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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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From the Texas Tribune: 666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1. Here are some that might affect you.

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ominous right? - Click here for the article . Six hundred and sixty-six new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed ...

Monday, August 30, 2021

For GOVT 2306 - UH

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We The People 13e Chapter One – American Political Culture Government Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy Constitutional Governments - lim...

From the Texas Tribune: Analysis: The partisan debate over voting laws is a prologue to redistricting

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- Click here for the article . The 2022 elections in Texas favor Republican candidates. They haven’t lost a statewide election for more than...

Media Bias Chart

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

1817 James Monroe - Land Speculators in Alabama

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The first great resource made available to economic interests in the U.S. - Click here for the article . Under President Thomas Jefferson, C...

From the Encyclopedia Britannica: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

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Notice the relationship between political power and education. - Click here for the entry . Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational ...

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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- U.S. Constitution . - U.S. Code . - Texas Constitution . - Texas Statutes . - Houston City Charter . - Houston Code of Ordinances .

From the Texas Tribune: New Texas voting laws, political maps could once again require federal approval under U.S. House bill named after John Lewis

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A great look at federalism and voting rights. - Click here for the article . The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a bill that could complicate ...

Is democracy still viable in the United States? How about Texas?

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Recently we have witnessed the subtle growth of a movement questioning the viability of democracy as a form of government. This had led to s...

From Wikipedia: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021

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- Click here for the entry . The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 ( H.R. 4 ) is proposed legislation that would restore and ...

Monday, August 23, 2021

Public Laws passed - so far - by the 117th Congress

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Temporary UH Syllabus

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This is a preliminary syllabus. The final version will be available once the class is set up on blackboard Department of Political Scien...

The Legislative Reference Library of Texas

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An all purpose source of legislative info - Click here for the site .

From the Texas Tribune: Federal judge rules for Texas, temporarily restores federal health care funding extension

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For our look at federalism: - Click here for the full article . A federal district judge on Friday temporarily reinstated a 10-year extens...

San Fernando, Texas

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

The 1,446 cities in Texas in order of population

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From Houston to San Fernando - Click here for it .

From the Texas Tribune: People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows

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Something that will likely lie behind the upcoming redistricting. - Click here for the article . Setting the stage for what is expected to ...

interesting resource on local government in Texas

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Pete McRae’s Rising LoneStars - Click here to check it out .

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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From the National Conference of State Legislatures: Census and Redistricting Data FAQs

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Everything you need to know about how states will redraw districts based on recent numbers. - Click here for it .

From the Census Bureau: Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data

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This is the data that will be used by state legislatures to redraw legislative districts this fall. - Click here for it . Public Law 94-171...

Monday, August 16, 2021

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- Click here for a map of the Middle East .

The history of Afghanistan summarized

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/call-of-the-house/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capias_ad_respondendum https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov...

The latest on the battle over local mask mandates

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- Texas universities, committed to full returns, face fall terms with surging COVID-19 numbers and no mask mandates . - As coronavirus rages...

The latest on quorum

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- Austin judge signs order to block arrests of Democrats who refuse to return to Texas Capitol for special session . - Lawmaker relationsh...

Monday, August 9, 2021

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https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/usconst.asp https://uscode.house.gov/ https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/ https://www.sunset.texas....

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott announces special legislative session starting Saturday, covering elections, federal COVID-19 funding, quorum rules

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- Click here for the article .

BREAD AND ROSES An Electoral Organization for both New Socialists and Non-Socialists, One with a Strong Utopian and International Orientation, One in Pursuit of a New American Dream.

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- Click here for it ,

A proclamation calling an extraordinary session of the 87th Legislature, to convene in the City of Austin. commencing at 12 p.m. noon on Saturday. August 7, 2021.

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https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/PROC_second_called_session_87th_legislature_IMAGE_08-05-21.pdf

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From the Texas Tribune: Here's how Texas voted in every presidential election since 1976

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- Click here for the article .

1980 Presidential Election Results

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2020 Presidential Election Results

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Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

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For our look Texas' shift from statewide Democratic to Republican power. - Click here for it .

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills

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https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/texas-energy-industry-donations-legislature/

Local mask mandates pop up in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning COVID-19 restrictions

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https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/texas-mask-mandate-greg-abbott-covid/

Corrections Budget and Prison Operations

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https://files.texaspolicy.com/uploads/2018/08/16095232/Corrections-Budget-and-Prison-Operations.pdf

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Brendan Bracken: The Man Behind Winston Churchill | Churchill's Secret S...

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Interesting story about a political operative

Monday, August 2, 2021

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From Texas Public Radio: About A Million Texans Have Registered To Vote Online Since Court Ruling On Motor Voter Laws

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- Click here for the article . After a lengthy court battle, the Texas Department of Safety has started allowing voters to update their vot...

Abbott V Feds

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- Gov. Greg Abbott draws criticism for ordering state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants, saying it will stem COVID-19 risk . - U....

WILLIAMS BROTHERS

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A look at the people who build the bulk of our regional highways. - Click here for the site . - About us: Williams Brothers Construction Co...

From the Texas Tribune: San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.

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A look at water use policy in the state. - Click here for the article . When the water finally arrived, San Antonio’s leadership could relax...

Thursday, July 29, 2021

From the Perryman Group: This Stuff Matters!

