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Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
In This Review In This Review Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration Holzer, one of the most prolific and respected biographers of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, has written a fascinating study of his long evolution on the vexed subject of immigration. Although he was never as bigoted against immigrants, especially Catholics, as most Americans, Lincoln straddled the issue for many years.
Dutton: Going to the Senate
In this op-ed, Rep. Harold Dutton argues a proposal to change the way the Speaker is elected would transfer the House’s power to Lt. Gov. Patrick and Gov. Abbott According to the Texas Constitution, the Legislature's purpose is consideration of proposed laws and appropriation of all state and federal funds for the operation of government.
Final bill summaries from 2021 session
The following are summaries of the education-related bills we followed that passed both the House and Senate and were sent to the governor. Because of the number of bills passed and the complexity of many of them, this page is subject to additions and revisions as we comb through the legislation. All bills that passed have now either been vetoed or have become law. Only three bills on our list were vetoed, and those are noted below. BIG BILLS SB 1 by Sen. Jane Nelson/Rep.
Three indicted in Harris County on allegations of trying to illegally influence state House races
A Harris County grand jury has indicted three people who tried to illegally influence races in two Houston-area state House districts during the 2020 election cycle, District Attorney Kim Ogg has announced. The impacted districts were House District 132 and House District 142, currently represented by state Reps. Gina Calanni, D-Katy, and Harold Dutton, D-Houston, respectively.
No texting-while-driving ban: Opposing view
This is a cure that would be worse than the disease. Some ideas in the Texas Legislature need wings, and others need landing gear. The latter should be the fate of the “texting while driving bill.” A ban on texting while driving is being touted as a necessary response to the increasing number of deaths on Texas roadways. This is a cure that would be worse than the disease. Texting while driving has increased as cellphones have become fundamental to our everyday lives.
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