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Why Don’t Term Limit Proposals Usually Pass?
Posted on · Sen. Ted Cruz recently proposed a Constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Senators and members of Congress. We examine why such efforts don't usually succeed.
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Full Show: Supreme Court Rulings, And Inside The Flood Control Bond Projects (June 25, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We analyze the latest Supreme Court rulings. We take a closer look at the flood control projects voters will cast ballots on in August. And we get an update on Houston Sports.
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What’s At Stake As Texas Voter ID Law Heads Back To Federal Court?
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses what the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments over today, in the latest phase of the law's long saga in the courts.
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Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday (July 20, 2016) ruled the state's voter ID law is discriminatory, and violates the Voting Rights Act. If that sounds familiar to you, it's because this is not the first time a federal court has found flaws with the Texas law — it's actually the […]
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The 28th Amendment, Healthcare Enrollment & Steve Tyrell: Houston Matters for Thursday, March 13, 2014
Posted on · There are 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The first ten, of course, are the Bill of Rights, which address matters ranging from speech to religion to guns. The other seventeen Amendments include one dedicated to abolishing slavery, others ensure voting rights, one establishes Prohibition, another repeals it. From time to time, citizens call for […]