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From Vote Smart: Texas Special Interest Groups

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From the Perryman Group: Potential Economic Consequences of The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Oklahoma Leaving the Big 12 Conference

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Lubbock, Waco, and Fort Worth could lose a lot. - Click here for the study .

From the Texas Tribune (2016): Who Are the Biggest Spenders in Texas Races?

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- Click here .

Fed 51

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- Avalon Project . - Wikipedia .

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Iron Triangle:Issue Networks

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

From the Texas Tribune: How the Texas Democratic and Republican party platforms compare

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From 2018 - Click here for it .

For 2306 - 7/28/21

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- Texas Black Codes . - White Primary . - Nixon v. Herndon . - Grovey v. Townsend . - Smith v. Allwright . - Civil Rights Act . - Voting Rig...

Federalist 10

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For 2306 late today: - Avalon Project . - Wikipedia .

From Capitol Inside: Texas Political Consultants Scorecard

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- Click here for i t. Examples: - Murphy Nasica & Associates . - Berry Communications . - KC Strategies . - Norfleet Strategies .

The Texas Ethics Commission

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- Click here for the website . From Wikipedia: The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to "provide guidance on various pub...

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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- Article 7 - Suffrage . - Election Code .

From the United States Election Project: Voter Turnout Demographics

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- Click here for it .

From the Texas Almanac: Voter Participation in Texas

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Data from 1872 - 2012. - Click here for it .

From the U.S. House of Representatives: The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol

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Select committees are discussed in the chapter on the legislature. There are kicking off their hearings today. - Click here for its homepage...

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

From Click 2 Houston.com: New study names Houston as a top major city of the future once again

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- Click here for it . - Americas Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – overall winners .

SJR 12, 33rd Regular Session To amend Section 1, of Article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so a to give to the people, or reserve to them, the power to propose laws and to enact or reject the same at the polls and to approve or reject at the polls any act of the Legislature.

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I, GREG ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF THE ST ATE OF TEXAS, by the authority vested in me by Article III, Sections 5 and 40, and Article IV, Section 8...

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From the Texas Tribune: 666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1. Here are some that might affect you.

For GOVT 2306 - UH

From the Texas Tribune: Analysis: The partisan debate over voting laws is a prologue to redistricting

Media Bias Chart

1817 James Monroe - Land Speculators in Alabama

From the Encyclopedia Britannica: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

From the U.S. Census: Census of Governments

From TAMU: Explaining Policy Differences Using Political Culture

Texas Culture, Part IV

From the Economist: Global democracy has a very bad year

From the Texas Tribune: New Texas voting laws, political maps could once again require federal approval under U.S. House bill named after John Lewis

Is democracy still viable in the United States? How about Texas?

From Wikipedia: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021

Public Laws passed - so far - by the 117th Congress

Temporary UH Syllabus

The Legislative Reference Library of Texas

From the Texas Tribune: Federal judge rules for Texas, temporarily restores federal health care funding extension

San Fernando, Texas

The 1,446 cities in Texas in order of population

From the Texas Tribune: People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows

interesting resource on local government in Texas

From the National Conference of State Legislatures: Census and Redistricting Data FAQs

From the Census Bureau: Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data

The history of Afghanistan summarized

The latest on the battle over local mask mandates

The latest on quorum

Gov. Greg Abbott announces special legislative session starting Saturday, covering elections, federal COVID-19 funding, quorum rules

BREAD AND ROSES An Electoral Organization for both New Socialists and Non-Socialists, One with a Strong Utopian and International Orientation, One in Pursuit of a New American Dream.

A proclamation calling an extraordinary session of the 87th Legislature, to convene in the City of Austin. commencing at 12 p.m. noon on Saturday. August 7, 2021.

From the Texas Tribune: Here's how Texas voted in every presidential election since 1976

1980 Presidential Election Results

2020 Presidential Election Results

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills

Local mask mandates pop up in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning COVID-19 restrictions

Corrections Budget and Prison Operations

Brendan Bracken: The Man Behind Winston Churchill | Churchill's Secret S...

From Texas Public Radio: About A Million Texans Have Registered To Vote Online Since Court Ruling On Motor Voter Laws

Abbott V Feds

WILLIAMS BROTHERS

From the Texas Tribune: San Antonio built a pipeline to rural Central Texas to increase its water supply. Now local landowners say their wells are running dry.

From the Perryman Group: This Stuff Matters!

From Vote Smart: Texas Special Interest Groups

From the Perryman Group: Potential Economic Consequences of The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Oklahoma Leaving the Big 12 Conference

From the Texas Tribune (2016): Who Are the Biggest Spenders in Texas Races?

Fed 51

Iron Triangle:Issue Networks

From the Texas Tribune: How the Texas Democratic and Republican party platforms compare

For 2306 - 7/28/21

Federalist 10

From Capitol Inside: Texas Political Consultants Scorecard

The Texas Ethics Commission

From the United States Election Project: Voter Turnout Demographics

From the Texas Almanac: Voter Participation in Texas

From the U.S. House of Representatives: The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol

From Click 2 Houston.com: New study names Houston as a top major city of the future once again

SJR 12, 33rd Regular Session To amend Section 1, of Article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so a to give to the people, or reserve to them, the power to propose laws and to enact or reject the same at the polls and to approve or reject at the polls any act of the Legislature.