Houston Matters
Expert Foresees Legal Battle If Trump Voids Birthright Citizenship Law
Posted on · UH professor Jerónimo Cortina thinks the case could end up going to the Supreme Court
Tag: constitution
News
WATCH: What Does It Take To Have A Constitutional Crisis?
Posted on · Like many an owners' manual, the Constitution doesn't always cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis arises at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to resolve a question or a conflict.
News
Repeal The Second Amendment? That’s Not So Simple. Here’s What It Would Take
Posted on · The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed
Vote 2017
What Constitutional Amendments Are On The Ballot?
Posted on · Here's a look at the seven constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot for the November 7 election.
News
ACLU Says Authorities Didn’t Follow Due Process With Rosa María Hernández’s Detention
Posted on · The organization also contends the 10 year-old undocumented immigrant should not have been sent to a shelter managed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement
News
ACLU Says Authorities Didn’t Follow Due Process With Rosa María Hernández’s Detention
Posted on · The organization also contends the 10 year-old undocumented immigrant should not have been sent to a shelter managed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement
News
MALDEF Argues SB 4 Is ‘Improper Entry’ By Texas In Immigration Enforcement
Posted on · That is one of the legal arguments the organization will present a at an upcoming hearing on a judicial decision that has blocked key parts of the law
Vote 2017
What Constitutional Amendments Will Be On The November Ballot?
Posted on · Here's a look at the seven constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot for the November 7 election.
News
Analysis: Venezuela’s Getting A New Constitution Whether The People Want It Or Not
Posted on · Despite widespread objections, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite the country’s constitution. A vote is scheduled for July 30 to elect a National Constituent Assembly that will write it.
Politics
Why Aren’t State Legislators Paid A Living Wage?
Posted on · Some states have a full time legislature, while others pay their lawmakers almost nothing. In Texas, we’re somewhere in between.
Houston Matters
How a Supreme Court Ruling Against North Carolina Might Affect How Political Districts in Texas Are Drawn
Posted on · Gerrymandering is the process by which congressional districts are drawn in a way that heavily favors one party over the other. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina had violated the Constitution by doing this very thing — drawing district lines according to race. After similar rulings in Alabama and Virginia, could Texas […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Houston Area Survey, and Rewriting the Constitution: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]
News
New Citizens Differ On Whether Donald Trump Will Make Naturalization More Difficult
Posted on · Hundreds of them participated in a citizenship ceremony held at a north Houston arena.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1267: The First American Navy
Posted on · Episode: 1267 The secret American Navy of the War of 1812. Today, a secret American navy for the War of 1812.
Houston Matters
What Should Be the 28th Amendment?
Posted on · Today we observe National Constitution Day and ask you to tell us what’s so important to you that you would want it added to the U.S. Constitution as the 28th Amendment. Among the 27 Amendments in place are the first ten, aka the Bill of Rights, which address matters ranging from speech to religion to guns. […]