The Texas House has now been in session for 90 days, with a total of 266 roll call votes that were at least minimally contested taking place during this period. Here I utilize these votes to provide an update of… Continue Reading
At present, the Houston area is represented by nine members of the U.S. Congress, five of whose districts are contained entirely within the 10-county region (Republicans John Culberson and Pete Olson and Democrats Al Green, Gene Green and Sheila Jackson… Continue Reading
On Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, Rice University alumnus Benjamin Rhodes ’00 will return to his alma mater to speak to students, faculty and members of the Houston community about national security. Rhodes currently serves as deputy assistant to President Barack… Continue Reading
What are we to make of the fact that more Americans think President Obama is a Muslim than a year ago? A recent poll by the Pew Center has prompted a flurry of analyses. Explanations range from ignorance to partisanship.… Continue Reading
A popular perception of the Texas House of Representatives in 2003 and in 2009 sees the two legislative sessions as very similar because during each there existed a Republican majority and a Republican speaker. Here I present a different vision… Continue Reading
Yesterday, Texas Governor Rick Perry moved one step closer to re-election with his first-round victory over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Over the past nine months, we witnessed a skillful campaign conducted by Perry and a surprisingly ineffectual campaign on… Continue Reading