This is fun. Sing along if you can.

For more: - The Cumberland Narrows . - Nemacolin's Path . - Braddock's Road . - The Cumberland Road

For more: - King's Highway (Charleston to Boston) . - Fall Line Road . - Upper Road . - Great Valley Road . - Boston Post Road .

I'm really getting into these. The growth of roads across the US fascinates me. Expect more. It's also a great example of federalism...

An example of due process, specifically a search and seizure. The back and forth between Dallas police and the Diocese interests me. - Click...

A great, informative pamphlet put together by the interest group that represents cities at the state and national level. - Click for it . Cl...

As seems to be intended. - Click here for the article . Are you not bored? And do you not remember that this is what the governor and legis...

This might be a bit cheesy, but I'm fascinated by the gradual process by which roads were built in across the US. From what I can tell, ...

For 2306's look at the relationship between cities and states. - Click here for the article . The interest group representing Texas cit...

-  GOP fights to keep Texas red amid rifts . Analysts say the Texas Republican Party is at a critical juncture heading into the 2020 preside...

I copied these from the Brazoria County Elections Page . They all has elections last week on May 4. The links take you to the ballots presen...

Tax breaks for wind and solar energy are discussed in the policy chapters of 2306. - Click here for the article . In the waning days of the ...

For 2306: a look at the changing demographics in the state. - Click here for the article . The state gained 187,545 people from migration...

- Click here for the article . As of April 1st, 2019, the following information is correct: Legislators: There are 7,383 total legislative ...

- Click here for the article . The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an interstate compact to award member state's pr...

- Click here for the article . A new “dark money” group is labeling itself the strategy center for Democrats in 2020. The recently-launched...

- Click here for the article . It’s not uncommon for one metropolitan area to be home to dozens of local governments. In lots of those plac...

- Click here for the article . Who are all the political appointees in President Trump’s administration? No one knows because a Government A...

Key words: Separated Powers, Checks and Balances - Click here for the article . Over the past week, the president’s statements and the...

Key Words: House of Representatives, Oversight, Congressional Committees, Hearings. Nationalism - Click here for the link .

Key terms: equal protection, supreme court, ideology, social policy, writ of certiorari - Click here for the article . The US Supreme Court...

- Click here for the article . A bill before the Texas Senate would allow felons to seek public office only if they have received pardons. ...

Key terms: rulemaking, interest groups, sunset advisory commission, executive agencies, regulatory agencies, federalism, judicial federalism...

Key terms: Health and Human Services, cooperative federalism, poverty, - Click here for the article . A package of bipartisan bills to fix ...

Key Terms: education funding, plural executive, SBOE, legislature, - Click here for the article . Lawmakers are proposing a wide range of f...

Key terms: criminal law, reserved powers, policy diffusion, due process - Click here for the article . By day, Minnesota state Rep. Zach St...

We might have to change our government notes again. Key Terms: regressive taxes, unitary government, fiscal policy, local government, Texas ...

A couple explainers from Vox. Cutting to the chase, lot's of different things. It's much more popular among liberals, sine it promot...

For our look at economic policy, regulations, interest groups, ideology, and health policy - Click here for the article . Several Europe...

We followed this rabbit hole in GOVT 2305 this evening. - A federal bump stock ban starts today. Here's what that means for owners . - T...

We went through this in class today in order to figure out how the 1st Congress began to fill the empty vessel of executive power. - Click h...

A nice source of info for Texas' criminal justice system - Click here for the blog .

For perusal in 2306. - Click here for it . A few standouts: - Will Texas decriminalize marijuana this year? There is growing support . - Thi...

Background from Wikipedia . Raised in San Diego , Elwell graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs from the Unit...

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Recent events have lead some to say so. Key Terms: regulatory capture, interest groups, regulatory agencies, lobbying - Regulatory capture m...

Key Terms: executive power, checks and balances - Click here for the document .

"Legislators have a responsibility to police obstruction of justice, according to the Constitution." - Click here for the article ...

Key Terms: watchdog, special interests, federalism, biased pluralism - Click here for the article . Each year, state lawmakers across the...

Key Terms: interest groups, dark money, federalism, policy diffusion - Click here for the article . A bill that critics fear could unleash ...

And man about town: John Fremont - The great pathfinder

- Pearland MUDs . - Pearland Zoning . - Pearland City Manager . - TIRZ No. 2 Board . - Planning & Zoning . - Frequently Requested Ordina...

For our upcoming look at economic policy, and the factors that lead to the development of regulations. - Click here for the article . Faceb...

The Supreme Court case that invalidated the legislative veto, and in the opinion of some, unleashed executive power. - The Legislative Veto ...

On the evolving relationship between the three branches, and the imperial presidency. - Click here for the article . When the law under whi...

Possible evidence supporting the conclusions here . - Click here for the article . The completion of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Ru...