The Texas gubernatorial general election is set for November of 2022, with the primary elections being held in March 2022. Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits, and current governor Greg Abbott is seeking a third term. With an endorsement list that includes political juggernauts like former president Donald Trump and senator Ted Cruz, along […]
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The Shifting Sun Belt
One of the most notable potential political shifts in the 2020 election is a shift in the electoral lean of Texas. It has long been a Republican stronghold. However, changing demographics and political coalitions is putting the state into play for Democrats at the presidential level for the first time since 2000, when President G.W. […]
Gill v. Whitford: A Case That Will Literally Map American Politics
Partisan gerrymandering has to be one of the least discussed but politically important topics in our generation. The notion that states can reapportion their districts with lines that can give the incumbent party a clear advantage in upcoming elections is what furthers the political divide and de-legitimizes the bedrock of our democratic republic. Several court […]
The Text of Texas
Moses had influence over the constitution of the United States— at least that is what students are being taught in Texas. The social studies textbooks being used in Texas were recently evaluated by a group of history scholars and were judged to be full of “religious and conservative biases that… distort history”. The resultant biases […]