Retirement of Lt. Governor’s Senior Advisor, Walter Fisher.
Walter Fisher, Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, has announced that he will be retiring, wrapping up a twenty year career in Texas politics. To read more…
Open carry. New year, new law.
Texas Concealed Handgun Licenses are only weeks away from being replaced with Licenses to Carry (LTC) once the open carry law goes into effect January 1, 2016. Licensed Texans will then be allowed to openly carry their holstered handguns. To read more…
5 Texas college football teams make a bowl, but no rivalries are renewed.
The college bowl schedule is set, and five Texas teams have made the cut. Baylor will play in the Citrus Bowl; TCU in the Alamo Bowl; Houston in the Peach Bowl; Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl, and Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl. Many fans were hoping for a renewed A&M and Tech match up, but to no avail. To read more…
One person, one vote. Who counts?
That was the question before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday—“who counts as a person?”—when creating state legislative districts. In Evenwel v. Abbott, the state of Texas defended its position that the entire population, and not just eligible voters should be counted. This would include resident noncitizens, felons, and children. Plaintiffs argue this would violate “one person, one vote.” Should the Court side with the state, state legislative districts will look much different than they do now. To read more…
Only in Austin…
It’s officially the Christmas season in Austin now that the Zilker tree has been lit. The tree stands 155 feet tall and is made up of 39 strands of 81 multicolored bulbs, totaling 3,309. It’s a sight to make Clark Griswold jealous. To read more…